Chapter 86: The Very Weak Transformation Realm

"We have arrived. There are only these two wooden barracks left in the camp. You all will have to make do for the night; once the Beast Tide is quelled, I will arrange the best inns for you."

Lu Hanwen stood before the two adjacent small wooden huts and said to the three of them with a hint of awkwardness.

Feng Zi himself had no objections: "I have no complaints; at least there is a roof to shelter us from the wind and rain."

Qing Lin merely hugged Feng Zi's arm, nodding with an almost imperceptible movement.

What surprised Lu Hanwen, however, was that Lu Zhiruo also had no objections: "Hmm, at least there are windows; it looks acceptable."

Lu Hanwen had been surprised more than once by his younger sister's various abnormal behaviors:

In his memory, Lu Zhiruo was very picky about her living requirements; having all items meet her standards was the baseline—

Yet now, she had not expressed the slightest dissatisfaction?

But Lu Hanwen did not have extra time to dwell on these trivial matters. After arranging the accommodation for the three, he went to patrol and understand the combat readiness of the Martial Artists.

Seeing his elder brother stride away, Lu Zhiruo pushed open the door to the smaller barrack: "Then I will stay in this room."

By now, she was already accustomed to the situation of Feng Zi and Qing Lin sharing a room.

Upon hearing this, Feng Zi only nodded slightly and pushed open the door to the other barrack: "There is a fierce battle tomorrow, so get some good rest."

Just after closing the door, Qing Lin frowned slightly and said: "That person called 'Miaokong' is so clingy; I don't like him."

"I don't have much of an opinion on it; perhaps he mistook me for someone else. Such things happen occasionally."

Feng Zi himself did not have many thoughts on the matter, nor did he take the episode that had just occurred to heart, sitting casually on the wooden bed that had no bedding laid out.

He casually cut off a section of Blood Vine hidden deep in his pack and handed it to Qing Lin: "Here, the food in the barracks may not be sufficient; I cut an extra piece for you."

"Yay!" Qing Lin swallowed it in one gulp, then lay down on Feng Zi's lap, closing her eyes in satisfaction.

Before long, her ears twitched imperceptibly twice: "That guy called 'Jiang Huajing' seems to have some opinions about you—"

"Ah, he seems to be walking toward us. What should we do?"

To this, Feng Zi remained indifferent: "Let him come. That person's aura is unstable; I imagine his foundation is not solid."

Since he already had his own thoughts on the matter, Qing Lin did not say anything more.

Just like that, the two enjoyed a rare moment of leisure, and only then did Qing Lin slowly open her eyes, looking at Feng Zi with confusion:

"Feng Zi, Feng Zi, you say... we are clearly here to help them, so why don't those people appreciate it?"

Qing Lin might not understand those schemes and infighting, but she was very clear about the hostility shown by the Transformation Realm experts of Yangquan City:

If not for Lu Hanwen constantly standing in the way, those four local Transformation Realm Martial Artists would likely have acted out long ago.

"Because of benefits; this kind of thing is the easiest to make people lose their heads." Feng Zi sighed helplessly.

Although Qing Lin might not understand this at the moment, he still explained earnestly:

"Although the Beast Tide is dangerous, it also contains immense benefits—the Qi and Blood Origin of the nine Spirit Monsters, and the 'Origin' of the Demon snake behind them."

"The temptation of these benefits is simply too great, to the point that they would rather we not get a share of the spoils!"

"Even if those people's strength isn't impressive and they can't handle these benefits at all?" Qing Lin tilted her head in confusion and asked.

"Even so." Feng Zi answered very seriously:

"Because they have the possibility of seizing all these benefits, then, as long as there is this sliver of 'hope,' many people will become very irrational."

Qing Lin thought about it very seriously for a moment, then closed her eyes again: "They seem so stupid."

This sentence hit the nail on the head.

Upon hearing this, Feng Zi only stroked Qing Lin's hair helplessly:

"Yes, truly stupid. So we must not become such stupid people, but we also cannot fail to be on guard."

Just as the two were chatting, that Transformation Realm Martial Artist surnamed Jiang had already arrived in front of their barrack—

"Feng Zi, get out here!"

To this, Feng Zi sighed helplessly: "Is it really this lowest level of name-calling? What on earth is this guy thinking..."

As the absolute main force for tomorrow's suppression of the Beast Tide, even if there were conflicts between them, they should be resolved in private.

How could he do this, openly and honestly in front of everyone, shaking the confidence of the Martial Artists?

Qing Lin slowly sat up and asked: "What are you going to do?"

Facing this question, Feng Zi had to sigh again and replied:

"What else can I do? Dealing with this kind of guy, simply beating him down is useless; only by making him thoroughly recognize the gap in strength will it work."

Having said that, he stood up, tidied his clothes in a leisurely manner, and then walked toward the door.

When the middle-aged Transformation Realm expert wanted to shout again, Feng Zi opened the door and leaned against the doorframe with composure:

"What are you yelling about? Are you bored?"

With just one glance, Feng Zi sensed his floating aura and his not-so-profound Qi and Blood Power—there was no fluctuation of any disguise.

This kind of weak strength... it was not even close to the strength he had when he first broke through to the Transformation Realm!

Instantly, he lost all interest.

Seeing that Feng Zi had finally opened the door, Lu Zhiruo, who was to the side, said helplessly: "You don't look like someone easy to bully either..."

"People who can't see the gap in strength are everywhere; it's not rare." Feng Zi replied casually.

Afterward, he looked at the middle-aged Transformation Realm expert and curled his lips: "Speak, what exactly do you want to do?"

Seeing Feng Zi's attitude of not taking him seriously at all, the other party immediately raged:

"You only managed to get in by relying on the young master of the Lu Family; do you really think you're someone special?!"

Great, a brainless idiot, a pure one.

Feng Zi rolled his eyes significantly, summarizing helplessly in his heart.

That kind of brainless, biting-everyone-he-sees lackey-type character was not a rare commodity:

As long as this kind of person is fooled by "their own people," they immediately don't know where their stance actually lies, nor can they see how much they are actually worth.

Regarding this kind of guy, Feng Zi had seen many in his past life, but one who was "pure" to this extent was truly rare.

"Alright, there's no need to waste any more breath. I know you can't stand me cutting in and snatching the benefits you had already carved up, so let's just settle this with our fists."

Feng Zi yawned as he walked forward casually:

"I still have to suppress the Beast Tide tomorrow, and I don't want to expend too much strength, so how about this—"

"I'll let you have three moves. If you can't hit me within three moves, or if I can't knock you flat in one, I'll turn around and leave immediately, and I will never interfere in the suppression of the Beast Tide again."