Chapter 653 The Obstruction
Seeing the expression on his elder brother's face, Zhu Wenyu knew that his elder brother could no longer wait.
"Big Brother, do you really have to see Que'er at this time!"
"Those people have never let go of the Qin family's affairs. We have been in hiding for so many years precisely to protect Que'er. If you do this now, you will bring Que'er back into their sight!"
However, Zhu Wenwu could no longer care about that. He had waited for too long, too long. Now, both his body and his spirit did not allow him to wait any longer.
"Tell me, where is she?"
Seeing that his brother would not tell him, Zhu Wenwu simply flicked his sleeve and said, "If you don't tell me, I'll find her myself."
For the Zhu family, finding someone in the city was a mere matter of speaking!
He turned to leave as he spoke.
Seeing this, Zhu Wenyu immediately placed his wheelchair across the doorway, gripping the wheelchair with one hand and the doorpost with the other.
"Big Brother, please don't force me, give me some more time!"
"So many years have passed, there's no rush for this moment."
Before he finished speaking, a look of grief and helplessness appeared on Zhu Wenwu's face: "Wenyu, I can't wait. It was me, it was me who personally caused Que'er's mother's death back then. For all these years, I haven't been by her side, and she..."
"Consider it a plea from your elder brother, let me go see her!"
Tears welled up in Zhu Wenwu's eyes, and in his choked voice, anyone could hear the immense sorrow.
In Zhu Wenwu's heart, if it weren't for his decision back then, if it weren't for the sake of the Zhu family, Que'er's mother would have had a chance to live.
However, after speaking, Zhu Wenwu saw that Zhu Wenyu was still stubbornly blocking his path and immediately understood.
His younger brother was different. In Zhu Wenyu's heart, no matter what, it could not compare to the inheritance of the Zhu family!
Back then, he was also burdened by the name Zhu family and made that wrong choice, which he regretted for decades.
But now...
"Wenyu, your brother is already half-dead. I don't blame you for what happened back then. I only blame myself for not being capable enough to protect the mother and daughter."
"But I have done enough for the Zhu family!"
As Zhu Wenwu spoke, his internal energy erupted, his white hair being tossed about.
This surge of internal energy was not directed at anyone, but a pure outburst!
Zhu Wenwu was like a beacon, and martial artists inside and outside the city could clearly sense his location.
Zhu Wenyu looked at his elder brother with disbelief.
Peak Grandmaster!
His elder brother had already reached the peak of Grandmaster!
Upon sensing this aura, all the martial artists of the Zhu family looked towards the bamboo garden in shock.
"What's going on, the aura of a peak Grandmaster? Could it be that Wenyu has been hiding his strength all these years?"
"No, it's not Wenyu's aura. This aura is more like... Damn it! That bastard is out!"
All the martial artists of the Zhu family rushed to the bamboo garden immediately.
The scenery in the bamboo garden at this moment was even more desolate than yesterday.
All the bamboo had been damaged, and even Zhu Wenyu was leaning against a wall.
Zhu Wenyu's wheelchair had been dismantled by someone, and Zhu Wenyu's clean face now bore some injuries.
"Wenyu!"
Old Master Zhu immediately rushed over to support his youngest son. Just as he was about to ask, he heard his son say, "Dad, my brother is out. He's leaving the Zhu family."
The martial artists who had already arrived also heard Zhu Wenyu's words.
Everyone's expression changed.
"How is that possible? Your elder brother isn't..."
Before Old Master Zhu could finish speaking, a Grandmaster from the Zhu family asked, "Wenwu is already a peak Grandmaster?"
"That aura just now, was it Wenwu's?"
Zhu Wenyu slowly nodded: "That's right, quickly... quickly go stop him."
Using the last of his strength, Zhu Wenyu also fainted.
His body was already half-crippled. Although he had recovered somewhat after Chen Yang's treatment, forcing his internal energy had still taken a toll on his body.
A Grandmaster from the Zhu family who was about to leave was stopped by Old Master Zhu.
"Guard the ancestral hall!"
Everyone's eyes widened in disbelief. That was Zhu Wenwu!
He was the eldest son of the family head!
"Family Head, Wenwu will lose his life!"
Zhu Wenwu's body was at its limit. The Zhu family had used all their methods to barely keep him alive.
Every second Zhu Wenwu spent outside the ice cellar was consuming his lifespan!
If they didn't stop him now, he might not return!
"This is Wenwu's choice. Don't force him anymore."
After Old Master Zhu finished speaking, he picked up Zhu Wenyu and walked towards the bedroom in the bamboo courtyard.
Only then did everyone notice something unusual about the family head.
That choked voice was him suppressing the pain in his heart.
After everyone had left, Old Master Zhu looked at his youngest son on the bed, his trembling hand tightly grasping his son's hand.
The two most promising direct descendants of the Zhu family, one was half-dead, and the other was crippled. Old Master Zhu had taken years to accept this reality.
He, who should have been enjoying the happiness of his family, was forced to once again bear the burden of supporting the Zhu family.
Everything had exhausted him.
After leaving the Zhu family, Zhu Wenwu went directly to Queyun Mountain.
Qin Yunzhu was buried in Queyun Mountain after her death. Due to his injuries and being under surveillance, Zhu Wenwu had never come to pay respects.
Although he knew the exact location, this was Zhu Wenwu's first time visiting.
Queyun Mountain was where the two of them had met. When Zhu Wenwu learned of the location Qin Yunzhu had chosen, he fell into immense grief and could not extricate himself.
Qin Yunzhu had never resented him!
As soon as Zhu Wenwu ascended Queyun Mountain, he was stopped by an old man.
"You've come from the Zhu family, haven't you?"
"This place is now Zhou family territory. People from the Zhu family are not allowed to enter."
The person speaking was a Grandmaster martial artist sent by the Zhou family to guard the mines.
Seeing this person, Zhu Wenwu's mind immediately recalled what his brother had said when he left.
The Zhou family's influence had already extended to the southwest!
"A Grandmaster? The Zhou family is indeed quite generous to send a Grandmaster to such a remote place."
Although the Zhou family's Grandmaster had been on the mountain, he had also sensed the powerful force that erupted from within the Zhu family just now.
The person in front of him was a very strong Grandmaster!
But so what?
Did people from the Zhu family truly dare to make a move against him?
He represented the Zhou family!
"Knowing that I am a Grandmaster of the Zhou family, shouldn't you quickly retreat."
Before the old man's voice had even faded, Zhu Wenwu's figure had already disappeared.
The next second, the old man felt a sharp pain on his face.