Chapter 542: Why talk about borrowing?
Chu Nan was startled upon hearing this, then a glint flashed in his eyes, and he asked with a smile, "What, planning to reveal your secret to me openly?"
"You could say that. You’re not an outsider, and I feel there’s no need to keep it hidden from you," responded Ling Feng with a laugh.
"Good."
Chu Nan was touched inside, but his face remained expressionless as he nodded slightly, "Then I’ll go with you to see that mysterious place!"
Ling Feng grinned, "Hold onto my hand, Elder, let’s set off!"
No sooner had he spoken than the two of them disappeared, instantly arriving at the Nine Heavens.
Chu Nan looked around with the same amazement as anyone arriving here for the first time.
Ling Feng, accustomed to such reactions, began to lead him to the First Layer while explaining, "This place is a Secret Realm. I’m not exactly sure of its location. You see these four vortexes? They represent four worlds that I’ve developed so far. It’s said that, at its ultimate state, this place will have nine teleportation gates leading to different worlds..."
Afterward, they entered the First Layer of Heaven, where a dense jungle unfolded before them.
Chu Nan stared in stunned silence for quite a while before regaining his composure, "My word, the wonders of creation, truly marvelous!"
Ling Feng chuckled, "Now do you understand my painstaking efforts, Elder?"
"You did the right thing. Such a place is far too marvelous; indeed, we can’t let too many people know about it," nodded Chu Nan.
After saying this, his eyes gleamed with curiosity as he asked, "Are the other three layers also like this?"
"Not exactly."
Ling Feng smiled and then took him to visit the other three places. However, they only got a glimpse of the entrances and did not venture deep inside.
Upon returning to the First Layer, Ling Feng said, "If you like, you can wander around here in the First Layer. There are some peculiar creatures in the Second Layer that haven’t been completely eradicated, so it’s best not to go there without accompaniment!"
"I know, don’t worry, I won’t cause any trouble for you!" said Chu Nan.
After a brief conversation, Ling Feng noticed that from their arrival until now, he had not seen Li Fei’er and the others.
While he was puzzling over this, he saw someone peeking out from the woods—it was Feng Ling—so he hurriedly asked, "Where is everyone?"
"They’ve gone shopping in the provincial city..." Feng Ling replied.
Ling Feng uttered an "oh," thinking they had left quickly indeed!
Without further questions and seeing Chu Nan’s curious expression, he explained, "This girl is from the Black Dragon Sect..."
After giving a brief account of past events, Chu Nan nodded, "That explains why I hadn’t seen her before. But how do you plan to handle her, keeping her detained like this?"
"This isn’t something I have the authority to decide; I’ll follow the leaders’ instructions," replied Ling Feng with a wry smile.
"This isn’t a long-term solution!"
Chu Nan commented and then smiled, "Alright, there’s no need for you to accompany me. I’ll just take a stroll in the woods by myself!"
"This..."
Ling Feng hesitated for a moment, glancing over at Feng Ling.
Chu Nan knew what he was implying and reassured him with a smile, "Don’t worry, although I’m old, I’m not entirely helpless. I can take care of myself!"
"Well, alright then. I indeed need to leave now; if I miss a call, it could be troublesome!" Ling Feng nodded.
After they parted ways, Ling Feng quickly teleported home, only to find no missed calls.
Seeing this, Ling Feng simply decided to call Wang Laogen.
As the ringtone sounded, the other party quickly answered, "What’s up?"
"Still no word?" Ling Feng inquired.
"I’ll let you know when there’s news. Why, getting anxious?" Wang Laogen asked with a laugh.
Ling Feng nodded, "I am indeed a bit anxious. The pressure of the situation is unpleasant!"
Wang Laogen chuckled after hearing him, "What? Didn’t Chu Nan teach you how to stay calm? You need to learn to keep cool, young man!"
Ling Feng was speechless, thinking to himself that you are indeed calm, but I just can’t manage that yet!
He didn’t say anything else at the moment but nodded, "Got it. I’ll wait for your news then."
Just as he was about to hang up, Wang Laogen said leisurely, "It’s not that there’s no news at all. Guess what Lu Liang has done?"
Ling Feng was startled, "Hmm? What did he do?"
"He went abroad!" Wang Laogen said with a sneaky laugh.
"What?"
Ling Feng’s voice went up an octave, almost shouting, "That old rascal isn’t running away because he’s guilty, is he?"
"Of course not!"
Wang Laogen snickered, "He wouldn’t bear to leave behind the Lu Family’s foundation in Huaxia. This move is just to clear his name; the old man is crafty!"
Ling Feng, "You mean my appearance made him alert?"
"Exactly!"
Ling Feng, "...I should have known better than to alert the enemy. Now, can we still find the mastermind behind this?"
"It might be a bit difficult now. Don’t rush. Just wait for tonight. If nothing happens by this evening, we can’t let Chu Bo stay detained any longer. It’s time to get him out!" Wang Laogen said.
"Alright! Let me know when it’s time!"
Ling Feng nodded, then hung up the phone.
As it turned out, the wait lasted until the evening, and there was no call from Wang Laogen.
However, Li Yun returned with all the girls, each carrying shopping bags, chatting and laughing merrily.
Had it been before, Ling Feng would have felt the pinch without even asking how much they had spent.
But now it was different. This money had come too easily, and in the future, he would be able to get a large supply of meat just as easily; he wouldn’t mind if they spent it all.
The more he thought this way, the more Li Yun told him that everyone hadn’t really spent much. Ten or so people had only spent less than a hundred thousand yuan in total!
After Ling Feng’s surprise, he asked with a wry smile, "Really? Are you all being so considerate, not wanting to spend my money?"
"You’re overthinking it, Uncle. The main reason is that we haven’t been going out much lately. We just bought what we needed. As for designer bags and such, we’ll talk about it when we go traveling in the future!" Li Fei’er said, pouting.
"I see!"
Ling Feng suddenly understood, then smiled and nodded, "Okay, when we have the chance in the future, let’s all go traveling together!"
The girls were still immersed in the joy of shopping today, chattering and laughing, but at that moment, Lin Xue pulled Ling Feng aside and asked, "Is the stone that you got from that giant octopus still with you?"
"It’s in my Space Ring. What about it?" Ling Feng inquired.
Lin Xue glanced at him and pursed her lips slightly, "Can I borrow it to take a look?"
Ling Feng was taken aback, "Why talk like that? If you want it, I’ll just give it to you."
"There’s no need for that. I was looking through some ancient texts and thought I’d try to make use of this thing," Lin Xue said with a smile.
"Oh?"
Ling Feng perked up and immediately inquired, "There are records in ancient books? How do you use it?"
Lin Xue played coy, "No rush. Let’s see how it goes after I give it a try!"