Swallowing the Stars Starts with the Brewing Master

Chapter 17 Determined
"what?"

On this side, Chu Yunpeng was stunned when he received the call.

This questioning tone...what's going on?

"No, I just told her that this time the team had a Tongtian agent who made a fortune with my friends. I didn't say anything else." Chu Yunpeng explained quickly, "The matter of the Frost Shadow Deer was something we agreed on. How could I tell anyone else? Why did you suddenly ask this?"

"Wait!" Chu Yunpeng's tone suddenly rose three degrees. "Did someone find you?"

"Yes, the director of the Extreme Martial Arts School in Northeast China is Zhao Changkong."

"Zhao Changkong?" Chu Yunpeng was stunned, as if he had thought of something, and his tone suddenly became guilty. "I...I know, it must be my girlfriend's problem."

"Girlfriend..." Chu He was a little confused when he heard this slightly strange word.

No, would a mid-level general-level warrior be short of a girlfriend?

After a long silence, Chu Yunpeng explained, "My girlfriend's surname is Zhao. She's a relative of Zhao Changkong, a branch of a large family."

"She's always wanted to return to the main family. It didn't affect me before. I thought it was good for a girl to have some ambition, so I ignored it. This time... she must have told others what I told her about you in order to gain merit."

After listening to this, Chu He finally understood the whole story.

Fortunately, Zhao Changkong didn't hear much news from Chu Yunpeng, or rather, Chu Yunpeng didn't tell his girlfriend too much about Chu He's strength, which led Zhao Changkong to make a wrong judgment.

"Brother Chu, although this is your family affair, according to common sense I shouldn't interfere. However, since it involves me, I feel that I should have some say."

"Your girlfriend..."

Before Chu He could finish, Chu Yunpeng spoke up, "I know. It was my fault before. After this incident, I've finally seen it clearly. Since my family's importance to him is greater than mine, there's nothing more to say."

"My buddy is not the kind of infatuated person. I'll just change my heart to someone with a good personality."

"Chu He, I owe you a favor for this matter. If you need anything in the future, just give me a call and I'll be there right away."

The misunderstanding was resolved, and Chu He didn't say anything more. The two exchanged a few pleasantries before hanging up the phone.

Walking down to the living room, Chu He saw his father curled up on the sofa, wondering what he was thinking about.

It just so happened that Chu He was also interested in his grandfather's affairs.

Since he could remember, although he had never seen his war-god-level grandfather, his grandfather's influence was reflected in all aspects.

Chu He sat down next to Chu Tianxiong, filled their cups with tea, and asked, "Dad, what kind of person is my grandfather?"

"Your grandfather...sigh." Chu Tianxiong sighed, "Your grandfather is extremely talented. Just by relying on the ancient martial arts "Seven Star Sword" passed down in his family, he was able to break through to the level of a God of War. He even summarized a whole set of secret techniques. What a pity..."

"What a pity?" Chu He asked.

Chu Tianxiong glanced at his son and finally decided to explain things clearly.

Chu Jingfeng's deeds must be remembered by his descendants. Moreover, who knows, this son might even be able to avenge his grandfather.

"Back in 38, Base City had only just been established, and the frequency of beast tides was much higher than it is now. That year, large and small beast tides frequently impacted Base City. The largest one was when two waves, one from the east and one from the west, rushed towards Base City simultaneously."

"Two waves?" Chu He asked doubtfully.

Chu He had no idea about the 38 years.

He was born on October 39, 10, so this incident happened before he was born.

It’s just… two waves of beasts, doesn’t that sound like a lot?

"Those two waves of beasts came from Daxing'anling and Changbai Mountain respectively."

Ah this... Chu He understood.

Greater Khingan Range, Lesser Khingan Range, and Changbai Mountain are the three largest and most important mountain ranges in Northeast China.

In particular, the Northeast Base City is located right between the Greater Khingan Range and the Changbai Mountains.

No wonder these two waves of beasts are called the largest and most dangerous.

However, there should have been laser cannons by then!

Chu Tianxiong glanced at Chu He and said, "Do you think that with the laser cannons here, Base City can rest easy?"

"While the development of laser cannons signifies the end of large-scale warfare between humans and monsters, laser cannons themselves have their limits. Otherwise, why have only six base cities been built? This number is clearly insufficient. Adding three more base cities wouldn't affect the overall situation, right?"

"The main reason is that there are only a limited number of large laser cannons, and they are very troublesome to maintain."

"At that time, the large laser cannon in the Northeast Base City had a problem. The army was dragged to the side of the Greater Khingan Mountains, dealing with the beast tide there. The beast tide suddenly broke out from the direction of Changbai Mountain..."

Chu Tianxiong's voice dropped to a low note, filled with regret.

"As a general rule, the beast tide heading towards Changbai Mountain would naturally be temporarily supported by civilian forces to buy time for the army to shift its focus."

"So, grandpa died here?" Chu He asked tentatively.

Chu He was still a little puzzled. It sounded like Grandpa's sacrifice... had little to do with the two martial arts schools? Why did they all seem so embarrassed in front of their father, as if they had committed a serious crime?
"Maybe they blame themselves for being late!" Chu Tianxiong's eyes filled with tears. "I don't blame them, I just blame myself. If I had trained well in my early years, maybe... maybe..."

Chu Tianxiong burst into tears and could no longer speak.

"Don't worry, Dad. Soon, I will personally flatten Changbai Mountain to avenge Grandpa."

Chu He looked at the old man curled up on the sofa and sobbing, patted his shoulder, not knowing how to comfort him.

The 1.80-meter-tall man regretted his childhood self, curled up on the small sofa, and cried like a child.

And in front of his own son.

……

Finally, Chu He left the living room silently.

In the martial arts training hall on the second floor, Chu He sat cross-legged on the carpet, with five streams of light circulating around him.

Although his mental power has not improved much, with the improvement of Chu He's control ability, he can now perfectly control five flying knives.

However, at this time, the trajectories of the five streams of light were obviously a bit chaotic.

Chu He's heart was obviously not as calm as it appeared on the surface.

"For various reasons, Hong and his team chose to leave the monster behind on the original trajectory."

"But if... the human race on Earth grows fast enough, and those monsters, no larger than planetary level, are no longer useful for training, then there's no point in keeping them around, right?"

"At worst... we can just move all these monsters to other planets in the solar system!"

With the white jade wine pot in hand, Chu He firmly believed in improving the bloodline of the entire nation.

In mid-air, the five streams of light suddenly stopped. A cold light shone on the surface of the flying knife, and its sharpness seemed to cut through the space.

"By then, all monsters on Earth must be eradicated!"

"Destroy their nest and exterminate their species!"

(End of this chapter)