Chapter 17

The elder of the Mei family has died.

Suddenly, he died in front of Lin Feng and Song Xueyan.

Both of them were stunned.

After a while, Song Xueyan regained her senses. She looked at the dark hole on the forehead of the Mei family elder’s head and said in a deep voice, “He was killed by a sniper!”

As Song Xueyan spoke, she became increasingly agitated.

“Ordinary snipers can’t break through the domain defense of the Spiritual Perception Realm. The one who shot just now must be an expert from the Dragon Pavilion!”

Dragon Pavilion?

Lin Feng heard the words “Dragon Pavilion” again. In his mind, he instantly saw the figures of Murong Mengxi and Zhao Jing. They were both members of the Dragon Pavilion Special Operations Bureau.

However, Lin Feng didn’t have any good feelings towards the two of them.

He could never forget running back from the northern suburbs to Jiangzhou City in the morning, a distance of over twenty kilometers.

Suddenly, Song Xueyan looked into the distance.

Lin Feng followed Song Xueyan’s gaze and saw a familiar figure.

The heroic Zhao Jing.

Feeling the extraordinary aura from the other party, Song Xueyan immediately became alert. Lin Feng hurriedly said, “Yanyan, she is from the Dragon Pavilion Special Operations Bureau.”

“The Dragon Pavilion Special Operations Bureau!” Song Xueyan’s eyes gleamed.

Zhao Jing came to Song Xueyan and, unusually, showed a smile. “Song Xueyan, hello. Our team leader is very interested in you and would like to invite you to join the Dragon Pavilion Special Operations Bureau.”

After speaking, Zhao Jing handed a piece of paper to Song Xueyan.

“There is our team leader’s phone number on it. If you have considered it, you can call the number.”

Song Xueyan cautiously took the note.

The Dragon Pavilion Special Operations Bureau is one of the affiliated forces of the Dragon Pavilion.

The Dragon Pavilion has three major affiliated forces.

The Dragon Pavilion Special Operations Bureau, the Dragon Pavilion Supernatural Ability Group, and the Dragon Pavilion Mystic Spirit Sect.

Song Xueyan did not expect that, before entering the Divine Consciousness Realm, the Dragon Pavilion Special Operations Bureau would invite her. Faced with this rare opportunity, Song Xueyan wanted to make the call immediately.

Zhao Jing put away her smile, looked coldly at Lin Feng, and said, “Lin Feng, our team leader wants to try again to persuade you. What do you think?”

“Sorry, I will never join the Special Operations Bureau in my life.” Lin Feng said firmly, based on Zhao Jing’s attitude and the morning’s grievances, he would never join the Special Operations Bureau.

Zhao Jing seemed to have guessed that Lin Feng would refuse. She didn’t react and continued, “Lin Feng, after joining the Special Operations Bureau, you can avoid many unnecessary troubles. You are now wanted on the dark web, and foreign killer organizations are offering a high reward for you. You will face a series of assassinations in the future.”

Lin Feng shrugged, indifferent.

“Assassinations are just assassinations. Doesn’t the Great Xia have your Special Operations Bureau? If the Jiangzhou Special Operations Bureau can’t protect me, I’ll run to the neighboring city. If that doesn’t work, I’ll run to the capital. I don’t believe assassins dare to go there.”

“You!” Zhao Jing gritted her silver teeth. Lin Feng’s words both overtly and covertly mocked their inadequate protection in the Jiangzhou Special Operations Bureau.

Zhao Jing wished she could slap Lin Feng to death.

Clearly, he caused trouble everywhere, and now he was blaming the Jiangzhou Special Operations Bureau. She had never seen such a shameless person.

Taking a deep breath, Zhao Jing tried to keep herself calm.

She dialed a series of numbers and handed the phone to Lin Feng.

“The team leader wants to talk to you.”

Lin Feng didn’t refuse. He took the call and calmly asked, “Aunt Mengxi, is there something wrong?”

Aunt Mengxi?

Song Xueyan looked at Lin Feng strangely.

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.

“Lin Feng…” A pleasant voice, Murong Mengxi’s voice, came from the phone. “Lin Feng, is Maple Leaf Village your hometown?”

“Yes,” Lin Feng answered truthfully.

“Lin Feng, you grew up in Maple Leaf Village, and you should know about Death Valley.”

Death Valley!

Lin Feng’s eyebrows couldn’t help but twitch slightly.

This was the place Lin Feng least wanted to recall. He didn’t understand why Murong Mengxi suddenly mentioned Death Valley.

“Lin Feng, a year ago, our satellite captured a set of photos. A light spot appeared in the central area of Death Valley. Our technicians enlarged the satellite image by tens of thousands of times and discovered a luminous tree in the center of Death Valley.”

“I sent three members of the Special Operations Bureau to investigate the secrets of Death Valley. After they entered Death Valley, they mysteriously disappeared, and we haven’t been able to contact them since.”

Lin Feng’s expression became serious. He said calmly, “They’re already dead.”

“What did you say!” Zhao Jing in front of Lin Feng suddenly became extremely shocked. She looked at Lin Feng with trembling voice, and he could clearly sense the tears in her eyes.

