Chapter 539: The Huo Family
Stepping forward, Lin Feng approached the gentle and beautiful young girl and said, "Excuse me, could you let me have one of those Nether Yin Jade Kings?"
The girl lifted her head, her clear and soft gaze sizing up Lin Feng before revealing a hint of apology. She lowered her head slightly and said, "I'm sorry, this Nether Yin Jade King is of great use to me. I can't let you have it."
"Is it because of the yin-cold energy on your body?" Lin Feng looked at the girl and spoke. From her, he could clearly sense a chill, somewhat similar to Mengqing.
"A friend of mine is just like you, also afflicted with yin-cold energy. So, I hope you could let me have one Nether Yin Jade King. I can offer more Origin Stones."
Lin Feng's tone was sincere. Since she had purchased the Nether Yin Jade King first, he had no choice but to negotiate, hoping she would let him have one.
"This..." The girl didn't know what to say for a moment.
The capable-looking woman beside her glanced at Lin Feng and said coldly, "Offering more Origin Stones? Are you insulting us?"
"Shiyun, why bother with someone like him? Let's go." Then the woman spoke to the gentle girl, took her hand, and turned to leave.
"Yun Jie, wait." The girl called Shiyun pulled her hand free, then turned back to Lin Feng, handing him some Nether Yin Jade and said, "I might need to keep those two Nether Yin Jade Kings for myself. How about I give you these Nether Yin Jade instead? I hope they can help your friend."
Lin Feng looked into the girl's eyes, soft and kind, which made him a bit reluctant to take her Nether Yin Jade.
"What's the matter with the cold energy on your body? Maybe I can help you."
Lin Feng didn't take the Nether Yin Jade she offered. His Heaven Devouring Martial Soul could devour the yin-cold energy on Mengqing, but due to her cultivation technique and physique, he couldn't eradicate it completely. However, if this girl's yin-cold energy came from other causes, his Heaven Devouring Martial Soul might be useful.
If he could cure her yin-cold energy, then given her personality, she would surely give him all the Nether Yin Jade Kings. That would be a win-win situation.
The girl was stunned by Lin Feng's words, then shook her head and said, "It's useless. My yin-cold energy was caused by external factors. Medicine can't cure it completely. Even if you were a pharmacist, you couldn't treat it. My family itself is a family of pharmacists."
Lin Feng was slightly taken aback. A family of pharmacists. The profession of pharmacist was quite similar to alchemist, but pharmacists treated illnesses with medicine, while alchemists refined pills.
However, in the world of martial arts, martial artists rarely fell ill. When they did, it was serious and required heavy medication. Therefore, pharmacists generally also had some knowledge of alchemy. This was a common phenomenon. But alchemists were different. Many alchemists looked down on the profession of pharmacists. With the miraculous effects of pills, what use were pharmacists as long as they could refine good pills?
"How do you know without trying? I am an alchemist."
Lin Feng spoke, surprising the girl. Lin Feng was actually an alchemist. On the continent, the status of an alchemist was clearly more noble than that of a pharmacist and commanded more respect.
"Shiyun, don't believe him. Someone at the First Layer of the Mysterious Martial Realm, and so young, how could he have great achievements in alchemy? He's most likely a fraud."
The capable girl pulled Shiyun, wanting to leave. Lin Feng frowned. This girl was too unreasonable. He hadn't offended her at all.
"Heavenly Eye Art."
Lin Feng muttered softly. It seemed as if a heavenly eye opened at his brow, peering into her cultivation level.
This rude and capable girl was actually at the Second Layer of the Mysterious Martial Realm, while the gentle girl Shiyun was at the First Layer of the Mysterious Martial Realm. Lin Feng sighed inwardly. In the imperial city of Heavenly Dragon City of the Dragon Mountain Empire, martial artists were indeed generally stronger than those in the Snow Moon Kingdom.
An empire was still an empire. Its foundation was there. Its cultivation techniques, philosophies, methods, and resources were all superior to Snow Moon's. It was only natural that their cultivation levels were generally higher.
"How dare you! So rude!"
The capable girl sensed Lin Feng probing her cultivation level and her face turned cold. She scolded him, very displeased.
