Combat Emperor: Zhang Yu's Journey
Chapters... 181: Re-Meeting
"Zhang Yu, how are you?"
Worried about his mother's circumstances, Zhang Yu left him alone outside the territory of the Wen Clan. Of course Xiao Mei was very worried considering Zhang Yu said if it was likely that the Patriarch of the Wen Clan was at the one-star saint level.
Xiao Mei was only able to breathe a sigh of relief after seeing Zhang Yu return unharmed. A beautiful smile appeared between her lips welcoming the arrival of the son.
"Have you any information on where your father is now?" ask Xiao Mei.
Since the entire city did not know where the Zhang Clan was at the moment, seeking information from the Wen Clan was the main purpose of their arrival. Of course, the other goal is to repay their actions.
"It has. It's likely that this time father and the others are in the valley of the skull."
"..."
Xiao Mei fused her eyebrows together hearing the name of the place.
"Cranial valley? Isn't that a valley that's notoriously dangerous and not many people come to?" Xiao Mei had lived in Qian Gu City before giving birth to Zhang Yu, so at least remembered some things including the name of the skull valley.
"It was the most dangerous place in Qian Gu City. It was most likely that father and the others went there to avoid the Wen Clan."
Xiao Mei nodded her head. "So let's go to the valley of the skull. Get them back."
"All right, come on, Mom!"
Both of them shot towards the valley of the skull. Imagining reuniting with Zhang Long, Zhang Bing and the others made them extremely impatient. Even then it was late at night and soon it would change days, but they did not even think to stop.
Finally, after a long journey, Zhang Yu and Xiao Mei reached the mouth of the skull valley early in the morning.
As they were about to decide to enter, their steps came to a halt as Zhang Yu found several pieces of gold on the ground with pieces of the weapon hilt.
"Is that the Zhang Clan's?" ask Xiao Mei.
For a moment Zhang Yu simply remained silent as he turned the hilt of the sword to find out. The smile on his face expanded upon seeing the symbol of the Zhang Clan there.
"really. It belongs to the Zhang Clan."
They are also more confident in the information they have obtained. Not wasting much time they continued their steps to enter the valley.
"Zhang Yu, isn't the valley of skulls notoriously dangerous? But why did not a single spiritual beast appear after coming this far?" asked Xiao Mei in surprise.
"That's because we're still in the outer region. There were only level one, two and three spiritual beasts here. But it seems like they are afraid to come out because they feel the aura of our power."
Xiao Mei nodded her head. Although his cultivation level had not gone up since living in the isolation room, he was also not too weak with the cultivation of a nine-star grand master level.
It did not feel like they had almost reached the border between the outer and inner valleys. At that moment Zhang Yu felt like someone was paying attention to him. Observing from a distance like a stalker.
"There! Behind the pine tree!" the dragon god.
Zhang Yu spontaneously raised his face in the direction in question. Find a large pine tree on the right.
"Mother, wait here for a minute."
"Where are you going?" ask Xiao Mei.
"I have to check something. It won't be long, I'll be right back." After saying that Zhang Yu immediately went towards the pine tree.
Noticing the person being noticed finding his hiding place, the face-covering young man's figure was intent on escaping. But Zhang Yu's speed was far beyond his comprehension. Two blinks of eyes and they're already facing each other.
The young man fell down in surprise. Zhang Yu approached and grabbed his face cover.
He was shocked when he saw who the man in front of him was. "Zhang Shu!"
Zhang Shu blinked his eyes a few times while looking at the figure in front of him. After a few seconds, he began to recognize her.
"Zhang Yu's! You're Zhang Yu?" The Third Elder's son slowly got up while continuing to observe Zhang Yu.
Zhang Yu threw the face mask at Zhang Shu. "Where is my father, the Patriarch and the others?"
Zhang Shu used to be a follower of Zhang Feng. But after an event of maturity when he lost to Zhang Yu changed himself for the better.
"I already know. I came here to take you back to town."
"What?" Zhang Shu was silent for a few seconds before shaking his head.
"Klan Wen has already taken control of Qian Gu City. We're hiding here to avoid them. If we get out, they'll definitely hunt us down."
"No way," Zhang Yu said firmly.
Of course this made Zhang Shu curious as well as confused. "Whatchu mean? Is the Wen Clan intending to let us?"
"No. They're gone."
"..."
It took some time for Zhang Shu to digest this sentence. He was silent, then gradually his eyes were perfectly rounded.
"Wither away? The Wen Clan vanished? Who's doing it?" zhang Shu asked impatiently.
"Don't say much. Come with me." Zhang Yu remembered his mother was still waiting at the place before. So invited Zhang Shu to go there to pick him up.
"Zhang Yu, who is he?" xiao Mei asked curiously.
The same was felt by Zhang Shu, but she just kept quiet while watching Xiao Mei more closely.
"Mother, he's Zhang Shu, Third Eldest son."
Hearing this Xiao Mei nodded her head enthusiastically. "Zhang Shu's? Oh, you're the little boy of the third elder's son. Do you remember me, I used to carry when I was a kid."
Zhang Shu was getting confused. He looked at Xiao Mei and Zhang Yu alternately then some perspective appeared in his mind but he still had no intention of revealing it.
"Mother, this Zhang Shu will take us to father's and others' places."
"Come on Zhang Shu, show me the way."
Zhang Shu was really like a drunken person who understood nothing. Too many things in his head that make him confused. He also walked to guide the direction to the place of the clan people.
At first no one recognized Zhang Yu for the first time. Until someone of them called his face similar to the son of the second elder. But even so they were still doubtful because according to the information Zhang Yu was in the Imperial Academy.
"Zhang Shu, who did you bring back?" asked the Sixth Elder, Zhang Zhou.
However, it was not Zhang Shu who answered him. It was Zhang Yu who immediately opened his mouth while greeting. "Duringly did not meet the Sixth Elder. Are you well?"
Reaching the dozens of people gathered there including Zhang Zhou were shocked.
"Zhang Yu's! That's really Zhang Yu" they exclaimed together.
The commotion in the front area of the hiding area also attracted the attention of more people. Other elders including Zhang Long came over because they vaguely heard the name of his son.
"Zhang Yu's! Are you that?"
Instantly the crowd dispersed upon seeing Zhang Long's arrival. The middle-aged man really missed his son to the point of directly embracing him the moment he arrived before him.
"Dad ...."
"It doesn't feel like five years have passed since you left town. You've grown this big now, I really didn't expect."
Zhang Long seemed to not want to care about anything else and focused on hugging his son. But the figure of the woman standing a few steps behind Zhang Yu made him rubbed his eyes in disbelief.
Gradually Zhang Long took off his embrace and walked towards Xiao Mei.
"May'er," he murmured.
Xiao Mei also could not hold back any longer the thumping feeling in her heart. He immediately hugged Zhang Long who was instantly replied directly by the man.
"May'er, I miss you so much." Zhang Long wanted to say that. But his mouth was a mute, filled with a haru feeling that made his eyes glaze over.