Ch 54: Deal

Dong Qing Yan's face turned pale as Yang Feng's killing intent washed over her. Her earlier bravery faltered, replaced by a quivering fear that gripped her tightly. Her eyes darted around, searching for an escape from the aura of dread emanating from Yang Feng.

Yang Feng observed her reaction with a mixture of amusement and slight irritation. Despite her fear, he noted that her bravery had led her into a situation where she needed to understand the gravity of her actions.

She had definitely ran away by tricking Dong Qing Han, but as she was not yet experienced in the matters of the world and all her life she had lived under protection of her family and didn't think that she would be in trouble in the outside world.

Yang Feng could imagine what her fate would have likely been if he had not intervened. Hypothetically, if someone would have intervened, he would have had his own ulterior motives in doing so.

"You should be more cautious about how you address those who save you," still in his act of a ruthless person, Yang Feng said, his voice calm but carrying an edge of coldness. "Your background doesn't intimidate me. The lives of those who challenge me have already ended."

Dong Qing Yan swallowed hard, her fear now visibly shaking her frame. "I-I'm sorry, Senior. I didn't mean to offend you. I was only trying to... to be polite."

Looking at his quivering cousin sister, Yang Feng's heart softened slightly. Although he wanted to teach her a lesson, he also couldn't find it in himself to be too harsh on her.

Right at this moment, Xia Ning Chang and Meng Wu Ya descended from the sky. The two had heard the conversation between Yang Feng and the girl. Meng Wu Ya didn't say anything and just observed the two, while Xia Ning Chang moved beside Yang Feng and said, "Brother Yang, we should go now. We don't want to be late right?"

She knew Yang Feng's character and understood from the beginning that Yang Feng wasn't going to harm the girl and that the girl was somehow connected to him. Otherwise, Yang Feng wouldn't even bat an eye at her situation, much less save her.

Yang Feng looked at her and again shifted his focus to the stunned Dong Qing Yan, who was surprised at seeing two people approach the youthful senior from the sky. She didn't even hear how Xia Ning Chang called Yang Feng.

"Lead the way, girl." Yang Feng said, making Dong Qing Yan to breakout of her stupor. "Huh...wh..what..", seeing that the poor girl couldn't quite process his words. He repeate in a cold voice, "You offered me to stay at your Dong Family place, did you not."

Seeing her nod he continued, "so, I'm asking you to lead the way.". Blushing that she was behaving like an idiot, she quickly stood up and lead the way. Along the way Meng Wu Ya asked Yang Feng, <brat, why are we following the girl instead of going to meet Xiao Fu Sheng.>

Yang Feng replied, <The girl's my real cousin. I just wanted to make sure she goes back home safely>. Meng Wu Ya just looked at him and continued to fly.

After flying for sometime, the four reached their destination. Dong Qing Yan who was leading the way, was beyond nervous about why these three people with extraordinary strengths following her.

Although she didn't knew Xia Ning Chang and Meng Wu Ya, she could tell that the two of them were strong. But she couldn't tell exactly how strong they were.

As they entered a shop, an attendant came running towards them and shouted, "Young miss!! It's great that you are back, the young master has been looking all over for you!"

The attendant than noticed and looked towards them and stopped before greeting them, "Hello sirs and madam, what can I do for you.", just as Dong Qing Yan was about to say something, Yang Feng spoke up.

"I'm here to meet Dong Qing Han, just inform him that someone from High Heaven Pavilion is here to meet him." The attendant was surprised, but upon observing the group and their powerful auras, he nodded and went inside to inform Dong Qing Han who was in a private room.

Dong Qing Yan, who had her eyes bulging and mouth open, couldn't find her voice but had many questions, 'how does he know brother? Is he going to do something? It can't be ... that he wants to cause trouble because of what I did earlier? .... Right?'

Just as she was immersed in her thoughts, Yang Feng saw one of the tempest guards that accompanied Dong Qing Han to the High Heaven Pavilion coming from towards him.

As the guard came towards them, he first greeted them, "Greetings, Young Master Yang, Young Miss, Senior Meng, Young Master is waiting in a private room", the reason the tempest guard knew of Meng Wu Ya was because at their last visit to the High Heaven Pavilion, Meng Wu Ya had shown up for a moment to educate a few people who wanted to make trouble for Xia Ning Chang after Yang Feng went back to his cabin.

The Dong Family people were able to see him take out a 6th stage immortal ascension realm cultivator with a wave of his hand, while emitting an aura of a peak immortal ascension, which instantly made them wonder if that place was really a Second-tier sect.

After greeting them he turned towards Dong Qing Yan and said, "Young Lady, thank Heavens that your back. The Young Master told me to bring you with the guests to the private room."

Dong Qing Yan who by this time was finally able to come to her senses, sighed and followed the group into the room, while she still thought of who these powerful people were.

As they entered the room, Yang Feng saw Dong Qing Han sitting on a chair with the tempest guards standing behind him. There were four more empty chairs in the room for them to sit.

Yang Feng walked to a chair and sat down, with Meng Wu Ya and Xia Ning Chang following his example and sitting down. While Dong Qing Yan sat down on the chair placed the farthest from him.

"Why are you here ..., don't get me wrong, I just didn't think you would be interested in coming here." Dong Qing Han said looking towards Yang Feng, but as if realizing that his words were a bit rude, he explained.

Yang Feng just smiled slightly and replied meaningful while looking towards Dong Qing Yan, " don't worry too much. I was just passing by when I saw a group of people chasing a young girl and saved her.", Dong Qing Han being smart, turned towards his sister who had lowered her head to avoid looking towards her angry brother.

