Extreme Almightiest Young Master

Chapter 2378 - 2357: Resolution

After that, Lin Feng took Tao Tao for another round around the market, but still didn’t find that old man. In the end, with no other option, Lin Feng and Tao Tao could only give up.

"Brother Lin, what do you think is going on? Was that person really Grandpa?" Tao Tao looked at Lin Feng, eyes misting over as she asked.

"I can only tell you one thing: your grandpa is already gone. As for who that person was, I really don’t know." Looking at Tao Tao like this, Lin Feng could only tell the truth. Rather than letting Tao Tao live in a dream, it was better to let her clearly recognize the reality, so she wouldn’t suffer even greater hurt.

"...Uu... uu..." Hearing this, Tao Tao couldn’t help crying. Even though she actually knew what was going on, she just missed her grandpa so much...

Lin Feng stood to the side watching Tao Tao cry and didn’t try to stop her. Some emotions are better let out; this way Tao Tao could also clearly see what the truth was. As for who that old man really was, Lin Feng believed there would be a chance to figure it out later. He had a constant feeling that the old man would show up again.

When Tao Tao finally finished crying and both her eyes were red and swollen, only then did Lin Feng take her out of the market. Passing by a restaurant, Lin Feng thought for a moment, then took Tao Tao inside. It wasn’t for the pleasures of the palate, but to let Tao Tao vent a bit; wine was naturally the best thing for that. And there was one more thing Lin Feng hadn’t said out loud—he wanted to see whether the trap he’d planted had already taken effect!

This time the two of them had completely disguised their appearances, so no one paid them any attention. Everyone just assumed Lin Feng and Tao Tao were a grandfather and granddaughter. They didn’t ask for a private room, either; they just found a place on the first floor and sat down.

They ordered a few simple dishes and a few jars of wine, then Lin Feng and Tao Tao started eating and drinking. Lin Feng drank very slowly, but Tao Tao was downing bowl after bowl without touching the food on the table. Lin Feng didn’t stop her from this; with him here, nothing would happen to Tao Tao anyway.

In the middle of their meal, a few people suddenly walked in from outside, drawing Lin Feng’s attention.

"Waiter, bring your best dishes, your best wine!" A black-faced burly man shouted in an extremely hearty voice, his tone full of joy!

"Got it, I’ll make sure Brother Zhang is satisfied!" the waiter answered, then went off to pass the order, clearly very familiar with this black-faced burly man.

The black-faced burly man was also naturally sociable. He immediately pulled a few brothers by his side and found a place to sit down.

"Feels damned good, that bastard Wang Tu finally got what he deserves. Heaven’s opened its eyes!"

"Yeah, Wang Tu should’ve ended up like this long ago. If it wasn’t for that grandpa of his, the Eighth Elder, this guy would’ve died more times than you can count!"

"Have you heard? Last night the top courtesan of Spring Flower Pavilion served Wang Tu for an entire night and still couldn’t get him up. The whole Spring Flower Pavilion is talking about it!"

"So Wang Tu finally has a day like this. Come on, brothers, let’s drink properly today. News this good doesn’t come often!"

...

The food and wine hadn’t even arrived yet, and the few of them had already started chatting, and they were really in high spirits. Everyone’s face was full of knowing joy. Seeing this, a smile also appeared on Lin Feng’s face. Things had gone far enough; he didn’t want any extra complications. He just quietly watched Tao Tao drink, saying nothing.

But what Lin Feng hadn’t expected was that as they kept chatting, he heard one of the skinny men say, "Brothers, did you know, that Wang Tu blew up this morning and rushed to the Eighth Elder to complain? He said the guy who set him up yesterday turned him into that state. The Eighth Elder flew into a rage, and now the entire Ning King Valley is frantically searching for that burly man!"

"What a load of crap. Everyone at the Martial Arena saw it with their own eyes yesterday. Saying that burly man set him up—this brat really is a damned bastard. But then again, if he wasn’t this much of a bastard, he wouldn’t be Wang Tu!" The black-faced burly man, hearing this, immediately said angrily.

At this moment, another red-faced burly man continued, "My uncle works as a runner in Ning King Valley. I heard they arrested a lot of burly men today. These people are really fucking crazy!"

"Sigh, what can you do, they’ve got power. The Eighth Elder is in charge of punishments to begin with, and Wang Tu is the sole heir of three bloodlines. Running into something like this is basically cutting off the line, so it’s normal he’d explode. It’s just that dragging so many innocent people down with them—this is really a bastardly thing to do. The young one’s a bastard, the old one’s a bastard too!" The black-faced burly man sighed as he spoke.

Just then, the waiter brought over the food and wine, and the group started drinking. But in their conversation they kept talking about all kinds of wrongdoings by the Eighth Elder and Wang Tu, listing their many vile deeds and cursing the two with deep hatred. What surprised Lin Feng was that this table’s conversation actually resonated with the other patrons as well, which showed just how bad the reputations of the Eighth Elder and Wang Tu were within Ning King Valley!

Listening to everyone chat, Lin Feng was thinking about something else in his heart. Originally, he had planned to give Wang Tu a punishment and then leave Ning King Valley. But he hadn’t expected things to develop like this, with countless innocent people getting dragged in because of him. In that case, he couldn’t in good conscience just walk away from here.

