Chapter 127: Lin Feng was already exhausted

What was going to happen to him?

Would they kick him out of the family?

Where would he go if that happened?

Would Hou Yizhen be willing to take him in?

But what if Hou Yizhen also discovered his secret? What if he kicked him out too?

Lin Feng could no longer trust anyone so easily.

"Stop," he whispered to himself.

He needed to stop overthinking. Nothing had happened yet.

But... were those animals really there because of him?

As though a floodgate had suddenly opened, memories from his previous life began surfacing one after another.

In her previous life, Madam Lin had indeed possessed an affinity with nature. It was the talent she had been most proud of.

But what about this life?

Was it because of the merits he had accumulated through countless acts of charity? Because he had once saved a meritorious monk? Or was it simply an anomaly caused by crossing the Yellow Springs and encountering the gods of the underworld, leaving behind some strange aura?

Lin Feng did not know.

But if he could really control animals on such a massive scale...

’Impossible. It must be a coincidence.’

Lin Feng stared outside the window.

After a long moment, he slowly got to his feet and walked toward the balcony. He opened the balcony door but stopped at the entrance, not daring to step outside.

He was wearing a loose, long-sleeved Romanesque shirt and cotton pants. The spring breeze blew the fabric against his skin, and his hair tousled with the wind.

The boy stood quietly by the balcony door. The rays of the setting sun fell across his lightly colored hair and eyes, giving them a faint golden glow.

In his mind, Lin Feng hesitantly called out to the birds perched on the treetops in front of the balcony, willing them to come closer.

A bird flew away from the tree, up in the air.

Lin Feng let out a small sigh of relief.

’See? It’s just a coincidence—’

But before he could finish that thought, several birds suddenly descended from the sky. They landed on the balcony railings and floor, while some even began hopping toward the open bedroom door.

The boy’s eyes constricted in shock.

SLAM!

He hurriedly slammed the balcony door shut and prayed furiously in his mind.

’Go away!’

’Leave!’

’Don’t let anyone notice!’

Outside, the birds tilted their heads as if listening to him. A moment later, they took flight and scattered in different directions.

Lin Feng staggered backward before turning around and rushing to the bed. He dived under the covers, his entire body trembling.

It was real.

He really could attract those animals.

He was the cause of the animal stampede!

Lin Feng suddenly recalled the moment he had been drowning in the pond.

He had been trying not to think about it because it was such a terrifying memory. It reminded him of the time he had fallen from the cliff in his previous life.

But now that Lin Feng forced himself to recall what had happened, the memories before he lost consciousness gradually became clear.

Back then, he had been desperately calling for help in his heart, hoping that someone, anyone, would come and find him.

Was it because of that?

It must have been!

’Wait, the footage!’

Lin Feng’s eyes flew open.

He suddenly realized that Hou Yizhen and Wei Tianyu must have already discovered something strange about him.

Hou Yizhen’s voice echoed in his mind.

’The footage from the back garden has been deleted.’

Lin Feng slowly closed his eyes.

There was no denying it. Hou Yizhen definitely knew.

But how much had he found out? Did he, like the Bai family, also suspect that Lin Feng was possessed by another soul and was no longer the same person?

When that man had kissed him, had he already known?

No, Hou Yizhen hadn’t been the one who saved him. It had been a man with a buzz cut and dyed blonde hair.

Perhaps Hou Yizhen still knew nothing when he kissed him in the room at the Wei family’s residence. He had only discovered the truth after checking the surveillance footage.

’No wonder Uncle was acting so strangely. He was worried.’

Everything finally made sense. The scattered pieces of information had finally come together.

Was Lin Feng going to be abandoned?

Would they take him to the temple and ask the monks to exorcise the soul occupying the magpie’s nest?

What if the exorcism didn’t work, and they eventually decided that Lin Feng wasn’t possessed after all?

Even if the Bai family didn’t force him to leave, the seed of doubt would already have been planted in their hearts.

Lin Feng also did not want to return to the Lin family just to avoid the Bai family. He didn’t want to experience the same thing all over again.

Would he have to spend the rest of his life pretending, always walking on a tightrope, and worrying that his secret might be exposed someday?

Could he bear to live like that?

No, he could not.

Lin Feng was already exhausted enough.

He had always been passive, relying on fate and the kindness of others to take care of him.

Because of this, whenever something happened, all he could do was endure it alone and accept whatever fate had in store for him, and think that, wow, he learned something new, he had become stronger.

But in the end, Lin Feng was still back to relying on others.

Grandpa Wang had indeed been right.

Only when one could support oneself could one truly feel secure.

...

Lin Feng stayed in his room until dinner, when someone came to call him downstairs to eat with the rest of the family.

During dinner, Grandpa Bai announced that they would be going to the temple the following day.

Lin Feng could feel the subtle gazes of the elders around him, subtly watching his reaction.

A spirit possessing a human body would naturally be afraid of going to a temple.