【Law of the Abyss】

As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding trees and jungle disappeared, and in the blink of an eye, Mu Bei returned to the room he had just entered. The sudden change of scenes made him uncomfortable.

Several people walked out of the room, and the old man who had pushed him before was standing at the door, looking at them with a smile.

"Mr. Feng." Feng Yelan greeted the old man, and the old man nodded at her.

He looked at the graceful girl in front of him, feeling a mixture of emotions. Time flies so fast, and fifteen years have passed in the blink of an eye.

The first time he saw her, she was still a three-year-old child. At that time, he had just lost his family and was taken back to the Feng family by Feng Hengsu, the head of the Feng family.

She felt his grief and gave him a hug. From that moment on, he treated her as a family member and watched her grow up. Later, he was sent here to guard the Feng family's trial field, and he has been doing so until now.

"How did the trial go?" Feng Lichen asked.

"Not bad. By the way, Feng Bo, we just met a cat-fly in there. How did it get in?" Feng Yelan asked.

"The head of the family said that in order to increase the difficulty, some rooms can be appropriately filled with more exotic beasts. You guys went in too hastily just now, and I forgot to tell you."

"I see."

"Xiao Lan, do you want to stay for dinner later?"

Feng Yelan shook his head: "Uncle Feng, maybe next time. I have something else to do later."

A trace of loneliness flashed across Feng Lichen's face as he watched them leave.

As soon as they walked out of the trial field, Feng Yelan said to Mu Bei: "Don't follow us, we'll say goodbye now."

After she finished speaking, she signaled Feng Yixing with her eyes. He understood and immediately took out a wad of money from his pocket and handed it to him.

"This is your reward for the trial just now. Don't mention this to anyone else in the future."

Mu Bei was stunned. Is this considered hush money? He didn't think that the matter of the trial just now needed to be kept secret. He could only say that he didn't understand the world of the rich.

He took the money and counted it quickly. Oh my god, it was a full ten thousand! It was enough for him to spend for a long time.

Feng Yelan looked at his money-obsessed appearance and felt full of contempt.

Qin Changqing came up and patted him on the shoulder. Mu Bei felt his body sink and there was a black stone in his shirt pocket. He took it out and saw the words "Qin Changqing" written on the front of the stone, and the back was smooth. It was strange, how come his thing was in his pocket?

"Hey, you..."

Feng Yelan turned around and glanced at him, "Why, do you think it's too little?"

"No." He was just about to say that Qin Changqing had dropped something when he saw Qin Changqing looking at him intently and nodding slightly.

Mu Bei then realized that the other party knew that the stone was given to him. Although he didn't know why the other party gave him a stone with his name on it, he still waved at him.

"Thank you!"

Feng Yelan thought he was talking to her, his face turned red, and he turned and left.

Mu Bei returned to Grandma Huo's house. The old lady, who was nearly seventy years old, was very happy to see him back. She took out the porridge she had cooked earlier and invited him to drink it.

Ever since Mu Bei was brought here by Lin Feng, she has been living in Grandma Huo's house. She is alone and has no relatives or friends. After Mu Bei came, she didn't feel so lonely anymore.

Mu Bei gave all the money he got from Feng Yixing to Grandma Huo. The old lady refused to take any money, so Mu Bei secretly put the money into her pocket.

Just after finishing the porridge, Mu Bei felt a sharp pain in his foot. He looked down and found that the instep of his foot was swollen higher than a steamed bun, and its color was dark blue and black. It was painful and itchy when pressed.

Seeing this, Huo Cuihua hurriedly took out a bottle of ointment and handed it to him: "Apply this, it is very useful for treating night-listening beast bites."

Mu Bei took the ointment, and a strong, indescribable smell rushed to his nose. He pinched his nose, scooped a spoonful and applied it on the back of his feet. His skin suddenly felt cool, but the smell was still quite strong.

He asked curiously: "Grandma Huo, what is this? It smells so strong!"

"This is Night Listening Sand. It is made from the food residue of Night Listening Beasts that is dried, ground, and then added with Bidens pilosa juice."

Food residue? Isn't it just feces? Mu Bei instantly imagined a night-listening beast lying on the back of his feet, leisurely defecating. The picture was too strange, and he resisted the urge to wash it away.

Seeing his expression, Huo Cuihua couldn't help but smile: "Don't worry, they have all been specially processed and are very clean."

Mu Bei smiled sheepishly, "By the way, Grandma Huo, how do you know it was a night-listening beast that bit you?"

