The old Celestial Master looked at the three people sitting in front of him and poured them tea. "How do you find it?"
"Old Celestial Master, I really dislike this feeling." Lin Xiao felt restless, even in a place like Longhu Mountain. His mind was constantly filled with those things shrouded in black mist.
That heart, and the thing in Shashi, but he lacked the ability to destroy them all.
Not only that, but he also received news that many people had recently gone missing in the United States.
They couldn't be found no matter how hard they searched. In just a few days, over five hundred people had disappeared.
No one knew how they disappeared, and nothing could be seen on the surveillance footage. All surveillance feeds from every location showed a segment of blank recording.
It was within this blank recording that those people vanished.
He didn't know if this incident was related to this great tribulation.
"I understand. The feeling of being out of control is indeed unpleasant, especially when facing an unknown enemy."
Chu Feng stared at the slightly yellowed note in his hand and then glanced at the calendar.
The seven-year promise had ended yesterday. On this day seven years ago, that woman had left a note and suddenly disappeared, saying she had matters to attend to back home. Yesterday marked seven years, but today, she still hadn't returned.
Was this woman deceiving his feelings? He had remained chaste for seven years, waiting for her, only for her to break her promise!
Absolutely not! He had to confront her properly and demand compensation for emotional distress!
Just then, a knock sounded at the door.
"Enter."
A man who looked close to seventy, with white hair, entered.
"Old Jiang, what is it?"
"Master! Someone is looking for you!"
The old man bowed slightly, clasped his hands in a gesture of respect, and said very politely.
"Looking for me?" Chu Feng was a little surprised, then his eyes lit up. Could she have returned?
"Yes."
"Let's go."
Chu Feng's heart burned with anticipation. They say absence makes the heart grow fonder, and after seven years apart, he imagined it would be like dry wood and fierce fire... no, thunder and lightning!
With that thought, his steps quickened.
Old Jiang followed behind him, feeling a bit perplexed. Why was his usually calm master looking so eager now?
When they reached the front hall of the small medical clinic, Chu Feng looked around, but he didn't see the familiar figure. He frowned and turned to Old Jiang, "Old Jiang, where is the person?"
"Master... here."
Old Jiang gestured towards a man in a suit and tie, with a slicked-back hairstyle and sunglasses, who was waiting in the hall.
"Who are you?"
Chu Feng's face instantly turned cold, and his tone became impatient. He stared at the man in the suit and tie, feeling a slight annoyance. Who was this guy? Dressed so pretentiously? Dressing up on his territory would come at a price.
"Are you Chu Feng?"
The man didn't answer his question. Instead, he lowered his sunglasses slightly, glanced at Chu Feng, and then looked down at him with disdain, almost as if he were looking down his nose at him.
"Yes."
Chu Feng nodded, but at this point, he was already treating this man in the suit and tie as an idiot.
"I am from the Lin family. I've come to warn you. Do not have any further dealings with our young lady, or else... I'll have people smash your shop!" The man snorted and pointed at the sign above their heads. "Still Ji Shi Tang. A tiny place with such big pretensions."
"How dare you!" Before Chu Feng could speak, Old Jiang, who had heard enough, puffed up his chest and pointed at the man indignantly.
"Old sir, I call you sir out of respect for your age. I am merely offering friendly advice. Otherwise, this Ji Shi Tang will cease to exist." The man said, then took out a cigarette and lit it. "Alright, my message has been delivered."
With that, he turned to leave.
"Someone actually dares to threaten to destroy Ji Shi Tang. I'd like to see who has such audacity."
A clear voice sounded from outside Ji Shi Tang. Then, an old man, supported by a young girl, slowly walked into the clinic.
The old man's face was somewhat pale, and he coughed a couple of times as he walked.
"Oh, someone dares to speak up? I'm from the Lin family, the Lin family of Xingcheng. You should think carefully." The man in sunglasses sneered, looking at the two of them. In his eyes, what importance could people in such a small county town hold?
The Lin family was the largest family in Xingcheng! Even in the entire Dragon Kingdom, they were among the biggest families. People from a place like this were nothing.
"Well said, Xingcheng Lin family." The coughing old man snorted. "Since when has the Lin family become so overbearing? Even a mere subordinate dares to spew such arrogance here!"
As he spoke, the old man's imposing presence made the man in sunglasses instinctively take a step back, his expression clearly changing, no longer as arrogant as before.
After speaking, the old man coughed violently again, seemingly due to excessive emotion.
Chu Feng frowned as he looked at the old man's condition.
"Grandpa, don't get worked up. Let Old Jiang examine you quickly." The young girl beside the old man quickly patted his back, saying with great concern.
Old Jiang also went to help support the old man and have him sit down.
"Old An, you know your body better than anyone. Why bother with people like this? Your health is the most important thing," Old Jiang said as he took the old man's pulse.
An?
Upon hearing this address, a name instantly flashed through the mind of the man in sunglasses.
An Jiashan, of the An family!
The An family was also a top-tier family in the Dragon Kingdom, even slightly stronger than the Lin family of Xingcheng!
And An Rushan was the patriarch of the An family. Although he had long since retired from the front lines, who in the Dragon Kingdom dared to disregard his influence?
No way, such a prominent figure would appear in this small town?
Judging by his demeanor, he was here to see a doctor at Ji Shi Tang.
"Doctor Jiang, I, from my youth until now, have never tolerated these sycophantic beings. This fellow actually threatened to tear down Ji Shi Tang. If my health were better, I would have broken his arm right then and there!" An Rushan leaned back in his chair, his face pale, his lips tinged with blue, but his words were thunderous.
He didn't try to hide his words from the man in sunglasses; in fact, he intended for these words to be heard by him!
"Don't get agitated... Old An, your body cannot tolerate emotional excitement. And, I dare not accept the title of 'divine doctor.' My master is still here; he is the true divine doctor," Old Jiang said hastily, having already released An Rushan's hand.