Chapter 1376 - 379: Lord Lin (Fourth Update)
Lin Feng chuckled softly and crossed his hands over his chest, lazily looking at the scene outside the tea restaurant. Soon, a large crowd appeared outside.
Jin Hu was in a foul mood. He had been enjoying a spa treatment at his own footbath city, with several new girls whose techniques were inexperienced but compensated with their shy demeanor, serving him happily. Just as he was indulged in this gentle sanctuary, a young brother following Lei Ming called to say Lei Ming had been beaten nearby!
Upon hearing this, Jin Hu’s first reaction was disbelief. It wasn’t just that Lei Ming was famously tough; even within the entire Jiangzhou, few would have the audacity to provoke members of Xinyi Gang. How could anyone be so reckless as to beat Lei Ming in Xinyi Gang territory and wait for Jin Hu to come for reckoning?!
Jin Hu couldn’t believe anyone would be so bold, but Lei Ming’s subordinate insisted it was so. With no other option, Jin Hu reluctantly detached himself from the arms of the young girls and brought about twenty brothers to see what had happened at the tea restaurant where Lei Ming was involved.
"Brother Tiger, you’ve finally arrived... Come quick, take a look at Thunder Brother, he was beaten terribly!"
Just as Jin Hu entered the tea restaurant, the young brother who made the call pulled his arm and led him to see Lei Ming’s injuries...
"Hmm, indeed, quite terrible!" Jin Hu glanced at Lei Ming lying in the pool of blood, sighed briefly, finally feeling a hint of anger rising in his heart, "To dare bully my brother, who has such nerve?"
Jin Hu didn’t ask what happened, nor what mistakes Lei Ming made, he only needed to know who touched Lei Ming, then bring revenge—this was dominance!
"Brother Tiger, it’s the man inside who did this! You must avenge Thunder Brother!" Lei Ming’s subordinate felt deeply moved by Jin Hu’s loyalty.
"One person?" Jin Hu briefly scanned the inside of the tea restaurant and grumpily glared at Lei Ming’s subordinates, scolding, "You four didn’t dare face him and needed me to bring so many people? Are you crazy? If word goes out that I, Jin Hu, brought over twenty people to punish one guy, where’s my face after this? Huh?!"
"Uh..." The subordinate lowered his head, looking guilty, "Brother Tiger, although it’s just one person, that guy is really formidable!"
"Pah! I refuse to believe how formidable one person could be, can he defy gravity?!?" Jin Hu slapped the subordinate’s head in frustration, "You guys take care of Lei Ming, let me see what kind of god is making trouble in my territory!"
Jin Hu led his brothers, amidst the worshiping glances of Lei Ming’s subordinates, into the tea restaurant. He approached Lin Feng at a distance and carefully examined Lin Feng’s appearance... And then, Jin Hu froze, disbelief flickered through his eyes, staring as though he’d seen a ghost in daylight, fixated on Lin Feng, even forgetting to breathe.
"Yo, isn’t this Jin Hu! Ever since my Fisting Hall’s opening, it’s been awhile since we last met. I hear that recently, your business is booming, that you’re the decision-maker around the university city nearby... Hehe!" Lin Feng looked at Jin Hu, his expression calm, speaking with a friendly tone.
However, Jin Hu was even more terrified, feeling his body trembling, his eyes darted sideways, and finally he dropped to his knees before Lin Feng, bawling and pleading, "Lord Lin, I... I didn’t know it was you here, this’s got nothing to do with me! Please don’t misunderstand!"
Jin Hu’s subordinates, who had expected him to make a grand display of bravado, were dumbfounded. They couldn’t comprehend why Jin Hu’s knees had suddenly gone weak —was this seemingly ordinary young man secretly a critical character to fear?
Even Ye Lin, who stood by Lin Feng, couldn’t help but glance at Lin Feng curiously. Although she wasn’t afraid of Jin Hu’s arrival, she certainly hadn’t predicted such a twist... that the boisterous leader of Xinyi Gang would directly kneel to Lin Feng! What was going on?
"Hehe..." Lin Feng merely smiled, as if he hadn’t heard Jin Hu’s explanation, continuing to speak mildly, "I’ve heard some rumors, that Brother Tiger, you are acquainted with the new leader of the recently opened Hong Sect stronghold nearby; I’ve also heard that besides the Hong Sect’s territory, it’s your Xinyi Gang’s zone here—looks like Brother Tiger has been mixing well lately..."
"Lord Lin, that’s not how it is, please let me explain..." Jin Hu, hearing Lin Feng’s words, was thrown into chaos, he all but crawled towards Lin Feng, quietly begging, "Lord Lin, I haven’t been promoting those things, it’s my inexperienced subordinates talking nonsense... I will educate them well, please don’t be angry, don’t be angry! I truly never planned to misuse the Hong Sect’s name, Lord Lin please don’t misunderstand!"
At this moment, Jin Hu’s subordinates finally realized that the seemingly ordinary young man before them was the new leader of the nearby Hong Sect stronghold, Lin Feng!
"I remember now... So it’s him!" The man in the duckbill cap, who followed Jin Hu to collect "protection fees" at Longfeng Martial Hall, turned pale instantly, "Lei Ming is doomed, he’s provoked a dangerous character!"
"Who is he?"
"Do you know him? Tell us!"
"What’s the matter? The boss is acting weird..."
More brothers who didn’t know Lin Feng’s identity looked curiously at the speaking guy, frequently asking.
"You’ll all see soon enough!" The duckbill-capped man shook his head awkwardly; he didn’t want to say much to his brothers lest they offend Lin Feng, fearing the wrath he couldn’t bear.
"I don’t blame you for anything, go ahead and speak standing up! The floor’s cold..." Lin Feng waved a hand at Jin Hu, speaking placidly.
"Thank you, Lord Lin, thank you!" Hearing Lin Feng’s words, Jin Hu felt relieved as if receiving a pardon, accompanying a smile as he rose from the floor, bowing and thanking Lin Feng repeatedly.
Remembering his purpose for coming today, Jin Hu sneered with a grim look at Lei Ming, then besides smiled, asking Lin Feng, "Lord Lin, was it that Lei Ming poorly discerned and offended you? I’ll have him come kneel and beg for forgiveness?"
"No need for that, I couldn’t possibly accept..." Lin Feng slightly curled his lip, glancing at Lei Ming who harbored confusion, then spoke smilingly, "Thunder Brother isn’t an ordinary character, just now he was threatening me and my woman not to let us off!"