novelraw Chapter 801: Being Targeted!
Chapter 801: Being Targeted!
Lin Fei, accompanied by Leng Ying, went on a shopping spree in the department store with Yuan Yuxi, Qin Zimo, and Xiao Xiao.
Clothes, shoes, cosmetics, snacks...
An hour later, Lin Fei and Leng Ying had their hands full with bags of all sizes, filled with the spoils of Yuxi and the others.
Then, Lin Fei and his group were ready to leave the department store.
With a ding, the elevator door opened, and Lin Fei and the group of seven entered the elevator, just as Lin Fei was about to press the close button.
"Wait." As the elevator doors were closing, an elderly stranger walked in.
The old man had a full head of white hair, a long flowing beard, a rosy complexion, looking surprisingly young, but Lin Fei knew this old man was merely youthful in appearance but not in age.
He wore simple clothes and a pair of cloth shoes, yet he exuded a unique aura.
After the elevator doors closed, the old man smiled kindly and said to Lin Fei and the others, "Young people, do you know where there's a bus to the suburbs?"
"We haven't taken a bus to the suburbs before, not quite sure, you should ask others by the roadside," Leng Ying said after glancing at the old man, who seemed like a farmer visiting the city unsure of how to get back.
However, Lin Fei said to Leng Ying, "Leng Ying, we're heading to the suburbs anyway, why don't we give the old gentleman a ride?"
Although Leng Ying thought Lin Fei was too enthusiastic, potentially causing trouble, he always listened to Lin Fei without question, so he nodded, "Alright, we'll give the old man a ride."
The old man looked delighted upon hearing this and said to Lin Fei and Leng Ying, "Thank you very much."
The elevator door closed again and descended.
Soon it reached the first floor, with a ding, the elevator doors opened.
Lin Fei, Leng Ying, the old man, and Yuan Yuxi's group stepped out of the elevator.
Lin Fei's group walked through the bustling and noisy first-floor hall.
As Lin Fei headed towards the building's main entrance, he whispered to Leng Ying, "Leng Ying, did you notice anyone following us?"
Leng Ying's eyes glinted with a cold light and he replied softly, "I noticed someone tailing us but hesitated on whether to tell you."
Lin Fei nodded, "In the left corner of the first-floor hall, I noticed Jiangnan's Four Dragons, on the second-floor railing, four elders in white robes watching us and Jiangnan's Four Dragons, and on the third-floor railing, a young man and a middle-aged man watching us."
Leng Ying was surprised, "That many people are following us?"
Leng Ying had only noticed Meng Wuhen's group tailing them, but not the other two groups that Lin Fei mentioned.
After hearing Lin Fei, he glanced intentionally or unintentionally towards the second and third-floor railings.
Soon, he saw the four elders in white robes on the second-floor railing and when he saw the young man on the third-floor railing, his face showed a hint of surprise.
Then, Leng Ying lowered his head and said softly to Lin Fei, "The young man on the third-floor railing is one of the top ten experts of the Star Moon Sect, He Ling. His grandfather is the Sect Leader of the Star Moon Sect."
After arriving in Jiangnan City, Leng Ying had gathered all kinds of information, which now came in handy.
"Those elders in white robes on the second floor, if I'm not mistaken, must be from the Hundred Poison Sect. I didn't expect a simple outing would attract the attention of Jiangnan's Four Dragons, the Hundred Poison Sect, and the Star Moon Sect," a wry smile appeared on Lin Fei's lips.
Leng Ying asked, "Are we still going back to the villa in the suburbs?"
Lin Fei replied, "Let's first send the old man home, then we'll play it by ear."
"Understood," replied Leng Ying.
The group walked out of the department store towards the parking lot.
Then they all got into their cars.
The old man shared a car with Lin Fei.
The two cars left the plaza.
Inside the department store, Meng Wuhen and his group of four came out and got in a car to continue their pursuit.
As Meng Wuhen's group drove to chase Lin Fei, several other cars followed them from behind.
These trailing cars were sent by He Ling and the four elders in white robes.
In the department store, on the third-floor railing, He Ling said to the middle-aged man next to him, "Tell my grandfather, we have discovered the Ancient Moon River. I'm going to follow them now, ask my grandfather to send experts as backup."
"Yes, Young Master He," the middle-aged man immediately replied.
Meanwhile, the four elders in white robes on the second-floor railing also turned and left, entering the elevator.
Inside the elevator with only the four of them, the calm-faced elder in white robes said to the other three elders, "We heard in the restaurant earlier that the young man named Meng mentioned those young men and women were who the Star Moon Sect was looking for, likely related to the Martial Saint Heart Sutra."
"That's right, Sect Leader, if we capture these young men and women, perhaps we can find the Martial Saint Heart Sutra," said the elder in his fifties.
He was Bai Tiaodiao, the Third Elder of the Hundred Poison Sect among the four Grand Elders.
The other two elders were the Second Elder, White Celestial Turtle, and the Grand Elder, Bai Tianhe.
The calm-faced elder in white robes was indeed the Sect Leader of the Hundred Poison Sect.
After hearing about the incident with Bai Xuetang in Jiangnan City, they had rushed over from the Western Regions.
Initially, they came to gather information in this bustling commercial center, but coincidentally overheard Meng Wuhen's group discussing Yuan Yuxi and the others in the restaurant.
Since it involved the Star Moon Sect and the Martial Saint Heart Sutra, the four of them from the Hundred Poison Sect wouldn't miss out.
Then, the four had been secretly following Meng Wuhen.
The four of them exited the elevator, left the department store, and got into a Mercedes to leave.
Not long after they departed, He Ling also left the department store in a Porsche.
Suburban area.
Lin Fei, Yuan Yuxi, and the others were driving along the highway.
The car drove further into the suburbs, with mountains visible along the way.
"Old sir, where is your home? How much further do we have to go?" Lin Fei asked as the car drove into increasingly remote areas.
The old man replied, "It's just ahead in the mountains."
At this moment, Lin Fei glanced ahead, where indeed many mountains stood. Presumably, the old man's village was nestled in the mountains.
A narrow path branched off from the asphalt road towards the forested hills.
The car pulled over by the roadside, Lin Fei said to the old man, "Old sir, your village is in the mountains, right?"
The old man smiled, "Yes, my village is inside there. I really don't know how to thank you for bringing me back all the way. Would you come to my home for a cup of tea?"
Lin Fei said, "You're too kind, sir. We have things to do, perhaps another time."
The old man nodded, "If that's the case, I'll head back first."
Lin Fei and the old man got out of the car.
"Goodbye, old sir," Lin Fei waved to the old man.
"Goodbye," the old man smiled kindly.
Then the old man walked down the path.
At this moment, Lin Fei heard the sound of cars from the highway, furrowing his brows: knowing Meng Wuhen's group had caught up.
Thus, Lin Fei said to Leng Ying, "Leng Ying, you and I will stay behind to clean up the tail. Let Yuxi and the others go first."
Leng Ying nodded and got out of the car.
Lin Fei said to Yuan Yuxi and the four women, "We've got pursuers behind us, you go on ahead."
Then Lin Fei instructed the Cloud Pavilion expert, "Get them safely to Elder Yun."
"Understood, Elder Lin," replied the Cloud Pavilion expert earnestly.
Yuan Yuxi and the four women also urged Lin Fei, "You all be careful too."
Lin Fei nodded, "Don't worry about us, just go quickly!"
Only then did Yuan Yuxi and the Cloud Pavilion expert drive away.