# Chapter 1305: The Interdependent Tree
The eyes of the people at the wine table all stiffened slightly. This fellow actually coveted Tang Yiyi's beauty, staring at her without restraint, and even dared to ask for her name. What utter delusion! The young miss of the Tang family, the third-ranked figure among the younger generation of Dragon Mountain Empire—how many people coveted her? Did it fall to him?
"Are you blind? Miss Tang's name—do you even have the right to ask?" A large hand landed on Lin Feng's shoulder, applying force. Immediately, the sound of cracking bones could be heard, as if the hand wanted to bore into Lin Feng's flesh and blood.
Lin Feng's eyes slowly turned, glancing behind him. In that instant, a pitch-black color appeared in his pupils, and a rolling demonic intent erupted, icy and bone-chilling. The man felt a sharp pain in his eyes, a look of terror spreading across his face.
"Scram!" Lin Feng uttered a single word. That gentle voice struck the young man like a thunderbolt to the head, causing his soul to tremble. He collapsed directly to the ground, his face ashen, his breathing ragged.
"Huff..." The man's heart pounded violently, his breathing unable to calm for a long time. That single glance gave him an overwhelming sense of invincibility—he couldn't even withstand a single look.
"Who are you?" At this moment, the crowd knew Lin Feng was no ordinary person. It seemed this man hadn't been using some concealment technique; he truly possessed terrifyingly powerful strength that they couldn't see through.
Tang Yiyi was inwardly astonished. For someone to reach the ninth floor of Heavenly Walk Palace, they had to be among the cream of the younger generation. That man was ranked in the top ten of the younger generation, not far behind her, yet he couldn't withstand a single glance from this person. This young man was simply too terrifying.
"I mean no harm. If I'm not mistaken, you should be Youyou's younger sister, right?" Lin Feng didn't take the previous incident to heart at all. The smile on his face remained warm and gentle. He had come to know Youyou through the Snow Domain Grand Competition, but had never interacted with her family. The Tang family, being a major clan in Heavenly Dragon City, naturally had more descendants than just Youyou alone. So when Lin Feng saw the resemblance between Tang Yiyi and Tang Youyou, he wasn't surprised at all.
Upon hearing Lin Feng's words, Tang Yiyi's beautiful pupils suddenly contracted. This man knew her elder sister! Just as Lin Feng had guessed, Tang Yiyi was indeed Tang Youyou's younger sister. In their branch of the family, there were three siblings: the eldest sister Tang Youyou, Tang Yiyi herself, and a younger brother, Tang Rui.
"You know my elder sister?" Tang Yiyi asked Lin Feng.
"Mm." Lin Feng nodded with a smile and asked, "Has your elder sister come back?"
Tang Yiyi looked at Lin Feng with some suspicion and asked again, "Who exactly are you?"
"My name is Lin Feng."
"Lin Feng!" Tang Yiyi's eyes suddenly froze, a look of extreme surprise on her face. This made a gleam of light flash in Lin Feng's eyes—it seemed Tang Yiyi knew who he was.
"Lin Feng?" The crowd furrowed their brows slightly. The name seemed somewhat familiar.
"Snow Domain Grand Competition, Lin Feng!" At that moment, someone exclaimed, finally recalling where the familiarity came from. As these words fell, everyone's gaze trembled. It was Lin Feng, who had won first place in the Snow Domain Grand Competition! So it was him—no wonder he was so formidable!
If that was the case, it was only natural that he knew Tang Youyou. It was said that among the Dragon Mountain Empire geniuses who had participated in the Snow Domain Grand Competition, the top few had good relationships with each other: Lin Feng, Jun Moxi, Tang Youyou, Qing Mengxin, and Jian Chen.
"Are you really Lin Feng?" Tang Yiyi continued to ask.
Lin Feng smiled. He gathered his divine sense power, fusing a small segment of memories with Tang Youyou into it, then transmitted it into Tang Yiyi's brow.
Tang Yiyi sensed this segment of memory, and the wariness on her face immediately disappeared, replaced by a faint smile. "I'll take you to my home to have a look!"
"Alright!" Although Lin Feng had a trace of doubt, he still nodded. The group walked out of Heavenly Walk Palace together, with Lin Feng and Tang Yiyi in front, while Lan Jiao and Yan Di strolled behind.
Tang Yiyi seemed very quiet, not speaking a word the entire time. Lin Feng followed silently behind her. Since Tang Yiyi wanted to take him to the Tang residence, there was obviously a reason.
The Tang residence wasn't far from Heavenly Walk Palace. Before long, the group entered the Tang family compound. Many members of the Tang family looked at the unfamiliar Lin Feng with some surprise.
"Yiyi, who are they?" A middle-aged man asked Tang Yiyi.
"Fifth Uncle, they're my friends." Tang Yiyi replied casually. The middle-aged man didn't say anything more. Soon, they passed through a corridor and arrived at a courtyard outside a main hall.
"Second Sister, who is he?" A young man of about eighteen walked out of the main hall, looking at Lin Feng with unfriendly eyes.
"Tang Rui, I need to see Father!" Tang Yiyi said to the young man.
"If you want to see Father, you'll have to get past me first!" Tang Rui kept his eyes fixed on Lin Feng. His body trembled, and he pounced toward Lin Feng like a gust of wild wind, his footwork exquisite, like a series of afterimages. Tang Rui's cultivation was at the Fifth Layer of the Mysterious Martial Realm—for his age in Dragon Mountain Empire, this was already considered decent.
