Bai Yunyan's pale face seemed to regain some color upon seeing Ling Feng.
Facing Bai Yunyan's sincere gratitude, Ling Feng merely shook his head faintly, "Elder Bai, I have yet to repay your kindness in teaching me the medicinal codex. This was merely a small gesture, no need to dwell on it."
Bai Yunyan was slightly taken aback and nodded with a smile, "Heh heh, Ling Feng, you seem to have changed quite a bit."
"Oh?" Ling Feng's lips curved into a smile at this.
"Heh heh, indeed, you've changed a lot. You talk a bit more, and the scent of blood on you has weakened considerably!"
Bai Yunyan's nose was as keen as ever, and he could clearly perceive the changes in Ling Feng.
Ling Feng nodded slightly. He was also acutely aware of the changes within himself; this was an internal transformation, an improvement that he was very satisfied with.
"Elder Bai, I have something I wish to ask you."
Ling Feng cut to the chase without much pleasantry, simultaneously producing the Qiang Shi Hui token he held.
"This... is the Qiang Shi Hui token you obtained from the Ba family that day?"
Elder Bai recognized it at a glance.
Ling Feng nodded.
Looking at the token in Ling Feng's hand, Elder Bai shook his head with a wry smile, "It's useless. This thing can no longer be used!"
"What?"
Yang Fei couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
Seeing Yang Fei's astonishment and Ling Feng's somewhat somber expression, Elder Bai frowned slightly.
"What? You didn't know? This token has been with the Ba lineage for twenty to thirty years. After so many years, how could the Qiang Shi Hui possibly retain the qualification of such an old item?"
As he spoke, a hint of sadness appeared on Elder Bai's face.
Clearly, Elder Bai was well aware of the token's origin and the circumstances of its eventual sealing, which also represented the decline of the Ba clan.
Ling Feng took a deep breath.
To have the entry qualification and the linked clue he thought he had secured turn out to be useless was undoubtedly disappointing.
However, Ling Feng's composure was not so easily shattered.
"Elder Bai, if this token is useless, then why does it still display glowing characters? Why would it notify others of the Qiang Shi Hui's holding time and general location?"
This was Ling Feng's confusion. If the token was indeed defunct, why had it behaved as it did before?
There had to be a reasonable explanation.
Hearing this, Elder Bai also frowned, shaking his head in confusion, "That, I wouldn't know. You are aware of my status within the Ba family. I've only seen such things a few times and never had the opportunity to handle them!"
Receiving this answer, Ling Feng's brow furrowed. He slowly lowered his head, his hand tightly clenching the token.
Seeing this, Bai Yunyan naturally sensed the simmering anger within Ling Feng.
Ling Feng had saved Bai Yunyan's life, and Bai Yunyan was a grateful person who naturally wished to help Ling Feng in this matter.
Therefore, he frantically racked his brain, trying to recall.
Suddenly, Bai Yunyan's eyes lit up, and he said, "Right, when this thing was sealed, I heard my father mention it!"
Ling Feng and the others held their breath simultaneously, all eyes fixed on Bai Yunyan, awaiting new information.
Then, Bai Yunyan's expression turned grim.
"Ling Feng, it would be best if you discarded this. Because my father once said that he suspected the Qiang Shi Hui token could pinpoint the holder's location. In other words, the whereabouts of all Qiang Shi Hui members, and even what they've done, could potentially be spied upon by the Qiang Shi Hui people!"
Ling Feng's eyes flashed with coldness, like sharp blades shooting out.
Yang Fei, unable to contain himself, stared at the Qiang Shi Hui token in Ling Feng's hand and exclaimed in realization, "So, it was this thing that kept exposing our location! I..."
At this point, Yang Fei suddenly realized he had spoken out of turn and quickly covered his mouth!
Ling Feng also cast a cold glance at Yang Fei.
Then, he raised his hand and applied a little force. The Qiang Shi Hui token in his hand directly disintegrated into fine dust and vanished.
To be precise, it wasn't their location that was exposed, but Ling Feng's.
After all, Ling Feng had been the one holding the Qiang Shi Hui token all along.
Perhaps it was precisely because of this that those people had been able to track his location so closely, accurately setting up ambushes and assassination attempts!
"This matter is related to the Elder Pavilion!"
Ling Feng's killing intent intensified.
Although it was merely a guess, if the Qiang Shi Hui was indeed connected to the Elder Pavilion, then this matter would become even more complicated.
Ling Feng had vaguely sensed something!
Someone was playing a very large game, and that person seemed to be treating Ling Feng as an opponent. However, the other party was in the shadows, while Ling Feng was in the open.
Ling Feng's killing intent grew even more pronounced.
But he quickly calmed his mind. It wasn't too late to discover this now. The important thing was that he still had to go to the Qiang Shi Hui, and he had to find that young master as soon as possible.
Although Ling Feng now had the ability to counter the opponent, and he was certain that his elder brother, Ling Yan, would absolutely not encounter any problems for the time being, and would even be well taken care of.
But Ling Feng remained uneasy!
He was uneasy about his elder brother Ling Yan being controlled by others!
During their second encounter, Ling Feng had clearly felt that his elder brother's consciousness was still present!
Being controlled in body while the consciousness was unable to resist was like Ling Yan's soul being imprisoned within his own body, forced to watch everything happening around him powerlessly!
This was a torment!
An unprecedentedly cruel torment.
Therefore, while Ling Yan's body would not suffer any harm, Ling Yan was, in fact, enduring immense suffering.
"Elder Bai, do you know how to enter the Qiang Shi Hui?"
Ling Feng asked sternly.
Although Yang Fei had mentioned earlier that it would take some time, at least seven days and at most half a month, to obtain the qualification to enter the Qiang Shi Hui.
However, Ling Feng couldn't wait; too much time had already been wasted in these past few days.
Under everyone's expectant gazes, Bai Yunyan nodded.
"A friend of mine has an entry qualification for the Qiang Shi Hui, but I haven't contacted him for some time and don't know where he is now."
After saying that, Bai Yunyan beckoned to Lin Shuainan, "You brat, go get my old clothes. There's a phone inside."
"Phone?"
Lin Shuainan walked over, bewildered, and after searching, he indeed found a phone that had fallen out.
However, this phone was extremely old, likely a product from decades ago.
Clang, it landed on the table.
Although it caused a moment of anxiety, just hearing the sound indicated that this phone was harder than a brick!