Chapter 30

The little girl watched Ye Feng take large bites of the roasted meat, and the rich aroma wafting from it made her stomach growl again.

Ye Feng naturally heard the little girl's stomach growling, but he only paused for a moment before continuing to eat.

It was a chance encounter, and it would have been presumptuous to offer her some roasted meat.

When the old man heard the little girl's stomach, his brows furrowed slightly. He was usually respected by others, so how could he ask for food? Therefore, he had been sitting there without speaking, but after hearing his granddaughter's stomach, he became restless.

"Boy, here's a thousand taels of silver, buy your roasted meat from me!"

The old man was hesitant, but Li Wenqi didn't care. He took out a silver note from his clothes and threw it in front of Ye Feng.

Seeing Li Wenqi's move, Fangzheng let out a sigh of relief and stopped talking.

If he had to speak, he would have found it difficult, despite his polite words. His deep-seated pride made it hard for him to ask.

"No sale!"

Ye Feng didn't even look at the silver note and coldly said. Since coming to this world, he had been very cautious and low-key, but he also had his own pride. In his previous life, he stood at the peak of the world, so how could he not have some pride and backbone? If the other party had been reasonable, he wouldn't have minded. Although the flesh of a first-stage fierce beast was worth a lot, he wouldn't have taken it too seriously.

But the other party directly used a thousand taels of silver to pressure him? Ha, Ye Feng wasn't buying it.

"Boy, you're asking for death!"

As soon as Ye Feng spoke, Li Wenqi immediately roared in anger.

With his roar, a fierce aura surged from his body and instantly pressed down on Ye Feng.

Sitting there, Ye Feng, in the instant Li Wenqi roared, swiftly leaned forward, intending to rush towards the little girl. This was his planned escape route from the beginning. If the two dared to harm him, Ye Feng believed he had enough time to control the little girl.

Seeing how much the old man cared for the little girl, he knew that as long as he held her, he would be safe.

As for future retaliation? Ye Feng had enough methods to ensure his own safety.

But just as he started to move, he saw the little girl's innocent eyes staring straight at the roasted meat in his hand, and she was swallowing repeatedly. This made him feel a bit reluctant. Could he, Ye Feng, only escape by holding a weak little girl hostage?

Thinking of this, he sighed inwardly and stopped his forward movement.

The moment he stopped, a powerful aura enveloped him.

This aura was like a mountain, pressing down on Ye Feng, making it hard for him to breathe, even threatening to crush him.

Ye Feng's muscles trembled, his face turned pale, and cold sweat dripped from his forehead, but the aura showed no sign of stopping.

Looking at Li Wenqi, who had a mocking smile on his face, as if ridiculing Ye Feng's overconfidence, Ye Feng said with difficulty, "You... is that all you've got?"

"Grandpa Li..." The little girl sensed something was wrong. Seeing Ye Feng's state and hearing his words, she knew Li Wenqi had taken action, so she called out urgently.

"Qing'er, it's fine. Your grandpa Li won't hurt him!"

Hearing the little girl's call, Fangzheng gently said to her.

In fact, he also found Ye Feng too arrogant. They had been very polite since arriving, but Ye Feng still dared to be so arrogant. Naturally, Fangzheng had no objections to Li Wenqi giving him a lesson.

"What? The boy is so arrogant, make him kneel down!!!"

Hearing that Ye Feng could still speak and was so arrogant, Li Wenqi roared in anger again.

If he had only intended to teach Ye Feng a lesson at first, now he was truly angry. Fangzheng also sensed this but didn't speak. A first-stage warrior daring to be so arrogant deserved a lesson to prevent him from offending people he shouldn't in the future, which could lead to more serious consequences.

With Li Wenqi's roar, Ye Feng suddenly felt a tremendous force pressing down on him from above, trying to crush him.

Ye Feng knew that if he sat down or lay down now, the pressure would decrease, as all the force was concentrated on his legs.

But who was Ye Feng? He wouldn't kneel, and he wouldn't lie down! Even if he died, he would die standing.

