Chapter 2763 - 2739: Han Xuan’er
Chapter 2739: Han Xuan’er
Lin Feng and Xiao Jiu watched Tangyuan and Ma Biaohu bickering, shaking their heads helplessly. At this moment, Lin Feng heard someone at the next table slam the table hard, and his gaze shifted over...
"Hall Master Feng, is your information really accurate?" An old man dressed in a blue long robe asked another, a sturdy man.
"Old Master Pan, don’t you trust me? I dare to assert that all of this is the doing of the Han Family." The man said to the old Pan, with layers of killing intent flashing in his eyes.
"Crack!"
The teacup on the table was crushed, the old man surnamed Pan looked extremely angry, gritting his teeth and said, "I didn’t expect that after only a few months in Jincheng, the Han Family would cause such a big stir, not only snatching all the family’s businesses but also monopolizing all the supplies. What is the origin of this Han Family, go investigate it immediately!"
For so many years, the five Prominent Families in Jincheng had divided the city’s economy among themselves. Suddenly, this Han Family emerged out of nowhere, rising at an incredible speed. Nobody knew where they came from, nor when they appeared, and by the time the other families noticed, it was too late. The Han Family’s commercial methods were extremely unique. They had secretly investigated this before, but found no clues. Now, the Han Family’s wealth has skyrocketed to the top in Jincheng. If this continues, the few families will be done for.
"Yes." After hearing Old Master Pan’s words, Hall Master Feng immediately walked away, leaving the old Pan alone to drink his tea.
Hearing such a conversation piqued Lin Feng’s interest. Their own Holy Pill Pavilion had risen in a similar way before, but not as ruthlessly as this family he was hearing about. To be able to easily monopolize the entire market of Jincheng, this Han Family certainly had some skills. Since there were no clues now, he decided to start with this Han Family. He had an inexplicable intuition that the woman Geomancer Qianjue mentioned was very likely within the Han Family.
Lin Feng said to Ma Biaohu, "I’m going out for a bit. After you finish eating, just go upstairs and rest."
"Huh?" Ma Biaohu looked at Lin Feng in confusion. The boss was always so mysterious. He didn’t ask further, and before he nodded, Lin Feng had already briskly walked out of the restaurant.
After some inquiries, Lin Feng pinpointed the Han Family’s mansion. The Han Family mansion is located on the east side of Jincheng, and the mansion spans hundreds of miles, which shows the family’s immense strength. Looking around, the entire family’s outer walls were made of blue stone, with two large characters hung above the main entrance: Han Residence.
Lin Feng could not be certain if the person he sought was in the mansion, so he leapt and landed on the roof at the very center of the mansion, wanting to see what reason this family had to rise so swiftly. He then extended his Divine Sense to investigate...
Sure enough, he soon saw within the main hall of the family, the family Elders were meeting to discuss some important issue. But what was very strange was that at the very front of the table stood a person wrapped tightly in a black robe, whose face was completely covered by a pure black metal mask, leaving no features visible.
The person in the black robe pointed to everyone and said, "The Fan Family has already made a move, we need to be extra cautious. As for that old man from the Pan Family, he is treacherous and cunning, we must not be careless..."
This person’s voice was extremely raspy, as if wounded. While arranging family matters, he paced back and forth in the room, seeming to be pondering something. Lin Feng now understood that this person in the black robe was the core of the Han Family, and the rise of the Han Family should all be his work.
However, Lin Feng thought silently to himself, Geomancer Qianjue specifically mentioned a very beautiful woman, so it should be another person. He continued to probe with his Divine Sense.
But after a round of investigation, he found no sign of the beautiful woman Geomancer Qianjue described. The entire Han Family, aside from various elderly women, consisted entirely of men. Yet, Lin Feng’s intuition told him it had to be here.
Then he carefully probed again but still found no evidence, so he could only shake his head and fly away from the Han Family mansion.
Back at the restaurant, Lin Feng went straight to rest, sitting at the small table in his room, drinking tea alone, pondering over Geomancer Qianjue’s words...
𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂
A woman, a very beautiful woman.
It seemed his intuition was wrong, but since Geomancer Qianjue had already arranged everything, and he heard the conversation between those two people in Jincheng, there must be a reason. Geomancer Qianjue wouldn’t leave him without a clue. Thinking of this, he decided to check other Prominent Families tomorrow, as Lin Feng thought a talented and beautiful woman wouldn’t be ordinary.
The next day, Lin Feng, Ma Biaohu, Tangyuan, and Xiao Jiu wandered aimlessly around Jincheng, intending to gather information from the other families to see if they could find any useful clues. However, they faintly heard distant sounds of fighting. Lin Feng exchanged a look with Ma Biaohu, and then headed toward the source of the sound.
