Chapter 98: Duan Feng (1/2)

Yun Yang was a small town quite far from the Yun Hai Sect. It only had about a few thousand inhabitants.

It was said that in that small town, there was a noble in decline whose family name was Duan. He apparently belonged to the Imperial Clan but had been expelled because of internal conflicts. After having been expelled, he moved to his small town.

Of course, the people that lived in the small town did not believe the rumours. How could a member of the Duan clan end up in such a small town?

That noble had a large courtyard in front of his house in the small town in front of which there were two huge carriages. It looked like they were getting ready to go on a long journey.

“Sister, let’s go.”

A young boy, who was about fourteen, said to a gorgeous girl who was stood in front of him.

That gorgeous girl looked as if she was going to cry. She was gazing at the horizon. She was staring in the direction of the Yun Hai Sect and her eyes had revealed a great sorrow.

She would have never thought that when she left the Yun Hai Sect, it would get annihilated. Everybody had died… everybody.

“Alright.”

When the girl heard the boy, she tried to smile and slightly nodded. She then said: “I’m getting into the carriage now, let’s leave.”

“Sister, don’t worry. Wait until we arrive in the Imperial City. Our brother will introduce you to some handsome and talented boys.”

The girl shook her head and nearly laughed at the idea.

“Everybody is waiting, we should make our way.”

“Ok.” said the young boy while nodding and walked over to the gate.

“Jing Yun, you and the young master should take this carriage.” said a young guard hastily while looking at Jing Yun. He was thinking that Jing Yun was growing more beautiful. He wished she could become his wife, but knew that he could only dream.

“Indeed, Jing Yun, you need to have a rest. Old Wang and I are outside.” said another young man while smiling.

“Sister, they are right. Let’s sit.” said the young master whose family name was Duan while pushing Jing Yun inside the carriage. Even though Jing Yun had been a servant in their family since she was a child, the young master was like a sibling to her.

Jing Yun didn’t refuse and went into the spacious carriage.

At the same time, Lin Feng and Meng Qing arrived in Yun Yang.

“I hope that we’ll find a horse or a carriage which we can use.” said Lin Feng.

He felt desperate since it would be unlikely for him to find a horse or carriage for sale in such a small town. He couldn’t help but force a wry smile. His goal was to go to the Imperial City which was a great distance from that small town. Travelling there by foot wasn’t a realistic option. Lin Feng had completely neglected that aspect when leaving the Yun Hai Sect. He did not plan ahead and instead started to travel towards the capital on foot.

“Is that a carriage over there?”

Meng Qing was pointing to a place in the horizon and asked Lin Feng with her usual indifferent tone. Lin Feng raised his hand and looked to where she was pointing. He saw a few carriages coming towards them.

“What a coincidence.”

Lin Feng smiled and started walking towards the carriages. When they saw the youth approaching the carriages, the carriages were brought to a stop.

“Who are you? Let us pass.” shouted a young man furiously at Lin Feng who was blocking the way.

“My friend, you are only using one carriage and you still have others. Could we borrow one of them? I would happily give you a huge sum of money in exchange.”

Lin Feng was smiling at the young man and remained very polite.

Inside the carriage, Jing Yun anxiously opened the curtains when she heard the familiar voice. When she saw Lin Feng, she couldn’t but feel overjoyed.

“I’m sorry, we will need them later, we cannot let you use them.” replied Old Wang while pulling on the reins.

“Exactly. Get out of our way this instant. We don’t need your money.” shouted a young man wearing black robes which surprised Lin Feng a little. There was no need to get that angry over something like this, after all Lin Feng had remained polite. It wasn’t a problem if they couldn’t give him a positive answer, but they had no need to be rude.

“Lin Feng.”

A voice came from inside the carriage. Jing Yun rushed out of her carriage to speak with Lin Feng. She had a big warm smile on her face. He hadn’t died. The Yun Hai Sect had been annihilated but Lin Feng had surprisingly survived.

“Jing Yun!”

Lin Feng was stupefied when he saw Jing Yun. She looked as resplendent and beautiful as she did before. She looked as fresh as a spring breeze.

“Jing Yun, who is that?”

At that moment, the young man in black robes moved down from his horse and stood in front Lin Feng. He then arrogantly looked at Lin Feng.

“Lin Feng, you’re really alive! What happened to the Yun Hai Sect?” said Jing Yun as if she couldn’t believe her eyes. She quickly moved next to Lin Feng which made the young boy in black robes grow terribly angry. His expression became extremely cold.

Lin Feng was looking at her in a very strange way and then said: “Jing Yun, you really don’t know?”

“I really don’t know. When the second round of the Elite Disciple Exam took place, I had to leave because the young master wanted me to come back and go to the Imperial City. I had to accompany him as it is my duty. I thought that I would go back to the sect a few days later but… but…” Jing Yun was unable to keep speaking. She had been worries to death at the event, it was like a nightmare for her.

“I see.” Lin Feng was happy that Jing Yun hadn’t been there on that day, otherwise……..

“Jing Yun, who is that?”

At that moment, the coach driver, Old Wang, asked Jing Yun again.