REINCARNATION OF THIEVING GIRLS

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Chapter11: Putting the Truth in Front of the Family (2)

"What really happened that day? The three of you allowed someone to enter the dungeon as if you had ignored the rules! " Shen Ling did not dare to trouble Shen Feng for trivial matters such as interrogations, so, she immediately questioned the three guards.

The three guards also realized that the problem was not as simple as it seemed, and that made them even more cautious.

"We did not intentionally allow the seventh miss to enter the dungeon. We were not at the entrance when the seventh miss sneaked into the dungeon, "one of the guards said carefully.

"Not at the entrance? Then where did you go? Don't tell me you're not aware that no one is allowed to leave without permission while they guard the basement ?! " Shen Ling asked angrily.

The underground prison that imprisoned magical beasts was the limited land of the Vermilion Bird Family. The guards not only had to prevent the entry of unlicensed family members, but they also had to be wary of outsiders who could infiltrate the dungeon to cause destruction. A guard who leaves his post without permission means they are neglecting his duties.

The guards knew that it would be difficult for them to escape the blame, and one of them quickly added, "We admit that we were careless. However, the fifth miss and the sixth young master had something urgent that needed our help that day and so, I must …

As the guards spoke, the entire main house became extremely quiet. Everyone's gazes turned to Shen Jiayi and Shen Jiawei in the blink of an eye.

The two youngsters, who felt guilty like thieves, acted like birds startled by the twang of a bow, and panic was visible from their faces.

Did that happen? Shen Feng, who was silent until then, asked. His sharp gaze fell on the pair of anxious siblings.

"Remain ..." The bewildered Shen Jiayi started to speak out to deny the guard story, but she did not know what to say.

Shen Jiawei did not even try to say anything as he lowered his head like a frightened ostrich.

At that moment, Shen Yue, who had remained silent, stood up and respectfully spoke to Shen Feng. "Reporting to the Head of the Family, these two children will be sixteen years old within one month. Hence, they had been searching for information about magical beasts during this period. That day, these two unfilial children originally wanted to find a fifth brother to inquire about magical beasts, but coincidentally, he went to solve some problems. In the face of this situation, they could only turn to whoever they found in the crisis and thus, disturb the guards guarding the basement. Unexpectedly, an observer seized this opportunity and passed through the dungeon and made a serious mistake. I ask the Head of the Family to severely punish the offender! "

Shen Yue's honest speech was filled with tenacity as he spoke to apologize for these two children. This caused Shen Yue's expression to slightly subside.

Instead, Shen Jiayi and Shen Jiawei paled. They initially relied on their father to help them out of the matter, but unexpectedly, he took the initiative to apologize for them.

How could a father not acknowledge his family members, and would place piety before his family?

Everyone sighed when they saw Shen Yue's decision to put the truth in front of his family, and they believed his explanation to some extent.

In the Continent of Excellence, every youngster who had reached the age of sixteen would undergo a special ceremony of maturity, and they would have their first magical beast! Therefore, the actions of Shen Jiayi and Shen Jiawei were considered reasonable as it was an important affair for everyone.

In that world, the aura of battle and magic was associated with its own strength while magical beings were partners accompanying them as they fought. If one were not so talented in terms of battle aura and magic, they would expect to seek a fortuitous encounter with their first magical beast. If they could control an extremely powerful magical beast, they could then use its immense might to turn things around as they faced a much stronger opponent.

Chapter12: Putting the Truth in Front of the Family (3)

If one were to describe their overall strength in percentage terms, then their strength in battle aura and magic would reach forty percent, whereas their magical beasts would reach thirty percent again. Any holy weapons they had with them would be the remaining thirty percent.

Since holy weapons were rare in that era, the cumulative percentage of one's personal strength and their magical beasts would each be fifty percent.

That was why the goal of controlling powerful magical beasts had become one of the most important goals everyone had, second only to their personal strength.

It was also why it was not surprising when everyone accepted Shen Yue's explanation. However, there was one person who sneered over his statement.

It was none other than the person involved in the incident – Shen Yanxiao.

It seemed like the entire incident had nothing to do with him, other than the fact that Shen Feng had mentioned his name at the beginning of the meeting. No one expected the implications of those two brats, Shen Jiayi and Shen Jiawei. Instead, Shen Yue's attitude gave food for thought.

