bioinnovel Chapter 22: Officially Joining the Night's Watch
Chapter 22: Officially Joining the Night's Watch
After resting, Ye Feng picked up Wolf Butcher's battle axe and went to meet up with Boss Zhao.
When Zhao Laoda heard that the person who ambushed Ye Feng on the way was actually the fourth-level expert Lang Tu, he was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
Of course, I was also very scared afterwards.
At that time, Ye Feng said that the strongest among those people was only at the second level!
"Xiao Feng! Thank goodness you're alright! Don't always try to shoulder everything alone in the future! I, Boss Zhao, am not someone who's afraid of trouble!"
Old Zhao thought Ye Feng was telling a white lie because he was afraid of implicating them.
Ye Feng did not offer any further explanation.
He genuinely didn't know about the matter of a fourth-tier expert.
If he hadn't used his mental powers to discover Wolf Butcher's weakness, he would probably have been the one in trouble.
After collecting their spoils, the five continued driving towards Jiangcheng. Ye Feng leaned back in the passenger seat, his God-Slaying Blade resting horizontally on his lap.
The bloodstains on the blade had dried, turning into dark red patches.
Zhao Tieshan drove silently, glancing at the rearview mirror every now and then.
The three men, including Lao Ma, remained silent in the back seat, occasionally glancing out the window.
The atmosphere in the carriage was somber.
The four of them had almost used up all their amazement for the day.
My worldview was completely shattered by this young man, Ye Feng.
Killing a fourth-tier beast with only a second-tier weapon is already incredible enough.
We had just accepted it.
Tell me, Ye Feng, a second-tier cultivator, single-handedly killed Wolf Butcher, the most ruthless bounty hunter in Jiangcheng?
"Is Ye Feng even human? He's a monster!"
The same thought occurred to all four of them simultaneously.
After driving for about half an hour, the city walls of Jiangcheng finally came into view.
"We're almost there," Zhao Tieshan said. "After that bend, we'll reach the city gate."
Ye Feng's mental perception maintained the maximum coverage area.
Everything within a 400-meter radius is under his surveillance.
"Captain Zhao, slow down," Ye Feng suddenly called out.
"What's wrong?"
There are people ahead. Lots of them.
Zhao Tieshan slammed on the brakes, and the pickup truck slid several meters along the gravel road before coming to a stop.
Lao Ma and his two companions immediately got out of the car and assumed combat stances.
"How many people?" Zhao Tieshan asked.
"At least twenty."
"They are distributed in the buildings on both sides of the city gate and along the roads. One of them has a particularly strong aura, and should be in the mid-stage of the fourth tier."
"There are five more third-tier martial artists; the rest are second-tier martial artists."
"They're after you again." Zhao Tieshan's face darkened. "These bastards haven't given up yet."
Although the city gate was right in front of us, there were still night watchmen and military garrison squads on the city walls.
However, private fights were strictly prohibited only within the city; fights outside the city were left unchecked.
The Night Watch and military squads cannot interfere in personal feuds between martial artists.
Ye Feng remained silent.
He pushed open the car door, jumped out, walked to the back of the pickup truck, and pulled out a huge battle axe.
That was Wolf Butcher's weapon.
Ye Feng carried the nearly 100-pound battle axe in one hand and walked to the front of the pickup truck.
Then he swung his battle axe in a wide arc and hurled it towards the city gate.
The battle axe whistled through the night sky, flying nearly a hundred meters away with a whooshing sound.
"boom!"
The battle axe crashed onto the open ground in front of the city gate.
A commotion arose from the shadows on either side of the city gate.
Ye Feng stood in front of the pickup truck. His voice wasn't loud, but every word was clearly heard by everyone present.
"Wolf Butcher's axe. His head is in the wilderness. Anyone who wants the bounty, come out."
silence.
Dead silence.
On the left side of the city gate, several figures huddled behind the weeds, their faces pale.
They recognized the battle axe; it was Wolf Butcher's weapon, and everyone in the Jiangcheng hunter community knew it.
Wolf Slaughter is dead.
Wolf Butcher, a fourth-tier early-stage warrior, led fourteen men to intercept Ye Feng, only to have his axe thrown at the city gate.
"Damn it!" someone muttered under their breath.
Wolf Butcher was a fourth-level martial artist, yet he died just like that.
He still died at the hands of a second-tier martial artist!
"Let's retreat. This isn't money we can earn."
Several figures slipped away quietly and disappeared into the night.
But not everyone withdrew.
Seven or eight people emerged from behind the rubble on the right side of the city gate.
The leader was a lean, middle-aged man carrying a short knife.
The blade gleamed blue in the moonlight, clearly indicating it was poisoned.
"Chen Jiu," Zhao Tieshan said to Ye Feng in a low voice, "early stage of the fourth rank, ruthless, takes on any job."
Chen Jiu walked to the battle axe, glanced down at it, then looked up and his gaze fell on Ye Feng.
"Is Wolf Killed?" he asked in a shrill voice.
Ye Feng did not answer.
"Good riddance." Chen Jiu grinned, revealing a set of black and yellow teeth.
"If one less person takes a share, all fifty million will be mine."
He waved behind him.
The men behind him spread out and surrounded the pickup truck in a fan shape.
Chen Jiu led two men to block the front.
"Kid, you did kill Wolf Butcher, you're not bad." Chen Jiu toyed with the short knife in his hand.
"But you killed Wolf Butcher, so you must have suffered some injuries, right?"
He guessed right.
Ye Feng did indeed expend a lot of energy.
Tonight's series of battles have depleted my energy and mental strength.
But... he has a system!
Those losses have long been recovered by the system's Great Restoration Pill.
"You can give it a try." Ye Feng placed his hand on Zhan Shen.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Chen Jiu's smile vanished, and his eyes were fixed on Ye Feng.
It was as if they were judging whether the kid was bluffing or genuinely confident.
The two sides stood facing off for about ten seconds.
Just as conflict was about to break out.
"Stop it, all of you!"
A loud shout came from the direction of the city gate.
Everyone turned their heads at the same time.
A group of more than a dozen people appeared neatly at the city gate.
They were all dressed in black combat uniforms, with a sword piercing the moon embroidered on their chests.
The Night Watchman.
The leader was a man in his thirties with a square face and a buzz cut.
It was the Night Watch Vanguard Squad Leader whom I had encountered twice, once on the road and once in the ruins.
Dong Sheng strode to the center of the field, his gaze sweeping over Chen Jiu and his men before finally settling on Ye Feng.
Dong Sheng nodded, took a metal badge out of his pocket, and held it up in front of everyone.
"Ye Feng has been accepted into the Night Watch Vanguard Camp. From now on, he is a member of the Night Watch."
His voice wasn't loud, but every word he spoke was firm and resounding.
"Anyone who dares to touch him is going against the Night's Watch."
Chen Jiu's expression changed. He stared at the badge in Dong Sheng's hand for several seconds, then looked up at Dong Sheng's face.
"Captain Dongsheng, when did this happen?"
"There are many things you don't know." Dong Sheng put the badge back in his pocket, his tone icy.
"What, Chen Jiu, are you questioning the Night's Watch's decision?"
"I wouldn't dare." Chen Jiu gritted his teeth, his expression shifting between light and dark.
He glanced at Ye Feng, then at Dong Sheng, and finally made up his mind.
"Walk."