Xiao Feng’s thought turned to the recent incident of the stolen goods.
"Bring them in!" Xiao Feng sat in the lobby chair and calmly commanded.
Soon, two birdmen, tightly bound, were brought in. They were the captured culprits.
With them, Xiao Feng now had a bargaining chip to negotiate with the Shelter Alliance.
"The two of them, bring them along. We’re heading to the Shelter Alliance!" Xiao Feng stood up.
The Shelter Alliance was located in Yunling County, over a hundred kilometers away from there.
Guided by the birdmen as guards, Xiao Feng rode in a car towards Yunling County.
Peng Donglai drove the car, occasionally glancing at Xiao Feng through the rearview mirror.
"Master, what do you think are the conditions for transcending the acquired into the innate?" Peng Donglai asked.
Xiao Feng squinted, mentally cursing, "How would I know!" However, to enlighten Peng Donglai, he immediately recalled some scenes from martial arts novels.
"In fact, transcending the acquired into the innate is simply a purification and elevation of the mind. When you understand some confusions and no longer cling to certain issues, you naturally reach the innate realm!"
Screech!
Peng Donglai suddenly stopped the car, causing Xiao Feng to bump into the back of the front seat due to the inertia.
"Master!" Peng Donglai turned around excitedly, looking at Xiao Feng.
"What you just said is exactly what my previous master used to say!" At that moment, Peng Donglai realized that Xiao Feng was a true master.
"But, I’ve been pondering it for five years and still haven’t understood its meaning!"
"Five years?" Xiao Feng was astonished. This meant that Peng Donglai had reached the acquired realm five years ago.
"Not understanding is normal, because you haven’t experienced it!" Xiao Feng nodded.
"No experience?"
"Yes!" Xiao Feng continued, trying to inspire him.
"Some truths that you should understand at twenty, you won’t grasp at fifteen because you haven’t experienced them. Similarly, there are insights you’ll only get after marriage, not before!"
Peng Donglai nodded thoughtfully, then turned slowly.
Xiao Feng’s words seemed to have struck a chord with Peng Donglai, yet he felt something was still amiss.
The car started again and continued its journey. Soon, they reached the vicinity of Yunling County, surrounded by outposts of the Shelter Alliance.
After Xiao Feng’s car was stopped, he quickly revealed his identity.
Someone went inside to report, and before long, Bai Meng rushed over with his men.
After Peng Donglai got out of the car and opened the door, Xiao Feng walked out.
"Haha, boss, why are you here? Welcome, welcome!" Bai Meng walked over with a big laugh, extending his hand to shake hands with Xiao Feng.
However, at that moment, Peng Donglai directly stood in the way.
"There’s something I need to consult about!" Xiao Feng said coldly.
Seeing Xiao Feng’s expression, Bai Meng immediately felt something was amiss.
This was clearly a visit to settle a score.
Thinking about the previous commander’s arrangements, Bai Meng knew that things had been exposed.
However, they had also considered countermeasures.
As long as they staunchly denied involvement, that would be sufficient.
But just as Bai Meng was entertaining such thoughts, the trunk was opened, and the two birdmen were thrown out.
"Boss, what’s this?"
Bai Meng’s face tightened as he pretended to be puzzled.
"Speak!"
A surge of telekinetic force lifted the two birdmen into the air.
Struggling in pain, one of the birdmen slowly began to speak, "It’s... it’s Wu Lin, the Commander-in-Chief. He ordered us to rob your supplies. Please don’t kill us; we were forced to do it!"
"What? Your supplies were robbed, boss?"
Bai Meng asked in astonishment.
"Also, you two birdmen, don’t make baseless accusations. We’ve already formed a partnership with the boss. How could we do such a thing!"
"Deny it, huh? Since you deny it, then there’s no room for negotiation!"
Xiao Feng sneered, then walked towards the car.
Bang, bang!
Just then, two gunshots rang out, and the two birdmen were shot dead.
Xiao Feng abruptly turned around, and his telekinetic power formed invisible hands, directly grabbing the two individuals who fired the shots.
Whoosh, whoosh!
A sword aura came forth, and these two individuals were directly cut at the waist.
Instantly, dozens of people behind Bai Meng raised their weapons.
"What are you doing? Everyone, put down your guns!"
Bai Meng frantically tried to stop them.
"Boss, we really didn’t do it!"
Bai Meng said with an innocent expression.
"Look, people are dead now. In consideration of our partnership, can’t we just let this go?"
"Let it go? Do you think it’s over just because there are no living witnesses? I’m telling you, today you need to give me an explanation, or you’ll bear the consequences!"
Xiao Feng said darkly.
"You’re quite audacious!"
Just at this moment, a disdainful voice echoed from a distance.
The person who had previously come to rescue Bai Meng from the restaurant walked out.
Xiao Feng had seen this person before; his name was Ye Jianguo, the former commander of Shelter No. 5.
"Consequences? I really want to see what consequences there are!"
Ye Jianguo sneered as he looked at the bodies on the ground.
"Just relying on two birdmen, wanting to pin the blame on us. Boss here, don’t bully people! If you say it’s us, present some evidence!"
"Evidence? I don’t need evidence to handle things!"
Xiao Feng’s face was stern, his dominance evident.
"In that case, we have no way out. You say whatever you want, huh? You say it’s us, and we have no choice!"
Ye Jianguo shrugged, spreading his hands, looking like he could care less.
"It seems that our previous cooperation may not continue!"
"No cooperation, no cooperation. Do you think we treasure your things? I’ll tell you the truth; we don’t lack food now!"
Xiao Feng looked at Bai Meng.
Bai Meng slowly lowered his head.
Seeing this, Xiao Feng became puzzled.
"They have no reservations, and they don’t even care about dishes with special effects? What confidence do they have?"
"Well, since that’s the case, there’s nothing more to say!"
Xiao Feng’s face turned completely gloomy.
"What? Want to leave? Do you think our Shelter Alliance is a place where you can come and go as you please?"
Ye Jianguo waved his hand, and hundreds of people immediately rushed out, surrounding Xiao Feng.
Looking disdainfully at these people, Xiao Feng’s mouth curled up, revealing a wicked smile.
"The Beast King that you killed, let’s see how you escape this time!"
Ye Jianguo completely tore off his mask.
"Come on, bring out the mechs we purchased. Let’s use them to test their effectiveness today!"
As he spoke, behind the defensive wall, giant mechs around five to six meters tall appeared. About a dozen mechs of the same model were there.