Chu Feng's words were spoken only in his mind, so the disciples from the Nameless Sect naturally did not hear a thing.
That handsome male disciple truly believed Chu Feng was afraid of him, and his arrogance only grew.
"Junior Sister, don't be afraid of toads like him in the future. Your senior brother will protect you," the handsome young man declared with undisguised smugness.
"Senior Brother, please stop," the female disciple urged, clearly unhappy with his behavior.
"What are you afraid of? He's nothing but a coward."
But the handsome young man either failed to notice her discomfort or simply didn't care, continuing to speak at full volume.
Seeing this, the female disciple fell silent.
However, a voice transmission secretly reached Chu Feng's ears.
"Young Master, my senior brother has a rather forceful personality. I apologize on his behalf."
The secret transmission came from the female disciple.
"There is no need for you to apologize. You haven't wronged me in any way."
"Don't worry about it," Chu Feng replied.
In truth, among all the disciples from the Nameless Sect, the only one who had rubbed Chu Feng the wrong way was that handsome male disciple.
He had a decent impression of everyone else, and this female disciple — not only had she repeatedly tried to calm the handsome young man down, but she had even sent a private transmission to apologize to Chu Feng. His impression of her improved further.
As for City Lord Liang, though he was seething with rage as well, he remembered that the materials were needed for Song Yuwei's treatment. So he held back, planning to deal with the handsome male disciple only after purchasing what he needed.
The disciples from the Nameless Sect bought their items and left first.
Finally, it was Chu Feng and City Lord Liang's turn.
But who could have guessed — when it came to Chu Feng and City Lord Liang, the Daoist priest selling the materials said that the items City Lord Liang needed were somewhat complex and that he needed some time to prepare them.
Even more unexpected was that this preparation took a full half-hour.
Half an hour was more than enough time for the Nameless Sect disciples to vanish without a trace.
"Who would have thought buying materials would take this long? And of course it's only us who end up waiting this long. What rotten luck."
"Now that little brat could be anywhere by now," City Lord Liang grumbled after leaving the Daoist temple.
Though he had successfully purchased the materials, he was far from satisfied.
His frustration stemmed from the fact that he had originally planned to chase after the handsome male disciple the moment the shopping was done.
But now, that was clearly impossible.
"City Lord Liang, why don't you go back first? I have something to take care of," Chu Feng said.
"Young Master Chu, you're going after them, aren't you?" City Lord Liang asked.
At this question, Chu Feng simply smiled before answering.
"Though that fellow's words weren't enough to truly anger me, I, Chu Feng, am not exactly the magnanimous type. I won't tolerate just anyone humiliating me."
"After all, one's body and dignity are gifts from one's parents. Besides my parents and my Master, I don't believe anyone has the right to insult me."
"He... certainly isn't worthy."
"Back at the Daoist temple, I didn't want to offend its master, so I let it slide. But I never intended to simply let him go," Chu Feng said candidly, holding nothing back.
"But they left a good while ago. It's already been half an hour — wouldn't finding them take quite some time?" City Lord Liang voiced his concern.
"I secretly left a mark on that fellow just now. I know exactly which direction they went," Chu Feng said.
"Young Master Chu, you left a mark?"
"Truly thorough — I'm ashamed to say it didn't even occur to me," City Lord Liang exclaimed, elated.
His admiration for Chu Feng was genuine.
At the very least, this was something he himself had never thought of.
Here he was, a man of his age, yet when it came to planning ahead, he couldn't match Chu Feng. Between his admiration, he naturally felt a touch of embarrassment.
"Young Master Chu, I'd like to go with you, if you'll allow it." City Lord Liang had truly been angered by the whole affair, and he wanted to witness with his own eyes as Chu Feng taught that fellow a lesson.
"If City Lord Liang wishes to come along, then let's go together," Chu Feng agreed.
He had already examined Madam Yuwei's condition, and her injuries had been stabilized. So there was truly no urgent need to rush the materials back.
Besides, dealing with that fellow would be effortless and wouldn't take long.
With that, Chu Feng and City Lord Liang followed the mark on the handsome male disciple and set off in pursuit.
In the end, they arrived at a stretch of forest — and within it stood an ancient city.