The King of Urban Mercenaries

Lai Tianhu actually ordered the guards to search the top of the Imperial Palace for the owner of that voice. They looked at each other in dismay, surprised at how furious His Majesty was. Of course, this was understandable, as the voice was truly infuriating. Otherwise, His Majesty wouldn’t be so angry, right?

The ministers also joined the search party, fearing that His Majesty might vent his anger on them if they did not.

However, it was also a good thing to search the places they often cared about. They were curious about what treasures they might find, hence many ministers continued searching and even looked under the emperor’s throne and the Dragon Throne.

In the end, King Lai Tianhu couldn’t release his anger, as he was the one who ordered the search. By then, many guards had already climbed to the top of the palace. Lin Fei couldn’t stay there any longer, or he’d definitely be discovered, so he directly went into hiding in the small shell of a turtle, which was practically an invisible thing. Finally, after five or six hours, it was already noon!

"I told you that you couldn’t find me!" Lin Fei said smugly, as quite a few tiles of the palace roof had been taken down.

"Bastard! Everyone, search the entire palace! I refuse to believe we can’t find you!"

His Majesty issued another command, prompting everyone to start turning over the roof tiles, yet they still couldn’t find Lin Fei. At this moment, a minister spoke up: "Your Majesty, could the other party be using some kind of sound transmission technique? Otherwise, how could we not find them?"

Upon hearing this, Lai Tianhu replied coldly: "Try sensing it yourself; sound transmission techniques usually have some faint energy trails, and it is also a force of will. The other party didn’t use any, so it can’t possibly be sound transmission!"

The ministers nodded, agreeing with Lai Tianhu. If it wasn’t sound transmission, then the palace was about to be turned upside down, and could they really find him? Is it even possible?

"Hahaha, you fools, did you find me? No, right? Hahaha!" Lin Fei laughed out loud while continuing his cultivation, constantly provoking the King because he couldn’t stand such an arrogant king. So he deliberately provoked him.

"Bastard! Someone! Everyone continue to search!"

Li Kuang and Yu Lun sighed, still not seeing Lin Fei return. It had been an entire day and night; now it was dark, and still, he hadn’t returned. Where did he go? Plus, they heard something was happening in the palace. It seemed the King was in a battle of wits against a mysterious voice. Could it be Lin Fei?

The moon rose again, and Lin Fei was utterly speechless, "Can you find me or not? If not, just stop looking. I’m tired of this; you’re such a bunch of dumb pigs!" Lin Fei didn’t want to waste any more time; it was getting ridiculous.

The King, tons of ministers, and the soldiers who had been searching all day were speechless. Everything went quiet as they wanted to see where Lin Fei would emerge from.

To everyone’s surprise, in the next moment, Lin Fei suddenly appeared behind the King, and he wasn’t alone, but with two others!

King Lai Tianhu was shocked to see Lin Fei appear behind him, "It’s you!"

"That’s right, it’s me. Greetings, Your Majesty," Lin Fei replied with a smile.

"How dare you toy with me like this? What crime should you suffer?" Lai Tianhu immediately blamed Lin Fei, though he was puzzled as to why Lin Fei could not be found and suddenly appeared behind him; it was shocking.

Lin Fei chuckled, "Your Majesty overthinks. I didn’t toy with His Majesty; I just wanted to see how my name ended up on that list. But alas, I’m disappointed."

Lai Tianhu said coldly, "You’re disappointed? This is my kingdom, my domain; who are you to meddle? Guards, all of you, execute this criminal immediately!"

"Yes!"

All the guards responded loudly, brandishing their swords, ready to attack.

Lin Fei chuckled, looking at His Majesty, "Your Majesty, I don’t get it. Don’t you need to back down?"

"Me? Would someone like you require my action?" King Lai Tianhu glanced at Hou Qitian behind Lin Fei and spoke. He was certain that if he acted, Hou Qitian would too. Since this was the case, the King decided not to act, as he still didn’t understand Hou Qitian’s true power.

"Fine, since you won’t act, don’t blame us for doing so." Lin Fei didn’t want to waste time with Lai Tianhu. He signaled Hou Qitian, who instantly disappeared from behind Lin Fei.

Lai Tianhu didn’t expect, truly didn’t expect, for Hou Qitian to be so formidable, vanishing instantly, only to reappear and lift him high, gripping his throat.

"Cough, cough! What do you want!"

At this moment, King Lai Tianhu was truly terrified. He never expected the man beside Lin Fei to be so powerful, beyond his expectations.

Moreover, it was overwhelming. He felt completely unable to mobilize the Heaven and Earth Qi, leaving him in a passive state, making Lai Tianhu even more shocked and scared.

"We don’t want much, but we don’t wish to be toyed with like this. So what do you propose, Your Majesty?" Lin Fei said with a grin.

Even now, Lai Tianhu stubbornly said, "Do you know where you are? Do you know what this place is? This is my kingdom! This is my realm! My territory, and you..."

But then, Lai Tianhu couldn’t finish, as Hou Qitian tightened his grip on his throat, preventing him from speaking.

Lin Fei looked at Lai Tianhu and said, "Your Majesty, haven’t you realized the situation yet? You’re at my mercy now, not the other way around. Do you think your people, the masses, and the ministers will avenge you once you’re gone? So, get your head out of the clouds and focus on the present."

Hearing Lin Fei, Lai Tianhu thought for a moment and realized he was right, but what could he do? "What do you want?"

"What do I want?"

Lin Fei chuckled, "I hope you can write our names down so we can join the competition. Isn’t it simple? Do I really need to spell it out?"

"I understand," Lai Tianhu replied. At this moment, Hou Qitian let him down, dropping him with a thud onto his backside. Lin Fei warned, "Don’t try any tricks!"