Regal Guard of Dragon

The unexpected conversation took place before a particular restaurant in Pedestrian Street of Cangzhou City. Chen Feng, dressed in his usual yellow work clothes, revealed a menacingly cold expression.    

"Yes, the old master clearly stated that the trillions of yuan in assets of the Chen Family will all be placed under your control as long as you return to the Chen Family," an old man clad in a gray robe spoke with utmost respect towards Chen Feng.    

"Trillions of yuan in assets?" Chen Feng burst into a peal of self-deprecating laughter before heaving a sigh. "The Chen Family really does have a lot of money to spare, don't they, Chen Zhong?"    

Seeming to have noticed the ridicule in Chen Feng's words, the old man, Chen Zhong, asked helplessly, "Young Master, could you possibly still be brooding over the incident that took place three years ago?"    

Taking Chen Feng's silence as a form of affirmation, Chen Zhong forced out a bitter smile and continued, "Young Master, the old master may have indeed been in the wrong during the incident three years ago. Ever since then, however, the old master has also paid a huge price for that matter. Why don't you give him a second chance?"    

"A second chance?" Chen Feng sneered with a hint of ridicule. After all, why should give Chen Zhennan a second chance when he never even gave his mother that exact option?    

Having witnessed the death of his mother with his own eyes three years ago, Chen Feng vowed to never extinguish the burning flame of rage within his heart.    

Although the Chen Family possessed a mountain of riches, Chen Zhennan nevertheless refused to pay even a minuscule fraction of that wealth to treat his mother's illness. Despite begging like a dog in front of that despicable fiend — known as Chen Zhennan — he remained unfazed and held no intentions of saving his mother.    

Even then, Chen Zhennan actually sought after a second chance?    

Thinking back to that incident, Chen Feng stood his ground and shook his head with unspeakable ridicule.    

"Could it be that Young Master intends to work as a delivery man for his entire life?" Chen Zhong sighed and asked after taking notice of Chen Feng's undying resolve. During these past three years, after leaving the Chen Family, Chen Feng married into the Xia Family as a son-in-law. Not only had he lowered his status greatly when compared to his original life in the Chen Family, but he had even been ostracized and forced to endure the constant ridicule of the Xia Family.    

"I would rather remain as a delivery man than give up my life entirely," Chen Feng stated with a faint smile.    

Chen Zhong replied with a slightly twisted expression, "Young Master, what are you trying to say?"    

"Nothing much," Chen Feng replied as he shook his head. "Chen Zhong, you may go back now. Tell Chen Zhennan and the entire Chen Family that I will return sooner or later. However, I will be doing so for another reason, not because of the trillions of yuan in assets."    

Chen Zhong stood petrified in shock as he gazed at Chen Feng's leaving figure before revealing a conflicted expression.    

Along the way, Chen Feng kept pondering about his decision.    

Ever since the day he was born, he had been living a comfortable life in the Chen Family. Due to his identity as an illegitimate child, however, he had always been looked down on and disregarded by the members of the Chen Family. Even the servants in the family would not hesitate to scold and bully him.    

Chen Feng originally thought that he would keep living as a maggot in the Chen Family until the day he died. Only until his mother fell ill three years ago did he truly understand that the bastards of the family held no intentions of giving him the chance to be that very maggot.    

On a certain night when Chen Feng's mother fell extremely sick, he knelt in front of the entire family like a dog and pleaded with them to save his mother. However... no one ever reached out their hands to help them.    

Instead, everyone simply turned a blind eye to his pleading words.    

In the end, his mother passed away from her illness.    

Witnessing the death of his own mother traumatized him for the rest of his childhood days. At that time, he truly understood his place within the Chen Family. From the perspectives of the members of the Chen Family, the pair of mother and son were nothing but mere ants that held little to no value. In fact, they did not even consider them as humans.    

After his mother's demise, Chen Feng decided to part ways with the Chen Family.    

On that day...    

Chen Feng swore that one day... he would definitely return to the Chen Family and use absolute power to make everyone in the Chen Family kneel in front of their mother's grave to repent!    

