"Wh-what?"
Huang Zhangyuan's words caught Ye Feng off guard.
"Hmph!"
Huang Zhangyuan snorted, "Kid, look at yourself. I don't know what tricks you used to deceive this tender young girl. She definitely won't have a good life with you. She might be captured or killed by someone tomorrow!"
"Don't worry, I'll treat her well!"
After spewing insults at Ye Feng, Huang Zhangyuan looked at Xiao Xiao again, a hint of madness and lust flashing deep in his eyes.
"Damn it, what kind of garbage is this!"
Ye Feng was furious. Before he could finish speaking, he stepped forward and slapped Huang Zhangyuan across the face.
*Slap~*
Ye Feng's slap was incredibly heavy. Huang Zhangyuan's entire face contorted, and his large, ball-like body was lifted off the ground.
*Thump~ Bang!~ Bang bang!~*
Huang Zhangyuan immediately fell to the ground, rolling and knocking over numerous things.
"Ki-kid, you... you dare to hit me... Ah~... Ah~!... "
Huang Zhangyuan's threat to Ye Feng was cut short by a scream.
"You wait and see, my daughter is a noble armor craftsman, you wait... Ah~!... "
*Bang bang~ !~*
"Ah! Ah~!"
*Crack~!*
...
After a series of impact sounds and screams, Huang Zhangyuan lay like a dead pig in a corner of the hotel lobby.
The scene fell silent!
Zheng Huzi, standing nearby, was stunned. He had imagined many reactions from Ye Feng... but he never expected Ye Feng to beat the other party half to death after only a few words.
Even though Huang Zhangyuan was just a petty official, not even a proper official but merely a clerk, he was still an official of Mech City... and he was here to notify Ye Feng about the final selection for the armor craftsman.
Ye Feng beating him half to death was more than just offending him; it was a mortal feud...
In the lobby of Mech Star Hotel, many people shared the same thought as Zheng Huzi!
Ye Feng ignored the stunned crowd, clapped his hands, and walked out of the hotel with Xiao Xiao.
...
"Big Brother, did I... did I get you in trouble just now!"
As they walked on the road, Xiao Xiao's guilt-ridden voice reached Ye Feng's ears.
She could tell that Ye Feng attached great importance to the Seed Record, and participating in the armor craftsman selection was probably related to the Seed Record or the seeds of mechs.
But now that he had beaten up Huang Zhangyuan, he was likely out of luck for the final selection.
"Hmm?"
Ye Feng, who had been lost in thought, was slightly startled by Xiao Xiao's words.
He pinched Xiao Xiao's cheek, "Xiao Xiao, what are you thinking about with your little head!"
"Even without that disgusting fellow Huang Zhangyuan, I wasn't too keen on attending the so-called final selection. Especially if I might meet the City Lord or something..."
Ye Feng shook his head slightly.
"Why not? Big Brother, don't you want the Seed Record?"
"The big sister with the Seed Record I saw yesterday was standing on the palace building. She should have a close relationship with Mech City. Participating in the final selection might give me a chance to approach her!"
Xiao Xiao looked at Ye Feng with confusion.
"Uh... how should I put it..."
"A sense of security!"
Ye Feng pondered for a moment and said, "This Mech City has quite a lot of experts. It was alright when I first entered the city, but yesterday during the measurement stone test, I felt several powerful auras nearby, and many powerful mechs..."
"I'll find another way for the Seed Record..."
"Let's not talk about this. Let's explore the route marked on Li Yidao's map. I feel something is strange!"
Saying that, Ye Feng took out Li Yidao's map again.
"Oh, okay~"
Seeing that Ye Feng wasn't blaming her at all, Xiao Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, and a happy smile reappeared on her face.
...
Just as Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao were heading towards the red marked route on Li Yidao's map,
Mech Star Hotel,
"Ah!~"
A shrill scream echoed through the first-floor lobby of the hotel. Someone wearing a Martin boot had kicked the unconscious Huang Zhangyuan.
"Damn it, who is it?"
"Brat, you dare to hit me, I'll tear you to pieces!"
Huang Zhangyuan, who had woken up in pain, immediately started cursing, and of course, he didn't forget Ye Feng, who had beaten him half to death.
"Liu... Manager Liu?"
Huang Zhangyuan cursed as he struggled to get up. When he turned his head to look angrily at the person who had kicked him, he froze.
"Huang Zhangyuan, what are you doing?"
"I sent you to invite Mr. Ye, and you're lying on the ground, sleeping soundly?"
Manager Liu stared at Huang Zhangyuan, his tone filled with dissatisfaction.
"I..."
Huang Zhangyuan was furious. He wasn't lying on the ground sleeping; he had been beaten up and had passed out from the pain...
However, Huang Zhangyuan didn't dare to argue. He cautiously asked, "Manager Liu, are you mistaken? I'm not here to invite any Mr. Ye!"
Huang Zhangyuan wore a fawning smile, his heart filled with nervousness!
Because he could tell from Manager Liu's words that the Mr. Ye he was referring to was someone even Manager Liu couldn't afford to offend!
"His name is Ye Feng!"
"Everyone else participating in the final selection for armor craftsmen has responded. Only you haven't. What's going on?"
"He is someone personally instructed by Master Shen of the Secret Armor Institute!"
Looking at the bruised and swollen Huang Zhangyuan, Manager Liu, who had a good understanding of Huang Zhangyuan's character, had a bad feeling.
"Ye... Ye Feng? Someone participating in the final selection for armor craftsmen... He... he is the Mr. Ye you're talking about?"
Upon hearing this, Huang Zhangyuan broke out in a cold sweat.
"Huang Zhangyuan, you wouldn't have..."
...
Meanwhile,
"Big Brother, what are we walking around here for?"
"Are we looking for something?"
Under the scorching sun, Xiao Xiao, wearing a sun hat, looked at Ye Feng with confusion.
Ye Feng had brought Xiao Xiao to a sparsely populated area outside the city, near a thorny patch. They had been walking back and forth around a large rock for a long time.
"Xiao Xiao, do you feel anything strange about this place!"
Ye Feng took out Li Yidao's map, studied it for a while, then looked at the giant rock in front of him and asked Xiao Xiao.
"Strange..."
"This place does feel strange. Although it's quite flat ahead, as I was walking back and forth, I felt like I was in a maze..."
Xiao Xiao frowned slightly and said.
"A maze... So it wasn't my imagination!"
Upon hearing Xiao Xiao's words, Ye Feng let out a sigh of relief. Then he asked Xiao Xiao to rest where she was, while he walked around the giant rock again.
Ye Feng was walking and examining the area around the giant rock because this place was within the red-lined route marked on Li Yidao's map, and it was less crowded.
The other places marked by the red line on the map were bustling with people, making them difficult to investigate and prone to attracting attention...
Moreover, when Ye Feng had wandered along the red-lined route a few days ago, he had a strange feeling, as if the red-lined route was something deliberately created...
He had a strange sense of familiarity with this thing... but he couldn't recall where it was familiar.
...