Chapter 762: Chapter 320: Utterly Shameless Chapter 762: Chapter 320: Utterly Shameless In Yunnan Province, China, a secluded valley contains vast expanses of ancient buildings, which cover an area comparable to that of a nearby township, capable of housing at least several hundred people.
Yan Fei, covered in dirt, peered through the jungle at the distant ancestral home, hesitating whether to actually go in. Since his heart was blown apart by the man in black on Dream Island, Yan Fei was in total despair. The only reason he had struggled to return to China was to clear up the doubts in his mind.
The man in black had once told him that if he wanted to find the answers at the bottom of his heart, he had to go to the underground chamber of the Duan Family Ancestral Home, where all his answers lay. But the closer he got to the Duan Family Ancestral Home, the more hesitant Yan Fei became because his subconscious was telling him not to return to the ancestral home, as knowing the answers might not be a good thing.
The Duan Family was a great aristocratic family in Yunnan Province with a history of more than a thousand years and a long heritage. The Duan Family had lived in the ancestral home in the valley until a few decades ago, when the accessibility of the location deteriorated, and they moved out of the ancestral home and into the big cities.
With such a long and enduring history, the Duan Family had a solid foundation; whether in the military, political, or business sectors in China, they had their own forces. Especially after Yan Fei broke through the human limit and became a god-level expert, the Duan Family's development reached its peak, and their influence in China surged dramatically.
When Yan Fei was young, he had visited the ancestral home several times under his parents' guidance and had some memories of it. However, later on, his parents forbade him from visiting the ancestral home; hence, as an adult, Yan Fei never returned. If it were not for the reminder from the man in black, he would have nearly forgotten that the Duan Family had this piece of ancestral home in the remote deep mountains.
In Yan Fei's memory, the Duan Family had moved out, so the ancestral home should be desolate and in disrepair. Yet, to his surprise, he found that the Duan Family Ancestral Home had not been completely abandoned, as some descendants of collateral branches of the Duan Family still resided here. Moreover, the number of these people was not insignificant, at least over two hundred.
Yan Fei, at his young age, had become a god-level expert, which was the Duan Family's greatest pride; everyone praised him as a rare martial arts prodigy. Before encountering the man in black, Yan Fei thought so, too. But from the man's mouth, Yan Fei's innate ability was belittled to nothing.
Then Yan Fei realized something was wrong. As the man in black said, his ascent to becoming a god-level expert was suspiciously too smooth, without any setbacks; everything was accomplished unknowingly. His understanding of martial arts and nature seemed to suddenly emerge as if it wasn't the result of his own hard thinking. There were certainly martial arts prodigies in history, but few had become god-level experts. If becoming a god-level expert was so easy, there should be hundreds of them in history.
After the man in black destroyed his heart, Yan Fei knew his life was nearing its end. Although he could forcibly circulate his blood to maintain his life force, as time passed, he could feel his vitality slipping away. Just as the man in black had said, within three months at most, Yan Fei would die completely.
For a man about to die, Yan Fei's mindset had changed drastically. The things he usually deemed important no longer mattered, while the doubts in his mind became magnified. He wanted to clear all these doubts before his own death to avoid dying confused. With the terrifying man in black protecting Yan Fei, he knew he could no longer touch him or seek revenge, so he focused the last of his life on resolving his inner doubts.
Yan Fei's first doubt was whether his innate ability was a blessing or a curse and why he could become a god-level expert at such a young age. The second doubt was why he suffered from split personality disorder. Without resolving these, he feared he might die with his eyes open. Fortunately, the man in black let him off at the last moment and hinted that he could find the answers at the Duan Family Ancestral Home. That's why Yan Fei made the long journey back, seeking the answers that plagued him.
However, when Yan Fei finally saw the ancestral home, his subconscious warned him not to enter, not to seek the answers. Had Yan Fei felt danger within the ancestral home, he might truly have refrained from entering. But since he felt no threat, why was his subconscious telling him otherwise? Could there be something in this world more frightening to him than death?
After much hesitation, curiosity finally got the better of Yan Fei, and he decided to pursue the answers lurking in his heart. After dark, he stealthily infiltrated the ancestral home, not intending to reveal his presence until he had discovered the secrets of the underground chamber.
Without his heart, Yan Fei's strength had plummeted, but he still possessed the foundation of a god-level expert. He easily made his way inside the ancestral home, moving with apparent ease. Although the Duan Family Ancestral Home was vast, those living inside were just ordinary people, and they had no idea a formidable expert had snuck in.