18: Chapter 18 Treasure Acquired

After finishing washing up!

Lin Feng returned to his residence!

He rested for about an hour!

Once the nearby Disciples had all settled down for the night, he quietly pushed open the door and stepped out, heading toward the martial arts hall's main gate.

The entire martial arts hall was pitch black!

Stepping through the faint moonlight, Lin Feng arrived at the main gate.

The gate had long been closed tight!

However, as a Disciple of the hall, he could use his identity token to open the gate and leave.

Lin Feng took out his token and pressed it into the groove in the center of the gate!

"Creak..."

Soon, the gate slowly opened!

Lin Feng retrieved his token and stepped out of the martial arts hall.

Not long after, the gate behind him slowly closed on its own again.

Immediately, Lin Feng hurried toward Qingyun Alley.

He arrived at the first house on the east side.

It was a small courtyard.

The courtyard gate was shut tight.

Wisps of faint light seeped through the cracks in the door.

Lin Feng flickered, quickly slipping into the dark alley nearby.

He hid himself in the shadows, pressing his right ear against the wall, listening intently!

From the other side of the wall, he could faintly hear familiar voices.

"Senior Brother, that Lin Feng is truly detestable. He actually beat me into this state; you must seek justice for me!" Ye Chen said weakly while lying on the bed!

"Hmph, you still have the face to complain to me? That Lin Feng is nothing but trash with an Inferior Root; how could you not even defeat him?" Senior Brother Niu Ben sat by the bedside and coldly rebuked him.

"Sigh, Senior Brother, you don't know, that Lin Feng is truly despicable; he actually ambushed me." Ye Chen replied.

"What? You mean to say you were heavily injured because you were ambushed by Lin Feng?" Senior Brother Niu Ben was stunned!

"Yes, that bastard has no martial ethics. He suddenly attacked me, and I wasn't paying attention, so he succeeded!" Ye Chen said indignantly, "If we had fought head-on, that Lin Feng would definitely not be my match!"

"That Lin Feng is just a lowly commoner from the Slums; it's normal for him to use some underhanded, shameful tactics!" Senior Brother Niu Ben sneered, actually believing it.

"Senior Brother, everyone knows that I have pledged my loyalty to you, yet today, Lin Feng beat me into a serious injury in public. This isn't just hitting me; it's clearly a slap to your face!" Ye Chen continued to add fuel to the fire.

"Hmm, indeed!" Senior Brother Niu Ben nodded, his face sinking like water as he said, "Rest assured, I will not let him off easily."

"Then, Senior Brother, how do you plan to take revenge on him?" Ye Chen asked.

"I haven't thought about it yet; we'll talk about it later!" Senior Brother Niu Ben shook his head, stood up, and said, "You stay home and recover well; I'm heading back now!"

"Alright, safe travels, Senior Brother!" Ye Chen barely managed to support his body, gazing at Senior Brother Niu Ben's departing back, a flash of deep malice in his eyes.

"Lin Feng, oh Lin Feng, you dare to slap my face in public and make me lose all face; I will absolutely not let you off easily!" Ye Chen muttered hatefully.

Suddenly, Ye Chen's face flushed red, and he let out a fierce shout, "Xiao Lan, where the hell did you die? Why aren't you rolling in here yet?"

"Ah, I'm coming!"

Soon, a delicate-looking maid rushed in!

"May I ask what you need, Young Master?" Xiao Lan asked tremblingly.

"Damn it, hurry and get a basin of hot water to wipe my body down, and change the quilt on the bed." Ye Chen said coldly!

"Ah? Young Master, did you wet the bed again?"

"Less nonsense, go get the hot water!" Ye Chen roared in exasperation.

Because his injuries were too severe, he couldn't even get out of bed now! Unexpectedly, he had lost control of his bladder again.

"Lin Feng, oh Lin Feng, this is all your fault; I will never share the same sky as you!" Lying in his own urine, Ye Chen was so angry that smoke was practically coming out of his seven orifices.

Before long, Xiao Lan brought a basin of hot water and began to help Ye Chen wipe his body.

Afterward, she changed him into a new quilt.

"Young Master, would you like this servant to warm the bed for you?" Xiao Lan asked tentatively.

"Get out!" Upon hearing this, Ye Chen didn't hesitate to slap her across the face and roared angrily.

Xiao Lan dared not voice her anger and left with the washbasin, feeling aggrieved.

Ye Chen panted heavily. Thinking of today's encounter, the more he thought about it, the less he could sleep.

He didn't know how much time had passed! Creak... Just then, Ye Chen suddenly heard a faint sound of a door opening!

"Who is it?" Ye Chen's eyes widened in the darkness, and he asked weakly.

No one answered!

"Xiao Lan, is that you?" Ye Chen asked again!

While speaking, he struggled to turn his head to look toward the door! But what met his eyes was a blurry dark figure!

"You are..." Just as Ye Chen was about to speak, a strong and powerful hand descended like lightning, grabbing him by the throat!

