Chapter 1746: Chapter 937: Wrongly Accused by the City Guards (Part 2)
Lin Feng stared woodenly at the vice-captain, his face completely expressionless, then took his own bundle back from the City Guards and sauntered out of the dungeon.
"Please wait, sir." The new Captain called out to Lin Feng.
Lin Feng turned around and teased, "What, you still want to lock me up?"
The new Captain smiled and said, "What method did you use, sir, to actually subdue such a Demon Beasts?"
Lin Feng rolled his eyes at the new Captain, blatantly ignoring him.
Then, in a lofty tone, he said, "You want to know? Maybe in your next life..."
The new Captain knew he had wronged Lin Feng, so he felt especially awkward at this moment.
Lin Feng left the City Guard Mansion. By now Liuzhou City was peaceful and calm, and the farm girl had also arrived here and found Lin Feng.
"Little sis, how come you’re here?" Lin Feng was a bit puzzled, but also relieved that she hadn’t run into danger.
The farm girl said to Lin Feng, "Last night the Demon Beasts rioted, the City Guards started evacuating us and later settled us in an inn in the city. This morning, once the chaos subsided, I came out of the inn. Early this morning I heard the City Guard Mansion seemed to have arrested a young man whose looks sounded a lot like yours, so I came looking."
"And the others?" Lin Feng asked the farm girl, his face full of concern; he was afraid the others had run into danger—if so, how would he explain himself to the people back in the village?
The girl pouted and said to Lin Feng, "They already went back to the village. I couldn’t stop worrying about you, so I came alone to look for you. Now that I see you’re fine, I can relax."
As she spoke, the girl lowered her head. Lin Feng took a Jade Bracelet from his chest and handed it to her.
"Here, this is a gift from me. How can a young girl not know how to dress herself up? And I’ve already bought the silk for your new clothes—once we get back to the village, I’ll take it out of the Qiankun Bag and give it to you." Lin Feng was clearly a bit embarrassed as he spoke, his eyes constantly darting to the side. After all, the girl in front of him was a sixteen-year-old maiden; how could he not feel a little evasive toward her?
If he stared straight at her, wouldn’t that be quite improper?
Hearing that Lin Feng had prepared so many gifts for her, the girl was delighted in her heart.
Then she said happily, "Really? Brother Lin, you’re so good to me!"
Ever since going into the Hundred Treasure Pavilion with Lin Feng last night, the girl had obtained a Ninth Grade Treasure Pill. If she took that pill back and boiled it in water for her father to drink in portions, it would definitely let his health get better and better, maybe even fully recover, and he could become even stronger than before.
Just like that, Lin Feng and the girl went to a carriage firm in the city; the carriages here were quite good.
"Boss, how much Silver to hire a carriage?" Lin Feng stood at the counter and asked the owner.
The owner saw a customer come in and looked pleasantly surprised. After all, it was the first time he had served such a generous guest as Lin Feng—he had seen the silver note in Lin Feng’s hand.
The owner accepted the hundred-tael silver note from Lin Feng’s hand; this was compensation from the City Guard Mansion to show their apology to Lin Feng. Since it was Silver from Liuzhou City, he might as well spend it in Liuzhou.
"Honored guest, with your Silver Tael you could buy two fine horses. In that case, I’ll just sell you a carriage outright." The owner’s sharp eyes fixed on Lin Feng as he spoke with a smile.
Lin Feng nodded to indicate his agreement. The girl had originally wanted to feel it was not worth it on Lin Feng’s behalf, but since he had already nodded, what more could she say?
With a carriage, the two of them chatted and laughed all the way. Lin Feng said to the girl, "This year’s lantern festival got ruined. I’ll make it up to you and accompany you to see it next year."
The girl was a bit shy, her pretty cheeks flushed red. She actually knew Lin Feng was comforting her.
"Brother Lin is definitely not an ordinary person. I’m sure you have important things to do, so don’t delay because of me." Though that was what she said, in her heart she actually hoped Lin Feng would come again next year to spend the New Year with her family.
