Chapter 1669: Chapter 899: Waiting for the Hare by the Tree
Chapter 307: The Charming Female Warrior Tian Xun
When Lin Feng and the others secretly observed the leader of the black-clad men leaving, Su Liqian urged everyone to act quickly to prevent these assassins transporting rocks from escaping.
Although Luo Tuo didn’t understand why Su Liqian sometimes prevented him from catching people and at other times urged him to do so, upon hearing her call to action, he signaled to the subordinates behind him to protect the lady. He and Lin Feng swiftly captured five black-clad men.
Lin Feng tied them up and interrogated each one. They discovered that their secret factory manufacturing the Fire Stone was hidden in a southern cave. Once this batch of Fire Stone was successfully manufactured, the black-clad men planned to attack the Giant Wood Forest. They also mentioned that they would continue using it when attacking Peace City in the future.
Su Liqian and Lin Feng were shocked upon hearing their conspiracy. Only Luo Tuo laughed heartily:
"Hahaha, a bunch of fools. Do you think you assassins can attack our Giant Wood Forest!" With that, Luo Tuo shook his head and began to laugh while holding his stomach.
Su Liqian understood there was a reason for Luo Tuo’s laughter. She knew that her clan had much deeper foundations than this group of assassins could challenge.
At that thought, Su Liqian seemed to have a sudden insight. She turned to Lin Feng and said, "Could they have accomplices..."
Su Liqian’s words made Lin Feng’s originally calm heart suddenly tremble. The accomplices of the black-clad men in the Desolate Realm could only be those from the Desolate Realm. The nearest and only power capable of attacking the Giant Wood Clan was the tens of thousands of Desolate Realm soldiers stationed in the desert.
Realizing this, Lin Feng’s heart raced. He recalled the scouts saying that the Desolate Realm army seemed to have given up on attacking Peace City, and Lin Feng thought at the time that the armored soldiers and Cheng Lang still had some credibility in their words.
However, what Lin Feng and everyone did not expect was that just as the army was retreating, they decided to attack the Giant Wood Clan. At this time, Lin Feng intended to use the Giant Wood Clan as his new base to gather information on the Six Great Sects, only to find himself embroiled in a whole new conspiracy.
After staying here for a few days, Lin Feng had developed some feelings for the Giant Wood Clan, not extremely deep, but at least he felt the peace he longed for here. Lin Feng was unwilling to let anyone disrupt this peace.
Upon hearing Su Liqian’s words, Lin Feng immediately fell into thought. Realizing the situation, he looked up at Su Liqian and said:
"A hundred thousand troops..."
Though he didn’t finish his sentence, the three of them understood the implications. Only the subordinate Luo Tuo brought remained confused.
Soon, reinforcements from the Giant Wood Clan arrived on the scene.
The person was a minor leader from the Giant Wood Clan, named Tian Xun, a woman.
Dressed as a martial artist, she seemed to be from Central State. Su Liqian introduced her as a girl from Central State, taken in by the Clan Leader ten years ago.
Now, ten years later, the young girl had grown into a poised and capable woman, conducting her affairs with great efficiency.
If Luo Tuo hadn’t cared for Su Liqian, his thoughts might have turned entirely to Tian Xun. For instance, when Luo Tuo saw Tian Xun, he blushed and stumbled over his words, as if his tongue were tied.
"Lady Tian Xun, what brings you here." Luo Tuo’s speech was hesitant, and his voice softened.
Su Liqian watched Luo Tuo and Tian Xun conversing and found it amusing. She considered that her brother might finally have someone, and that she should try to matchmake them. Besides, Qian Xun was two years older than her, and the Clan Leader was already arranging marriage for her, let alone for Qian Xun.
Tian Xun, charming and with an impeccable demeanor, had the air of a chivalrous heroine.
Luo Tuo approached and spoke with Qian Xun, but Tian Xun treated him as nearly invisible. Perhaps due to familiarity, she didn’t observe any formalities. Having grown up together, Su Liqian, Tian Xun, and Luo Tuo were close friends. However, as they matured and took on clan responsibilities, their interactions decreased. Yet, that sense of familiarity never waned.
Therefore, when Tian Xun ignored him and approached Lin Feng, Luo Tuo felt nothing was amiss at first, perhaps out of habit.
But as he watched Tian Xun stride directly towards Lin Feng, his heart grew resentful. He thought, "What kind of magic does this outsider have that all the women in the clan are drawn to him?" He couldn’t figure it out. Though such thoughts were unfounded, how many things in this world needed to be reasonable?
Tian Xun, exuding a captivating aura, gracefully approached Lin Feng. Standing before him, she said:
"Young hero Lin, I am Tian Xun. The Clan Leader has instructed me to assist you fully in investigating this matter. Please feel free to tell me anything you need." Tian Xun’s voice was sweet and endearing, contrasting with her otherworldly demeanor that might seem distant.
