The night wind abruptly ceased, and the air seemed to freeze solid.
Lin Chen's appearance was like a massive boulder plunging into a tranquil deep pool, instantly disrupting the black-clad men's pursuit. The leader holding the crimson short halberd sharply narrowed his pupils and, almost instinctively, held the halberd across his chest, his gaze fixed tightly on the young man in green who had appeared out of nowhere. The other black-clad men reacted swiftly as well, spreading out in a fan shape and vaguely encircling Lin Chen. Every pair of eyes was filled with vigilance and a trace of barely concealed shock.
Their conversation just now had most likely been overheard by him!
"Who are you, sir? Why have you been following us?" The leader's voice was hoarse, carrying suppressed fury and probing intent. He could sense that this young man before him had concealed his aura, yet gave off an intensely dangerous feeling. He was far from comparable to the scout who had fled earlier.
"Following you?" A cold curve touched Lin Chen's lips. "You kidnapped people and committed violence on my turf, yet you're the ones asking about my background?"
"Your turf?" The leader's gaze tightened, as though he had recalled something. "You're the one the He Family hired... Lin Chen?"
"It seems you know a little about me." Lin Chen's tone was calm, as if he were merely stating a fact.
"Hmph, a wet-behind-the-ears brat like you dares to spout such arrogance!" A hot-tempered black-clad man beside him could not help shouting. The steel saber in his hand had already left its sheath, flashing with a chilling gleam.
"Third Brother, shut up!" the leader snapped in a low voice, though his eyes never left Lin Chen. He knew that even a lion used all its strength to