"Benefactor, you said this demon beast is strange — I wonder what exactly is strange about it? Would you be willing to tell me?" Upon hearing those words, Li Chan's eyes trembled slightly, and she hurriedly pressed for an answer.
She had long noticed that something was off about this demon beast. After all, demon beasts were not Fierce Beasts — they possessed spiritual intelligence and were capable of reason. Yet this particular demon beast behaved just like a Fierce Beast, caring for nothing but taking her life, which made her certain that something suspicious was going on.
"I can tell you, but those two will have to step far away first." Chu Feng looked at the old couple and spoke coldly.
"What did you say?!" The old couple, who had long harbored deep hatred toward Chu Feng, gritted their teeth in fury, their aged faces flushing red. "Say that again if you dare—"
"Uncle Sha, Aunt Bi, please don't be rude. This is the man who saved my life." Before they could finish, Li Chan spoke up to stop them, then turned to the pair with an earnest plea. "Would you two mind leaving for a moment?"
"My lady, we know nothing about this man's background. Leaving you here alone with him is far too dangerous," the old man urged with worry.
"Exactly, my lady. His origins are suspicious. For all we know, this demon beast could be his accomplice," the old woman echoed.
"Don't worry — I trust Benefactor Wuqing," Li Chan said with a smile.
Faced with Li Chan's composure, the old couple had little choice but to fall silent. They shot Chu Feng a hard look, and the old man delivered a parting warning:
"Boy, you'd better watch yourself. This territory belongs to the Li Family. If you dare do anything to harm our young lady, don't expect to leave here alive." Only after delivering those harsh words did the old man walk away with the old woman.
"Heh." Chu Feng merely let out a contemptuous laugh. He could clearly see through the old man's words — the warning on the surface was really a threat, telling him to keep his mouth shut, or else.
"Benefactor, what exactly did you discover? Could you tell me now?" Li Chan asked again once the old couple had left.
But Chu Feng didn't answer. Instead, he raised his voice and called out, "You two old fossils — skulking around and eavesdropping — aren't you ashamed of yourselves?"
"Damn it, what the hell? Where did this kid come from? He actually sensed us hiding here — could he be a Spirit World Master?" The old man, concealed in the nearby thicket, cursed in a low voice after hearing Chu Feng's words.
"Old man, what do we do? This young man doesn't seem simple. What if he really did discover something — what if he exposes us?" The old woman's face was filled with worry.
"There's nothing we can do about it right now. We can't exactly attack him in front of the young lady. The boy has some skill — if we could kill him cleanly that would be one thing, but if we can't, and it angers the young lady, we'll be the ones who suffer."
"True, the boy has some background, but there's no need to worry too much. The demon beast was tampered with by an expert the Ma Family hired. No matter how capable this kid is, at most he can tell something is wrong with the beast — but there's no way he can restore it to its original nature."
"And even if the beast is restored to its original nature, what does that have to do with us? Don't worry about it. First, we report this to the Ma Family and see what they plan to do. If nothing else works, we eliminate the boy and the young lady together. For the sake of our worthless grandson, we'll do whatever it takes." Having finished those words, the old man launched himself into the air and streaked away into the distance.
"Aigh~" The old woman lingered a moment longer, casting another meaningful glance at Chu Feng, before following in the old man's wake and vanishing.
"Those two servants of yours aren't very obedient, are they?" After confirming the old couple had gone far enough, Chu Feng turned to Li Chan with a grin.
"Heh." Li Chan was a clever woman and naturally understood what had happened. But after all, the old couple were members of the Li estate, so she could only manage a wry smile, unsure how to explain.