Chapter 140: Two Fragments

So, I am being threatened by the system.

Chu Feng gave a cold snort. "A fine system you are, kicking me aside the moment you no longer need me. Back when I first obtained you, you were mentally unstable, spouting nonsense, reading data from a thousand years in the future, and issuing missions as if you were desperate for me to die. Now that you’ve recovered, you actually dare to threaten me? Just you wait. One day, I will find out exactly what you are."

For now? Collaborating with you isn't entirely out of the question.

Chu Feng had a rough grasp of the situation. Liu Xiaogou had attempted suicide and was hovering between life and death. Liu Fei was so enraged he was coughing up blood, teetering on the brink of collapse. Meanwhile, father and son Liu Wen and Liu Yun were putting on a display of deep affection, mourning their separation as if the culprits behind their eighteen years apart were actually Liu Fei and his son.

The onlookers whispered and pointed, yet no one dared to step forward.

"What a tragedy, truly wretched."

"I never thought Liu Wen could do something like this. And Liu Yun is no better; no matter what, Liu Fei raised him for eighteen years. He's nothing but an ingrate."

"Like father, like son. They are two of a kind. If a father can conceive of swapping his own son, why should it be any surprise that the son is an ingrate?"

"True, there's some logic in that."

"To put it plainly, eighteen years ago, Liu Fei was the manager of the Taiyin Pavilion. But ten days ago, he made a mistake and was replaced by Liu Wen. Naturally, the boy chose his biological father."

"Do you think it's possible that Liu Fei’s punishment was actually a frame-up orchestrated by Liu Wen?"

"That is indeed possible."

Liu Wen and his son seemed deaf to the surrounding gossip. Winners write history, a truth that has held since ancient times. They had won, and that was all that mattered. Liu Wen felt a profound sense of relief, looking at Liu Fei and his son with arrogance and mockery.

Liu Fei stared at them with resentment and bitterness, gritting his teeth. "Liu Wen, you won't come to a good end. If there is an afterlife, I will make you pay in blood for this debt."

"An afterlife?" Liu Wen let out a wild, mocking laugh. "Liu Fei, do you really think that's possible? Even if there were an afterlife, I’ve bested you in this life, and I would best you again in the next. You are destined to be manipulated by me for all eternity."

"Sigh."

At that moment, Chu Feng stepped forward, shaking his head with a sigh. "I think you can forget about the afterlife. Let’s just settle the grudges of this life in this life."

Chu Feng’s sudden appearance caught Liu Wen and his son off guard. They frowned. "Who are you?"

Chu Feng replied calmly, "Just a passerby. I couldn't stand to watch what was happening, so I decided to intervene. You don't have an objection, do you?"

Liu Wen snorted coldly. "I advise you not to meddle in affairs that don't concern you. Do you know where you are? This is the Taiyin Pavilion, a property of the Taiyin Immortal Sect. I am a manager here; offending me is the same as offending the sect. You had better weigh the consequences."

Chu Feng looked at him with disdain. "Do you really think I’m afraid of the Taiyin Pavilion? Initially, I was just here to watch the show, but now I’ve changed my mind. I’m definitely going to intervene in this matter today."

Liu Wen’s expression shifted, and he shouted angrily, "How dare you! You are setting yourself against the Taiyin Immortal Sect!"

*Boom!*

Without a hint of hesitation, Chu Feng blasted Liu Wen and his son away. They slammed into the ground, coughing up blood. Chu Feng walked over to Liu Fei and asked, "Are you unwilling to accept this?"

"I am not," Liu Fei replied firmly.

Chu Feng nodded. "I can help you."

Liu Fei looked up abruptly, as if he had found a savior. Clinging to his last shred of hope, he knelt before Chu Feng and began kowtowing frantically. "Please, sir, help me! I beg of you!"

Chu Feng waved his hand. "Get up. Helping you is a simple matter. First, I will return everything that belongs to your son back to him—his cultivation, his potential, his memories, and even his pain."

Previously, Chu Feng might not have been able to achieve this, even as a Mahayana practitioner. But things were different now; he had a way. The Heaven-Swallowing Immortal Art could not only absorb but also bestow.

With a flick of his hand, Liu Yun was sent flying into the air. Liu Wen felt a surge of dread, scrambled to his feet, and tried to intervene. "Leave my son alone!"

However, as he approached, a powerful force struck him, throwing him back to the ground. He coughed up blood again, and this time, he couldn't get back up.

The next moment, as if guided by an invisible force, a powerful white energy was extracted from Liu Yun’s body and injected into Liu Xiaogou.

Everyone was stunned, left in utter bewilderment. After several minutes, under the gaze of the crowd, they watched as Liu Yun, who had been full of vitality and imposing aura, withered at a visible speed—becoming exactly as Liu Xiaogou had been before. His leg shattered, his potential vanished, his cultivation was destroyed, his skin turned withered, and a flood of agonizing memories surged into his mind. The intense pain left him writhing and gasping for breath. The only difference was that while Liu Xiaogou had been on the verge of death, Liu Yun remained alive.

"My son! My son!" Liu Wen panicked completely. "You demon! You are a demon! What have you done to my son?"

Looking at Liu Xiaogou, his injuries were healed, his spirit was vibrant, his memories were restored, his mediocre potential had been transformed into a King's Physique, and his cultivation had reached the third stage of Qi Refining. It was a complete rebirth.

Liu Xiaogou opened his eyes, looked at Liu Fei in shock, and exclaimed, "Father, my body..."

Liu Fei realized immediately that this was all Chu Feng’s doing. He knelt and began kowtowing to Chu Feng with all his might. Suddenly remembering something, he grabbed Liu Xiaogou and said, "Come, kneel! Thank our benefactor!"

Liu Xiaogou knelt as well.

"Get up," Chu Feng said dismissively. It was a trivial matter to him. What mattered most was that he had gained something.

[Congratulations to the host for completing the mission regarding the Child of Destiny, intercepting the opportunity of a rebirth, and obtaining 30 million Fortune Points. You have received the following rewards.]

[Reward 1: A Fragment of Time.]

[Reward 2: A Fragment of Destiny.]

That was it. Chu Feng furrowed his brow, but when he fully comprehended the nature of the rewards, he was filled with ecstatic joy.