His resolve, however, was nothing but mere words stated by a young child. On the second day after leaving the Chen Family, Chen Feng found himself in a predicament as he was chased by a group of thugs with intentions to murder him. If he had not run into Xia Weiguo by pure coincidence, he would have already been mutilated and turned into a corpse.    

At that point, it was as clear as day — even to a fool — that those thugs who were chasing after him was sent by the Chen Family.    

Standing before the titan known as the Chen Family, Chen Feng was nothing but a mere ant.    

After becoming the son-in-law of the Xia Family, Chen Feng's days gradually began to calm down. Even though he still had to endure the mocking gazes of the family, he nonetheless managed to survive and live on as a human being.    

While he may have wished to live in peace for the rest of his life, the rain that withered into a small drizzle began pouring once more. Despite their previous failed attempts at murdering him, the Chen Family had come to find him again.    

To his utmost surprise, the Chen Family actually offered him the chance to inherit the trillions of yuan in assets.    

However, in the third generation of the great Chen Family, there were more than a hundred adult males who had the qualifications to inherit the throne. Thus, it would be extremely difficult for an illegitimate child to inherit the Chen Family no matter how much support he would be provided.    

This was, without a doubt, a plot created against him.    

After all, how could someone known to be as lowly as him in the past suddenly be worthy of inheriting trillions of yuan?    

As the saying goes, an opportunity that sounds too good to be true would most likely be too good to be true.    

"Chen Feng!" Just as Chen Feng was deep in thought, a beautiful woman wearing a white dress suddenly called out his name from a distance. In addition to her delicate features, she also possessed a tall yet slim figure. While her body lingered with a graceful temperament, she stood in the limelight in the midst of the bustling city — looking absolutely breathtaking.    

That woman was Chen Feng's wife, Xia Mengyao.    

"Mengyao, what's wrong?"    

After meeting up with Xia Mengyao, a gentle smile appeared on Chen Feng's face. No matter what he had gone through, his mood would, without a doubt, improve as long as Xia Mengyao existed in his presence.    

In contrast to his bright smile, Xia Mengyao revealed a rather cold expression, She only took a quick glance at Chen Feng before turning around and saying indifferently, "Follow me to the Ancestral Shrine. The Ancestral Worship Ceremony is about to begin."    

"To the Ancestral Shrine?" Chen Feng uttered with his mouth wide open. Only then did he recall that Xia Mengyao had notified him yesterday about the Ancestral Worship Ceremony taking place for the Xiao Family. During that ceremony, it was a tradition for everyone in the Xia Family to go to the Ancestral Shrine to pay their respects to their ancestors.    

However...    

Chen Feng lowered his head and looked at his yellow clothes. He could not help but feel a little awkward as he had just finished delivering the takeout. Since he was delayed by Chen Zhong, he did not have the time to change his clothes.    

Since the Ancestral Worship Ceremony was such an important event for the family, he naturally could not participate in such conspicuous clothes.    

"Mengyao, can you wait for me while I go home to chance?" Chen Feng said in embarrassment.    

Xia Mengyao replied with a displeased expression, "Why didn't you change beforehand? Didn't I already tell you about the Ancestral Worship Ceremony yesterday?"    

"I forgot...." Chen Feng muttered softly as he lowered his head like a child who made a mistake.    

"Forget it, there's no need to change. No one will be paying attention to you anyways. We'll just have to go straight to the Ancestral Shrine. Grandpa and the others are already waiting," Xia Mengyao said impatiently. The longer she talked with Chen Feng, the more apparent the dissatisfaction in her words grew. After all, how could Chen Feng forget about such an important matter?    

"Fine." Chen Feng wanted to say something, but since Xia Mengyao had already turned around and left, he had no other choice but to follow her.    

The Xia Family was indeed a widely-known family in the country. After all, one of their ancestors, Xia Pengchun, once held the position of Prime Minister during the Han Dynasty. Ever since he founded the Xia Family, he had lived through more than two thousand seasons of spring and autumn.    

Even though the Xia Family had declined significantly in recent years and was no longer as grand as it once was during its former days, no one dared to look down on them nonetheless.    

