novelbest Chapter 2424 - 2403: Several Family Heads
Chapter 2424 - 2403: Several Family Heads
The night in Xucheng was far more bustling than Ning City. Even though it was already late, the shops lining both sides of the street were still open, and business looked pretty good. The restaurants and taverns upstairs were even livelier, and from time to time hearty shouts and laughter could be heard pouring out.
As they walked down the street, Guoguo’s attention was quickly captured by the shops and stalls that were open. She grabbed Lin Feng’s hand and started strolling around with great interest.
"Brother Lin, that place over there looks so fun!"
"Sister Tao Tao, did you see that? How did they make that little figure?"
"Brother Lin, what’s this thing?"
"Wow, this one’s great, this one’s great!"
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No one knew if Guoguo was doing it on purpose or not. In any case, she hopped along the entire way, happy beyond words. Seeing Guoguo this cheerful, Lin Feng and Tao Tao’s moods improved quite a bit as well.
But as they were wandering around, they happened to hear a few people whispering at the side of the road.
"Did you guys hear? The Zhang Family has collapsed."
"The Zhang Family collapsed? What happened?"
"I heard they offended some scary big shot. I just came from over there—people from the Zhang Family were all sniffling and crying as they pulled out!"
"Heavens, something like that happened? In Xucheng, who could the Zhang Family possibly not afford to offend?"
"That I don’t know. But the Patriarch Zhang is a Divine King. To be able to suppress a Divine King Powerhouse, that person is probably not from our Xucheng."
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The few of them muttered quietly. This news was a real bombshell. The Zhang Family was one of Xucheng’s major Prominent Families, and yet it collapsed just like that. How could people not be shocked? Still, everyone was secretly delighted, because the Zhang Family had been far too arrogant and domineering. Complaints about them had already been simmering all over Xucheng!
Lin Feng and Tao Tao heard this, glanced at each other and exchanged a smile. They didn’t say anything, and simply led Guoguo onward toward the Holy Pill Pavilion.
They hadn’t expected, though, that rumors could spread so insanely fast. Before long, they were already hearing all kinds of versions. Like Zhang Xiaolong provoking a Divine King Level senior woman who then blew up in rage; or Zhang Xiaolong harassing a Divine Venerable’s daughter; or Zhang Liefeng hooking up with a woman from some power, playing with her feelings and then dumping her, forcing her to storm his doorstep...all sorts of unreliable nonsense.
"Their imagination really is something else." Tao Tao couldn’t hold it in anymore and covered her mouth, laughing. Since when had she become some senior woman, and since when had she become a Divine Venerable’s daughter? How come she herself had no idea...
"Miss Tao Tao, this is nothing. They didn’t make you out to be a Divine Venerable; that’s already pretty good." Tangyuan, standing on Lin Feng’s shoulder, also spoke with a grin. It too felt these people’s imagination was truly rich. They could even come up with stuff like "Divine Venerable’s daughter." What kind of Divine Venerable’s daughter would run off to a backwater place like Xucheng where not even birds bother to crap? And they could still imagine that.
"People have nothing to do and no entertainment, so they just joke around like this. Not worth taking seriously." Lin Feng also gave a wry smile and shook his head. This was his first time seeing something like this. Somehow all the guesses got pinned on Tao Tao instead of on him. That kind of imagination really was impressive—at least it saved him a lot of trouble.
Before long, they brought Guoguo back to the Holy Pill Pavilion. After giving a few instructions, Lin Feng went down to the basement alone to ponder alchemy matters, while Tao Tao pulled Guoguo off to bed. She hadn’t seen Guoguo for so long, she really was very fond of the girl.
In the blink of an eye, morning came. Pale violet sunlight bathed the earth, looking very pleasant. The sky was clear and cloudless.
Li Changsong was just about to open up for business at the usual time. He absolutely hadn’t expected that the moment he opened Brother Sheng’s storefront, he would be greeted by several people outside. He froze on the spot, stunned, because among these people were several he knew very well—every one of them was a Family Head of the major Prominent Families in the city. All of them showing up together at the Holy Pill Pavilion first thing in the morning—what was going on?
"Um...Honored Family Heads, you all came together, this is..." Faced with these Prominent Family Heads who were normally high and mighty, he was a bit nervous, completely unable to figure out what they were here for.
Patriarch Zhao gave a faint smile at this moment, stepped forward, and said to Li Changsong, "We’re here to see your master. Could you introduce us?"
Li Changsong had never imagined these people were here to see Lin Feng. He was dazed for a second, then immediately invited the Family Heads to rest in the front hall, and afterward dashed off toward the basement to look for Lin Feng. In his heart he was utterly baffled and simply couldn’t understand what these Family Heads wanted with Lin Feng.
After hearing Li Changsong’s words, a smile appeared on Lin Feng’s face. He said to Li Changsong, "Take them to the back courtyard. I’ll be there in a moment."
"Yes, young master." Li Changsong answered at once and hurried out.
A short while later, Li Changsong led the Family Heads into the back courtyard, invited them to sit around the stone table there, brewed a pot of tea for them, and then went off to busy himself with his own tasks. The Family Heads all wore smiles as they drank tea and waited for Lin Feng to appear.
Before long, Lin Feng came out alone from the small building. His expression was extremely calm as he looked at the Family Heads, and he walked over to them in an unhurried, tranquil manner.
