Plain and Mysterious

Ever since Ye Feng learned that his mother was the younger sister of the Clan Chief of the Nine Heart Hibiscus Family, Ye Feng Ning Fengzhi to help investigate what happened back then. After more than a year of investigation, Ning Fengzhi finally obtained a clue.

"Who?" Ye Feng asked with concern.

"Come with me, I'll take you to see someone." After saying that, Ning Fengzhi looked at Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and especially Liu Erlong, who was brazenly clinging to Ye Feng's arm, and said, "Only Ye Feng can come. The others can stay here."

"No." The image of Shi Nian flashed through Liu Erlong's mind. He was worried that Shi Nian might harm Ye Feng.

"Second Dragon Sister, are you still worried that my father will eat my senior brother?" Ning Rongrong said with a smile.

"Rong Rong, I'm not worried about your father, but I'm worried that Shi Nian will make a move against Ye Feng. In his first battle, Ye Feng showed his full strength. He is very likely to attract the attention of other academies, especially Canghui Academy." Liu Erlong's words were clearly pointed.

"Er Long." Ye Feng reached out and touched Liu Erlong's cheek. Liu Erlong Liu Erlong was startled. Since they started dating, this was the most affectionate gesture Ye Feng Ye Feng ever shown her. Ye Feng continued, "What's meant to come will come eventually. Since that's the case, let it come sooner rather than later. You two go back now."

Liu Erlong hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded obediently. He then left Heaven Dou City with Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and the others.

Ye Feng followed Ning Fengzhi back into the Great Soul Arena. Inside a room, Ye Feng encountered an old acquaintance. It was none other than His Highness Xue Qinghe, the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire — Ye Feng and Ning Rongrong's Master.

"Uncle Ning," Xue Qinghe said.

As soon as Ning Fengzhi walked in, Xue Qinghe bowed respectfully to Ning Fengzhi.

"Qinghe, how many times have I told you? There's no need for formalities." Ning Fengzhi smiled and stepped forward to help Xue Qinghe up.

"Uncle Ning, you are Qinghe's teacher. Father Emperor would be displeased if he knew I had been disrespectful to you." Xue Qinghe finished speaking and looked at Ye Feng. The scene of Ye Feng's bold molestation of "her" flashed through Xue Qinghe's mind, and she did not step forward. However, she still smiled and said, "Junior brother, we meet again."

"Mm." Ye Feng nodded.

Ye Feng came here this time because of the cause of his parents' death. Therefore, Ye Feng did not make any further moves to tease Xue Qinghe.

Guided by Ning Fengzhi, Ye Feng, Ning Fengzhi, and Xue Qinghe sat down around the coffee table. Ye Feng Open Gate, asking, "Master, I heard you know something about the cause of my parents' death, is that true?"

Xue Qinghe replied, "Your father and mother are both my idols. Especially your father, his dashing personality is something I admire immensely. Uncle Ning mentioned your parents to me, and I looked up some royal archives. I found that the matter seems to be related to a certain place?"

"Where?"

"The Spirit Hall".

"The Spirit Hall? The Spirit Hall killed my parents?" Ye Feng's eyes flashed with a venomous glint as he stared at Xue Qinghe. He knew perfectly well that the Xue Qinghe before him was none other than Qian Renxue, the young lady of the Spirit Hall.

"I only said it might be related to the Spirit Hall. I didn't say that the murderers of your parents were from the Spirit Hall," Xue Qinghe explained.

"I would like to hear the details," Ye Feng said.

"On the day your parents were murdered, the entire high-ranking officials of the Spirit Hall were out searching for a secret treasure across the continent. Rumor has it that this treasure is in the hands of another one of my idols."

"Who?"

"Tang Hao, the Haotian Douluo".

"Tang Hao."

"Yes. Soon after, Tang Hao announced his departure from the Clear Sky Sect. Not long after, Tang Hao fought a decisive battle with the Spirit Hall. He was wounded and left. The secret treasure disappeared without a trace. It was in this battle that Tang Hao became the youngest Titled Douluo in history. After this battle, the Pope suddenly died, and a new Pope ascended to the throne. The Clear Sky Sect gradually faded from people's sight. Tang Hao's retirement was most likely closely related to this battle. However, the next day, your parents died outside Holy Soul Village. You were adopted by Old Jack of Holy Soul Village. For the next six months, no major events occurred on the continent." Xue Qinghe recounted this almost forgotten history in detail.

"Then... who exactly is the murderer who killed my parents?" Ye Feng asked.

"Aside from those involved in that battle, no one knows who killed your parents. It could be the Spirit Hall, or it could be Tang Hao, the Clear Sky Douluo, or the Clear Sky Sect, or even someone from the Nine Heart Begonia Clan," Xue Qinghe analyzed.

"The Nine Heart Hibiscus Family?" Ye Feng murmured.

"The Nine Heart Hibiscus Martial Soul is extremely special. In such a large family, only two people will awaken this Martial Soul. Only when one of them dies will the next disciple with the Nine Heart Hibiscus Martial Soul be born. It cannot be ruled out that someone wants to murder your mother and then make their child awaken the Nine Heart Hibiscus Martial Soul. After all, once someone awakens the Nine Heart Hibiscus Martial Soul, they will receive high-level treatment not only in the Nine Heart Hibiscus Family, but also in the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and the vast Soul Master World." Xue Qinghe analyzed in detail for Ye Feng.

"Hmm." Ye Feng nodded.

Regardless of how many Soul Ring the Nine Heart Hibiscus Martial Soul possesses, it will only have one skill: area-of-effect healing.

Human lifespan is finite, and everyone gets sick sometimes. Therefore, the Soul Master with the Nine Heart Hibiscus Martial Soul becomes extremely important. They can save a life when necessary.

Neither the Spirit Hall nor the Two Great Empires would easily offend the Nine Heart Hibiscus Family. The benefits that come with it are enough to make some members of the Nine Heart Hibiscus Family take risks and harm their own clansmen.

"Of course, this is just our speculation. It's also possible that someone deliberately orchestrated this. In short, anything is possible until the truth comes out. The only accurate information we have is that when your father and mother went on a trip, they were called out of the hotel by people dressed in black robes on their way back to the Nine Heart Hibiscus Family. Not long after, your parents were murdered." Xue Qinghe continued to analyze for Ye Feng.

"Was it before or after Tang Hao's battle with the former Pope that my parents were called out of the hotel by the man in black?" Ye Feng asked with concern.

"The call to leave the hotel was before World War I. The death occurred after World War I," Xue Qinghe replied solemnly.

Upon hearing this, Ye Feng fell into deep thought. Even with his intelligence, he couldn't figure out who had murdered his parents.

"Ye Feng".

Ning Rongrong had stood up at some point and gently patted Ye Feng's shoulder, comforting him, "It's been too long. It's too difficult to investigate the cause of your parents' death now. This can't be rushed. To find out if your parents' death was related to the battle back then, we only need to know what that secret treasure was and what happened back then. To find out if someone from the Nine Heart Hibiscus Family murdered your parents, we only need to know who in the Nine Heart Hibiscus Family awakened the Nine Heart Hibiscus Martial Soul after your mother's death."