104: News about Wang Yin

“Qin Yuyan?!”

Lin Feng blurted out, looking at the girl who squeezed out of the crowd and stood gracefully beside him.

She was still wearing her elegant dress, but amidst this hostile crowd, she seemed particularly out of place.

“It’s me.”

Qin Yuyan nodded at him, her gaze then sweeping over the people gathered at the entrance. Her voice wasn’t loud, but it carried a peculiar penetrative power that brought the clamor to a halt.

“What, when did the Association Headquarters become a street brawling arena? Is it glorious for a group of people to gather outside Lin Feng’s door and shout?”

“Qin Yuyan, mind your own business!”

Chen Feng’s face was gloomy, clearly extremely displeased with Qin Yuyan’s intervention.

“This kid made all of us waste two days for nothing! Can you swallow that?”

“Exactly! Qin Yuyan, why are you pretending to be a good person?”

A tall girl in fiery red leather armor crossed her arms and sneered in agreement.

“The Association’s higher-ups, in order to wait for this ‘variable,’ forcibly postponed the Summoner Talent Battle by two days!”

“Do you know what two days means to people like us? How many people will miss the chance to break through to Gold-level because of these two days of delay?”

“We’ve been ‘locked up’ in this damned accommodation area, what can we do besides stare at the walls? We’re not even allowed into the training grounds! Who could tolerate that?”

Her words immediately sparked a buzzing resonance.

“Li Yan is right!”

Another young man, wearing glasses and looking more refined, pushed up his frames, his tone also carrying a chill.

“Qin Yuyan, don’t think that just because your grandfather is the president of an Association branch, you can do whatever you want! Which one of us here doesn’t have a background? You want to stand up for him, can you even manage it?”

“Stand up for him?”

Qin Yuyan raised an eyebrow slightly, her gaze sweeping over the agitated crowd, a faint, almost imperceptible wry smile appearing at the corner of her lips.

“Do you think someone who can alarm the higher-ups, have Councilor Zhao personally pick him up, and even postpone the Talent Battle for him, would be a good-for-nothing who needs me to stand up for him?”

“I’m doing this for your own good; you have no idea who you’re talking to.”

“You’re dissatisfied with Lin Feng’s late arrival, but have you considered that this is a decision made by the Association’s higher-ups? Can you question something they’ve decided?”

“Or do you think your judgment is wiser than that of the Association’s elders?”

Her words were like a basin of cold water poured over everyone’s heads.

Although their faces still showed indignation, many people’s eyes flickered, and their arrogant demeanor slightly receded.

Those who could stand here were not fools.

The key point Qin Yuyan highlighted—the higher-ups’ emphasis on Lin Feng—was indeed something they couldn’t refute.

They could look down on Lin Feng, but question the higher-ups’ decision?

They didn’t have the guts for that.

“Hmph! I don’t believe he can be that impressive!”

Chen Feng stiffened his neck, unwilling to back down, his tone still aggressive.

“In this world, strength reigns supreme!”

“At the Talent Battle two days from now, I will let the Association’s higher-ups see the strength of Young Master Chen Feng. By then, I will crush his trashy demon pets with a single finger!”

Chen Feng pointed his finger at Lin Feng, making a universally understood gesture.

“You just wait for me! By then, I’ll make you kneel and call me grandpa!”

“Alright, I’d also like to see if you have that ability!”

Lin Feng said coldly.

The Association’s rules, especially the combat ban within the Headquarters’ core area, carried extremely severe penalties; even his grandfather, a Grandmaster Alchemist, couldn’t protect him.

“Good! Very good! We’ll see!”

Chen Feng glared fiercely at Lin Feng, then shot a sharp look at Qin Yuyan, and with a few followers, pushed through the crowd and left in a huff.

With Chen Feng gone, the others also stopped bothering Lin Feng.

Even Chen Feng didn’t dare to make a move here, so these people could, at most, only vent their anger at Lin Feng’s ‘late arrival’ with their eyes.

The corridor returned to quiet, with only Lin Feng and Qin Yuyan remaining.

“Phew…”

Qin Yuyan let out a soft breath, then turned to Lin Feng, a helpless smile on her face.

“These guys are used to being arrogant; after being cooped up for two days, they had nowhere to vent their resentment.”

