Chapter 2515: Chapter 2494: The Holy Pill Pavilion Was Toppled
Chapter 2494: The Holy Pill Pavilion Was Overturned
"It’s my fault!"
Gu Tianhai looked at Lin Feng, stood up first, and said full of guilt: "A few days ago, the Holy Pill Pavilion was about to be completed. Since there seemed to be no problems, I didn’t stay there to keep an eye on it. As soon as I left, suddenly a group of people showed up and overturned the pavilion that was about to be completed, even killing more than ten construction workers..."
The others sensed Lin Feng’s murderous intent, none dared to speak, all with heads lowered, while Tao Tao and Tangyuan lowered their heads even more, afraid Lin Feng might notice them.
"Why didn’t you let Tao Tao or Tangyuan come to find me?" Lin Feng looked at Gu Tianhai, coldly questioned, anger evident.
"The Holy Pill Pavilion has been overturned, calling you back wouldn’t help, plus we had to handle the aftermath of those over ten deaths and investigate the matter thoroughly. Only by finding out exactly what happened could we proceed with next steps, so these past days I’ve been dealing with these two matters, waiting for your return." Gu Tianhai answered calmly, aware of why Lin Feng was angry; if the underlying issues weren’t understood, disturbances could recur, resolving the root cause is crucial.
"Found anything?" Lin Feng’s anger soothed slightly hearing Gu Tianhai’s words, he asked directly.
"We found something, though the results were unexpected." At this point, Gu Tianhai began explaining to Lin Feng: "It’s best for Tangyuan to explain, as I sent Tangyuan to scout for information."
Upon hearing this, Lin Feng turned his gaze to Tangyuan, who immediately responded seeing Lin Feng’s gaze: "Boss, I investigated. None of us expected this incident to be orchestrated by the City Lord, who’s pushing these events from behind. I don’t know what promises the City Lord made, but the attitude of the nine prominent families is clear; they don’t want our Holy Pill Pavilion to open at all!"
"Oh?"
Seeing Tangyuan, Lin Feng was genuinely surprised; he expected the eight prominent families to target the Holy Pill Pavilion, as its emergence would surely affect their interests, but with the City Lord leading it, the situation changed. Was the City Lord really after the Holy Pill Pavilion?
Thinking about the City Lord’s leverage, Lin Feng displayed a peculiar smile, pondered, then spoke to Gu Tianhai: "In my name, book a table at the best restaurant in Ling City, invite the heads of the nine prominent families. Since they’ve acted, they must show sincerity, or they’ll think our Holy Pill Pavilion is easy to bully."
"This..."
Hearing Lin Feng’s words, Gu Tianhai didn’t respond immediately but tensed up; he realized Lin Feng wanted the nine families to bleed, yet under these circumstances, how could they pay attention to him? Thinking for a bit, he decided to mention to Lin Feng: "I think, if we use the Holy Pill Pavilion’s name to invite the family heads for dinner, they won’t come."
"No worries, just invite them. State on the invitations that those who don’t come will bear the consequences!" Lin Feng waved his hand at Gu Tianhai, saying. He hadn’t intended to squeeze these people’s money, but since they refused to show respect, he wouldn’t be courteous!
"Okay!"
Hearing Lin Feng’s decision, Gu Tianhai knew Lin Feng surely had a plan to deal with these people, thus agreed and followed Lin Feng’s instructions, also curious about how Lin Feng would handle the matter.
Afterward, Gu Tianhai went to handle the matter while Lin Feng casually chatted with Tao Tao and others.
"How’s the situation with the Holy Pill Pavilion lately?"
"Actually, when Tangyuan and I returned, everything was normal, problems arose later."
"Boss Lin, just idling like this feels wrong, doesn’t it?"
"You guys will have plenty to do; regaining your strength is the priority now."
"Boss, might the Lingxiao Sect get involved?"
"There’s a possibility, but let’s shelve Lingxiao Sect for now, focus on this matter first."
...
Lin Feng casually chatted with the group, understood the current situation, and made a simple plan. Ma Biaohu and the four ascenders from Bage Tower felt uncomfortable idling and useless; Lin Feng reassured them, believing their immediate task was to enhance their strength as fast as possible in the Myriad Heavens Divine Realm, as strength enhancement is their core issue.
After arranging these matters, Lin Feng’s lip curled into a smile, eager to see how many family heads would attend tonight’s banquet, and what their faces would look like when all matters were revealed.
Time flew by, soon evening arrived.
