“Master! You’re making me leave the mountain this late at night. I’m scared!”
Qin Feng clung tightly to Third Master Leng Ningshuang’s long, pale leg, his face a picture of misery!
“Jade Dragon King” Leng Ningshuang’s lovely face twitched with irritation. “Is there anything in this world you’re actually afraid of?”
“The last time we sent you down the mountain on a mission, you fought your way from Tianhai all the way to the Imperial Capital!”
“You brat, you’re practically the living King of Hell!”
Qin Feng looked at Shen Hongyan. “Second Master! If I leave just like this, who’s going to treat your cold constitution from now on?”
“My self-invented hot spring massage technique is perfect for your constitution!”
Leng Ningshuang turned instinctively to look at “Medicine Immortal” Shen Hongyan, her face full of shock. “No wonder there are strange cries coming from the hot spring behind the mountain every night!”
“They’ve been keeping me awake!”
Shen Hongyan blushed. “It’s not what you think!”
“We’re… completely innocent!”
She glared at Qin Feng in annoyance. “Watch your mouth!”
“I’m the Medicine Immortal!”
“I have my own ways to treat my body!”
Qin Feng could only press his palms together, hoping his eldest master, Liu Feiyu, would say a few words on his behalf, but Liu Feiyu merely smiled without saying a thing.
“You’re really making me leave?”
Completely helpless, he scrambled to his feet and held out a hand. “Fine, I get it. Hand it over.”
“What???” Liu Feiyu and the other two exchanged bewildered looks.
“Money! What else?” Qin Feng said as if it were obvious. “Don’t think I’m an idiot!”
“Once I leave our Hidden God Village and go down the mountain, don’t I need money for everything?”
“I’ve taken so many missions over the years. I must have earned at least a little pocket change, right?”
“No!” the three women replied in unison.
Qin Feng was dumbfounded!
“Then how am I supposed to live down the mountain?”
Liu Feiyu smiled. “I taught you music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and the arts of divination and geomancy from childhood. Any one of those can earn you money down the mountain!”
“For example, you could read people’s feng shui, or set up a stall and tell fortunes. Then you’d have money, wouldn’t you?”
“And if all else fails, you could tell stories under an overpass or perform the trick where you smash a rock on your chest!”
“You three…” Qin Feng put his hands on his hips, speechless at the women.
“All right, all right!” Liu Feiyu stood up with a teasing smile. “We’re only doing this for your own good!”
“Your strength has already reached the pinnacle!”
“There’s really nothing more we can teach you!”
“Besides, you’re all grown up now. It’s time to settle the score for the Qin Family’s massacre in the Imperial Capital!”
Sixteen years ago, the Qin Family, the most powerful family in Huaxia, was wiped out overnight!
The entire Imperial Capital was locked down, and rivers of blood flowed!
The three of them had joined forces to save little Qin Feng, then only two or three years old and barely learning to speak.
After years of training, Qin Feng had reached the pinnacle of strength and become the King of Hell, ranked number one in the world’s War God Rankings!
His medical skills were also without equal, far surpassing those of his Second Master, Shen Hongyan, and making him the true Medicine Immortal!
And with years of cultural refinement, he had mastered the Book of Changes, divination, and the arts of geomancy.
It was time for him to leave the mountain!
At the words “family massacre,” Qin Feng’s heart stirred, and his expression turned stern.
Though he was unwilling to admit it, this was indeed the deepest pain buried in his heart!
If he couldn’t uncover the truth behind his family’s annihilation, perhaps his heart would never find peace.
And he would struggle to enter that legendary cultivation realm!
Liu Feiyu knew her words had struck home.
With a wave of her hand, seven red marriage contracts appeared in her palm.
“These are the seven marriage arrangements the Qin Family chose for you back then. You’re old enough to marry now, so go find those women after you leave the mountain.”
“If you like one of them, marry her.”
With no other choice, Qin Feng took the marriage contracts. “All right!”
“In that case, your disciple will be leaving the mountain!”
“Thank you, Three Masters, for raising me!”
He knelt on one knee.
Liu Feiyu helped him up. “Once you leave the mountain, go straight to Tianhai and find Old Master Xia Zhenhai. His granddaughter is your future wife!”
