"This..."
Seeing the contents of the note, Ye Feng's expression changed drastically.
"Ling Xi is in trouble?"
"Was this feather plucked from Ling Xi's body?"
"The other party's target is my Tang Dao? Why? Do they know the special nature of the Tang Dao?"
A myriad of thoughts flashed through Ye Feng's mind.
"Big Brother, what happened?"
Xiao Xiao, who had been asleep, seemed to sense something. She woke up, quickly walked to Ye Feng's side, holding her AK47 with a serious expression.
"Xiao Xiao, Ling Xi might be in trouble!"
Ye Feng handed the note to Xiao Xiao.
"This..."
Xiao Xiao frowned tightly after reading it.
"Big Brother, could this be a trap? Sister Ling Xi is so powerful..."
Xiao Xiao paused, but her voice lacked conviction.
"This white feather indeed has special energy fluctuations, similar to what Ling Xi displayed during combat. It should be angelic power. However, this note is too strange, and the other party's motive is also peculiar..."
Ye Feng looked at his Tang Dao, lost in thought.
After all, very few people knew about the Tang Dao's uniqueness. Even Ling Xi only knew it was special but not why, as the Tang Dao isolated all of Ling Xi's senses...
"Xiao Xiao, later you..."
Despite the strange circumstances of the note and the feather, Ye Feng decided to investigate. He had also discovered something peculiar while studying the Fire Seed Record these past few days, and this was a perfect opportunity to verify it.
...
Over an hour later,
Ye Feng crouched behind a large rock. Following the descriptions on the back of the note, he arrived near the location mentioned.
"Big willow tree... Big willow tree... There it is!"
Ye Feng's sharp gaze scanned the surroundings. In the distance, he spotted a massive willow tree, so large that it would take more than ten people holding hands to encircle it, just as described in the note.
Immediately, Ye Feng took out his binoculars and observed the willow tree.
"Huh?"
After observing for a while, Ye Feng frowned.
He could neither find Ling Xi nor anyone else in the vicinity.
"Hiding behind the big willow tree?"
Thinking this, Ye Feng stealthily moved to circle around to the other side of the willow tree for a better look.
Just then, a figure emerged from behind the big willow tree. The person wore a black robe and a fanged mask, and their gaze was fixed directly on Ye Feng.
Although hundreds of meters away, and the other party might have just happened to look in this direction, Ye Feng had a strange feeling that the person was looking right at him!
While Ye Feng, with half his body hidden behind the rock, was secretly observing the figure with his binoculars, the black-robed individual slowly walked towards him.
"This guy!"
Ye Feng's eyes narrowed. A flash of light appeared in his hand as a grenade launcher round, newly refreshed in the [Shop] that morning, materialized.
After a brief calculation, Ye Feng tossed the grenade round upwards. Grasping his sledgehammer with both hands, he swiftly struck the bottom of the grenade round.
"Clang!"
"Whoosh!"
Following a crisp metallic impact, the shell whistled through the air.
"Boom!"
A ball of fire erupted, followed by a deafening explosion.
"That guy is so fast!"
Ye Feng's expression turned grim. The moment the grenade landed, the black-robed figure suddenly accelerated, a blur of motion that instantly escaped the blast radius.
"As expected, not an easy opponent!"
Ye Feng was not overly surprised by this.
He did not fire any more rounds. Instead, he turned and fled...
To Ye Feng's action of firing one shot and immediately turning to escape, the black-robed figure paused for a moment, then quickened their pace, charging towards Ye Feng with extreme speed.
Seeing the black-robed figure pursuing him, Ye Feng was quite pleased. He took out his Barrett.
"Clang! Clang!"
...
Ye Feng's arcane energy surged. He gripped his Tang Dao in his right hand and his Glock 18 in his left, engaging the black-robed figure.
The clash of the Tang Dao against the Angelic Blade and the gunshots echoed continuously.
After a fierce battle, Ye Feng became breathless. His face was grim, and he began to retreat, creating distance from the black-robed figure several times, only to be caught up again...
Thus, the black-robed figure clung to Ye Feng like a piece of gum, forcing Ye Feng into a defensive posture...
"Clang! Clang! Clang!..."
The black-robed figure unleashed a rapid flurry of strikes with the Angelic Blade towards Ye Feng, sending him flying a considerable distance. He landed on the ground, shattering a rock.
"Is that all?"
The black-robed figure sneered, looking at Ye Feng, who was dripping with sweat and appeared exhausted.
Seeing this, Ye Feng's lips curved into a slight smile. He shouted, "Now!"
"Boom!"
As soon as Ye Feng spoke, a fireball erupted not far away, striking the ground.
...