Chapter 2221: Chapter 2223: I Don’t Hold Grudges

Feng Jun heard Gazi’s question and laughed, while Yu Qingzhu blushed, "I really didn’t mean to."

Gazi blinked in confusion, "With your intelligence, I don’t think you should overlook this possibility."

"I really didn’t think of it," Yu Qingzhu said, extremely aggrieved. She certainly knew about scalpers, but such a term was extremely distant from her life, "Who knew they would take such huge contractual risks to earn this bit of money!"

"That’s because there are too few opportunities to make money," Gazi didn’t argue further but looked at Feng Jun in confusion, "Why is Brother Jun laughing?"

"No reason," Feng Jun replied casually, "Notify Qi Yu’s people, not to repeat this in the future."

After a pause, he felt the need to explain to Gazi, "Actually, having some unofficial sales channels isn’t entirely a bad thing. Whether Qingzhu realized the problem or not, her operation this time inadvertently achieved this point."

Gazi was still a bit confused, "With legitimate venues for sales, why still have underground channels?"

But Yu Qingzhu had already understood, "Underground channels indeed have a reason to exist. They may be unused but cannot be absent; otherwise, one can be easily controlled by others."

"Not only could one be controlled by others, but it might also affect sales strategies," Feng Jun replied calmly. "Like real estate in Huaxia, there are many clandestine operations; the existence of a gray industry chain certainly has its reasons."

Anyway, the next day, Yu Qingzhu pulled Guan Hongxiu and Qu Jianlei to fiercely smash Qi Yu’s residence. As for why she acted, no one could explain it clearly.

Anyway, once Master Qiyu’s residence was smashed, the number of people selling pre-sale slots dropped significantly. Some even rumored that from now on, mobile phones and computers wouldn’t be sold to strangers, which again caused the price of black market pre-sale slots to surge.

Before this matter was completely resolved, Chen Xi the True Immortal approached once again, hoping Feng Jun could go to Xuanzhuang Sect for a simulation, and he revealed that Rongyang the True Immortal had already left.

Of course, Rongyang had heard of the vendetta between Immortal Yi Jue, Feng Jun, and Tiegu. He entrusted Chen Xi to inform Feng Jun that indeed, information about the Soul Confinement Art was conveyed by him to the Lingmu Sect. Being a Lingmu Sect member, it was his duty to pass on crucial information.

As for why Tiegu did this, he genuinely had no idea. He affirmed confidently, "I don’t have a good relationship with Tiegu; you can investigate if you don’t believe me."

Feng Jun was uninterested in these arguments. He straightforwardly inquired, "Where is Rongyang now?"

"He returned to the Lingmu Sect and has retreated into the mountain gates," Chen Xi replied calmly. "He probably won’t come out for a long time... we didn’t stop him for you. After all, this is a personal feud between you two."

Once inside the mountain gates, it’s truly difficult to act. Each family among the Seven Gates Eighteen Paths has exceptionally formidable mountain gates; attacking one is essentially a battle of annihilation.

And Feng Jun evidently lacked the capacity to destroy the Lingmu Sect’s orthodoxy. Let alone him, even the Lingzhi Sect couldn’t easily accomplish this.

However, he still expressed dissatisfaction with the Xuanzhuang Sect, "You might feel that allowing Rongyang to return to the Lingmu Sect was a fair act, but information about me was leaked from Xuanzhuang; you bear responsibility for improper supervision."

Chen Xi the True Immortal did not accept this, "Rongyang the True Immortal is also a distinguished guest of Xuanzhuang. How could we supervise him sharing information? If you want to blame, blame Rongyang’s poor character; it has nothing to do with Xuanzhuang."

Just then, a rumble echoed from afar, followed by a Divine Sense enveloping them, "Mountain Master Feng, you’re being quite excessive; why have you not come to meet me?"

Chen Xi the True Immortal reacted swiftly. He raised his hand in salute, speaking clearly, "Congratulations to Immortal Yi Jue for emerging from seclusion. Xuanzhuang’s Chen Xi hereby wishes the Immortal further advancement."

In the next moment, Immortal Yi Jue tore space apart and descended at the entrance of Feng Jun’s manor, "Yet again, Xuanzhuang Sect wishes for us to go for a simulation. Let Rongyang be ousted first then we’ll speak!"

Upon knowing that Rongyang the True Immortal had returned to the Lingmu Sect headquarters, she simply waved her hand, speaking indifferently, "Escorted Rongyang away, did you? Well, we’re not interested in visiting Xuanzhuang!"

Immortal Yi Jue’s actions were far more domineering than Feng Jun’s; she directly banished Chen Xi the True Immortal and then turned to Feng Jun, "Jing Quan told me about his matters, thanks to Mountain Master Feng for showing face."

"There’s no need to be so formal," Feng Jun responded with a smile. "Between you and me, there’s no need for such courtesy."

Immortal Yi Jue indeed didn’t stand on ceremony with him. She came for two matters: first, she had a task from the Lingzhi Sect and wanted to purchase some Void Materials from Feng Jun; second, someone from the sect hit the Nascent Baby Bottleneck and hoped he could simulate a solution.

