Chapter 708: An Unreasonable Request
Chapter 708: An Unreasonable Request
Du Hao nodded, "That’s right, the island was the land where our ancestors multiplied and thrived."
After speaking, he glanced at An Xue, "Little Xue did indeed grow up there. However, when the sudden tsunami struck, she lost contact with my parents. We thought she had perished, but unexpectedly, she was still alive!"
"So, that’s how it is."
Ling Feng nodded and, looking at the bustling sights on the island, asked out of curiosity, "All these years, you have been living here. Have you never communicated with the outside world?"
"There has been some communication, but this island is essentially invisible to the outside world. So up to now, among the human race, you are the first one to know about the Shakya Tribe!" Du Hao said with a smile.
"Uh..."
Ling Feng didn’t know whether to be proud or not and simply smiled, "Alright, it seems that you are using something like a Formation to protect this place, right?"
"Exactly!"
Du Hao nodded and continued as they walked, "It’s not that we are too cautious, but even though we have human forms, we are not ordinary humans. If we were exposed, I’m afraid it might lead to the extermination of our race!"
Ling Feng nodded, "I understand."
The group arrived at a tall building, which was the Du Family’s residence. The interior design and decorations were of an ancient style from many years ago, which seemed to have not been altered for a long time.
After sitting down, Ling Feng recounted everything that had happened to him on that island.
Of course, he deliberately omitted the part about the Nine Heavens.
In the end, Du Hao nodded, "Since Little Xue insists, we have no objections to her leaving with you. However, I have an impertinent request!"
Ling Feng sensed the conversation was reaching the crux and nodded, "Please speak!"
"After being separated from Little Xue for so many years, we have just reunited and now must part again, it’s truly hard to bear. So, my wife and I were wondering if we could return with you?" Du Hao asked.
Ling Feng was surprised but then smiled, "Of course, there’s no problem!"
He had thought it would be some unbearable request, but since it was something so simple, why couldn’t he agree?
Du Hao and his wife exchanged a glance and smiled at the same time.
Ling Feng hesitated for a moment, then smilingly said, "Since you both do not treat me as an outsider and have not considered silencing me to keep your tribe’s secret, then I will respond with equal generosity."
With that, he stirred his palm and the statue appeared in the living room.
"This..."
Upon seeing it, Du Hao, his wife, and Du Jiali all stood up!
"My God, am I seeing things?"
Du Hao’s hands trembled, almost afraid to step forward!
Seeing their reaction, Ling Feng felt very puzzled, "What’s going on?"
"Benefactor, you are our Shakya Tribe’s benefactor!"
Du Hao turned around, grabbed Ling Feng’s hand tightly, and was as agitated as could be.
"Oh, please don’t say that. I still don’t understand the situation!" Ling Feng said helplessly.
"This is the guardian deity of our Shakya Tribe. We tried returning to our ancestral land numerous times to find it, but we never did. I never thought we’d get to see it again!" Du Hao explained.
Ling Feng smiled sheepishly, "Really? It was pretty simple when I found it. It was just in an underground space; I jumped down and there it was."
"What?"
Du Hao was clearly baffled, a look of confusion on his face, "Underground space?"
"Yes!"
Ling Feng nodded and turned to Du Jiali, "Lend me your tablet for a moment, I want to find the satellite image of that island."
"Okay."
Du Jiali nodded, took out her tablet, and brought up the data sent by Chen Ping.
After enlarging the image, Ling Feng handed it to Du Hao, "This is approximately where I made the discovery."
Since it was a military-grade satellite, the resolution was very high, so the large pit was also visible.
However, Du Hao, taking over to look, became even more baffled, "This place, it didn’t exist before!"
"Uh..."
Ling Feng didn’t know what to say and could only force a wry smile; "I don’t understand either. Anyway, I found the statue here, and in the water pond of this cave, the badge. Besides that, An Xue and I didn’t find anything else!"
Having just finished speaking, he added, "Right, there was also the Xuanling Fruit, which was discovered nearby as well!"
"Xuanling Fruit?"
Du Hao’s eyes widened once more, glancing back and forth between him and An Xue, "So Xiaoxue’s realm advancement was due to consuming the Xuanling Fruit?"
"Exactly."
Ling Feng nodded.
Hearing his confirmation, Du Hao turned his head and instructed Du Jiayi, "Immediately order, the Du family fleet, to return to the ancestral land for investigation!"
"Understood!"
Du Jiayi nodded and turned to leave.
Seeing Ling Feng’s confusion, Du Hao then explained, "Mr. Ling may not be aware, but these events suggest that our ancestral land has undergone some strange changes, possibly an invasion by an alien race. This must be clarified!"
"Alien race?"
Ling Feng was stunned, "But when An Xue and I were there, nothing happened, and we didn’t see anyone either!"
"Mr. Ling may not know, but within the ocean, multiple civilizations have been nurtured. Our Shakya Tribe is just one of them; there are other races with very special abilities!"
Pausing for a moment, Du Hao glanced at An Xue, "The two of you being teleported there shouldn’t be a coincidence, it’s very likely that some alien breed was meddling behind the scenes!"
Ling Feng realized, they clearly were in the Nine Heavens, yet upon waking up, they found themselves on a deserted island on Earth, a situation that was already quite odd!
Now that he thought about it, it seemed likely that it was the result of someone’s tampering.
However, it was impossible to investigate now, they could only wait for the Shakya Tribe’s fleet to return and see what they might find.
As Ling Feng was eager to return home, he didn’t stay with the Shakya tribe for long and soon left with Du Hao, his wife, and An Xue for the city in the South Sea.
Afterward, the group drove to the airport and departed on the Du family’s private plane, embarking on their journey home.
It was only after getting on the plane that Ling Feng learned the Du family wasn’t just a secluded family outside of the world, but after years of striving in the human world, they had amassed a vast fortune. Not quite wealthy enough to rival a country, but compared to the so-called richest people in Asia or the world, the Du family’s wealth was several times greater!
Hearing all this, Ling Feng couldn’t help but sneak a glance at An Xue.
This girl, originally from an ordinary family, had become the heir to a world-class family after finding her true heritage!
He wondered if this girl’s mentality would undergo any changes?
The plane landed in the provincial capital; afterward, everyone drove back to the county and, after more than twenty minutes, finally returned to Shiliu Village.
Although it was only a few days, for Ling Feng, it felt like a lifetime had passed; everything he saw filled him with nostalgia and warmth.
Especially when Yellow and Wang Cai ran over, he felt a warmth in his heart!
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