Chapter 650: It’s an Acquaintance!
Ling Feng and Mo Lan were both startled!
"Your master? What do you mean, whatever I want to know has to be answered by him?" Ling Feng asked with a cold laugh.
Wang Xiaohu’s eyes flickered as he nodded, "I knew that there was a good chance this mission wouldn’t be a success, so I made preparations beforehand. Just make a phone call, and you’ll find out what’s going on!"
Ling Feng’s curiosity was piqued, so he nodded, "Give me the number!"
"13..."
Wang Xiaohu had only given two digits when Mo Lan suddenly interrupted him, "Wait a minute!"
"What’s wrong?"
Ling Feng and he asked simultaneously.
Narrowing her eyes, Mo Lan looked intently at Wang Xiaohu’s face, "This number, after we call it, the other party won’t immediately know the mission has failed, right? Aren’t you using this to leak information to them?"
"Yeah, you’re not playing me, are you?" Ling Feng asked in astonishment after hearing this.
Wang Xiaohu wore a bitter smile: "Both of you, I’m really not deceiving you. If you don’t believe me and something else happens, you can kill me then!"
Seeing the boy’s sworn assurance, Ling Feng decided to trust him and said, "Alright, give me the number!"
Mo Lan seemed about to say something, but Ling Feng gave her a look and she didn’t speak further.
At this point, there was no sense in deliberating further. Sooner or later the other side would learn that the mission had failed, and the information had not been successfully stolen.
So whether it was to tip off the enemy or any other scheme, it didn’t matter anymore.
Once Wang Xiaohu gave out the phone number, Ling Feng dialed it straight away.
The ringing lasted for nearly twenty seconds, and then with a click, the call connected, followed by a crisp female voice, "Hello?"
"Hmm?"
Though he only uttered a single word, the sound of this voice made Ling Feng freeze, then he asked in a puzzled tone, "Is that you, Feng Ling?"
"It’s me. You’re Ling Feng, right?"
Feng Ling asked with a light laugh on the other end of the phone.
"Uh..."
Ling Feng was completely dumbfounded.
After the shock, he quickly asked, "How can it be you?"
"Surprised, aren’t you?"
Feng Ling’s voice carried a slight hint of pride, then she continued, "Actually, I arrived in the provincial city three days ago, I just haven’t come to find you, that’s all!"
Ling Feng gave a bitter smile, "What brings you to the provincial city? And what’s with this Wang Xiaohu? Shouldn’t we meet up and have a good talk?"
"Okay, let’s talk face to face then. I’ll send you the address shortly!"
After uttering this, Feng Ling hung up the phone.
Ling Feng looked up and glanced at Mo Lan: "Didn’t expect it to be an acquaintance!"
Mo Lan looked at him but said nothing. A particular emotion flickered in her large eyes.
Ling Feng then turned to Wang Xiaohu, "Are you from the Black Dragon Sect?"
"Sort of," Wang Xiaohu nodded.
At this point, he was no longer as tense as before.
"What do you mean ’sort of’? Either you are or you aren’t," Ling Feng said.
"I’m actually a servant of the master; she is the one from the Black Dragon Sect. Strictly speaking, I’m not really a member," Wang Xiaohu explained.
"Fine, follow us upstairs for now. We’ll talk about your issue later!"
With these words, Ling Feng turned and walked out of the locker room.
For the details, he decided he would ask Feng Ling; as for Wang Xiaohu, he was just a runner and wasn’t worth questioning any further.
After returning upstairs, Ling Feng told Wang Laogen and the others what had happened.
Everyone listened and were completely baffled, not understanding why the Black Dragon Sect would get involved.
But seeing Wang Xiaohu with an expression that said "Ask me nothing, I’ll tell you nothing," Wang Laogen had no choice but to say to Ling Feng, "Since Feng Ling wants to meet you, go ahead quickly, don’t delay!"
"Alright, as long as the documents aren’t lost, I’ll discuss the rest when I get back!"
Ling Feng nodded and then turned to look at Wang Xiaohu, "You come with me!"
"Alrighty!"
Now that he was sure he wouldn’t get into trouble, Wang Xiaohu’s face relaxed, and the tension and unease he had before were gone.
Ling Feng couldn’t be bothered with him; his priority was to meet Feng Ling!
So, he took him downstairs, and the two of them drove straight to the address they had just received.
The car gradually left the urban area and soon arrived at a small town located at the urban-rural fringe.
While driving, Ling Feng searched for the place named Source of Spring that Feng Ling had mentioned.
It wasn’t until they reached the end of the town that they saw a tall gatehouse with a huge signboard hanging on it, the very Source of Spring.
On seeing this clearly, Ling Feng was flabbergasted; the place turned out to be a bath center!
Turning to look at the smirking Wang Xiaohu, he couldn’t help but ask, "How did your master end up here?"
"I don’t know, it’s the master’s decision, we don’t have the right to ask," Wang Xiaohu answered.
Ling Feng was speechless and decided to ignore him and step through the door.
It was evening, and the lobby was almost empty, with only two attendants standing behind the counter. Seeing him enter, they immediately smiled and said, "Welcome!"
Ling Feng, "I’m here to see someone, named Feng Ling!"
The attendant heard this and pointed, "Please go this way, Miss Feng is in 208."
"Thank you."
Ling Feng nodded and hurried upstairs.
He was full of questions now and wanted to see Feng Ling as soon as possible to get some clarity on the situation.
After he went upstairs and arrived at the door of room 208, he knocked.
Turning around, he didn’t see Wang Xiaohu and didn’t know where the young man had gone, but Ling Feng was too lazy to care at this point.
"Please come in!"
The crisp voice of Feng Ling came from inside the room. Ling Feng pushed the door open and entered.
The room was large; he had thought it was just a rest room, but on entering, he found a spacious living room, complete with a sofa, a coffee table, a liquor cabinet, and a full array of facilities, much like a hotel suite.
And there was Feng Ling, wrapped in a bathrobe, sitting on the sofa with her legs crossed.
Their eyes met, and Ling Feng smiled, "It’s been a while, but you seem unchanged!"
"Please sit. What changes could I possibly have? It hasn’t been long since I left your place," Feng Ling said with a laugh, indifferent.
Ling Feng sat down opposite her and thought to himself that she indeed had changed; he was merely being polite earlier, but now seeing the look in her eyes and her demeanor, she seemed much more composed and at ease. Clearly, quite a few things must have happened after she went back!
After a smile, he quickly asked, "Why have you come to the provincial city? Also, why would Wang Xiaohu steal our things?"
"I know you are curious, but don’t rush; I’ll explain everything to you slowly," Feng Ling said as she glanced at him, speaking deliberately and calmly.
"Why do it? Are you positioning yourself against me?" Ling Feng asked.
"Strictly speaking, we’ve always been on opposite sides, haven’t we?" Feng Ling glanced at him.
Ling Feng was taken aback, then gave a wry smile, "You’re right, we’ve never really been friends, have we?"