“Because of what they said, the two-day delay to wait for me?”

Lin Feng asked, his brow slightly furrowed.

He hadn’t expected the reason for him immediately becoming a target to be so “simple and crude.”

“Mm.”

Qin Yuyan nodded, motioning for Lin Feng to enter the room to talk.

“Why are you here?”

As soon as they entered the room, Lin Feng asked the question on his mind.

“Don’t forget, I’m a nine-star Summoner! Although not as powerful as you, I’m also a genius!”

“Moreover, Grandfather obtained a treasure for me from Councilor Zhao, and my Ice Phoenix is now completely different. At the Talent Battle in two days, the Ice Phoenix’s performance will surely astonish you!”

Qin Yuyan’s demeanor was normal, completely devoid of the melancholy she had shown at the banquet two days prior; instead, she had become very confident.

“Then I’ll look forward to it.”

Lin Feng responded with a chuckle.

“The higher-ups seem to value you greatly, believing you might be the key ‘variable’ in exploring the Secluded Valley Abyss secret realm.”

“To ensure you could make it, they temporarily decided to postpone the Talent Battle, which was originally scheduled for two days ago.”

“The result is that these proud prodigies were ‘under house arrest’ in this specially designated accommodation area at the Headquarters for two whole days. They couldn’t go anywhere, couldn’t do anything, and could only wait!”

“Each of them is arrogant and some were even at a critical time for breaking through to Gold-level. Encountering such a situation, they naturally harbored a belly full of frustration, and seeing you, the ‘culprit,’ of course they wouldn’t show a good face.”

Lin Feng understood; this was indeed a perfect reason to attract hatred.

“What’s the background of that Chen Feng? He seems quite arrogant.”

“Him?”

Qin Yuyan’s face showed a hint of solemnity.

“His grandfather is Chen Xuantong, the Chief Alchemist of the Headquarters, and holds a very high position in the Association.”

“Chen Feng himself has decent talent; he’s already a Peak Silver Summoner.”

“Especially his main demon pet, the Bone-Corroding Poison Scorpion, which is Peak Gold-level. It’s now said to have evolved to a state where it has grasped a sliver of the ‘Corrosion Rule’.”

As Qin Yuyan spoke, she glanced at Lin Feng, and seeing no reaction from him to her words, she continued.

“However, these achievements aren’t due to his own arduous cultivation, but rather his grandfather forcibly pushing him up with his specially formulated potions!”

“So that’s why he’s so arrogant?”

Lin Feng pouted.

“Using his own grandson’s main demon pet for experiments, it seems his grandfather is really ‘good’ to him…”

Qin Yuyan couldn’t help but roll her eyes when she heard Lin Feng say that.

“Do you think everyone is like you, able to easily cultivate so many Gold-level demon pets? Let alone allowing their main demon pets to touch the power of rules!”

“Many people wish Chen Xuantong would experiment on their demon pets, but they don’t even get the chance.”

“The power of rules accumulated through potions?”

A glint flashed in Lin Feng’s eyes; this was useful information. Perhaps he could use Chen Xuantong’s methods to enhance the Xenomorph Legion’s strength.

He immediately asked.

“Do you know where Chen Xuantong usually appears?”

“Or where can I find Chen Xuantong?”

Qin Yuyan smiled and shook her head.

“I’ve only been at the Association Headquarters for a day myself; all the information I know is from others…”

“Oh.”

Lin Feng was a little disappointed, but when he looked at Qin Yuyan again, he noticed she seemed hesitant to speak.

Qin Yuyan’s expression became somewhat hesitant. She looked at Lin Feng, seemingly making up her mind, and lowered her voice.

“There’s one more thing… I… I just arrived at the Association Headquarters yesterday. When I came out of the teleportation array, I accidentally saw someone…”

“That person looked very much like… Wang Yin.”

“Wang Yin?!”

Lin Feng’s pupils suddenly contracted.

“Are you sure? Why would he be here?”

“His build and profile were very similar, but he was just being pushed past me by a researcher. I couldn’t get a full view of his face, so I can’t be a hundred percent sure.”

Qin Yuyan’s delicate brows furrowed, her tone filled with uncertainty and worry.

“But that figure really… resembled him.”