“Gulp…”
Staring at the hood that had clearly been smashed inward, Huang Qiming swallowed hard. A flicker of fear flashed across his eyes.
Is that country bumpkin even human?
How can his strength be so terrifying?
If that punch had landed on me, I’m afraid I wouldn’t have many bones left intact.
“That… if I say everything today was just a misunderstanding, would you believe me?” Huang Qiming forced out a smile that looked worse than crying.
“What do you think?” Lin Feng snorted coldly, his eyes fixed on Huang Qiming. “I don’t think I ever offended you before, did I?”
“I…” Huang Qiming opened his mouth but found himself unable to answer.
Seeing his reaction, the coldness in Lin Feng’s eyes deepened.
“Or is it that you sent people after me to cut the weeds and eliminate the roots?” Lin Feng said in a frigid tone. “Back then, your people wiped out my entire Lin Family. Now that you’ve learned I’ve come down the mountain, you couldn’t wait any longer?”
Without giving Huang Qiming a chance to speak, Lin Feng let out a cold laugh. “But have you ever thought about it? If I dared to come down the mountain, how could I possibly have no backing at all?”
As he spoke, Lin Feng stepped forward and walked slowly toward Huang Qiming.
“Wiped out… the entire family?” Huang Qiming’s eyes widened in shock.
The reason he had asked Brother Bao to deal with Lin Feng this time was all because of Zhao Qingling. To put it bluntly, it was nothing more than jealousy.
How did this suddenly become about wiping out a whole family?
Seeing that Lin Feng truly seemed ready to act, Huang Qiming shuddered and hurriedly stepped back a few paces. “Mr. Lin, misunderstanding! This is really all a misunderstanding! I am not the enemy who wiped out your Lin Family!”
Perhaps because he had witnessed the power of Lin Feng’s punch with his own eyes, Huang Qiming did not dare hesitate. He hurriedly explained, “The reason I told Brother Bao and the others to deal with you was only because I didn’t like how close you were getting to Zhao Qingling!”
“Zhao Qingling?” Lin Feng stopped abruptly.
This guy… really wasn’t one of the murderers who exterminated his Lin Family back then?
Thinking about it, if Huang Qiming truly had been one of those responsible for wiping out the Lin Family, even if he wanted to eliminate future trouble, he wouldn’t have sent someone like Brother Bao.
“Looks like I jumped to conclusions. It hasn’t been long since I came down the mountain. Even if those people received the news, they wouldn’t act against me so quickly.”
Lin Feng shook his head slightly and looked at Huang Qiming again.
“Then it seems I misunderstood you.” Lin Feng curled his lips into a faint, ambiguous smile. “But even if you weren’t the one who destroyed my Lin Family, it’s true that you tried to deal with me, isn’t it?”
“If I were an ordinary person, I might really have been cleaned up by you today. So tell me, how should we settle this?”
“I… I…” Huang Qiming looked as if he were about to cry.
If he had known this country bumpkin was this formidable, he would never have come. No, from the very beginning, he shouldn’t have let Brother Bao make a move!
Seeing Huang Qiming trembling and unable to speak, Lin Feng chuckled and waved his hand.
“I’ve always been kind-hearted. Although you sent people after me, I won’t do anything too excessive.”
Lin Feng smiled and said, “How about this. As punishment, let Brother Bao slap you 50 times. Then we’ll call it even. What do you think?”
After a pause, Lin Feng added, “Of course, you can refuse. But if you do… it won’t be as simple as just 50 slaps.”
Hearing this, the image of the hood being dented by a single punch instantly surfaced in Huang Qiming’s mind.
He shuddered violently and hurriedly said, “Mr. Lin, I’m willing to bear the consequences of my mistake! Brother Bao, do it!”
Brother Bao hesitated for a moment, then gave a bitter smile and walked slowly in front of Huang Qiming.
“Young Master Huang… please bear with it,” Brother Bao muttered softly. After glancing at Lin Feng, he gritted his teeth and raised his hand, slapping Huang Qiming hard across the face.
Smack!
The crisp sound of the slap echoed through the entire street.
Perhaps because Lin Feng was standing nearby, Brother Bao didn’t hold back at all.
With just one slap, a clear five-finger mark instantly appeared on Huang Qiming’s cheek, swelling visibly. A trace of blood slowly trickled from the corner of his mouth.
Lin Feng let out a soft laugh, gave Huang Qiming a deep look, then turned and walked away.
Watching Lin Feng’s departing figure, Huang Qiming’s fists clenched tightly.
A surge of resentment and fury rose in his eyes.
As the heir of the emerging Huang Family in Nancheng, Huang Qiming was someone of status there. Yet today, under Lin Feng’s pressure, he had been slapped in the face.
This was nothing short of humiliation.
“Young Master Huang… that guy’s gone. Should we keep going?” Brother Bao had stopped and glanced nervously in the direction Lin Feng left.
“Can you be sure he’s really gone? Continue! They’re just a few slaps. I, Huang Qiming, can endure it!”
Huang Qiming gritted his teeth and said coldly, “I’ll remember today’s debt! This time I suffered a loss, but next time, I’ll make that country bumpkin wish he were dead!”
Brother Bao gave a bitter smile. “Young Master Huang, why not… just forget it? That country bumpkin is clearly no ordinary person. His skills are terrifying. In front of him, my brothers and I are like chicks.”
“If you want to deal with him, I’m afraid…”
“What do you know!” Huang Qiming snorted coldly. “That kid is indeed powerful. I admit that. But in Nancheng, strength alone is useless! In Nancheng, connections and background are what truly matter!”
“Although I don’t know how that country bumpkin got involved with the Zhao Family, the Zhao Family would never offend other powerful families for his sake. In other words, in Nancheng, he’s nothing but a lone wolf!”
Huang Qiming clenched his fists and said word by word, “This time I was careless. I didn’t expect that country bumpkin to have some skills. But if I want to deal with him, I have 10,000 ways to do it! Just wait and see. It won’t be long before I make him crawl out of Nancheng in disgrace! He wants to lay a hand on Zhao Qingling? What a fool’s dream!”
Taking a deep breath to suppress the anger in his heart, Huang Qiming waved his hand. “Alright, continue. Make it 50. In case that guy suddenly comes back.”
Hearing this, Brother Bao nodded with a bitter smile and slowly raised his hand.
Smack!
The crisp sound of another slap echoed once more through the entire street.