The Triennial Ancestral Worship Ceremony was also one of the most important events of the Xia Family.    

When the two of them finally arrived at the Ancestral Shrine, Chen Feng noticed that a number of people had already been waiting inside.    

Xia Mengyao took a deep breath and walked towards the Ancestral Shrine. Chen Feng followed behind, but when he was just about to enter, he was suddenly obstructed by a big hand.    

"Stop right there! Chen Feng, what are you going in for?" a young man suddenly shouted from the side. That young man was one of Xia Mengyao's cousins, Xia Hao. At that moment, he had his arms arrogantly crossed in front of his chest — his sinister intention was written all over his face.    

"Am I not going in to pay my respects to the ancestors?" Chen Feng said as he looked at Xia Hao in confusion. Everyone in the Xia Family was required to attend the ancestral worship ceremony. Since he married into the Xia Family, he would naturally be considered a part of it.    

"Paying your respects?" Xia Hao sneered. "Which ancestor do even you worship? The one being worshipped here is the ancestor of my Xia Family. What does that have to do with you?"    

His mocking words indicated how he saw Chen Feng as a mere outsider who was not worthy of entering the Ancestral Shrine of the Xia Family.    

"Xia Hao, what are you trying to say?" Xia Mengyao questioned with a cold expression.    

Xia Hao shifted his gaze towards Xia Mengyao and said cunningly, "Nothing much. I was only telling him how outsiders and dogs are not allowed to enter the Xia Family Ancestral Shrine."    

If the things he said before were nothing but a mere taunt, then these words were certainly his attempt at humiliating Chen Feng.    

Despite his ridicules, Chen Feng — having suffered much greater humiliation than this before — remained unfazed.    

On the other hand, Xia Mengyao fumed with rising anger. After all, Chen Feng was her husband!    

"Chen Feng is my husband. What right do you have to say that he is an outsider!"    

"Your husband?" Xia Hao laughed heartily as if he had heard some huge joke. "Xia Mengyao, are you really treating this trash as your husband? You've been married for three years, yet you haven't slept with him even once."    

They had yet to sleep with one another despite being married for three whole years?    

Hearing those words, many members of the Xia Family in the Ancestral Shrine revealed mocking grins on their faces. At that moment, their gazes that were filled with ridicule shot towards Chen Feng like sharp daggers. They could not comprehend how useless Chen Feng was to have not slept a single time with a beauty such as Xia Mengyao on the same bed even once during the past three years. Could it be that something was wrong with that good-for-nothing brat?    

Xia Mengyao's expression changed drastically. Indeed, she had been married to Chen Feng for three years, and let alone going to bed, she had not even held his hand even once. She originally thought that only a small portion of people within the family knew about this matter, but now, it seemed she could no longer hide that fact.    

"Mengyao, why don't you go in first? I suddenly remember that I still have a takeout to deliver," Chen Feng muttered and forced out a soft laugh. He could certainly face the ridicule of the Xia Family people directly, but he did not want Xia Mengyao to face the same embarrassment from being associated with him.    

Noticing how Chen Feng feigned his response, Xia Mengyao's heart ached for whatever reason. Even after being married to each other for three years, she had never treated Chen Feng as her husband. Despite being treated so coldly, Chen Feng nevertheless cared for her with his utmost abilities. Whether it was a windy or rainy day, Chen Feng would always pick her up at work on time. Furthermore, whenever he noticed that she was having a bad day, he would always try his best to brighten up her day with his gentle smile.    

When standing in her presence, this man would constantly disregard everything thrown towards him. He would never show even a slight hint of anger and would do whatever he could to cater to her every need.    

As time went on, she would naturally develop feelings for him.    

As a layer of mist suddenly clouded Xia Mengyao's eyes, she could not help but wonder why Chen Feng would always treat her so well.    

Chen Feng took a deep breath and turned around to leave. He knew that if he continued to stand here, he would only be asking for humiliation.    

However, just as he turned around and was about to walk away, a resolute and decisive voice sounded out from behind him, "The two of us will enter together!"    

Upon hearing those words, Chen Feng suddenly felt a soft and warm touch grasping onto his hand.