Because Xiahou Qing hadn't given Huangfu Zhong the puppet strings he needed, Huangfu Zhong's work had been quite leisurely lately. Normally, if Xiahou Qing didn't approach him, he would just stay in his room and contemplate life.
Although this is the gathering place of the night incense barrels in Qinghe County, and although the people who collect the night incense work in the early morning and late at night, the smell here is somewhat unsuitable for people to live in for a long time.
Huangfu Zhong was able to stay here for such a long time not because he was skilled, but because he had sealed the acupuncture points with silver needles. Usually, one injection would eliminate the smell for about two hours. Although it was a good method, Huangfu Zhong usually just endured it and got used to it.
That day, Huangfu Zhong had lunch as usual, checked the condition of the Shengxi Gu, then closed his eyes, sat cross-legged on the bed and began to meditate.
Before he could close his eyes for a moment, he was startled by a sudden chill on his neck. Huangfu Zhong was about to struggle and shout when the blade suddenly pressed against his neck. The stinging pain in his neck made Huangfu Zhong dare not move any more, and he just waited for this uninvited guest to speak.
Lin Feng covered his face and pinched his throat as he said, "Where is the Shengxi Gu?"
"...You, who are you?" Huangfu Zhong tilted his head slightly while speaking. Just when he wanted to see who was behind him, the man's elbow suddenly pressed against his neck, preventing him from moving.
Lin Feng still pinched his throat, not wanting Huangfu Zhong to have the chance to recognize him in the crowd. "It doesn't matter who I am. Tell me, where is the Shengxi Gu?"
Huangfu Zhong's forehead was dripping with sweat. He had no idea how Xiahou Qing was handling things. He only knew that most of the people who could come to him at this time were fearless desperadoes. But there were probably also a few insiders who knew about the Life and Death Gu and the Living Dead. He just didn't know which side this person was on. "You, you'd better not act rashly. If I shout, countless guards will immediately cut you into pieces."
Lin Feng sneered in Huangfu Zhong's ear, "It seems I'm not the one who will be hacked into pieces. I'll ask you one last time, where is the Life Gu?"
Seeing that Huangfu Zhong didn't seem to be as scared as he hoped to see, Lin Feng simply increased the strength in his hand. The blade was already stained with warm blood. He didn't believe that this traitor of the Huangfu family was a big shot. Someone who didn't even dare to leave this room would not give him a surprise.
Huangfu Zhong panicked suddenly with the pain in his neck. As the saying goes, if you have green mountains, you will never have to worry about firewood. Although he didn't know how he sneaked in, there was no way this person would leave here safely today. For now, he would just go along with his wishes. After all, saving his life was the most important thing. "Hiss, please spare my life, good man. Let's talk it over nicely. Let's talk it over nicely!"
Lin Feng said, "Hand over the Life-Giving Gu, and I will spare your life."
Huangfu Zhong swallowed subconsciously and tried to persuade him, "Good man, even if you take the Shengxi Gu, you can't kill it. Why bother risking your life?"
Lin Feng whispered, "If I can't do it, there are naturally people who can. I don't want to waste our time. I'll count to three. If you don't tell me, the dagger in my hand will be stained with blood. One, two..."
The three words were still on his lips when Huangfu Zhong suddenly became timid: "Please spare my life, my sir! The Life-Growing Gu is in the bronze tripod on the beam!"
Lin Feng pushed him forward and warned him, "Take it off and don't play tricks on me."
“Okay, okay!”
As Huangfu Zhong carefully took the bronze tripod down from the beam, a sudden stench from outside startled him. After descending the ladder, he glanced outside before lowering his voice and asking, "Good man, did Huangfu Xiong ask you to come?"
While Huangfu Zhong was speaking, Lin Feng snatched the bronze tripod from his hand and wrapped it in a black cloth. "What Huangfu Xiong? I don't know what nonsense you are talking about."
Huangfu Zhong looked aside. He was so timid just now, but now he suddenly became brave. He didn't care that the man in front of him knew martial arts and had a weapon in his hand. He snatched the bronze tripod back from him: "... Then I'm sorry!"
Lin Feng didn't expect him to do this suddenly and was also shocked: "What are you going to do? Do you want to die?"
Huangfu Zhong explained solemnly, like a gentleman, "Since you can't kill it, I can't let you have it. At least it's under my control now, so it won't do too much harm. If I give it to someone else, even if they don't have the intention, if they are bewitched by it, the consequences will be even more serious than they are now."
Lin Feng didn't care about the nonsense this villain said. He only knew that as long as he could hand over the Shengxi Gu to Shi Zairong, everything would be over, and Xiahou Qing would get the punishment he deserved. Because enough people had been sacrificed in the war, no more innocent people could suffer. "Hand it over, otherwise, I don't mind taking one more life on my hands."
Huangfu Zhong looked at the man holding a murderous weapon who was cornering him step by step and said, "I'm really sorry. Even if I have to hand it over, I can only hand it over to someone who can handle it. Obviously, that person is not you. Someone just noticed something strange here, and Xiahou Qing will be here soon. If you want to survive, you still have a chance."
"you……"
Before Lin Feng could voice his doubts, the door, which he had locked, was violently kicked open. Xiahou Jun rushed in with a large group of assassins. Seeing the masked man who had come to die, he said, "Where did this ant come from? How dare you run wild in Tianshu Tower's territory?"
No matter how good Lin Feng's martial arts were, he couldn't defeat four people with only two. Seeing that the Life-Growing Gu was about to be obtained, he really couldn't bear it! After Lin Feng was captured, Xiahou Qing also came in person at the right time. After all, what was happening around Huangfu Zhong was no small matter.
Taking off the black cloth from the little thief's face, Xiahou Qing didn't seem surprised at all that this person was Lin Feng: "Oh, who was it? Isn't this our Lin Feng, Master Lin? Xiahou Chun, your eyesight is not very good, how can you treat our Master Lin like this?"
Xiahou Jun responded with an apologetic smile, "So this is Lord Lin. I know I was wrong. Please forgive me, Lord. I will help you untie it right away."
Although they said so, no one actually took the initiative to untie the ropes on Lin Feng. Lin Feng was not afraid of falling out with Xia Houqing. Since he dared to come, he was not afraid of death. "Xia Houqing, if His Majesty knew what you were secretly planning, do you think you would have a good life in the future?"
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