Chapter 29

"Fourth wave!" Ye Feng retracted his spear from a corpse, muttering to himself.

This was the fourth wave of ambushes he encountered on his way back. However, these people were all killed by Ye Feng. Generally, those involved in the ambushes here were first or second-rank warriors. Third-rank warriors were too proud to do such things. A third-rank warrior hunting a third-rank ferocious beast would yield far more valuable materials than this. As for these first and second-rank warriors, how could they be a match for Ye Feng? Even if there were five or six of them, they would still be at his mercy.

Ye Feng cleaned up the battlefield, and looking at the several thousand silver notes in his hand, he felt a faint sense of anticipation for more ambushes.

In fact, Ye Feng had yet to adapt to such a change. Just a month ago, he had to save for three months to get a hundred silver coins to buy a bowl of inferior potion. Before he left this time, he only had five hundred silver coins on him. Now? He had tens of thousands of silver coins, a thousand gold note (equivalent to ten thousand silver notes), and invaluable medicinal herbs, as well as materials from various ferocious beasts.

Of course, the thought of more ambushes was just a fleeting one.

After all, he had once stood at the peak in his previous life, and his mental state was far beyond that of ordinary people.

Ye Feng did not return the way he came. The Green Mountain Town was crowded and had some high-rank warriors coming and going. He was still very weak and lacked the strength to protect himself, so he had to act low-key.

"Almost out!" Standing on a huge rock, Ye Feng looked at the trees on the mountain ahead, which were different from those here, and sighed inwardly.

His time in the mountains was very short, but his gains were enormous. He estimated that no warrior entering the mountains would have such a great harvest as he did this time.

Ye Feng ran for another hour before he emerged from the mountains. Outside the mountains was a plain, and on the plain was an official road wide enough for two carriages to travel side by side.

This official road was the only one connecting Green Frost City and Green Mountain Town.

Ye Feng did not take the official road but instead traveled through the forest beside it.

In this world, especially in Green Mountain Town, there were dense forests everywhere, where wild beasts often roamed. However, there were no ferocious beasts, and even if there were, they would have been killed long ago by those guarding the official road.

Seeing that it was nearly noon, Ye Feng found a clearing to rest.

Fighting, running, running, fighting—on this journey, Ye Feng hardly stopped at all. Even if his body could still handle it, after half a day of running and killing, he was already somewhat mentally exhausted.

On the official road, a luxurious carriage was racing.

The road was somewhat bumpy, but the carriage moved very smoothly, and the driver sitting on the carriage shaft showed no signs of being jolted.

If a warrior saw this carriage, they would certainly exclaim in surprise, because the horses pulling the carriage were not ordinary horses but ferocious beasts known as 'Black Steed Brutes,' a well-known first-rank ferocious beast. The 'Black Steed Brute' was the fastest and strongest among first-rank ferocious beasts. Using a first-rank ferocious beast to pull a carriage clearly indicated that the person inside was no ordinary individual.

"Grandpa, it smells so good!"

In the racing carriage, a silver-bell-like voice suddenly sounded.

"Brother Li, stop the carriage!" Hearing this voice, another somewhat elderly voice came from inside the carriage.

"Yes, sir!"

The driver, who was resting with his eyes closed, opened his eyes in response. As he opened his eyes, a cold light flashed in them.

"An expert!" If a warrior saw this, they would be shocked.

A moment later, the carriage came to a steady stop.

"Qing'er, what's wrong? Are you hungry?" After the carriage stopped, the elderly voice asked with a hint of concern.

"Grandpa, I just smelled something fragrant and suddenly felt very hungry!"

After the elderly voice fell silent, the silver-bell-like voice sounded again. However, if one listened carefully, they would notice a hint of fatigue in the voice.

A moment later, the carriage curtain was opened from the inside, and an elderly man in his sixties, dressed in brocade and with a goatee, and a young girl around twelve or thirteen, wearing light yellow clothes and with a slightly haggard face, stepped out of the carriage.

"Brother Li, Qing'er is hungry, please trouble you!"

After getting out of the carriage, the elderly man slightly moved around and said to the driver named Old Li.

The driver was not too old, around fifty, and if one did not look closely, they would assume he was just an ordinary driver. However, upon closer inspection, one would notice that the driver had a straight back and a faint air of pride in his brows, except when looking at the elderly man and the girl.

