Ye Feng turned his head and saw a woman with a face covered in numerous spots, an exceptionally plump figure, and heavy eye makeup walking towards them.
Beside the spotted, obese woman was a burly man, clutching his throat, coughing continuously, and twisting his neck.
This was Ji Ba, the leader of the Caiqi Supply Station, who had just been eyeing Ye Feng, nearly strangled by him, and after the leader spoke, was thrown against a wall and knocked unconscious.
"Uncle Liu, this trip out was not easy for us, and we took quite a risk,"
"Brother Ba was just bullied. You must stand up for us!"
The spotted, obese woman coyly addressed the gray-templed Old Liu Tou, squeezing out two tears from the corners of her fish-like eyes, which looked incredibly strange and repulsive.
Old Liu Tou remained silent, but his face darkened like charcoal.
The spotted, obese woman seemed not to notice this. She pulled Ji Ba in front of her, "Brother Ba, point him out. Which blind fool dared to bully you? Uncle Liu will be our advocate!"
"Thank you, Mei Mei!"
Ji Ba straightened his twisted neck and scanned his surroundings with a vicious look.
"It's him, that brat!"
Soon, Ji Ba spotted Ye Feng sitting at the other end of the bar.
"Which brat?"
Since Chen Jin Dong, Ling, and others were sitting roughly in the same line as Ye Feng, the spotted, obese woman couldn't clearly see Ye Feng's face for a moment.
"Brat, still t
So, before long, they each found a place to rest.
...
In a secluded corner of the Caiqi Supply Station,
"Ling, Lei Jian, are you perhaps wondering why I value Ye Feng so highly, even being excessively polite?"
Under Ling and Lei Jian's watchful eyes, Old Liu Tou glanced in Ye Feng's direction and spoke slowly.
Ling and Lei Jian did not reply. Instead, they pricked up their ears and listened quietly, knowing that Old Liu Tou had more to say.
"To be honest, I greatly admire Ye Feng's courage. To this day, those who dare to openly state they are searching for the Creation Lamp are already few and far between..."
"Perhaps if I were thirty years younger..."
Old Liu Tou said with much emotion, "Ling, Lei Jian, you are both prodigies of the younger generation in the Misty Night Explorer Guild. Do you remember the founding declaration of the Misty Night Explorer Guild?"
"This..."
Ling and Lei Jian exchanged glances, then lowered their heads, looking somewhat embarrassed.
"That's right, like all the other explorer guilds, big and small, it was all about searching for the Creation Lamp!"
"The Misty Night Guild Leader once said that whoever finds the Creation Lamp, regardless of their background or status, will be the next leader!"
After a pause, Old Liu Tou spoke again, "But now, no one in the entire Misty Night Explorer Guild dares to pursue this. Even those who do are merely going through the motions, putting on a show by venturing out for a bit..."
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