Chapter 10 (1/2)

Lin Xun frowned and thought for a moment, and then he stepped out of the room and opened the door.

Outside was a man, very thin, with bright piercing eyes. While he looked around, the gaze was alert and spiteful.

Lin Xun remembered, he was one of the guardians who returned with Lian Rufeng. But why he stayed behind while the Captain left?

What was his purpose by visiting unannounced in the midnight?

“I am Lu Ting, one of the village guardians. I have something to ask you about.”

The man darted a look at Lin Xun, and started to talk in an unarguable tone of voice.

“It’s you, Brother Lu. Are you alone?”

Lin Xun asked with a smile.

He had learned to deal with everyone with a smiling face, which was not just a self-respect gesture, but would also make others subconsciously lower down their guard.

“When Captain Lian left, he was worried and asked me to stay and keep an eye on the village, in case some unknown stranger makes trouble.”

Lu Ting said, entering the courtyard in an aggressive manner before he was invited to.

Lin Xun smiled again. How couldn’t he tell the “unknown stranger” apparently referred to him?

What intrigued him was whether the unexpected visit was Lu Ting’s own idea or Lian Rufeng’s order.

He stepped forward to greet Lu Ting with the same smile on his face, “Brother Lu, the thing you want to inquire, may I ask what it is?”

He then invited Lu Ting to go inside the room.

Lu Ting rejected, “I’d like to talk in the courtyard. I shall be leaving soon.”

Lin Xun nodded, “As you like.”

Lu Ting frowned, for he suddenly realized, since he was there, this young boy in front of him had been extremely composed and kept smiling, as if nothing could startle him.

The calmer Lin Xun was, the more irritated he was. He hated people he could not see through, especially when the person he dealt with was a 12 or 13-year-old boy.

He thought there was no need to be polite any longer, so he asked directly, “Tell me, who are you? Where are you from? Why do you come to Feiyun?”

Once more, Lin Xun smiled, “I come from a turbulent wasteland. As for the reason why I come here, it’s quite simple, I am just passing by.”

Passing by?

Lu Ting glared his eyes and snapped, “Kid, don’t play with me. If you do not tell the truth, I will force you to.”

His joints rattled like a furious beast, violent and terrifying.

If Lin Xun had been a common teenager, then he would have been intimidated and obedient.

But there seemed no such response. Instead, he ceased to smile and frowned, “Brother Lu, every word I said was the truth. I never lie. If you don’t believe me, please go and check with the village head. He knows my story.”

Lu Ting’s face darkened, as his playing tough did not work out on this young boy at all. He shouted, “Shiao Tianren? He is just a doddering old fool. Don’t fool me with him. Do you really think he can protect you?”

He did not even try to conceal his contempt.

Lin Xun laughed at this thought. He then looked at Lu Ting, and asked, “Did Lian Rufeng ask you to pay me this visit?”

“How do you……”