"Good! Good lad!"

The old master chuckled heartily, seemingly very pleased with this grandson. Feng Buping felt a tightness in his chest, realizing that his father had taken a liking to this grandson.

Feng Tianhe has always been extremely protective of his family. If anyone dared to lay a finger on them, he would definitely retaliate fiercely. Feng Ziyue's recent actions seemed to have struck a chord with him.

However, the old master had never acknowledged this grandson's status before and didn't consider him as a part of the family. Why this sudden change? Feng Buping was perplexed but dared not show it.

Seeing her son stand firm and articulate against the authoritative family head, with compassion for the family apparent in his words, Chu Hongyu felt a surge of pride and relief. She looked at her son's slender silhouette and narrow shoulders. Although he was still young, he had unknowingly grown into a resilient young man. Her eyes began to well up.

The chief steward, Leng Kai, stood behind the old master, subtly nodding his approval, unnoticed by others.

"He does have a bold spirit! Reminds me of myself back in the day..." Feng Tianhe praised with a somewhat playful look in his eyes as he observed Feng Ziyue.

He was supposed to be in seclusion today, but he was interrupted by a dried branch brought by Leng Kai, informing him of the surprising incident at home. Despite being shocked and annoyed, he felt a certain pride.

He was indeed his grandson! Not a waste at all!

When Feng Bufan first brought Chu Hongyu and her son back, Feng Tianhe was indeed not very pleased. However, it was mostly an issue of saving face. If his arrogant son was willing to bow down and apologize, he wouldn't mind accepting the dutiful daughter-in-law and grandson back.

But Feng Bufan was also a proud and stubborn person, unwilling to bow down even in front of his father. This resulted in him leaving home, making it even more difficult for Feng Tianhe to resolve the conflict without losing face. Despite caring deeply for his grandchildren, he could only visit them secretly, not allowing others to find out. This charade eventually created an awkward situation for Chu Hongyu and her children.

As Feng Ziyue grew up, Feng Tianhe covertly investigated his progress but found his talent to be mediocre, his progress in martial arts extremely slow, which disappointed him greatly.

As the rightful heir of the Feng family, carrying the family's responsibilities, if he lacked the capabilities, it would be better not to take up this position and live an ordinary life instead.

Thus, Feng Tianhe deliberately distanced himself from Chu Hongyu and her children, focusing on cultivating his second son, Feng Buping.

But today, he heard that his grandson had killed the auxiliary lineage Ji Xiang brothers, who had practiced martial arts for many years, with just a dried branch. Although they were not very talented, their base cultivation level was still several levels higher than Feng Ziyue's. However, they had no power to resist at the time and were killed with a single strike!

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The old master was greatly shocked. He immediately had someone fetch the broken branch to examine it closely. Reconstructing the scene from the minute traces left behind, he couldn't help but feel startled.

This grandson was not simple at all! Killing with a dried branch, given his modest cultivation, required extremely precise control of strength and technique. This could either be the result of years of strenuous training or extraordinary talent!

Being only fourteen, Feng Ziyue could not possibly have had enough time to train extensively. The only explanation was that his talent lay in "technique," not in "physique"!

In the path of martial arts, it boils down to two avenues: "Physique" and "Technique".

Cultivating mysterious energy to enhance one's personal realm represents the "Physique"; honing moves to exert stronger power within the same realm, gaining more advantages in battles, is the "Technique".

For martial artists, the innate talent in "Technique" is often more important than in "Physique", especially in the early stages. There are various methods to forcibly increase cultivation, but the training of martial techniques relies solely on talent and effort.

During the middle period of training, each ascension in realm brings about a transformational change in power. During this time, the importance of talent in "Physique" surpasses that of "Technique".

However, in the later stages, if the realm stagnates and cannot breakthrough further, the role of "Technique" would be fully demonstrated again. For instance, among the three great martial masters, Zhuge Dan, the dean of Bailu Academy in Wuyang City, became the top master with his Xuan Yin Condensing Blood Grasping Divine Technique, firmly suppressing Feng Tianhe's Wind God Battle Method and Zheng Tu, the head of the Zheng family's Fiery God Technique.

Feng Zi Yue possesses such talent in "Technique", able to unleash such ingenious and bizarre moves with just the cultivation of the second layer of Xuan Qi. The Feng family has indeed found a treasure!

Once Feng Tianhe realized this, he was naturally anxious, fearing that his good grandson had been wronged, and immediately came out of seclusion to protect his grandson.

Feng Zi Yue was unaware of the many thoughts in the old man's heart. Back then, he was just a young boy, and his grandfather deliberately kept his distance, hence he naturally didn't harbor any feelings for him. So, seeing Feng Tianhe supporting him this time, he was somewhat puzzled.

However, his nature was to reciprocate kindness and hostility tenfold and hundredfold respectively. Since Feng Tianhe showed him kindness and they were related by blood, he would not be ungrateful.

"Thank you, grandfather," he nodded calmly, "In that case, since my sister was frightened, please allow me to withdraw first..."

"Hold on!"

Feng Tianhe hurriedly stopped him, waving his hands, "My praise for you does not mean I won't punish you. Otherwise, where would we place the family rules of the Feng family?"

Feng Zi Yue frowned, Chu Hongyu sensed that Feng Tianhe's tone wasn't harsh, knowing that although there would be punishment, it wouldn't be too severe, she quickly stepped forward, "Father, Yue'er was indeed wrong for acting too harshly this time. I hope you can consider his youthful ignorance and not punish him too heavily..."

She knew that it was because of the danger her daughter faced that her son was enraged and killed, but she has always been soft-hearted and understood that being too rigid could lead to breaking, she didn't want her son to be so ruthless at a young age. Even if Feng Tianhe didn't punish him, she would teach him a lesson when they returned home.

Feng Tianhe nodded, "Daughter-in-law, there is no need to worry. Feng Zi Ji and Feng Zi Xiang brought death upon themselves, it can't be entirely blamed on Yue'er. I have reasons for the punishment."

He turned to Feng Zi Yue, his expression becoming serious, "Yue'er, I already know the details of this matter. Your desire to protect your sister is commendable. However, you are still young and too quick to kill, which shows a great amount of impulsivity. I am punishing you to reflect in the forbidden forest at the back mountain for three months, to temper your fiery temper!"

"Back mountain forbidden forest?"

Chu Hongyu's heart tightened, and she couldn't help but exclaim out loud.

She never expected that the grandfather would impose such a dangerous punishment on her son!

At this moment, Xue'er suddenly broke free from her embrace, ran to Feng Zi Yue, and protected him by holding onto him, "Grandfather, this matter started because of Xue'er. If you want to punish, then punish Xue'er along with brother. You can't just punish brother alone!"

"The back mountain forbidden forest?" Feng Buping stood by the side, not daring to lift his head, but upon hearing this punishment, his face involuntarily showed a strange expression.

He stealthily glanced at Feng Zi Yue and saw him standing fearless, only extending his hand to gently pat his sister's head.

Chu Hongyu was extremely anxious, "Xue'er, don't make trouble! Quickly come back to mother!"

How dangerous the forbidden forest at the back mountain was, she was about to plead with her father-in-law to revoke the order. If Xue'er followed along, how would the two children survive in such a perilous place?

"I don't want to!"

Xue'er vigorously shook her head, holding tightly onto Feng Zi Yue's waist, refusing to let go.

"No matter where, Xue'er wants to be with brother!"