While Li Feng was conversing with Hong’er, Li Zhengxiang and Yuan Muyun felt the most anxious. But they did not dare disturb Li Feng. They could only wait on the side. This wait lasted two full hours. If they had not been worried about interrupting Li Feng, they would have asked long ago. Now, seeing Li Feng turn his head, they hurriedly began to inquire.
“Yu’er is in an extremely dangerous state. Her life is in danger at any moment,” Li Feng said in a deep voice.
“What?” Li Zhengxiang’s expression changed dramatically. His gaze fixed tightly on Li Feng. “Li Feng, are you speaking the truth?”
“Li Feng, this cannot be possible,” Yuan Muyun said with a deathly pale face, full of disbelief.
“Fourth Uncle, Fourth Aunt, you should understand clearly. Over these years, Yu’er’s illness has grown more severe with each episode,” Li Feng said.
Li Zhengxiang and Yuan Muyun’s expressions changed. What Li Feng said was correct. Li Xinyu’s illness had indeed worsened with each passing year.
“Li Feng, do you have a way to treat Yu’er’s illness?” Li Zhengxiang asked in a deep voice.
“Fourth Uncle, this is not the place to talk,” Li Feng replied without answering directly.
In this era of the end of dharma, a single inheritance could drive people mad. The reason Li Xinyu had obtained Yan Qingcheng’s inheritance was because of her special physique. But others did not know that. If word got out that Li Xinyu possessed this inheritance, not only would Li Xinyu face mortal danger, the entire Li family would face utter destruction.
Li Zhengxiang looked at Li Feng and noticed the unprecedented seriousness on his face. He could not help but nod. “Let us go to the study.”
“Alright,” Li Feng agreed. Then he turned to Li Xinyu and said, “Yu’er, let us go to the study.” With that, he supported Li Xinyu and walked towards the study.
“Mm,” Li Xinyu did not refuse.
“This…” Yuan Muyun, who had been about to step forward to help support Li Xinyu, froze. Ever since Li Xinyu fell ill, she had never allowed contact with strangers. Even with Li Zhengxiang, it was usually difficult to get close to her. But now, when Li Feng went to support her, she actually did not refuse. What was going on?
It was not just Yuan Muyun who was stunned. Li Zhengxiang was also stunned. However, unlike Yuan Muyun, a sharp glint flashed in Li Zhengxiang’s eyes. He felt even more confidence in Li Feng.
How could Li Zhengxiang and Yuan Muyun know that Li Feng’s divine sense had entered Li Xinyu’s sea of consciousness? Because of that, on an instinctive level, Li Xinyu felt a sense of closeness towards Li Feng. That was why she did not refuse his support.
Under Li Zhengxiang’s lead, the four of them arrived at the study.
“Li Feng…”
Li Zhengxiang had just started to speak when Li Feng raised his hand to stop him.
Li Zhengxiang looked at Li Feng in confusion.
Li Feng had Li Xinyu sit on the sofa in the study. Then he released his divine sense to scan every corner of the room. Li Xinyu’s matter was of utmost importance. Li Feng did not dare to be the slightest bit careless.
Li Zhengxiang did not know that Li Feng was using divine sense to scan. He simply watched Li Feng quietly.
At that moment, under Li Zhengxiang’s puzzled gaze, Li Feng walked to a flowerpot. He pulled out the peony plant inside.
“Li Feng, you…” Li Zhengxiang’s expression changed greatly. That peony was his favourite. How could Li Feng treat it like this?
Li Feng did not speak. From the soil in the flowerpot, he retrieved a small object and tossed it onto the tea table in front of Li Zhengxiang.
“This, this…” Li Zhengxiang’s expression changed dramatically. The small object Li Feng had thrown onto the tea table was a listening device.
“How is this possible?” The study was Li Zhengxiang’s important place. Many of his decisions were made there. Yet he never imagined that someone had planted a listening device in his own study.
Li Feng did not stop. He continued searching the study thoroughly. In less than three minutes, he found two more listening devices and one miniature camera.
“This, this…” Li Zhengxiang’s face had turned completely ashen. So many listening devices had been planted in his study, and he had not noticed a thing.
“Fourth Uncle, your place is not safe at all,” Li Feng said with a smile as he looked at the listening devices and camera on the tea table.
“Damn it,” Li Zhengxiang thought of how every move he made had been under surveillance. The anger in his heart was unimaginable.
“By the way, Fourth Aunt, your hair clip looks very nice. May I take a look?” Li Feng suddenly turned to Yuan Muyun and asked.
“Hair clip?” Yuan Muyun was stunned. She looked at Li Zhengxiang.
“Give it to Li Feng,” Li Zhengxiang said. Although he did not understand why Li Feng wanted to see Yuan Muyun’s hair clip, he still spoke up.
Yuan Muyun nodded. She removed the hair clip from her head and handed it to Li Feng.
Li Feng took the hair clip and squeezed it hard.
Crack!
The hair clip was instantly crushed in Li Feng’s hand. When he opened his palm, a black listening device appeared.
“Damn it,” Li Zhengxiang was completely furious. Others might not know the origin of this hair clip, but he knew it clearly. The thought that every action and every word between him and Yuan Muyun had been monitored filled him with an urge to kill.
“Fourth Uncle, please do not get angry,” Li Feng smiled. He crushed all the listening devices and the camera into powder. “Now the place is safe.”
