While on Mount Hua, my mind is at peace!

Chapter 30 Tian Boguang in the Corner

Chen Ji and the others looked at each other in bewilderment. Like Yue Feng, they were all outsiders here, unfamiliar with the place and its people. How were they going to find a complete stranger, a little nun?

Deng Jun said, "There are four of us in total. How about we each go in one direction and ask around? Once we find out something, we can use a whistle to let others know. What do you think?"

Yue Feng glanced at Lin Pingzhi and shook his head. Deng Jun didn't know that Yilin had been kidnapped by Tian Boguang. It was fine for him and Chen Ji, but if Lin Pingzhi ran into Tian Boguang, he'd be dead meat.

Well, they might suffer some extraordinary torment before they die, who knows?

He hesitated for a moment, glanced at the huge crowd in the lobby, and had an idea.

"Excuse me, everyone," Yue Feng said slowly. Although his tone was not loud, his clear voice instantly drowned out all other sounds in the hall. Everyone was taken aback, wondering who this expert was. When they turned to look, they saw a young man who was not yet twenty, and they were even more surprised.

"I've heard that the lecherous Tian Boguang has come to the vicinity of Hengyang and kidnapped a young nun from the Hengshan Sect. If any of you can provide clues about these two people, I'm willing to give you one hundred taels of silver."

As Yue Feng spoke, he placed a heavy bag on the table beside him. Some of the guests with sharp eyes noticed that the bag contained more than a hundred taels of silver, and they couldn't help but cast greedy glances at it. The hall immediately fell silent.

Chen Ji whistled and said to Lin Pingzhi, "Look, look! Others say 'a beauty's smile is priceless,' while this guy says 'a hundred pieces of gold buy a nun's return,' hahaha!"

Lin Pingzhi knew that his master was always outspoken, so he ignored him and secretly pondered whether he should let his father know about Yue Feng's unique hobby so that his father would have a direction to make arrangements.

Deng Jun said in a low voice, "Brother Chen, be careful what you say! We may not care about reputation, but the nuns of the Hengshan Sect may not." He was an upright man, and even Chen Ji respected him quite a bit. He chuckled and kept quiet.

As the saying goes, "A generous reward will surely bring forth brave men." Lured by the promise of one hundred taels of silver, many guests stepped forward to offer clues. However, their clues were all vague and lacked any specific location. Just as Yue Feng was about to abandon this approach, a clear, crisp girl's voice asked:

"Hey, Jun-ge, are you serious about giving me a hundred taels of silver?"

Yue Feng looked in the direction of the sound and saw a young girl in a bright green dress sitting in the corner of the hall. She had fair skin and a pretty face. Beside her was an elegant old man carrying a rectangular bundle on his back, which looked like a guqin (a traditional Chinese stringed instrument).

The old man had his back to Yue Feng, so Yue Feng couldn't see his expression. He only heard the old man say in a low voice, "Feifei, don't be silly!"

The girl named Feifei pouted: "No, Grandpa, you won't let me do this or that, it's so boring! I'm going to earn that hundred taels of silver today."

The old man shook his head and stopped talking, clearly unable to do anything about his granddaughter.

Yue Feng smiled and nodded: "Of course it's true. As long as you help me find those two people, all this money is yours."

Feifei said, "In that case, come with me." She leaped out the door, her movements surprisingly agile. Yue Feng picked up the bag and quickly followed beside Feifei. Feifei glanced at him, "Not bad, just a little bit worse than mine."

Deng Jun, Chen Ji, and Lin Pingzhi followed Yue Feng out of the hotel, while the old man trailed far behind. Fei Fei led Yue Feng north out of the town, then turned west, arriving at a mountainous area. After traveling for a while, Yue Feng, with his excellent hearing, was the first to hear the sound of metal clashing coming from somewhere ahead.

He stuffed the bag full of silver into Fei Fei's arms, then used his light-footed skill to quickly turn the corner and disappear over the mountain wall. Deng Jun and Chen Ji followed closely behind, passing Fei Fei, while only Lin Pingzhi, whose skill was weaker, had not yet caught up.

Before Fei Fei could react, the old man had already arrived beside her. He looked in the direction where Yue Feng had disappeared, and then looked at the pocket in Fei Fei's arms.

"The money's in hand, aren't you going back?"

Feifei quickly untied the pocket, glanced inside, and exclaimed, "Oh dear, there's too much money! No, I have to catch up and return some to them; I can't take advantage of them for nothing."

Before Feifei could finish speaking, she had already run off into the distance. The old man sighed and had no choice but to follow.

Feifei turned around the mountain wall like Yue Feng and saw a cave a few feet ahead. There was no one at the entrance of the cave, and no sound could be heard inside, but bursts of firelight emanated from it.

Out of curiosity, Feifei went over to take a look and saw a beautiful young nun sitting a little inside the cave entrance, her face full of fear. She was truly pitiful to behold.

Yue Feng's two men, holding tinderboxes, stood in front of her. Yue Feng stood in front of his two men, with a young man in his early twenties beside him, who appeared to be Linghu Chong from the Huashan Sect.

A man with a knife was cornered by Yue Feng and his men. He looked resentful and said to Linghu Chong, "I thought you were a good man, but I didn't expect you to have so many helpers lying in ambush! Bah! I, Tian Boguang, was truly blind."

Linghu Chong ignored Tian Boguang and greeted Yue Feng with a beaming smile, "Junior Brother, what brings you here so suddenly? And who are these friends from?"

Yue Feng briefly introduced Deng Jun, Chen Ji, and Lin Pingzhi, omitting only Fei Fei and the old man outside the cave. Linghu Chong, upon learning that Lin Pingzhi was the young head镖师 (bodyguard/escort) of the Fuwei Escort Agency, couldn't help but glance at him a few more times before drawing his sword and saying:

"Junior brother, Tian Boguang is a notorious lecher, and we can't let him escape today. However, I don't want to bully the few with the many. How about this, I'll test Tian Boguang's swordsmanship first, and then you can try?"

Before Yue Feng could speak, Chen Ji stepped forward: "Master, although I'm far away in Fujian, I've heard of Tian Boguang's reputation. This guy uses a knife, and so do I. Shouldn't I have a chance to try?"

Deng Jun also said, "Brother Yue, I was fortunate to receive your help on the way to modify my palm technique. I just happen to need someone to test the moves, and I think Tian Boguang is quite suitable."

Lin Pingzhi said, "The bandits and robbers we encountered on the road were all too weak. Tian Boguang has been famous for a long time, and it's a bad reputation. Killing him will make me famous."

Linghu Chong, Fei Fei, and his grandfather all wore strange expressions, unable to discern for a moment who was the truly evil one among Yue Feng's group and Tian Boguang. Tian Boguang, enraged, laughed coldly:

"Alright, alright, so you're just a bunch of southern barbarians. Damn it, you few dare to challenge me, 'Lone Wanderer' Tian? Who's going to come first!"

Yue Feng thought for a moment and made arrangements.

"One move per person. Senior Brother goes first, Brother Deng second, Chen Ji third, and Lin Pingzhi fourth. There are too many monks and not enough porridge, so I'll pass. Is that fair?"