This shout made Lin Feng even more displeased. In fact, he could even say he detested this woman. Although she was pretty, she was rude and overbearing to the extreme. She had also probed Lin Feng's cultivation level earlier, acting as if nothing had happened. But when Lin Feng merely looked at her cultivation level, she scolded him for being rude and presumptuous.
"You're allowed to probe me, but I'm not allowed to check your cultivation level?" Lin Feng said coldly. "It seems I haven't spoken a single word to you from beginning to end. Why do you keep butting in? You're annoying."
"Good, very good. Let's see what gives you, a mere First Layer of the Mysterious Martial Realm, the right to speak to me like that."
The capable girl said coldly, releasing a chill that descended upon Lin Feng. This made Lin Feng's expression even colder. Just a disagreement, and she was ready to make a move!
First Layer of the Mysterious Martial Realm? He could crush her with one finger.
Lin Feng lowered his head slightly, a sharp, cold glint flashing in his eyes.
"Yun Jie, that's enough. What are you doing?"
The gentle girl stepped in front of the rude woman, blocking the cold aura, and gave Lin Feng an apologetic smile.
"I'm sorry, my sister has a bit of a temper. I hope you can forgive her."
Seeing the girl's clear, apologetic smile, Lin Feng's anger subsided somewhat. "Sister? You two aren't blood sisters, are you?"
"No, but she is still my sister," the girl replied.
"Mm." Lin Feng nodded. "If you were blood sisters, one would be so refined and elegant, and the other couldn't possibly be so overbearing."
"You..."
The capable girl's face stiffened at Lin Feng's words, and her anger flared up even more.
"Yun Jie." The girl named Shiyun called out, a bitter smile on her face. "My name is Huo Shiyun. You said you might be able to solve my cold energy. We can give it a try. Even if it doesn't work, we can still be friends. If the cold energy is really dispelled, I'll give you all those Nether Yin Jade."
"Alright." Lin Feng nodded and smiled. "My name is Lin Feng."
"Lin Feng." Huo Shiyun murmured, silently committing the name to memory. Then she smiled and said, "Lin Feng, why don't you come to my home? Maybe you and my father can think of something together."
"Shiyun, how can you bring someone like this into the house?"
The rude woman heard Shiyun was going to bring Lin Feng home and was full of displeasure.
"It's fine. Let Lin Feng give it a try. It won't hurt," Shiyun said with a carefree smile. "Alright, Yun Jie, don't argue with Lin Feng anymore."
Huo Yun coldly swept her gaze over Lin Feng, revealing a threatening look, but she didn't say anything more.
As for Lin Feng, why would he care about Huo Yun's threatening glare?
The Huo Family, though not among the top noble houses in the imperial city of the Dragon Mountain Empire, was still quite powerful, a large family with a mansion covering a hundred acres in Heavenly Dragon City.
The general strength of people in the Dragon Mountain Empire was indeed higher than in Snow Moon, but it wasn't to the point where young martial artists at the Mysterious Martial Realm were everywhere. Huo Shiyun and Huo Yun came from a large family and had considerable talent, which was why they both had cultivation levels in the Mysterious Martial Realm.
Arriving at the Huo Family mansion, Lin Feng looked up at the grand, imposing stone gate. Carved on it were nine suns, which was quite eye-catching.
"Lin Feng, our Huo Family specializes in fire. The most famous cultivation technique in our family is the Nine Suns Technique. My father's name is also Nine Suns. The nine sun patterns on this gate represent that meaning."
Huo Shiyun's voice was gentle as she introduced it to Lin Feng. The guards in front of the mansion saw Huo Shiyun and Huo Yun approaching and slightly bowed, calling out "Miss."
In a large family, etiquette and rules were never lacking.
Once through the main gate of the Huo Family mansion, there was a huge martial arts training ground. Many members of the Huo Family were there sparring and exchanging martial arts insights, though most of them were young. Some older individuals were guiding their training.
The vast family was filled with a vibrant, youthful energy.
"Miss."
"Shiyun Jie is back."
Many people saw Huo Shiyun and Huo Yun approaching and would warmly greet Huo Shiyun with a smile. However, few paid attention to Huo Yun. At most, they would politely nod at her. Huo Yun didn't bother with them either. This showed the difference between the two.