Huo Cuihua sighed: "When I was your age, I was already a very good exotic animal healer, but unfortunately..."

"Exotic animal therapist?" Mu Bei was a little surprised.

"Yes, a long time ago, there were also alien beast practitioners in Linji. Because their physiological structures are different from those of humans, it is always more difficult for alien beasts to practice, and injuries are inevitable. I am the one who specializes in treating them."

"I see. Then why can't we see any alien beast practitioners now?"

Huo Cuihua thought of something, and a bit of sadness appeared on her face: "Perhaps it was because 'those who are not from my clan must have different hearts'. Later, many things happened. The alien beast practitioners left the critical point, and the remaining alien beasts here were all uncivilized low-level alien beasts. They were locked up in the trial field for people to test."

Mu Bei sighed after hearing this.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. The Lord is looking for you."

Mu Bei was led by her to a room. Besides Lin Feng, there was also a middle-aged man in the room. The two were talking, and when they saw him, they stopped.

The middle-aged man had an elegant appearance and was about the same age as his uncle. He looked at him with smiling eyes, which made Mu Bei feel close to him.

Lin Feng glanced at him calmly and said to Mu Bei: "This is the current head of the Feng family. He will teach you how to practice. I will come to see you once a month in the future."

"Practice?" Mu Bei was a little surprised, "I... can practice?"

"Don't worry. Our Feng family has the most martial arts techniques, and we can always find one that suits you." Feng Hengsu said.

"It's hard work." Lin Feng said lightly.

Feng Hengsu raised his hand to pat his shoulder, but just as he raised his hand, he naturally put it down, picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and smiled.

"Lin Feng, don't you really want to go back and take a look? Everyone misses you."

Lin Feng lowered his head, picked up the teacup and put it to his nose to sniff it: "Really?"

Feng Hengsu smiled awkwardly, "Then I won't bother you anymore."

Mu Bei was still in a daze when Feng Hengsu stood up and walked in front of him. He looked at him and said without allowing him to refuse, "Come on, follow me back to the Feng family."

"Ah?" he exclaimed.

"The Feng family is more suitable for cultivation."

Lin Feng looked up at Mu Bei, the meaning in his eyes was self-evident: Don't refuse, just be obedient.

Mu Bei sighed in his heart and followed Feng Hengsu. Halfway through, he suddenly thought, "Wait, can you give me a few minutes to clean up?"

"Go." Feng Hengsu nodded.

Mu Bei hurried to the room where he was staying temporarily, packed up simply, and ran to say goodbye to Huo Cuihua.

"Grandma Huo, thank you for taking care of me during this time. I'm leaving now, and I'll come back to see you later."

Huo Cuihua's eyes were moist, she really couldn't bear to leave him. Although they had been together for a short time, he had a good temper, would talk to her, help her clean up the room, and made this place more homely and warm. Now, he was leaving and going to the Feng family. It might be difficult for them to see each other again in the future. She couldn't help feeling a little sad. She raised her hand and rubbed the corners of her eyes several times before she held back her tears.

Mu Bei was also upset. He had just gotten familiar with the place and now he had to leave.

"Take care, Grandma Huo!"

"Wait a moment." Huo Cuihua walked into the room and came out soon with a black package in her hand, which she handed to him.

"Here are some of my old notes, maybe they can be of use to you."

"Thank you." Mu Bei really didn't know what to say except to thank him. He hugged her gently and quickly put her down.

He collected the things she gave him and went out.

Feng Hengsu was waiting for him outside. When he saw him come out, he smiled slightly and looked at his hands, "Have you packed all your things?"

Mu Bei nodded. He didn't have much stuff, just a few sets of clothes.

He was very quiet along the way, but Feng Hengsu kept talking.

"I have a daughter who is about your age but very naughty. She lost her mother when she was young, and I was busy with work all day, so I had no time to accompany her. Now that you are here, I think she will be very happy to have a friend to accompany her. Just treat the Feng family as your own home, don't be shy, and if you need anything, just go to Uncle Wang, and he will help you solve it."

Feng Hengsu kept on talking a lot, but the young man in front of him didn't seem unhappy at all, which made him like the young man even more.

"Dad, you're back, why did you bring someone with you?" Feng Yelan noticed at a glance that there was a person standing behind Feng Hengsu. He was a little curious, so he ran up to take a closer look.

Mu Bei felt that the voice was inexplicably familiar. He looked up and saw Feng Yelan's eyes meet.

"It's you!" they both said in unison.