When they saw Lin Feng appear, the several Family Heads all froze as they looked at him. None of them had ever met Lin Feng before; they had never imagined he would be this young. This was already young to the point of being ridiculous—he looked just like a young man in his early twenties. How could someone like this possibly be a Divine King!
But right after, when they began to probe Lin Feng’s cultivation, they all went dumbfounded, because they simply could not sense Lin Feng’s depths at all. This situation made their hearts tense up. They themselves, as Family Heads, were all at the peak of the Divine Origin Realm. For someone to be unreadable to them, there were only two possibilities: one, the other party was a Mortal with no Cultivation whatsoever; the other, the other party’s strength far surpassed theirs. Given the gap between their levels, that could only mean a Divine King powerhouse of the Qiankun Mirror! And the Lin Feng before their eyes clearly did not belong to the first possibility—the rest went without saying!
Having arrived at this answer, the few of them were truly shaken to the core. They had never once thought that there could be such a young Divine King in this world. It was simply unimaginable. If they hadn’t already known what had happened last night, they wouldn’t have believed Lin Feng was a Divine King powerhouse even if you beat them to death.
Seeing Lin Feng walking over at an unhurried pace, the few of them hurriedly stood up and saluted him, which actually left Lin Feng a bit surprised. He casually waved his hand, indicating for everyone to sit and talk. Only then did they sit back down, and Lin Feng also took a seat by the stone table.
"Family Heads, what brings you here? As I recall, there’s still a grudge between us, isn’t there?" Lin Feng looked at them, smiled faintly, and asked offhandedly.
"Taoist Friend Lin, we are here to thank you!"
"Taoist Friend Lin, for our prior discourtesy, we ask that you forgive us!"
"Taoist Friend Lin, from this day on, my Sun Family will regard you as our foremost ally!"
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As soon as the Family Heads heard Lin Feng say this, their expressions changed at once, and they rushed to declare their stance. Their attitudes were anything but ordinary humility; if there were outsiders present, their jaws would probably have dropped straight to the floor.
Tangyuan was standing on Lin Feng’s shoulder. Seeing their appearance, it almost burst out laughing, secretly thinking that Boss was in quite a good mood today, actually joking around with these Family Heads. But watching these people like this was indeed rather amusing, so it kept its mouth shut and didn’t even reveal its true form.
"Family Heads, what is the meaning of this? I, Lin, don’t quite understand. I must ask you to speak plainly," Lin Feng looked at the few Family Heads with a perfectly serious expression and continued.
Seeing Lin Feng’s attitude, the Family Heads immediately became suspicious. Could it be that the information they received last night was wrong? But thinking about it carefully, they all felt that was impossible. If one family’s information was wrong, could everyone’s information be wrong? That was simply impossible!
Thinking of this, the few of them glanced at one another, exchanging a brief look. With just that eye contact, Patriarch Zhao opened his mouth and said, "Taoist Friend Lin, don’t tease us like this. We’ve already figured out very clearly what happened last night. In fact, we should have come yesterday evening, but we were afraid of disturbing your rest!"
Hearing this, Lin Feng smiled, no longer wanting to joke around with them, and said, "You’re here because of the Zhang Family matter?"
"Exactly!"
"We came precisely to thank Taoist Friend Lin!"
"Taoist Friend Lin, we truly came to offer you our thanks!"
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At his words, the few Family Heads immediately answered one after another, their tones still filled with respect. A Divine King wasn’t in itself terrifying, but a Divine King this young was far too terrifying. A Divine King like this was definitely backed by an indescribably terrifying power that had raised him. As Family Heads, they naturally understood the implications. So toward Lin Feng, they did not dare show even the slightest hint of contempt.
"Think nothing of it. Last night, that brat from the Zhang Family tried to harass my little sister. I merely said a few words, that’s all. There’s no need to thank me." Lin Feng said casually. He was quite satisfied with the reactions of these Family Heads; as for their so-called gratitude, he really couldn’t care less.
Hearing how offhand Lin Feng was, the Family Heads immediately grew anxious again. They all stood up and each took out an item, placing it on the stone table.
"Taoist Friend Lin, our Zhao Family hopes to obtain your friendship. This is the Nine Heavens Tribulation Grass, a supreme treasure for Alchemy. Please, accept it."
"Taoist Friend Lin, this Nameless Pill Scripture is a classic obtained by a junior of my Sun Family while exploring a hidden place. We offer it to you and hope you will accept it."
"Taoist Friend Lin, this is the Heartless Dao Pill passed down in our Shi Family. Please, Taoist Friend, accept it!"
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The Family Heads introduced the items they were gifting to Lin Feng one by one, yet their expressions were all rather embarrassed. Though these things were priceless, compared to what they had gained last night, they really weren’t much. But they knew the Holy Pill Pavilion’s income; Lin Feng was in no way lacking in Yuan Stones. Sending these rare treasures was only to express their attitude. As for whether Lin Feng would fancy them or not, they were all extremely uneasy in their hearts.
"Family Heads, you are too polite. From this day on, the Holy Pill Pavilion and your Prominent Families shall remain allies forever." Looking at how courteous they were, Lin Feng replied with a smile, which also counted as accepting their gifts. If he didn’t accept them, these people wouldn’t be at ease.
"Thank you, Taoist Friend Lin. Then we shall no longer disturb you."
Seeing Lin Feng accept the gifts, the Family Heads all revealed smiles. Their goal had been achieved, and they took their leave one after another...