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"Shaofu, it was all my fault before. Please forgive me."

"Shaofu, quickly sit down. I have a few healing pills here that can help you recover your profound Qi. Quickly have them."

In Du Family Hall, the aunts and sisters, who purposely made difficulties for Du Shaofu back then, now all had flushed red faces as they walked over to Du Shaofu's side and smiled rather awkwardly.

"You are all my elders. I have long since forgotten what happened in the past."

As the proverb went, one did not hit a smiling person. Du Shaofu knew that these aunts and sisters were not bad people. They were just trying to protect their children too much, just like how First Uncle and Second Uncle were protecting him. So, Du Shaofu would naturally not be so narrow-minded. He was not at a disadvantage anyways.

"You bunch of bastards, come over here."

Loud cheers resounded through the hall. An old man pulled Du Hao over to Du Shaofu's side. Behind Du Hao, there were Du Yan and the others, all of whom were people hanging out with Du Hao, Du Yan, Du Gui and the others. Undoubtedly, they had all been given a good lesson by Du Shaofu.

" Great Elder."

When the old man appeared, everyone in Du Family bowed. He was Du Guangyao, Great Elder of Du Family, who had an extremely high position in Du Family. He was also a member of the Clan Elders and his position was not much lower than the Patriarch's.

"Great Elder."

Du Shaofu knew the Great Elder but in Du?s memory, the Great Elder didn?t say much. Today, on the open ground, the Great Elder was present as well.

"Shaofu, I've brought these bastards here. Let them properly apologize to you."

The Great Elder looked at Du Shaofu with a gentle gaze, then turned and stared at Du Hao and the rest behind him. His temper exploded, "A bunch of bastards. Previously, you often bullied Shaofu, if it wasn't for him enduring this pain for a long time, you guys would probably have had countless bones broken. If it wasn't for him, how would my Du Family be able to win the championship? Could we depend on you? Which people from Qin Family, Ye Family and Han Family are not stronger than you?"

Du Hao, Du Gui, Du Yan and the others were scolded by the Great Elder with their heads lowered, not daring to say a word.

"Grand Elder, they're all still children so just leave it."

Du Zhenwu, Du Zhixiong and the others had all came up. Du Hao was even the sib grandson of the Great Elder, so the fact that he had come to show his attitude personally had an important meaning.

"If I still didn?t teach this bunch of bastards a lesson, their future prospects would probably be ruined. How will they be able to grow and prosper our Du Family?"

As a result, the Great Elder didn't give Du Zhenwu and Du Zhenwu too much face. He angrily tugged at Du Hao's ears and directly pulled him in front of Du Shaofu, saying, "Hurry up and apologize to your younger cousin. In the future, let your younger cousin properly teach your bunch of bastards so that maybe you'll be able to slightly help strengthen our Du Family."

" Shaofu, it was our fault in the past!"

"Please forgive us, younger cousin."

Du Hao, Du Gui and Du Yan did not dare to disobey and all of them bowed their heads in apology.

"I have already forgotten about those things. Everyone here is a disciple of Du Family. There's no need to go through all this trouble."

Du Shaofu was not a narrow-minded person either. He nodded at Du Hao and the others, who were after all, disciples of Du Family.

"That's more like it. In the future, all of you better behave."

The Great Elder let Du Hao go and a smile came over his aged face. After that, he said to Du Shaofu, "Shao Fu, your good-for-nothing older cousins aren't as good as you, so you don't have to fuss with them. In the future, if possible, you can give them some points so that when they go out, they won?t lose face for Du Family."

"The Great Elder isn't old. His mind is clearer than anyone else's."

Du Zhenwu, Du Zhixiong and the others sighed inwardly. All of them secretly admired the Great Elder's actions. Although it seemed like the Great Elder was biased towards Du Shaofu and even fawned over him, but in reality, it was all for Du Hao and the others. Of course, this was also for the entire Du Family.

"The Great Elder speaks so seriously."

Du Shaofu nodded his head. How could Du Shaofu not know what the Great Elder was thinking at this point? He also admired the Great Elder much inwardly.

"Good boy. Tingxuan has given birth to a good son. It?s my Du Family?s blessing."

The Great Elder nodded. A glow flickered in his eyes and then being escorted by a large crowd, he left the large hall.

At dusk, the sun slowly entered the thin layer of clouds, turning into a red ball. The red glow spread out in all directions, covering half of the sky, gradually fading layer by layer until the sky turned gray.

Du Shaofu returned to the courtyard. For the first time, his alcoholic dad was at home, but he still held his wine pot, leaning against the rattan chair and watching the sunset.

"Why didn?t use the wine pot I bought for you?" Du Shaofu walked to the side of the alcoholic dad and sat down by the rattan chair, also looking at the sunset.

"After using this for so long, I have feelings for it. I can't bear to throw it away."

Du Tingxuan did not speak further. He opened the stopper on his wine pot and took a big sip.

Du Shaofu continued to look at the setting sun and after a while, he said softly, "Today, I have won the battle among the younger generation of the Five Great Clans."

Du Tingxuan did not speak. The father and son just sat there quietly, which looked extremely warm.

"Take a sip."

After being quiet for a while, Du Tingxuan brought the wine pot in his hand to Du Shaofu's side.

Du Shaofu received the wine pot and took a big gulp. The burning feeling pierced his throat and then a breath of alcohol came out of his throat. After a burp, he returned the wine pot to his alcoholic dad.

"The Stone City is too small." Du Tingxuan took the wine pot and leaned back against the rattan chair.

"If I have the chance, I'll go outside and take a look." Du Shaofu said.

"It's too big outside." Du Tingxuan said again.

Du Shaofu did not speak again and neither did Du Tingxuan. The father and son both sat there silently for a very long time.

Du Shaofu returned to his room until the sky was completely shrouded by night.

The night shrouded the place, but the Stone City were bustling and noisy.

"I can't accept this. I can't accept this.?

Within the Han Family, Han Long's eyes were filled with confusion and gloominess. He was unable to accept the result today.

"That Du Shaofu and Cao Qitai are both very strong. Both of their talents are terrifying, especially that Du Shaofu. He's just too abnormal."

Han Qingsong sat up and his complexion was dark. Then a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth. He looked at Han Long and said, "Han Long, you need to recuperate well. In terms of heroes, a momentary victory or defeat is not enough. We still have a chance. We still have a big chance. It?s no big deal to enter the lightning pool to cultivate. What's important is to get the Secret Bone and the Blood Essence that were left behind. If you can get them, it will be enough to trample Du Shaofu and Cao Qitai under your feet. Even among your peers in the whole empire, you will have a seat to seek hegemony!"

? Yes, I still have a chance. Compared to the Secret Bone and the Blood Essence that was left behind, what does the lightning pool count as? Just Let that Du Shaofu go test the depth. As long as I obtained the Thunderbolt Demon Lion?s Secret Bone and Blood Essence, I could turn the situation around. None of them would ever hit me again.? Han Long immediately revealed a cold smile. A momentary success or failure was not enough for a hero.

The pavilions in the courtyard were enchanting in the night.

"I never thought that Du Shaofu would actually be so strong. It's unbelievable." Qin Zongqiong stood with his hands behind his back. His expression was quite unsightly.

"Father, what should we do now?" Qin Xiaolu's pretty face was pale and it looked bloodless.

Qin Zongqiong paced back and forth, then said, "Wait, Han Family and Bai Family are all waiting. We can wait. Waiting for them to move, for their Ye Family to move, for the Cao family's members of Floating Cloud County to move. The Cao Family will not let this matter rest so easily."