After Zhou Hong parted ways with Yao Yao, he immediately reverted to his true appearance.
Then, Zhou Hong also flew from another city to the capital.
One day later.
Zhou Hong successfully arrived in the capital.
"Hello, Master, go to the Qiao family," Zhou Hong got into a taxi and said to the driver.
"The Qiao family, alright."
About an hour and a half later, Zhou Hong arrived at the Qiao family. Kyoto was too vast, and the roads were very congested, so it took an hour and a half.
Zhou Hong stood in front of the grand entrance of the Qiao family, taking in the imposing sight.
Above the gate, an ancient plaque bore the words "Qiao Family." Just looking at this plaque made it feel quite old.
"Hello, my name is Zhou Hong, and I'm looking for Qiao Zhenhua," Zhou Hong said to the guard at the entrance.
"Please wait a moment. I will go in and report. You will only be allowed in after receiving permission."
"Okay!" Zhou Hong nodded. One of the guards immediately went inside to report.
After waiting for about 15 minutes, the guard came out, followed by a middle-aged man. This middle-aged man was none other than the biological father of Zhou Hong's current body.
"Feng'er, you're finally back." Qiao Zhenhua was overjoyed to see Zhou Hong.
"Dad!" Zhou Hong called out with a smile.
"Come, I'll take you home."
"Okay."
Zhou Hong followed Qiao Zhenhua, winding through the Qiao family compound, to a corner of their estate.
"Zhou Hong, this is our home. In the Qiao family, we are still a collateral branch, so our house is on the edge of the family estate. However, we have hope of returning to the main lineage soon, because your sister is a genius on the Earth Ranking."
"Oh, okay." Zhou Hong seemed not very interested.
"Feng'er." After entering the house, Zhou Hong's mother also rushed up happily, hugging Zhou Hong tightly.
"Mom."
"Mhm, welcome home," Liang Hongqin said tearfully, nodding.
"Where is sister?" Zhou Hong asked, a little confused as he didn't see Qiao Ying'er.
"She's gone to school. She's currently a student at the Capital's First Martial Cultivation Academy."
"Oh, oh."
"By the way, Zhou Hong, if you want, we can also arrange for you to attend the Capital's First Martial Arts Academy. Your father is a martial cultivation instructor there," Zhou Hong's mother suddenly said.
Zhou Hong was somewhat surprised, not expecting his biological father to be an instructor at the First Martial Cultivation Academy.
"No, I'm not interested in martial cultivation academies," Zhou Hong immediately refused. If he went to a martial cultivation academy, he would likely have to deal with some geniuses ranked first, second, third, etc., and Zhou Hong would have to defeat them one after another. The thought made him weary.
"However, your most important thing right now is cultivation. Since you've returned to the Qiao family, martial cultivation should be your top priority. Although our Qiao family does a lot of business, business is for the disciples who don't have martial cultivation talent. Like me, I'm currently the chairman of a listed company," Zhou Hong's mother said.
Zhou Hong was slightly surprised that his biological mother was the chairman of a listed company.
Zhou Hong thought, why not just go to the company and work as an employee? After all, Zhou Hong needed something to do.
"Mom, how about I work at your company?" Zhou Hong said with a laugh.
"Nonsense. Although your martial cultivation talent isn't top-tier, it's already very close to the geniuses on the Earth Ranking. How can you go work at the company? Even if I agreed, the family wouldn't." Zhou Hong's mother chided Zhou Hong.
At this moment, Qiao Zhenhua suddenly said, "How about I arrange for him to work at the Criminal Investigation Bureau? He can get very good training there too. Many outstanding students who graduate from martial cultivation academies end up going to the Criminal Investigation Bureau."
"Feng'er, what do you think?"
Zhou Hong thought for a moment and finally nodded, "Whatever you arrange."
"Alright then, I'll pull some strings to get you into the Capital's Criminal Investigation Bureau. With your current strength, being a squad leader there should be more than enough."
Zhou Hong remained silent. Anyway, he had a mission when he came to Earth. Currently, he didn't feel any mission, so he could only wait for it to appear.
When the time came, perhaps after completing his mission, he could return to the Zi Xiao Continent.
Until then, Zhou Hong was just going to drift along. So, anything would do.
"Zhou Hong, now that you've returned to the family, you need to pay respects to the Family Head and the elders. I'll take you to see them now," Qiao Zhenhua said.
"Okay." Zhou Hong nodded.
Meanwhile, in a grand hall within the Qiao family estate, several old men were seated, discussing something.
"The founder of the 'War Wolf' organization, Leng Feng, is truly fortunate," one of the old men said.
"Indeed. He was stuck at the Martial King realm for a long time, but unexpectedly encountered a reclusive master who, with just a casual guiding session, helped him break through to Martial Emperor. From then on, he soared, his future boundless."
"It's a pity we don't have such great luck. If only I could meet that reclusive master, how wonderful it would be. I've been stuck at the peak of the Martial King realm for a long time, but I can't take another step forward." The old man's eyes were filled with envy. This old man was the Qiao family's Family Head, and his current realm was also the peak of Martial King.
"Family Head, if you can enter the Martial Emperor realm, our Qiao family can become a fifth-rate family."
"Heh, forget it. Stop daydreaming. Not everyone has such great fortune to encounter a reclusive master."
Just then, a servant walked in.
"Reporting to the Family Head and all elders, collateral branch disciple Qiao Zhenhua is here to pay his respects," the servant said quickly.
"What is he suddenly here for?" the Family Head asked indifferently.
"He brought a young man, saying it's his long-lost son who has returned, and he's brought him to pay respects to the Family Head and the elders."
"Oh, I remember now. There was indeed such a matter. He had a son named Qiao Feng who was found some time ago. I heard he has some martial cultivation talent, close to the Earth Ranking," the Family Head nodded, recalling the matter. At the time, a main lineage family, ranked at the bottom, learned of this and wanted to kill Zhou Hong. This was because if Zhou Hong were to return, Qiao Zhenhua's branch would very likely return to the main lineage, and at that point, that bottom-ranked main lineage would surely be expelled and become a collateral branch.
"Let them in!"
"Yes." The servant immediately went out to relay the message.
"Elders, what do you think of this son of Qiao Zhenhua?" the Family Head asked the elders beside him.