TFHS: Chapter 50

Feng Ming stayed in his residence peacefully. He waited for the butterfly eggs to hatch while learning about alchemy. At the same time, he didn’t forget his own cultivation and developed more soul power. His days were very fulfilling.

Since Feng Ming didn’t go out, Bai Qiaomo didn’t need to leave either. He stayed at home as peacefully as Feng Ming.

Due to the soaring dragon pill and the Silver Moon Fruit, Feng Jinlin changed his previous habit of running outside frequently and spent most of his time in cultivation.

If he wanted to advance to the essence dan realm, he must first push their own cultivation to the peak of the essence liquid realm. As for business matters, they were all left to Feng Yue and his subordinates.

Feng Yue also supported him in doing so. If Feng Jinlin could advance to the essence dan realm. It would be of great benefit to his followers and their power would be able to advance a step further.

As a result, these subordinates often ran outside. Even the guards went out of the city to hunt, so this disappointed the onlookers.

Such a big fuss was caused previously, but now the person involved was lying dormant. This made those who were waiting to watch the fun become anxious. Was this the behavior of a person?

Feng Songhai came to report family affairs to the head of the family again. He was about to leave after finishing the report when the head of the Feng family called him back. This was very rare.

Feng Songhai just thought the master had more instructions. He asked, “Is there anything else you want me to do?”

The head of the Feng family tapped the table with his fingers and asked, “What have Feng Jinlin and his child been doing recently?”

Feng Songhai looked surprised. He never expected that the head of the family would call him back to talk about Feng Jinlin’s private affairs, not about family matters.

However, he quickly put away his strange expression and replied honestly and respectfully. “Master, I’m not sure either. Why don’t I ask Jinghuai to go and check it out?”

“Okay. You can leave.”

Feng Songhai was used to this typical use and then discard attitude. “Yes, Brother. I’ll take my leave.”

Feng Songhai returned to his yard and asked someone to call his grandson, Feng Jinghuai, over.

Feng Jinghuai had been staying in the family these days and practicing hard. He might not have the best talent but he believed that hard work paid off. He couldn’t disappoint his grandfather.

“Grandfather, you called me?” Feng Jinghuai came over while covered in sweat.

Feng Songhai felt a bit guilty when he saw his grandson like this. He had interrupted his grandson’s cultivation. However, he couldn’t help it since it was ordered by the head of the family. He would compensate the child later.

Jinghuai might not be the most gifted child, but he was the one who made Feng Songhai feel most at ease among his grandchildren. Feng Songhai asked kindly, “Is there any news about your cousin Feng Ming lately?”

Feng Jinghuai was stunned before quickly shaking his head. “I don’t know. This person should still be staying in the outer city of Gaoyang County.”

Feng Songhai thought for a moment before saying, “You have already met your cousin. Why don’t you go visit him and your uncle on behalf of your grandfather to see if they need any help.”

This was all an excuse. The purpose was naturally to let his grandson find out about their situation so he could give an explanation to the head of the family.

Who knew why the head of the family suddenly became interested in and paid attention to Feng Jinlin and his child?

It had to be known that since Feng Jinlin left home until the marriage contract with the Bai family, he had never heard the head of the family mention this son.

Feng Jinghuai said helplessly, “Okay, I will listen to you. I will go and visit him now.”

Feng Jinghuai was about to go out but the first person to arrive was Gong Yuming.

He had been very bored in the past two days. Why didn’t Feng Ming cause any more trouble but instead stopped?

The people in the Feng family were so stupid, and no one wanted to test Feng Ming. Since Feng Ming didn’t come out, they just waited outside obediently.

If it was Gong Yuming, he would have ten thousand ways to break the current situation.

He didn’t know that it was all because the head of the Feng family was too majestic. No one could bet on the head of the family’s thoughts and whether he valued Feng Jinlin or not.

Feng Linlang and her younger brother, who were the most qualified to take action against Feng Ming, happened to not be in Gaoyang County. What else could they do except wait?

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Feng Jinghuai couldn’t help frowning when he went out and saw Gong Yuming walking towards him with a bright smile on his face.

Even if he was dumb, he would know that Gong Yuming’s appearance definitely wasn’t a coincidence.

“What are you doing here?”

Gong Yuming smiled. “Are you going to visit your cousin? Then take me with you. After all, I have met Feng Ming once and ate at the same table with him. I really want to become friends.”

Feng Jinghuai was dumbfounded. “If you want to make this friend, just go by yourself. Why do you have to come with me?”

Gong Yuming opened a fan and fanned it twice, saying, “That’s different.”

Feng Jinghuai didn’t feel it was any different but he knew it was difficult to get rid of this guy. He had no choice but to take this guy with him to the outer city.

