Chapter 13: Mr. Tan's Story (Part 1)

  The crowd gathered on the wooden platform outside the market.

  In the distance, more than 30 boats lined up, looking very majestic, among which the most eye-catching were three large sailboats.

  Zhong Geng sighed and said, "I knew it, another person from Tan Kou Lao Ji, quiet for a rainy season, now starting to stir up trouble again. Haha, good, take this opportunity to thoroughly break them off once and for all! Damn, just relying on one Mì Lún Shī (a type of martial arts master), bullying us because we have no one!"

  "What is the Old Collection of Tanjiao?"

  Wu Zhen explained: "We are at the Hui Snake Mouth Gathering, this market has a very loud reputation in the nearby area, it's considered a transportation hub, while the Tan Kou Old Gathering is located much worse. So the cultivators of Tan Kou Old Gathering have long wanted to occupy this place, but because there was a master here, they couldn't take it by force... I don't know why this time, so many boats came, looking like... not having good intentions."

  "Are there any powerful cultivators?"

  Wu Zhen Dao said: "There is, they have a Wan Lun Master."

  Lei Xingfeng laughed and said: "But your master is a secret wheel master, what's the use of a ten thousand wheel master?"

  "Wu Zhen said: 'Yes, but I guess... either they have foreign aid or this guy and my master are both promoted to the secret wheel master.'"

  Lei Xingfeng nodded in agreement: "That's right, otherwise he wouldn't have come over. By the way, what was that person's name?"

  Wu Zhen Dao said, "Qian Yu is also a cultivator without any sect or school. Like his master, he came here after becoming a Qian Lun Shi and later advanced to Wan Lun Shi, occupying the Tan Kou Lao Ji in the process of establishing a small family."

  Zhong Geng stood on the platform, quietly watching as the three large sailboats gradually approached. He immediately spotted Jiao Yu standing at the bow of the ship, accompanied by a middle-aged man. Zhong Geng's heart skipped a beat, for this middle-aged man gave him an intense sense of threat. He instantly understood that the other side had found formidable reinforcements.

  Lei Xingfeng said: "Is that person Jiao Yu?"

  Zhong Geng nodded and said: "That's right, that person is Jiao Yu, the middle-aged man beside him, I don't know..."

  Lei Xingfeng said: "Jian Yu... has become like you, a Mi Lun Master. The middle-aged man beside him, if I'm not mistaken, is a True Person, a One-Ring True Body Mi Lun True Person."

  Zhong Geng's face involuntarily revealed a desperate expression, and he sighed: "If it's a real person... this time... I'll have to leave, alas, just getting familiar with this place, didn't expect to be robbed again." He had a strong sense of unwillingness, but against the previous true person, he simply had no chance of winning, being able to keep his life was already good enough, as for other things, it's estimated that everything would be taken away.

  Lei Xingfeng said: "What's wrong with you, crying with a long face? You haven't even fought yet and you're already admitting defeat?"

  Zhong Geng nodded vigorously and said: "A real man... what's the point of pretending!"

  Lei Xingfeng said: "Maybe they're not here to occupy the land at all, maybe it's something else."

  Zhong Geng said: "Impossible... uh, maybe... Ah, it's better this way." He completely lost confidence. Originally, the two were just Mì Lún Shī (a type of martial artist), even if the opponent advanced to Mì Lún Shī, Zhong Geng could still hold his own against them. But now, not only was the opponent a Mì Lún Shī, but also a True Person... what's the point of fighting? He didn't know that Lei Xingfeng was also a True Person, and one who far surpassed the opponent in power.

  The large sailboat was still about ten meters away from the platform, when the middle-aged man suddenly grabbed the fish and jumped onto the platform. This would be unthinkable for ordinary people, but for cultivators, it wasn't a big shock.

  Two men stood proudly on the platform, one of them said with a smile: "Zhong Geng, I'm here!"

  Zhong Geng felt helpless in his heart and said, "Jian Yu, what do you want to do?" This one sentence made the people on his side lose all their momentum. Of course, Lei Xingfeng was not affected by this at all. He simply stood calmly beside Wu Zhen, and with his extremely young appearance, he looked like a teenager. Neither Jian Yu nor the middle-aged man noticed him.

  Ji Yun was overjoyed, he had fought with Zhong Geng before and they were evenly matched, but Zhong Geng's strength was slightly stronger than his, so he had always been dissatisfied. This time, not only did he advance to the secret wheel master, but also brought a true human-level expert, absolutely able to hold his head high.

  But this time it's not to occupy Snake Mouth Village, and that's exactly what Leixingfeng guessed. Jiaoyu has other plans for coming here this time.

  "Haha, Zhong Geng, don't be so fierce, what can I do? Haha." He was delighted to death in his heart, with a smile all over his face.

  In Zhong Geng's eyes, Jiao Yu's smile was all venomous.

  That guy looked around and heard the proud boasting of the fish, couldn't help but laugh: "Fish, you're asking for a beating again! What's with the showing off!"

  The fish was startled and jumped up, his face turned red, and he said: "Big brother, I'm just happy..."

  Zhong Geng's heart suddenly turned cold, the relationship between brothers and sisters, this is going to be a big trouble.

  "Alright, alright, I'll say it, I'll say it!"

  Zhong Geng gritted his teeth, listening nervously to what the other had to say. He secretly smiled wryly, thinking that being able to save his life this time might already be a good outcome. In reality, he didn't have the confidence to fight against a real person.