“I said… they are already dead,” Lin Feng’s tone softened a lot. He could guess that among the three corpses he encountered in Death Valley, one of them had a special relationship with Zhao Jing.

Perhaps it was her family member or her boyfriend.

At the same time,

Murong Mengxi on the phone fell into silence.

At noon, when she was browsing through Lin Feng’s information, she unexpectedly discovered that Lin Feng came from Maple Leaf Village. So, she asked Lin Feng about information regarding Death Valley on the spur of the moment. She didn’t expect Lin Feng to actually know.

Moreover, judging from Lin Feng’s tone, he seemed to know quite a bit.

“Lin Feng, I would like to talk to you at some point–“

Lin Feng shook his head with a serious expression, “Sorry, I won’t discuss this matter with anyone. I can only give you a piece of advice: stay away from Death Valley. It’s not a place you should venture into.”

“Lin Feng, even if you don’t tell us, we will send people to retrieve the remains of those three,” Zhao Jing looked at Lin Feng with determination.

She had made up her mind; if the team leader didn’t send anyone, she would go alone.

“I don’t know what you’re thinking, but I’ll give you one last warning: do not set foot in Death Valley!” Lin Feng’s tone grew firmer. He didn’t want to see anyone foolishly walking into danger.

“Lin Feng…”

Murong Mengxi on the phone spoke again, “Lin Feng, can I ask you about Death Valley? Consider it a favor owed to you this time.”

Lin Feng initially wanted to refuse, but he glanced at the lifeless body of the old man from the Mei family on the ground. He nodded slightly, agreeing, “You saved us just now. I’ll tell you about Death Valley, and we’ll call it even.”

“”Alright… thank you…”

“Wait for my call tomorrow,” With that, Lin Feng hung up the phone

In the distance, police sirens wailed.

The police had completely sealed off the surrounding area.

Lin Feng coldly looked at the bodies on the ground, then turned to Zhao Jing, “Is this guy also from the assassin organization?”

Zhao Jing shook her head.

“We haven’t identified his identity yet. We’ll give you an answer tomorrow.”

Lin Feng nodded and left the lakeside with Song Xueyan.

Song Xueyan looked at Lin Feng strangely along the way, while the latter stared blankly at the lakeside. “Lin Feng, are you a person with attributes?”

Lin Feng nodded and then shook his head.

“I don’t know if I am or not. At least, I wasn’t before. I became a person with attributes later.”

Song Xueyan wanted to ask more, but seeing Lin Feng deep in thought, she ultimately restrained her curiosity.

“Yan Yan, you go back first,” Lin Feng said to Song Xueyan, “I want some time alone.”

“Alright… I’ll be at home waiting for you for dinner.” Song Xueyan didn’t say much and left straightforwardly, giving Lin Feng the solitude he desired.

At eight o’clock in the evening.

From attending the banquet to being chased by the Mei elder, and now standing by the lake in a daze, only an hour and a half had passed.

Murong Mengxi’s words stirred up Lin Feng’s memories.

In the three years since the Lin family, there had been two major upheavals.

The first was three years ago when Lin Feng’s father mysteriously disappeared, leaving Lin Feng and his two sisters to depend on their grandfather, Lin Guochang.

The second upheaval was the accident half a year ago.

The cause of this second upheaval was closely related to Death Valley, an event Lin Feng was reluctant to bring up.

“Ring, ring, ring…”

Just as Lin Feng felt melancholic, his phone suddenly rang, showing Xia Shiyu’s name.

Having just finished work, Xia Shiyu struggled with her thoughts before ultimately deciding to make this call to Lin Feng.

“Lin Feng… Are you free now?”

“Miss Xia, do you have something?” Lin Feng asked back. He didn’t know if he was free, but his fiancée had reminded him to go home for dinner a while ago.

“Lin Feng, I want to apologize for what happened during the day. I’m really sorry for implicating you. I want to treat you to dinner…”

Dinner?

Lin Feng was momentarily stunned, feeling a slight flutter of interest.

But as soon as he thought about Song Xueyan’s almost dog-like sense of smell, he realized that if he went out for dinner with Xia Shiyu, Song Xueyan would surely smell the fragrance on him.

“Miss Xia, I’m sorry, but I have something to do tonight. Please invite me another day,” Lin Feng politely declined.

“Alright… okay.” Xia Shiyu sounded disappointed.

Feeling Xia Shiyu’s hesitation, Lin Feng couldn’t help but ask, “Miss Xia, I assume you have something else to talk to me about.”

“Lin Feng… I watched the morning news. Granny Kong was cured by a mysterious young man. Is that young man you?”

“Yes, it’s me.”

Xia Shiyu’s eyes lit up on the other end of the phone, and she asked excitedly, “Lin Feng, if you can cure Granny Kong, can you also help my mother with her illness?”

“Of course.” Lin Feng smiled, “Miss Xia, later you and I will go buy some medicine and I will start treating your mother.”

“Okay.”

Lin Feng had become known for his ability to heal after the news of Granny Kong’s recovery spread. Xia Shiyu sought his help to treat her mother’s illness. They planned to purchase the necessary medicines together, and Lin Feng would begin the treatment that night.