Chapter 44: Retreat
The autumn breeze was bleak, a cool breeze blew, and the maple leaves of the entire maple forest were blown to a rattle.
The team member who was crouching on the ground to check on his companion's injuries noticed the movement, and when he looked back, he saw the "monkey" lying on the ground, and the blood gushing from his neck quickly mixed with the red leaves all over the ground.
"You ......" The team member looked at Ling Yifeng in horror, I don't know why he suddenly killed the "monkey"!
"Monkey" was a little stronger among them, and he was cunning and cunning, but he was killed silently by the young man in front of him, and if he attacked him again, he would not be able to escape his doom alone!
Ling Yifeng turned his face and looked at him expressionlessly, the team member couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine when he saw Ling Yifeng's cold eyes, he had never seen such a frightening look, and the owner of this look was still a boy who didn't look more than thirteen or fourteen years old.
Ling Yifeng didn't explain much, this world is like this, strength is respected, and the strong never need to explain anything to the weak!
He glanced down at the corpse of the "monkey" again, this was the first person Ling Yifeng had killed since he was born, and then Ling Yifeng got up silently, no longer caring about the other team members, and walked forward.
After walking a short distance, Ling Yifeng could still smell the faint smell of blood in the wind, he suddenly felt a tumbling river in his stomach, he couldn't help it anymore, and spit out the contents of his stomach with a mouthful of "vomit", until his stomach was empty, and even bitter water flowed out all over the ground.
He had hunted a lot of wild beasts and demonic beasts, and had once peeled off their skins and gutted their internal organs, but he had never felt anything special. And this "monkey" was the first person he killed, a living thinking human, and this feeling was completely different from killing an unintelligent beast!
He knows that many people will have this experience. It's not a good feeling to kill someone for the first time, but if you don't kill the other person, then you will die yourself! It's better for someone else to die than to die yourself!
After vomiting, Ling Yifeng felt a little more comfortable, he stood up and continued to walk in the direction of the Mercenary Guild.
Walking out of the maple leaf forest, there was a burst of mellow wine fragrance in front of him, this refreshing aroma diluted Ling Yifeng's bloody smell, he took a deep breath, and felt a burst of pleasure.
After walking two or three miles along the street, Ling Yifeng finally saw a tall pavilion in front of him, this pavilion was four stories high, one layer higher than the attic of the Mercenary Guild in Luoyu City. It is surrounded by four thick pillars carved with beams and painted walls, each carved with something different, but each animal carved on it appears lifelike.
The entire attic is made of vermilion and black tiles, and it seems that the architectural style of each mercenary guild is like this. Each window on it has a hollow grille, which looks extremely exquisite!
On the two huge red doors, there is a plaque of uniform style - two swords striking each other, and next to them are the words "Mercenary Guild".
The distance from the Sroder Auction House to the Mercenary Guild is not very long, but the journey is quite difficult, Ling Yifeng was forced to kill a person on the way, this memory can be said to be unforgettable for his life!
At this time, it was close to dusk, and there were not many people coming and going from the Mercenary Guild, and when Ling Yifeng was about to step into the gate of the Mercenary Guild, he saw an old man with silver hair walking out of it, he was wearing a black robe, and he was smiling at the door to guide the people behind him.
Behind him, a large group of people surrounded a slender young woman, who happened to be blocking the gate of the Mercenary Guild, and Ling Yifeng had no choice but to stop and look at them.
It was a young woman of about twenty-one or two years old, wearing a long sky-blue tunic dress, her slender waist looked very soft, and the slender and round thighs under the long skirt were faintly visible under the silk brocade. Two snow-white jade arms like lotus roots hung down on the sides of the body, a long black and silky hair like a waterfall hung down on the waist, two eyebrows slightly outlined a trace of charming arc, and a pair of apricot eyes seemed to hide a wisp of sorrow.
Ling Yifeng didn't see her face, because there was a pale cyan veil that covered her entire face.
"President Wu, this time is really hard for you! Can I ask you to extend it for another half a month?" A clear and tactful voice came from under the veil, as if with a faint pleading!
The silver-haired old man said with a smile: "Miss Lan, our union has postponed the task for a month, this is already an exception, if it is extended further, it will damage the credibility of our union!"
"Alas!" came a faint sigh from under the veil.
"Miss Lan, you should also know that that thing is really hard to find, and our union has also sent a lot of manpower to look for you, but unfortunately there has been no clue for so long!" The silver-haired old man was particularly polite to the young woman.
"There's no way, a one-month postponement is also our last limit, I can wait a few more days, grandpa can't afford to wait!" The young woman's eyes seemed to be filled with tears.
The silver-haired old man groaned slightly, and then cautiously comforted: "Old Man Lan Jiren has his own natural appearance, with his own strength and the pills refined by so many pill masters, he should be able to survive!"
"Today should be the deadline, right?" the young woman said softly, "It seems that I can't wait, it's better to go back early and spend more time with my grandfather and his old man!"
