Qian Mingya and her granddaughter Yu Hongxiu were still recovering from the recent search. They had been at home the entire time, yet someone had barged in and searched their house. It was terrifying.
Yu Hongxiu whispered, "Thank you, Auntie!"
Li Keyi rubbed Yu Hongxiu's head and took out a candy from her pocket. "Good girl, this is for you. Eat it quickly!"
Yu Hongxiu looked at Li Keyi and said, "I want to save it for Mom to eat, is that okay?"
Qian Mingya had also regained her senses and said to Yu Hongxiu, "Hongxiu, since this auntie gave it to you, you should eat it. But in the future, if a stranger gives you candy, you're not allowed to accept it."
Hearing her grandmother's words, Yu Hongxiu unwrapped the candy, popped the fruit-flavored sweet into her mouth, and a satisfied smile spread across her face.
"Madam, I apologize. My soldiers were out of line. It's because Shen Feng's children were targeted in an assassination attempt, so we're searching for the culprits. We apologize for disturbing you!" Li Keyi said with sincere regret.
"Assassination! How dare someone assassinate you?" Qian Mingya was confused when she heard Li Keyi's explanation. In her opinion, people in high positions would receive protection and would not face assassination attempts.
Li Keyi explained, "Shen Feng has been fighting outside for many years, and he has inevitably killed many wicked people. The families of these wicked people choose to seek revenge, which is unavoidable."
Qian Mingya suddenly understood and nodded.
Li Keyi then asked, "Where is Yu Renshu? Is she not at home?"
"She goes out to fight every day to get food. I'm sorry to make you laugh! She goes into the mountains every day to find mutated beasts. After killing them, she brings them back. However, there are often mercenaries hunting in these mountains, making it difficult to find large mutated beasts, so our family is quite poor," Qian Mingya said helplessly.
After leaving Rongcheng, their family had moved to Yuzhou in the south. When they left Rongcheng, they had very little wealth. The most they carried was the food coupons issued in Rongcheng. After Rongcheng was destroyed, the food coupons became unusable. To make a living, Yu Renshu went hunting every day, abandoning her former identity as a researcher.
"Why didn't you come to the city to find us? As long as you went to the City Lord's Mansion, many people would recognize you. Moreover, Shen Feng and Yu Renshu are old acquaintances; he wouldn't ignore you," Li Keyi continued to ask.
"Every family has its own difficulties. We didn't want to disturb Feng Shen's life. We can live here too!" Qian Mingya's gaze flickered. She clearly did not intend to answer this question.
"Alright, we've talked enough. I need to leave now, as I still have many enemies to deal with. Here is my identity token. Keep it with you. With this token, you can go to the city. Whether you go to the Feng Shen Palace or the City Lord's Mansion, someone will receive you. If you need my help in the future, don't hesitate to ask!" Li Keyi suddenly realized why Yu Renshu had chosen not to go into the city.
Before leaving, Li Keyi left her identity token, asking Qian Mingya and Yu Hongxiu to put it away.
After saying these words, Li Keyi left. She still had to chase the assassins. She heard that Lin Yue had already caught a small group of fleeing individuals, and she should hurry to join them.
After Li Keyi left, Qian Mingya quickly put away the identity token and said, "Hongxiu, absolutely do not tell your mother about what happened today, or she will throw this identity token away!"
Yu Hongxiu nodded but asked innocently, "But aren't we here in Yuzhou to reunite with Dad? Why does Mom want to stop us from entering the city?"
Qian Mingya shook her head and said, "Your mother is proud by nature. Our family has fallen on hard times, and her pride doesn't allow her to beg. Forget it, it's useless to tell you these things. If there's a chance in the future, I'll let you reunite. I just don't know how that heartless man will treat you!"
Yu Hongxiu nodded as if she understood, the sweet candy in her mouth.
Over the next three days, Yuzhou launched a fierce retaliation against the sudden appearance of assassins. Every year, Yuzhou organized soldiers to enter the mountains to clear out mutated beasts and birds. Therefore, these soldiers were very brave in combat. Once they found traces of the enemy, they pursued without hesitation until the enemy was killed.
Within three days, Lin Yue led his men in continuous pursuit of the remnants of Taiyuan, killing everyone they found. Although there were still some who escaped, they had fled to other places and would not dare to come to Yuzhou again for a short time.
Meanwhile, Yu Renshu, after hearing about her family being searched, quickly realized that in a chaotic place, her family members were easily harmed. Her mother was already over fifty years old, and it was definitely not safe to have a child at home. She needed enough strength to protect them.
Thus, Yu Renshu began to plan to establish her own power in the southern city. Only by establishing a force could she truly protect her family.
Upon returning to Yuzhou, Li Keyi finally heard some good news: Du Fansheng had woken up. Under normal circumstances, only children aged ten and above could awaken their abilities, as their nervous systems were fully developed by then, allowing them to control their powers. However, Du Fansheng was only a little over nine years old and had already awakened his abilities, which was a miracle.
