Chapter 598: Yun Feiyang
"How is this possible? How can this be?"
The crowd's eyes were all fixed on Lin Feng, their hearts trembling violently. Just moments ago, they had thoroughly searched the great hall, and there was no trace of Lin Feng or the other two. Yet now, Lin Feng had walked out of the hall openly and boldly, head lowered, and made his way to their young lady's side without anyone noticing. They had still been arguing.
In that brief gap, Lin Feng had managed to press an ice-cold dagger against the young girl's throat. The dagger was so cold it pierced to the bone.
The young girl's body was completely frozen in place. The chill emanating from the dagger made her heart tremble. For the first time, death was so close to her, and here in the Mysterious City, on the territory of the Taishu Clan.
"Release her!"
A terrifying roar of anger vibrated against Lin Feng's eardrums, but his gaze was unyielding. The dagger traced a shallow cut across the skin of the young girl's throat, and blood immediately seeped out, causing the experts' expressions to stiffen.
"You can shout louder if you want, but I can't guarantee my hand will stay this steady."
An icy voice emerged from Lin Feng's mouth, the coldness in his tone biting.
The experts of the Taishu Clan all wore ugly expressions as they stared at the bloodstain on the young girl's throat.
Lin Feng really dared to act.
"Do you understand what you're doing right now?" one of the experts stared at Lin Feng, his gaze profound, the coldness in his voice seeming to seep into Lin Feng's heart.
Lin Feng's eyes swept over that person, clear and calm.
"You should understand that if I wanted to leave, I would have already left this place. But I didn't. Instead, I chose to stay here. Do you think I don't know what I'm doing?"
Lin Feng's calm words made the other party's gaze freeze. That's right. If Lin Feng had wanted to leave, he would have already gone. He had even walked out openly just now without anyone noticing. But he had taken the initiative to strike and captured their young lady.
"You've been hunting me everywhere. If I leave, I'll only be running for my life. So why shouldn't I take the initiative?" A hint of a sinister curve appeared at the corner of Lin Feng's mouth. That trace of unrestrained, carefree smile once again surfaced on his slightly sallow face—reckless and fearless.
"And I want to tell you this: just because your faction is powerful doesn't mean you can do whatever you want, casually taking others' lives. One day, you'll be caught, just like now."
As Lin Feng's words fell, his left hand moved slightly, and a palm strike landed on the young girl's back.
"Ah..."
A sharp scream escaped the young girl's lips. Terrifying force rampaged inside her body, destroying the meridians within. In an instant, her cultivation was completely crippled, her entire being became extremely weak, and her face turned deathly pale.
"You dare! You dare!"
A series of terrifying roars of anger trembled through the void. Lin Feng moved, taking the young girl with him as he drifted. The dagger in his hand shifted again, and crimson blood surfaced along the blade, causing all those people to freeze in place once more. Though their expressions were extremely ugly and their bodies brimmed with murderous intent, not a single one dared to move.
With just a flick of his hand, Lin Feng could take the young girl's life.
The girl in the fiery red robe no longer had that arrogant, overbearing look on her face. Only now did she realize that Lin Feng really might kill her.
Now, her cultivation had been crippled by Lin Feng. She had never imagined that in this Snow Domain Mysterious City, anyone would dare to touch her, let alone cripple her cultivation. It was simply impossible. Yet now it was happening right before her eyes. This slightly sickly young man had a heart so stubborn and ruthless that he would rather stay here at great risk just to make her pay a price she couldn't bear.
"I'll take her with me. If I find anyone following me, I'll cut off one of her fingers."
Lin Feng said coldly, then turned around gracefully, his body flickering as he drifted away.
The Taishu Clan experts' gazes were frozen in place, staring at Lin Feng's retreating figure. They wanted to move, but their feet felt as heavy as a thousand pounds.
The young lady had already had her cultivation crippled. If she also lost a finger, that was a responsibility they couldn't bear.
"Go. Return and inform the young master."
One of them spoke, and then the group flickered away, moving extremely fast. In just a few moments, the area was empty. The Taishu Clan members had all left, vanishing without a trace.
The crowd stared at the departing figures, their hearts still shaken. That sallow-faced young man was far too bold. He had actually crippled the Taishu Clan's young lady...
Lin Feng's consciousness enveloped the surroundings. No one was following him. A cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
A moment later, Lin Feng saw two figures in the distance and rushed toward them. These two were Yun Feiyang and Xiao Ya, who had left earlier.
Yun Feiyang was startled to see Lin Feng carrying the Taishu Clan's young lady, then smiled wryly. This guy had guts. He could have left easily, but instead, he chose to stay and capture this young girl.
"No wonder no one recognized you. The mask you gave me looks completely real. Even the subtle expressions on the face can be shown through the mask. It's utterly lifelike."
Yun Feiyang handed a human skin mask back to Lin Feng. Earlier, Lin Feng had given one to him and one to Xiao Ya, and they had followed the crowd out of the great hall, escaping safely, and had agreed to wait for Lin Feng at this location.
"Since I already gave it to you, there's no need to return it."
Lin Feng said with a smile. Yun Feiyang had never given him a bad impression and had even helped him several times. He could be a friend. Otherwise, Lin Feng wouldn't have felt comfortable entrusting Xiao Ya to him.
Yun Feiyang sensed this too. Lin Feng had gone from being slightly guarded at first to gradually accepting him as a friend.
"In that case, I won't stand on ceremony."
Yun Feiyang put away the human skin mask. This thing might come in handy someday.
"By the way, what are you planning to do with her?"
Yun Feiyang pointed at the Taishu Clan's young lady and asked Lin Feng.
"I don't know." Lin Feng shook his head. "Keeping her with me at least serves as some deterrent to those people."
"But she'll also be a burden. With her around, you won't be able to relax no matter where you go."
Yun Feiyang looked at Lin Feng and smiled. "And if she goes missing, don't you think the deterrent effect would be even more effective?"
"Thump..."
The girl in the fiery red robe took several steps back upon hearing Yun Feiyang's words. She understood exactly what he meant.
Lin Feng's brow furrowed slightly, a trace of hesitation in his eyes.
"If you don't kill her, others won't hesitate to kill you a hundred times over."
Yun Feiyang stepped forward, directly reaching the young girl. A silent palm strike landed on her body. Instantly, with a look of despair on her face, she slowly collapsed.
Dead. She had once thought death was so far away from her, especially here in the Mysterious City.
"Boom!"
A burst of flame ignited, instantly engulfing the young girl's body, burning it to nothing, destroying all evidence.
Yun Feiyang walked up to Lin Feng and looked into his eyes. "Your heart isn't hard enough yet."
With that, Yun Feiyang slowly turned and strode off into the distance. "Living in the world of martial arts, many times you have no choice. She wanted to kill not only you but also me and your little sister. Maybe you see her as just an immature young girl and feel soft-hearted, but when she tries to kill you, she won't even blink. To better protect yourself, you must have a heart as hard as rock, unbreakable."
Lin Feng watched Yun Feiyang's retreating back and let out a long breath.
"Yun Feiyang!"
In Lin Feng's eyes, Yun Feiyang's figure became clearer and clearer. He no longer hid his ruthlessness in front of Lin Feng. He was telling Lin Feng what kind of person he, Yun Feiyang, was.
"Xiao Ya, let's go."
Lin Feng took Xiao Ya's hand, his body flickering as he followed Yun Feiyang. No matter what kind of person Yun Feiyang was, at least toward him, Lin Feng, he bore no ill will and had always wanted to befriend him.