Chapter 439: The Truth
Hearing Lin Feng's cold words, the old man was speechless. What could he possibly say?
Just as Lin Feng had said, his life was now in Lin Feng's hands.
"If I were willing to exchange it for any condition, would you spare me?" The old man's eyes stared intently at Lin Feng as he asked.
"No." Lin Feng didn't hesitate for a moment, directly shaking his head in denial.
"You were strong, so you insulted me, toyed with me as you pleased, and wanted me dead. Now that I am strong, do you think I would spare your life?"
Hearing Lin Feng's words, the crowd sighed inwardly. Indeed, they had all witnessed how the old man had treated Lin Feng earlier. Within the Nine Palace Trapping Dragon Formation, he had prevented Lin Feng from finding Meng Qing, blocking him from entering the hall where Meng Qing and She Qiong were.
And after Lin Feng emerged from the illusion and fought She Qiong, when She Qiong had the advantage, the old man did nothing. But the moment Lin Feng was about to kill She Qiong, he suddenly intervened, even allowing She Qiong and Chu Zhanpeng to attack Lin Feng together. Clearly, he intended to toy with Lin Feng to death, to take his life. Now that the situation had reversed and Lin Feng was in control, holding his life in his hands, how could he possibly let him go? Anyone in Lin Feng's position would do the same.
The old man sighed, a trace of regret flashing in his eyes. But everything was now irreversible.
"I only regret being too arrogant, not taking a rising genius seriously. Unfortunately, the outcome turned out to be this ridiculous." The old man sighed again, slowly closing his eyes, and uttered from his mouth, "Give me a quick death."
"Fine, I'll grant you that."
Lin Feng nodded slightly, raising his palm. A ball of flame burned in his hand, carrying strands of destructive aura.
With a tremor of his hand, Lin Feng's flame imprinted onto the old man's chest. Instantly, a terrifying will of destruction bloomed within the old man's chest, ravaging his body. Soon, the old man's body twitched slightly, then his head tilted to the side, never to move again, while his body continued to burn in the flames.
A Mysterious Martial Realm Fifth Layer powerhouse had died. And he was someone from the Imperial City.
The crowd felt a wave of emotion. How many experts had died now? Ling Tian, She Qiong, Chu Zhanpeng, Chu Qing, and this old man—all killed by Lin Feng.
The flames incinerated the old man's body, and the colorful silk ribbon was withdrawn at the same time. A dull, lusterless storage ring appeared in the void, causing Lin Feng's eyes to narrow slightly.
Reaching out with his hand, Lin Feng grabbed the storage ring and put it away.
A Mysterious Martial Realm Fifth Layer expert, and a member of the Imperial family, should have some wealth, right?
After finishing this, Lin Feng turned his gaze to the mysterious woman, a hint of confusion in his eyes. He still didn't understand why she had helped him. And where did this familiar feeling come from?
"Is there... some connection between us?"
Lin Feng looked at the mysterious woman. After a moment, he uttered a voice. His keen intuition told him that there must be some bond between him and this mysterious woman before him.
Hearing Lin Feng's question, the mysterious woman's body trembled slightly.
She could stand in the void, looking down on everything. She could wave her hand and take a life. But she could not remain calm in front of Lin Feng. A casual word from Lin Feng made her lips tremble, wanting to speak but not knowing how.
Was she supposed to tell him that she was his mother, yet had not gone to see him once in these eighteen years?
Lin Feng waited for the mysterious woman's answer, but she remained silent.
A sigh came from the direction of the Xiangjiang Lakeside, carrying a hint of vicissitude.
"She is Lin Hai's wife. What do you think your relationship is?"
After this sigh fell, another voice rang out, vicissitudes mixed with a stubborn coldness, causing Lin Feng's body to tremble violently.
Lin Hai's wife!
A sharp gleam shot from Lin Feng's eyes as he swept his gaze toward the speaker. It was none other than the head of the Yue Clan, Yue Qingshan.
