Chapter 82: 82 Chapter: The Hermit _1
Hearing Ye Ming’s words, Xia Ningning was slightly stunned, rendered unexpectedly speechless.
She forcefully repressed the anger in her heart and said, "Just because I am Le Le’s best friend, I have the right to care about her happiness."
Ye Ming laughed again, this time even audibly.
"Do you know how many lives the phrase ’for your own good’ has ruined? Besides, if you are afraid I will interfere with her happy life, you could talk to her, not me. What’s the point of telling me?"
Xia Ningning resolutely said, "I just want you to know when to back off."
"You should realize, the Xu Family’s influence is big enough to intimidate Hai City, and now after entering Yanjing, they have become one of the premier families there."
"And you? Aside from some medical skills, martial arts, and the occasional accident you cause, indeed, your actions surprise me, but these achievements are not sufficient to be boastful about."
"After all, Le Le’s future stage is in Yanjing, she still has the best years of her youth ahead of her, and even grander stages awaiting her. But you? You can’t even leave Hai City, let alone go to Yanjing. Do you think you can give her happiness?"
"Moreover, up until now, what have you truly done for her? So far, you’ve been nothing but troublemaker, causing Le Le constant worry. What else is there besides that?"
Ye Ming felt his head throbbing from Xia Ningning’s harangue.
Yet, he felt Xia Ningning’s words made some sense.
So Ye Ming replied indifferently, "My sights are not limited to Hai City; it’s just that I got a late start, that’s all."
"If for these reasons, you’re going to sentence me to death time and time again, sorry, I don’t accept that."
Ye Ming wasn’t someone without a temper, and even if Xia Ningning was Xu Lele’s good friend, he wouldn’t allow her to trample on his dignity.
"As for whether I can give Le Le a happy future, that is a very private matter between us, and you, as an outsider, better not intervene."
With that said, Ye Ming didn’t want to waste more words with her and directly said to Lin Bingqing, "My master told you to leave!"
Lin Bingqing was honest and straightforward, never one for beating around the bush; she listened to Ye Ming alone, no matter what.
Xia Ningning knew she couldn’t stay any longer gave Ye Ming a look, then hurriedly left.
After Xia Ningning left, Ye Ming returned to his bedroom and began to meditate in a cross-legged position.
As the sky gradually darkened, at the peak of a mountain on the outskirts of Hai City, Chen Bin and his son drove there to meet Li Dachuan, who had been waiting there for some time.
Li Dachuan respectfully said, "President Chen, that grandmaster from Nanjiang has come out of seclusion today, and we agreed to meet here."
Chen Bin nodded, his expression relatively calm, while Chen Feng’s face was full of anticipation.
But as everything was pitch-black and nothing could be seen, Chen Feng couldn’t help feeling disappointed and said, "Are you sure there’s no mistake with this dark place?"
"Can’t see anything; where’s the grandmaster? Who would choose such a place to come out of seclusion?"
Li Dazhuang quickly explained, "Young Master Chen, you may not know, but grandmasters of this level prefer to cultivate in seclusion in deep forests and mountains. However, the master isn’t cultivating here; he just told us to wait at this spot!"
"I hope what you’re saying is true. I’ve always hated waiting for people. If this guy doesn’t meet my expectations, you know the consequences," Chen Feng said coldly.
Li Dazhuang wiped the sweat from his forehead and stiffly acknowledged the statement.
In reality, Li Dazhuang also felt uncertain.
He had been waiting here for over four hours since receiving the message, and so far, not a soul had appeared, instead, his own flesh had become food for mosquitoes.
By now, he too was filled with ire.
At that moment, however, Chen Bin calmly said, "If he truly is a grandmaster and can make Ye Ming pay a heavy price, then this little sacrifice isn’t worth mentioning. Xiao Feng, you must remain calm and composed in any situation!"
Chen Feng dared not say more and simply nodded his head.
Just as everything became extremely quiet around, suddenly, Li Dazhuang let out a cry of alarm.
"Holy shit!"
Chen Feng furrowed his brows and asked, "What happened? What are you swearing about?"
Li Dazhuang pointed toward a nearby mountaintop, stuttering, "Over there, it seems like there’s someone!"
Following the direction Li Dachuan was pointing, they could only see a faint figure at the summit.
It was pitch dark all around, yet that person was carrying a small lantern, appearing exceedingly eerie and chilling to the bone.
"Motherfucker, could that be a ghost?"
"In this kind of place, there must be many graves; him carrying a lantern is just too creepy, right?"
Chen Feng kept exclaiming in astonishment.
But the next second, something that made his eyes pop and left him speechless happened.
The lantern unexpectedly took to the air.
Behind the weak glow was that human figure, also taking off into the air, and then beginning to free fall.
The mountaintop wasn’t very high, but from the top to the bottom was at least over a hundred meters.
Just jumping down like that was simply beyond comprehension.
"That high, wouldn’t he be smashed to death if he fell?"
Chen Feng swallowed and kept his eyes tightly on that figure.
What none of them expected happened: after completing the free fall, that figure actually landed steadily on the ground without making a sound.
This made Chen Feng start to wonder if that thing could be a ghost.
But before long, the shadowy figure began to approach gradually and, eventually, under the illumination of the car headlights, the true face of the person was slowly revealed.
It was a man with a sneering appearance and a slender build.
His skin was fair, and he had long hair, making him indeed appear no different from a ghost.
Li Dazhuang hurried over and greeted him eagerly, "Master Lin, you’ve finally come out of seclusion!"
"Shall we go eat a quick meal in the city first, to welcome and cleanse you from your retreat?"
In response to Li Dazhuang’s question, the other party gave an irrelevant answer.
"Li Dazhuang, these two in front of us must be the father and son of the Chen family, right?"
Li Dazhuang quickly nodded, "Master Lin, you’re right."
The man known as Master Lin sneered arrogantly, "I’m only helping because your master has some acquaintances with me; otherwise, I wouldn’t bother with such mundane mortals like these!"
When Chen Feng saw the other party’s attitude, he immediately became unhappy, "You pansy, who are you calling mundane mortals?"
All of a sudden, Lin Zhongyuan stretched out a hand, grabbed Chen Feng’s neck in a flash, and hoisted him up effortlessly, saying with a vicious look, "Ignorant boy, courting death!"
