“Grandpa, we’re back.”
Guan Tongtong chirped like a happy little bird, running into her grandfather’s embrace as if returning to a nest.
Everything before Lin Feng felt like an illusion, as if what he had just witnessed was fake.
“It’s good you’re back, good you’re back. Did anything happen on the way?”
Grandpa chuckled, stroking Guan Tongtong’s head.
“Nothing happened. Aren’t we back safe and sound?”
Lin Feng: “……”
Living on the mountain had its advantages, and Lin Feng had been overjoyed during this time.
There were countless poisonous snakes and insects on the mountain; even a broken clay pot could be brewed into soup.
Especially some poisonous mushrooms, which were not only delicious but could also heal his injuries.
After some time, apart from the problem with his dantian, Lin Feng had fully recovered his health.
It was time to go. Lin Feng drank the delicious poisonous mushroom soup one last time.
The issue with his dantian needed resolving, he had to find Emperor Mo and the others, and he couldn’t just idly spend his days here anymore.
“I should go.”
This was the first thing Lin Feng said to Guan Tongtong.
Guan Tongtong’s smile froze. After a long pause, she recovered,
“If you want to go, then go. Why are you telling me?”
But her reddened eyes betrayed her.
She had grown up on the mountain, and her only companion had been her grandfather. Finally, she had found a peer, a capable and good-looking peer, only for him to leave.
Lin Feng felt a pang in his heart. Guan Tongtong was the most mischievous and intelligent girl he had ever met, and she was also his savior. It was impossible not to like her.
“Wait for me, okay? I’ll definitely come back.”
“Okay.”
The next day,
Lin Feng descended the mountain.
Emerging from the mountains, Lin Feng suddenly felt lost. Unfamiliar with the place and people, he didn’t know what to do at first.
Taking a deep breath, Lin Feng walked towards a nearby town.
He bought some food, inquired about the way to the provincial capital, and then set off.
“Stop right there!”
After leaving the town, Lin Feng was called to a halt.
A group of ten people surrounded Lin Feng.
“Who are you people? Have you mistaken me for someone else?”
Lin Feng looked puzzled. If they were enemies, he hadn’t made any enemies here.
If they were robbers?
He didn’t look like he had money either.
“Some of my brothers haven’t returned. After so much time, I guessed my brothers met with misfortune. I thought the culprit had fled, but I didn’t expect you to dare to come back?”
A burly man with a full beard, playing with a dagger in his hand,
“That was my own brother, my only brother.”
The bearded man’s eyes were bloodshot. “I’ll tear you to shreds, make you wish you were dead but unable to die.”
Lin Feng understood. The only killing he had done since arriving here was against those three thugs.
“How did you recognize me?”
Lin Feng found it strange. He had only appeared for a short while; how could he be recognized?
“I found a portrait in the market after the conflict. I looked at it every day, so how could I not recognize you?”
Lin Feng understood. Although this place might have retained its ancient style due to being far from Earth, the capability of some people was indeed remarkable.
However, considering the caliber of his brother, this brother didn’t seem like a good person either, likely having committed many wicked deeds.
“Kid, I’ll be generous and let you know who’s responsible. In your next life, keep your eyes sharper!”
Saying that, the burly man threw a dagger,
Swish, swish, swish,
Several more daggers surrounded Lin Feng.
“Are you a cultivator?”
Lin Feng dodged rapidly, feeling fortunate that he had recovered from his injuries before descending the mountain.
Swish, swish, swish,
Lin Feng flung out several Water Purification Talismans.
“Hahaha, Water Purification Talismans? Kid, are you washing me?”
As soon as the bearded man said this, his subordinates burst into laughter.
“Kid, throw a few more! You can’t just wash the boss; we need a wash too! We’ve never seen talismans used for bathing before!”
“Alright! I’ll satisfy you.”
Swish, swish, swish, the dozen people opposite him turned into drowned rats.
“You’re so obedient. Throw a few more, and maybe I’ll give you a quick death if I’m in a good mood!”
Lin Feng curled his lips and tossed several Lightning Summoning Talismans.
Everyone was still laughing when, in an instant, they were all paralyzed by electricity.
“A bunch of immoral beasts, didn’t you want me to suffer a fate worse than death? Enjoy yourselves!”
Lin Feng was also furious. He hadn’t been able to find people, had been injured and on the run, and he had nowhere to vent his anger. Now, some people were just asking for trouble!
“Ahhhhhhhh!”
The bearded man and his group cried out in agony, their faces contorted. This, however, dulled Lin Feng’s mood.
“Five Thunder Talisman!”
With a “boom,” a bolt as thick as an arm struck down, turning the bearded man and his group into charred corpses.
As usual, he used a Bomb Talisman to blast out a deep pit, and Lin Feng kicked the bodies into it.
Just as he was about to throw a Fireball Talisman to destroy the evidence, Lin Feng’s movements froze.
It seemed?
He had lost the opportunity to loot their bodies.
Thinking of his own empty pockets, Lin Feng finally uttered two words:
“A loss.”
His heart ached. Lin Feng closed his eyes and threw the Fireball Talisman, then kicked some dirt over the ashes.
Returning to the main road, he affixed a Movement Talisman to his leg, and Lin Feng began his new journey.
The next day,
Lin Feng sat cross-legged by a small stream, with a bonfire in front of him, on which a rabbit was being roasted.
Before this, Lin Feng had always thought that waiting by a stump for a rabbit was a legend, until he encountered this scene himself.
Early in the morning,
As soon as Lin Feng opened his eyes, he saw a rabbit running in a straight line, crashing into a tree.
This collision cleared Lin Feng’s entire mind.
Walking to the tree, Lin Feng picked up the rabbit, skinned and gutted it with a dagger, and quickly cleaned it.
He set it on the bonfire to roast, and soon, the aroma wafted out.
Lin Feng slowly rotated the stick skewering the rabbit. As time passed, the entire rabbit became oily and golden.
The aroma was enticing. When it was finally done, Lin Feng opened his mouth wide and began to eat.
Although there were no seasonings, Lin Feng wasn’t picky. He would buy them in the next town; this was merely his oversight this time.
After eating a lot, Lin Feng felt a sense of satisfaction.
Suddenly,
Not far away,
A deafening rumble suddenly appeared.
Lin Feng ignored the rabbit meat in his hand, leaped up, and saw a glorious, dazzling light, cutting through the forest in the distance.
Golden rays of light sprinkled across the primeval forest. The cries of apes and roars of tigers, the chirping of birds and the buzzing of insects, the world suddenly came alive.
The sky turned red, the earth turned red, the forest turned red. As far as the eye could see, everything was red.