They attracted a lot of attention the moment they moved, particularly the children of the Feng family. They didn’t think that Feng Jinghuai really wanted to go visit the father and child? So why?

Could it be that the head of the family gave the order? What was the attitude of the head of the family?

Along the way, Gong Yuming had ten thousand questions to ask Feng Jinghuai and easily got the answers out of Feng Jinghuai. This was the task assigned to him by his grandfather.

Why did the sixth elder of the Feng family suddenly think of the father and child? Only the head of the Feng family could make him.

Gong Yuming was also curious about the attitude of the head of the Feng family. He kept asking Feng Jinghuai what the attitude was. Feng Jinghuai, an honest person, became annoyed.

“If Young Master Gong wants to know, why don’t you go to my Feng family and ask the head of the family himself? Wouldn’t that be faster and more direct? You don’t have to guess here. I don’t often meet the head of the family. How can I know the answer to your question?”

Gong Yuming, who was enjoying eating the melon, was in a particularly good mood. He smiled and kept waving his fan while saying, “I’m sorry. How can I bother Master Feng for such a small matter? Let’s go and meet your cousin.”

Feng Jinghuai was extremely powerless and could only follow, no, run after Gong Yuming. Gong Yuming was in front and he was behind.

He didn’t see any embarrassment in Gong Yuming at all. No one was more shameless than this person.

After leaving the inner city and heading toward the outer city, Gong Yuming arrived at the residence of Feng Ming’s group in Gaoyang County with familiarity. He asked his people to open the gate. Then he pushed Feng Jinghuai forward and let him come out.

Feng Jinghuai glared at Gong Yuming unhappily, but he could only step forward and honestly report his identity and explain his purpose.

The guard at the gate was startled and quickly asked someone to tell the young master that someone from the main family had come.

These guards had also eaten the boss’ melon since they came to Gaoyang County.

They knew that the Feng family of Qingyun City was involved with the Feng family of Gaoyang County, but they hadn’t expected it to be so closely related. The head of the family was actually the biological son of the head of the Feng family of Gaoyang County. They used to think it was just the relationship between the side branch and main family.

Feng Ming was reading a book, which was a notebook taken from Senior Xu Qi’s storage ring. It was written by the senior himself and wasn’t entirely about alchemy. It also recorded the various patients he had encountered and how he treated them.

There was no separation between alchemists and doctors. Alchemists also needed to know how to distinguish patients’ conditions in order to diagnose and prescribe the most appropriate pill to treat them.

Feng Ming was reading it with great interest when he heard the guard at home come to report that a man who called himself Feng Jinghuai had come to visit.

“Feng Jinghuai? What is he doing here? Who else is there besides him?”

Feng Ming put the book into his storage ring, stood up, and straightened his clothes. It was impossible for him to turn this person away, and he was very curious.

“There is another young master whose bearing isn’t inferior to this man.”

Could it be Young Master Gong Yuming whom he met that day? Feng Ming asked Bai Qiaomo standing beside him, “Brother Bai, do you want to go and meet them together?”

“Okay.”

Bai Qiaomo also packed up the books and materials at hand. Then he went with Feng Ming to greet the guests.

They arrived at the reception hall. Feng Jinghuai and Gong Yuming were sitting there and drinking tea.

The two of them stood up when Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo walked in together.

“Cousin, I’m sorry to bother you. How are you and Uncle these days?” Feng Jinghuai asked politely.

Gong Yuming was different. He stretched out a hand and waved to Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo. “Since we last parted, I have missed you two very much. That is why I came here uninvited.”

Feng Ming saw Gong Yuming talking nonsense with his eyes open. This person missed him and Bai Qiaomo?

It was impossible when thinking about it. Maybe he missed their ability to cause trouble.

Feng Ming said with a smile on his face, “It is our honor to have you as our distinguished guest. We apologize for our poor hospitality.”

After asking Feng Jinghuai and Gong Yuming to sit down, he continued, “I am a country person, and this is my first time in Gaoyang County. I am dazzled by everything I see, especially the inner city. I don’t dare to go there again after the first time. It is too expensive. No matter how capable my father is, I can’t really be a second generation who only spends money.”

“Our Feng family in Qingyun City is too small to compare with the four major families in the inner city of Gaoyang County. It made the two of you laugh.”

Even Feng Jinghuai wouldn’t believe that Feng Ming was telling the truth, let alone the smart Gong Yuming.

The corners of Gong Yuming’s mouth twitched. As far as he knew, Feng Ming, a second generation rich man, lived a better life than many of the children of the four major families of Gaoyang County.

After all, the four major families might be rich and powerful but they had prosperous descendants. If the children wanted to obtain resources, they needed to work hard on their own. They weren’t like Feng Ming, who did nothing while having all the family fortune earned by his father at his disposal.