"I told you to stay in the town, but no! ... You want to go explore by tricking me huh. Have you ever thought what would have happened if Cousin didn't save you!?", Dong Qing Han shouted at his sister.

As Dong Qing Yan heard his words, she remembered how she felt when she was being chased by those bandits and when Yang Feng threatened her. But the next moment, she registered what he had referred Yang Feng to as, "COUSIN!?!"

Hearing her disbelieving shout and looking at Yang Feng's smirking face, Dong Qing Han realized that Yang Feng had definitely done a prank on her, a prank she didn't take well on. So he just sighed and dropped the matter after advising Dong Qing Yan to stay in the town and not leave without a guard.

Yang Feng and Dong Qing Han then talked, during which Yang Feng introduced Meng Wu Ya and Xia Ning Chang. When Dong Qing Han looked at Xia Ning Chang, he just glanced at Yang Feng who nodded.

That little exchange between the two was not missed by Meng Wu Ya who still felt complicated and Dong Qing Yan who was still looking at Yang Feng accusingly.

Even though she learned that the young man, that she thought was an old man disguised as a young man because of the strength he displayed, was her cousin, Yang Feng who she had visited a few times below.

But looking the person in front of her, she had a hard time comparing him to the kind and gentle big brother who would give her gifts and candies.{A-Note: No!! Stop right there, don't call the FBI!}

As the two youths continued to talk with the others joining in sometimes, the Dong Family finally understood why they were here. Knowing that Yang Feng and his group were going and could meet Grandmaster Xiao, Dong Qing Yan was thrilled and requested him to take her with him with a pleading look in her eyes.

Yang Feng however shot her down and hinted at her to go about her own way, with her own qualifications. After sitting for an hour, Yang Feng and his group flew away.

Yang Feng had stopped to ask Dong Qing Han about anything unusual happening in the Great Han Dynasty, but Dong Qing Han had told him that he didn't knew about it much.

The three then flew towards the Pill Saint Peak undetected under Meng Wu Ya's guidance. As they reached the place where Meng Wu Ya told them was the place Grandmaster Xiao lived, Meng Wu Ya used his voice amplified by his Qi to notify the people inside the house of his arrival.

When they descended, in front of them were now standing an old man who's body emitted a strong medical aura, and with him were standing two middle aged women, who were immortal ascension realm cultivators.

After greeting each other, Xiao Fu Sheng lead them inside and served them tea. As they continued to talk, Meng Wu Ya told him their purpose of coming here.

In the original, Meng Wu Ya approached Xiao Fu Sheng so that he could teach Xia Ning Chang about alchemy. But now as because of Yang Feng, Xia Ning Chang was already a Mid-Mysterious grade Alchemist, Meng Wu Ya just needed a few resources for her to advance in her skills and Cultivation.

After talking for a few moments during which Xiao Fu Sheng asked her about her alchemy level and being shocked by her demonstration, he finally made a deal with Meng Wu Ya. Xia Ning Chang could stay here and cultivate, but she would have to share her experience of refining Pills with pill veins to him.

When they had finished their deal, only then did Yang Feng stepped forward to make a deal for himself. "Old Xiao", hearing Yang Feng calling him, Xiao Fu Sheng looked towards him and asked, "yes young man, what is it?"

Meng Wu Ya had also introduce him to Xiao Fu Sheng but didn't tell him about Yang Feng much, so although he knew and felt that the youth in front of him was really powerful, he didn't know much. So he was curious about what he would say.

"There is a reason that I accompanied Treasurer Meng here,... I also have a deal to make with you.", Xiao Fu Sheng was surprised, this young man who wasn't even in his twenties wanted to make a deal with him. Although he was strong, it didn't mean that any strong individual could walk up to him and make a deal with him.

But he still asked with a bit of intrigue, "ohh, and what is it that you propose?". Yang Feng smiled mysteriously and said, "I want you to fulfill one of my request and in return ... I can provide you with something you have desired for a long time."

Meng Wu Ya looked at Yang Feng with a serious look as he could tell what it was Yang Feng would give to Xiao Fu Sheng. Looking at Meng Wu Ya's serious expressions, Xiao Fu Sheng could not help but take Yang Feng seriously and asked, "and what it is that I desire?"

Yang Feng replied with the same smile and said, "a way forward ... A way to refine a pill above Mysterious-Grade ... A way to refine a Spirit-Grade pill.", that simple sentence, had made a blast go of in Xiao Fu Sheng's mind, as he instantly became serious.

He asked Yang Feng with a look in his eyes that screamed serious and ' don't you dare lie' and simply asked, "is what you say true?"

Hearing his words, Yang Feng knew that the fish was hooked and said, "Yes, Treasurer Meng didn't mention it before but I also a Peak-Mysterious Grade Alchemist, and that only because I didn't have many spirit grade herb to refine a pill of that grade and officially enter the next grade."

What he said was true. It has been along time since he reached peak mysterious grade in both arrays and alchemy, along with low mysterious grade in artifact refining. But because of unavailable resources he wasn't able to advance.

But it didn't mean that he didn't learn anything knew. He had already digested all the knowledge till Saint King Grade of all professions.

Looking at the ridiculous look on his face, Yang Feng said, "if you don't believe me you can ask Treasurer Meng and Senior Sister Xia. It was me who had guided her in her alchemy."

Xiao Fu Sheng looked at the two inquiringly to which the two nodded. After suppressing his shock, Xiao Fu Sheng became excited, If what Yang Feng said was true, it would mean that he had hopes of moving forward in alchemy.

He then took a deep breath and seriously asked Yang Feng, "what is it that you want, young friend. If it is within my power I will definitely help you."

Yang Feng smiled hearing this and said, "what I want is...