Qi Gongfu's Fury

Qi Gongfu's Fury

All kinds of news spread as if on legs of its own!

The one least able to stay calm was naturally the Qi Family!

Qi Gongfu received the news that very night, because someone from the Bounty Alliance came to his door in person.

"What, raise the price!?" Qi Gongfu slammed the table and shot to his feet. "You Bounty Alliance had better not push people too far!"

"You failed to kill Jiang Feng, and your Bounty Alliance still has the face to ask me for more money!"

"Didn't your Bounty Alliance claim there was no mission you couldn't complete?"

"Master Qi, mind who you are speaking to!" the Bounty Envoy snorted coldly. "Jiang Feng not being dead now does not mean he won't die in the future. The intelligence you provided was wrong, and you misjudged Jiang Feng's strength, causing our Bounty Alliance to lose a Top Earth Ranking Assassin. Our Bounty Alliance is not taking you to task for that loss, so I hope you will conduct yourself with some respect!"

"You!" Qi Gongfu was so furious he gnashed his teeth, yet he could do nothing to the man before him. The other party had only Earth Martial Realm cultivation, yet dared speak to him like this. If not for the Bounty Alliance's power being like a rainbow piercing the sky, how could he possibly have endured it?

"Fine, fine!" Qi Gongfu said twice in a row. This breath of anger—whether he could bear it or not, he had to bear it. With a sweep of his broad sleeve, Qi Gongfu forced down that mouthful of foul anger and sat. "Speak. How much is the increase?"

Helpless as he was, to Qi Gongfu, Jiang Feng had to die. At present, the best way to kill Jiang Feng was still through the Bounty Alliance.

"Thirty million gold coins, or three Star Stones," the Bounty Envoy quoted.

"What?" Qi Gongfu slammed the table and rose again. "Do you take me, Qi Gongfu, for a fool?"

He truly could not endure it any longer. This Bounty Alliance was simply naming prices at random!

Thirty million gold coins—even if he mortgaged this branch family's entire mansion and everything with it, he still could not get thirty million gold coins! The main family might be able to produce that much, but would the main family agree?

As for three Star Stones, that was even less worth thinking about.

Star Stones—how precious were they?

Forget that he did not have them. Even if he did, if word got out and those old fellows of the Qi Family learned that he, Qi Gongfu, had actually used three Star Stones to buy the head of a newly advanced Heaven Martial Realm martial artist, they would probably take his head at once!

Qi Gongfu stared viciously at the Bounty Envoy, his aura locking the other man down tightly. He wished he could slap him dead with one palm.

Facing Qi Gongfu's fury, the Bounty Envoy's expression still did not change. He said indifferently, "Jiang Feng's life is worth this price!"

"Master Qi should consider it clearly. Jiang Feng's strength is rising rapidly now; one could say his price changes day by day."

"Of course, Master Qi may choose to abandon the mission."

Qi Gongfu was so angry smoke seemed to pour from all seven orifices. He pointed viciously at the Bounty Envoy. "Pushing people too far, pushing people too far!"

With such an exorbitant price, he naturally could not produce it!

"Choose!" the Bounty Envoy pressed aggressively.

"Fine, fine!" Qi Gongfu was so angry his words blurred. "I give up. I give up the mission!!"

The final sentence was practically roared out.

"Very well. Farewell!" The Bounty Envoy rose to take his leave, crisp and without the slightest hesitation.

"Wait!" Qi Gongfu immediately stopped him. "What about my previous five hundred thousand gold coins?"

The Bounty Envoy turned back to look at Qi Gongfu and said with a mocking expression, "Did Master Qi not understand just now? The information you provided was wrong, leading to the mission's failure. The Bounty Alliance lost a Top Earth Ranking Assassin. Do you think those five hundred thousand gold coins can pay for the life of a Top Earth Ranking Assassin?"

"Damn it... damn it!" Qi Gongfu's face turned livid with rage. The last shred of reason warned him not to make a move. "Get out, get out!"

The Bounty Envoy turned and left, walking away with the utmost ease and flair. It was enough to make a man die of anger!

Qi Gongfu swept out a large hand, and a burst of palm force struck forth, blasting the incense burner beside him into shattered pieces!

"Jiang Feng, Jiang Feng!"

Qi Gongfu gnashed his teeth in rage. In his view, the fact that he had been forced into a dead end by that Bounty Envoy was all because of Jiang Feng!

"The Bounty Alliance forced me to withdraw the mission, but don't think that means I, Qi Gongfu, have no way to deal with you."

"Thank you for breaking through to the Heaven Martial Realm. This way, if I make a move personally, it won't count as bullying you!"

To Qi Gongfu, Jiang Feng had to die. He would never give up easily.

Zhushan Town.