"Grandpa Li, I'm sorry to trouble you. If it weren't for Qing'er's weak body, you wouldn't have to go through so much trouble!"

After the elderly man spoke, the girl said sincerely to the driver named Old Li.

"Miss Qing'er, you are too kind. Without Sir, I, Li Wenqi, would have long been buried in the wilderness!"

After saying this, Li Wenqi drove the carriage to the side of the road near the forest and began to prepare the meal.

"Rumble... Rumble..."

As Li Wenqi was preparing the meal, a low rumble came from the little girl's stomach.

Hearing this sound, the little girl's face turned red with embarrassment.

The elderly man, upon hearing this sound, was initially stunned, then a look of wild joy appeared on his face. 'Qing'er... you...'

"Grandpa, I just smelled something fragrant and suddenly felt very hungry!"

Seeing the elderly man's expression, the girl also looked a bit awkward.

Li Wenqi, who was preparing the meal, heard their words and his hands trembled, his face showing a hint of excitement.

At this moment, a breeze blew, and with it came a fragrant aroma. Smelling this aroma, they all knew it was the scent of roasted meat.

However, this aroma was very special. Not only the little girl, but even Li Wenqi and the elderly man felt their appetites increase upon smelling it.

Rumble...

Upon smelling this fragrance, the little girl's stomach protested again.

The elderly man glanced at Li Wenqi, and Li Wenqi, who was also looking at the elderly man, met his gaze. Li Wenqi then stood up and looked around.

"Sir, the fragrance is coming from that direction!" Li Wenqi looked around and pointed into the depths of the forest.

"Let's go and take a look!"

The elderly man, looking in the direction of the fragrance, pondered for a moment and said.

Hearing this, Li Wenqi also put down what he was doing and followed.

They came to the depths of the forest and saw a teenager of about fifteen or sixteen turning a piece of roasted meat over a campfire, from which the fragrance was emanating.

"Who's there?" When they were still several dozen feet away from the teenager, he quickly stood up, looking at their position with caution.

This teenager was Ye Feng. After coming out of the outskirts of the Tianlang Mountains, he felt hungry and took out a bear paw from an iron-armed bear to roast.

"What a vigilant young man!"

Hearing Ye Feng's shout, the elderly man and the driver Li Wenqi could not help but mutter to themselves.

"Little brother, don't be nervous. We are just passing by and smelled a fragrance, so we came to take a look."

Seeing Ye Feng's appearance, the elderly man, along with Li Wenqi and the little girl, walked towards him and said.

Seeing two elderly men and a little girl approaching, Ye Feng's gaze sharpened. He had only sensed the sound of footsteps, but did not expect three people to appear. Clearly, these two elderly men were stronger than him, perhaps even more than one level higher.

"Oh!"

Hearing the elderly man's words, Ye Feng stared at them for a moment, feeling a bit relieved in his heart. He sat down again without paying attention to them.

Seeing Ye Feng's reaction, Li Wenqi's eyes widened. Wherever they went, they were always adored by thousands. But this young man ignored him, making him a bit angry.

A first-rank warrior, whom he usually wouldn't even look at, was now putting on airs in front of them?

"Little brother, this old man is Fangzheng. May we rest here for a while?"

Just as Li Wenqi was about to speak, the elderly man pulled him back and said.

"Hehe, this forest is not my private property. Of course, you can rest here!" Hearing this, Ye Feng's furrowed brows slightly relaxed.

These two elderly men were completely inscrutable to Ye Feng, just like ordinary people. However, he could feel a faint pressure from them, knowing that they were no ordinary individuals. For such people to speak so politely, they were clearly not petty villains, especially since they were accompanied by a little girl with no martial strength.

"Thank you!"

Fangzheng nodded and sat down opposite Ye Feng.

The little girl, after the elderly man sat down, also sat beside him, while Li Wenqi stood behind them, carefully on guard.

Although he knew that no one would pose a threat to them here, he did not dare to be the slightest bit careless.

Seeing them sit down, Ye Feng did not say anything but picked up the roasted meat from the fire and started eating. Although these people seemed to have no ill intentions, with two such elderly men around, Ye Feng did not want to stay any longer and planned to leave as soon as he finished eating.