Ning Fengzhi Arrives

Early the next morning, Lin Feng once again opened the clinic with Lin An and began seeing patients.

By Lin Feng's estimate, someone should come knocking today. The only question was, who would it be?

Less than an hour after opening, the wind chime outside rang. Someone had arrived.

A refined, gentle middle-aged man dressed in a blue cloth robe entered the clinic hall alongside an elderly man in white robes, tall and slender, with an aura as sharp as a drawn sword.

Judging by their attire and bearing, even though he had never met them before, it was hard for Lin Feng not to guess who they were. He had known from the start that they would come sooner or later; he just had not expected them to be the first. He secretly sighed to himself. Ning Fengzhi must have figured his path of cultivation had reached its end, so he had plenty of free time. The master of one of the Upper Three Sects had actually come personally to see a nine-year-old child. I'm really quite honored.

After the two entered the hall, Lin Feng greeted them. "Lin Feng pays his respects to Your Excellency Sword Douluo and Sect Master Ning."

Ning Fengzhi looked intrigued. "Oh? You know us?"

Lin Feng said, "I have never met you before, but in this world, the only person whose Sword Intent feels deeper than my mother's is Your Excellency Sword Douluo. And the only person Your Excellency Sword Douluo would willingly escort while yielding half a step to is Sect Master Ning. Therefore, it was not difficult to guess the identities of the two seniors."

Before Ning Fengzhi could speak, Chen Xin took over. "You can sense the Sword Intent on this old man?"

Lin Feng nodded. "I can. I have practiced swordsmanship with my mother since childhood, so I am rather sensitive to Sword Intent. I cannot say the same for the intent of other martial souls, but I can sense a little of Sword Intent."

Chen Xin asked, "Then how do you think this old man's Sword Intent compares to your mother's?"

Lin Feng said, "Does Your Excellency want to hear the truth?"

Chen Xin said, "Of course. Those of us who practice the sword do not beat around the bush."

Lin Feng said, "Then this junior will speak truthfully. Your Excellency's Sword Intent is deeper than my mother's, but it lacks sharpness."

Chen Xin burst into laughter. "Hahaha! You are right. Your mother has indeed gone farther than this old man on the path of the sword. Compared with your mother, this old man only has the advantage in Soul Power because of my age. If this old man were at the same rank as your mother, my sword would not match hers. I came here today because I wanted to see whether you, despite being a cultivation genius with Innate Full Soul Power, possessed talent in the sword as well. Now it seems that you truly do have talent in the sword. However, it also seems that you and this old man truly have no fate as master and disciple. This old man cannot teach you."

Lin Feng said, "Your Excellency flatters me. Everyone knows that Your Excellency is the number one attacker on Douluo Continent. It is Lin Feng's honor to receive Your Excellency's favor. However, Lin Feng has his own family teachings, so I am fated not to enter Your Excellency's tutelage."

Chen Xin said, "You brat, your mouth is full of lies. You are not nearly as likable as your mother."

Lin Feng gave an awkward smile and did not respond. He grumbled inwardly, You old man, I gave you a way out, and you kicked away the ladder. Still, he liked Chen Xin's straightforward manner. He would rather deal with Chen Xin than Ning Fengzhi. He felt that with his own wits, he could not keep up with Ning Fengzhi. A man who could firmly sit as the master of one of the Upper Three Sects with a Support System martial soul and only the strength of a rank 79 Spirit Saint was not someone to provoke. Definitely not someone to provoke.

Seeing that the two had finished talking, Ning Fengzhi took over. "Young friend Lin, there is no need to be so formal. I knew your parents, and our two families have had dealings before. If you do not mind, just call me Uncle Ning."

Lin Feng readily went along with it. "Hello, Uncle Ning."

Ning Fengzhi laughed. "Good. Then I shall call you Feng'er. Feng'er, why did you decide to open a clinic here? With your talent, you should be spending more time on cultivation. Do not blame Uncle Ning for speaking too frankly despite our short acquaintance. I simply find it a pity. With your Innate Full Soul Power talent, you should not waste it like this."

Lin Feng said, "Uncle Ning is joking. Since Uncle Ning is concerned for me, of course I do not mind. Mainly, I was frail since childhood. Aside from practicing swordsmanship with my mother, I followed a physician to nurse my body back to health. Later, I simply took that physician as my master and learned some medical arts as well. My teacher's dream was to practice medicine throughout the world, and as his student, I naturally had to lend him a hand. Now that my body has largely recovered, my teacher travels the world healing the sick and saving people. So I opened a clinic here in Heaven Dou City to contribute to my teacher's ideal."

