"Judging by the current situation, it really doesn't seem like a coincidence."
The reason Chu Feng said this was because, on the way here, he had spoken with Bai Yunqing as well.
He had learned that after Bai Yunqing accepted Ouyang Kongyu's inheritance and laid Ouyang Kongyu to rest, he had been in seclusion the entire time, trying to fuse with the inheritance as thoroughly as possible. However, judging from the aura he was emitting now, it was clear that he had not completed the fusion.
The reason he had come here at this time was that, ever since the Ancient Tomb opened, he had been experiencing a peculiar sensation — as though he were being called.
That was why he had decided to come.
And the closer he got to the Ancient Tomb, the stronger that calling became. That sense of summoning was emanating from the very tomb where he had previously obtained his inheritance — the tomb of the Mystic Needle Medical Saint.
But if it were only Bai Yunqing experiencing this, it might not have been worth noting.
The problem was that Yuwen Yanri and Wang Qiang had felt something similar. Although their sensations were not as intense as Bai Yunqing's, and they each manifested differently, they had all been directly drawn here as well.
"Chu Feng, could this Ancient Tomb be targeting you?" Eggy asked.
From the looks of it, this Seven Star Convergence was connected to Chu Feng's friends, yet the one who needed to carry out the main task was Chu Feng himself.
No matter how you looked at it, it seemed planned.
"If it were targeting me, then I'm already here. With the means this place's master possesses, he could do whatever he wants."
"There's no need to beat around the bush like this." Chu Feng felt that things were not that simple.
"What if this place's master has taken a liking to you and wants to pass on a tremendously powerful inheritance, but needs you to endure a trial first?"
"What if he's using your friends to test your character as part of that trial? What does Your Majesty think of that analysis?" Eggy asked with a grin.
"Then I'd certainly hope Your Majesty's guess turns out to be true," Chu Feng said with a laugh.
According to Eggy, the Ancient Tomb would be a good thing — who wouldn't want more good fortune?
But from the very beginning, the Ancient Tomb had given off an aura of danger and eeriness.
Even though Chu Feng hoped something good would come of it, he couldn't shake the feeling that things here were not so straightforward.
……
The Xianhai Fish Clan had not sent many people.
Aside from Xiaoyuer's parents and grandfather, the others who came were all elite elders of the Xianhai Fish Clan.
At present, Xiaoyuer and Xianhai Shaoyu had successfully obtained their inheritances, but they had both been marked by talisman imprints — Xiaoyuer's on her right wrist, Xianhai Shaoyu's on his left.
They had no idea what these marks were and were deeply worried.
But before they could figure out what the talisman imprints actually were, a brilliant light blazed across the distant horizon.
Then, a vast host of people appeared from the distance.
The banners of the Huangfu Heavenly Clan fluttering in the wind instantly put all the Xianhai Fish Clan elders on edge.
"Big brother!"
Yet in the next moment, Xiaoyuer cried out in excitement and soared into the air, flying straight toward the approaching army.
Xianhai Shaoyu followed close behind.
Seeing this, Xiaoyuer's parents and the others let out a breath of relief and hurried after them.
They had spotted Chu Feng — and not just him, but Wang Qiang, Yuwen Yanri, and other familiar faces as well.
"Big brother, how come you're here?"
Xiaoyuer arrived before Chu Feng, her nearly perfect face lit up with unconcealed elation. Though they had only been parted for a short while, it looked as though she hadn't seen him in ages.
But before Chu Feng could answer, Song Yun stepped out from beside him and addressed Xiaoyuer.
"Xianhai Yuer, we finally meet."
"You… do you know me?" Xiaoyuer looked Song Yun up and down. She was quite certain she had never seen this person before.