TFHS: Chapter 110

The moment they heard the loud voice, Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo knew who the owner of the voice was without looking. It was the cultivator surnamed Zhong whom they met in a restaurant in Nandou Town.

Feng Ming remembered him calling ‘Brother Da Qiao’ and ‘Brother Xiao Qiao’ very deeply. Once he heard this again, he couldn’t help the corners of his mouth twitching.

The mysterious butterflies, which had been patrolling the surroundings, noticed that someone was coming, but the two of them didn’t deliberately avoid it. They had been in the mountains for some time, and they could occasionally hear news from the outside world from other cultivators.

The cultivator surnamed Zhong greeted Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo very enthusiastically. Their mercenary group camped nearby for the night and everyone gathered together to chat.

Cheng Miao actually had a more restrained temperament. He had talked so much about himself to Feng Ming and the others before, which was an exception. Now he was quietly listening to the others talking, which was similar to his previous behavior.

Cultivator Zhong said without any hesitation, “Have you noticed that there have been more cultivators coming to the depths of the mountains lately?”

Feng Ming nodded quickly. “That’s right. Not to mention the ground, there were three waves of people in the sky today. Aren’t they heading to the Netherworld Valley?”

Cultivator Zhong explained, “In fact, it is related to the Netherworld Valley. News has come out recently. A cultivator discovered that deep in the Nandou Mountains, there was a strange plant called the seven-leaf insect flower plant that grows there.”

“This thing is very strange. It is both a plant and an insect. It is also poisonous but can fight poison with poison. It is said that it can restrain the poisonous gas in the Netherworld Valley. Due to the news, many forces have sent people to snatch the seven-leaf insect flowers in the past two days.”

Feng Ming was a bit surprised. “I didn’t expect that there would be such strange plants deep in the mountains. It seems that they aren’t fully mature yet. Yes, otherwise, the cultivators who discovered it would’ve picked it a long time ago. Then ordinary cultivators like us might not be able to participate in the subsequent competition.”

Cultivator Zhong agreed with a look of approval. “That’s right. My mercenary group has received news that many noble families have sent experts over. If you want to participate in the competition, you must be an essence dan realm master to be qualified.”

Feng Ming gasped. “So, there will be chaos in the depths of the Nandou Mountains. We might not be able to participate in the fight for the strange plant, but it should be okay for us to run over and watch the excitement.”

The cultivator surnamed Zhong showed a ‘fellow-minded person’ expression. “It should be okay, but in the end, it is best to stay away. If there is a fight between essence dan realm masters, the area affected will be very large. We should stay away to avoid being dragged in and suffering despite being innocent.”

Feng Ming was interested. “Brother Zhong, tell us about that place and how we can get there.”

“Okay.”

The two of them happily agreed and set off to the valley early tomorrow morning to watch the battle between essence dan realm experts and broaden their horizons.

The other companions of Cultivator Zhong were helpless, but in fact, they had their own intentions.

Bai Qiaomo certainly wouldn’t object to Feng Ming’s decision. Cheng Miao was the one who couldn’t make the decision.

He couldn’t stay in this dangerous mountain range by himself. It was only by following Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo that he could have a chance to leave safely and go back to find his grandfather.

The conversation between Cultivator Zhong and the Qiao brothers was in full swing. After talking about the strange plant incident, Cultivator Zhong stared at Cheng Miao a few more times. This made Cheng Miao feel uncomfortable.

Feng Ming smiled. “Brother Zhong, do you recognize our friend?”

Cultivator Zhong knew it wasn’t polite to stare at a ger like this, but he said, “This little brother looks familiar. Are you from the Cheng family in Pingwang City?”

It seemed that Cultivator Zhong really knew Cheng Miao. Cheng Miao wasn’t surprised and nodded slightly. “I am Cheng Miao from the Cheng family.”

Cultivator Zhong slapped his thigh. “Sure enough, you are Cheng Miao, the grandson of Captain Shi of the Golden Eagle mercenary group. But how come you met the two brothers in this mountain range alone?”

Before Cheng Miao could explain, someone called out, “Captain Shi’s grandson, Cheng Miao? Boss, I just received a message from the Golden Eagle mercenary group, asking all mercenary groups entering the mountains to help find someone, Captain Shi’s grandson, Cheng Miao. If we can find clues or traces, we can get a favor from the Golden Eagle mercenary group.”

Cheng Miao’s eyes suddenly turned red. Only two days after his accident, those people had already left the mountains, and his grandfather got the news of his disappearance. This prompted people to search for traces of him.

Sure enough, among his relatives, it was his grandfather who cared for him the most and would make great efforts to find him.

Once he left here, he would tell his grandfather that he didn’t want to go back to the Cheng house. He just wanted to stay with his grandfather.

No matter how poor his cultivation qualifications, he could still do odd jobs in his grandfather’s mercenary group.

He wasn’t afraid of hardships. It was better than losing his life due to being plotted against.

The moment Cultivator Zhong saw Cheng Miao’s expression, he knew there was something more to this matter. He asked his ‘Brother Xiao Qiao’, “What’s going on? Do you want to send a message to the Golden Eagle mercenary group?”

Feng Ming first glanced at Cheng Miao’s expression to see that he had no objection. Then he simply said, “He happened to be chased by a group of wild beasts when we met him. We rescued him and took him with us, thinking that we would take him out with us when we left.”

