Chapter 928

The ancient Feng Clan, which had vanished without trace for countless years in the Snow Region, suddenly returned, indeed shocking many people of the Three Realms and Six Paths.

Actually, some informed people know that the area west of the Feng Clan looks barren and misty, seeming to keep strangers away, but that region once flourished.

The return of the Snow Region is of great significance.

It is not merely the simple reappearance of a region, but signifies that the many rare living beings that once lived there, even those declared extinct, have reappeared in the Three Realms and Six Paths.

Who wouldn't be envious of this?

Yet no one would impulsively go to seize it, after all the Feng Clan once contended with the Nether Realm, not only surviving but growing stronger; to move against the Feng Clan's territory, one must first weigh one's own strength.

Moreover, envying the Feng Clan's rare living beings can be obtained through effort.

The Feng Clan originally exists to nurture and deliver spirit beasts, spirit birds, and many other spirit objects for the Three Realms and Six Paths; as long as sincerity is sufficient, one could also obtain them… why resort to weapons and cause rivers of blood?

Of course, this sincerity includes but is not limited to money, connections, granting positions, and so on.

After A Cheng finished liaising with the Snow Region side, he found a volume of the Feng Clan Myriad Spirits Compendium on his bookshelf.

He turned the pages carefully from beginning to end.

This Feng Clan Myriad Spirits Compendium is a fragmentary rare volume; A Cheng's ancestors once attempted archaeology, hoping to restore and revise it, but never managed to fulfill this wish.

Now, A Cheng feels that this ancestral task is time for him to take over and complete.

During that time, the Feng Clan was both lively and quiet.

The liveliness came from those living beings, with the influx of fresh blood, making the Big Family very excited.

The quiet part was the leaders.

For example, A Cheng, deeply engrossed in studying the Feng Clan Myriad Spirits Compendium, strove to restore the living beings discovered in the Snow Region that were once thought extinct.

Another example is Shan Shan.

In the first few days, Shan Shan also entered seclusion.

Ao Jing protected her well; her injuries were minor, and she emerged from seclusion in three or four days.

After emerging, she brought gifts to the Linghai Dragon Clan to apologize to the elders.

Who would blame Shan Shan even a bit? Instead, they all praised her bravery, calling her the Feng Clan's Little Lucky Star.

Ao Jing remained in seclusion.

After Shan Shan returned from the Linghai Dragon Clan, she went to A Cheng's side to accompany him in studying the Feng Clan Myriad Spirits Compendium for a while.

Afterward, Shan Shan went to the place where the Spirit Mirror is kept in the main hall.

She had activated and browsed the Spirit Mirror many times.

At first, the Spirit Mirror basically showed no images; as time passed, some parts gradually began to move, possessing a vital aura.

This time, after returning from the Snow Region, the Spirit Mirror gained another three or four images; Shan Shan studied them repeatedly, then went to talk with A Cheng, went to his study to peruse ancient books, seeking corresponding records and wild histories.

During this process, Shan Shan also went to ask Xiao Jiu about archaeology and ancient artifact restoration; Xiao Jiu not only taught her all he knew and saw, but also contacted Tang Tang to help Shan Shan find several domestic top‑level experts in this field.

Shan Shan always hugged Xiao Jiu's neck, affectionately praising: "My mom is the strongest! I admire you the most! You can do almost anything!"

Sometimes Xiao Jiu truly couldn't understand Shan Shan's sweet little mouth… not knowing who she took after.

In short, everyone loves her ways.

Ao Jing entered seclusion for ten days; after emerging, he handled some postponed clan affairs, and when free, he went to the Feng Clan.

As a result, he did not see Shan Shan.

He asked Tang Xun, who said Shan Shan had gone to meet an academic authority.

The next day, Ao Jing went again.

Shan Shan was still not there.

Upon inquiry, he learned that Shan Shan had actually gone to a museum elsewhere to investigate something, unknown what.

On the third, fourth days… continuing for a week, Ao Jing simply had not seen Shan Shan, not even a glimpse.

After great difficulty waiting for news of Shan Shan's return, he was then told that Shan Shan had entered seclusion.

Ao Jing puzzled: "Seclusion? Why hadn't I heard her mention it before?"

"This isn't just frantic striving," Tang Xun said. "The Snow Region matter greatly moved Shan Shan; she said that every space sealed within the Spirit Mirror originally belongs to the Feng Clan, and only when she cultivates enough strength will she possibly bring all those sealed spaces back, rescuing all the living beings inside."

That's how it is.

Ao Jing asked Tang Xun: "How long will her seclusion this time approximately take?"

"Unclear," Tang Xun said. "From her tone, it could be as little as a month or as long as a year and a half, depending on the situation."

On the way back, Ao Jing's mood was somewhat subtle.

In the past, whenever Shan Shan grew, he would share her joy.

But this time, he always felt as if he had lifted a stone only to drop it on his own foot.

Clearly, when he came to find Shan Shan, it was simply because he hadn't seen her in a long time; no one expected that he would accidentally stumble into the Spirit Mirror Snow Region space.

Yet this action opened the door to a new world as it were, and Shan Shan directly fell into it.

Ao Jing's chance to see Shan Shan… seemed to have become even smaller.

He inexplicably felt somewhat uneasy in his heart.

This unfamiliar feeling agitated him endlessly, so he called his brothers out for drinks.

Unexpectedly, during this period everyone seemed a bit busy; ultimately, the only one who showed up for the appointment was Aunt Qingying's eldest son, Hui Yu.

Both were in bad moods, and neither talkative; usually when the brothers gather, a dozen or so people, there is always that talk‑ative one to regulate the atmosphere.

This time, the two silent gourds sat at one table, exchanging few words, yet drank a lot.

The private room was filled with strong wine fumes.

Both usually have high tolerance, never getting drunk.

Maybe it's related to the mood; I don't know how many bottles were drunk, nor who got drunk first. In any case, the two went from sitting face to face on the sofa drinking to later, both sitting tightly together on the floor.

Ao Jing then started complaining, he increasingly couldn't understand his own heart, becoming more and more narrow‑minded...

Hui Yu asked him, "Why do you say that?"

Ao Jing never mentioned Shan Shan from beginning to end; he just kept vaguely complaining about himself.

Hui Yu started out listening quietly, occasionally asking a question or two; later he also began to mutter, his heart full of bewilderment.

"I'm also quite narrow-minded."

"I know that if this continues, it might delay her, but I selfishly want her to wait for me—what if… what if I turn out as outstanding as my mother…"

"What if I successfully leap the Dragon Gate?"

"But… but what if I can't make the leap—what should I do?"

"Brother Ao, actually I sometimes truly envy you—you were born a dragon, unlike me; but fortunately I didn't inherit my father's roots, so I still have a chance…"

Ao Jing felt dazed; hearing this, he grabbed Hui Yu and asked, "Huh? Who are you letting down? You silent gourd, you're actually in a relationship!"