Tao Tao also heard these people talking and turned her gaze to Lin Feng. The meaning was very simple: she was asking whether Lin Feng would make a move or not. Lin Feng waved his hand in response, gave a gesture, then simply sat with Tao Tao for a while longer before paying the bill and leaving.

A deserted corner.

"Brother Lin, that bastard is stirring up trouble again, let’s kill him!" Tao Tao said, eyes red. It was just that her eyes were red from crying earlier; now that she heard something like this was happening again, she was truly furious.

"Mm, not one bastard, but two bastards!" Lin Feng looked at Tao Tao and, for once, didn’t oppose her. Instead, he agreed directly.

"How do we do it?" Tao Tao’s expression sharpened the instant she heard this. She looked at Lin Feng and pressed him with a question.

"I have my own arrangements for this. Once it’s dark, I’ll go alone. Too many people makes too big a target. Inside this Ning King Valley, there are several Divine King Powerhouses—if we show any flaws, it’ll be very troublesome." Lin Feng looked at Tao Tao and said calmly. For Tao Tao’s safety, he naturally would not let her make a move in this matter.

"That’s fine too. It’s just that not being able to see with my own eyes how those two die is really a pity!" Tao Tao nodded at his words. She also understood what Lin Feng meant. Just as Lin Feng said, this place was not like anywhere else; the terror of a Divine King Powerhouse was something else entirely. If they really exposed any clues, they would definitely face the pursuit of the entire Ning King Valley, and that would be a loss outweighing the gain!

"You go wait for me up the mountain by the Roc Heaven Beasts. Once I’m done here, we’ll leave this place." After thinking it over briefly, Lin Feng made these arrangements for Tao Tao.

"Okay!" Tao Tao didn’t say anything more, but from Lin Feng’s words she could already sense that the commotion he planned to cause here would probably be huge, otherwise he wouldn’t arrange things this way.

After a simple meal, the sky had yet to darken. Lin Feng took Tao Tao to stroll around inside Ning King Valley, using his Divine Sense at the same time to get a clear grasp of everything within the valley. Unknowingly they walked to the commercial street. Looking at the dazzling array of shops, Lin Feng suddenly remembered that he had never bought Tao Tao any new clothes, so he took Tao Tao to start buying clothes.

After about one two hours, Lin Feng and Tao Tao walked out of the commercial street. Tao Tao’s little face was filled with happiness at this moment, because Lin Feng had bought her a lot of pretty clothes. Not only clothes, but also some jewelry that girls liked, and he had even personally bought some intimate items for a young woman. This warmed her heart; she could clearly feel that Lin Feng truly cared for her.

"Go over to the Roc Heaven Beasts. Once it’s done, I’ll come over to meet you." Seeing that the sky had already darkened, Lin Feng said this to Tao Tao, then turned around and left alone.

Tao Tao glanced in the direction where Lin Feng had disappeared, a smile tugging at the corner of her lips, then immediately walked toward the Roc Heaven Beasts. She really wanted to know what exactly Lin Feng was going to do inside Ning King Valley, but she wasn’t worried about Lin Feng at all—she only felt it was a bit of a pity that she couldn’t witness it personally...

In the blink of an eye, the moon had already risen and, without anyone noticing, had climbed halfway into the sky. However, the moon here was different from that on Earth; it was suffused with a faint violet hue.

Tao Tao looked at the utterly quiet Ning King Valley at the foot of the mountain, her delicate brows knitting together. She didn’t understand why Lin Feng still hadn’t made a move. But just as she was staring in utter boredom, a sudden explosion rang out from a certain place within Ning King Valley. Immediately after, a sky-piercing blaze erupted, in an instant devouring several li of space within the valley. The sky over the entire Ning King Valley seemed to be dyed red in that instant! In no time, the inside of Ning King Valley was already in chaos, noisy sounds rising endlessly as cries and shouts tangled together!

But this lasted only for a brief moment. Suddenly, four old men flew out from within Ning King Valley and stood in midair. Under their incomparably terrifying pressure, the flames that had been raging so ferociously abruptly went out. One of the old men stepped forward and began issuing orders to the Ning King Valley disciples below who had been rushing to put out the fire!

"Investigate!"

His tone was extremely icy. This man was precisely the old ancestor of Ning King Valley, Ning Xian. With such an incident happening in Ning King Valley today, he was certain this was absolutely not an accident but man-made. To dare to provoke the lord on his own turf—unforgivable!

"Yes!"

Seeing that the old ancestor himself had spoken, everyone in Ning King Valley immediately knelt to receive the order, then went off to investigate clues about the fire...

...

"What are you dazing out for? Let’s go."

Lin Feng’s voice suddenly sounded by Tao Tao’s ear, snapping her out of her stupor. She immediately broke into a grin and slipped her arm through Lin Feng’s, then the two of them boarded the stone castle on the Roc Heaven Beast.

From afar, the castle didn’t look big, but its actual area was astonishing, stretching over a radius of more than a thousand zhang. At this moment, three Roc Heaven Beasts were resting on it. These Roc Heaven Beasts looked very much like those Western Giant Dragons on Earth, but unlike Giant Dragons, their wings were incredibly large and even connected to their tails. Their heads were somewhat lizard-like, but they had a pair of unusually smooth, rounded horns, which made them not scary at all. Perhaps because they were meant for riding, there was even a house strapped to the back of each Roc Heaven Beast.