Lin Feng finally realized that Old Man Xu was serious; he was genuinely asking for his opinion on whether to cripple Mu Chengfeng.

Looking at the resentful eyes of Mu Chengfeng and Mu Ziying, Lin Feng really felt like having Xu Yishan directly cripple Mu Chengfeng to eliminate any future threats...

However, Lin Feng thought it over. If he crippled Mu Chengfeng, he would completely offend the Mu Family, and there might be no turning back; if he let Mu Chengfeng go, the grudge would still be limited to just between himself, Mu Chengfeng, and Mu Ziying. Weighing the options, Lin Feng decided to spare Mu Chengfeng.

If he were to cripple him, it should be in a fair duel; he couldn’t let Xu Yishan intervene...

Glancing at Xu Yishan, who was showing signs of aging, Lin Feng thought to himself that the old man didn’t have much time left. If he also got him involved in such troubles, Little Jing’s life would probably get tough...

Moreover, today was the opening day of Longfeng Martial Hall, and Mu Chengfeng was an invited guest of the hall. To cripple a guest on the opening day would indeed be quite inhumane!

"Let’s just leave it at that!" Lin Feng shook his head and calmly said to Xu Yishan, "This is my matter, and I’ll handle it. You needn’t worry yourself over it..."

"Hm, you kid sure have some backbone..." Xu Yishan showed a hint of approval upon hearing Lin Feng’s words, "You indeed live up to being our Hong Sect’s thirteen leader!"

With that, Xu Yishan didn’t make things more difficult for Mu Chengfeng. He lifted his foot and let Mu Chengfeng go, "Mu Chengfeng, take your Mu Family people and leave..."

Mu Chengfeng gritted his teeth and stood up from the ground in humiliation, leading the similarly disgruntled Mu Ziying and other Mu Family juniors out of Longfeng Martial Hall.

Thus, Longfeng Martial Hall and the Mu Family had formed a complete Liang Zi.

"Lin Feng, be careful of Mu Chengfeng. That guy is very malicious—he even seduced his elder brother’s wife and then poisoned his own brother. Just imagine his character!"

Lin Feng’s eyes widened. He knew Mu Chengfeng was bad, but he didn’t expect him to be such an oddball...

"Lin Feng, Lin Feng..." Xu Yishan said earnestly as he looked at Lin Feng, "You know how old I am, almost a hundred. My old bones have been busy for you all day today; you understand this favor owed..."

Lin Feng’s face turned a bit green; he could almost guess what Xu Yishan was about to say next.

"Remember, if you ever dare to let down Little Jing, you’ll know you’ve made a mistake..."

Sure enough, Xu Yishan brought up Xu Jing as Lin Feng had thought.

Given the situation, Lin Feng had no choice but to let Xu Yishan indulge in his loquacious nature.

"Mm-hmm..." Lin Feng responded casually with a couple of words.

"Hmph... you brat, don’t just brush me off. I’m telling you, if I ever find out you dare to hurt Little Jing, you’ll get what’s coming to you..." Xu Yishan was as shrewd as ever and immediately expressed his dissatisfaction with Lin Feng’s perfunctory response, "Settle the rest; I’m worn out today and heading to rest. Don’t call me unless it’s necessary."

"Alright... Dachen, get someone to help the old man..." Lin Feng chuckled and casually waved over a couple of security guards to give instructions.

"Do I look like I need help getting around? Lin Feng, are you trying to humiliate me?" Xu Yishan grew more displeased and ignored the two guards entirely, almost vanishing with quick steps.

The two security guards had just paid a visit to the grandmaster of the hall and were now filled with admiration for him, still eager to learn a few moves. They wouldn’t just let him leave and ran after him immediately, "Old Master Xu, wait for us, let us help you..."

Watching this scene, Lin Feng found it slightly amusing; unexpectedly, the security guards hired by Xiu Yue were quite perceptive and even knew how to curry favor with the old master.

However, Lin Feng felt the atmosphere shift when he heard Ye Lin’s footsteps approaching from behind. Turning around, he saw Ye Lin’s beautiful face covered in frost.

"Lin Feng... since when did you become the Hong Sect’s leader?" Ye Lin asked coolly, with a half-smile on her face, "You’ve hidden it so well; you really surprised me..." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Lin Feng instantly recognized Ye Lin’s tone; she was clearly upset... She was probably not surprised but rather wanted to kill someone!

"Ye Lin, I didn’t mean to keep this from you..." Lin Feng said with a wry smile, "We haven’t seen much of each other lately..."

Besides, you’re the team captain of the detectives, and I didn’t even know you were from the Jiangnan Ye Family... Lin Feng silently added two more reasons in his mind, but he knew no matter how reasonable his explanations were, if Ye Lin was angry, she really was angry!

Indeed, Ye Lin showed no sign of forgiving Lin Feng. Her face remained cold, about to say more, but then her father, Ye Zhong, spoke up.

"So young yet so capable... Brother Lin Feng, for you to spar with Mu Chengfeng for so long just now, your skills are quite impressive... No wonder you became the leader of Longfeng Martial Hall; Xu Lao’s eyesight is indeed unique!" Ye Zhong said, seemingly oblivious to Ye Lin’s anger. He chuckled as he approached Lin Feng with a pat on the shoulder and somewhat embarrassedly added, "Lin Feng, sorry for just watching and doing nothing earlier; don’t blame me. The Mu Family has two Innate experts; we Ye Family have none..."

Ye Zhong’s apology served as both an approach and acknowledgment to Lin Feng, while also hoping to prevent Ye Lin from quarreling with Lin Feng...

Ye Zhong clearly understood his daughter’s temperament. This silly girl didn’t even consider that she herself had concealed her Ye Family identity from Lin Feng. Yet, she blamed Lin Feng for hiding his position as the leader of Longfeng Martial Hall. Truly, she was like a piece of unrefined wood.

"Uncle Ye, you weigh your words too heavily... Why would I blame you... In fact, I should be thanking you for your help!" Lin Feng shook his head, harboring no blame for Ye Zhong. Instead, Ye Zhong had not only earlier pointed out the key to seeing through Mu Chengfeng’s Inner Strength attacks but now had also informed him about the two Innate experts in the Mu Family, which was a great help.

Ye Zhong’s interruption reminded Ye Lin of how Lin Feng had defended her earlier, making her face flush slightly with warmth. Reflecting that she and Lin Feng weren’t officially in any sort of relationship, it was natural for Lin Feng to have secrets from her. It wasn’t worth getting upset over...

If Lin Feng were her boyfriend, then she might have had a reason to blame him. Ye Lin cast an enigmatic glance at Lin Feng, thinking to herself. But this blockhead, easily lured by seductive women like Wu Mei, would hardly understand her intent!

"Hehe... Lin Feng, is there no serious harm to your injuries? Here’s a Jiuxiang Muscle Relaxing Pill, a specialty of our Ye Family, excellent for treating internal and external injuries. Try one..."

As Ye Zhong spoke, he suddenly took out a wooden box from his pocket, handing it to Lin Feng with a cheerful smile, speaking as if offering an item worth mere pennies.