“He was tricked. Someone put the beast-attracting powder on him.”

“Who is plotting against Senior Shi’s grandson? Do they not want to live?” someone shouted.

Another person sneered. “If the person hadn’t been rescued and discovered the existence of the beast-attracting powder, who would’ve known the truth about this matter? There are many shady things in noble families. In the end, I am afraid that only Senior Shi will be heartbroken. Young Master Cheng is Senior Shi’s only blood descendant.”

In this area, Captain Shi Yan was a role model for many mercenaries.

Like them, Shi Yan started out as a young mercenary. He was lucky enough to join the Golden Eagle mercenary group and worked his way up from the bottom until he became the boss, and his cultivation reached the late stage of the essence dan realm.

This inspired many ordinary cultivators to want to become as courageous as him.

When talking about Captain Shi, the only thing that made people feel sorry for him was his children.

Captain Shi was extremely brave. Unfortunately, his only daughter was unable to become a strong person like him and died early.

The only grandson left had poor cultivation qualifications. Captain Shi could only leave him at his son-in-law’s house and send people from the mercenary group to visit him regularly. He was worried that the Cheng family would mistreat his grandson, so Captain Shi would visit personally when he was free.

If they were to talk, they thought that the Cheng family took advantage of Captain Shi, who was the boss of the Golden Eagle mercenary group.

The status of the Cheng family couldn’t be achieved without the help of Boss Shi. Unfortunately, his biological daughter wasn’t lucky enough to enjoy it. This was advantageous to his son-in-law, the son-in-law’s second wife, and the entire Cheng family.

In their opinion, the Cheng family should give Cheng Miao the best possible care.

They had thought that the Cheng family really took good care of Cheng Miao. Now seeing the pitiful Cheng Miao, the carefree Cultivator Zhong and the others no longer thought so.

“Which bastard dares to plot against Captain Shi’s grandson? They had better have nothing to do with the Cheng family, or Captain Shi will be angry and turn the Cheng family upside down.” Cultivator Zhong cursed.

Feng Ming asked Cheng Miao. “Do you want to report the news first?”

Cheng Miao raised his eyes and smiled. These mercenaries, who seemed rude to the Cheng family and the Zheng family, made him feel very warm because they respected his grandfather like this. It was really nice.

“Brother Xiao Qiao is going to that valley. Why don’t you tell my grandfather’s people that I will appear there? Once my grandfather gets the news, he will definitely rush there in person.”

Feng Ming thought this was a good idea. That place was now a gathering of powerful people, and it was extremely dangerous. Cheng Miao’s grandfather attached great importance to his grandson’s safety, so he would rush over there in person as soon as he heard about it.

Thus, he said, “Then let’s do it. However, we have to make sure that the information is sent to the people of the Golden Eagle mercenary group. Don’t say it to others who are inquiring about the information in case the information leaks. If someone sees that Cheng Miao is fine, they will send people to deal with him.”

Then he said, “There won’t be any problems with the Golden Eagle mercenary group, right?”

Cultivator Zhong immediately shook his head. “No, if Boss Shi’s daughter hadn’t married into the Cheng family, the people of the Golden Eagle mercenary group would have nothing to do with a family like the Chegn family. The people of the Golden Eagle mercenary group won’t betray their boss just for the benefits promised by the Cheng family.”

“We will only say that we found traces of him in the valley, and outsiders won’t know our exact location. Once Captain Shi shows up, Young Master Cheng can appear.”

“Yes, what Brother Zhong said is right. Just do this. I will change your appearance a bit, so that no one can recognize you, Cheng Miao.”

Cheng Miao felt it was good after hearing this arrangement. After experiencing a life and death danger, he was no longer so naive.

Therefore, the cultivator who received the message to help to find someone sent back a reply in this way. Then he stopped replying to any messages received, waiting for the drama to unfold.

In the eyes of these mercenaries, they might not be from the Golden Eagle mercenary group, but Cheng Miao was one of their own compared to a noble family like the Cheng family.

One of their own was bullied and almost plotted to death. How could they bear this? They were naturally willing to cooperate.

Regardless of how the Golden Eagle mercenary group would react to such a message, Feng Ming’s group had a good night’s sleep. Early the next morning, when the sky was still dark, Feng Ming dressed up Cheng Miao.

This time, he didn’t use a disguise pill or a jade pendant engraved with a magic circle. He used makeup to avoid exposing themselves.

The changes weren’t big. He just covered up the red mole between Cheng Miao’s eyebrows that represented his identity, and modified the facial contours. The original oval face became a bit more angular.

After changing into the clothes commonly worn by mercenaries, he immediately became a different person in the eyes of Cultivator Zhong and the others.

If they saw Cheng Miao like this last night, Cultivator Zhong would never associate him with Captain Shi’s grandson.

“It is amazing. Brother Xiao Qiao is really good at this.”

Feng Ming laughed dryly. He only knew some of the simplest makeup techniques. If these makeup techniques that could transform a living person were used, how shocked would people like Cultivator Zhong be?

Cheng Miao looked at himself in the mirror curiously. He was very satisfied with his disguise. In fact, he didn’t want others to show flattering or jealous looks to him because of his grandfather’s identity after he ran out.