Chapter 92: Testing the Waters

A faint stir crossed Lin Feng’s brow, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly. A flash of light burst between his fingers!

He tapped the rim of the teacup with a light flick, and the cup suddenly began to spin at high speed, instantly making the old man’s palm burn. In alarm, he loosened his grip.

Just as the cup was about to fall, Lin Feng caught it effortlessly. The water inside stilled with it, not a single drop spilling out!

He lifted it leisurely, took a sip, and nodded. “Fine tea. Excellent tea!”

“Boss, this boy...”

“All right, come back.”

The man in the traditional jacket had already seen Lin Feng’s skill, so he called the old man back at once.

Then he laughed twice and clapped in praise. “Haha, Mr. Lin, you truly have remarkable skill. I merely wanted to test your strength just now, so I hope you won’t take offense.”

Lin Feng paid him no mind. He calmly took another sip of tea and said dismissively, “With tricks like these, there’s no need to show them off.”

“Now that I’ve had the tea, you should tell me where my father is.”

“Mr. Lin, there’s no need to rush. The reason I invited you here today has another purpose.” The man in the jacket’s expression gradually turned stern as he spoke gravely.

“And what is that?” Lin Feng asked with interest.

“I would like to recruit you, Mr. Lin. I hope you can work for me. If you were to join us, it would be Shanhai Group’s honor,” the man said with great sincerity.

Then he clapped his hands again, and several maids filed in from outside one after another. Each carried a brocade box covered with red cloth.

The bearded man smiled faintly. “Mr. Lin, these are the generous gifts we have prepared for you. Inside are rare medicinal ingredients, all among the finest in the country. They are absolutely treasures found nowhere else in the world.”

“We know Mr. Lin is especially fond of rare herbs and precious plants. I trust you’ll like these very much.”

With that, he waved his hand, and the maids took the initiative to lift the red cloth. Beneath it appeared several rare herbs, brightly colored and shimmering with spiritual light.

Lin Feng’s brows drew tight. He had not expected this fellow to know him so well.

But still—

What exactly was Shanhai Group?

It did not seem to be famous in Jiang City.

Yet from this man’s bearing and the way he lived, he did not seem inferior to Zhou Liran or Li Nantian.

“I’m sorry, I’m not interested in joining you. You should tell me my father’s whereabouts as soon as possible,” Lin Feng said bluntly.

Hu Jingtian’s expression sank. He had not expected such an enticing offer to fail to move him at all.

After a few seconds, he smiled again and waved toward the outside. Soon, more than a dozen beautiful models in bikinis walked in from outside, all smiling brightly.

Hu Jingtian continued, “Mr. Lin, as long as you join us, these beauties will be yours. I guarantee you a life of endless pleasure night after night. If you don’t like them, I have even more.”

“I don’t need beauties either,” Lin Feng refused again.

After that, Hu Jingtian switched to even greater benefits, bringing out luxury cars and villas, but Lin Feng still remained unmoved.

“Boss, I don’t think this brat has any intention of joining us. There’s no need to waste words on him,” the old man behind Hu Jingtian said coldly again.

Hu Jingtian frowned deeply. After thinking for a few seconds, he turned back to Lin Feng and said, “Mr. Lin, if you insist on not joining us, then I’m afraid my Shanhai Group is not a place you can come and go as you please.”

“I advise you to listen to me and join Shanhai Group.”

“Heh, so you’ve finally shown your true face?”

From the moment he entered, Lin Feng had already realized that they had never truly intended to recruit him. They merely wanted to borrow his strength to do their dirty work.

People like them were unlikely to be involved in anything aboveboard.

If Lin Feng had not been trying to learn his father’s whereabouts, he would already have cut them down without mercy.

“Lin Feng, you’re nothing but a nobody. Don’t think that because you have some skill, you can run wild here. The old gentleman behind me is once a Great Xia War God.”

Hu Jingtian threatened him again, but Lin Feng remained unconcerned and sneered, “Then stop talking nonsense and let him come at me.”

“You’re asking for death, boy.”

A murderous glint flashed in the old man’s eyes. His body spun forward at astonishing speed, like a giant dragon coiling through the air. His surging force even carried the faint sound of a dragon’s roar as he charged toward Lin Feng with overwhelming momentum!

Every move struck at Lin Feng’s vital points. His palm techniques were sharp, and his speed was bizarrely fast!

Each strike looked like a dragon lunging in fierce pursuit.

Lin Feng’s figure was nimble. His body surged up into the air, and in an instant he turned into a dark shadow, easily evading the other man’s assault. In the same motion, he sent out a retaliatory whipping kick that split the air and swept straight toward the old man’s chest!

No good!

The old man’s expression tightened. Before he could even react, Lin Feng’s kick force slammed into him with the weight of ten thousand jin, impossible to withstand. His body was shaken clean off its feet and crashed to the ground, spitting blood.

“What? You... How could your strength be this great? Your power is actually above mine?” The old man stared at Lin Feng in disbelief, forcing the words out through the pain.

Lin Feng paid him no heed and said with a cold laugh, “A mere war god. What is that worth? Even a hundred war gods would not be enough to concern me.”

“You...”

Rage surged in the old man’s chest, and another mouthful of dark blood immediately spurted out!

Only then did Lin Feng explain, “You’d best not lose your temper. I sealed your meridians just now. If you get angry, your injuries will worsen at once.”

“Boy, you dare cause trouble in my Shanhai Estate? Today I will not spare you.”

As soon as Hu Jingtian finished speaking, he swung his arm, and dozens of bodyguards in suits suddenly rushed in from outside.

Lin Feng glanced back, but without any panic, he lightly struck the tea table. The lidded bowl on it sprang up at once, and the water droplets inside shot out!

Swish, swish, swish!

Lin Feng flicked his sleeve, and those droplets actually turned into blades of ice, dancing wildly through the air as they flew toward the crowd.

In an instant, everyone was slashed by the blades and fell to the ground, crying out in pain.

The scene shocked Hu Jingtian on the spot.

“What... what kind of technique is that?” Hu Jingtian asked in disbelief, cold sweat breaking out on his face.

“I’m asking you one last time. Where exactly is my father?”

Lin Feng fixed him with a cold stare and asked sternly.

“I, I don’t know. I only lied to get you here.” Seeing that he was no match for Lin Feng, Hu Jingtian had no choice but to tell the truth.

“Don’t know?”

Lin Feng stepped closer and closer. He had already seen that the old man beside Hu Jingtian used the very same technique as the masked man who had once ambushed him—only far stronger.

Nine times out of ten, he was that masked man’s master.

And when the masked man had previously claimed to be his father’s enemy, it had certainly not been without cause.

“If you still won’t tell the truth, I’ll take your life,” Lin Feng said with an angry glare, issuing the threat with relentless force.