The Looking Cloud Tower, Ling City’s finest restaurant, has seven floors; the seventh floor provides views across Ling City, demonstrating its lavishness. Dining here costs a fortune, a single meal requires one hundred thousand Yuan Stones, even prominent families dine here only on special occasions.
Yet tonight, Lin Feng occupied the seventh floor of Looking Cloud Tower, with Gu Tianhai, Tao Tao, and Ma Biaohu standing behind him, daringly waiting for the nine family heads to attend the banquet. However, as the two-hour mark arrived, not a single person appeared. Lin Feng wasn’t angry at all, rather he smiled.
"Brother Lin, why are you smiling?"
Tao Tao looked at the smile on Lin Feng’s face and nodded with curiosity, asking puzzlement about Lin Feng’s behavior; she couldn’t understand how Lin Feng could smile at such a time?
"It’s fine, we’ll wait a bit longer." Seeing Tao Tao’s curiosity, Lin Feng didn’t answer but laughed, saying as he watched the door with interest, wondering if all nine family heads were truly as foolish as pigs.
This situation puzzled Gu Tianhai and Ma Biaohu, yet Lin Feng remained silent, so they could only watch from the side. The only one sharing Lin Feng’s anticipation was Tangyuan on Lin Feng’s shoulder, barely able to contain excitement.
The night was exceptionally quiet, about a tea’s worth of time passed, then suddenly footsteps ascended from below, as a solitary middle-aged man appeared.
The newcomer looked young, about forty to fifty years old, wearing a clean blue robe, and with a smile. Upon entering the seventh floor, he saw Lin Feng on the main seat, sizing him up without finding anything peculiar.
"Brother Gu, who’s this?"
Lan Litang looked at Gu Tianhai, questioning, genuinely puzzled by this young man sitting at the main table, wondering what was going on?
"Master Lan, let me introduce, this is Lin Feng, the actual owner of the Holy Pill Pavilion." Gu Tianhai stepped forward to introduce at this moment, surprised by Lan Litang’s appearance; the Lan Family ranked mid-tier among the nine families, why did he come here?
"So, you’re Pavilion Master Lin, a pleasure!"
Lan Litang greeted Lin Feng upon hearing the introduction from Gu Tianhai, then said to Lin Feng: "Pavilion Master Lin, the previous incident wasn’t my wish, I’m sorry for the offense, I’ll drink three toasts to express my apology."
His words were polite because Lan Litang was smart; he noticed as he entered, Gu Tianhai and his men stood behind Lin Feng, proving Lin Feng’s exalted status, the group’s true core. At such a young age to launch a Holy Pill Pavilion, this wasn’t something ordinary people could achieve. From Lin Feng’s calm demeanor, he deduced Lin Feng was extremely confident, otherwise, why would anyone put forth such an ambitious Holy Pill Pavilion project?
Thus, he decided to align with Lin Feng at the critical moment. Being cautious, he knew anomalies denote hidden dangers, Lin Feng’s composure meant there was definitely something amiss, and he felt fortunate to be the first to arrive.
"Master Lan, you’re too kind, please sit."
Lin Feng nodded slightly hearing Lan Litang’s words, then invited Lan Litang to sit, relieved that not everyone among the nine families was utterly foolish; Lan Litang was clever, even if not wholeheartedly, it wasn’t an issue, as that wasn’t what he sought.
Upon hearing this, Lan Litang casually found a place to sit, looking at the table of dishes with no interest, pondering the meaning of consequences stated in the invitation.
After waiting an hour, aside from Lan Litang, nobody else came. Seeing this, Lin Feng gestured to Gu Tianhai to stop waiting and close the door.
Gu Tianhai promptly went to close the door, as Lin Feng leisurely poured a glass of wine for Lan Litang, casually starting a conversation.
"Master Lan, to be frank, your nine families together overturned my Holy Pill Pavilion. I invited you tonight because of this matter." Lin Feng said, raising his glass to drink with Lan Litang.
"Pavilion Master Lin, I believe you already know the situation. Frankly, I had no choice either..."
Lan Litang responded courteously seeing Lin Feng’s demeanor, more intrigued by Lin Feng’s behavior. Lin Feng seemed only in his twenties, yet spoke with such maturity.
"Since Master Lan has come here, I’ve already forgiven your Lan Family for earlier actions." Lin Feng smiled hearing Lan Litang’s words, then said, but that wasn’t the focus, the key was Lin Feng’s next words: "Since the other eight family heads aren’t coming, I have prepared a show for you tonight."
"A show?"
Lin Feng’s words baffled Lan Litang further, wondering what show Lin Feng meant, with other heads absent, how could there be any show...
Comments