Chapter 1884 - 1883: Please, Let Me Stay!

Ling was once again at a loss for words.

Indeed!

The reason Qin Feng is so wealthy is entirely because of the money earned from the sects of Wanshi, Yin Shou, Fu Mo, and Black Dragon.

So why don’t they follow me, with my talent power, instead of Qin Feng?

"So."

Qin Feng shrugged and said, "Do you still think your abilities are stronger than mine? The eyes in the crowd are quite bright."

"This, this..."

Ling didn’t know how to retort.

Clearly, I have the talent power, yet I seem to be no match for Qin Feng...

He shook his head, furrowed his brows, and said again, "No! I firmly believe, if I had money, then I would ultimately be the one to claim victory!!"

"Ah..."

Qin Feng sighed and said, "You’re really stubborn, aren’t you? You just don’t get it. If you’re not convinced, then you can leave! Do whatever you want, although I really like your talent power, if you’re not listening, I’m not going to bother trying to convince you."

As he spoke, he continued to eat hot pot on his own, not bothering to pay Ling any more attention.

"Hmph! Then we’ll see!!"

Ling snorted coldly and turned to leave.

However.

As he turned, he saw the intense battlefield.

A large number of enemies were continuously being burned and frozen by ice arrows among the golden deer antlers, completely in a crushing stance!

And it seemed, Qin Feng didn’t appear to be as financially constrained as he imagined.

In fact, he hadn’t seen him spend much money at all.

At this rate, if I leave Sky Termination City, leave Taichu Immortal City to collect enough spirit stones, he might have already finished the defense...

In that case, wouldn’t it be a waste to go gather spirit stones?

"..."

For a moment, Ling was at a loss for what to do.

Going to collect spirit stones, with Qin Feng’s stance, he might succeed in defending the city while I’m away.

If I don’t collect them, I’ll definitely fail.

Neither of these paths seems to work!

Nearby, Wanshi noticed Ling’s recognition of Qin Feng’s abilities, which had subconsciously caused a change within him, and stood up to persuade him, "Young Master Ling, why not sit down and enjoy hot pot with us? It’s quite delicious."

"Yes, yes, yes, Young Master Qin isn’t stingy. What can’t be resolved over a pot of hot pot?" Yin Shou and the others chimed in.

"..."

Although they provided him a way out, Ling still couldn’t nod his head and, after struggling for a while, coldly said, "Hmph! I would never sit with him, he’s my father’s killer!"

"Uh..."

At this point, Wanshi continued, "Young Master Ling, think about it, isn’t that what you wanted?"

"What?!"

Ling’s brows tightened.

Wanshi went on, "Actually, we all knew about your estrangement from your father; back in the day he took a lover outside and caused your mother’s death. You always wanted revenge for your mother, to kill your father, so you endured the humiliation and made yourself outstanding in the Dragon King Hall, aiming to avenge your mother once you gained full control. Many people knew about this."

"Your father was killed by Young Master Qin; on one hand, it was the World Alliance Battle, naturally filled with fighting and killing, and on the other hand, in a way, Qin Feng avenged you too."

"So, in fact, there’s no deep-seated enmity between you two."

"..."

Having said this, Ling immediately exploded in anger, cursing, "You’re spouting nonsense!!"

There was no helping it.

Having his secret revealed was incredibly shameful.

He never expected that Wanshi and the others would know.

"Cough, cough..."

Wanshi, seeing his intense emotions, apologized awkwardly, "Truthfully, one of your close aides back then was one of our Three Corpses Sect members."

"You, you actually planted a mole in our Dragon King Hall?!!" Ling roared angrily.

"There was no choice; back then, you were always trying to annex us, we wanted to retaliate. Later, when you formed the World Alliance and had no time to annex us anymore, I withdrew our people," Wanshi explained.

"..."

Upon hearing this, Ling was so frustrated he nearly went insane.

To think that his trusted aide was a mole from Three Corpses Sect was unbelievable!!

"Revenge only breeds more revenge."

Wanshi continued, "Your Dragon King Hall was wiped out in Kunlun Mist Cloud; we at Three Corpses Sect considered seeking revenge. So, I think there’s a saying from Hua Country that says, ’harmony is precious,’ and ’peace brings prosperity.’"

"That’s because I awakened the power of the ’Dragon Heart’!" Ling said angrily, "Don’t think I didn’t know, you were planning to destroy me! You only backed down after seeing me awaken ’Dragon Heart’ power!"

"..."

Wanshi scratched his head awkwardly and chuckled, "Young Master Ling, all in all, ’harmony is precious’ is correct, we should look forward; only by working together can we accomplish tasks more perfectly!"

"Right!"

Yin Shou and the others also persuaded, "Young Master Ling, please stay!"

"..."

Ling remained silent, secretly glancing at Qin Feng, hoping internally that he would speak up, thinking, open your mouth! Haven’t you always wanted me to join? Now speak up...

He already understood the situation.

If he were to leave now, no matter how many spirit stones he found, Qin Feng would’ve already succeeded in the defense, it would be better to stay and gain a few benefits.

As for the grudge against killing his father, just as Wanshi mentioned, he truly hated his father to the core, he just used that as an excuse to oppose Qin Feng due to his pride.

At this moment.

Seeing Qin Feng not even casting a glance at him and still eating hot pot by himself, he felt highly frustrated, cleared his throat, raised his head, and said again, "No, a gentleman doesn’t eat food given as alms, I will leave!"

After saying so.

He sneaked another glance at Qin Feng, who still ignored him.

At this moment, the four of Wanshi also stated regretfully, "Well, alright! Since Young Master Ling’s mind is made up, we have nothing more to say, we truly admire Young Master Ling too!"

The matter of Ling joining or not wasn’t truly something they were requesting.

They just didn’t want him to seek revenge on them after leaving Taichu Immortal City.

After all, the invitations had been ample, they had shown enough goodwill, if he chose not to stay, he likely wouldn’t seek revenge.

At this moment.

Hearing that Wanshi and the others weren’t making further efforts to retain him, Ling felt like spitting blood.

Goodness!

You should’ve kept me there!

A word, no, half a word more, and I would’ve stayed!

What am I supposed to do if you don’t keep me now!

"..."

Ling’s eye twitched constantly, his face flushed hotly.

Now, it felt hopeless.

Both leaving and not leaving felt impossible...

Turning his head to look at Qin Feng.

Qin Feng also glanced at him and asked, "What’s wrong, Young Master Ling, anything else?"

"No, nothing..."

"Oh, if there’s nothing, we won’t see you off, we’re still enjoying our hot pot."

"..."

Ling was about to cry.

Inside, he was wailing miserably, you all could have kept me for a bit longer! I’m asking you, is that too much...