No one in Qingshan Town is willing to offend them for your sake."
He lowered his voice further.
"If you don't use Xiao Yan's name… do you even know what kind of beast that young leader is?"
The whisper made Xiao Yixian's face turn pale.
Her slender fingers quietly slid into her sleeves.
Yao Boss snorted.
"Believe it or not. But you, as an alchemist, should know.....the consequences of offending such a genius.
Maybe your Hao family can handle Xiao Yan now… but can it handle him in the future?"
Looking around, Huo Lan found the surrounding mercenaries showing shock, excitement, jealousy.....
but almost no one doubted it.
Her heart wavered.
She cursed silently.
"How could a little village girl have ties with that legendary genius? And quite a close relationship at that…"
Her face softened instantly.
"So you have a connection to Young Master Xiao Yan… My apologies, this was all a misunderstanding."
Everyone was stunned.
Just moments ago, this proud alchemist treated them all like trash.
But hearing Xiao Yan's name once?
She completely changed.
Xiao Yixian herself was dazed, lips parted slightly, not knowing how to react.
Huo Lan, unlike these mercenaries, had heard Xiao Yan's name many times from her grandfather and teacher.....
with admiration and fear.
Her teacher once said Xiao Yan might be the greatest alchemist talent in Jia Ma Empire's history.
His sect? Terrifying.
Even a random apprentice of his teacher could be a high-tier alchemist.
Offending Xiao Yan was simply foolish.
If not for her pride, Huo Lan might have befriended Xiao Yixian on the spot.
"Lin Feng, we're leaving. Don't disturb this girl."
Huo Lan turned around and looked at the two Dou Shi guards and finally at her younger cousin....the young leader.
"Leave?"
Lin Feng's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Cousin, you believe them just like that? If you want to go, go. I'm not leaving. This little beauty—I'm taking her today!"
"You—!"
Huo Lan's face darkened.
She despised this beastly cousin.
"You're dragging the Serpent Nest Mercenaries AND the Hao Family into trouble! Do you even understand!?"
Lin Feng's face stiffened.
But when he looked at Xiao Yixian's beautiful figure, his lust drowned all reason.
"I'll handle my own business. You go home."
Both Xiao Yixian and Yao Boss turned pale.
Even Xiao Yan's name didn't scare him?
"You…"
Huo Lan trembled with anger.
"Fine! Do whatever you want. But I'll explain everything to Grandfather."
Lin Feng's face turned ghostly pale.
Hao Qian—the ruthless Dou Wang patriarch....would destroy him for this.
But then his gaze returned to Xiao Yixian.
Such beauty…
In a small town like this…
Too rare to give up.
He couldn't let her go.
He gritted his teeth and spoke again:
"She's just a country girl. Even if that Xiao Yan guy really likes her, it's impossible he'd abandon someone like Nalan Yanran for her!"
His words became more venomous by the second.
None noticed....
Xiao Yixian, who had been quiet all along, suddenly turned deathly pale.
Each of Lin Feng's words was like a blade stabbing her heart.
She leaned weakly against the wall, hand clutching her chest.
"Why…?"
She had always told herself not to get too attached to him.
But why did her heart hurt like this?
Was it fear he wouldn't return?
Fear she wasn't good enough?
Fear of something she couldn't name?
Lin Feng finally backed down after seeing Huo Lan's icy stare.
He motioned his men to leave.
But his eyes still held fierce greed.
Just as they turned to leave.....
A cold young voice echoed across Qingshan Town.
"Hehe… Since you came, you'll never leave again."
A black shadow descended from the sky, slamming into the ground before Lin Feng and the two Dou Shi.
Before they could react....
Two fists burst through the dust, smashing into the Dou Shi guards.
"Boom!"
The impact hurled them into the sky like broken arrows.
Blood and shattered organs sprayed across the ground.
They hit the earth with a heavy thud.....
dead instantly, chests caved in, eyes wide with terror.
When the dust cleared—
A black-clothed young man stood there, tall and cold-eyed.
He held Lin Feng in one hand.....
like a chick.
"Let me go! Or the Serpent Nest Mercenary Group won't spare you!"
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