In no time, a yacht appeared on the river. Li Feng, with his men, boarded the yacht, didn't linger on the river, and docked at a pier in Huacheng in the early morning.
Zhongtian, inside the Wanjin Grand Hotel's restaurant.
The entire restaurant was completely cleared out, with only one table having people eating breakfast.
"Come in."
Leng Feng followed a middle-aged man into the restaurant, from the entrance to inside the restaurant, there were bodyguards in black suits stationed every three steps, five steps.
Even Leng Feng, one of the Thirteen Grand Protectors, was searched by these bodyguards before being allowed to enter.
Upon entering the restaurant, Lin Changsheng was seen sitting alone at the table eating breakfast like soup dumplings and white porridge. Leng Feng quickly walked up a few steps.
"Heavenly Master."
"No outsiders here, call me godfather. I'm glad to see you returned safely. Haven't had breakfast yet, have you? Sit down and eat something."
Lin Changsheng looked up at Leng Feng.
Leng Feng felt a chill in his heart and kneeled with a thud: "Godfather, I acted on my own impulse, couldn't rescue Wanzhou, and startled the opponent. Please punish me."
"I told you to sit, not to kneel. You're getting more disobedient."
Lin Changsheng's voice was cold, making it hard to discern any emotion.
Leng Feng felt a chill in his heart, and didn't dare to stand up. If he dared to sit and eat breakfast at this moment, that would have been audacious.
"You scoundrel, you actually know you were wrong. You dared to act on your own in such a major matter. If Wanzhou's life was endangered because of you, killing you wouldn't suffice."
At this time, the middle-aged man beside Lin Changsheng stepped forward and kicked Leng Feng, causing him to fall flat on his back, but the middle-aged man didn't stop and continued to punch and kick Leng Feng.
"Enough."
After a while, Lin Changsheng spoke, and only then did the middle-aged man stop, straighten his suit, and turn to stand next to Lin Changsheng.
Leng Feng hastily got up and knelt before Lin Changsheng.
"Tell me then, what trump card does Li Feng have that made you return defeated?"
Lin Changsheng asked.
Leng Feng wiped the blood stain from the corner of his mouth and said: "Godfather, this Li Feng is very scheming. According to the information, he is proficient in commercial battles and a master at handling money, so I misjudged the situation."
"While trying to intercept Li Feng, I mobilized a large number of people through the Jianghu Order from around An City and intercepted this Li Feng on the river outside An City."
"Besides himself, the opponent had five bodyguards. We attacked in numbers yet were beaten soundly by the six of them. By the time I arrived with more people, the situation was almost totally one-sided."
"However, I didn't pay attention to it at the time, after all, the people below are never high in fighting power, they bully the weak but fear the strong, so I directly ordered the Night Walkers to act."
"I thought with twenty Night Walkers joining, success was assured, because these night walkers are famous experts in the world, including first-rate assassins like Liu Yidao."
"As a result, Liu Yidao was disarmed barehanded by the opponent, and the great chopping blade of two knife men was directly confiscated by the opponent, resulting in them being counter-killed. Subsequently, the advancing Night Walkers suffered great losses."
"A military knife under my command went up against him, only to have his wrist artery cut by the opponent, who used the Finger Knife technique."
"Oh?"
"Godfather, it's very likely that Li Feng's strength has already reached the Grandmaster level."
Leng Feng gnashed his teeth, saying.
"Leng Feng, you won't deliberately say this to shirk responsibility, would you? How old is that Li Feng anyway?"
"Grandmaster?"
The middle-aged man was the first of the Thirteen Grand Protectors, known as Long Duanrui under Lin Changsheng's command.
Duan Rui chuckled coldly, as if considering Grandmasters to be extremely rare.
Lin Changsheng waved to interrupt Duan Rui and looked at Leng Feng, "Are you certain this Li Feng has Grandmaster-level strength?"
Leng Feng nodded.
"Absolutely true. How dare I spout nonsense about such matters? Moreover, the bodyguards around Li Feng are also quite skilled experts."
"Also, I feel that from the start, Li Feng has anticipated we would intercept from the river. He was deliberately waiting for us to block him."
"Oh."
Lin Changsheng's eyelids moved a bit, "Tell me more."
"I only thought it through carefully upon my return. From receiving the information to intercepting Li Feng on the An City river, it seemed we had control of his whereabouts."
"But couldn't Li Feng have anticipated this? If it were me, having kidnapped Lin Wanzhou, and knowing the formidable power backing Lin Wanzhou, I would act cautiously, at least not revealing my tracks before confirming my own safety."
"Yet Li Feng left someone alive to tip us off, making it easy for us to find out that he rented a boat and sailed down the river."
"Although taking the water route involves fewer checks and is quite concealed, the speed is ultimately slow, giving us at least twelve hours to pursue."
"If it were me, after kidnapping Wanzhou, I would arrange locally, utilize the principle of hiding right under the nose, and then take a plane or bullet train to leave. This way, it's both secure and quick, without leaving such a huge gap for others to exploit."
"Of course, if Li Feng were an average kidnapper and couldn't think of this, it wouldn't matter, but Li Feng is known as Huacheng's Hidden Dragon, a master of commercial battles, definitely not lacking in intelligence."
"If we could think of it, how could he not?"
"So I think it's very likely that the opponent did it on purpose."
Leng Feng calmly analyzed.
"Then what do you think Li Feng's objective is?"
Lin Changsheng looked at Leng Feng and said.
Leng Feng took a deep breath: "I think the opponent is testing, but as for why he wants to test the Heavenly Master, I have no idea."
"Testing me? Interesting."
Lin Changsheng curled his lips into a smile, but after a while, the smile instantly turned icy: "Since he wants to test me, then I shall test if this Huacheng Hidden Dragon is truly as invincible."
"Duan Rui."
"Yes, godfather."
"Since he wants to play, then you play with this Huacheng Hidden Dragon."
"Yes."
Duan Rui immediately responded.
"But, godfather, Wanzhou is still in their hands."
"Heh, let's see if he dares do anything to Wanzhou. Besides, Leng Feng is right, Wanzhou might not have gone to Huacheng, he could still be in Zhongtian."
"Leng Feng, finding Wanzhou is now up to you."
"Yes, godfather."
"Go ahead, I have to attend the Dharma Conference."
Lin Changsheng waved his hand.
Duan Rui and Leng Feng exited the restaurant. Leng Feng turned to look at Duan Rui: "Thanks for earlier, big brother."
Duan Rui snorted, "You lad, being able to fight and struggle is a good thing, but you should restrain a bit. After all, Lin Wanzhou is a biological son. Even if the Heavenly Master hasn't put much effort into him, a biological son is a biological son."
"Understand?"
"Yes, big brother."
"Go find Lin Wanzhou, otherwise no one can help you this time."
"Big brother, you be careful too, this Li Feng is really tricky. I always feel he isn't that simple."
"Got it."
Duan Rui snorted, indicating he understood verbally, but in his heart, he didn't consider Li Feng seriously.