novelzi Chapter 162: Heng Mountain Sword Sect Seeks an Audience
Chapter 162: Heng Mountain Sword Sect Seeks an Audience
An hour later, the group had not discovered anything particularly useful. It was clear that the Gu&Poison Sect had made adequate preparations in advance.
After a long period of contemplation, Ye Feng still couldn’t figure out who might be behind the events, so he had no choice but to give up for the time being. However, he had to admit, the person hiding in the shadows was very deep, and possessed the power to control figures like the Northern Mountain Marquis, indicating an even higher status and position.
"Above the Northern Mountain Marquis, there aren’t many people left in the Northern Border. I believe it won’t be long before you can’t help but jump out!"
Ye Feng sneered in his heart and slowly got to his feet, but just as he was passing a high-ranking expert who accompanied the Northern Mountain Marquis, he suddenly noticed something strange about the man.
Above this person’s head, there was a Scar of Abstinence!
"A Scar of Abstinence? Was he a monk before?"
Ye Feng hesitated in his heart. If it weren’t for a part of the man’s hair being chopped off, he wouldn’t have discovered this clue.
After a moment’s hesitation, Ye Feng quickly went to the other corpses of the Northern Mountain Marquis’s guards to examine them. To his astonishment, he found that three of them had the same Scar of Abstinence on their heads.
This was clearly not a coincidence!
"So, these people were once from the Buddhist Sect, and they either let their hair grow long later on, or they were lay disciples of the Buddhist Sect?"
Ye Feng’s eyes shone with excitement; he suddenly had a breakthrough. Combining this with the previous assassination attempt originating from the capital, it was apparent that the capital held the key.Nôv(el)B\\jnn
"It looks like it’s time to take a trip to the capital!" Ye Feng slowly narrowed his eyes.
Although the capital’s waters were deep and the aristocratic clans were no ordinary foes, with his current strength, he had nothing to fear!
At this moment, the Great Protector and others approached and, seeing Ye Feng standing there in thought, could not help but ask, "Northern King, have you found something?"
Ye Feng shook his head slightly and said, "I can’t see anything. It’s evident that the enemy was fully prepared before they came here and there are no clues to find on these people!"
Ye Feng naturally wouldn’t say more about the discovery of the Scar of Abstinence. After all, the person behind the scenes had the power to mobilize people like the Northern Mountain Marquis; they certainly had the capacity to extend their reach to the Southern Territory.
Ye Feng waved his hand with a smile and reassured, "Don’t worry. The Southern Territory has the Southern King to oversee it, and all will certainly be at peace. Now that the Southern King has recovered his strength, which has significantly increased, and with the sincere allegiance of the Lord of the Nine Domains, the Southern Territory will surely be as solid as iron."
At this moment, Lan Youzhong and the others also understood and merely nodded without speaking further.
Dugu Ming smiled and said, "Come now, let’s not stand and talk at the entrance of the base camp. Hurry in, the banquet is ready. We’ll eat and chat at the same time!"
As everyone started to enter, Hong Qingyan suddenly hobbled out, calling loudly, "Big Brother Ye, it’s great that you’re back at last! These past few days, I’ve been worried sick..."
But as she spoke, she suddenly realized something was amiss because Ye Feng was no longer sitting in a wheelchair but was standing tall with his legs, looking majestic and powerful.
Hong Qingyan stopped short and then exclaimed with joy, "Big Brother Ye, your legs... your legs are all right! Can you stand and walk now?"
After she finished, Hong Qingyan threw herself into Ye Feng’s embrace without holding back.
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Ye Feng gently patted her head and laughed lightly, "I told you not to worry. What kind of man do you think your Big Brother Ye is? I’m not someone who would remain a cripple with broken legs for life!"
Hong Qingyan hummed in response, her heart filled with happiness.
Ye Feng laughed and said, "Alright, there are quite a few people around us. Let’s go eat first, and we can have a proper chat in private later."
It was then that Hong Qingyan realized numerous eyes were upon her. Her face reddened instantly, and she quickly wriggled out of Ye Feng’s embrace and dashed into the hall.
The crowd burst into laughter at this scene. Ye Feng called out loudly, "Let’s go in and drink. Whoever dares to laugh will be punished with a jar of liquor later!"
Hearing this, the laughter grew even louder. Lan Youzhong chuckled and called out, "Having the chance to drink with the Northern King is a privilege - not just one jar, but even ten or eight jars wouldn’t be too much. Getting utterly drunk is no issue at all!"
Many commanders of the Southern Territory also loudly agreed, which showed just how esteemed the Northern King, Ye Feng, had become in the Southern Territory.
Throughout the banquet, many came forward to toast to Ye Feng as a sign of respect, and naturally, he accepted with grace. However, Dugu Ming seemed to be somewhat less cheerful, spending most of the time drinking morosely by himself.
But nobody expected that, right in the middle of the feast, a loud voice suddenly came from outside: "The Heng Mountain Sword Sect from the Southern Territory requests an audience!"