After that, the two clan's Elders started to explain things and stories about the Forbidden Forest. They told Zheng-Fu everything they knew. Zheng-Fu listened with concentration and jotted down all information…

"Are you saying that it is a maze within the Forbidden Forest?" Zheng-Fu asked with wonder…

"That's right! It is like a maze in there. If you take even one wrong turn, you'd be stuck in there forever." Pu-Qi said with a firm facial expression…

"Do you still want to go in there?" Hun-Dong asked Zheng-Fu for confirmation…

"Of course. I'd still want to get in there!" Zheng-Fu said without hesitation. He was firm in his answer with the two Elders…

That was because Zheng-Fu wanted to strengthen his power. His goal was not to be the best in the region but in the world. So, he was without hesitation…

"Great! Then come close to us…" Hun-Dong said while gesturing for Zheng-Fu to come close to him…

"Yes, sir!"

Clomp! Clomp! Clomp!

Zheng-Fu walked towards the two Elders instantly. When he got close to them, Hun-Dong said…

"Close your eyes and concentrate. We're going to transfer the map to you. You must remember every detail well because we can only do this for you once!"

"Yes, sir!"

Rustle!

When the two Elders finished their sentence, Zheng-Fu closed his eyes. Then the two Elders reached to touch Zheng-Fu's forehead…

Whoosh!

As the hands of the two Elders touched Zheng-Fu's forehead, the images of the map to the deeper part of the Forbidden Forest started to flow into Zheng-Fu's head. Everything happened so quickly. However, Zheng-Fu's exceptional memorizing ability helped him get everything within a short time…

Rustle!

"How was it? Do you get everything?" Hun-Dong asked Zheng-Fu while looking at the kid with curiosity…

"I can't remember anything. I forgot them all!" Zheng-Fu replied while pretending to not know anything…

Mo-Zi and Kong-Shi were startled to hear that. They did not expect that Zheng-Fu would not remember anything. Then the two turned to look at the two Elders to see what they were going to do about that, but not only the two clan's Elders were not angry at Zheng-Fu, but they also smiled at him instead…

"Great! Great! Great!" Hun-Dong said it was great for Zheng-Fu to forget everything. He was delighted and satisfied. Then he said, "It's great that you have forgotten everything." Hun-Dong smiled at Zheng-Fu…

Mo-Zi and Kong-Shi gasped with shock again. Right now, they were all confused by Zheng-Fu and the two clan's Elders. They did not understand why Hun-Dong said that it was great when Zheng-Fu could not remember anything at all…

Zheng-Fu only smiled when he saw that Kong-Shi and Mo-Zi were confused. He could not say anything because the images that he saw told him to not tell the details to anyone…

Zheng-Fu could also feel some kind of magic that flowed into him. He believed that the magic must prevent him from telling the details of the map to the deeper part of the Forbidden Forest to anyone…

"Alright! You should go back to prepare yourself well. Don't you have only a year before the clans' martial arts competition?" Pu-Qi asked Zheng-Fu…

"Yes, Grandma Pu-Qi. I'll go back and get ready." Zheng-Fu said while cupping his fists to say farewell. Then he walked out of the grand hall instantly…

Bang!

After Zheng-Fu was out of the room, the two clan's Elders turned to Kong-Shi and said…

"Your son's very talented and capable, Kong-Shi. He would be someone great in the future. His wit and the way he carries himself are excellent. However, some of his habits might be too bold. That could bother some people. You must beware of that for him." Hun-Dong said while showing that he admired Zheng-Fu very much…

"Thank you, Elder Hun-Dong, for your words. I'll watch out for him and remind him of what to be careful about." Kong-Shi cupped his fists to pay respect and gratitude to Hun-Dong with modesty…

"Well, I guess it's time for us to go."

Pu-Qi said and after she finished the sentence, she turned to Mo-Zi and said…

"Our clan has been in a slump for so many years, Mo-Zi. But we're lucky to have this kid to help revive our prosperity. We actually have the hope to come back to our highest point. So, you must take the best care of him too."

Pu-Qi said while resting her hands on her waists like a mother teaching her boy…

"Yes, Grandma. I'll remember your teaching!" Mo-Zi said while cupping his fists to pay respect to Pu-Qi.

It turned out that Pu-Qi was Mo-Zi's biological grandmother. The leader of the Tian-Tang clan had always come from Mo-Zi's family. No other family in the clan had a chance to be a leader of the clan…

"Alright! We have to go. We'll let you take care of the rest!"

Hun-Dong said and soared off the minute he finished the sentence. Pu-Qi also followed suit. Both of them disappeared from Mo-Zi and Kong-Shi's sights within no time…

After the two clan's Elders were gone, Mo-Zi turned to Kong-Shi and said…

"What do you think about Lao-Chu, Kong-Shi?"

