Chapter 1040: Exposure

Chapter 1040: Chapter 1040: Exposure

The leader of the black-clad men fell hard, scrambling up from the ground with a vicious glare at Ling Feng, "Let go of that woman!"

Sister Zhao was shoved forward, crying out in fear as she stumbled into Ling Feng’s arms.

Instinctively, Ling Feng extended a hand to catch her, but in the next moment, his expression changed. He pushed Sister Zhao away, shock etched on his face, "You... you betrayed me?"

Ling Feng clutched his abdomen, a hint of cyan appearing on his face.

"Hahaha, no matter how high your cultivation is, you have still been deceived by us!" The leader of the black-clad men laughed maniacally.

Sister Zhao revealed a triumphant smile, retracting the long needle in her hand, blood glistening on its tip.

"Sister Zhao, you..." Chen Molli stared in disbelief at the scene, shocked that Sister Zhao had betrayed Ling Feng. Why?

"Molli, haven’t you realized it yet? Your Sister Zhao is in cahoots with them!" Mu Ziyi said, her face grim.

Chen Molli looked at Sister Zhao, her voice trembling, "Sister Zhao, is this true? Are you really with them? Why did you harm Brother Feng?"

Sister Zhao wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, her previously warm face now showing disdain and coldness, "Indeed, we are together."

"Why?" Chen Molli couldn’t accept it. The kind Sister Zhao suddenly becoming the culprit behind her kidnapping—what was going on?

Sister Zhao sneered, "You are truly an innocent young lady. To be honest, though I was sent by your father to protect you, I was long ago under your uncle’s employ!"

"So, my task in protecting you was merely to obtain the key left by your grandfather!" Sister Zhao said dryly, "During these two years, I’ve realized you don’t possess the key; it seems the key is with your father..."

"So you plan to kidnap me, use me to threaten my father?" Chen Molli asked through clenched teeth, "Why didn’t you act before now, why wait until today?"

Sister Zhao chuckled, "That’s because today we have two scapegoats. Miss, you have no idea how formidable your father, Chen Baizhan, is. If he learned I was the mastermind, I’d have no chance of survival."

Chen Molli was silent, struggling to accept the truth! She never imagined that her amiable uncle had placed such a pawn beside her.

"I’ll go with you, but you must release my two friends!" Chen Molli lifted her head, speaking earnestly, "You intend to use me against my father; free my friends, and I’ll cooperate willingly. Otherwise, I’d rather die than let your plans succeed!"

Just then, Ling Feng spoke calmly, "Girl, do you really think they’d listen to you? The fact that she revealed everything here means they never intended to let us go, nor let you return to your father alive!"

The leader of the black-clad men clapped his hands, "Impressive, I didn’t expect you’d remain calm and clear-headed under such a severe poison. We’ve underestimated you; now I’m curious about who you are!"

Ling Feng straightened up, sneering, "You’re not qualified to know!"

At this moment, the cyan on Ling Feng’s face began to fade, soon returning to a normal healthy hue.

"How... how is this possible, weren’t you poisoned? Why do you seem fine?" The black-clad men looked panicked.

Ling Feng chuckled disdainfully, "Such low-grade poison could never take me down. Oh, there’s actually something I want to say to you..."

"Say what?" The leader of the black-clad men asked instinctively.

"Having power truly allows one to do as they wish!" As soon as the words fell, Ling Feng vanished before their eyes.

In an instant, Ling Feng appeared in front of them, his fist crashing into the leader’s face.

The leader hadn’t even reacted before his face met Ling Feng’s fist in a painful collision. With a loud thud, his teeth flew, and he fell heavily to the ground, knocked out cold.

"Now it’s your turn!" Ling Feng smiled softly, taking out the remaining black-clad men one punch at a time.

Seeing the situation turning against her, Sister Zhao rushed towards Chen Molli, thinking if she captured Chen Molli, Ling Feng would be forced to yield.

"Hey, you really don’t consider me at all, do you?" Mu Ziyi said disdainfully, flicking her wrist, sending over a dozen toothpicks like sword qi, pinning Sister Zhao to the ground.

The intense pain quickly overwhelmed Sister Zhao’s senses, and she passed out without a sound.

"This..." Chen Molli was stunned, how the situation had reversed in an instant; the domineering black-clad men were effortlessly dispatched by Brother Feng and Sister Ziyi?

Ling Feng clapped his hands, "Alright, all done!"

"You guys are... incredible!" Chen Molli looked at Ling Feng, eyes shining, "Brother Feng, who exactly are you? You saved me once again!"

Ling Feng and Mu Ziyi exchanged a glance and laughed, "Who we are doesn’t matter, what’s important now is telling your father about this as soon as possible!"

Chen Molli nodded as if awakening from a dream, "Brother Feng, Sister Ziyi, then I’ll go call my dad."

With that, Chen Molli picked up the phone and entered another room.

"Who exactly are these people?" Mu Ziyi kicked Sister Zhao, asking.

Ling Feng rolled his eyes, "How should I know, they aren’t good people! But... I do know a bit about Chen Baizhan, the Rubber King of Mingzhu City. It’s said the Chen Family has extensive business and networking in Southeast Asia and Indonesia, ranking highly among the wealthy. A large family, huh... quite a few dirty dealings!"

"Such powerful connections?" Mu Ziyi said mildly surprised, "Looking at Molli, she really doesn’t have the typical arrogance of a spoiled young lady."

Ling Feng stretched lazily, "Chen Molli isn’t bad; otherwise, do you think I’m simply bored helping her? Let’s go, it’s time to sleep. We’re climbing Mount Kunlun tomorrow!"

"And these people?" Mu Ziyi kicked the black-clad men slumped on the ground.

"Leave them here, they won’t wake up for at least ten hours!" Ling Feng spoke casually while heading upstairs, "If I’m guessing right, there’ll be someone here to clean up by morning!"