On the surface, Shen Yue looked ruthless for having exposed the actions of her children in front of the congregation. However, she intends to secretly remove the possibility of her children to instruct ‘dia’ to pass through the dungeon. In addition, he uses methods of reasoning with truth and touching the audience with heart, to decipher the proactive mentality into being proactive, working hard and increasing their own strength. Simultaneously, he diverted the main perpetrator of this incident to ‘dia’, who took advantage of the situation and passed the dungeon.

With just a simple explanation, Shen Yue managed to reveal so many different layers of meaning in his words. It would definitely not be easy dealing with a person like him!

Shen Feng did not immediately answer Shen Yue's request. He only saw a pair of twin brothers standing behind Shen Yue.

"The honest and honest personality of third uncle deserves our admiration." Suddenly, a clear voice echoed from somewhere inside the main house.

An elegant young man with an appearance comparable to a piece of white jade appeared from behind his father. He looked at the gloomy-looking Shen Yue with an easy smile. The young man was slightly older than the twins, and he was even more handsome than Shen Jiawei. His matchless handsome face had a relaxed smile that would unwittingly attract others to approach him.

Shen Yue frowned slightly as he looked at her, and then he sneered inwardly.

It was Shen Yifeng, the third strongest generation amongst the Vermilion Bird Family! He was only seventeen years old, but he had already risen to rank six battle aura. The first five tiers of battle aura and magic were not difficult to train, but it was only the beginning of the journey.

When one's battle aura and magic rose to rank six, they had to decide on their training path.

From the beginning of the sixth rank, the magic training and battle aura would be divided into three directions.

Before the sixth rank, someone trained in magic or battle aura was respectively referred to as an apprentice magician and an apprentice warrior. After the sixth rank, those trained in magic can choose to become attack-oriented magus, or a magician who specializes in mysterious curses, or a priest who possesses holy power. As for those trained in battle aura, they could choose to become powerful swordsmen or knights with extremely high maneuverability. Moreover, they could also decide to become archers that could scoop up the lives of others from thousands of miles away.

As for Shen Yifeng, he had already broken through to the stage of an apprentice warrior at the age of fifteen and then chose to become a powerful swordsman. In just two years, he had become a three-star swordsman, and for the past hundreds of years, only the late Shen Yu had frightening talent in the entire Vermilion Bird Family.

Unfortunately, Shen Yu did not make it past his young age. Right now, Shen Yifeng was like the sun in the sky and number one amongst the younger generation of the Vermilion Bird Family.

Chapter 13: Return to the Top (1)

No one could deny that the talent that Shen Jiayi and Shen Jiawei exhibited was incomparable to Shen Yifeng. Furthermore, Shen Yifeng's father was Shen Feng's most precious second son back then, and he could become the next Head of the Vermilion Bird Family, Shen Duan.

Even Shen Yue did not dare to let go of all the pretenses of hospitality with Shen Yifeng.

"Grandfather, although the seventh brother was already fourteen years old, but his wisdom was as innocent as that of a four-year-old. With his current intelligence, how could he possibly capture the opportunity to seize the time when the guards left their posts and infiltrated the dungeon? " Shen Yifeng said in a loud and clear voice. "Although I haven't interacted much with seventh sister, I know that she rarely leaves her courtyard, let alone goes to the entrance of the dungeon at the other end of the estate. To force that he had accidentally gone into the basement and coincidentally experienced a period when the guards were not around, wasn't that too coincidental? "

What a surprise!

Shen Yanxiao stood obediently in the same place, but internally, she praised Shen Yifeng's sudden appearance and fantastic argument! From his memories, he knew that Shen Yifeng rarely had any personal interactions with Shen Yanxiao, but he was rather polite to her in public and did not criticize her as hard as the other members of the Vermilion Bird Family. However, since the two of them had almost no friendly interaction, Shen Yanxiao was surprised when Shen Yifeng spoke for her.

When Shen Yifeng spoke out against his uncle, he did not really do it to help Shen Yanxiao. Instead, it was because he wanted to get the naughty twins into trouble.

Shen Yanxiao was happy to stay still in her place. Since everyone thought she was ‘idiot’ which ‘ would not understand’ no matter what they say, no one would eyelid if she smiled.

Therefore, Shen Yanxiao adopted the attitude of watching a good show and enjoyed the imminent internal fight.

