The Strongest Dandy in the City-Chapter 780 - 776 The Illusion was Seen Through!

The young man with the thief’s brow and mouse-like eyes, named Li Weida, had just listened to Manager Huang’s orders and led Ye Chenfeng and Xia Zining towards the direction of the sundry courtyard. Li Weida had seen everything, how Ye Chenfeng spoke to Manager Huang, and how Ye Chenfeng had secretly slipped the silver ingot to Manager Huang. His eyes kept rolling over Ye Chenfeng and Xia Zining, but he didn’t feel the slightest bit of energy fluctuation from them, which meant these two were just ordinary people.

Once Li Weida realized this, his eyes suddenly revealed a greedy look. Although he was just an odd-job worker at Tianshan Sect, he had already attained Middle Grade strength. Dealing with two ordinary people would be a piece of cake, right? He was certain they still had silver ingots on them. Such an opportunity to take advantage was rare.

Li Weida brought Ye Chenfeng and Xia Zining under a large tree with dense branches and leaves. Seeing that no one was around, his face revealed a sinister smile. He patted Ye Chenfeng on the shoulder and said, "Brother, we are going to work together in the sundry courtyard from now on. With Li Weida covering for you, I can guarantee that you and your wife will be safe. However, shouldn’t you two show some gratitude?"

Ye Chenfeng’s face still wore a simple and honest smile. Spending a bit more money was a trivial matter for him, but unfortunately, all the silver ingots were used up, leaving only a few gold bars. Giving a gold bar to the odd-job worker Li Weida in front of him would surely raise suspicions, so Ye Chenfeng could only play dumb.

Ye Chenfeng scratched his head in a very silly manner, took a bundle from Xia Zining, and rummaged through it. After a while, Ye Chenfeng took out a black cloth bag from the bundle. The black cloth bag was bulging. Seeing this, Li Weida’s eyes glinted with excitement as he snatched the cloth bag away, saying, "Alright, consider the contents of this cloth bag as your gift to me for our first meeting. I, Li Weida, will definitely take good care of you two from now on."

Li Weida weighed the black cloth bag. He guessed that the silver ingots inside might be more than what Manager Huang had received, and his smile grew even brighter.

Seeing Li Weida smiling from ear to ear, Ye Chenfeng said in his simple and naive way, "Brother, I’m glad you like it. My wife and I have just arrived here, and we will need to rely on you in the future."

Li Weida waved his hand and said, "No problem, these are all minor matters."

As he spoke, Li Weida impatiently opened the somewhat heavy black cloth bag, expecting to see shiny silver ingots. However, to his dismay, all he saw were sweet potatoes. At first, he thought Ye Chenfeng and his wife were using the sweet potatoes as a disguise. He immediately emptied all the sweet potatoes from the bag onto the ground, but unfortunately, once everything was dumped out, what remained were still only sweet potatoes — not a single silver ingot.

These sweet potatoes were dug up by Ye Chenfeng and Xia Zining in the woods. How could a couple from the mountains not bring some coarse grains with them? Ye Chenfeng even thought of this small detail.

Seeing the changing expressions on Li Weida’s face, Xia Zining almost couldn’t hold back a burst of laughter. Ye Chenfeng, whose acting skills were impeccable, said innocently, "Brother, these are the sweet potatoes we grew ourselves, they’re really sweet and tasty. Seeing that you like them, I’m relieved. Next time, I will bring you some more sweet potatoes."

Li Weida’s face got darker and darker as he stomped the sweet potatoes on the ground into mush. Staring at Ye Chenfeng with a malevolent gaze, he barked, "Kid, are you playing with me? Be sensible and hand over the silver ingots you have, or don’t blame me for getting rough."

Ye Chenfeng knew that to stay peacefully at Tianshan Sect, he could not afford to offend a petty person like Li Weida. Just as he was deep in thought, Li Weida, clearly out of patience, shouted, "Kid, it seems I have to show you some pain before you’ll fall in line."

Having said that, Li Weida mobilized his Middle Grade True Energy Force and threw a punch directly at Ye Chenfeng’s chest. Ye Chenfeng hadn’t expected the other man to strike without warning and instinctively dodged to the side. With a "bang!" Li Weida’s fist hit a thick tree trunk instead, knocking off chunks of bark and causing pain that almost brought tears to his eyes.

