Not long after, Zhang San returned, jogging with a large bag of items.
"Look, this is the grand prize for the 'Zombie Unleashed' game, sir," he said.
Having witnessed Ye Feng's extraordinary combat prowess, Zhang San no longer dared to call him "kid" and instead used a respectful title.
As he spoke, Zhang San handed the large bag to Ye Feng.
Ye Feng took it and found a gaming chip with the number 5 on it, a gold card embedded with diamonds, and various kinds of food, with jerky and rice being the most abundant.
"What's the deal with this card?"
Ye Feng pointed to the diamond-encrusted gold card in his hand and asked Zhang San.
"That's a room key to the most high-class hotel in Stone City!"
"With this Gold Diamond Card, you can stay in any of their most luxurious rooms. I heard it has food, saunas, and all sorts of services, though I've never been myself..."
Zhang San, clearly familiar with it, explained immediately.
"I see,"
Ye Feng felt quite pleased.
After all, he had been pondering where to stay for the night. Now that he was within the city, he couldn't just climb a big tree like before, and sleeping in trees wasn't comfortable.
"Then... um..."
At this moment, Zhang San's hesitant voice was heard.
"What is it?"
Ye Feng frowned.
"Could... could you share some of the prize with me? I... I also helped you just now..."
Zhang San rubbed his hands and looked at Ye Feng with a smile.
"Oh? Sure... but..."
It took a full half hour before Ye Feng left and returned to the Crazy Stone Bar.
Ye Feng only took the gaming chip and the Gold Diamond Card from the large bag of prizes. He gave all the other food to Zhang San, as he had better provisions. The jerky in the bag was dark and unappetizing, and he had no idea what kind of meat it was, while the flour was full of impurities.
Inside the bar,
Ye Feng had changed back into his previous attire. He ordered another leisurely drink and began to sip it, feeling quite content at the moment.
"That Zhang San is quite a seasoned old fox, knows a lot of things," he mused.
Leaning back comfortably in his chair, Ye Feng felt a sense of reflection.
He had just gleaned a lot of useful information from Zhang San, which would help him better plan his activities for the next day.
Outside the bar, in a dimly lit corner,
Several pairs of eyes were fixed on the entrance of the Crazy Stone Bar.
"Hey, Third Brother, didn't you say that kid was in the bar? I just took a look around, why don't I see him!"
"Second Brother, I swear, I saw that kid go in with my own eyes, and I haven't seen him come out yet!"
"Damn it, how much longer do we have to wait here!"
"Yeah, even though this is a city, it's still dangerous to stay outside for too long at night!"
"Why did that kid have to go to One-Eyed Bing's territory, damn it!"
"Everyone calm down. Tonight is 'Zombie Unleashed,' maybe that kid went to watch the game. Let's wait a bit longer, the game should be ending soon..."
These suspicious individuals were the same group who had previously targeted Ye Feng as a potential mark and had followed him.
"Boss, I see that kid!"
Suddenly, someone whispered.
"It is that kid!"
"Let's go!"
After a brief rest, Ye Feng walked out of the bar.
It was still a bit early for his appointment with Xue Yun, so he planned to first visit the most upscale hotel in Stone City to choose a room for the night.
"Hmm?"
Not long after, Ye Feng stopped in an alley.
Several figures blocked his path ahead, while several more were approaching from behind. They were all armed with rebar, pipes, and crowbars.
"Kid, be smart and hand over all your salt, food, and other supplies!"
In front of Ye Feng, a middle-aged man with a voice like a duck's quack spoke coldly to him.
As he spoke, he brandished a gleaming watermelon knife, his threat obvious.
"Oh? Salt!"
Ye Feng frowned. It seemed that someone had indeed targeted him because of what Xiao Xiao had inadvertently mentioned at the noodle shop.
"Yeah, and sunflower seeds too!"
Beside the duck-quacking man, a young man with a nose ring also grumbled at Ye Feng.
"Sunflower seeds?!"
Hearing this, Ye Feng's expression turned cold.
This meant that someone among them might have seen him, Xue Yun, and Xiao Xiao enjoying an extra meal, which was extremely dangerous for the three of them.
"Big Brother, stop wasting time with this kid. Let's quickly take down this fat sheep and then go find the other two girls... Ah!"
The nose-ringed young man's words were cut short by a scream. Ye Feng had lunged forward and slapped him directly across the face.
Ye Feng's slap caused the nose-ringed young man's entire mouth to become severely crooked, and several of his teeth were knocked out.
After a moment of intense pain, the nose-ringed young man felt dizzy and lost his balance, falling to the ground.
"Kid, you..."
The leader, holding the watermelon knife, was stunned for a moment before lunging at Ye Feng with the knife.
Ye Feng quickly reached out, grabbed the man's wrist, and twisted it sharply to the side!
"Crack... Ah..."
A crisp bone-cracking sound was followed by a pig-like scream.
Then, Ye Feng kicked the watermelon knife man in the abdomen, sending him to the ground. He then turned his attention to the watermelon knife man's other subordinates.
"Don't be scared, we have so many people, this kid is just one person... Ah!"
"Bang!"
"Ah..."
"Crack!"
"Damn it, my leg, ah..."
"Bull nose, you... you damn fat sheep you said?"
With a broken wrist and kicked to the ground, the watermelon knife man, seeing Ye Feng effortlessly incapacitate his dozen or so subordinates, glared at the bull-nosed man through gritted teeth.
"I... I didn't know that kid was so strong!"
The bull-nosed man looked terrified, either because of the watermelon knife man or Ye Feng.
"If you didn't know, you should have found out first. You said you found a fat sheep?"
"Is that a fat sheep? That's a damn wolf... You've ruined me!"
The watermelon knife man cursed and kicked the bull-nosed man with his foot.
"Ah!"
With a pig-like scream, the watermelon knife man and all his men fell to the ground, groaning in pain.
"Hey, besides you, who else knows we have salt or important supplies?"
Ye Feng looked at the watermelon knife man and the bull-nosed man with cold eyes.
"No... no one else..."
"The Boss didn't tell anyone else to monopolize your supplies,"
Under Ye Feng's icy gaze, the bull-nosed man, already terrified and disoriented, spoke fearfully.
"Really?"
Ye Feng turned his gaze to the watermelon knife man.
"Re... really..."
Although the watermelon knife man harbored immense hatred for the bull-nosed man betraying him, he didn't dare to react. Dealing with the terrifying Ye Feng was the priority.
"Hmm?"
As Ye Feng was about to ask further, his expression suddenly changed. A large dark shadow was flying rapidly towards them in the night sky, and it felt somewhat familiar.