After Chang Haojie returned to Yuzhou, everyone eagerly watched, and also took the opportunity to welcome him. Accompanying Chang Haojie back to Yuzhou were his two good brothers, Wang Xiqiang and Qu Zhaoqian.
Chang Haojie was now eighteen years old. In the past, this was the age of newly adulthood, perhaps he had just graduated from high school. However, in this chaotic era, it was common for people to marry at sixteen or seventeen, and even fourteen-year-olds were already married. Times had changed, and it was time for him to get married.
Now, Chang Haojie had sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, exuding an imposing aura. He attracted a lot of attention when he walked on the street because he had become a very dashing and handsome young man. Hua Jingran's heart pounded when she saw Chang Haojie appear.
"I'm back. I can now fully control my abilities," was the first thing Chang Haojie said upon returning to Yuzhou and seeing everyone.
A few years ago, due to his impulsiveness, Chang Haojie's abilities went out of control, and a dense fog completely enveloped Yuzhou. The people living in Yuzhou couldn't see the road. Eventually, he had to lead people to live in the mountains. At that time, the fog persisted in the mountains, causing the surrounding trees to wither and die because they couldn't get sunlight.
However, by now, Chang Haojie had gained complete control over his abilities. Sunlight could shine on him without any obstruction, and there was no longer any fog around his body, indicating that his strength allowed him to fully control his abilities.
"It's good that you're back. There are important things that need you to accomplish!" Chang Jianyi said with a smile upon seeing her brother return to Yuzhou.
Chang Haojie rubbed his fists together and then asked, "What needs to be done? I'll complete it immediately! I am now a sixth-tier ability user. I don't believe there's anything I can't do!"
It was evident that Chang Haojie had been cooped up for the past few years. After all, living in the mountains with three people must have been very boring. Even with enough comics or novels, it couldn't completely alleviate the boredom. Upon returning to Yuzhou, he immediately wanted to undertake a mission.
Chang Jianyi, however, said calmly, "This mission is for you to get married immediately!"
Upon hearing this, Chang Haojie blushed slightly. Looking at Hua Jingran, who was also blushing, he couldn't help but say, "I'm only eighteen. Isn't this too rushed?"
"What's the rush? Your brother-in-law married me when he was nineteen! Many people younger than you are already holding their children. No, children are already old enough to buy soy sauce! You are the sole heir of our Chang family. Now that you're not passing on the lineage, what are you waiting for?" Chang Jianyi immediately said.
Shen Feng also nodded and said, "That's right, this matter should indeed be taken seriously. Hold the wedding while the times are relatively peaceful. If you wait until it gets chaotic again, there won't be any opportunity."
Chang Haojie looked at Hua Jingran beside him and asked, "What do you think?"
Hua Jingran, with a blush, replied, "Whatever you say."
Thus, with newfound confidence, Chang Haojie said seriously, "Then it's settled. We'll get married after some time."
Everyone cheered upon hearing the good news, especially Shen Feng's three children, who began to spin around Chang Haojie, exclaiming, "Uncle, you're getting married! Hurry up and give us wedding candies."
Chu Chaoyan, however, shifted her gaze to Wang Xiqiang and Qu Zhaoqian and said, "You two are not young anymore. It's time for you to find suitable partners to marry. Will you look for them yourselves, or shall we introduce you?"
"We don't need Master and Mistress to worry. We will find true love ourselves. Please rest assured," Wang Xiqiang and Qu Zhaoqian quickly replied.
In fact, many factions had approached Shen Feng, hoping to form marital alliances with his subordinates. Initially, they hoped to marry their daughters to Shen Feng's sons, but when Shen Feng did not agree, they turned their attention to Shen Feng's disciples. However, Shen Feng did not agree to this request either.
"Let the children find their own happiness. Arranged marriages in this era would be too much," was Shen Feng's response.
Thus, many people had to give up. Although marital alliances were excellent means of cooperation, having been practiced for thousands of years on the land of China, it had proven that kinship could indeed strengthen relationships. However, Shen Feng also knew that such relationships were unreliable. When real danger struck, these people who sought connections would offer no help whatsoever, so Shen Feng flatly refused.
"Xiao Jie is about to get married. Shouldn't you prepare a gift? When your sister got married, Yuzhou presented a generous gift. Now that my brother is getting married, you can't just stand by," Chang Jianyi suddenly urged Shen Feng.
After a moment of thought, Shen Feng finally made a decision: "I plan to go out to sea in a while to hunt some mutated sea beasts. Firstly, it's to prepare a congratulatory gift, and secondly, Yuzhou is running low on evolution crystals. I must hunt sea beasts to replenish Yuzhou's evolution crystals."
