Chapter 1501 - 815: Candy-Coated Poison
After a few days of cultivation, Lin Feng planned to go to the city, intending to travel further away to hone his sword path and to inquire about the whereabouts of the sect leader and others.
Walking into the city, although only half a month had passed, Lin Feng still felt as though it were a lifetime ago. As he looked at the surroundings, he recalled Su San, the Spiritual Snake, and Mountain Bear. Now, only Mountain Bear was still alive, and the Baicao Hall that once dominated the city had long vanished.
Should I visit the Tianxing Mercenary Group? Lin Feng thought to himself, then promptly abandoned the idea, intending to go to the nearby mercenary guild to cancel his mercenary identity, which was of no use to him.
At this moment, a recruiting voice sounded again in the central square of the city: "Tianxing Mercenary Group’s mission, requires ten mercenaries outside of the group, to escort people to Giant Sea City." It was Mountain Bear’s voice.
Lin Feng smiled slightly, it seemed the Tianxing Mercenary Group was recruiting again. Mountain Bear’s voice attracted many people, and quite a few ran over there. Lin Feng moved his steps, planning to head to Giant Sea City. Lin Feng knew the place, hearing it was near the Endless Sea, a reportedly extremely dangerous but ideal place for martial artists to hone their skills.
"Endless Sea, such a familiar name, but why is going to the Endless Sea advantageous?" Hua Shengmi said lightly.
"Advantages, what kind of advantages?" Lin Feng asked puzzled.
"I have a place in the Endless Sea hiding something, a fragment of a clock with incredible power that should greatly help your comprehension of Time Power. Moreover, this clock fragment has the ability to sense other fragments. Back then, I only collected four pieces, all linked together. Why don’t you go retrieve it and continue searching for more?" Hua Shengmi suggested.
Time Power, this force can be said to be the most mysterious and also the most defying of the heavens.
Thinking about this, Lin Feng was filled with excitement, planning to immediately search for these fragments.
"Mountain Bear, count me in." Lin Feng said, stepping out of the crowd due to the fragments’ allure.
Mountain Bear was surprised to see Lin Feng appear, wide-eyed, seemingly not understanding why Lin Feng showed up.
"Lin Feng, no, Mr. Lin, if you want to join, that’s great. I’ll immediately inform our vice leader. This action is led by our vice leader," Mountain Bear introduced, signaling for a mercenary to notify Bai Rubing.
Meanwhile, in the Tianxing Mercenary Group, Xu Xing had returned to the residence and, like the City Lord, chose to enter retreat. The elixirs had been evenly divided, both bottles revealed to be True Qi recovery pills, with two being particularly useful for breaking through, prompting an immediate retreat aiming to breakthrough to the Second Spirit Knot.
Bai Rubing was in the meeting room meeting two people, the clients for this mission, a butler and a white-clothed girl.
The butler was an ordinary middle-aged man, seemingly nothing special, yet carried an air of mystery, his tone extremely polite and slightly soft.
The white-clothed girl, on the other hand, had a veil covering her face, revealing star-like eyes that naturally entranced people.
Her graceful figure unmistakably showed her to be of absolute beauty.
"White Leader, we entrust your mercenary group with this mission. First, I must tell you the journey is quite long, you must protect our lady’s safety," the butler said after glancing at his lady.
"We are from the Qin Family of Giant Sea City, and we will also dispatch some guards to protect our lady." The butler stated slowly.
Upon hearing that they would send people to assist, Bai Rubing showed a hint of joy in her eyes. Speaking of the Qin Family of Giant Sea City, Bai Rubing had heard of them; they are a large family, said to have a family head with Third Spirit Knot strength, and also hiding a Supreme Elder rumored to have broken through to the Fourth Spirit Knot.
One of the four major families of Giant Sea City.
Bai Rubing nodded and said, "I understand."
The butler nodded in satisfaction and said to the white-clothed girl, "Miss, they have agreed."
The white-clothed girl nodded lightly and said, "In that case, let’s go."
The butler respectfully led the white-clothed girl out.
Meanwhile, a mercenary entered and said to Bai Rubing, "Vice Leader, Lin Feng wants to participate in this mission."
Upon hearing Lin Feng’s name, Bai Rubing’s expression moved slightly, then said, "Let him come up."
Regarding Lin Feng, Bai Rubing had a deep impression, especially for his young age having opened the First Spirit Knot, his talent was definitely exceptional. More importantly, he was aware of the situation and had a low-key manner of dealing with people, someone surely with a bright future, and Xu Xing even emphasized that if Lin Feng ever returned to the Tianxing Mercenary Group, they must maintain a good relationship with him to avoid any resentment.
Clearly, the leader also highly valued Lin Feng.
Lin Feng then entered, these past days of cultivation, still shrouded in his elusive aura. After studying the Heavenly Blade, his movements unconsciously carried traces of the taste of the Heavenly Dao.