"Cough, cough... spare me..." Ye Chen, finding it difficult to breathe, instinctively begged for mercy.

"If you want to live, you can, but tell me, where is that millennium blood ganoderma?" The dark figure asked in a hoarse voice.

"Wh... what blood ganoderma? I... I don't have it..." Ye Chen replied weakly.

"Since you want to die, I will grant your wish!" The dark figure's right hand suddenly exerted force.

"Ah! I... I'll tell you, don't kill me..." Seeing that the dark figure was serious, Ye Chen quickly surrendered.

"Speak quickly, where is it?" The dark figure roared hoarsely. He slightly loosened his right hand to let Ye Chen speak!

"Huff, huff..." Ye Chen gasped desperately, his eyes rolling around, thinking about how to lure the Martial Artist in the next room over!

Although his Ye Family wasn't a big Family, they were considered a fairly wealthy household in the Inner City.

To let him practice martial arts in peace, his Family not only rented a house here but also spent a large sum of money to hire a real Martial Artist to protect him.

Unfortunately, that guy was addicted to alcohol. Once he saw good wine, he couldn't walk away. Every night, he couldn't sleep without drinking a few catties.

At this time, he was likely drunk and fast asleep.

In his heart, Ye Chen couldn't help but curse that Martial Artist thoroughly!

Damn it, his Family spent a lot of money to hire him for protection, and this is how he protects him? Someone snuck in, and he didn't even notice.

"Speak quickly, where is it? If you don't say it, I will immediately smash your heart with one punch!" Seeing Ye Chen remain silent, the dark figure seemed to lose all patience, his hoarse voice filled with intense killing intent as he shouted.

He clenched his right hand into a fist and placed it over his heart.

"Don't... don't kill me, I'll tell you, that blood ganoderma is in the cabinet nearby!" Ye Chen was so terrified that he was Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, and he hastily pointed to the cabinet against the wall!

"Don't play any tricks, otherwise, you die!" The dark figure swooshed to the front of the cabinet and opened it!

In the cabinet, apart from a few clothes, there was a small wooden box.

The dark figure picked up the wooden box and was just about to find a way to open it!

Suddenly, a heaven-shaking bang rang out!

The dark figure turned to look and discovered that Ye Chen was clenching his right hand into a fist, smashing it hard against the wall nearby.

This sound was exceptionally loud in the silent night!

"Not good!" The dark figure's expression changed, and he quickly grabbed the box and rushed out of the room!

Just as he rushed out, a burly figure, carrying a strong scent of alcohol, quickly rushed out from the room next door.

"Brother Gu, a thief stole my blood ganoderma, hurry, kill him!" Ye Chen's voice came from the room in desperation.

"Little thief, die!" Drunkard Gu Feng heard this, instantly sobered up, roared, and swung his fist at the dark figure!

The dark figure was none other than Lin Feng!

Seeing Drunkard Gu Feng attacking with such aggressive Aura, it was already too late to dodge!

In this critical moment, he didn't hesitate to shift the box to his left hand, then clenched his right fist, channeling all the power in his body, and met the attack with a fierce punch.

With a bang!

Lin Feng's figure flew backward like a cannonball, smashing heavily against the gate behind him.

Crack!

The gate shattered in response!

Lin Feng fell heavily onto the dirt ground outside the courtyard.

The fall made him see stars, and blood spurted from his seven orifices...

Seeing Drunkard Gu Feng about to charge again!

Lin Feng quickly did a lazy donkey roll, scrambled up from the ground, hugged the box, and scrambled into the dark alley nearby.

"Little thief, don't run!" Drunkard Gu Feng roared and gave chase relentlessly.

The terrain inside Qingyun Alley was very complex, with countless dark alleys and paths leading in all directions.

Lin Feng mustered all his strength, running wildly, diving into one dark alley after another.

After about the time it takes to burn an incense stick, he finally succeeded in shaking off the pursuer behind him!

Having escaped for so long, Lin Feng was exhausted! He couldn't help but plop down on the ground, opening his mouth to gasp for air.

After resting for a while, Lin Feng took out a healing pill and stuffed it into his mouth!

While healing his wounds, he began to examine the box in his hand!

He saw that the box was not only locked, but its surface was engraved with countless strange runes, with the faint light of a Formation flickering in the night.

Lin Feng placed the box on the ground! Then he swung his fist and smashed it down hard!

With a bang! The box shook slightly, and the Formation light flickered even more intensely.

"Break for me!" Lin Feng clenched his fist and struck repeatedly!

He didn't understand Formations, so he could only use this simple and brutal method to break it open!

Bang, bang, bang... After punching with full force for over a hundred times, the Formation light on the box finally extinguished completely! It turned into wisps of strange smoke and dissipated.

Without the Formation's protection, opening the box was easy.

Lin Feng grabbed the lock and squeezed hard. The lock instantly shattered.

Lin Feng quickly opened the wooden box! With a glance, he couldn't help but be overjoyed! He saw...