Urban All-Round Master

Chapter 366: Chapter 368: The Elder in the Black Robe

Chapter 368: The Elder in Black Robe

”Uh, in front of Dragon Leader, I am still nothing but a grasshopper that, thanks to being young, can hop a couple more steps, at most only able to bounce around a bit. If Dragon Leader, someday, takes a dislike to me, with a mere flick of his finger, he could crush me to death.” Lin Zifeng also felt a bit embarrassed; he hadn’t expected this old fellow to have such an informal side.

”Haha. A smooth talker! Good at conversation! I like you, kid. Some day, when you have time, let’s go out and have a match, see just how far the older waves have been pushed by the new ones in the Yangtze River. Haha...”

”Hehe, Dragon Leader, you are making too much of it. I am still young and have much to learn from you. If Dragon Leader has the time someday to give some guidance to this junior, I think I would be smiling even in my dreams.”

”Haha... A smooth talker!”

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Seeing that the discussion had more or less reached its conclusion, the two of them warmed to each other as if they were old friends who hadn’t met for decades.

Even as they were leaving, Black Hawk and Long Yunfei were stunned by the rapport between the two men.

Before departing, Long Zaitian specifically had his grandson Long Yunfei personally see Lin Zifeng off.

When Long Zaitian returned to the private room once more,

in an instant, the genial old man with the cheerful smile suddenly transformed; his warm smile turned to bone-chilling cold in the blink of an eye, as unyielding as millennium-old ice! At that moment,

a person slowly emerged from behind the room’s folding screen.

It was an elderly man wrapped in a long black robe, exuding a strange and incredibly sinister aura of death. Only a pair of pitch-black eyes could be seen, the rest of his body entirely concealed by the black robe.

”How was it? Did you notice anything?” Long Zaitian asked with a voice as grim as still waters, cold and heartless as if summoned by Death God himself.

”Nothing.” The elder in black replied in a raspy voice, rough as sandpaper, extremely uncomfortable to the ear.

”This man conceals his strength very deeply. I can’t discern his true power at all, but I can confirm that he is profoundly inscrutable!” A flicker of surprise shone in the elder’s eyes, clearly startled by Lin Zifeng’s performance. In his experience, the number of people he couldn’t see through in the entirety of Zhonghai City could be counted on one hand.

”Profoundly inscrutable?” Long Zaitian’s bushy eyebrows furrowed even deeper, the force in his fingers as he gripped his glass creating a vortex in the wine, his voice curious yet grave.

”This man’s essence, energy, and spirit are solid and restrained, his inner strength held back and not revealed; his martial arts prowess has likely reached the Transformation Realm. Mmm, indeed, it is hard to see through him,” sighed the elder in the black robe.

”Oh! That powerful?” Long Zaitian couldn’t hold back a slight surge of shock in his heart. He hadn’t expected the man to be this terrifying; it seemed his decision just now had been the right one.

”Do you think he could make it onto the Mountain and River List?” pondered Long Zaitian, suddenly asking.

”That might be a bit difficult; after all, Zhonghai is filled with hidden dragons and crouching tigers. The Mountain and River List is dominated by those old freaks. Even I am ranked only within the top ten on the list; he can, at best, be considered a standout among the younger generation. It’s not about the ranking on the Mountain and River List.”

”A standout of the younger generation?” Long Zaitian paused for a moment before saying, ”Even being a prominent figure among his peers is quite an accomplishment. After all, he is still young and in his growth phase. I wouldn’t want such a promising young talent to be destroyed just like that. Keep an eye on him from now on.”

”Yes!” The elder in black immediately nodded in agreement.

If someone knew the true name of the elder in black, they would surely be shocked.

Because these three generations of master and disciple, Long Yunfei, Long Wenzai, and Long Zaitian, when their names are combined, imply ’Flying Dragon soars again’!

One could discern Long Zaitian’s intentions from this.

”Big Brother, how did your talk with Dragon Leader go? Did you settle the matter?” Just after leaving the hotel, Black Hawk asked somewhat worriedly.

When Lin Zifeng was called out earlier, Long Yunfei told him a lot about his grandfather Long Zaitian’s feats. Each time Black Hawk heard about Long Zaitian’s past, he felt increasingly panicked inside. After all, being able to sit in the position of the head of the entire Empire’s Martial Arts Alliance, one could imagine the extraordinary nature of Long Zaitian.

How many heads does the entire Empire have? This is common knowledge. An old fellow with a head’s military rank, who also controls everything in the Martial Arts Alliance, Long Zaitian’s methods were enough to illustrate his terror.

”Everything went smoothly,” Lin Zifeng said with a faint smile, giving Black Hawk a confident look.

Black Hawk understood Lin Zifeng’s temperament, so he didn’t say much more.

”By the way, you go back first, call me anytime if there’s anything.”

”Okay, big brother.”

”Stop calling me big brother from now on.” At this moment, Lin Zifeng suddenly pulled a bitter face.

”What happened!” Black Hawk was startled.

”We are brothers. Don’t call me with such formality. I will be very uncomfortable with that. Just call me Zifeng in the future.”

Lin Zifeng didn’t put on airs at all, instead giving Black Hawk a particularly hearty feeling. Suddenly, Black Hawk felt a moistness around his eyes.

The former Death God had changed! No longer resembling the previous Death God, but instead, he had become more humane. This was Black Hawk’s first impression.

”It doesn’t feel right. If you don’t like me calling you that, I’ll just call you Brother Lin from now on.” Black Hawk still found it difficult to change how he addressed him on the spot.

”Whatever you like then, call me anything you like,” Lin Zifeng said with a smile, patting Black Hawk’s shoulder, then strode towards the deep darkness. Before long, his desolate silhouette gradually disappeared.

Seeing this scene, Black Hawk’s nose felt somewhat sour.

The once proud and cold Death God was dead—

Sucking on a cigarette, Lin Zifeng’s desolate figure gradually walked toward the outskirts of Zhonghai City. After nearly half an hour, Lin Zifeng suddenly stopped.

A few traces of a flattering smile crossed his resolute face as he said, ”Following me for so long, isn’t it time to show your face?”

Indeed!

No sooner had Lin Zifeng finished speaking than a shadow emerged from the darkness.

This shadow was exactly the same as the presence Lin Zifeng had detected in the hotel’s private room.

Just as Lin Zifeng had expected.

This old fox, Long Zaitian, definitely did not have any good intentions.

”You’ve been following me for a long time, haven’t you?” Lin Zifeng didn’t expose his connection with Long Zaitian but looked at him with a seemingly amused expression.

”You are very clever,” replied the old man in black, his raspy voice still extremely cold.

”Oh?” Lin Zifeng’s eyebrows lifted slightly.

”Knowing too much about certain things isn’t good for you. People need to know when to restrain themselves, especially you young people.”

”Restrain? Your words make me feel quite puzzled,” Lin Zifeng said with a strange laugh.