Ning Fengzhi said, "It is truly admirable that Feng'er holds such affection for his teacher. However, do not neglect cultivation either. After all, strength is the foundation."

Lin Feng said, "Rest assured, Uncle Ning. I will certainly not set cultivation aside."

Ning Fengzhi said, "Sword Uncle and I had business in Heaven Dou City today. We happened to pass by here, so we came in to see you. As expected, you are an outstanding young talent. Sword Uncle and I still have matters to attend to, so we will not disturb you any longer, Feng'er. We shall take our leave."

Lin Feng said, "I will see Your Excellency and Uncle Ning out."

After Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo left the clinic, Ning Fengzhi asked Chen Xin, "Sword Uncle, what do you think of that child?"

Chen Xin said, "He is a genius, but not a single word out of his mouth was true. Fengzhi, could you tell what rank his Soul Power was?"

Ning Fengzhi said, "That is what puzzled me as well. I am a rank 79 Spirit Saint, yet I could not see through the cultivation of a nine-year-old child."

Chen Xin said, "It is perfectly normal that you could not. He used Sword Qi to seal off the fluctuations of his Soul Power. Without attaining a certain level in the sword, and without forcibly using Spiritual Power to break through the Sword Qi seal, I fear that in the world today, only his mother and I could see through his cultivation. That child is rank 27."

Ning Fengzhi said, "What? Rank 27? He truly is a genius—no, a top-tier genius. That Feng Xiaotian from the Feng Family is seven years older than him, yet his current strength is probably only about equal to his. With such talent, why is he opening a clinic here?"

Chen Xin said, "This old man guesses he is practicing the sword. His family's sword inheritance is far from ordinary. Hua Jieyu was the same way back then. No one knew what she was doing, yet her progress on the path of the sword advanced by leaps and bounds. This child should be the same."

Ning Fengzhi said, "Sword Uncle just said that not a word the child spoke was true. Setting aside those things he said, what do you think of him?"

Chen Xin said, "Neither servile nor overbearing. Though he seemed exceedingly polite toward us just now, there was no fear or flattery in him. This was our first meeting, so we cannot expect him to tell us the truth. If this child grows smoothly, I fear he alone will occupy a place on this continent in the future."

Ning Fengzhi said, "Sword Uncle, what do you think of him and Rongrong?"

Chen Xin said, "He would be worthy of Rongrong. But whether it can work out will depend on fate. For those who walk the path of the sword, coercion and temptation are both useless."

Ning Fengzhi said, "There is no need for coercion or temptation, nor any need to make an enemy of him. Such an outstanding young talent can first be approached. As for fate, perhaps if they have more contact, it will come naturally."

Chen Xin said, "Only you and I should know about that child's Soul Power. At most, we can tell Old Bone, but it must not spread beyond the three of us. Before his family reveals it themselves, do not tell anyone else—not even the Crown Prince."

Ning Fengzhi said, "Do not worry, Sword Uncle. I understand. The Lin Family has no interest in any conflicts. There is no need for us to offend the Lin Family. Besides, it is enough for the three of us, including Bone Uncle, to know."

After seeing Ning Fengzhi and the other man off, Lin Feng was still somewhat surprised. He truly had not expected Ning Fengzhi to be the first to come. He had originally thought these big shots would observe for a while, waiting for the Empire's other nobles to come here and probe around before revealing themselves. After all, although his father did not participate in those messy struggles, once one moved within noble circles, even if one did not actively fight, it was impossible to prevent others from viewing one as an enemy. These people would come sooner or later.

Lin Feng could not figure out Ning Fengzhi's thoughts. He had never held a high position in either his past or current life, so it was indeed difficult for him to see things from Ning Fengzhi's perspective. He could not imagine how Ning Fengzhi would view this matter. However, Ning Fengzhi had always been someone who valued and recruited talent in the original work. Perhaps, as the master of a Support System soul master sect, whenever he saw talent, he wanted to draw it into his sect and build up strength for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Still, since he could not figure it out, he would stop thinking about it for now. At least from the current situation, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect should not become an enemy. If they had dealings in the future and their relationship was good, he would find a way to warn them about Bibi Dong's Spirit Hunting Plan. If their relationship was poor, then he would simply mind his own business.