The originally planned fifteen-day seclusion ended ahead of schedule, but Jiang Feng was not in any hurry to leave the small town and head to Prefecture City.

He had broken through temporarily to the Heaven Martial Realm last night and had not yet had time to carefully comprehend it. In the remaining few days, he needed to properly consolidate his realm.

After all, once he entered Prefecture City, it would mean confronting the Qi Family head-on. Without absolute strength to rely on, he did not dare take the risk.

His own life and death came second, but if he died, who would his parents rely on to be saved?

Jiang Feng knew that relying on his strength alone was still somewhat insufficient to maneuver against the Qi Family. It was precisely for this reason that he had taken in Ouyang Ke and Tang Wanjing.

In the future, as long as there was still the opportunity, he would take in even more household retainers.

He would cultivate all these household retainers into first-rate experts. As for himself, he would not make a move lightly; once he did, it had to achieve an effect that shook heaven and earth, displayed its brilliance before all living beings, and awed the world!

Only in this way could he truly form his own vast foundation and stand firm in this world where the strong were honored!

He now understood that so-called strength did not refer solely to individual power, but also included one's own forces!

Outside town, on a hill.

Jiang Feng stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the scenery in the distance, unmoving as a mountain, his expression solemn.

"Young Master, you were looking for me?" Tang Wanjing appeared behind Jiang Feng.

Just now, Ouyang Ke had told her to come here and see Jiang Feng, saying Jiang Feng had instructions for her.

She found it very strange. Why had Jiang Feng asked her to come here alone?

Could it be that this Young Master Jiang had a taste for doing it in the wild?

Before Tang Wanjing could let her imagination run wild, Jiang Feng instructed, "Come. Use your martial skill and attack me with everything you have."

"Ah?" Tang Wanjing froze, then immediately knelt. "This subordinate does not dare."

Tang Wanjing had originally been an Earth Ranking expert even stronger than Ouyang Ke. Ouyang Ke's Unrestrained Blade could seriously injure an ordinary Heaven Martial Realm powerhouse, so her Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin naturally could as well.

So when Jiang Feng told her to use her martial skill and attack with full force, though she did not understand Jiang Feng's intention, she absolutely did not dare.

Jiang Feng stretched out a hand, and an invisible force lifted Tang Wanjing to her feet. "Don't worry. You can't hurt me."

Tang Wanjing immediately reacted. That was right. With her strength, how could she hurt Jiang Feng?

Jiang Feng was no ordinary Heaven Martial Realm powerhouse!

"Come on!" Jiang Feng urged.

Tang Wanjing steeled her heart. She had originally come here to challenge Jiang Feng. Although, through a strange twist of fate, she had ended up becoming Jiang Feng's retainer, the thought of sparring with Jiang Feng had never been completely put aside.

Today, Jiang Feng had actually taken the initiative to have her use her martial skill to attack him. Naturally, she was tempted.

"In that case, please forgive this subordinate's offense." After saying this, Tang Wanjing took up her stance.

She drew a longsword from her storage space. Without any prelude, she raised the sword, and in an instant sword light shot out in all directions. Countless sword gleams appeared around her body, each reflecting a sharp, piercing edge.

Jiang Feng watched carefully, not missing a single detail.

"Young Master, be careful!" After giving a warning, Tang Wanjing thrust the longsword in her hand forward.

At once, countless sword gleams followed this thrust and rushed straight toward Jiang Feng. The sword gleams rang and chimed, their cries clear and pleasant to the ear.

That might was even slightly stronger than when she had fought Ouyang Ke last night.

It seemed that after last night's battle, she had gained some understanding after all.

Jiang Feng nodded. Tang Wanjing's martial skill was truly quite good. Though it had shortcomings, it also had merits. It was just that she had not grasped its profound essence, and could only bring out forty percent of its power.

Seeing that those countless sword gleams were about to land on Jiang Feng, Tang Wanjing saw that he still neither dodged nor defended.

"Young Master, be ca—" Tang Wanjing cried out again.

However, before she could finish speaking, she saw a barrier visible to the naked eye appear around Jiang Feng's body, dissolving all of her sword gleams without exception. Some of the sword gleams scattered outward and landed on the surrounding ground, blasting earth and stones into the air.

However, those flying clods and stones could not get anywhere near Jiang Feng's body.

Tang Wanjing stared, dumbstruck—so this was Jiang Feng's strength?

Her full-power strike had actually been dispelled with ease while Jiang Feng did not even move!

"Not bad." Jiang Feng gave a certain degree of approval. "Today at the hour of the Rooster, come to my room."

After saying this, Jiang Feng turned and leaped down from the hill, leaving Tang Wanjing standing there alone, dumbstruck.

"He wants me to go to his room tonight. Could it be... to attend him in bed?"