"Is that so? Then I'll go with you! After all, these evolution crystals were consumed by me during experiments, so I need to make amends for my actions," Li Keyi suddenly said.
Li Keyi's motive was very simple. The reason she said this was because she wanted to spend some time alone with Shen Feng. Although she often saw Shen Feng at home and had opportunities for intimacy, it was never truly satisfying. Now, taking advantage of Shen Feng's upcoming trip, she wanted to go on a vacation with him.
"No, no! Yuzhou only has two seventh-tier ability users in total. If you leave as well, Yuzhou will be left with no powerful ability users. You can't go. If anyone goes, it should be me. My abilities can be utilized at sea," Chu Chaoyan immediately objected.
Chang Jianyi also chimed in, "Yiyi, you really shouldn't go out at this time. You are Yuzhou's powerful combat force, and on the other hand, your abilities won't be very effective at sea."
Li Keyi was stopped by the two, but Chu Chaoyan's plan also failed. Hearing that her mother was going to leave Yuzhou, Shen Yishi couldn't help but hug her leg and cry, "Mom, don't go. I can't bear to be without you!"
Thus, Chu Chaoyan could only comfort her daughter, "Good girl, Mom isn't going. Mom isn't going. I was just joking earlier."
Shen Feng thought carefully. At this time, he didn't need to bring Li Keyi or Chu Chaoyan with him. Fortunately, there were talented disciples in the Wind God Palace. He said, "No need to say more. This time, I'll take my disciple Wang Feiying with me. He can also fly in the sky. In case of an emergency, both of us can fly in the sky."
Wang Feiying was a disciple Shen Feng had taken in a few years ago. After drinking the ability-enhancing potion given by Shen Feng, a pair of swan wings grew on his back. While his combat ability might not be great, he was exceptionally talented in reconnaissance and flight.
Wang Feiying also heard his master call his name at this moment and stepped forward, saying, "Master, please rest assured, I will perform excellently!"
Chang Jianyi thought about it and concluded that this was indeed a good choice. However, if Shen Feng wanted to travel, he still needed to prepare a glider for use at sea. In the deep ocean, land was rarely seen. If one needed to rest, there was only one way: to land the glider on the sea, thus providing a resting spot for sufficient rest.
The ocean Shen Feng chose was the Indian Ocean to the south. After all, Myanmar was now within the sphere of influence of Yunnan Province, making travel south very convenient, and supplies could be easily obtained along the way.
Wang Feiying was a rather quiet young man. The reason for his reserved nature was related to his childhood experiences. He grew up in an orphanage and witnessed his parents turn into zombies and then be killed by others. After experiencing such events, Wang Feiying became less talkative. After all, watching his closest relatives die before his eyes, no one would feel good.
When Shen Feng arrived at the ocean and began searching for giant sea beasts, he found it increasingly difficult to locate one.
Shen Feng, with his disciple, was flying continuously in the sky on a glider, scanning the sea below with his eyes, trying to find potentially hidden giant sea beasts. If a large shadow suddenly appeared on the sea, there was no doubt that it was the location of a giant sea beast.
However, after searching for more than ten consecutive days, Shen Feng found no sea beasts. At this point, Shen Feng couldn't help but wonder if he should prepare some bait to lure the sea beasts.
Sea beasts harbored clear hostility towards humans. If a large ship appeared in the ocean, sea beasts would definitely attack it. This was especially true for Japan, as they were always hunting whales under the guise of scientific research, thus sea beasts harbored intense hatred towards that country. As long as a ship dared to venture into the sea, even in the coastal areas, sea beasts would attack it.
Finally, Shen Feng circled the sea and discovered a cruise ship drifting on the water. Not many ships dared to sail in the deep sea at this time. Shen Feng immediately followed, and the two of them kept a close watch from high in the sky, waiting for the appearance of sea beasts.
Persistence paid off. After two days, a giant sea beast finally began to attack the cruise ship.
Upon witnessing this scene, Shen Feng knew it was time for him to act. He controlled the glider to descend continuously, and in his hand, a massive air cannon was being compressed. The moment the air cannon was fully formed, it would be his time to strike.
The giant sea beast attacking the oil tanker was a colossal sperm whale. Sperm whales are named so because they contain aromatic substances within their bodies. Ambergris is said to be formed within them. They are relatively large whales and have been hunted for a long time.
Upon appearing, the sperm whale released a hypnotic gas, successfully hypnotizing all the humans on the cruise ship. Following that, the sperm whale began to violently batter the ship. The sperm whale also has another name, the flying whale, said to be because the sperm whale's swimming posture in the sea resembles flying.