After a long while, Ye Feng finally understood the situation of the beggar he met a few days ago.
It turned out that the young man with a clean-cut face, similar in age to Lei Jian, was named Miao Wenjing, and he was the sworn brother Lei Jian had told Ye Feng about, the one he had a childhood betrothal with... brother.
More than twenty years ago, the parents of Lei Jian and Miao Wenjing had arranged a betrothal before they were born, even deciding on names. But they never expected Miao Wenjing to be a boy, so they ended up being sworn brothers instead of a betrothed couple...
"Wenjing, you were invaded by a Gu charm, not infected with a deadly poison?"
Lei Jian looked at his childhood brother with some doubt. He believed Ye Feng wouldn't lie about such things, but Miao Wenjing hadn't said this before...
"I... I..."
Miao Wenjing's face was a little grim, and he finally nodded slightly.
"The Huang family did this, didn't they? Aren't you going to trouble them?"
At this moment, Ye Feng spoke, clearly wanting Miao Wenjing to confront the Huang family.
"I... I wanted to. I was also targeted by the Huang family to be afflicted with the Gu charm... but... but I..."
Before Miao Wenjing could finish, Lei Jian interjected, "Ye Feng, Wenjing, let's find a place to sit down and have some refreshments, and talk slowly!"
"Oh, alright!"
...
Soon, Ye Feng and his group found a high-end restaurant and booked a private room by the window.
...
"My name is Ye Feng, not some deity. Don't keep calling me that. However, she is an angel~!"
After a satisfying meal, Ye Feng waved his hand at Miao Wenjing and then pointed at Qiao Ying.
"Okay... Okay, Mr. Ye, Angel Lady!"
Miao Wenjing was slightly stunned and immediately changed his address.
Lei Jian, on the other hand, looked at Ye Feng with a strange expression because Ye Feng had just mentioned an angel, and it didn't seem like a joke...
"By the way, you've been so badly harmed by the Huang family's Gu charm, and you haven't gone to trouble them?"
After a pause, Ye Feng spoke again.
"This..."
Miao Wenjing looked troubled, "Mr. Ye, do you have a feud with the Huang family? I... I was indeed schemed against by the Huang family, but my strength is probably not enough to contend with the Huang family, one of the four great families in the Adventurer's Guild..."
"I see..."
Ye Feng frowned. "You could cause some subtle sabotage, you don't have to confront them directly. Your strength is at least Silver-tier advanced!"
"Uh... Ye Feng, the Huang family has many informants in the Adventurer's Guild, and Wenjing is the grandson of Elder Miao Dao. Many people are watching him,"
"And while Silver-tier advanced is quite good outside, within the Adventurer's Guild, it's really not enough!"
Seeing Miao Wenjing's awkward expression, Lei Jian quickly chimed in.
"Oh, here, take this!"
As he spoke, Ye Feng's hand flashed, and a large pile of variously sized, strangely shaped stones carved with mystical runes appeared on the table in front of Miao Wenjing.
"These are arcane energy bombs. They are quite powerful and rather discreet. You can find an opportunity to cause some trouble for the Huang family!"
Amidst the confusion of Miao Wenjing and Lei Jian, Ye Feng explained.
"This..."
Miao Wenjing was slightly taken aback. He cautiously looked around, and finally took away the pile of strangely shaped arcane energy bombs.
"Big brother, Sister Lin is back!~"
Just then, Xiao Xiao's cheerful voice rang out, as she saw Wu Ye Lin walking towards the Wu Ye Adventurer's Guild building on the street not far away.
"Oh, let's go!~"
Soon, Ye Feng, with Xiao Xiao and Qiao Ying, walked towards Wu Ye Lin, leaving Lei Jian and Miao Wenjing behind.
...
"Sister Lin!~"
As Wu Ye Lin reached the entrance of the Wu Ye Adventurer's Guild, Xiao Xiao called out to her.
"Xiao Xiao, Ye Feng, Qiao Ying!"
Wu Ye Lin, who had been frowning with a heavy heart, showed a smile upon seeing the three of them.
"Sister Lin, are you in some trouble?"
Xiao Xiao walked to Wu Ye Lin's side, concerned.
"It's nothing~"
Wu Ye Lin shook her head slightly. "Xiao Xiao, why are you here? Are you just passing by while shopping? I can show you around~"
"Sister Lin, Big Brother has something to ask you!"
Xiao Xiao said as she handed Wu Ye Lin the strawberry candied hawthorn she was holding.
"Oh, I wanted to ask about the reinforcement fruit auction!"
Ye Feng got straight to the point.
"Uh, okay..."
Wu Ye Lin was a little surprised but quickly recovered. "Ye Feng, that's perfect, I wanted to talk to you about this too! Let's walk and talk!"
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In the evening,
"Ye Feng, I'm sorry, my grandfather seems to have gone somewhere. Otherwise, it would be better for him to tell you about the reinforcement fruit!"
"After all, there are some things I don't quite understand!"
Wu Ye Lin explained to Ye Feng with some embarrassment.
"Oh, it's fine, as long as it's confirmed that reinforcement fruit exists, that's enough. As for enemies, we can look at that together!"
Ye Feng wasn't too concerned about Wu Ye Lan's absence; he was more focused on the reinforcement fruit.
"Alright, Ye Feng, you're staying at the Meow Meow Adventurer's Guild, right? As soon as my grandfather gets back, I'll have someone notify you..."
"Yes, okay!"
...
As night fell, Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, and Qiao Ying were wandering through the Adventurer's Guild night market, eating and drinking.
...
Meanwhile,
The Huang Family,
"Are you sure?"
Huang Zhikun looked at the black-robed man with a strange mask in front of him with surprise.
"Yes!"
The black-robed man nodded. "I captured many adventurers who bought the 'Weird Absorption Array' clothes. After severe interrogation, except for a few who escaped, everyone else confirmed that their strange array clothes came from this young man named Ye Feng!"
"And according to my subordinates, this kid named Ye Feng is closely associated with Lei Jian and Wu Ye Lin. In the evening, the three of them were seen leaving the Wu Ye Adventurer's Guild!"
The black-robed man quickly explained to Huang Zhikun.
"So... the strangely appearing 'Weird Absorption Array' clothes... are they from that old immortal of the Wu Ye family?!"
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Around nine o'clock in the evening,
"It's been a long time since I've seen such a prosperous night market... It feels like returning to my college days..."
After eating his fill, Ye Feng stretched as soon as he returned to his room and lay on the bed.
"Yeah!~"
"So many interesting things, and all sorts of amazing acrobatic performances~!"
Xiao Xiao, who was carrying a lot of shopping bags with an excited expression, chimed in. She and Qiao Ying were sorting through their night market haul.
"Clang!~ Whoosh!~"
Suddenly, a piercing sound of air breaking through erupted, as a large number of arcane energy projectiles shot towards Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, and Qiao Ying from all directions.
As the three were about to move, they found green runes surging from beneath their feet, and countless vines instantly bound them tightly in place.
"Boom!~ Bang!~"
"Hoo!~ Rumble!~ Bang!~"
Following that, deafening explosions sounded, and the area where Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, and Qiao Ying were instantly engulfed in flames.
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