"What's the situation?" Ling Yifeng couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this, and said secretly in his heart: "What do you mean to invalidate the task of 'Ice Heart Tears'?"
"Wait a minute!" Ling Yifeng suddenly said.
The silver-haired old man couldn't help frowning when he heard someone interjecting, and said, "Where did the hairy boy come from, why is he so rude, come here, drive him away!"
The guards standing on both sides of the gate immediately moved to the left and the right to pull Ling Yifeng aside, but at this moment, a panting shout suddenly came from behind: "Just ...... That's it, wear ...... The kid in black......"
Ling Yifeng listened to this voice, and couldn't help but show a wry smile on his face: "This dead fat man is really persistent!"
It was Mo Xin who came behind him, and he took seven or eight family members in strong suits, each holding a fine iron rod the thickness of a baby's arm, and pounced towards Ling Yifeng!
Before Ling Yifeng was ready to make a move, he found that the silver-haired old man's face was full of anger and seemed to be about to explode!
"Presumptuous!" As the old man shouted, seven or eight family members were immediately stunned by a powerful momentum.
The silver-haired old man quietly turned his head to look at the young woman, and when he saw that she did not show any impatience, he was slightly relieved.
The silver-haired old man glared at Mo Xin angrily and said, "Your kid is getting bolder and bolder now, and you dare to come to my guild to spread wild?"
It's just that this Mo Xin is usually overbearing, but today with this distinguished guest in front of him, he doesn't have any eyesight to see, if he provokes this noble guest to be angry, his guild and their Mo family will be unbearable!
Mo Xin was frightened by the old man's momentum, and he didn't think that the old man, who was usually quite kind to him, would suddenly glare at him!
"Uncle Wu, I'm ...... I have a ...... with this kid Some festivals, please ...... Please also ask Uncle Wu to make a ...... It's convenient!" This Mo Xin can gasp three times when he says a word, half of which is because he is too fat, and the other half is because he is frightened by this President Wu.
The silver-haired old man looked at Ling Yifeng, and his brows furrowed again: "Why is this kid again, but there is a distinguished guest here today, and he can't be allowed to act unscrupulously!"
Seeing that President Wu didn't speak, Mo Xin thought that he had acquiesced, and he was usually arrogant, so he waved his hand and motioned for his subordinates to go up and take down Ling Yifeng!
Another fierce momentum struck, and the silver-haired old man resisted the urge to rush up and kick the fat ball away, and said, "I don't care what happens between you, you get out of here quickly!"
It was the first time Mo Xin had seen President Wu grow so angry, and he couldn't help but feel a slight chill in his heart, he turned to Ling Yifeng and sneered: "Boy, don't run if you have the ability, come with me!"
Ling Yifeng didn't even look at him, he seemed to see some subtle relationship between these people: this silver-haired old man should be the president of this mercenary guild, and the young woman wearing a gauze seemed to be the mysterious person who had issued the task of "Ice Heart Tears", and her identity was very unusual, which could make the president of this mercenary guild so cautious about her.
"Is President Wu?" Ling Yifeng saluted the silver-haired old man with a slight fist, which was the most basic etiquette.
"I'm a registered mercenary here, and now I'm here to hand in the mission!" Ling Yifeng said without saying a word, and at the same time glanced at the veiled woman slightly.
President Wu frowned, Mo Xin's guy has no eyesight, is this kid so short-sighted?
Ling Yifeng didn't wait for President Wu to speak, and then said, "I just heard that the task of 'Ice Heart Tears' will be invalidated, so I interrupted you in a hurry, and I ask for forgiveness!"
Sure enough, hearing the words "Bing Xin Tears", the veiled woman who was about to leave paused slightly, and a pair of beautiful eyes cast a hopeful look at Ling Yifeng.
"You mean, you've found the 'Ice Heart Tears'?" the woman's voice seemed to tremble slightly, and a breeze blew, gently raising the veil on her face, revealing a beautiful face.
It was only for a moment, but Ling Yifeng was stunned, and he nodded blankly.
The woman could barely control her excitement and said in a trembling voice, "Quick...... Take it out and show me!"
Ling Yifeng came back to his senses, looked at the Chairman Wu, then looked at Mo Xin's group behind him, and said with a sly smile: "Please wait a minute, I still have a little trouble here, wait for me to deal with it first!"
The woman wearing the scarf looked at the group of tense people behind Ling Yifeng, and frowned slightly at President Wu. Seeing the eldest lady frowning, President Wu couldn't help but feel a chill in his back, and immediately understood what she meant.
President Wu shouted at Mo Xin: "Hurry up and leave here with your people, what problem do you have for your father to come to me!"
Mo Xin is not a fool after all, he can also see that President Wu is really angry, and he also wants to protect Ling Yifeng's kid. I don't know why, the two masters of the auction house and the mercenary guild don't hesitate to go against him to protect this strange boy, what is his origin?