Because the time she spent with Lin Feng last night would be a lifelong memory for her. In the Hundred Treasure Pavilion they’d matched wits and courage, and in the end not only won treasures, but also subdued the Qiqiong Beast and ensured peace for the people of Liuzhou. That way everyone in Liuzhou could have a smooth and peaceful New Year.
When Lin Feng’s carriage reached the entrance of the village, many villagers had already gathered there early.
The girl’s father was in the crowd as well, his face full of worry at this moment, afraid something might have happened to his daughter. Although the womenfolk who had already returned from town had reported Ping’an, until he saw his own daughter with his own eyes, how could he rest easy?
At this time the crowd all swarmed toward the carriage; everyone had come to see Lin Feng.
An old man in the crowd shouted toward Lin Feng as he walked, "Hero, have you seen my daughter?" The old man’s face was full of anxious panic.
When Lin Feng heard the old man’s voice, he replied, "Your daughter is in the carriage."
The old man lifted the curtain of the carriage, and saw the girl inside. The girl, seeing her father, wasn’t particularly excited—after all, it wasn’t like they had been separated by life and death, and nothing terrible had happened. On the contrary, she had even obtained a treasure in the Hundred Treasure Pavilion, so she truly didn’t feel there was anything worth making a big fuss over.
"Dad, why did you come all the way to the village entrance?" the girl asked her father.
Only after seeing his daughter did her father finally let out a sigh of relief, and his tone grew much calmer as he said to her, "I was really worried about you. I heard that last night a Nian Beast appeared in Liuzhou City and threw the city into turmoil."
Hearing her father mention a Nian Beast, the girl couldn’t help but laugh and quickly said to him, "Dad, what Nian Beast? That was the Qiqiong, and Brother Lin has already driven it away."
When her father heard that the Nian Beast was gone, he nodded and said, "That’s good, that’s good. Since the Nian Beast is gone, I can rest easy. Actually, the Nian Beast showing up can be considered a lucky sign—just set off some firecrackers and it can be driven off."
Seeing her father still chattering on, the girl simply got off the carriage. The womenfolk from the village came up to greet her, some taking her arm, others trailing beside her. Seeing that she was fine, everyone was happy and immediately started asking about her experience entering the Hundred Treasure Pavilion yesterday.
Speaking of the Hundred Treasure Pavilion, it truly was enchanting. The women had grown up hearing about it every year, but had never gone inside once. After all, a two-hundred-tael silver note was no small sum for them.
Lin Feng and the old father went back to their house together. At this time the village chief also came to visit. The village chief, on behalf of everyone in the village, thanked Lin Feng for driving away the Nian Beast in town last night, otherwise a lot of people probably wouldn’t have made it back.
The old village chief, with his sturdy build, looked quite spry, and his aged voice was full of the feel of vicissitudes.
He said to Lin Feng, "Hero, this old man thanks you. I heard that last night all the City Guards in Liuzhou City were dispatched and suffered heavy casualties. Later, just as they were about to break the Demon Beasts’s Barrier, some young man swooped in, took advantage of their efforts to land the final blow on the Barrier, and then subdued the Nian Beast. So then, that young man must be you, hahahaha..." As he chatted with Lin Feng, the village chief’s mouth just couldn’t close from smiling.
It seemed the City Guards were spreading tales again, shifting the credit for driving off Qiqiong onto themselves. That way, it also gave the City Guard Mansion some face.
Although Lin Feng knew it was he who had slashed open Qiqiong’s Barrier with the Sky-cutting Sword, he didn’t fight over these empty honors. If they said he had picked up a bargain, then so be it.
Lin Feng smiled. "I’ve got that Nian Beast sealed inside a Spiritual Beast Bag. Do you all want to take a look?"
The villagers all clamored, "Yes, we just happen to want to see what this Nian Beast looks like."
But the village chief turned his head and scolded, "Silence! Do you all not want your lives? How can a Nian Beast be something you just casually look at?"
Seeing the village chief speak so sternly, they finally restrained their curiosity and gave up the idea of seeing the Nian Beast.