  "Ji Yu said: 'Zhong Geng, it's simple. Either you return to Shekou Village or stay and guard your territory, we won't come to occupy it. However, you need to agree to one condition.'"

  Zhong Geng's mind suddenly went blank. This result was too sudden, he had never thought that at the very least, he no longer had to worry about his own life. He said: "What conditions?"

  "Dependent on Mr. Tan Da," he said, stretching out his hand to point at the middle-aged man.

  Lei Xingfeng suddenly understood that this Mr. Tan had come to occupy the territory, but he couldn't possibly be like a Qian Lun Shi and Wan Lun Shi, occupying an entire market, instead he would take over several surrounding points, and his heart couldn't help but feel a sense of wonder, truly, with great power comes great territory.

  Zhong Geng's heart was unwilling, but he didn't dare to refuse. This was much better than being driven away, not only could he keep his life, but also have a backing in the future. Of course, whether this backing was reliable or not was hard to say. He hesitated for a moment, just about to agree, when Lei Xingfeng interrupted him.

  Lei Xingfeng said: "Attached to Tan Dashi? Hehe, which sect is Tan Dashi from?" He couldn't help but insert a sentence, somewhat unable to tolerate the other's arrogant air.

  Tan Da didn't expect that someone would actually question himself, he stared at Lei Xingfeng, trying to find out what kind of guts this little guy had to say such a thing. However, his level was much lower than Lei Xingfeng's, and he couldn't detect the depth of the other party. Nevertheless, Tan Da had always been cautious, which was also one of the reasons why he rarely made mistakes. He said: "I... don't have a sect."

  "Hey, you little brat, are you looking for trouble? How dare you speak to Mr. Tan like that?"

  Tan Da couldn't gauge the depth of Lei Xingfeng, and with his cautiousness, he didn't provoke him verbally. But when Ruan Yu jumped out to provoke him, he wouldn't stop him, just wanting to see what Lei Xingfeng was relying on, because he had already seen that Zhong Geng had basically surrendered.

  Lei Xingfeng nodded and said: "I'm looking for death? Why would I look for death? Your mouth... has it eaten shit or something? How can it be so smelly!"

  At this sentence, the fish suddenly jumped up and he took a step forward.

  Lei Xingfeng looked at him with a nonchalant expression and said, "You'd better not bully kids, or you'll face retribution." Although his physique was also tall and large like an adult, his face, no matter how one looked at it, belonged to a young man. In this world, twenty years old was considered the age of majority, and cultivators had to be at least twenty-eight years old to be considered adults.

  Jian Yu couldn't help but want to take action and teach Lei Xingfeng a lesson.

  "Alright, Ji Yu, back off." With his gaze, Lei Xingfeng didn't seem to be afraid of Ji Yu at all, and even had a eager-to-try feeling, which made him feel uneasy. He immediately stopped Ji Yu, as once they started fighting, many things would become unsayable. According to his life experience, he tried to minimize conflicts, and if there were any signs of danger, he must resolve and avoid them immediately. The only thing that made him suspicious was that Lei Xingfeng was too calm, which wasn't normal.

  Lei Xingfeng couldn't help but secretly admire him, this person was indeed very capable of endurance, and had been controlling his emotions all along, maintaining an extremely calm attitude, which was very difficult to do. This gave Lei Xingfeng a slight idea of recruiting him, as talented people were hard to come by, and someone with such caution could live longer. Moreover, his calm demeanor made Lei Xingfeng appreciate him even more.

  Tan Da revealed a hint of a smile and said, "What is your honorable surname, young brother?" He couldn't see through Lei Xingfeng's cultivation, but he knew that Lei Xingfeng was a cultivator. If Lei Xingfeng were slightly older, he would have suspected him to be a high-ranking cultivator. However, Lei Xingfeng's appearance was truly misleading, and he couldn't believe that Lei Xingfeng's cultivation could surpass his own. This was also one of the reasons why he repeatedly stopped Jian Yu from speaking out of turn.

  Lei Xingfeng smiled and said: "My surname is Lei."

  Tan Da Dao: "Since you are also a cultivator, do you think... I am worthy of attachment? I, Tan Da, One Ring True Body, Mi Lun True Person." He humbly reported his own strength.

  Lei Xingfeng shook his head and said, "Not worth relying on." Then he added another sentence: "Too weak."

  Ran Yu was so angry that he almost had a stroke, shouting: "You little rascal, you're asking for death!" He pounced on him fiercely, really too furious, and besides, he had never taken Lei Xingfeng seriously, thinking that even if the kid was a cultivator, he was just a junior of Zhong Geng's, how dare he be so presumptuous, he wanted to teach him a good lesson.

  Although the pike fish rushed up fiercely, it didn't have any murderous aura at all. Both Tan Da and Lei Xingfeng had already noticed this point, which allowed the pike fish to escape with its life.

  Lei Xingfeng's body flickered slightly, and he was much faster than Jiao Yu. Just as Jiao Yu had just pounced out, his body had just left the ground when Lei Xingfeng suddenly appeared in front of him. Everyone could clearly see that he only slapped a palm on Jiao Yu's chest, and in the next second, Lei Xingfeng had already disappeared. He returned to his original position, and in everyone's eyes, Lei Xingfeng seemed like a ghostly figure, flashing in and out, just flickering once.

  The fish was slapped by Leixing Peak and flew out, grabbed by Tan Da with his backhand, a tearing sound, splashing, the fish fell into the lake.

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