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"Chen Feng, honestly, why are you here?" Chao Yue asked.

As a powerful combatant, Chao Yue couldn't possibly have missed what Chen Feng said.

However, Chao Yue's tone seemed to carry a hint of resentment and confusion, as if even Chen Feng's entry into the Combat Academy was a mistake.

Chen Feng: "As I just said, I'm here to drive away bad luck."

Chao Yue: "Did you come with your family?"

Chen Feng: "No, it's just me."

A cold smile instantly appeared on Chao Yue's bitter lips, as if to say, "You actually tried to lie to me."

"If that's the case, that's good. I just wanted to remind you that the Jian family is here too..."

Xue Nai once said that the Jian family was very powerful, with many branches in the Great Xia Kingdom, and even held a place in the capital of the Great Xia Kingdom. The Jian family in Haixing City was just a weak branch in such a large family.

Nevertheless, the other families in Starfish City still give them enough respect. After all, blood ties are there, and even distant relatives are always better than strangers.

After Chao Yue finished speaking, she turned and walked out of Xuesong Temple, but it seemed as if she had sensed danger.

The next moment, three powerful auras suddenly appeared in Chen Feng's combat perception.

Chen Feng's eyes sharpened, and he immediately turned around to look at the newcomer.

Sure enough, one of the powerful auras came from Jian Da, the elder of the Jian family. Beside Jian Da were two other peak Xuan-rank experts, and behind them were dozens of people dressed in Jian family attire.

This includes Jian Mei and Jian Ming.

These two have always been at odds with Chen Feng, and Chen Feng has long been familiar with their methods, so there is almost no possibility of reconciliation between the two sides.

Moreover, Chen Feng knew very well that as a powerful Earth-rank expert, Jian Da had extremely strong perception. Almost all actions within his field of vision could not escape their eyes. If Chen Feng chose to go to his family at this time, it would leave others with the impression of being timid and cowardly, sowing the seeds of future trouble for his family.

So Chen Feng took the initiative to walk up to the Jian family and kept a distance from his own family.

"Chen Feng?" Jian Da looked at Chen Feng in front of him, took out a cigarette, lit it, and said leisurely.

"I'm here to drive away some bad luck. Lately, nothing seems to be going smoothly," Chen Feng said.

"Recognizing your own shortcomings is indeed a good thing for you," the elder of the Jian family said calmly.

The tone of the elder from the Jian family was indeed somewhat unexpected for Chen Feng.

After all, he had a grudge against him, and even according to common sense, an elder of a large family should not be so humble to a commoner.

Before Chen Feng could reply, the peak Xuan-rank expert beside the elder spoke up.

"So you're Chen Feng."

The man had curly wool hair, wore a blue outfit with shoulder guards inlaid with ferocious beast heads, had ancient metal armbands wrapped around his arms, and wore a pair of black combat boots.

This attire seems to indicate that the man comes from the strongest sect in Starfish City—the Eightfold Gate.

The man smiled, walked straight up to Chen Feng, and extended his hand to him.

"I am Qu Ying, a disciple of the Eightfold Gate."

Faced with the goodwill shown by the people of the Eightfold Gate, Chen Feng suddenly understood why the elders of the Jian family were so polite to him.

"Chen Feng, a member of the Starfish Reserve Guard."

"I heard about your exploits at the Combat Academy from my junior brother. Someone who catches Ye Qingnan's eye can't be a bad person, don't you think, Brother Jian?"

While chatting with Chen Feng, Qu Ying turned to look at the elder of the Jian family.

Faced with Qu Ying's obvious attempt to mediate, Jian Da first smiled noncommittally, then snorted coldly and led dozens of members of the Jian family past the two.

Among the passing crowd, Jian Ming, who had been dismissed from the Combat Academy, stared intently at Chen Feng with a livid expression, as if he wished he could humiliate Chen Feng to death. Jian Mei, on the other hand, looked indifferently elsewhere, seemingly uninterested in even glancing at Chen Feng.

Apart from the two of them, the other members of the Jian family all looked at Chen Feng with more or less hatred.

After all, the fact that Jian Da of the Jian family was reprimanded by Xue Nai and Wu Kong had clearly damaged the Jian family's reputation, so it was perfectly normal for them to harbor resentment.

After seeing the Jian family leave, Qu Ying's expression became much more natural.

"Chen Feng, are you here to discuss that matter too?"

"What's wrong?" Chen Feng asked, puzzled.

"Oh, it wasn't that. I was being presumptuous."

"It's alright, then I'll take my leave now. Hope we can meet again someday," Chen Feng said, cupping his hands in greeting.

"Goodbye!"

After Qu Ying walked away.

Chen Shuo, who had been standing at a distance watching the whole process, immediately walked over.

"Bro, you're so cool! You're just a substitute on the team now, but even Yaemon has to give you some respect. When you become a full member, well... hahaha!!!"

Upon hearing Chen Shuo's words, Chen's father led Chen's mother over from the side, looking at Chen Feng with solemn expressions.

"Feng'er, that guy has a deep aura and is good at disguising himself, so don't underestimate him," Chen's father warned.

"That's right, Feng'er. When dealing with members of a large family, we must not lose our composure to avoid causing unnecessary misunderstandings. Do you understand?" Aunt Chen said with some concern.

Hearing his parents' admonition, Chen Feng felt a surge of warmth in his heart.

It was as if it were a warmth he had never experienced before.

"Understood, let's go in and pray for blessings."