Anyway, Immortal Yi Jue did not hold back with Feng Jun. She spoke directly about any issue, believing Feng Jun wouldn’t mistreat her.

Feng Jun straightforwardly expressed, "Let’s hold off on the simulation; White Pebble Beach has some matters to attend to... right, it’s not at the Lingzhi Sect headquarters, is it?"

Immortal Yi Jue gave him a sidelong glance, "You don’t even trust me?"

"It’s not a matter of trust," Feng Jun saw that she was starting to be willful and couldn’t help but coax her, "When performing for others, not entering the sect gate, and making an exception here at the Lingzhi Sect is prone to gossip."

I’m not bothered by gossip... Yi Jue really wanted to say that, but in the end, she just sighed, "Alright, I know you’re cautious. The location for the performance is set at Geng Zi Yuan; that’s fine, right?"

Seeing her lack of enthusiasm, Feng Jun couldn’t help but smile and speak softly, "How about this, let’s go to the Void again after some time?"

"Hmm?" Yi Jue’s eyes immediately brightened at his words, then she put on a serious face and slightly nodded, "Alright, just the two of us... let’s not bring anyone else."

"How could that be?" Feng Jun shook his head expressionlessly, "Not to mention others, Qing Ji and Cang Jing... it’s not appropriate to leave either of them behind, right?"

Cang Jing is your close friend, and Qing Ji helped you when you killed Tiegu; is it appropriate to leave them out?

Yi Jue was silent for a while and finally spoke up, "Bringing them along is fine, but let’s not go to our Big Stone!"

"Okay," Feng Jun readily agreed to this request, "Unless absolutely necessary, let’s not go there... we should explore another Big Stone now. Focusing materials on just one place is a bit of a waste of resources."

In the following month or so, everyone at White Pebble Beach was busy and tense. The communication products Feng Jun brought were frantically shipped out through the Tiantong channel, nearly reaching their limits.

During this time, unidentified True Immortals appeared around White Pebble Beach more than once.

The reason they were termed unidentified was because once discovered, they would state they just wanted to understand the cost Feng Jun would charge for his performance.

As Xia Nichang and Master Yuan successfully reached Nascent Soul, Feng Jun’s accomplishments gradually spread out. Upon learning more, people were surprised to find that Wu Nan’s advancement to Nascent Soul Middle Phase had Feng Jun’s influence behind it!

The impact of the aura shared by those with Golden Core was eventually rather modest, and the allure of the Nascent Soul was too tempting for everyone.

But Feng Jun didn’t believe that all the True Immortals loitering around were there to ask him for help. One time, there was even a group of three True Immortals, one High-Rank and two Intermediate Level, all from secretive clans.

He had reason to suspect they were not only thinking of seizing the Speculator but also pondering capturing him and making him a lifetime "performance tool", except there were too many True Immortals around him and three at Nascent Soul Peak, which forced the opposing side to change their plan.

When these three were discovered, they behaved very courteously, continuously explaining to True Immortal Qing Ji, saying they merely wanted to visit and see the aura shared by Golden Core peers, with no other intentions.

Feng Jun didn’t participate in their conversation, even though his reputation was significant; getting involved in exchanges between Nascent Souls was still a little beyond his reach. However, he memorized the clan the three were from — Once I’ve reached Nascent Soul myself, I’ll visit your Murong Family’s secret realm.

Perhaps sensing his resentment, the Murong Family’s Nascent Soul High Stage greeted him, stating that this unannounced visit was a bit intrusive, and when Feng Xiaoyou passes by the Murong Family’s territory one day, be sure to notify us, so we can treat you sincerely.

Feng Jun replied with a forced smile, "True Immortal, you’re too kind, there might be that day."

After the Murong Family’s three True Immortals left, ten days later, someone from Pine Cypress Peak Yan Family relayed a message saying the Murong Family is willing to offer a young Golden Core Water Spirit for Mountain Master Feng to visit the Murong Family when he has some time.

Using the phrase "when you have some time" shows considerable sincerity; Feng Jun can always claim he’s busy.

Feng Jun actually intended to visit the Murong Family in the future. Accepting such a valuable gift means not going would be fine, but if he did go, he wouldn’t feel right doing anything excessive.

So he asked Yan Yuxi with a smile, "Have you been saying bad things about me, scaring the Murong Family like this?"

"Just being honest," Yan Yuxi replied with a smile, "Ultimately, we are all from secretive clans. When people ask whether you hold grudges, we can’t possibly deny it, can we?"

Feng Jun sighed deeply, "Actually, I don’t want to hold grudges either."

He yearned for a life where "old scores are settled instantly", but unfortunately... he wasn’t powerful enough.

Yan Yuxi misunderstood him and nodded, "I know you don’t want to hold grudges, but you are involved in too many secrets. Easily letting certain people off would be irresponsible to yourself."

"Tell them to deliver within ten days," Feng Jun stated blandly, "After ten days, I won’t need it anymore."

"Ten days?" Yan Yuxi was slightly astonished, "Is it that urgent?"

"I have other things to do," Feng Jun replied expressionlessly, though this wasn’t an evasion; he planned to enter the Void again soon.