I Am Born With A Silver Spoon novel Chapter 761

Upon seeing the man his son was referring to, Qin Xuanfeng was intrigued by the man’s youthful looks; his son referred to Chen Hao as ‘Master Chen’, yet the latter looked completely ordinary in every way. Could his son be mistaken?

Despite what he thought, he shook hands with Chen Hao in a friendly gesture to express his gratitude. Unsurprisingly, after a few exchanges of words, it was only natural for him as an elder to begin looking down on Chen Hao.

After enjoying a meal together, Qin Xuanfeng and the rest took Chen Hao on a tour of the Qin Family household when the topic of conversation turned to the Storm Calming Rock in front of them. “Hehe, Chen Hao, this is the Storm Calming Rock that I’ve told you just now. This is the hardest rock across heaven and earth, and I bring it with me wherever I stay!”

Qin Xuanfeng began calling Chen Hao by his name instead of addressing him as ‘Master Chen’; the same went for the few elders in the Qin Family, who called Chen Hao by his name too.

This made Qin Yong, who was accompanying them, anxious. So, he kept shooting glances at his father to tip him off that this was gravely disrespectful to Chen Hao.

However, Qin Xuanfeng turned a deaf ear at his son’s reminder and, in self-absorption, began to recount the origin of the Storm Calming Rock without Chen Hao asking.

According to legend, the Storm Calming Rock was a giant rock sitting bare at the peak of Mount Taiwu that had taken up the Essence of the Sun and Moon for a long time. Perhaps due to the rock possessing a unique aura, it had often been struck by lightning, yet it remained undamaged after having been hit by lightning so frequently. Since then, the rock was called the Storm Calming Rock.

After he finished recounting the story, Qin Xuanfeng turned to Chen Hao and said proudly, “What do you think, Chen Hao? This giant rock in my possession is truly of great value, isn’t it?”

The few remaining elders smiled in response, thinking that there was no way for a naive young brat like him to recognize such a heavenly magic treasure.

Upon listening to Qin Xuanfeng’s words, Chen Hao couldn’t help but give a wry laugh and shook his head. “The rock indeed seems to be of indescribable value.”

“Haha, but your expression seems to tell that you don’t quite believe the story, Chen Hao. Since my son had mentioned that you possess great abilities, why don’t you let us, the Qin Family, have a look?” suggested Qin Xuanfeng without thinking.

“He’s right, Chen Hao. Why don’t you try breaking open this Storm Calming Rock, which is said to be unbreakable? It would be an eye-opener for us!” joked some of the elders in response, though there were evident traces of scorn in their mocking voices.

Chen Hao sensed the hidden meaning behind their words, but he could understand their feelings. It was only natural for Qin Xuanfeng and the other elders of the Qin Family to be unwilling to let him become the Qin Family’s protector and follow his lead for generations. After all, all he did was to save the lives of Qin Yong and his sister before he agreed to Qin Yong’s request.

Their reluctance was evident, as they did not mention anything about him being their family’s protector during the dinner.

Chen Hao replied flatly, “The Storm Calming Rock is indeed the hardest substance across heaven and earth. It has the quality of being indestructible and even lightning and cannons couldn’t scar it. That’s because after absorbing the Essence of the Sun and Moon for a long period of time, the rock had gained spiritual energy and become a spiritual rock.”

“Haha, judging by what you said, Chen Hao, do you mean that anything that has spiritual energy, or in other words, spiritual items, would become indestructible?” retorted Qin Xuanfeng in a slightly resentful tone as he couldn’t understand a single bit of what Chen Hao had said.

“Let me put it this way—the Storm Calming Rock is indestructible because a spiritual item must be dealt with using Spiritual Energy of Heaven and Earth. Therefore, your Inner Energy and the energy from ordinary metals won’t bring any harm to this spiritual rock!” explained Chen Hao.

“I get what you mean now, Chen Hao. Are you mocking us for having mediocre abilities?” joked one of the elders to the others while looking at Chen Hao with a bitter smile.

His message was clear—he was warning Chen Hao to behave himself and stop being boastful!

Qin Yong could sense the hidden meaning behind his great-uncle’s words. Panicked, he said hastily, “Granduncle, that was not what Master Chen meant…”

Chen Hao said as well, “Indeed, that was not what I meant… I hope you don’t misunderstand.”