Chapter 1 – Return after five years - The Prisoner Who Came Back a King - NovelsTime

The Prisoner Who Came Back a King

Chapter 1 – Return after five years

Author: SLG
updatedAt: 2025-08-21

"You convict, you want us to leave? Don't even think about it!"

"After all these years, this house is ours now. If you want us to leave, there's no way."

"Why didn't you just die in prison? How dare you come back?"

In front of a single-story house, a repulsive middle-aged woman stood with one hand on her hip and the other pointing at a young man's forehead, unleashing a torrent of abuse. Her words were sharp and cutting, leaving no dignity for the rightful owner of the house.

The young man being cursed at was named Ye Feng, the original owner of this house. The woman was Liu Hong, his former neighbor and a notorious shrew in the area.

Liu Hong dared to berate Ye Feng so brazenly because he had just been released from prison.

Returning here with a sense of renewal, Ye Feng was met with a harsh reality instead.

Listening to her venomous curses, an unnamed fire surged in Ye Feng's chest. His expression darkened as he clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging into his palms.

Every word from Liu Hong was like a knife stabbing into Ye Feng's heart, the pain unbearable.

"Mother and son, both no good. A fox spirit seducing others, giving birth to a bastard like you who can't even enter the family home. You deserved to be in prison."

Liu Hong continued her vicious tirade. Over the years, she had been extremely jealous of Ye Feng's mother's beauty and often spoke ill of her behind her back.

Now that Ye Feng's mother had passed away and Ye Feng had just been released from prison, she was even more unrestrained in her insults.

Indeed, Ye Feng was an illegitimate child, but it wasn't because his mother seduced his father.

Ye Feng's mother was named Chen Mei.

His father, Ye Xianxian, belonged to the Ye family, a prestigious clan in the entire Nanling Province. When he was young, he came to Liancheng to expand the family business and unexpectedly met and fell in love with Ye Feng's mother.

The vast gap between their families doomed their relationship to a tragic end. Ye Xianxian ultimately did not end up with Chen Mei.

Under family pressure, he heartlessly abandoned the pregnant Chen Mei, choosing to marry into another prominent family that matched the Ye family's status.

This left Chen Mei to raise a child alone in Liancheng, facing scorn for her beauty and status as a widow with a child.

She endured the jealousy of surrounding women, with Liu Hong being one of them.

However, Chen Mei was gentle, elegant, and never quarreled with others over the years.

She quietly raised Ye Feng.

Under Chen Mei's nurturing, Ye Feng excelled academically, achieving top scores in Liancheng during the college entrance examination and gaining admission to a prestigious university in the provincial capital.

During college, he successfully founded his own company, excelling both academically and in business, making Chen Mei proud of her son.

By the time he graduated, Ye Feng's company had grown significantly, with assets exceeding over a billion yuan.

That year, he was only twenty-three.

A year before his imprisonment, the Ye family approached him, intending for him to return to the family and reclaim his heritage. The Ye family patriarch even intended to groom him as the heir.

Originally, he wanted to sever all ties with this so-called prestigious family in the provincial capital, but Chen Mei wished for him to acknowledge the Ye family.

To not go against his mother's wishes, Ye Feng reluctantly chose to reclaim his heritage.

This decision threatened the positions of some within the Ye family, leading to a conspiracy that resulted in Ye Feng serving a five-year prison sentence. His mother, Chen Mei, was also harmed, leaving them forever separated.

Every time he thought of this, Ye Feng's heart ached. Now, hearing it spoken aloud, his veins bulged as he glared at Liu Hong with a fierce gaze, saying heavily, "Say that again!"

Seeing Ye Feng's beast-like murderous gaze, Liu Hong felt a bit intimidated. After all, she was just a woman, and he was a rumored convict.

She had no idea what kind of existence she had provoked.

Indeed, Ye Feng had served five years in prison, but she didn't know what he had experienced inside.

After Ye Feng was framed, some in the Ye family didn't want to give him any chance to rise again, so they fabricated dozens of charges against him.

Murder, arson, robbery, theft... even absurd charges like stealing candy from children were piled on him.

The verdict was so heavy it weighed over ten kilograms, a case so infamous it made headlines as a major national scandal.

As a result, he was sent to the most terrifying prison in the nation, a death prison from which no one had ever emerged alive.

Inside, not only did Ye Feng survive, but he also had an extraordinary encounter. An old man under the strictest surveillance in the prison trained him to become a martial arts master in two years.

Afterward, he became the king of the prison. Later, when enemies from a neighboring country invaded, the military requested his help. Single-handedly, he slew countless enemies, taking down over a dozen war god-level masters.

From then on, all sides bowed in submission, never daring to invade again.

In the following years, the military even asked him to train elite soldiers, and he personally forged a formidable force known as the Shenzhou Guard.

He led the Shenzhou Guard in campaigns east and west, intimidating countless foreign forces.

He achieved glorious feats, becoming the most mysterious figure in the nation, a living legend, the only myth.

This was why he could walk out of that prison. The people behind the Ye family never imagined that this man would not only emerge but also come out with formidable strength and a burning desire for revenge.

Ye Feng had truly experienced the battlefield, bathed in blood, and his aura was terrifying.

Liu Hong, frightened by this aura, instinctively took a few steps back, feeling a bit apprehensive. However, thinking her husband was inside, she regained her confidence.

"Hmph, so what if I say it again? A bastard born of a slut..."

"Slap!"

With the sound of a slap, Liu Hong's words abruptly stopped as she was sent flying.

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What kind of strength did Ye Feng possess?

He had surpassed the level of a war god, and even he didn't know how terrifying he truly was.

Despite trying to restrain himself, his strength was still formidable, sending Liu Hong flying. Her ugly face swelled on one side, blood trickling from her mouth, and a few teeth fell out.

"Murder! The convict is killing!"

Lying on the ground, Liu Hong was initially stunned, not expecting him to dare lay a hand on her. Then she immediately began screaming like a slaughtered pig.

Her voice was naturally loud, and with her deliberate wailing, it was like a loudspeaker, instantly alerting the neighbors, who all came out.

"Ye Feng?"

"How did he get out?"

"Wasn't he sentenced for a long time, never to be released?"

"Maybe he escaped from prison. Everyone, be careful."

The surrounding neighbors were surprised to see Ye Feng and began whispering among themselves.

"What a waste of talent. He was so outstanding back then, but he went down the wrong path."

"If he had stayed on the right path, he would have achieved great success by now, becoming a renowned figure."

"Even if he's out, he's ruined. With a criminal record, he's a waste now."

Some sighed in regret.

"Wife, who bullied you?"

At this moment, a rough voice came from inside the house, and a burly man emerged.

Seeing Ye Feng, the man charged forward, angrily shouting, "You little brat, are you looking for death, daring to act tough in my house?"

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