“Also, whatever you want to do, do it without hesitation! Your three Senior Sisters will help you, too!”
Thinking of his three breathtakingly beautiful Senior Sisters, Qin Feng returned to his carefree, dashing self. “Don’t worry, masters. Once I’ve settled what happened back then, I’ll bring our Senior Sisters home in glory!”
With that, Qin Feng dashed out of the wooden cabin.
Moonlight spilled over the dense forest like water. His agile figure leaped through the trees a few times, then quickly vanished from sight…
The three women also came out of the cabin.
Watching Qin Feng leave, they felt reluctant to part with him.
Shen Hongyan looked at Liu Feiyu. “Sister, the Qin Family was massacred because they backed the wrong side. Those people now hold positions of power. Can Feng handle them?”
“Don’t worry. I’ve made preparations.”
Liu Feiyu’s expression grew solemn. “Pass down the order: from this day forward, Feng will be the Hall Master of the Hall of the Gods!”
“Seeing him will be like seeing me!”
“The Hall of the Gods is the foremost of the world’s three great powers. Across Huaxia, no one dares offend it!”
“If those people from back then still refuse to mend their ways, they’ll meet only one end—death!”
…
After leaving Hidden God Village, Qin Feng followed a narrow path down the slope, passed through the woods, and descended the mountain.
It was already eight o’clock at night.
“Good grief! Where am I?”
With a pack on his back, he emerged from the woods in a leap and landed on the highway.
The moon shone bright, and all around him was silent and deserted.
Qin Feng looked around, somewhat dazed.
Whenever he’d gone down the mountain on a mission before, a mysterious plane had come to pick him up. He’d never had to travel on his own.
Now, standing at the foot of the mountain in such an unfamiliar place, he felt completely lost…
A black Maybach sped toward him from the distance!
Inside the dimly lit car, Wan'er drove while cautiously glancing into the rearview mirror.
“CEO, don’t worry so much. Grandpa Xia is blessed, and I’m sure he’ll be all right.”
Xia Ruxue sat in the back, gazing out the window, her eyes slightly swollen and red.
“It’s okay, Wan'er. You don’t have to comfort me.”
“I know my grandfather’s condition. His health has been getting worse over the past few years. It’s a miracle he’s lasted this long.”
“Even if… even if he doesn’t make it through tonight, at least he’ll have died of old age.”
“I’m prepared for it.”
She reminded her, “You’re the one who needs to focus on driving. Don’t get distracted.”
Wan'er smiled. “Don’t worry, CEO.”
“I passed my driving test on the first try…”
Before she could finish, a dark shape suddenly flashed across the road ahead!
“Aah!” Wan'er cried out in fright!
She slammed on the brakes!
“What happened?” Xia Ruxue snapped back to attention.
Wan'er’s heart raced. Eyes wide, she stammered, “C-CEO, I think… I think I hit something!”
Xia Ruxue’s expression darkened, but she remained calm. “Don’t panic. Let’s get out and check!”
She quickly pushed open the car door.
Wan'er hurriedly unfastened her seat belt and followed her out…
“Ah—did I… did I hit him?”
She had barely gotten out and taken a few steps when she saw a young man sprawled in the middle of the road, with a pack lying nearby…
Xia Ruxue, by contrast, stood calmly to one side.
With her arms crossed, she looked down at something, deep in thought.
Wan'er approached fearfully, her heart pounding.
Nervously biting her red lip, she pointed at Qin Feng with a trembling finger. “CEO, what do we do?”
“He… he isn’t dead, is he?”
“Should we call an ambulance right away?”
Xia Ruxue suddenly smiled, though it was a cold smile.
“Have you heard this story?”
“There was a driver who accidentally hit someone late at night. Do you know what he did?”
Wan'er shook her head frantically.
“The driver backed up and ran over the person again, even though they weren’t dead yet!”
“That way, no one would ever find out, and he could save a fortune in compensation!”
“Two birds with one stone!”
Wan'er: “……”
She stared at Xia Ruxue with her mouth agape, unable to believe it. Was this… really the CEO she knew?!