627: 629 627: 629 “Boss?
Am I hallucinating?” Li Mingqi, on the other end of the phone, spoke with an exaggerated tone, “Boss, it’s night over there, right?
You’re actually calling me so late, don’t tell me—you miss me?!”
“Cut the crap, I have something to ask you.
Do you know about the Ancient Martial families?”
“I do.” Li Mingqi answered briskly, but his tone immediately became tense, “Boss, you haven’t been targeted by the Ancient Martial families, have you?”
And here, Lin Fei was rather surprised that Li Mingqi knew about the Ancient Martial families.
Because before he had left Dark Prison, there had been no concept of Ancient Martial families, and now Li Mingqi suddenly knew and seemed so anxious, there must have been some related incident.
Hence, Lin Fei directly asked Li Mingqi why he knew about the Ancient Martial families and if he had heard something.
Li Mingqi said that he knew about the Ancient Martial families because, not even one month after Lin Fei had left Dark Prison, a very sensational incident had occurred in the Mercenary World.
Moreover, most bafflingly, their cause of death was surprisingly consistent: they had all been killed by having their heart channels broken, and all eight people had deep fist imprints on their chests.
Following that, legends about the Ancient Martial families in Zhongzhou began to spread, and Li Mingqi had made thorough investigations, but regrettably, his knowledge was still very limited.
Lin Fei took a sharp intake of breath.
After all, those who could enter Shadow Stream were no ordinary people.
Li Mingqi, somewhat worried, pressed on, “Boss, why do you know about the Ancient Martial families?”
“I encountered one called the Fang Family from the Ancient Martial families.” Lin Fei’s tone was a bit more cautious, and he no longer underestimated the Fang Family.
“That’s indeed a troublesome matter,” Li Mingqi’s tone was quite helpless, but not as tense as before, “But boss, don’t worry too much.
From what I know currently, the reason the Ancient Martial families don’t like to show themselves is because they are quite wary of each other.”
“Let me put it this way.
The Ancient Martial families are essentially ancient families who have been practicing martial arts, passed down through the generations.
Each family possesses their own unique skills.
For instance, the Fang Family you mentioned seems to be cultivating a type of Inner Strength called ‘Heavenly Net Energy,’ which reportedly can make one’s body as tough as steel, impervious to blades and spears.
Therefore, the Ancient Martial families covet each other’s unique, inherited techniques.”
Lin Fei suppressed his astonishment and listened quietly.
“However, because these families have lived in seclusion for a century, they no longer understand each other well and thus are quite cautious.
As far as I know, besides the He family and the Fang Family who traditionally intermarry, the other Ancient Martial families are very well hidden.
So you don’t need to worry about the Fang Family making any major moves against you.
With those hidden families as checks, the Fang Family would also be in danger if they carelessly expose too much.”
Even though Li Mingqi said this, Lin Fei didn’t dare to let his guard down at all.
Because Shanshan was the granddaughter of the He family, no one could guarantee she wouldn’t get involved in the conflicts of the Ancient Martial families.
“By the way, boss, didn’t you take on a little brother, who was formerly the tech consultant for the intelligence department of Poison Blade?
He should have still been at Poison Blade when that incident happened; he might know some information I don’t possess.”
“In any case, if you feel you can’t handle it, tell me immediately, and we’ll send someone to support you.”
After hanging up the phone, Lin Fei lay there, thinking over everything he had heard from Li Mingqi, unable to fall asleep for a long time.