"Me?"

Kong-Shi, hearing that, remained quiet for a while. He did not know what to think about how to deal with Lao-Chu. He did not want anything like this to happen, but it happened. So, he had to accept it…

"I don't think it is an easy thing to think about. It's not easy to find some way to deal with him because his family has got away. His eldest son was in the Cult of Holy Fiery Heaven too. I'm afraid that…"

Kong-Shi said while crinkling his eyebrows out of stress…

"I think I understand what you mean. Even though his eldest son is not that strong, the Cult of Holy Fiery Heaven would help him because he is the genius of the cult!"

Mo-Zi also had the same thought as Kong-Shi's. They were not afraid of Lao-Chu's eldest son but of the Cult of Holy Fiery Heaven. It was because the cult was one of the influential cults in this continent…

The Cult of Holy Fiery Heaven was much stronger than the Tian-Tang clan. It was probably 100-fold stronger. Only the students from the original families in the cult could wipe out his clan within no time…

Clomp! Clomp! Clomp!

Squeak!

"I'm home, mother!"

"Tee-hee!"

Zheng-Fu said while opening the door. When he got into the house, he found that his mother was sitting next to Qi-Fu-Er. They were chatting and laughing. Both of them looked happy. It seemed like they could get along well with one another…

When Tang-Ling saw Zheng-Fu, she stopped laughing. Then she smiled and turned to her son. She said…

"You're back, Zheng-Fu!?"

"Yes, mother!"

Zheng-Fu answered his mother with a smile. Then he walked to her bed. As he approached her bed, he stopped and looked at Qi-Fu-Er before saying…

"What are you doing in my mother's room?" Zheng-Fu asked while looking at Qi-Fu-Er fiercely…

Qi-Fu-Er crinkled her eyebrows when she heard that. She felt upset instantly. Tang-Ling who could see the whole thing turned to Zheng-Fu and looked at him unsatisfyingly. Then she said…

"Why did you talk to Qi-Fu-Er that way, Zheng-Fu? She is keeping me company. Why don't you apologize to her now!" Tang-Ling shouted at Zheng-Fu because she was not happy to see Zheng-Fu that way…

"Mother! I…"

Zheng-Fu did not know what to do after seeing that his mother was angry with him. He then took a long exhale and said…

"Sorry!"

Zheng-Fu did not mean it when he apologized to Qi-Fu-Er. When Tang-Ling saw that, she got even angrier…

"Say it nicely!"

"Mother!"

Zheng-Fu did not like it when he was yelled at in front of others, especially in front of Qi-Fu-Er. The girl laughed at him when she noticed that…

"You!"

"It's alright, aunty. Boys are like this. They like to be harsh to us without thinking of how girls feel. I'm not angry with him for that."

Qi-Fu-Er said while turning to Zheng-Fu and smiling to provoke him. It made Zheng-Fu angry with her tremendously. If his mother was not in the room, he would say something horrible back to her…

"No. It's not alright! He must apologize, dear!"

Tang-Ling remained serious about wanting Zheng-Fu to say sorry to Qi-Fu-Er. Even though she knew that Zheng-Fu was upset with her, she wanted him to apologize to Qi-Fu-Er because she liked the girl. She wanted Zheng-Fu and the girl to get together in the end…

"Okay. Lady Qi-Fu-Er, I'm very sorry for behaving badly in front of you." Zheng-Fu said while cupping his fists and bowed to apologize to Qi-Fu-Er. Then he turned to his mother and said, "I said sorry to her. Are you happy now, mother?" When Zheng-Fu finished the sentence, he made an unhappy face to them…

"Very good. You must talk nicely to women. Do you understand!?"

"Yes, mother!"

"Tee-hee!"

Qi-Fu-Er looked at Zheng-Fu and smiled lightly with satisfaction. She made a playful face at Zheng-Fu, which made him get even angrier at her. However, he had to hide that away and pretend to smile…

"I came to you because I have to bid you farewell, mother!" Zheng-Fu turned serious when he told his mother the news…

"Farewell!?"

Tang-Ling was confused the minute she heard that Zheng-Fu came to say goodbye. She asked, "Where are you going?" She said with a suspicion…

"I have the duty to go into the deeper part of the Forbidden Forest of the clan, mother! So, I want to come to say goodbye because I'm not sure how long I'm going to be in there."

"To the deeper part of the clan's Forbidden Forest!?"

Zheng-Fu said while feeling sad. He just had a chance to get back to a quiet life, but then he had to be somewhere else. After all, it was for his own good and the clan. So, he must go…

When Tang-Ling heard about the Forbidden Forest, she could not feel at peace. It startled her tremendously. She had heard the stories about the Forbidden Forest, so she could not hide her worry…

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