novelraw Chapter 305: Qu Feiyan (1/12)
Chapter 305: Qu Feiyan (1/12)
Ding Ling is clear about grudges.
After Lu Bai left with Fei Bin in a fury and full of fear.
Ding Ling immediately instructed Lin Pingzhi to find a way to inform his parents not to conduct business openly, to keep a low profile, lest they be fatally attacked by the Mount Songh Sect.
Lin Pingzhi’s heart trembled, and he immediately went to make arrangements.
He had just witnessed everything himself, and his awe and admiration for Ding Ling increased further!
He truly did not expect that the famed Great Songyang Hand Fei Bin would be so easily defeated under his master’s hand!
Defeated in one move!
And almost killed!
How extraordinary is this?
If only I had such skills as my master...
Just thinking about it made Lin Pingzhi’s heart boil.
...
Not long after Fei Bin and Lu Bai left.
A graceful shadow suddenly flashed from one side, and Ding Ling instinctively prepared to strike, but upon hearing the words ’Hero Ding Ling,’ his heart jumped, and he quickly redirected his palm towards the ground.
Peng!
A handprint was left on the ground.
The owner of the shadow, charming and adorable, and her posture elegant, involuntarily took a step back, her face slightly pale upon seeing this.
Ding Ling saw it was the young woman from Yanhui Pavilion who had earlier stood up for him, rebuking Linghu Chong, and turned his gaze:
"Next time you come, you need not take the side path, you may use the front door."
"I, I..."
The young woman seemed to want to argue but her eyes reddened at the thought of something, seemingly about to cry.
Ding Ling was stunned.
The young woman turned her back, seemingly composing herself, and after a moment, she turned around again with a smile:
"I’m sorry, Hero Ding Ling. I didn’t want it to be like this. Truly, there are too many people coming and going at the front gate of your Fuwei Escort Agency branch. I was afraid of being seen.
I could only climb over the wall, sneaking in to find you."
Saying this.
She seemed a bit embarrassed, shy.
But then suddenly, she raised her head to look at Ding Ling, with a pair of bright eyes radiating brilliant, shiny light:
"I came to find you and happened to see the scene where you shattered Fei Bin’s arms with one palm. It was truly shocking."
She paused for a moment, then said:
"Fei Bin, that villain met his calamity, truly confirming the saying, ’It’s not that there won’t be retribution, it’s just that the time hasn’t come.’ After many evil acts, someone will surely deal with him!"
"What exactly happened?"
Ding Ling invited the young woman for tea, letting her sit and talk, and said:
"If you don’t mind, you can tell me about it."
"I, I..."
The young woman, being smart and witty, brave and charming, spoke crisply and decisively, which was her initial impression for Ding Ling. Yet now, she appeared so distressed and sad, implying that she must have encountered something extremely troubling, or else she wouldn’t be like this.
Thinking that the young woman was most likely Qu Feiyan.
And recalling the recent major event of the Golden Basin Hand Washing, Ding Ling’s heart skipped a beat, leading him to say:
"Could it be something unexpected happened at Mount Heng Sect Liu Zhengfeng’s Golden Basin Hand Washing ceremony?"
"Hero Ding Ling, did you know?"
The young woman was surprised.
"I was only guessing. Please tell me, don’t hide it from me. If you take me as a friend."
Ding Ling said gently.
He held a favorable impression of the young woman.
Back then, with everyone watching, knowing well that Linghu Chong was a disciple of the Huashan Sect, she dared to stand up against Linghu Chong and showed unreserved favor towards him, calling him Hero Ding Ling repeatedly, which made Ding Ling somewhat embarrassed.
After all, this was the first time someone called him Hero Ding Ling!
It left a deep impression on Ding Ling, naturally understandable.
"Friend?"
The young woman was moved, excited:
"Hero Ding Ling, do you truly regard me as a friend?"
"Yes."
Ding Ling nodded in affirmation.
"I, Qu Feiyan, actually have a friend like Hero Ding Ling!"
The young woman was quite delighted:
"If grandfather knows, he would be very happy indeed."
Speaking of her grandfather.
Qu Feiyan’s eyes reddened slightly, her face showed anxiety.
Ding Ling let her speak slowly.
Qu Feiyan seemed a bit impatient, speaking quickly:
"Yesterday, Ding Mian, Lu Bai, and others from Mount Songh Sect went to the Golden Basin Hand Washing ceremony, spoke disrespectfully to Eunuch Liu, and directly attacked Sister Liu and others.
Poor Sister Liu, at such a youthful age, hadn’t even started truly living, but died tragically at the doorstep!"
She became more agitated, more angry as she spoke:
"Mount Songh Sect, despite being a reputable sect! They attacked unarmed women and children! They’re practically beasts."
Ding Ling listened solemnly.
He also did not expect.
He was only in seclusion, cultivating for a period.
And Ding Mian brought people to annihilate Liu Zhengfeng’s entire family.
Ding Ling sighed internally.
Despite many players interfering, Liu Zhengfeng’s family met their fate for being killed, indicating that Liu Zhengfeng surely didn’t believe or didn’t take it seriously, or else they wouldn’t have ended up like this.
Ding Ling was not familiar with Liu Zhengfeng and couldn’t possibly impose himself on others!
He also considered it rash to visit abruptly, coupled with needing time for cultivation and teaching Lin Pingzhi, hence he didn’t go.
In Ding Ling’s view.
With players flooding into The Smiling, Proud Wanderer World, aiming for the Achievement Medal and Inner Power Secret Manual, to report Liu Zhengfeng was almost a certainty.
Other players couldn’t resolve it, Ding Ling could only be certain he could resolve it?
Anyway, for something unfamiliar and likely to not be recognized by others, he wouldn’t be too eager. It’s not cold-hearted but inherently, he doesn’t like meddling in other’s affairs, just as in the Three Kingdoms.
The same applies here.
But if he truly sees some corrupt matter that’s easy to resolve, he won’t hesitate.
Ding Ling is quick in seeking justice but won’t partake in foolish actions that would hurt loved ones and please enemies.
Considering this, Ding Ling suppressed his complicated feelings and asked:
"Mount Songh Sect entered this Earth Realm in full force. Could Liu Zhengfeng have been unaware?"
"He knew."
Qu Feiyan’s voice was somewhat trembling but still extremely pleasant, crisp, and melodious:
"Many people either through our means or voluntarily went to persuade Eunuch Liu, but Eunuch Liu didn’t believe that the reputed Mount Songh Sect would commit such vile deeds, instead driving away those who tried to advise him."
Upon hearing this, Ding Ling slightly raised his eyebrows, thinking:
"Liu Zhengfeng is indeed stubborn to the extreme! If I had gone, I might have been rejected as well."
Concerning rejection.
Ding Ling absolutely wouldn’t engage in it!
"Once his entire family was massacred. Eunuch Liu was regretful, remorseful, in despair, and about to draw his sword to kill himself. It was my grandfather who appeared and rescued him..."
Qu Feiyan spoke very quickly.
But her articulation was extremely clear, akin to pearls dropping onto a jade plate, with crisp sounds, she clearly explained the course of events.
Qu Feiyan’s grandfather was indeed the Demon Sect Elder spoken of by the reputed sects, the very Elder Qu Yang of the so-called Sun and Moon Divine Sect!