NOVEL WEB Chapter 785: Disaster?
Qin Feng's brows furrowed.
Yeah!
He was concerned about the safety of Xinghua Gully, but Xinghua Gully also had their own mission.
Xinghua Gully was far more visionary than him, even more so than Qinling.
Qinling was the weakest link among the Five Great Holy Lands.
The main reason was that Qinling had vast lands and abundant resources, with numerous sects scattered around. Before the chaos in Qinling, there were hundreds of big and small sects continuously busy fighting over resources, with little focus on profound cultivation.
The other four Holy Lands, meanwhile, didn't have as many sect powers and had mostly been self-cultivating over the centuries, rather than competing for dominance.
So.
Whether it was Xinghua Gully or Li Family Vineyard and so on, although smaller in scale than the original three forces of Qinling, they were absolutely not inferior regarding strength and foundation.
Their understanding of the higher worlds was also more extensive than that of Qinling.
So.
Qin Feng had reason to believe that Xinghua Gully might have already noticed the current turmoil and the underlying danger.
Otherwise, Xinghua Gully would not have arranged for the Holy Daughter to go to Vine Dragon Mountain.
So.
Perhaps Xinghua Gully was well aware of the value of immortal power to them, perhaps they were also yearning for it!
At this moment.
Seeing Qin Feng's silence, Old Lady Liang spoke again, "To tell the truth, I've met with Xinghua Gully, White Jade Manor, Moonless Sword Sect, and Li Family Vineyard. I hope Xinghua Gully can inherit the immortal power, but they must undergo trials. Growth in people always requires setbacks, encounters with costs, your Heavenly King Palace is the same, and so is Xinghua Gully. Do you understand?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Feng's gaze calmed down.
He looked towards the Northwest direction and spoke softly, "Then next, it's up to you..."
Following that.
He bid farewell to Old Lady Liang and turned to leave.
At the same time.
He secretly vowed in his heart that once Xinghua Gully showed signs of failing to surge to first place, he would protect them at all costs!
Old Lady Liang watched Qin Feng's receding figure, a trace of relief flashing in her eyes: "This kid seems unruly, arrogant, and likes to show off, but he can keep his composure. Not bad, not bad..."
...
The sky poured down a torrential rain.
Making the city seem very quiet.
The two returned to Lake City and were drenched by the time they hailed a cab.
The driver, seeing them soaked, was reluctant to take them and made an excuse, "Sorry, my car is out of gas. I need to refuel."
Xiao Wu was drenched like a drowned rat, feeling somewhat downcast.
It was not easy to catch a cab in a downpour.
Qin Feng simply handed the driver five hundred yuan, saying, "To Wanfu Building."
The driver, seeing it was ten times the usual amount, immediately changed his demeanor, started the car, and ingratiatingly said, "Please get in, we'll be there soon, very soon..."
In the car.
Xiao Wu was temporarily distracted.
The rain stuck to her thin clothes, adding a hint of sexiness, and combined with her pale complexion and wet hair, it had its own charm.
Qin Feng couldn't help but take several glances, which Xiao Wu noticed, and he hurriedly turned his head away.
With a smile on her lips, Xiao Wu teased, "A big hooligan, but still shy? Tell me, are you pretending?"
"..."
Qin Feng was speechless, "Don't talk nonsense."
"I'm not talking nonsense. By the way, do you still remember what you promised me?" Xiao Wu said while drying her hair.
"What promise?"
"You wouldn't have really forgotten? On Taibai Peak, you promised me about doing that... with my sister!"
Xiao Wu said.
Tsst—!
This sentence almost made the driver crash into the curb.
Oh, the envy!
Such a beautiful girlfriend, and she even nudges that guy to take notice of her sister—it's simply... too crazy!
Why can't I ever meet such an understanding and beautiful girlfriend?
"Cough cough, don't talk nonsense."
Qin Feng was somewhat speechless.
Back when they were on Qinling Taibai Peak, he wanted her to sneak into the Supreme Sect's headquarters to steal something, but she claimed she had washed her hands of the life and dared not do anything of the sort. In the end, he could only promise her one thing in exchange for her help.
Her request was for Qin Feng to be with her sister Ye Qingwu.
He didn't expect her to still be hung up on it.
"I don't care, you promised me, and you have to do it! Otherwise..." Xiao Wu had a mischievous grin on her face.
Qin Feng felt chills down his spine: "Otherwise what?"
"Otherwise, I'll keep hovering around Sister Yunxiao and tell her about that thing you did to me!" Xiao Wu boasted triumphantly.
Ssshhhh--!!
The taxi shook erratically!
The driver was startled by this statement, crashing into a utility pole ahead.
Damn it!
So this empathetic beauty isn't that guy's wife; he already has a wife.
What kind of world is this?
Why can't it ever be me!!
At this moment.
Speaking of Xu Yunxiao, Qin Feng's heart felt a pang of melancholy.
Ever since he took her to Emperor Villa before New Year's, and now that spring has arrived, he hadn't seen her again.
He had no idea how she was doing.
If he had known she couldn't handle such a shock, he would have revealed his identity to her bit by bit...
"Speaking of which, it's just springtime now, and it's raining so heavily, it's all so abnormal."
Qin Feng shook his head, trying to clear his thoughts a little.
"Too many abnormal things are happening today."
The driver continued while driving, "It's normal for Lake City to have a downpour, haven't you seen the news?"
"In some places down south, as soon as spring began, there have been several major floods causing countless deaths and injuries."
"Plus, there have been landslides in many places, instantly burying entire villages."
"In the Northwest, as well as the deep mountains in the Northeast, volcanoes that had been dormant for a thousand years suddenly erupted, and at Changbai Mountain Heavenly Pond, a giant creature appeared, said to have eaten quite a few of the researchers who went there."
"It's rumored that visitors to Kunlun Mountain reported that there has been continuous thunder and rain for a month."
"In short, this year is a disaster year."
"So, our Lake City is actually doing alright just with the downpour."
"..."
Hearing this, Qin Feng felt more and more that the world was descending into chaos.
These incidents appeared to be natural disasters, but he knew they were far from just that...
"Right, speaking of our Lake City, we've also been very unlucky," the driver continued, "Our Lake City had been developing better and better in the past year, with the big star Luo Hongyan emerging, the province's most prestigious Wanfu Building, and many big projects being orderly carried out under the newly established Fengyun Group, all of which brought considerable economic benefits to Lake City. Unfortunately, the Fengyun Group has fallen on hard times recently, constantly losing money."
"Losing money?"
Qin Feng was surprised.
He had been away for just over a month, how could the Fengyun Group be losing money?
The driver said, "Yeah! I heard the Fengyun Group's Water Cloud Gorge real estate project has been frequently troubled, even resulting in a worker's death and a strike."
"Also, two of their five-star hotels have been exposed for hiding 'flour,' and they are under investigation."
"Moreover, their Rainbow Cosmetics Company has apparently produced a lot of substandard products, which ruined many people's skin. In short, it's such a pity for the Fengyun Group; what was once the pride of Lake City has now become its shame."
"..."