"You dared to dodge? You actually dodged my punch? You must be tired of living," Li Weida’s anger intensified with every word. Just as he was about to attack Ye Chenfeng again, he suddenly saw five people approaching from a distance. Immediately, he reined in his fury and put on an extremely respectful face.

Ye Chenfeng and Xia Zining also curiously followed Li Weida’s gaze and saw four young men and an old man walking in their direction. One of the youths, dressed in white luxurious clothing, walking in the middle, was named Wang Anqi, the son of the Sect Master of Yun Tian Sect — a top-tier power.

Walking alongside Wang Anqi were three other youths named Fang Ziping, Qiu Lengyao, and Zhong Yang. Among them, Zhong Yang was the eldest son of Zhong Tianchi from the Xuantian Sect. He had settled down in the Tianshan Sect with his mother, Qiu Hongmei. Qiu Lengyao was the son of Qiu Hongmei’s brother and also Zhong Yang’s elder brother. As for Fang Ziping, he was the son of the Sect Leader of the Tianshan Sect.

The elderly man following the four youths was one of the four Great Elders of the Tianshan Sect. His name was Feng Qianshui, and his strength had already reached the Initial Stage of Sky-Breaking. His primary responsibility this time was to protect Wang Anqi and the others.

After all, Wang Anqi was the son of the Sect Leader of the Yun Tian Sect, a first-class sect. Wang Anqi had come on this journey with his father. The Sect Leaders of the Yun Tian Sect and the Tianshan Sect had some old ties, so father and son decided to stay for a few days at the Tianshan Sect while passing by.

Fang Ziping and the others were accompanying Wang Anqi down the mountain for leisure, but Feng Qianshui suddenly received news that two Innate experts from their Sect had been killed, so he hurried back to the Sect with Wang Anqi and the rest.

"Qiu Lengyao, I heard you recently took part in the massacre of the Ghost Doctor Sect and the Shocking Heaven Sect? It must have been quite interesting," Wang Anqi said with full arrogance. As the young master of a first-class power, he had the confidence to be proud.

Though Qiu Lengyao felt irritated inside, he still said, "Young Master Wang, what we did was just a trifling matter. How can it compare to your Yun Tian Sect?"

Such flattery was very welcomed by Wang Anqi. He smiled and continued, "How could two Innate experts of your Tianshan Sect be killed? Among the top powers, your Tianshan Sect doesn’t seem to have offended anyone, right?"

"It might be because Ye Chenfeng has come to the realm of top powers. It was Ye Chenfeng who killed those two Innate experts," Zhong Yang spoke out.

To tell the truth, Qiu Lengyao had no fondness for his younger brother Zhong Yang and said offhandedly, "Zhong Yang, are you joking? Ye Chenfeng? Although I have never met Ye Chenfeng, according to the rumors, he is only in his twenties. With Xiao Huiliang at the Peak of Innate and Li Haojie at the Middle Stage of Innate, it’s impossible for Ye Chenfeng to have killed them. Are you saying that Ye Chenfeng has the strength of the Initial Stage of Sky-Breaking? Isn’t that laughable?"

"Lengyao is right; it can’t possibly be Ye Chenfeng’s doing. While we from the Tianshan Sect are only a third-class power, we are not so easily trampled upon. I believe the Sect will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly," Fang Ziping strongly agreed with Qiu Lengyao’s opinion.

Ye Chenfeng overheard every word of this group’s conversation clearly. Although he had never seen Zhong Tianchi’s eldest son, Zhong Yang, he had heard of this name from Ji Dingtian previously. He also knew that Zhong Yang’s mother was Qiu Hongmei. Among these four youths, one named Qiu Lengyao must have some relation to Qiu Hongmei.

As Ye Chenfeng listened to their discussion, anger surged rapidly in his heart, and he tried his best to control the restless emotion.

Meanwhile, Li Weida was respectfully bowing to these people, not even daring to raise his head.

Wang Anqi and his group had initially not noticed Ye Chenfeng and the others, passing by them without paying much attention. However, Wang Anqi suddenly stopped, his gaze settling on Xia Zining. He alternated between frowning and relaxing his expression. After a long while, a playful look appeared in his eyes. Pointing at Xia Zining, he said, "You must be using an illusion, aren’t you? Don’t think you can deceive my eyes. I’ve been studying illusions for seven or eight years now. My feelings can’t be wrong."

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