Li Zhengxiang looked at Li Feng. A trace of shock flashed in his eyes. He had many capable subordinates, yet none of them had discovered these devices. Li Feng, however, had found them effortlessly. This showed just how terrifying Li Feng’s abilities had become.
“Li Feng, now you can tell us about Yu’er’s condition, right?” Yuan Muyun did not care about the listening devices. Her greatest worry was Li Xinyu’s situation.
“Yes, Li Feng, have you figured out the cause of Yu’er’s illness?” Li Zhengxiang also asked.
“Fourth Uncle, Fourth Aunt, actually, Yu’er does not have an illness,” Li Feng said in a deep voice.
“Not an illness?” Li Zhengxiang and Yuan Muyun exchanged glances.
“Correct,” Li Feng nodded. He looked at Li Zhengxiang and Yuan Muyun, then said gravely, “Fourth Aunt may not understand Yu’er’s situation, but Fourth Uncle should be able to comprehend it.”
“What do you mean?” Li Zhengxiang asked.
“Fourth Uncle, you should know the origins of our Li family, right?” Li Feng asked.
Li Zhengxiang nodded. As a direct descendant of the Li family, he knew the family’s origins very well.
“The Li family ancestor was a heaven martial realm powerhouse. Together with the other seven heaven martial realm powerhouses, he established the eight top families. Fourth Uncle should understand just how powerful the ancestor was back then,” Li Feng said.
“The era of our ancestor is already a legendary era. Nowadays, the heaven martial realm has become a realm of legend,” Li Zhengxiang nodded.
“Then does Fourth Uncle know where the ancestor’s inheritance is now?” Li Feng asked. This was also something he was curious about. Logically speaking, even in this era of the end of dharma, a heaven martial realm inheritance should not make it impossible to even cultivate to the earth martial realm.
“I do not know about that. But I have heard that only those who become supreme elders are qualified to undergo the test for the ancestor’s inheritance,” Li Zhengxiang thought for a moment and answered.
“What? Who made such a ridiculous rule?” Li Feng’s expression changed greatly. He did not know what kind of position a supreme elder held in the Li family, but just from the name, he knew they were at least seventy or eighty years old. Those old fellows had long passed the best age for cultivation. Even if they obtained the inheritance, it would probably be too late to cultivate.
Could it be a rule set by the Li family ancestor himself? But the ancestor had been a heaven martial realm powerhouse. He could not possibly be unaware of such a reason. Was there some other cause?
“I do not know about that,” Li Zhengxiang shook his head. He looked at Li Feng with some confusion and asked, “Li Feng, what does this have to do with Yu’er?”
“What I want to tell Fourth Uncle now is that Yu’er has obtained an inheritance that surpasses the ancestor’s,” Li Feng said in a deep voice.
“What?” Li Zhengxiang’s expression changed dramatically. He looked at Li Feng in disbelief and said gravely, “Li Feng, are you speaking the truth?”
An inheritance surpassing the ancestor’s would mean surpassing heaven martial realm. Even though Li Zhengxiang had mentally prepared himself, he still found it hard to accept at this moment.
“Correct,” Li Feng nodded. Yan Qingcheng was an existence who had surpassed the heaven martial realm. He did not know the exact realm she had reached. But Li Feng did not tell Li Zhengxiang that, because even the heaven martial realm inheritance was already shocking enough for him.
Li Zhengxiang took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. “Li Feng, what exactly is going on? Yu’er’s illness started when she was three years old. Does that mean she already obtained the inheritance at three?”
“Correct, Fourth Uncle. Yu’er has a special physique. This inheritance can only be obtained by Yu’er. Even if others knew about it, they could not cultivate it. They might even explode and die,” Li Feng nodded and said. He deliberately said this to make Li Zhengxiang understand that Li Xinyu’s inheritance belonged only to her.
“Special physique,” Li Zhengxiang’s expression changed. Others might not know what a special physique meant, but Li Zhengxiang had read the ancient records of the family. He naturally understood what it signified. Just as Li Feng said, an inheritance tied to a special physique was something ordinary people could not cultivate.
“But Yu’er was so young. How could she possibly obtain an inheritance?” Li Zhengxiang asked in disbelief.
“Hehe,” Li Feng smiled. He sat beside Li Xinyu, took her left hand, and said to Li Zhengxiang and Yuan Muyun, “Fourth Uncle, Fourth Aunt, you are familiar with this bracelet, right?”
“This was passed down from our Yuan family ancestors. It is passed to daughters, not sons. On Yu’er’s third birthday, I gave this bracelet to her,” Yuan Muyun answered.
“Li Feng, are you saying that Yu’er obtained the inheritance because of this bracelet?” Li Zhengxiang suddenly thought of this. His expression changed. He said gravely.
“Correct. This bracelet is the inheritance. Because Yu’er has a special physique that meets the conditions for this inheritance, she obtained it,” Li Feng nodded. He looked at Li Zhengxiang and Yuan Muyun and continued, “As for Yu’er’s illness? Actually, it is not an illness at all. If at three years old, Fourth Uncle had taught Yu’er how to cultivate, not only would she not have ended up like this, but right now she would at least be an innate realm expert.”
“What?” Li Zhengxiang looked at Li Feng in shock. An innate realm cultivation level would mean someone even stronger than Li Feng?
“This is only a conservative estimate,” Li Feng smiled. Then his expression turned serious as he said, “But precisely because Yu’er has delayed cultivation for more than ten years, she is now in mortal danger. Her condition has reached a point where it is beyond saving.”
