“Fine. If you truly have no father or mother, then die outside and never return to the Feng family again.” Song He pulled back the impulsive Feng Xu and stopped him from stepping forward, speaking coldly to Feng Xi.
The smile on Feng Xi’s face suddenly disappeared. She glanced coldly at Song He.
“You think I care about the Feng family? If it weren’t for Feng Chao and Qi Yuan, I would never have come back!”
Everyone in the Dongyuan Sacred Residence knew that “Feng Chao” and “Qi Yuan” were the founders of the Feng family in Jingzhou—the ancestors of the Feng family!
“Everyone calm down for a moment. Mother, Xi’er has only just returned. We are all family, so why must we draw swords against each other?”
Feng Jingce, dressed in white, appeared gentle as jade and carried an air of noble elegance. As he spoke, he stepped forward and stood in front of Song He.
“Family? You are the ones who are family. I have no interest in being family with any of you.” Feng Xi swept her gaze across the crowd.
“Oh, right. Speaking of family, where is Feng Ruyan, the one you all hold so dearly in the palm of your hands?”
Feng Jingce did not react to her attitude. Instead, he reached out, wanting to pat her head, but Feng Xi deliberately avoided him.
His hand froze in midair, and he showed a bitter smile.
“Xi’er, these years… your elder brother has let you suffer outside.”
“Suffer?” Feng Xi sneered. “I’ve been living very well outside. I don’t need your hypocritical concern.”
“Feng Xi, don’t go too far!” Feng Xu shouted angrily. “Big Brother has been looking for you all these years.”
“Looking for me?” Feng Xi looked at Feng Jingce with mockery. “Would he dare go to a place like the Northern Tomb Demon Abyss?”
“Xi’er, I know you’re still blaming me for what happened back then.” Feng Jingce’s expression became extremely unpleasant. “Back then, I misunderstood you. I want you to let go of the past, return to the Feng family, and live a peaceful life.”
“A peaceful life?” Feng Xi burst into laughter. “I cannot afford the peaceful life of your Feng family.”
After speaking, Feng Xi turned around and prepared to leave.
“Stop!” Song He shouted loudly. “Unfilial daughter! If you walk out of this gate today, then never come back again!”
Feng Xi stopped, glanced back at Song He with eyes full of disdain.
“Not coming back is fine. Do you think I care?”
With that, Feng Xi left without looking back.
Feng Jingce watched Feng Xi’s departing figure, his heart filled with helplessness and regret.
If only he had not been so impulsive back then and had investigated the truth first, things would not have ended up like this between him and Feng Xi.
“Ahem… How was it handled? Where is that crazy woman?” Cang Mochen said as he walked out after changing his clothes.
Song He’s expression turned ugly.
“Please forgive us, Young Lord. I have already driven that rebellious daughter away. She will never return to offend your eyes again.”
“What did you say?” Cang Hanyu looked shocked.
He hadn’t expected that after merely tidying himself up and changing clothes, Feng Xi would already be driven away.
He had finally learned from Master Nian Tian that Feng Xi had returned. That was why he came to the Feng family in Jingzhou under the pretense of training and staying temporarily. He had even deliberately drugged himself to lure Feng Xi into the situation.
The plan was to create a romantic beginning, and then naturally become Dao partners with Feng Xi.
But although his plan had been flawless, that crazy woman refused to follow the script. First she scolded him until he had no words to reply, and then she kicked him straight into the cold pool.
Cang Mochen was furious. Originally, he only wanted Song He to lightly punish Feng Xi to vent his anger, but he never expected them to drive her away completely.
To obtain the fortune on Feng Xi’s body, Cang Mochen had already investigated her situation.
But he did not have the courage to go to the Northern Tomb Demon Abyss to find her, so he had waited a hundred years until now. And now she was gone again???
“Who told you to drive her away? Hurry and bring her back to me,” Cang Mochen said with a dark expression.
Song He and the others could not understand his intentions.
The one who called her a crazy woman was him. The one who wanted to punish her was also him. Yet now that she had left, he was the one demanding she be brought back.
“Hurry. Do as the Young Lord says. Bring that rebellious daughter back,” Song He ordered the servants behind her.
The servants did not dare delay. Unable to understand his thoughts, they hurried off to search for her.
At the gate of the Feng family—
“Where are you going?” the Heavenly Screen asked.
Feng Xi did not want to stay in this miserable place for even a moment, and she had already forgotten about the Child of Fortune.
Right now, she only wanted to step into the teleportation space and return to the Northern Tomb Demon Abyss.
But when she suddenly heard the Heavenly Screen’s voice, her step out of the gate paused, and she said angrily:
“Where am I going? Of course I’m going back to the North! I don’t want to stay in this rotten place for even a moment. Whoever wants to be the Chosen Daughter of Heaven can take it. I’m not doing it anymore.”
The two people hiding in the shadows instantly fell silent.
Who was she talking to?
So she also knew that she was the Chosen Daughter of Heaven?
Cang Hanyu and Nan Xian exchanged a glance, both seeing the same confusion in each other’s eyes.
“You’re not also planning to target Feng Xi, are you?” Nan Xian whispered.
“So you are the same?” Cang Hanyu’s eyes darkened.
The two understood each other silently. Neither spoke further, and both focused their gaze on Feng Xi.
“You are the Chosen Daughter selected by the Heavenly Dao. Don’t say I didn’t warn you—if you take another step forward, I will bring down heavenly punishment upon you,” the Heavenly Screen threatened.
Feng Xi gritted her teeth and cautiously stepped one foot outside the gate.
The next second, thunder roared. A purple-gold heavenly lightning bolt struck her directly. Her body trembled violently, and soon she shook like a sieve.
“Damn it! Stupid Heavenly Dao! If you have the ability, then strike me dead!”
After shouting, Feng Xi stubbornly reached out, wanting to grab the heavenly lightning with her bare hand like she did during tribulation.
But the moment her fingers touched it, she was struck flat onto the ground.
The force of the lightning was enormous. The deafening sound felt like an invisible giant hand pressing Feng Xi down so hard she could not move, even smashing a human-shaped crater into the ground beneath her.
“I… damn it… Heavenly Screen, stop! I know I was wrong! I won’t leave the Feng family anymore, alright?”
Being struck by heavenly lightning was not a pleasant experience.
Feng Xi instantly admitted defeat.
She lay sideways in the crater, one hand above her, one below, one leg bent and the other straight, twisted into an extremely awkward posture as her body twitched from time to time.
The Heavenly Screen snorted coldly.
“If there is a next time, I will strike directly at your soul.”
As suddenly as it had come, the thunder disappeared, and even the air seemed to freeze.
The two people hiding in the shadows were stunned by the sudden situation.
What just happened?
Why did the heavenly lightning strike Feng Xi directly?
“I understand,” Feng Xi said through clenched teeth, almost grinding them to dust as she crawled out of the crater.
When she stood up again, the crater clearly showed the imprint of her curvy body. The two large mounds on her chest had also left clear impressions on the ground, making the scene strangely suggestive.
“Nan Xian, you don’t need to hide anymore. Even from far away, I can smell the demonic aura on you.”
Feng Xi casually turned and walked toward the broken thatched hut, glancing faintly behind her.
Nan Xian’s mouth twitched.
Just who exactly was this woman?
She could actually detect him?
He glanced at Cang Hanyu beside him and, without hesitation, tore off the invisibility talisman on the man.
Without the talisman’s protection, Cang Hanyu was exposed about ten steps away from Feng Xi.
Feng Xi thought Nan Xian had appeared. When she turned around, she realized it was him.
“You? Why are you following me? Where is Nan Xian?”