As expected, Shen Yue's expression worsened on Shen Yifeng's words. The twins might have guessed their father's intention to protect them, and they hated Shen Yifeng, who suddenly spoke out against their father. They had already been at odds with Shen Yifeng, and ever since, they had grown even more resentful of him.

Shen Feng calmly looked at the smiling Shen Yifeng and then at Shen Yue who had a submissive expression on his face.

"The trigger for this problem is not important. I have something more important to tell everyone here today, "Shen Feng said slowly.

Shen Yue relaxed inwardly. He did not care about Shen Yanxiao's fate but how could he possibly let things continue if it concerned Shen Jiayi and Shen Jiawei?

Shen Yifeng was stunned for a moment but did not say anything more. Even though he was highly respected by Shen Feng, he was still Shen Yue's junior in terms of seniority, and he couldn't oppose it excessively.

That all? Shen Yanxiao raised her eyebrows inwardly. He thought that Shen Yue and Shen Yifeng would continue to fight it out, but the quarrel ended just like that. He did not understand Shen Fengs mysterious attitude. She called a meeting to interrogate him for his alleged crimes, and then all of a sudden, it no longer matters? Which drama are they trying to play?

Shen Yanxiao had so many questions in her head, but she did not forget herself. He had to keep being stupid and watch the show. Anything other than that shouldn't be his business.

Shen Feng paused for a moment and said, "You all assume that I am angry about someone passing through the forbidden area. However, do you know what kind of magical beast was imprisoned in that dungeon? "

Chapter14: Return to the Top (2)

When Shen Feng threw the question to everyone, they all looked at each other anxiously. Other than Shen Ling, who had little understanding of the matter, no one else knew what sort of beast the dungeon was imprisoned for. They only knew that, ever since the magical beast was brought back to the estate, Shen Feng had issued strict orders not to allow anyone to enter without permission.

Although they were curious, they also knew the importance of Shen Feng's orders within the Vermilion Bird Family. Who would dare to fight him?

Even if the twins were curious about the magical beast, they only dared to secretly persuade Shen Yanxiao to peek behind everyone's backs. However, they did not dare to take a single step inside the dungeon.

No one expected to see the scars and blood covering Shen Yanxiao's body as she was lifted from the basement by the guards. His entire body seemed to be covered in blood, and if not for the slight movement in his chest, everyone would have assumed that he was dead.

Everyone, except Shen Ling and Shen Feng, were completely unaware of what was happening with the magical beasts in the basement.

No one dared to say anything when Shen Feng mentioned the magical beast that day.

Shen Feng snorted coldly. "No one in my Vermilion Bird Family has been able to resurrect Vermilion Bird in hundreds of years. It's ridiculous how you're all so incompetent. "

Shen Feng's words surprised everyone. The reason the Vermilion Bird Family had such a prominent and unapproachable position in Longxuan Empire was all because of the ancient mythological beasts that their ancestors obtained when Longxuan Empire was founded. With the help of the Vermilion Bird, the family's ancestors helped the king during the war as they established the country, and they gained a great advantage. Among the thousands of magical beasts, the character of the Vermilion Bird was highly respected, and the other beasts would submit themselves in worship. One shout from Vermilion Bird was enough to shock all types of magical beasts in the air.

The strength of the Vermilion Bird far exceeded the strength of ordinary magical beasts, but they could only conjecture its strength from rumors. As for the Vermilion Bird Family that was established with the strength of the Vermilion Bird, they experienced a slow decline after they had grown over the past two hundred years. It had been almost a hundred years, and not a single person in the Vermilion Bird Family could awaken the sleeping Vermilion Bird anymore, let alone make a contract with it.

It had remained a sensitive topic for the Vermilion Bird Family for many years.

Everyone knew that if one possessed the Vermilion Bird, they would command the Vermilion Bird Family and they could also lead the family back to the top!

It was something that every disciple of the Vermilion Bird Family yearned for day and night. However, after so many years, no one could wake Vermilion Bird who was asleep in the Lava Mountains, let alone to sign a contract with him.

"Head of Family, this is not only the case for our Vermilion Bird Family. For the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Black Tortoise, and Qilin family, it had been over hundreds of years since one could awaken their mythological creatures. " Shen Feng's third son, Shen Jing, muttered softly.

