Recognizing Ancestors and Returning to the Clan

"Fiancée?"

Ye Lingling was stunned for a moment, then asked in surprise, "You know all this?"

"Yeah, I only found out now."

Ye Feng reached out and flicked Ye Lingling's forehead. He scolded, "Really, you always give me things like this. If Dong'er hadn't told me, I wouldn't even know we were childhood sweethearts."

"So... what do you think?" Ye Lingling asked.

"Weddings are important events, arranged by matchmakers. My parents are gone. If I don't acknowledge this marriage, wouldn't that be disrespecting my deceased elders?" Ye Feng smiled, reached out, and put his arm around Ye Lingling's slender waist.

Ye Feng had already answered Ye Lingling's question with his actions. He naturally acknowledged and accepted the marriage. Of course, the key reason was that he was moved by Ye Lingling's deep affection. Also, Ye Lingling was well-proportioned and could be considered a beauty.

Ye Lingling blushed slightly and lowered her head.

"Didn't you say you were going home?"

Ye Lingling broke free from Ye Feng's embrace and said, "Let's go and ask someone to prepare two horses."

What do you need a horse for?

"Go home."

"That's too slow. I have a faster means of transportation here."

What kind of transportation was it?

As soon as Ye Lingling finished speaking, Ye Feng reached out and put his arm around Ye Lingling's slender waist again.

Ye Lingling tried to break free with a touch of demureness, only to find that the scenery around her was rapidly changing. In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, she found herself inside a Great Hall.

Inside the Great Hall, a man sat at the head of the table. He had a handsome face, a straight nose and a square mouth, and a refined and gentle appearance. His white robe was spotless. He looked to be about forty years old, with soft eyes, and appeared to be an ordinary person. His smooth black hair cascaded down his back, and everything about him seemed so casual and unpretentious.

"Dad?"

"Ling Ling?"

The middle-aged man and Ye Lingling exclaimed in unison, looking at each other with disbelief.

There were two other elderly men in the Great Hall, talking with a middle-aged man, when Ye Feng and Ye Lingling suddenly arrived.

"Miss, why did you suddenly come back?" an old man asked Ye Lingling in confusion.

"Miss, didn't you say that you wouldn't return to the sect until you brought Ye Feng back to the Recognizing Ancestors and Returning to the Clan?" Another elder voiced his doubts.

Ye Feng was stunned by the old man's words. He asked in surprise, "You made such a vow?"

Ye Lingling blushed, broke free from Ye Feng's embrace, walked to the old man's side, and exclaimed, "Second Grandfather, what nonsense are you talking about? There's no such thing."

"Who says such a thing didn't happen? The entire clan knows about it." The old man retorted to Ye Lingling without hesitation. After a pause, as someone who had been through it all, he looked at Ye Feng and exclaimed in surprise, "Ling Ling, could this young man be Xin'er's child, Ye Feng?"

"Mm." Ye Lingling nodded.

"Child, you're finally back." The old man was very emotional, grabbing Ye Feng's shoulders with both hands.

"Ling Ling, who is this..." Ye Feng asked.

"This is our Second Elder of the Nine Heart Hibiscus Sect, and the other is the Third Elder. They are both my grandfather's brothers," Ye Lingling explained.

"Greetings, Second Elder. Greetings, Third Elder." Ye Feng greeted them calmly.

"The person sitting in the seat is my father, Ye Chen, the Hibiscus Douluo," Ye Lingling introduced again.

Ye Feng sized up the middle-aged man, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and bowed slightly, saying, "Hello, Uncle."

"Ye Feng, you're finally back."

With a thought, Ye Chen appeared before Ye Feng, looking Ye Feng up and down, and said with a sigh, "You and your sister really do look alike. But why did you suddenly come back? Could it be that the real culprit who killed your parents has been found?"

Ye Feng nodded.

"Who is it?" Ye Chen asked with concern.

"Tang Hao, the Haotian Douluo," Ye Feng replied.

"Tang Hao, it was him." Ye Chen frowned, his hands clenched tightly. After a moment, he muttered to himself, "Indeed, there aren't many people who could kill my sister and brother-in-law. He certainly is one of them. Ye Feng, don't worry, I will definitely avenge this."

"Sect Master, this matter requires careful consideration. Tang Hao is, after all, a direct disciple of the Clear Sky Sect. Even if he has been expelled from the Clear Sky Sect, he still carries the blood of the Clear Sky Sect in his veins," the Second Elder reminded him.

"Are we just going to let this go?" Ye Lingling's father asked.

"It's not that we're ignoring it. It's that we're planning for the long term. If we do move, we'll do nothing. But if we do move, we'll uproot the Clear Sky Sect Clear Sky Sect completely to prevent them from coming after us," the Second Elder explained.

"Yes, you're right." Ye Chen nodded, patted Ye Feng's shoulder, and reassured him, "Ye Feng, don't worry, leave this to your uncle. Your uncle will definitely help you catch him and bring him to you so you can deal with him."

"No need," Ye Feng smiled.

"Why are you being so polite with me? The person he killed was not only your mother, but also my own sister."

"Uncle, you've misunderstood. I meant he's been caught."

"They've already caught them?"

"Yes, Dong'er caught him."

"Dong'er? Bibi Dong?" Ye Chen asked.

"Yes, that's right." Ye Feng nodded.

"That's good. We absolutely cannot let him get away with this so easily."

"Absolutely."

"By the way, Ye Feng, there's something I need to tell you. Actually, you and Ling Ling are betrothed as children. The betrothal was arranged when your mother was just pregnant." Ye Chen got straight to the Open Gate, revealing the relationship between him and Ye Feng.

"I know," Ye Feng smiled.

"Ling Ling told you?" Ye Chen looked at Ye Lingling.

"No, it was Sister Bibi Dong who told my cousin," Ye Lingling answered first.

"Then... what do you mean?" Ye Chen stared at Ye Feng.

"Uncle, what do you think?" Ye Feng smiled and reached out to grab Ye Lingling's hand in front of Ye Chen. Ye Lingling tried to break free, but Ye Feng held on tightly.

Ye Lingling struggled a couple of times, but in the end, she could only blush and let Ye Feng hold her hand in front of everyone.

"Hahaha... Okay, okay. So... when are you planning to have children?" Ye Chen asked.

Having a baby?

Ye Feng was stunned.

Having a baby?

Ye Lingling's eyes widened, and she said shyly, "Dad, if you keep talking nonsense, I won't talk to you anymore."

"Alright, alright, Dad doesn't care. You can have children whenever you want. Dad is very open-minded. Even if you get pregnant out of wedlock, I won't say anything, and I'm not afraid of what others will say." Ye Chen was too funny today, completely unlike a sect leader, and continued to joke.

"Dad..."

Ye Lingling blushed deeply, her ears turning bright red. She was so angry at her father's words that she wanted to stomp her feet.

"Ye Feng!"

Suddenly, Ye Chen's smile faded, and he asked, "What are your plans for the future?"

Ye Feng replied, "Tomorrow I will go to the Star Dou Great Forest to negotiate with those Soul Beast with a lifespan of 100,000 years."

"Tomorrow? So soon? You just got home and you're leaving already? Why don't you stay a few more days?"

"Hmm. Aside from negotiating important matters with the Soul Beast of the Star Dou Great Forest, there is one more thing I need to verify."

Ye Feng answered Ye Chen.

For Ye Feng, none of the five Supreme God posed a threat. This was because he had inherited the divine position of the Creation God. The only thing that made him uneasy was the Dragon God's position. Whether things were as he suspected, he would only know when he met the Silver Dragon King.