"Watch my palm!" Tang Rui shouted, the wind from his palm howling.
"Nonsense!" Tang Yiyi's willow-like brows twitched, but she seemed somewhat helpless.
Lin Feng, however, didn't mind. Since Tang Rui called Tang Yiyi "Second Sister," he was clearly Tang Youyou's younger brother.
"Whoosh!" Lin Feng's body trembled slightly, and Tang Rui's palm wind brushed past Lin Feng's body without touching him at all.
"If you want to marry my second sister, you have to get past me first!" Tang Rui shouted coldly. His body seemed to split in two, conjuring afterimages as he attacked Lin Feng simultaneously.
"Tang Rui, stop it!" Tang Yiyi shouted. This little brat, what nonsense was he spouting!
But Lin Feng's body merely trembled slightly again, elusive and unpredictable, like a gentle breeze.
"Thousand Shadows!" Tang Rui shouted. His body transformed into countless forms, as if thousands of residual shadows flickered, all pouncing on Lin Feng at once. Lin Feng strolled among those countless shadows, his steps carefree, like wind brushing past, as if taking a leisurely walk. No matter how hard Tang Rui tried, he couldn't touch even the corner of Lin Feng's clothes.
"Tang Rui, that's enough!" A dignified voice rang out, and then a middle-aged figure walked out from the main hall ahead. Tang Rui's body stopped, drenched in sweat, staring at Lin Feng with some unwillingness to accept defeat.
"Uncle!" Lin Feng slightly bowed to the middle-aged man, observing the etiquette of a junior.
"Father, I want to try again." Tang Rui, seeing Lin Feng's gesture, spoke stubbornly. It seemed his guess was right—this man must be trying to pursue his second sister.
Tang Father glared at Tang Rui and said coldly, "Then let me try it myself!"
As he spoke, Tang Father's body flashed, and in an instant, countless afterimages pounced toward Lin Feng. Overbearing palm force shook the space, and endless residual shadows struck Lin Feng simultaneously.
"Boom, boom, boom..." Palm forces crashed onto Lin Feng's body one after another, finally coalescing into a single figure. The tremendous force lifted Lin Feng's long robe, causing it to flutter. Yet Lin Feng's eyes remained calm, not even wavering in the slightest.
"Break!" Tang Father stamped his foot, his long hair wildly dancing. The ground cracked, and terrifying fist intent surged toward Lin Feng like rolling floodwaters, enough to destroy even a great hall. But Lin Feng didn't even furrow his brow. This sight made Tang Rui's eyes go wide, his expression frozen. How terrifying! His father couldn't even budge Lin Feng in the slightest.
"Impressive, the younger generation!" Tang Father knew he couldn't shake Lin Feng. He withdrew his palm force and sighed. "Why didn't you fight back?"
"I wouldn't dare to fight with Uncle!" Lin Feng said with a wry smile. Was he supposed to beat up Youyou's father?
"Hmph, is it because you feel guilty toward Youyou?" Tang Father snorted coldly, a hint of displeasure in his tone.
"Huff..." Hearing Tang Father's words, Lin Feng instead broke into a smile. It seemed the Tang family really did have news of Youyou. He couldn't help but feel excited and asked, "Youyou, is she well?"
"What's going on?" Tang Rui was stunned by the conversation between his father and Lin Feng. He looked at Tang Yiyi, only to see her beautiful eyes glaring at him. "He's Lin Feng!"
"Lin Feng!" Tang Rui murmured to himself, but then his eyes suddenly froze, a sharp gleam appearing in them. "The one who won first place in the Snow Domain Grand Competition, who defeated young experts like Imperial Mausoleum and Duan Wudao—Lin Feng! Father is far from being his match!"
"What are you plotting now?" Tang Yiyi glared at Tang Rui. Meanwhile, Tang Father was walking in a certain direction. With his back to Lin Feng, he said, "Follow me!"
Lin Feng followed, with Tang Yiyi and the others behind. Passing through corridors and courtyards, they arrived at a boudoir courtyard where a woman lived. Tang Father spoke again, "This is where Youyou lives."
Lin Feng nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over the elegant courtyard. Various plants were growing, exuding a faint fragrance. Among them, one plant was particularly eye-catching—or rather, it was a pair of male and female plants, growing interdependently, existing side by side, clinging tightly together, as if no wind or rain could separate them.
"This was planted not long ago," Lin Feng murmured softly.
Tang Father walked to Lin Feng's side, looking at the plant. "Indeed, it was planted not long ago. It's called the Interdependent Tree. Youyou personally planted it a while ago. She said that if you came, I should bring you to see it."
"Youyou planted it!" A sharp gleam burst from Lin Feng's eyes. Youyou was truly still alive! This tree was named "Interdependent," symbolizing mutual reliance and eternal companionship—never to be separated!
Lin Feng's heart was filled with complex emotions. After spending so much time together, Youyou had always been by his side, never abandoning him even when he fell into demonic possession, even risking being killed by him at any moment. How could Lin Feng not understand Youyou's feelings? She had just never spoken of them. And now, at her home, she had planted the Interdependent Tree, instructing that if he came, Tang Father should bring him to see it.
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