Shen Jing's words were facts. When the Longxuan Empire was established, it gained the protection of the five ancient mythological beasts, and they began to build the country with complacency. However, in those hundreds of years, the five mythological beasts seemed to have agreed to enter a state of co-sleeping, and none of them had awakened since then. It caused the five noble families to become anxious and worried because the mythological beasts were the foundation of their foundation.

Shen Feng frowned and glanced at Shen Jing. He had six sons, and Shen Jing was the most incompetent of them all. If he did not spend his time drinking and having fun, then he would be playing around with other nobles all day. If not for his bloodline, Shen Feng really wished he had dumped his unfilial son into another branch of the family where he would have struggled to survive.

Chapter15: Back to the Top (3)

"You know nothing! Not long ago, I received word that a new sage had appeared within the Realm of the Gods! A hundred years ago, a wise man was responsible for resurrecting a mythological beast, and now that a new sage had appeared, it was no longer an impossible thing. As far as I know, the other four families have made preparations to invite the sages. " Shen Feng said coldly.

"What?!" Everyone is in an uproar. Does that mean one of them will have a chance to earn the loyalty of the Vermilion Bird ?!

After a long period of complacency, a huge wave finally occurred within the Vermilion Bird Family.

Deep down, Shen Yifeng was extremely shocked. He should have had the chance to find a powerful magical beast to be tied up on the day he turned sixteen. However, his father did not make adequate preparations for it, and that was why even though he was a three-star swordsman, he did not yet possess a magical beast. Everyone could only be contracted by one magical beast their entire life. That meant that only he, Shen Jiayi, and Shen Jiawei could have the chance to obtain the Vermilion Bird.

Although the talent of Shen Jiayi and Shen Jiawei was enough, but when compared to him, who had been identified as a miracle, the difference between them was also huge. They could not even be considered as his competitors!

That meant the Vermilion Bird was practically hers, so how could she not be happy about it?

At that moment, Shen Yue had a sour expression on his face. Naturally, he had already thought about what Shen Yifeng had in mind, and he also knew that his children were not comparable to Shen Yifeng. Even if they wanted to fight for Vermilion Bird, they would face an uphill battle.

"Then, should we also start preparing? We can't let the other four families get ahead of us. " Since he knew that victory was within his son's grasp, he naturally could not sit still.

Shen Feng laughed grimly and said, "Do I need you to tell me this? I've already sent people to contact the God Realm. Although the sage had agreed to come to Longxuan Empire to help, he had one condition, and that was to send an eighth rank Snow Spirit Fox as a reward before he performed. The one imprisoned in the basement is the Snow Spirit Fox whom I have ordered to capture by our people! "

"The Head of the Family is always meticulous in every way!"

However, Shen Feng's face did not show the slightest smile.

"Do you know how many of our Vermilion Bird Family have lost to capture this Snow Spirit Fox? But look what the idiots have done! "

Shen Feng's sudden anger confused everyone present. They could guess the huge loss they would incur to capture that powerful beast. The Snow Spirit Fox was an eighth rank high-tier magical beast, and although it was not as barbaric as many other creatures, the magical beast could not compare to its agility either. Therefore, it was not easy to arrange his arrest.

Shen Feng's gaze was fixed on Shen Yanxiao. His face showed no signs of happiness or anger as he looked at the granddaughter who was not even close to him.

"On the day someone passed through the dungeon, the Snow Spirit Fox died viciously. Without the Snow Spirit Fox, how could we, the Vermilion Bird Family, invite a sage to appear? "

The Snow Spirit Fox is dead ?!

Loud breathing could be heard throughout the main house.

Shen Yue's expression was deathly pale while Shen Jiayi and Shen Jiawei almost fell to the ground.

How could they imagine that they would ruin their Vermilion Bird Family's chance to return to its peak due to a single moment of curiosity?

Everyone's hearts fell like dead ashes. A Snow Spirit Fox was extremely precious, and the Vermilion Bird Family had invested too much for his capture. If they caught each other, it would probably harm their family roots.

Just then, everyone's gaze turned to Shen Yanxiao. Who would have thought something so serious would happen right after an idiot entered the basement?

A rank eight magical beast died mysteriously in the dungeon, and other than the Snow Spirit Fox who died violently, there were only seven useless, seventh in the vicinity!