Chapter 622: Old Sly Fox
Chapter 622: Old Sly Fox
Next day.
When Lin Xuan Qi woke up, breakfast was waiting for him as usual.
He washed up, changed and went to the dining hall next.
"Smells and looks great." The aroma from the dishes filled his nose when he entered the dining hall.
There were buns, braised beef, noodles and soup.
"Here, have more." Xue Cong helped pick up his favorite braised beef into a bowl of noodles for him.
Yue Jie started to pour him a cup of tea and got two buns onto the plate that was in front of him.
Lin Xuan Qi sat down between them as usual and he took a glance at Lee He Song.
Lee He Song gave him a nod back, took a last bite of the bun in his hands and said, "I will check on what’s happening out there first."
After which, he stood up and left the dining hall.
Lin Xuan Qi continued to have his breakfast, while chatting with Xue Cong and the others about what happened in the mansion while he waited for Lee He Song to be back.
It didn’t take too long.
He was still enjoying the braised beef before Lee He Song was back in the dining hall again.
"How was it?" Lin Xuan Qi swallowed the tender braised beef and asked.
Lee He Song picked up his teacup, gulped a mouthful of tea, gave out a chuckle and said, "As you have expected, the other clans and families aren’t too happy with many of their men and women not returning."
"Where are they now?"
"They are heading towards the residence of Zhao Geng Nian as we speak."
"We had better be there with the rest of them." Lin Xuan Qi gave out a short sigh and said.
He had better behave like the other clans and families so he wouldn’t be the odd one out.
It was not the right moment yet.
Lin Xuan Qi took a last bite, stood up from his seat and said, "Get the horse carriage ready."
"It’s already at the entrance waiting for you." Xiu, who was standing by the side, had instructed the coachman earlier.
Lin Xuan Qi took a glance at Xue Cong, Yue Jie, Yue Xin and Liu Shi Shi before leaving with Lee He Song.
If he had a choice he would rather spend the time in the mansion with them, away from the summer heat outside.
Once he got to the entrance and got into the horse carriage with Lee He Song, they headed towards the residence of Zhao Geng Nian.
Out in the streets, there wasn’t much difference.
Everyone else was going on with their lives as normal.
There were servants running errands for their masters, and other inhabitants of the city tending to their stalls or buying food and essential items for the day.
If not for the fact that a crowd was gathering outside Zhao Geng Nian’s Residence, it would have seemed like any other ordinary day in Hong Feng City.
Crack.
The whip of the coachman cracked and the horse carriage stopped.
"I can’t go any further, Master Lin." The coachman turned around to Lin Xuan Qi and said.
Lin Xuan Qi turned to Lee He Song and said, "Master Lee, are you ready to look anxious and filled with anger?"
"Anxious and filled with anger?"
"Yeah, like them." Lin Xuan Qi pointed at the crowd which was gathering in front of the gates.
Many of them were as he had mentioned.
There were those who held some hope for their men and women to return, and they were feeling anxious about it.
As for those who had accepted the fact that their men and women wouldn’t make it back, they were now full of anger, wanting an answer from the Qing Feng Sect.
"I can try." Lee He Song shrugged and chuckled.
He took a swig from his wine gourd and wiped the wine off the side of his lips, before alighting from the horse carriage.
"My men! All twenty of them! Who can give me an answer for what happened to them!" Lee He Song shouted and joined in with the crowd.
Lin Xuan Qi also alighted with a face that was full of anxiety.
He fidgeted with his sleeve as if he was anxious and worried about something.
However, even with the crowd clamoring for an answer, the guards that were standing in front of the gates stood expressionless and remained in silence.
"Why are you keeping mum?"
"We demand an answer!"
"My cultivators had taken me so much in Spirit Stones and money to get them to where they were! Bring them back to me!"
All of the personnel from the clans and families who were affected nodded their heads and they continued to make their demands.
But there was still no reply.
Some of them gritted their teeth as the anger rose from within.
However, none of them dared to do anything else except move their lips and wave their fists.
Although they seemed to have the numbers now, they knew that they were no match for the Qing Feng Sect in any way.
All they did was to push back and see if they could get the Qing Feng Sect off their backs in the future.
No one dared to even think of anything more.
Creak.
Finally, the gates creaked open.
The crowd wanted to make their demands but they stopped when they saw the Qing Feng Sect disciples wearing white all over.
They even had a white headband on their heads.
Two of the Qing Feng Sect disciples had white lanterns in their hands and they changed out the lanterns that were hanging by the gates to the white lanterns.
Lin Xuan Qi frowned when he saw what was happening.
It meant that the Qing Feng Sect was in mourning.
And in Da Qian Dynasty, no one in his right mind would go agitate a sect, clan or family when they were grieving.
That old sly fox had made use of the demise of Xiao Feng as leverage against those from the clans and families.
While he was in his thoughts, one of the Qing Feng Sect disciples took a step forward and said, "Our Peak Lord invites you into the residence."