When he returned to the house again, the Shen family had already dispersed.
"Mr. Lin, my father wants you to go in."
Shen Nan waited respectfully for Lin Feng, his attitude clearly showing more reverence.
"I know. You're a good kid, with a bright future!"
Lin Feng patted Shen Nan's shoulder and entered Shen Yunfei's bedroom.
Inside the bedroom were only Shen Yunfei and his daughter, Shen Xinyue.
What the father and daughter had discussed, Lin Feng didn't know, but Shen Xinyue's pretty face was flushed, and she even avoided Lin Feng's gaze.
"Lin Feng, I know you're not too happy about Xinyue lurking by your side."
"This was all my arrangement. You can direct your anger at me. Xinyue is innocent."
Shen Yunfei explained.
"I'm not angry. Just give me the stone tablet fragments. This thing is useless to your Shen family,"
Lin Feng said with a smile, reaching out for them.
Shen Yunfei showed a bit of difficulty. "Young friend Lin Feng, the stone tablet fragments are a secret passed down in my Shen family. The ancestral teachings say this concerns the rise and fall of our Shen family. How can it be unrelated to us?"
"What? Are you going back on your word? I can save your life, and I can take it as well!"
"If you dare to break your promise, let alone your life, your Shen family won't be able to withstand my wrath!"
Lin Feng's smile vanished, and a chill entered his eyes.
"Dad, just give them to Lin Feng. I've already promised him, I can't break my word!"
Shen Xinyue persuaded him.
"Xinyue, these are the warnings of our ancestors. If I give them to him, how can I face the Shen family's ancestors?"
Shen Yunfei was also helpless.
"Fine, then your Shen family is finished!"
Lin Feng saw that Shen Yunfei was unwilling to hand over the items and was about to lash out.
"Wait! I can give you the items, but you have to promise me one thing!"
Shen Yunfei quickly stopped Lin Feng.
"Speak!"
Lin Feng spat out the word coldly.
"As long as you promise to marry my daughter, I will give you the items!"
"If you marry my daughter, you'll be half a Shen family member. In this way, I won't be violating our ancestral teachings!"
Shen Yunfei said earnestly, having already made his calculations.
Lin Feng was so powerful. If the Shen family could forge a connection with him, it would be a great fortune for them.
"Dad, what are you talking about? I, I haven't decided who to marry yet!"
Shen Xinyue shyly fiddled with the hem of her clothes, but her heart felt a little sweet.
"You silly girl, who knows a daughter better than her father? I know what you're thinking!"
Shen Yunfei saw through Shen Xinyue's thoughts at a glance.
"Are you treating me as air? She wants to marry, but do I agree to marry her?"
"The initiative is with me now. You have no right to negotiate terms with me!"
Lin Feng was speechless. Were these father and daughter playing games?
"Alright, if you don't agree, then destroy the Shen family. I'm tired. Go ahead and destroy it."
Shen Yunfei adopted a 'dead pig fears no boiling water' attitude, completely indifferent to Lin Feng.
"You!"
Lin Feng raised his hand.
"You're going to hit me? You can't bring yourself to do it. I might be your future father-in-law!"
Shen Yunfei blocked his face with his hand.
"Fine, you want to be unreasonable. Alright, don't regret it!"
"I'll marry your daughter. I have many women anyway. If you don't mind your daughter suffering with me, then go ahead!"
"I couldn't ask for more than that!"
Lin Feng laughed heartily. If it was about playing games, he was afraid of no one.
"It's fine. I heard from my daughter that you have a 'strong kidney' and can handle it!"
"My daughter marrying you is a blessing. We are willing!"
Shen Yunfei was even more ruthless than Lin Feng.
Lin Feng was at a loss. Destroying the Shen family was something he wasn't so barbaric enough to do.
"Fine, I agree. Bring out the fragments."
Lin Feng finally agreed.
Shen Xinyue was actually quite good. He saw no reason to refuse a beauty's主动献身 (active offering of oneself).
"Alright, Xinyue, go get the items!"
Shen Yunfei gestured.
Shen Xinyue said nothing more. She opened the bookshelf and turned a mechanism.
The bookshelf moved, revealing a hidden compartment.
Inside the hidden compartment lay the remaining fragments of the stone tablet.
Lin Feng eagerly leaned forward, and instantly, he resonated with the fragments.
The blurry phantom of the stone tablet in his mind began to become clear.
A vast energy surged into Lin Feng's mind.
Feeling the immense power of this energy, Lin Feng quickly circulated the Heaven and Earth Creation Art to absorb it.
He sat cross-legged on the ground, his entire body enveloped in a golden light.
The last time he absorbed a jade talisman, he gained the ability to draw talismans and his strength also improved.
This time, Lin Feng firmly believed that the stone tablet would bestow new abilities upon him.
Time ticked by.
The Shen father and daughter watched Lin Feng, enveloped in golden light, with amazement.
"As expected of my Shen family's ancestral heirloom, it's truly miraculous."
Shen Yunfei sighed with emotion.
He was helpless because he had tried many times but could not unlock the mystery of the stone tablet.
Now, in Lin Feng's hands, this item had become extraordinary.
Could it be that the Shen family's items were prepared for Lin Feng?
Shen Yunfei couldn't understand.
But soon, Shen Xinyue noticed something was wrong.
Because Lin Feng's belly suddenly grew large, like he was pregnant, his stomach swollen round.
Lying on the ground, Lin Feng was in excruciating pain.
"Dad, what's wrong with Lin Feng?"
Shen Xinyue was frightened.
"I don't know. He looks like he's about to give birth!"
Shen Yunfei had witnessed his wife giving birth to Shen Xinyue.
Seeing Lin Feng suddenly collapse, clutching his stomach and exerting force, he found it somewhat amusing.
Lin Feng was also devastated. He felt like something was moving erratically inside his stomach.
It was as if something had suddenly gone wrong.
He began to exert force, trying to expel this thing from his body.
As Lin Feng continued to exert force, his mouth suddenly opened with a 'poof,' and a golden light shot towards Shen Xinyue.
Shen Xinyue was startled. She looked down and suddenly found a small, golden chick in her arms.
The chick blinked its eyes innocently, looking at Shen Xinyue excitedly, as if it considered Shen Xinyue its mother.
At this moment, Lin Feng recovered. He stood up and walked to Shen Xinyue, examining the chick-like thing.
He sensed that this little creature contained great energy; it was no ordinary thing!
"Give it to me, it's mine!"
Lin Feng reached out to claim it.
Shen Xinyue nodded, intending to give the chick to Lin Feng.
But the chick looked at Lin Feng and fiercely spread its small wings, appearing to be about to get angry with a cute, fierce expression.
"It, it doesn't seem to want you to touch it."
Shen Xinyue was a bit embarrassed. She stroked the chick's head, and the chick immediately leaned into Shen Xinyue's palm contentedly.
"It's over. This little thing saw you first and thinks you're its mother."
Lin Feng's heart sank halfway.
Shen Yunfei, however, was overjoyed. "This is fate! My Shen family are descendants of the phoenix. This must be a phoenix chick. Xinyue has phoenix blood in her, this is the power of bloodline!"
"What bloodline or no bloodline? I gave birth to it, what does it have to do with you!"
Lin Feng glared at Shen Yunfei, feeling like he had been a wedding dress for others.
"Lin Feng, don't be angry. What's mine is yours. Didn't you promise to marry me!"
Shen Xinyue smiled. She found the chick very cute and liked it a lot.