Task failed, humiliation borne, Qin Shan didn’t dare to look at Han Xiaoying.
Instead, he walked away with a dejected and dirt-smudged face.
At this moment, he simply had no face left to stay any longer.
Chu Feng walked up to the window, smiled, and said, "Vice Hall Master Yang, may I take on this task now?"
"Hmph, no more nonsense, just go and do it!" Vice Hall Master Yang said coldly, wishing he could slap this annoying insect, Chu Feng, to death.
"Hehe, if I remember correctly, Vice Hall Master Yang, you said Qin Shan was a thousand, no, ten thousand times stronger than me. Thus, this task was initially assigned to Qin Shan," Chu Feng said, smirking like a schemer.
Now that he had the upper hand, it was time to slap back hard.
"You bastard, what are you trying to say?" Vice Hall Master Yang, unable to contain his anger, exploded. This young man was too arrogant, daring to act so brazenly in front of a Vice Hall Master like him.
"It’s nothing. I originally took down the task from the red list first. In order to curry favor with Qin Shan, you deliberately sided with him and gave him the task. Now, since Qin Shan has already failed the task, I wonder how you will explain it to the sect and to me if by some fluke I succeed?"
Chu Feng was not someone easy to bully.
A biting dog doesn’t bark.
Previously, when Vice Hall Master Yang and Qin Shan bullied him together, Chu Feng remained silent. Due to being inferior in both strength and status, speaking out would bring no benefit.
Therefore, he had been patiently waiting.
Finally, the best opportunity to strike had arrived. What about being a Vice Hall Master? If you did something wrong, naturally you must pay the price.
Just like those who previously dealt with Chu Feng, Ding Ku’s leader, Manager Tang Ying, and others, one by one, they all fell.
"Hmph! What a huge joke. Does this hall master really need to explain myself to a little rascal like you? If you can really complete the task, then I, Yang, will write my name upside down!" Vice Hall Master Yang was furious to the extreme.
In front of a large crowd, Chu Feng was pointing out his flaws, making it difficult for him to save face.
How could he not be angry?
"Merely writing the ’Yang’ character upside down won’t be enough! Just wait, in three days, you will be kneeling, begging me to spare you!"
"Talking more now is of no use. Let’s speak after I have completed the task."
Chu Feng did not care about Vice Hall Master Yang trembling with fury, but instead asked him to register and quickly left.
Time is money; with only three days, he must cherish every minute and second.
Han Xiaoying wanted to accompany him on this task, an extra person might have been helpful. But Chu Feng refused.
Alone, Chu Feng has no ties, and thus he could act more freely.
Having his lovely wife by his side would require diverting his attention, and end up creating many hindrances at the crucial moment.
However, his identity as the Eternal Life Pill Master had already been revealed, so there was no need to hide it anymore.
Soon, Chu Feng arrived at Medicine Mountain No. 108.
As soon as he arrived, there were several high-ranking officials of Medicine Mountain waiting anxiously with fretful expressions.
The man in the lead was fat with a big belly, pushing forward a round stomach.
He seemed to be in his forties and had a stern face.
"Young man, who are you looking for?" The middle-aged man sized Chu Feng up and couldn’t help but feel a wave of disappointment.
They were waiting for someone to help Medicine Mountain catch a thief.
Chu Feng was just an Outer Disciple with merely a Middle Stage Great Sword Master cultivation. He definitely wasn’t the person they were waiting for to catch the thief.
"I am looking for the Mountain Master of Medicine Mountain number 108!" Chu Feng did not show any stage fright, maintaining his calm even in the face of several cultivators stronger than himself.
"Mountain Master, someone is looking for you!"
An elderly man behind the middle-aged man spoke with a strange expression.
"I am the Mountain Master of Medicine Mountain number 108—Liang Yun!" The middle-aged man’s expression towards Chu Feng conveyed a trace of impatience. "What is it? Speak quickly, we are busy. We have no time to chat with a minor Great Sword Master like you."
This person’s name is really interesting, Liang Yun, a good man.
He looks respectable, with an upright gaze, indeed resembling a good man.
Possibly due to the recent string of thefts of precious medicinal herbs on Medicine Mountain, the pressure on him as the Mountain Master has been significant. Hence, he appeared very agitated.
His eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and the hair at his temples had turned much whiter.
Normally, aging slows down significantly once one has reached the Sword Saint cultivation. As for those at the Sword God Level, traces of aging are hardly noticeable.
But there are special cases.
Like Mountain Master Liang Yun, who from extreme anxiety, had his hair worryingly turned white.
"This is my Task Token. My name is Chu Feng. I am here to handle the theft of precious medicinal herbs from your Medicine Mountain. Your cooperation would be highly appreciated." Chu Feng spoke to Mountain Master Liang Yun as if on equal footing.
Though a One-star Sword God is mighty, he is somewhat lackluster in front of Chu Feng.
After all, Chu Feng has taken down a couple of One-star Sword Gods before.
"Oh, my goodness... What is up with the sect? The last person sent here was Qin Shan, a four-star Sword God and disciple of an Inner Sect Elder. Even he failed, and now they send a mere youth at the Great Sword Master level."
"It’s believable if they sent you for a minor role, but catching a thief? That’s a joke."
After inspecting the Task Token, Liang Yun couldn’t help but continuously slap his forehead. This was indeed troubling for him.
So many powerful experts have failed.
To think a mere little rascal like Chu Feng could catch the thief?
"Mountain Master Liang Yun, you should have heard the saying, ’the bun’s meat isn’t on its folds.’ Don’t underestimate anyone."
"Those mighty figures failed not necessarily due to a lack of strength, but perhaps the wrong approach. Anyway, with only three days, why not let me give it a try? Or are you suggesting that the thefts of Medicine Mountain’s medicinal herbs involve some unspeakable secrets that you don’t want investigated?"
Chu Feng did not display anger but spoke calmly.
Mountain Master Liang Yun couldn’t help but smile bitterly. "What a sharp-tongued lad you are. If I don’t let you investigate today, you’d indeed accuse me of guarding my own theft."
"Tell me, how can I assist you?"
Facing Chu Feng’s sharp words, Mountain Master Liang Yun was indeed a bit overwhelmed.
He eventually compromised, agreeing to cooperate with Chu Feng in searching for the thief.
"Firstly, I need the right to freely enter and exit any area of Medicine Mountain number 108. Secondly, have someone show me the current locations of the precious un-stolen medicinal herbs for verification. Lastly, show me the locations of the stolen medicinal herbs and which ones they were, in order."
"Nothing else for now. I will inform you if needed."
Chu Feng kept his requests brief and to the point, asking only for simple and basic necessities.
Mountain Master Liang Yun naturally agreed without hesitation and immediately arranged someone to take Chu Feng for the inspection.
He also provided Chu Feng with maps and current quantities of the precious medicinal herbs for verification.
Chu Feng first categorized the existing precious medicinal herbs of Medicine Mountain number 108. Those younger than a thousand years old were disregarded.