"Eh~"
Seeing the person who caused the commotion, Ye Feng was slightly surprised.
It was the Poison Scorpion, who had bought the shirt with the "Ghostly Absorption Array" from him at the Giant Ruins. He was a strong middle-aged man wearing a tight pink vest, which had left a deep impression on Ye Feng.
At this moment, the Poison Scorpion looked quite miserable. His pink vest was tattered, his face was bruised, and his entire body was covered in bloody wounds. Many of the wounds had flesh peeling outwards, and some were scorched.
The Poison Scorpion was clutching his bleeding ribs, limping forward quickly, and glancing back occasionally, his expression extremely tense.
"What's wrong with that person? He looks like he's been terribly tortured!"
Xiao Xiao also saw this and couldn't help but frown.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Ye Feng's eyes narrowed. He noticed that the tattered pink vest of the Poison Scorpion had conveniently removed the part where he had set up the "Ghostly Absorption Array"....
"I'll go take a look!~"
With that, Ye Feng stood up and walked towards the Poison Scorpion.
...
"Hey, Poison Scorpion, what happened to you?"
Ye Feng walked directly up to the Poison Scorpion and asked.
"It's... it's you?"
The Poison Scorpion stared at Ye Feng with his extremely swollen eyes for a while before recognizing him.
"Mr. Ye, you should leave quickly. There are... there are powerful people investigating you... They're trying to find your whereabouts by capturing people who bought clothes from you!"
After recognizing Ye Feng, the Poison Scorpion looked back, lowered his voice, and said to Ye Feng.
"The clothes with the 'Ghostly Absorption Array'? Who's investigating me?"
Ye Feng frowned slightly and guessed, "The Huang family!"
"Hiss!"
As soon as Ye Feng finished speaking, the Poison Scorpion made a shushing gesture towards him, even spitting out some blood.
"Uh... let me treat your wounds..."
...
About half an hour later,
In a somewhat secluded spot,
"You're saying the Huang family captured you, tortured you, and even gouged out one of your ribs just for the clothes you were wearing that had the 'Ghostly Absorption Array' carved on them?"
Ye Feng said to the Poison Scorpion, who was now bandaged like a mummy.
"Yes!"
The Poison Scorpion nodded. "But Mr. Ye, don't worry, I didn't betray you. Although I'm not a good person, I at least know who is good to me!"
"Mr. Ye, the Huang family might be targeting other people who bought your 'Ghostly Absorption Array' clothes. Their goal is you, so you should leave quickly!"
He paused and added, his tone quite anxious.
"The Huang family..."
Ye Feng wasn't too concerned about this. He looked at the Poison Scorpion and asked, "Do you know about the Enhanced Fruit auction at the Adventurer's Guild in a few days?"
"En... Enhanced Fruit?"
The Poison Scorpion looked astonished. A normal person, upon hearing that the Huang family, one of the four major families of the Adventurer's Guild, was hunting them, would surely panic and think about how to escape. Yet, Ye Feng looked so calm?
"What's wrong? Haven't you heard of it?"
Seeing the Poison Scorpion dazed, Ye Feng was a little disappointed.
"No... no..."
The Poison Scorpion snapped back to reality. "I have heard some news about the Enhanced Fruit before. It seems that this item will be at the auction in two days, but the Adventurer's Guild has never confirmed it, so it's only a rumor."
"And it's very strange. Someone has spread the word that this Enhanced Fruit is related to the one that appeared in the Adventurer's Guild more than twenty years ago!"
"Because of the news about the Enhanced Fruit, many powerful adventurers have come to the Adventurer's Guild recently... It is said... it is said that someone wants to make President Wu Ye pay for the incident involving the Enhanced Fruit back then..."
The Poison Scorpion quickly explained to Ye Feng.
"Is that so..."
Ye Feng pondered for a moment and said to the Poison Scorpion, "Find a place to hide and recuperate. Don't get caught by the Huang family again!"
With that, Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, and Qiao Ying left, leaving the astonished Poison Scorpion behind.
Watching Ye Feng's receding back, the Poison Scorpion knelt down and kowtowed to Ye Feng several times...
...
"Hmm... I seem to lack knowledge in medical aspects..."
As they walked, Ye Feng muttered in his mind.
"Big idiot, I have a lot of medical knowledge here and can help you diagnose!~"
At this moment, Pi Pi's voice came from Ye Feng's mind.
"Wow, that's great!~"
Hearing this, Ye Feng was very happy and blurted out.
"Ye Feng, what's so great?"
Qiao Ying looked at Ye Feng, who was smiling for no reason, with some confusion.
"Uh, it's nothing~"
Ye Feng scratched his head and said nothing.
"What kind of person are you? I came here first!"
At this moment, Xiao Xiao's displeased voice came from not far ahead.
"You little bitch, what did you say? Believe it or not, I'll rip your mouth apart!"
"It's an honor for me to cut in line, don't push your luck!"
Several sharp female voices filled with anger followed.
"Hmm?"
Ye Feng frowned slightly, as the sharp female voice sounded somewhat familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before.
He followed the sound and saw Xiao Xiao at a crowded mobile stall, seemingly buying something. Standing next to Xiao Xiao was an exceptionally obese woman in flamboyant clothing.
"Stinking bitch, why aren't you leaving? Someone, drag this little vixen to the black prison and find ten or eight big men to have their way with her!"
That sharp female voice rang out again. Xiao Xiao ignored her and continued her business. She yelled in exasperation.
As soon as the words fell, two fierce strong men walked towards Xiao Xiao with lecherous smiles, intending to capture her.
"~Ah!~Ah~!"
The two fierce strong men cried out in unison. Ye Feng had grabbed their shoulders and thrown them far away.
"Xiao Xiao, what's going on?"
Ye Feng looked at Xiao Xiao, who was still squeezed in the crowd, with some confusion.
"Yay~ I bought it!"
At this moment, Xiao Xiao cheered and came out of the crowd.
"Big brother, here, your favorite freshly squeezed corn juice, and Sister Qiao Ying's favorite coconut water!"
Xiao Xiao held several bottles in her hands, saying as she handed a bottle to Ye Feng and Qiao Ying respectively. "Big brother, I was queuing to buy this drink just now. When it was my turn, the drinks were sold out, and then this woman wanted to cut in front of me!"
"The shopkeeper asked for my opinion, and I refused, so she started cursing me!"
As she spoke, Xiao Xiao looked at the fat woman next to her.
Ye Feng turned to look at the fat woman who had been shouting in the crowd, and was somewhat surprised.
Although she had gained a lot of weight compared to before, he could still recognize her as Lu Sao Mei, who was with Wu Ye Ling in the City of Frozen Ice, and was actually monitoring Wu Ye Ling and the others.
The numerous spots covering Lu Sao Mei's face, as well as her smoky makeup, were almost identical to when she was in the City of Frozen Ice...
...