Furthermore, Du Fansheng's changes were not over. He had now become a third-tier ability user, directly skipping the first and second tiers.
Chang Jianyi explained roughly, "Previously, Shen Feng had an evolution crystal on him, which this child accidentally ate. He was in a coma for a long time. Now that he has awakened his abilities and achieved such a significant improvement, it is also related to the evolution crystal he consumed."
"Yes, yes, I almost forgot about that!" Li Keyi quickly nodded.
After Du Fansheng woke up, before he could even rejoice about awakening his abilities, he was immediately confined to his room by Chang Jianyi. "From today onwards, you will also face the wall and reflect for a month. Your younger brother and sister have already been confined, and you will be treated the same! I will be fair to everyone!"
Du Fansheng did not dare to disobey his aunt's orders and obediently returned to his room. However, he was still very curious about the abilities he had awakened.
The three deceased teenagers were all Shen Feng's disciples. These three teenagers had either suffered injuries from blunt weapons or cuts from knives, and their deaths were very tragic. Chang Jianyi had their brains removed, carefully stitched up their wounds, and then held a grand funeral to bury the three.
Luo Hui also appeared at the funeral, pushed by Wang Xiran. Chang Jianyi and Chu Chaoyan gave the two generous rewards, including a building in Yuzhou. With this building, they would be able to live a life of ease without working in the future.
At the funeral, Luo Hui said to his three deceased brothers, "You can rest in peace now, because the culprits have been killed. From now on, you can also find release."
Wang Xiran remained silent for a long time, saying nothing.
In this assassination incident, Wang Xiran was actually the luckiest person. She had awakened her abilities when she was on the verge of death, and she later received generous rewards that were enough to give her a good life. However, the price of such luck was watching her friends die.
"Wang Xiran, since you have awakened your abilities, according to regulations, you should leave the Feng Shen Palace. However, your situation is special, and your ability is of the healing type. If you live outside, you won't be able to protect yourself, so you should continue to reside in the Feng Shen Palace!" Chu Chaoyan said to Wang Xiran.
Wang Xiran quickly nodded in agreement. Even if she lived outside, she would still be alone. It was more appropriate to continue living in the Feng Shen Palace.
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Shen Feng traveled from the Taihang Mountains to the East China Sea, where he found a huge nest located on the sea, wrapped in kelp. This nest was inhabited by water spiders.
These spiders liked to ambush in the water. Their saliva contained anesthetic components. As long as they bit their prey, they could make the prey's body go limp and unable to move. Then, they would take them back to the nest to eat or feed their larvae. These spiders, hidden underwater, were immune to ordinary attacks.
Shen Feng's original idea was to seek help from Yue Hengyi. As long as Yue Hengyi appeared, the creatures in the nest would be affected by gravity and eventually crushed to death.
However, Shen Feng could not find Yue Hengyi. Yue Hengyi had gone out to sea, and it was uncertain when he would return.
So, Shen Feng went to sea alone. He was now an eighth-tier ability user, possessing world-destroying power. He did not believe he could not deal with an underwater insect nest. He was now preparing to avenge Mu Ying, who was seriously injured.
Shen Feng, in the sky, saw a large black shadow appearing in the azure ocean. Amidst the waves, there seemed to be many black leaves hidden. These dark brown leaves were kelp leaves. Ordinary kelp would not have such large leaves; only mutated bullwhip kelp could grow so wide and long. The huge object wrapped within the bullwhip kelp was actually the insect nest.
"Eye of the Hurricane!" Shen Feng then began to use his abilities. Gusts of wind gathered, and within minutes, a massive tornado appeared on the sea.
After the tornado appeared, the strong winds continuously swept across the sea surface. Countless amounts of seawater were blown into small droplets and then swept into the air by the tornado. Many fish, shrimp, and crabs in the nearby waters came to the surface for air. Unfortunately, they were caught by the tornado and swept into the air.
Scenes of fish falling from the sky were common worldwide. Ancient people did not understand this natural phenomenon and thought it was an act of God. Otherwise, how could these fish and crabs fall from the sky?
In reality, it was because a tornado appeared at sea, carrying seawater and small animals into the air. When the tornado dissipated over land, the water and animals in the air would fall to the ground. To outsiders, it would seem as if fish or crabs had fallen.
Shen Feng had also considered methods to attack underwater targets, but almost all his attacks were ineffective underwater. This was because there was not enough air underwater. Without air, there would naturally be no air movement. Without wind, the Wind God would be just an ordinary ability user.
Both wind blades and air cannons would be blocked by seawater. To attack the underwater insect nest, these two attacks were impossible.
However, Shen Feng had also thought of other methods, namely the tornado. Normally, tornadoes do not appear at sea; typhoons usually do. But once a tornado appears, the seawater and fish and shrimp in the nearby waters would be swept into the sky. Therefore, Shen Feng used the tornado for his attack.