Chapter 54: The Parents' Secret

"He is leaving?"

"He is still in prison; where could he go?"

Hearing Shen Yurou say that his father was leaving, Ye Feng was instantly stunned where he stood.

He had clearly just visited his father in prison; how could he have suddenly left?

And besides, is the prison nowadays so incompetent? Can people just leave whenever they want?

"Your father... he has gone to take revenge!"

As Shen Yurou spoke, tears fell directly from her eyes.

Hearing his mother say that his father had gone to take revenge, Ye Feng's heart was instantly stirred with turbulent waves.

He gripped his mother's hand tightly, his tone carrying a hint of urgency: "Mom, what exactly is going on?"

"Can you tell me why my dad had to go take revenge?"

A flash of pain crossed Shen Yurou's eyes; she took a deep breath, wiped away her tears, and slowly said, "Xiaofeng, this is a long story. Let Mom tell you a story."

Ye Feng nodded and sat quietly beside his mother, waiting for her to tell it.

Shen Yurou's voice trembled slightly, but her tone carried a hint of pain, as if she were peeling back a scar herself.

"Once upon a time, there was a large martial arts family, and the family head had a son and a daughter."

"The son had exceptional martial arts talent and was the family's hope; the daughter, though she had no martial arts talent, had heaven-defying beauty and was hailed as the family's greatest beauty."

"During an outing, the daughter met a rascal."

"That rascal was the holy son of an ancient martial arts sect, and he and the daughter fell in love at first sight!"

"The two soon fell in love, but the family believed that the rascal was not worthy of the daughter and firmly opposed their marriage."

"The daughter was determined to be with the rascal, even going so far as to break ties with the family!"

"In the end, the two chose to elope. In a fit of rage, the family sent people to demand the person from that ancient martial arts sect!"

"But that ancient martial arts sect was a tough nut to crack and refused to let them go. The family got angry, sent out experts to wipe out that ancient martial arts sect, and began hunting down the rascal!"

"The rascal witnessed everything and swore that after he became strong, he would definitely kill the enemies with his own hands to avenge the sect!"

"He took the daughter and escaped, hiding his name and living a life of seclusion."

"But the rascal always had an obsession in his heart—he wanted to take revenge for the destroyed sect!"

By the time Shen Yurou said this, her eyes were already full of tears.

She gripped the Gold Bracelet tightly, her tone carrying a hint of a sob: "Xiaofeng, that rascal... is your dad!"

Ye Feng's heart was stirred with turbulent waves, and he murmured in a low voice: "So... so that's how it is."

"Then you must be the daughter of the martial arts family head in the story!"

Shen Yurou nodded, her tone carrying a hint of firmness: "Xiaofeng, your dad has been looking for a chance to take revenge all these years. Now, he has finally found a clue, but this path is full of danger. Now that you are grown up, he didn't want to implicate us, so he chose to leave alone!"

Ye Feng's heart was filled with complex emotions. He held his mother's hand and said in a firm tone: "Mom, don't be sad. I will definitely find Dad. My dad will definitely be fine!"

"Besides, not much time has passed; perhaps he is still in prison. I will go find him now!"

Ye Feng held his mother's hand and comforted her.

"Yes, yes, yes, hurry... hurry and go look for him!"

"He has no idea how many experts the Shen Family has. With his strength, he cannot take revenge at all. You must go and bring him back!"

Shen Yurou hurriedly stood up and urged Ye Feng.

Ye Feng agreed to his mother repeatedly and then walked out of the house.

Walking on the street outside, Ye Feng's heart was filled with doubt and unease.

Today, after listening to the story his mother told, his worldview had simply collapsed!

He never expected that behind his own small family, such a heaven-shaking story was hidden!

His own father and mother actually possessed such heaven-defying backgrounds!

He hailed a taxi and headed straight for the prison.

He had to see his father one more time; he had to figure out the story behind this!

However, when he arrived at his destination, the scene before him left him completely stunned!

At this moment, the perimeter of the prison was overgrown with weeds; it was clearly abandoned years ago.

"This... what is going on?"

Ye Feng's heart was stirred with turbulent waves; this was completely different from how it looked when he came this morning!

He rubbed his eyes in disbelief, but when he opened them again, he found that it was still as desolate as before.

Ye Feng wondered to himself: "Did I come to the wrong place?"

Afterward, he took out his phone to check the location and found that he had indeed not gone to the wrong place.

"What on earth is this situation?"

Ye Feng frowned; the things he had experienced today were even more absurd than a haunting!

He knew this world was not as simple as he had imagined, but it couldn't be this absurd!

This filled his heart with doubt and unease, and he climbed over the wall directly into the prison.

After observing his surroundings, Ye Feng found that the layout inside was exactly the same as when he came this morning, but it was also overgrown with weeds and clearly had been abandoned for a long time!

"Could it be... that everything I saw this morning was a hallucination?"

Ye Feng's heart was filled with shock and confusion.

But the letter and the Gold Bracelet he had obtained were truly in his mother's hands.

He wandered around the prison with doubts, trying to find some clues.

When he walked into a corner, Ye Feng discovered a Jade Ring.

He frowned and picked up the Jade Ring. The ring was emerald green throughout, with complex patterns carved on its surface, faintly emitting a mysterious aura.

Ye Feng held the Jade Ring in his hand and suddenly felt a strange energy surge from the Jade Ring, entering directly into his body.

A massive amount of information suddenly flooded his mind, as if an invisible force were instilling the secrets within the Jade Ring directly into his memory.

"This... is this actually a Space Ring?"

A stormy sea surged in Ye Feng's heart.

He had not expected that the Space Rings used for storage in novels actually existed in reality.

Could it be that those novels were all autobiographies of their authors?

He closed his eyes and carefully sensed the space within the Jade Ring.

There was an independent space inside the Jade Ring, and an Ancient Sword was stored within it.

The Ancient Sword was pitch-black, with complex patterns carved onto the blade, faintly emitting a powerful aura.

Ye Feng's heart was filled with shock and doubt: "This Ancient Sword... what exactly is its origin, and why does it feel so familiar?"

After observing for a while longer and ensuring there were no omissions, Ye Feng returned home with the Jade Ring and the Ancient Sword.

However, he did not know that after he left, Ye Zhentang stood on the prison wall, looking at his departing back with a complex gaze.

"Xiaofeng, take good care of your mother!"

Ye Zhentang said in a low voice, and then, his figure actually vanished into thin air, as if he had never existed at all!