Chapter 2660 - 2659: Clues
"That night, in the middle of the night, my father and I came out to mix the sauce we needed for the next day. As I was sitting on the chair pouring water, I accidentally heard some noise,"
"Because it was late at night, no one should have been walking on the street. Only people like us, who are in the food business, would get up so early. When I heard that sound, I walked over to see,"
"The rustling sound was very faint and blurry. When I brought the lamp to the alley, I saw a dark mass moving there,"
"I moved the oil lamp closer for a better look, but I couldn’t make out what that thing looked like. I only saw densely packed black scales and a long strip-like thing that looked like a tongue moving around, as if it were licking its own body,"
"It was licking its wounds." Ling Feng suddenly said.
"What? What?" Little Chen exclaimed in surprise.
"Nothing, go on."
"I was a bit scared at that time because I’d never seen such a thing before. It looked like an animal, but I didn’t see its eyes, legs, hands, or claws. I ran back to call my father to see, but when we went back, the thing was gone."
Ling Feng was very sure that the thing Little Chen saw was the Bug Beast he was looking for that killed the whole town.
The whole town had fought desperately to scrape off a piece of the Bug Beast’s scale, which caused it to be injured. The creature was healing itself that night and unexpectedly ran into Little Chen.
"Can you take me to the place where you saw that thing?"
Little Chen nodded, and the two came to the alley beside the meat shop.
"Look, that’s where I saw it. It was just staying right there, buzzing and very scary."
Ling Feng walked over and circled that spot a few times, frowning slightly.
After a long time, he looked up and said, "You should go back first, take care of your father. Don’t do business today, take your father back to rest for a few days, and he will get better."
Little Chen nodded and was about to leave, but suddenly said, "Hey, is there any danger? You should be careful. I don’t think it’s something good."
Ling Feng looked up in surprise, then nodded, feeling a slight warmth in his heart.
"And also, what’s your name?"
"I’m called Ling Feng," Ling Feng said openly.
"Oh, oh, I’ll remember that. I’ll leave now. Be careful. If you ever come to our place to eat, I’ll let you eat for free. Eat as much as you want, and it’s not an Overlord’s Meal."
Ling Feng watched Little Chen’s back and murmured to himself, "Still just a little girl."
Immediately after, the giant beetle Little Fei appeared beside Ling Feng. It had specially reduced its size because if it appeared in full form, this alley would be entirely cramped.
"Little Fei, sense the aura here and see if it’s the same as the aura on this scale."
The ancestor of insects, Little Fei, nodded, first sniffing the black scale Ling Feng took out, then fully expanding its wings and carapace to sense the aura in this alley.
After a while, Little Fei returned to its normal state and transferred a message into Ling Feng’s mind:
"I can feel it. That thing indeed lingered here, although only for a very short time. The residual aura is minimal, but I’m very sure it stayed here for a while, and I also smelled the scent of injury."
Ling Feng nodded. It appeared that his previous assumptions were correct. The monster Bug Beast was indeed injured.
"And..."
"Hmm?"
"And I also sensed a familiar smell, belonging to the aura of a Demon Clan offspring you killed in the Xuanxu Realm. I suspect there’s some kind of connection between them."
Ling Feng was slightly taken aback and then recalled the words spoken by that Demon Clan prodigy, the demon offspring, before his death:
"Just wait, Ling Feng. You can’t escape. You can kill me, but can you destroy the entire Demon Clan? I die today, but the Demon Clan won’t spare you, and neither will the Lord of the Three Realms. Just wait for your death!"
The sinister words of that dying demon offspring seemed to still echo in his ears, and a firm determination surged in Ling Feng’s eyes.
No matter what, opposing the entire Demon Clan or being enemies with the Lord of the Three Realms, as long as someone wants to disrupt the current peace of the Xuanxu Realm, Ling Feng will definitely stand against those dark forces!
Suddenly, Little Fei vibrated its wings, and Ling Feng, almost telepathically connected with his Spirit Pet, immediately looked up.
A completely green flying insect flew down from the sky and landed in front of Little Fei. The little green insect waved its antennae and wings, relaying the information it had detected to Little Fei.
"Master!" Little Fei conveyed with some joy, "The scouts I released have informed me that they found traces of the Bug Beast to the east of the Royal City, and it seems there really is another Space-time Vortex."
Ling Feng was also delighted to hear this news, and he immediately instructed Little Fei to take the green insect and head to the east of the Royal City.
Just as Ling Feng left the alley, a dark shadow emerged from the ground. An eyeball appeared from it, staring at Ling Feng’s back and direction for a long time before disappearing back into the ground.
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The east of the Royal City.
In the mining city, this is a rather remote place in the Vermilion Bird Royal City. Because a large number of rare resource mines were discovered here many years ago, the then King ordered to protect this place, allowing only certain special personnel to enter and exit.
Now, most of the land here is under the Guard Army’s control, and ordinary civilians know the prohibition of the east of the Royal City, so they generally do not break the law to come here.
Looking at Little Fei and the green insect bringing him here, Ling Feng’s suspicions deepened further; if the Bug Beast appeared here, it seemed a bit unwise.
Because the military protection and personnel guarding here are second only to the palace. If the Bug Beast initiates something big here, it could quickly get surrounded and killed.
"Master, this is the place. It said it saw the traces of the Bug Beast inside, and the Bug Beast seemed to be severely injured, constantly shedding black scales."
Ling Feng nodded, then directly headed for the gate.
Little Fei also understood and released the green insect. It had completed its mission and was no longer needed.
The rank of the Guard Army of the mining city is almost equal to the General of the whole town, but since the whole town is close to the palace for guard duty, officially, its position is slightly higher than that of the mining city’s Guard Army.
As Ling Feng approached the gate, someone immediately came out to stop him. Ling Feng did not speak, and the person recognized Ling Feng as the Co-prince, but did not say much, instead sending another guard inside.
Ling Feng waited quietly.
A middle-aged man in a meticulously designed white robe and armor walked out with steady steps, and upon seeing Ling Feng, he looked slightly surprised.
The man saluted and said, "I am Tie Ming, the commander of the mining city’s guards, I see the Co-prince. May I ask what brings the Co-prince here?"
"I am investigating the mysterious death case of the General of the whole town on the Queen’s orders and I have traced it here. I need to go inside for inspection."
Tie Ming shook his head, "Do you have an order from the Queen?"
Ling Feng was taken aback, feeling a bit embarrassed. Li Xiaonian just asked him to investigate, but did not give any formal order.
"Sorry, without the Queen’s order, no one is allowed entry!" Tie Ming observed that Ling Feng did not have an order and firmly responded.
"What? Not even me?" A smiling voice came from behind Ling Feng.