He came here simply to buy medicinal herbs with Ye Feng and to take a look at the place he used to live.
"Master Chen, Young Master Gong would like to purchase a batch of medicinal herbs from Zhongshan Hall," Wang Zongde said.
"Then come in with me."
Chen Honglong then led the way, guiding Wang Zongde and Ye Feng into the main hall.
The lobby wasn't empty; two people were playing chess, and two others were chatting.
They are the other four leaders of the Zhongshan Hall, all of whom are late-stage True Yuan Realm martial artists.
Seeing Chen Honglong return, one of them laughed and said, "Chen Honglong, didn't you go out on business? Why are you back so soon? Have you been lost in thought?"
Chen Honglong laughed and said, "Master Wang, shut up. Look who he is."
The incense masters all looked at Wang Zongde curiously, but they didn't recognize him.
Back then, Wang Zongde was just a nobody at Zhongshantang, so these high-ranking incense masters certainly wouldn't remember him, especially since twenty years had passed.
“He’s Wang Zongde, the one who did things for me back then. He’s now at the early stage of the True Yuan Realm!” Chen Honglong said.
"He used to work for our Zhongshan Hall?"
"They're all at the early True Essence Realm?"
"Amazing!"
"It seems our Zhongshan Hall will soon have its sixth incense master!"
Wang Zongde quickly said, "Esteemed incense masters, I brought Young Master Gong here to buy medicinal herbs."
"How many do you want?" asked the incense master.
Ye Feng recited the medicinal herbs and quantities he needed, which immediately startled Wang Xiangzhu.
Wang Xiangzhu couldn't help but say, "You've asked for far too much. All the medicinal herbs together weigh over 500 jin. I can't make that decision on my own; I must consult the hall master."
"Then let your sect leader come out," Ye Feng said.
Wang Xiangzhu hesitated for a moment, his eyes flickering, and said, "The hall master went out on business and hasn't returned yet."
"Then send him a message," Ye Feng said again.
"Let me find the communication talisman."
After much hesitation, Wang Xiangzhu finally took out a communication talisman and sent it out.
Seeing the communication talisman fly outwards, Master Wang finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Ye Feng's lips curled into a disdainful sneer.
A moment later, a loud, energetic laugh, though aged, came from outside.
"I heard that one of our Zhongshan Hall members has returned home in glory and become a True Yuan Realm expert after twenty years? Excellent! Our Zhongshan Hall has produced another talent!"
As the laughter rang out, an old man strode in from outside, followed by a boy and a girl, both exquisitely beautiful children.
Ye Feng glanced at him indifferently and said, "You are the head of the Zhongshan Hall?"
“That’s right, I am Li Liansheng, the head of Zhongshan Hall. I am also a core disciple of Chenxiang Sect, but I haven’t returned to the sect for more than ten years,” Li Liansheng said with a smile.
Ye Feng had never heard of the Agarwood Clan, which meant that the Agarwood Clan was nothing special in the Yin-Yang Great World.
Ye Feng used the Soul Searching Technique on the elders of the Di Yang Sect and Gong Mingfei, the disciple of the Tai Yin Sect Master, and obtained their memories. Therefore, Ye Feng now has a very good understanding of the Yin Yang Great World.
Since he had never heard of this Agarwood Sect, it meant that the Agarwood Sect was not a particularly famous or prestigious sect.
"May I ask who you are...?"
Ye Feng waved his hand and said, "My name is Gong Mingfei. As for my background, let's not talk about it. I am currently a criminal."
"Are you a member of a sect?" Li Liansheng asked again.
"They are members of the sect, but Hall Master Li, please don't ask anymore. It's not convenient to mention my sect. I'm just here to buy medicinal herbs today. Why are you asking me so many questions?" Ye Feng said impatiently.
"I just want to make friends, Young Master Gong, please don't misunderstand," Li Liansheng said with a forced smile.
“If we do business together for a long time, we will naturally become friends. But if we can’t even do business together once, no amount of talking will make us friends,” Ye Feng said calmly.
Li Liansheng felt somewhat embarrassed.
Night Wind's attitude was so cold that he didn't know how to respond.
However, Li Liansheng was a seasoned veteran, and he immediately shifted the topic to Wang Zongde.
First, he reminisced about the past, as if he, the head of Zhongshan Hall, missed Wang Zongde dearly. Then he proposed that Wang Zongde and Chen Honglong have a match.
“Master Chen used to be my superior. How can I fight with him? That’s not appropriate.” Wang Zongde shook his head repeatedly.
"It's just a friendly spar, not a life-or-death struggle, what's there to be afraid of?" Chen Honglong laughed loudly.
The surrounding incense masters also started to jeer, and Ye Feng said, "Let's not use our true energy, just fight with our fists and feet."
With Ye Feng's permission, Wang Zongde finally nodded in agreement.
Wang Zongde and Chen Honglong are both True Yuan Realm martial artists, but one is in the early stage and the other in the late stage. Without using true qi, the gap between them is even smaller.
So the two of them fought back and forth for fifteen minutes without a clear winner.
Li Liansheng shouted, "Good! Not bad! Wang Zongde, you have not disappointed me! From today onwards, you are the sixth incense master of our Zhongshan Hall!"
Chen Honglong and the other incense masters immediately offered their congratulations, but Wang Zongde quickly declined: "I'm just accompanying Young Master Gong to buy medicinal herbs. Can't I be the incense master? Besides, we're about to go to Tianlan City to resist the invasion of the demon race and protect Shijue Island. We can't stay at Zhongshan Hall at all."
“You are now a True Essence Realm martial artist. As long as you are careful, you will definitely be able to come back alive from the battlefield. So what do you have to worry about? Being the incense master and going to war do not conflict with each other,” Li Liansheng insisted.
Wang Zongde still politely declined, but Li Liansheng snorted and said, "It seems that now that you've risen to a high position, you've forgotten the old friendship and look down on this little Zhongshan Hall!"
Wang Zongde panicked and quickly said, "Master Li, how can you say that? Do you think I, Wang Zongde, am someone who doesn't remember old friendships? I just..."
"Stop talking."
Ye Feng interrupted Wang Zongde, looking at Li Liansheng and saying, "Wang Zongde is one of my men now. If you make him the head of the Zhongshan Hall, how will he work for me in the future? Have you all asked for my opinion?"
Li Liansheng's face turned extremely embarrassed, but his eyes seemed to be burning with two flames.
However, he quickly took a deep breath to suppress his dissatisfaction and forced a smile, saying, "So Wang Zongde is now following you. I didn't know that. I hope you will forgive me if I have offended you, Young Master Gong."
"Stop with the nonsense. I've been dawdling for so long and haven't even seen the herbs. Are you going to sell them to me or not? If not, I'm going to find someone else," Ye Feng said coldly.
Li Liansheng quickly replied, "Sell! Of course I'll sell! What kind of medicinal herbs do you need, Young Master Gong?"
"Why ask when you already know the answer? Just now, Master Wang sent you a message talisman. Didn't he tell you the medicinal herbs I wanted?" Ye Feng retorted.
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