"Poof..."

A soft sound, Ye Feng's feet suddenly sank deep into the soil, his facial muscles trembling under the immense pressure. Despite this, his legs didn't bend at all, and his head was held high, staring at Li Wenqi.

Seeing Ye Feng's state, not only Li Wenqi but also Fangzheng showed a hint of surprise.

He knew Li Wenqi's strength, and now Li Wenqi was clearly not holding back. Usually, even third or fourth-stage warriors couldn't withstand his aura, yet a first-stage warrior was resisting. This couldn't help but surprise them.

Sweat was already pouring down Ye Feng's face. He hadn't expected that an old man's aura alone could immobilize him.

"Aura? Is this what aura is?"

Ye Feng, enveloped by Li Wenqi's aura, struggled to hold on. He hadn't expected that a person's aura could be so powerful. Suddenly, a glint of realization flashed in Ye Feng's eyes as he stared at Li Wenqi, and he slowly closed his eyes.

"Indeed!"

Closing his eyes, Ye Feng felt the intangible force that bound him. Suddenly, he sensed a weak point in this force.

Seeing Ye Feng close his eyes under the pressure of his aura, Li Wenqi felt insulted.

He, Li Wenqi, was a top-tier warrior, and a first-stage warrior dared to ignore him? How could he tolerate this? So he roared again, and an even more violent force surged from his body.

"Right now!"

As Li Wenqi's more violent aura emerged, Ye Feng suddenly opened his eyes, a hint of joy on his face. His right hand, which had been immobilized, lifted the spear and thrust it fiercely at Li Wenqi.

It turned out that just now, Ye Feng had noticed a faint abnormality in Li Wenqi's aura, a clear sign of injury. Closing his eyes, he finally sensed a weak point in the aura, possibly due to his injury. When Li Wenqi released an even more violent aura, his meridians, due to poor circulation, first retracted the aura before releasing it again.

Ye Feng seized the moment when the aura retracted, lifted his hand, and thrust the spear. The spear, with a glint of cold light, seemed to tear through space and appeared in front of Li Wenqi's chest in an instant.

Seeing the spear, not only Li Wenqi but also Fangzheng, who was standing nearby, were stunned. They hadn't expected that a first-stage warrior could counterattack under the pressure of a ninth-stage warrior's aura, which left them in disbelief.

Li Wenqi, who had just released his aura, suddenly saw the spear thrusting towards his chest. He quickly retracted his aura and instinctively reached out to block Ye Feng's spear.

Ye Feng's spear, though fast as lightning, was even faster. When the spear was about a foot from his chest, Li Wenqi's fingers lightly tapped the spear tip, and instantly, Ye Feng's spear was deflected, and he was forced to retreat several steps, his chest churning with blood, which he forcibly suppressed.

"Poof..."

Ye Feng was fine, but Li Wenqi, who had deflected his spear, suddenly turned red and spat out a mouthful of black, foul-smelling blood.

"Grandpa Li..."

"Old Li, are you okay? Take the pill quickly!"

Seeing Li Wenqi spit out a mouthful of blood, the little girl couldn't help but call out, and Fangzheng, moving faster, flashed to Li Wenqi's side, took out a pill, and made him take it.

Ye Feng stepped back a few steps, holding his spear and watching the group warily.

Ye Feng wasn't unwilling to leave, but he knew that even if he ran, he couldn't escape these two mysterious old men, so he didn't run.

Besides, these two didn't intend to kill him. Otherwise, with the old man's displayed strength, killing him would have been effortless.

After taking the pill from Fangzheng, Li Wenqi sat down cross-legged.

After Li Wenqi sat down, Fangzheng extended his right hand and gently placed it on Li Wenqi's pulse.

Feeling Li Wenqi's pulse, Fangzheng first frowned, then showed a hint of surprise, and finally turned to astonishment.

After a moment, Fangzheng stood up and turned to look at Ye Feng with a surprised expression.

But no matter how long he looked, Ye Feng's gaze remained calm, leaving him puzzled.