novelraw Chapter 577: Who is calling and why are they calling him?
Chapter 577: Who is calling and why are they calling him?
As soon as Ling Feng finished speaking, Ling Yao made a hushing gesture and then pointed at Lu Zihao in the front row.
Looking up, he saw Lu Zihao’s ears twitching slightly. Ling Feng couldn’t help but raise his voice in exasperation, "Big brother, that’s not very considerate of you!"
Lu Zihao’s body trembled, and then his shoulders shook slightly, obviously stifling a laugh, but he didn’t turn around.
After that, Ling Yao refused to speak, just turning her head to look out the window.
Once the plane took off, she didn’t look back, staring at the clouds outside, lost in thought. It was hard to tell if she was missing the feeling of flying freely in the sky.
After landing, they transferred to a car, and it was another hustle before they got back to Shiliu Village.
On the way, Li Shiyun considerately asked Ling Yao if she felt unwell, to which she shook her head, indicating she was fine and not tired at all.
But when she got out of the car, she staggered slightly and almost fell!
Fortunately, Li Shiyun was right by her side and quickly caught her.
"I’m fine, just a bit dizzy," Ling Yao said with a pale face, forcing a smile.
"Let me help you inside to rest for a while; you’ll feel better soon!"
Li Shiyun didn’t know what was wrong with her and said with concern.
Afterward, she and Zhou Yi helped Ling Yao into the house together.
It was only two in the afternoon, and no one was home. Everyone must have been in the Nine Heavens, so no one knew they had returned yet.
Once the three of them were inside, Lu Zihao looked at Ling Feng, "Now that there’s an extra person in the house, I won’t intrude. I’ll be taking my leave!"
"That’s fine. I owe you big time for this. Without you, I wouldn’t know when I could’ve seen Shiyun," Ling Feng said with a smile.
Lu Zihao also smiled, "What are you talking about? I just made the introduction. The real feat was all your own doing!"
Ling Feng: "But without someone to make the introduction, how could I have had the chance to achieve anything, right?"
"Alright, let’s not stand on ceremony with each other, brother. This matter has just concluded, the higher-ups are likely to acknowledge your actions, so just wait for your reward!"
Lu Zihao patted Ling Feng’s shoulder, then got in his car and left Shiliu Village.
Watching his car disappear into the distance, Ling Feng turned to go back into the house, just in time to meet Zhou Yi and Li Shiyun coming out.
"How is Ling Yao?"
"She’s asleep. She might be affected by the long stay in the Secret Realm and the change in environment after coming out, plus the bumpy journey here," Li Shiyun explained.
Ling Feng nodded, "I think so too. Let’s let her rest for a while. And you..."
He paused, glancing at Zhou Yi, then stopped talking.
"What? It’s just that Nine Heavens thing. Don’t make such a fuss about it. You guys talk; I’m going home!" Zhou Yi rolled her eyes at Ling Feng and turned to leave.
But Li Shiyun quickly grabbed her, "Don’t go. Let me explain to Ling Feng!"
After saying that, she looked at Ling Feng, "I told her about the Nine Heavens."
"Oh, it’s no big deal. Anna knows too. It was bound to come out sooner or later," Ling Feng said with a smile.
"So can I take her with me?"
Li Shiyun tentatively asked.
"No problem at all. Your sudden appearance will definitely thrill everyone. This surprise is huge!" Ling Feng responded.
Li Shiyun nodded, "I feel the same way, so I’m quite eager to go!"
"Then off you go. I’ll stay at home. Once Ling Yao wakes up, I’ll bring her in too. The abundance of Spiritual Energy there might be good for her," said Ling Feng.
After a flash of silhouette, Li Shiyun and Zhou Yi disappeared. Ling Feng peeked into the room and saw Ling Yao lying on her side on the bed, sleeping soundly.
He didn’t go inside, but simply pulled up a chair and sat down at the door.
Reflecting on how things had transpired, he never expected it to be so simple, he had thought it would take quite a few dangers to resolve.
As it turned out, because of his own legacy, he met her and just like that, solved it without any effort!
Now that he thought about it, everything was full of chance, yet within that chance, there was some inevitability!
Li Shiyun, the seals, Shennong’s legacy, Ling Yao, several seemingly unrelated points were threaded into a single line.
It was as if they were beads in the hands of an invisible giant, strung together by a single thread, gathered together.
The more Ling Feng thought about it, the more interesting he found it, and he felt that things might not be that simple!
The most unexpected was the appearance of Ling Yao.
This girl turned out to be Shennong’s sister, and she had spent three thousand years in the Secret Realm!
Though she used some miraculous method to seal herself away, these long years still amounted to a legend.
And as for what had happened three thousand years ago, he still knew nothing; that would have to wait until she woke up.
Lost in his wild thoughts, the sudden ring of the telephone startled Ling Feng.
Seeing it was Chen Ping calling, he immediately answered and then chuckled, "Director, you’re quite well-informed, aren’t you!"
"Haha, I found out this morning, but considering you would be traveling, I didn’t call. Now, I figured you’d be home, so I called to check on you," Chen Ping replied with a hearty laugh, clearly in a good mood.
Ling Feng smiled: "Then you’ve miscalculated..."
He glanced at the time, noticed it was already four in the afternoon, and continued, "I’ve been home for two hours already!"
"I’m not a Daluo Golden Immortal, I can’t be that accurate. Why quibble over this? Are you free tonight, come to Longyuan and have a drink with me!" Chen Ping asked.
Ling Feng was taken aback and hesitated for a moment: "Is that necessary? I’m a bit tied up here!"
"What, you’ve been out all day and now you’re longing for your soft bed? That’s a lack of ambition!" Chen Ping rebuked him.
"Er, leader, you’re reading too much into it, that’s not what I meant..."
"I don’t care what you meant, be at Longyuan at seven o’clock tonight!"
Chen Ping didn’t leave any room for discussion, he was decisive: "Oh, and bring Lin Xue with you too!"
After saying this, he hung up, leaving Ling Feng with a bitter smile, thinking to himself that being the leader really does come with its privileges, no room for argument, might as well sell myself to him!
Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he remembered the new model sniper rifle still tucked in his ring. After a moment’s thought, he flipped his wrist and took it out, then cautiously stepped into the room and stashed it under the bed.
The reason Ling Feng did this was that he was worried Chen Ping might regret his decision; if he heard Ling Feng didn’t use the rifle, he might actually ask for it back.
After fiddling under the bed for a moment and hiding the gun, Ling Feng had just raised his head when he saw Ling Yao sitting up in bed, asking him, "Who were you talking to?"
"I was on the phone just now. You’re awake, do you feel any better?" Ling Feng asked.
"Who was on the phone? Why did you hit him?" Ling Yao asked, tilting her head in confusion.
Ling Feng: "..."
It seemed this girl was just a curious cat, bound to have a lot of questions in the future. He decided, after a thought, to hand this troublesome task over to someone else!
After a flash of inspiration, he immediately said with a smile, "Want to know, huh? Wait a bit and I’ll take you to see Shiyun, let her tell you all about it!"
Ling Yao, unsuspecting, nodded and then asked, "Okay, where is she?"
"She’s in the Nine Heavens, I’ll take you there right now!"
Saying this, Ling Feng reached out his hand, ready to take her small hand.
But immediately Ling Yao’s eyes widened, and she said with a wary look, "What are you doing!"