At this moment, seven to eight assassins dressed in black were attacking someone in a carriage, while several people below the carriage were also engaging them in a fight.
Just then, a figure dressed in black rushed into the carriage, poised to stab the person inside with a sword. Lin Feng squinted and realized that the person inside was the masked figure in a black robe he had seen at the Han Family yesterday.
Seeing this, Lin Feng immediately appeared in front of the carriage as if in a Thousand Miles in One Step, lightly flicked his finger, and the assassin’s sword unexpectedly broke.
Seeing Lin Feng rush forward, Ma Biaohu also hurried to assist, effortlessly scattering the seven or eight assassins and forcing them to flee in panic.
When the assassins had fled, the black-robed figure inside the carriage let out a sigh of relief. He immediately disembarked, bowing deeply to Lin Feng, and said in a hoarse voice, "Thank you, young master, for your rescue."
Before Lin Feng could say anything, he and his men boarded the carriage and left.
"Boss, this person is really rude!" Ma Biaohu complained immediately upon seeing the black-robed figure leave so quickly without properly expressing thanks.
Lin Feng watched the silhouette of the departing carriage, pondering who this person really was. He hadn’t had a chance to speak as they left in such haste. It seemed the assassins targeting the black-robed man were likely sent by the Pan Family he had heard speaking at the tavern. However, none of this concerned him, so he sighed and decided to focus on finding the woman that Geomancer Qianjue had spoken about who could help him.
For the next month, Lin Feng, Ma Biaohu, Tangyuan, and Xiao Jiu continuously searched for clues about this mysterious woman, scouring almost every corner of Jincheng, but they couldn’t find anyone matching Geomancer Qianjue’s description.
Thinking about this, Lin Feng exhaled deeply. If he continued not finding her, he would have to leave; finding the Sect’s residence couldn’t be further delayed. He decided to visit Geomancer Qianjue’s grave again.
Upon coming alone once more to Geomancer Qianjue’s grave site, Lin Feng was surprised to see someone else standing in front of the tomb. It seemed very odd, as Lin Feng had discovered this spot himself, and logically no one else should know about it. Who could this person be?
Upon approaching, Lin Feng was even more astonished; the person was unexpectedly the black-robed figure he had encountered twice. Lin Feng then walked closer to him and asked, "How did you find this place?"
The black-robed figure turned to see Lin Feng and said calmly, "Thank you for burying my master, and also for saving me last time."
What? The master?
Lin Feng was stunned upon hearing this. He hadn’t expected this person to be a disciple of Geomancer Qianjue’s doppelganger, and found it curious how the Geomancer had taken such a peculiar person as his pupil. He asked, "What’s going on here?"
The black-robed figure looked at Lin Feng and explained, "I met my master when I was young, far from Jincheng. He taught me geomancy knowledge and how to conduct myself. Later on, my master vanished, but after I grew up, I happened to encounter him again in Jincheng."
After hearing this, Lin Feng couldn’t help but think that this person likely met the real Geomancer Qianjue in his youth, and then after the Geomancer’s passing, his doppelganger was sent to find this person. Still, he couldn’t figure out why the Geomancer had chosen such a disciple.
However, since he was Geomancer Qianjue’s disciple and was in Jincheng, he must know where the beautiful woman, mentioned by the Geomancer, may be. Perhaps he might even know some clues, so Lin Feng asked, "Geomancer Qianjue instructed me on his deathbed to find a beautiful woman in Jincheng. I’ve searched the whole city but uncovered nothing. Do you know anything about this?"
Upon Lin Feng asking this, it was obvious that the black-robed figure was taken aback, remaining silent for quite some time. He didn’t directly answer Lin Feng but instead asked, "Who are you?"
"I am the person chosen by Geomancer Qianjue; you could say all the paths I’ve taken were arranged by him, so I must follow his words," Lin Feng said calmly, thinking about the many assists Geomancer Qianjue had provided him previously. He felt saddened; if he failed to find the woman spoken of by the Geomancer, he’d let down the old man’s expectations of him.
The black-robed man was stunned upon hearing Lin Feng’s words, realizing that this was Lin Feng—the person his master had mentioned to wait for again when he appeared. The black-robed man had obeyed and was now stunned to find this young person was the one his master had spoken of.
After hesitating briefly, the black-robed figure removed the hat from his cloak; a cascade of beautiful black hair flowed down like a waterfall. Then, he gently removed the mask, revealing graceful brows, alluring eyes, a refined nose, slightly flushed cheeks, lips as red as cherries, a delicate, flowerlike oval face glowing like jade, skin as pure and white as snow. She shed the cloak, casting it to the ground, revealing a graceful and slender figure. Her aura was extraordinary and mesmerizing, making it impossible for one to look away.