Gong Yuming smiled. “Young Master Ming is too modest. In fact, our lives aren’t necessarily better than yours. For example, we don’t dare easily step into Liuyang Pavilion if we aren’t fully prepared.”

Seeing Gong Yuming intended to follow Feng Ming to talk nonsense, Feng Jinghuai quickly got down to business. “Cousin, this time my grandfather asked me to visit you and Uncle to see if you two need any help. If you need anything, just tell me.”

Feng Ming blinked. “I don’t know. I know nothing about those things at home. I have never touched them.”

Feng Jinghuai was dumbfounded. How could he continue after hearing this?

Gong Yuming laughed and asked, “Young Master Shao, what have you been busy with recently? You hardly ever go out. If Young Master Ming wants to live in the inner city, I can help with this little thing.”

Feng Jinghuai was anxious. What did this person mean? He hurriedly said, “There is no need to bother the Gong family. Our Feng family can do it. Young Master Ming, don’t forget that you are my cousin and a direct descendant of the Feng family.”

Gong Yuming shrugged indifferently. It was the Feng family who did nothing but watch from the sidelines.

Feng Ming smiled and waved his hands. “There is no need to trouble the two of you. The inner city is nice, but as I said, it costs too much. Besides, Brother, my father, and I are just here to play for a while. We will eventually return to Qingyun City, which is our home. Brother Bai, don’t you think so?”

Bai Qiaomo put down the teacup in his hand and nodded. “Yes, we are only staying temporarily in Gaoyang County. There is no difference between the inner city and outer city. Junior Brother Mig and I appreciate your kindness.”

‘Tsk, they are really stubborn,’ Gong Yuming inwardly sighed.

Feng Jinghuai asked, “Are you really here to play?”

“Yes.” Feng Ming spread open his hands and said, “I’ll tell you the truth. We are here to participate in the auction of Jinyuan Hall for an auction item. My father came here early because I have never been to Gaoyang County before. He wanted me to have a good time. Once we get the item, we will go back.”

“It is my honor to meet the two of you this time.”

He explained his intention half-truthfully, fearing that the two of them wouldn’t give up unless he made it clear.

Now that they had the answer, they could also give an explanation when they went back.

It was true that he was participating in the Jinyuan Hall’s auction, but he didn’t say that the item he wanted was the Blue Frost Spring Water. It was because this item still wasn’t on the auction list he had received.

Feng Jinghuai believed it. “So that’s how it is. My cousin and uncle will definitely be able to get what they want.”

Gong Yuming was somewhat skeptical, but he couldn’t say that Feng Ming was fooling them.

He made small talk with Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo, chatting for a long time. Then he said goodbye with Feng Jinghuai, leaving the gifts they brought when they visited.

Feng Jinghuai was relieved. Just as he thought, he could explain to his grandfather when he returned, and the purpose of this trip would be achieved.

He thought that his cousin Feng Ming was a nice person, but he didn’t think there would be much interaction between them as long as Feng Ming and his father didn’t return to the Feng family in Gaoyang County.

It was because he also knew that Feng Ming’s qualification for cultivation was too poor. He and his ger cousin were destined to be on two different paths in the future. There was no need to bother interacting with each other too much, lest they develop deep feelings and become sad.

Feng Jinghuai’s relaxed expression was revealed on his face and even Gong Yuming couldn’t bear to look at him. This guy was truly a rare simple person among the children of the four major families.

Gong Yuming asked, “Do you really believe what Feng Ming said?”

Feng Jinghuai asked in return, “So what if it isn’t the case?”

All he wanted was an answer. It was up to his grandfather and the head of the family whether they believed it or not.

Gong Yuming frowned. It turned out that he was the stupid one. He scratched his face and said, “I always feel that things aren’t that simple. Their recent performance is too different from before.”

“What does it have to do with me?”

Gong Yuming silently looked up at the sky while thinking that this guy was too simple.

But now it seemed that this had a special restraint on him. Every time Feng Jinghuai spoke, he could choke people to death.

In fact, it had nothing to do with him, but who made him too curious? He had no common language with Feng Jinghuai.

Actually, he thought that he and Feng Ming should be the same type of person. Unfortunately, they didn’t grow up together. It wasn’t easy to become friends because they knew too well what type of people they were.

Before entering the inner city, Gong Yuming had already pushed Feng Jinghuai away. He was very ruthless and threw away this person after using him.

Feng Jinghuai didn’t care at all. He went back and told his grandfather about his meeting with Feng Ming.

Feng Songhai asked, “Where is your uncle? Didn’t he show up?”

“No, my cousin said that my uncle is in seclusion.”

“Forget it. Just go home.”

Not long after separating from Feng Jinghuai, Gong Yuming received a message from his subordinates and was overjoyed. “Feng Linlang and Feng Hongrui are really coming back? That’s great!”

He couldn’t wait to see the big show.