A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 577 An unknown premonition

Upon arriving at Zhengyuan Hall and after everyone was seated, Chu Xiong asked, "Junior Brother, weren't you sent to the future by Master? Why are you back?"

“Yes, junior brother, I remember Master said that he sent you to the future and you can never come back. What do you mean?” Wang Er asked.

The dwarf said, "Junior brother, could it be that you didn't go to the future, but went somewhere else?"

Chao Bufan laughed and said, "My three senior brothers, when I was dying, my father did send me to the future, specifically to HX, three thousand one hundred years later."

"HX three thousand one hundred years from now?" Chu Xiong asked in surprise.

"Extraordinary" grunted and said, "When I transmigrated to HX, there was a man named Falcon who had just died. By chance, my soul entered his body, which is why I was able to be reborn."

“Junior brother,” Wang Er asked, “how did you get back?”

Chao Bufan said, "I traveled back using a time machine."

"What is a time machine?" the dwarf asked.

"This time machine is a machine that can take you back to any era in the past. It was researched and manufactured by the people of HX. I just happened to come across it, so I traveled back in time," Chao Bufan said.

"So that's how it is." The three Chu brothers were still somewhat skeptical. "Junior brother," Chu Xiong asked again, "how have you been coping these past six months?"

Chao Bufan said, "Three senior brothers, it's like this, this Falcon is a core member of the HX Special Forces' Dragon Team. After I was reborn using his body..."

Chao Bufan simplified the story, giving a general account of his life after his rebirth, which left Chu Xiong and his two fellow disciples both surprised and delighted.

“Junior brother,” Chu Xiong said, “I knew you were lucky and wouldn’t die.”

Wang Er said, "Junior Brother, you don't know, for the past six months, Senior Brother has been thinking about you every day! Whenever he thinks of you, Senior Brother sheds tears, thinking of you..."

"Second brother, how dare you say that to me? Aren't you the same as the third brother?" Chu Xiong said sarcastically.

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan's eyes immediately welled up with tears. His three senior brothers had always treated him with utmost care and affection, and Chao Bufan had long regarded them as family, even closer than family. When he was little, whenever he made a mistake, his three senior brothers would cover for him, and when the truth came out, they would unhesitatingly stand up for him. They taught him martial arts every day, played with him, and always gave him the best food first, sparing him from hardship or fatigue… Thinking of how good his three senior brothers had been to him, his heart warmed.

“My three senior brothers,” Chao Bufan said softly, “I’m sorry to have worried you.”

"It's nothing," Chu Xiong said. "As long as you're safe and sound, that's all that matters. Are you hungry? I'll go make you something to eat."

With that, Chu Xiong got up and walked out.

Chao Bufan quickly replied, "Senior Brother, I'm not hungry."

"Senior Brother, we're not hungry, so don't bother."

“Yes, Senior Brother, we’re not hungry at all!” Baihe and the others said.

"Senior Brother," Chao Bufan smiled slightly, "we're really not hungry, so don't bother with the cooking, sit down and chat with us!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiong nodded and said, "Junior Brother, if you get hungry, just let me know and I'll cook for you anytime."

Chao Bufan nodded and smiled, then said, "My three senior brothers, actually, I've been thinking about you all the time, and I even dream about you often. By the way, eldest brother, when my father passed away, did he tell you where he was going? I want to go find him."

"This..." The three Chu brothers felt a tightness in their hearts and became uneasy. Chu Xiong was honest and simple and couldn't even lie. The second and third brothers were afraid that he would let slip the secret because he couldn't lie. The second brother, Wang Er, quickly said, "Junior brother, you know that Master never tells us where he is going. We don't know where he goes either."

“Yes, junior brother,” the dwarf said, “Anyway, Master will come back sooner or later, so why bother looking for him? Besides, the world is so big, we can’t find him anyway, we can only wait for him to come back.”

Seeing that his three senior brothers became nervous as soon as they mentioned their father, Chao Bufan did not suspect anything and smiled slightly: "Senior brothers, you are all so nervous. Did you make my father angry again while I was away? Did he punish you again?"

"No, no, we didn't upset our master, and he didn't punish us either," the three Chu brothers said in unison, chuckling together.

"Senior Brother," Chao Bufan joked, "you're usually the most honest of the four of us. You always blush when you lie or get nervous. Look at you now, you're like a woman... as for..."

Suddenly, Chao Bufan caught a glimpse of the long sword on Chu Xiong's back out of the corner of his eye. He recognized the sword very well. He exclaimed in surprise, "Huh?" and asked, puzzled, "Senior Brother, isn't that sword on your back mine? How did it end up on you?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiong and his two fellow disciples felt a pang of anxiety again. Chu Xiong quickly said, "Oh, this... this was given to me by our master."

"My father gave it to you?" Chao Bufan said with a solemn expression, then frowned and said, "No, senior brother, you're lying to me. My father once told me that this sword is more important than his life. As long as the sword is there, he is there; if the sword is destroyed, he dies. His sword has never left his sight, and he doesn't allow us to touch it."

"This...this..." Chu Xiong was speechless for a moment, stammering as he spoke.

Chao Bufan glanced at his three senior brothers and noticed their strange expressions. He raised an eyebrow and said, "Senior Brother, tell me honestly, has something happened to my father?"

"Junior brother, I...I..."

Chu Xiong stammered, his body stiff and his expression extremely tense. Chao Bufan immediately understood, jumped up from his seat, and asked anxiously, "Senior Brother, what happened to my father?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiong glanced at the second brother and then at the third brother. The three brothers knew that the matter could no longer be resolved, and they all sighed.

Chao Bufan's heart tightened, and he suddenly rushed to Chu Xiong, grabbing his shoulders and saying urgently, "Senior Brother, what happened to my father? Tell me!"

Chu Xiong's face darkened, and he whispered sadly, "Junior Brother, Master... Master..."