The King of Urban Mercenaries

Lin Fei didn’t keep anything to himself; he taught him culinary skills, hoping he could help Lin Fei with something. But that one thing, he messed up.

He made his master angry and disappointed the one he liked, and he didn’t know what to do.

"What’s happening up ahead?" Maple Lin Yun’er asked in confusion as they saw so many people gathered at the city gate, surprising them and prompting them to run toward the gate.

"Yun’er, wait for me!"

Chen Xiaowu followed, caught up with Maple Lin Yun’er’s steps, and arrived at the city gate.

"Yun’er, what are you looking at?"

Chen Xiaowu saw the people around pointing and murmuring about the city gate, confused about what was happening. He looked up and discovered the reason—it was like this!

"Did Master leave these words?" Chen Xiaowu spoke.

Seeing these words, Chen Xiaowu felt incredibly guilty. Allowing his master to write these words showed how much his master valued this matter, yet he ruined it.

"Master may never forgive me again."

Chen Xiaowu felt deeply remorseful at this moment, murmuring to himself. He finally understood the magnitude of his mistake! A man’s hope was pinned on him, but he messed it up, feeling as if a heavy burden was on him, impossible to bear.

"Don’t worry, even if you’re wrong, I believe Lin Fei will forgive you!" Maple Lin Yun’er comforted him.

"Why? How is that possible?"

Chen Xiaowu felt it was impossible; his master must be utterly disappointed in him, given that his actions were indeed unforgivable, even he couldn’t forgive himself.

"Don’t you know what kind of person Lin Fei is? He doesn’t hold grudges. In his eyes, we might just be ordinary passersby, so you don’t need to blame yourself. If you truly feel guilty towards him, then focus on expanding your culinary skills. Someday, if you challenge Lin Fei and call him master, he probably won’t refuse." Maple Lin Yun’er spoke, seeming to see Lin Fei’s carefree departure through these letters, sighing that a man dedicated to his family and brothers may never change his goals.

Chen Xiaowu’s eyes ignited with determination.

Lin Fei was currently heading to the next city, unexpectedly encountering a Nascent Soul Realm-level snake halfway. This snake seemed unreasonably fixated on chasing Lin Fei, puzzling him.

"Did we offend this snake? Why is it chasing me so relentlessly?" Lin Fei queried as Little Fire running ahead turned back and said, "Maybe it fancies you."

"Hmm, I agree with Little Fire. That snake might be a female, so of course it would follow you if it fancies you." Little Black added, making Lin Fei want to kick the two in front of him, simply adding insult to injury.

Unfortunately, they ran faster than Lin Fei. Even with his Godspeed Talisman at full throttle, he couldn’t shake the snake off—it was simply too fast!

"This won’t do, continuing like this, I’ll be exhausted first!" Lin Fei sighed.

Upon hearing Lin Fei’s words, Little Black and Little Fire abruptly stopped, causing Lin Fei to rush forward, leaving them behind in the blink of an eye.

"What’s wrong, Little Fire and Little Black?" Lin Fei asked, also stopping and looking back at them, puzzled as to why they stopped.

"Didn’t you say you wanted to get rid of it? Let’s talk to it then, otherwise, it won’t solve the problem." Little Black suggested.

"Master, I don’t think it’s a good idea, I’m not in favor." Little Fire said, as if saying, "I’m being coerced by Little Black..."

Little Black tightened its body, making Little Fire shut up, having been disciplined by Little Black for so long, he dared not act out.

"Little Black, do you have a plan?" Lin Fei returned; at this time, the giant snake approached them. It was enormous, its head as large as a house and its body stretching hundreds of meters—a powerful Nascent Soul-level demon beast.

In front of her, Lin Fei had no room to resist.

"Stop!"

Little Black didn’t respond to Lin Fei, instead soaring into the air, transforming into a small dragon, hovering and gazing at the snake.

The snake showed a startled expression upon seeing Little Black, unsure if the dragon was real or fake. Then, Little Black released a trace of dragon aura, immediately causing the snake to show a fearful expression. Dragon aura affects all demon beasts unless they’re on the same level as the dragon, in which case they can’t resist.

"I told you to stop, you’d better obey, or I’ll be unkind to you," Little Black said.

Hearing Little Black, the snake opened its mouth at Little Black, hissing something, but Little Black seemed to understand, starting a conversation with the snake.

Lin Fei seemed to understand that Little Black was communicating with the snake in a language he couldn’t comprehend, but once Little Black translated it, he instantly understood why the snake pursued him so persistently.

"Lin Fei, we’ve been wrongly accused," Little Black stated.

"What do you mean?" Lin Fei was confused about being wrongly accused.

"The snake’s eggs were stolen, and when we passed by, it thought we took them, so it’s been following us wanting its eggs back," Little Black explained.

After hearing this, Lin Fei realized, "I see. But we haven’t even seen your eggs!"

Indeed, the snake was a female, as guessed by the Black Dragon. Unfortunately, it’s already been...

"I’ve explained, but it doesn’t believe me. What do we do?" Little Black asked.

"Moreover, it said it would follow us until its eggs are found," Little Black spread its paws, commenting.

Lin Fei was speechless; having a snake companion wasn’t ideal, as it might sneak up and bite anytime, so Lin Fei thought a bit and said, "How about this, we help it find its eggs?"

Upon hearing Lin Fei’s suggestion, Little Black rolled its eyes and said, "Lin Fei, you’re oversimplifying it, aren’t you aware of how vast the forest is? Finding a needle in a haystack!"