"What exactly is going on?!" Lin Feng felt his mind in chaos. He had guessed earlier that this mysterious woman was likely the master of the Longing Forest. And last time, Duan Xinye had told him that the master of the Longing Forest was the daughter of the Yue Clan, a peerless genius and the number one beauty of Snow Moon, who had broken ties with the Yue Clan. That meant this mysterious woman was very likely Yue Qingshan's biological daughter.
Seeing the shock in Lin Feng's eyes, Yue Menghe slowly nodded. She raised her hand to her head, took off the bamboo hat, and threw it away. The veil attached to the hat drifted away with the wind, revealing the true face of the mysterious woman.
Delicate and soft lines, a perfect silhouette, willow-leaf eyebrows, an oval face. In her watery eyes were traces of red, carrying endless tenderness. Yet within those tender pupils, there was also boundless vicissitude and longing.
"What a beautiful woman." The crowd, seeing the woman who had removed her veil, felt their hearts tremble. This woman looked ageless, but her figure and face were so flawless, embodying every trait of a beautiful woman perfectly.
"Menghe, you haven't changed at all."
With a flicker of his body, Yue Qingshan, the head of the Yue Clan, stepped into the air, looking at the woman who had revealed her true face, his eyes filled with infinite emotion.
Yue Menghe looked at Yue Qingshan, her gaze complex. If her father had stood by her side back then and agreed to her marriage with Lin Hai, many things that followed would never have happened.
"You have changed. Your hair has turned white."
Yue Menghe said softly, her eyes revealing no discernible emotion.
"Yes, I have grown old. Perhaps one day I will return to the yellow earth. But even so, when you see me, you still refuse to call me father."
Yue Qingshan didn't know what he felt inside. His most beloved daughter, when they met, seemed like a stranger.
"Father!" Many who still didn't know Yue Menghe's identity trembled violently.
Yue Qingshan said that this mysterious woman refused to call him father. This mysterious woman was Yue Qingshan's daughter!
Yue Menghe, eighteen years ago, the number one beauty of Snow Moon.
Countless people who had heard the stories of that time trembled in their hearts. So it was her. This mysterious woman was the number one beauty and genius girl who had shaken Snow Moon eighteen years ago.
And from their conversation, Lin Feng seemed to be Yue Menghe's son. Then Lin Feng... wasn't he Yue Qingshan's grandson?
The Nine Heavens Azure Dragon Martial Soul, the bloodline martial soul of the Yue Clan. No wonder. Everything suddenly became clear, all of it understood.
So Lin Feng truly possessed the direct bloodline of the Yue Clan, the grandson of Yue Qingshan, the head of the Yue Clan.
"Father?" Yue Menghe frowned, her voice carrying a hint of coldness. "Do you think you have fulfilled your duty as a father?"
Yue Menghe's voice held a trace of resentment and blame, causing Yue Qingshan's expression to freeze.
"Everything I did was for you, for the Yue Clan." Yue Qingshan said loudly, seeming somewhat agitated by Yue Menghe's words. He, Yue Qingshan, had no regrets.
"You still think you were right, still insist on your own views. You did it for the Yue Clan, for me."
Yue Menghe revealed a sarcastic smile, coldly saying, "If that's the case, then why did you come up and stand before me?"
Hearing this, Yue Qingshan's expression stiffened. He, Yue Qingshan, believed he was right, while Yue Menghe had always held her own convictions. They had the same stubborn personality, neither admitting fault. This chasm lay between father and daughter, insurmountable.
Lin Feng stood to the side, his mind unable to calm for a long time. His heart kept trembling, and his thoughts were in turmoil.
He recalled the story Duan Xinye had told him, about the four geniuses who shook Snow Moon eighteen years ago.
Three of them had fallen in love with the number one beauty of Snow Moon. In the end, Zhuge Wuqing chose to give up, the mysterious woman chose the nameless genius, and then the Imperial family member intercepted Yue Menghe and the nameless genius. The arrogant nameless genius was sealed and banished from the Imperial City.
Imperial family, seal!
Lin Feng's heart trembled violently. He suddenly remembered the dark seal gate that flashed on Lin Hai's forehead.
That nameless genius from eighteen years ago, the sealed genius, was his father, Lin Hai. The truth was so shocking. Lin Feng had never imagined that the protagonists of eighteen years ago were his father and mother!
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