Chapter 752: I Will Make Him Pay the Price
Upon hearing this,
Lin Wanhao nearly failed to catch his breath; was a mere mid-stage Condensing Immortal boy really so insolent!
Had it not been for the fact that he didn't have a "justification" today, he would have certainly made a move to kill Shen Feng, even if Liu Qicang tried to stop him.
But with the recent incident of a trader being robbed, if he were to act against Shen Feng now, the incident would undoubtedly be reported to the General Hall by Liu Qicang, who would inevitably assume that he was avenging Gu Haohua. Therefore, he could only suppress his raging fury for the time being, knowing there would be plenty of opportunities to kill the boy in the future.
"Hmph!"
With a wave of his sleeve,
Lin Wanhao let out a cold snort and then disappeared at the entrance of the Upper Grade trading area.
The other cultivators shook their heads in secret as they saw Shen Feng's disdain for Lin Wanhao. Although Shen Feng had the upper hand against Lin Wanhao this time, it was purely a fluke. They knew that Lin Wanhao was not only a Fifth Grade Alchemist but also a powerhouse at the Half-step Immortal Sovereign level.
Of course, Shen Feng spoke as he did simply out of indifference—truly, he couldn't be bothered to remember Lin Wanhao.
As for the Half-step Immortal Sovereign cultivation being powerful? Liu Qicang himself now possessed the cultivation of a Profound Immortal at the peak; he was not far behind Lin Wanhao.
If Lin Wanhao really dared to make a move here, then Shen Feng and Liu Qicang combined would have no difficulty dealing with him whatsoever.
Once the Hall Master had left, Shao Mochi couldn't wait to leave as well. His hand, hidden inside his sleeve, remained clenched throughout. To witness his disciple's head being crushed right before his eyes, he would probably become a laughing stock at Flame Fallen City's Pharmacist sub-hall.
Previously, those Alchemists whose emotions were incited by Gu Haohua promptly shut their mouths after the truth of the matter came to light.
Shen Feng did consider killing Shao Mochi on the spot, but he had to take Liu Qicang and the others into consideration. For now, he could only let the old man live a few more days.
After Shao Mochi had left as well,
the cultivators here finally began to disperse, no one caring about Gu Haohua's corpse.
Looking at Song Guangliang, who was gasping for breath, Shen Feng said, "Your Spirit Enhancement Fruit is in his storage ring; take it off him."
After Song Guangliang did as instructed, Shen Feng stored Gu Haohua's body in a storage ring. Although the man's cultivation wasn't great, a mosquito's leg is still meat, and it was worth accumulating more bodies when possible.
Liu Qicang respectfully addressed Shen Feng, "Senior, don't stand here. Please come with me!"
Instead of taking Shen Feng to the previously mentioned courtyard for Refining Medicine, he feared his three disciples had not yet cleaned up the Medicine Cauldron, so he took Shen Feng to a splendidly decorated guest hall.
Within this sub-hall, every prominent Elder had his guest hall for receiving important guests.
Upon entering the guest hall,
Liu Qicang hurriedly invited Shen Feng to sit and respectfully brewed a pot of Upper Grade Spiritual Tea.
Song Guangliang, still out of sorts, saw Liu Qicang's exaggeratedly subservient behavior in front of Shen Feng—more so than outside, completely like that of a servant—his mind was in turmoil. Was Shen Feng really just someone from the Lower Realm?
For a moment,
he had yet to associate Shen Feng with the powerful Zither Master who had descended from the Upper Realms not long ago.
After pouring a cup of tea for Shen Feng, Liu Qicang also poured one for Song Guangliang, "Young man, take a seat as well!"
"Don't be so formal. You did nothing wrong today, and if you encounter any troubles in the future, you can come to me."
In the past, Liu Qicang, the Great Elder of the sub-hall, was an important figure in Song Guangliang's eyes. Never had he imagined that one day such an important person would pour him tea and speak to him so politely.
Of course,
he wasn't overwhelmed by the situation, knowing that this was all because of Shen Feng. He quickly replied respectfully, "Elder Liu, I don't know how to thank you for today's matter!"
"Here is a Spirit Enhancement Fruit, it will definitely be useful to you, you must accept it!"
This Spirit Enhancement Fruit could indeed be useful to Liu Qicang, and Shen Feng, seeing that Song Guangliang was sincere, said, "Take the Spirit Enhancement Fruit! Otherwise, I am certain he will not be able to sleep tonight! Later, you can repay him by refining some pills for him free of charge."
Then, he turned to Song Guangliang and said, "Keep that bastard's storage ring for yourself, and don't keep pushing it on me."
He saw Song Guangliang take off the storage ring and try to hand it over; Shen Feng's Divine Sense had penetrated the storage ring before, and there was nothing inside that he needed.
After a cultivator dies, the storage ring on their finger becomes masterless, and can easily be penetrated by Divine Sense.
After Shen Feng spoke.
Liu Qicang naturally stopped putting on airs, accepted the Spirit Enhancement Fruit, and said to Song Guangliang, "Little brother, rest assured, from now on, all the pills you need to be refined will be handled by me."
Song Guangliang had never even hoped that Liu Qicang would help him refine pills in the future, let alone do it for free.
Now that Shen Feng had spoken, everything fell into place, and he had managed to forge a connection with Liu Qicang, despite offending Lin Wanhao and Shao Mochi!
Suddenly.
Song Guangliang looked at Shen Feng and kept bowing to him, saying, "Senior, the person I should thank the most today is you. I've caused you trouble; if it weren't for me, you certainly wouldn't have gotten involved in this matter."
After expressing his thanks.
Song Guangliang saw that Liu Qicang seemed to have something to say to Shen Feng, and being someone who understood the situation well, he immediately said, "Seniors, I will step outside to get some air."
As Song Guangliang left the guest hall.
...
In this Pharmacist branch hall.
Inside the courtyard where the Hall Master Lin Wanhao lived.
Shao Mochi stood up respectfully behind him, his face full of endless fury, his voice hoarse as he said, "Hall Master, are we just going to let this matter go? Will we have any dignity left here?"
Lin Wanhao did not speak.
Minutes later.
An overwhelming murderous intent emanated from him, and he slowly turned around, looking at Shao Mochi and said, "Third Elder, now is not the time to deal with that old man Liu Qicang; the Vice Hall Master from the General Hall values him greatly."
He paused for a second.
Then he changed the subject and said, "However, be reassured, in at most a month, this Vice Hall Master Li will probably be struggling to protect himself. At that time, I will make Liu Qicang pay a painful price for what he did today, and I will let him know who truly rules here!"
"That bastard who disrespected me, have someone keep an eye on him. The moment he acts alone will be his time to report to Yama's Palace."
"As for the other kid who was robbed of the Spirit Enhancement Fruit by your disciple, he is even less of a concern."
After hearing Lin Wanhao's words.
Shao Mochi nodded repeatedly, especially upon learning that Liu Qicang's backer might fall, his coldness spreading rapidly in his heart.
Today, he had been slapped publicly by Liu Qicang numerous times, and he also intended to leave Liu Qicang's face bloodied and bruised in return.
He took a deep breath and said, "Hall Master, it seems Liu Qicang will soon become a stray dog."
"I actually enjoy the sound of dogs barking. When the time comes, let's make that old man Liu Qicang bark a few times for us to hear."
A cold light flashed in Lin Wanhao's eyes, and he waved his hand, saying, "Third Elder, go deal with your own affairs! What we need to do now is to wait patiently!"