"Patriarch Luo, what's wrong with you?"
Before Luo Shengfeng could speak, Lin Feng swaggered into the main hall with Feng Yushang. Seeing the tense atmosphere inside, he asked a question he already knew the answer to.
"Lin Feng, you..."
For a moment, Luo Shengfeng didn't know where to begin.
If you were to ask whether he was the thief who stole the ancient scripture, it would make him, the head of the family, appear foolish and incompetent, having been deceived by Lin Feng for so long before he finally discovered it, causing the entire Luo family to lose face because of him.
If you were to ask Luo Haoqun what happened, it would seem even more absurd, and given Lin Feng's personality, he probably wouldn't admit it.
He looked at Luo Changkong, who was lying prostrate on the ground, with a look of disappointment and frustration.
This idiot has been used as a pawn!
It's unclear what tricks Lin Feng used, but he managed to get Luo Changkong to confess to stealing the ancient scripture.
"...Nothing's wrong. Why did Your Highness suddenly come to visit? Could it be that Luo Fei forgot to deliver the things?"
Luo Shengfeng sat in the head seat, his face terribly gloomy.
"Your Highness, please take a seat."
"you--"
Luo Shengfeng stared wide-eyed at Luo Yuan, but the latter remained unmoved, instead treating Lin Feng as an honored guest along with the other elders.
"Speaking of which, it seems our clan hasn't yet presented a congratulatory gift since His Highness the Crown Prince returned to the Northern Divine Region. Perhaps we should take this opportunity..."
"Shut up!"
Unable to bear it any longer, Luo Shengfeng unleashed his oppressive aura, forcing Luo Yuan to cough up a mouthful of blood. Luo Yuan trembled and finally dared not speak recklessly anymore.
"Lin Feng, my patience is limited, so I'll stop beating around the bush and get straight to the point. What exactly happened with the loss of the Chaos Ancient Scripture?"
Lin Feng raised an eyebrow in surprise.
Seeing this, Feng Yushang spoke up in time, and couldn't help but laugh, "Patriarch Luo is really confused. I've vaguely heard about the loss of the ancient scripture. Isn't the culprit kneeling right here now? How can it be our Crown Prince's problem?"
"If Patriarch Ruoluo suspects that this person was coerced into confessing his crimes, then why has he been summoned here today for public interrogation?"
This girl...
Luo Shengfeng clenched his fists.
It is said that Feng Yushang of the Feng family is gaining momentum and her fame is vaguely surpassing that of Feng Yun, the head of the Feng family. Now, the Supreme Elder and her father are planning to find a suitable opportunity to let Feng Yushang take that position.
It can be said that Feng Yushang's every move represents the Feng family, and her presence here is also a signal from the Feng family to the Luo family.
If you dare to start a war with the Lin family, we dare to send troops to encircle and annihilate them!
Not only the Lin clan, but also the other tribes... Damn it, how could the situation change so drastically in just one month? Everything is starting to get out of control. Although he was unwilling to admit it, Luo Shengfeng had to say that he was already somewhat regretful.
Of course, he didn't regret starting the war against the Lin family, but rather regretted not choosing a better time, and even more so regretted underestimating Lin Feng when he first saw him and not immediately killing him.
But now it's too late for regrets.
Although he was dissatisfied with Luo Yuan's every move, there was one thing Luo Yuan was right about.
Luo Shengfeng is not a lone wolf, but the head of the entire Luo clan. Every decision he makes affects the vast Luo clan!
So, should we admit defeat?
impossible.
"Face is more important than anything else"—these five words are enough to summarize Luo Shengfeng's entire life. To admit defeat to Lin Feng, a junior, in front of so many people was more painful than death itself.
After a long pause, Luo Shengfeng seemed to have made up his mind. He raised his eyes and glared sharply at Lin Feng and Luo Haoqun beside him.
"Father."
Luo Haoqun cupped his hands in a respectful gesture and said with a smile, "His Highness the Crown Prince heard that you have been unwell recently, so he came here specifically to visit you. Please don't take offense, Father."
Are you feeling unwell?
The elders, including Luo Yuan, looked puzzled.
Why haven't they heard that the head of the family is in poor health?
But the next second, Luo Shengfeng waved his hand and said coldly, "It's nothing serious, just a lingering ailment from when I was young. Luo Yuan, you can go down. I want to discuss this with Lin Feng personally."
"But……"
"Go down."
Luo Haoqun glanced at him, and Luo Yuan immediately swallowed the words in his throat, nodded, and said, "Yes, young master."
Why do they listen to Luo Haoqun instead of him, the head of the family?
Luo Shengfeng's face darkened further, and he glared fiercely at Luo Haoqun.
Normally, Luo Haoqun would have been terrified and knelt on the ground by just one look from him. However, with Mo Yuan and Lin Feng present, he was confident that he had nothing to fear and instead puffed out his chest.
"Haoqun, you should go out too."
"……yes."
Only Lin Feng, Luo Shengfeng, and Feng Yushang remained in the main hall.
Luo Shengfeng seemed to have aged decades in an instant. He looked at Lin Feng with complicated eyes and said in a deep voice, "Lin Feng, you are really good at scheming. You were the one who stole the Chaos Ancient Scripture back then, right? You took this opportunity to take Haoqun away and used his naivety to oppose me, his own father. You did a really good job. That old bastard Lin Chen really raised a good son!"
“Patriarch Luo, you are exaggerating. First of all, the one who stole the ancient scripture was not me, but your second son, Luo Ning.”
"Lying again?" Luo Shengfeng sneered. "You overestimate Luo Ning. He's neither that bold nor that capable."
“Patriarch Luo, I’m not lying this time.”
Lin Feng put down his teacup and said with a smile, "I remember the Luo family has a tradition that after the physical body of any member of the Luo clan dies, their soul must belong to the Demon Soul. This is the price you pay for borrowing the power of the Demon Soul for so long. Although Luo Qing is dead, his soul should be with the Demon Soul, right?"
"You want me to interrogate his soul?" Luo Shengfeng waved his hand and sneered, "It's useless. Demon souls are always greedy. Once they get a soul, they will enjoy it immediately. If you want to find it now, you probably won't even find a trace of it."
"That's not necessarily true."
Lin Feng snapped his fingers, and black energy surged from the back mountain of the Luo Clan. Before long, Luo Qing's soul appeared blankly in the center of the main hall.
Luo Shengfeng was dumbfounded.
Then, realizing something, he suddenly looked at Lin Feng.
"You...you control the demonic soul of our Luo family?!"
Lin Feng did not answer, but pointed to Luo Qing's soul and said with a smile, "Patriarch Luo, please."
“I know you’re worried, so you can use the Soul Searching Technique on Luo Qing.”
Without the slightest hesitation, Luo Shengfeng immediately began searching!
Luo Qing's soul might lie under the influence of the demon soul, but the memories within his soul would not. The demon soul's abilities were not great enough to directly tamper with his memories.
The agonizing wails of the soul echoed throughout the hall. Before long, Luo Shengfeng released his demonic energy, his face showing both shock and anger.
It's Luoning!
It really is Luo Ning!
Why? !
His two sons betrayed him one after another. It would be a lie to say that Luo Shengfeng wasn't upset.
But what he really wanted to know was why.
"Patriarch Luo."
Lin Feng crossed his legs, looking relaxed and at ease.
"Now can we have a proper talk?"
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