Chapter 344: The Masked Stranger Has Come
How could it be them?
Ding Hai felt a chill on his back and his scalp tingled.
No matter who you are, you don't want to be targeted by the senior members of the Zero Point Tavern.
Before this, he only knew that Chu Feng's uncle had a background in the Zero Point Tavern, but he didn't know that this background was so deeply involved!
“Calm down!”
Ding Yixiu said in a low voice: "They are guests from afar, please invite them in first!"
Even Ding Yixiu didn't expect to meet these two here today.
He is the official lord of Seahorse City, and these two people came from far away. From the city's perspective, he has now become the host who needs to entertain guests.
But, to be fair, Ding Yixiu didn't want to see these two people at all.
In other words, he didn't want to have anything to do with the Zero Point Tavern.
The power of the Midnight Tavern is too deeply involved. It is a huge organization that spans time and wars, surviving from the old era to the new era.
It remained hidden in the darkness until the advent of psychic power and the world became chaotic, and then it was slowly revealed to people.
"Lord City Lord, do you want to notify the city defense?" Ding Hai asked in a low voice, his whole body tense.
"No need. If those two want to attack us, we can't escape." Ding Yixiu shook his head.
When higher-level creatures take action, a large number of lower-level creatures watching will die. The last battle between Moser and Fan Lu was enough to explain a lot.
If these two people really came with malicious intentions, then no one in the villa might be able to escape today.
Even if the city defense department was notified, it would be too late.
Fortunately, Ding Yixiu did not sense any malice or murderous intent, as if those two people were just ordinary people who really came to propose marriage.
"Everyone, come in and sit down."
Ding Yixiu remained calm and invited everyone into the villa.
At the same time, he put one hand behind his back and gestured to his two bodyguards.
The two bodyguards understood what he meant, turned around and left Ding Yixiu, went upstairs and headed straight for Ding Can.
If things change, their mission is not to protect Ding Yixiu, but to take Ding Can away and try to keep him alive.
"Don't be nervous, we'll be a family from now on." Ding Hai also had a smile on his face, and there didn't seem to be anything unusual.
"Yes, yes, I've met Uncle Ding..."
Chu Feng was still a little nervous, and he unconsciously used some force when holding Ding Xiaowen's hand.
The Ding family’s villa is magnificent and luxuriously decorated. The hanging lamps are brighter than crystal, and even a wall tile exudes the scent of money.
The ground was clean and bright, as if it had been waxed, and it was bright enough to reflect people's reflections.
When Chu Feng stepped into the house, he subconsciously looked down at his shoes, fearing that the dirt on his shoes would dirty the floor tiles.
Seeing this, Ding Hai smiled and patted his shoulder, saying: "Don't always bow your head. Learn to hold your head up. Your life of bowing your head is over. You have to hold your head up for the rest of your life."
"Yes, thank you for your teachings, uncle."
"Haha, don't be so polite!"
The generosity and warmth of this future father-in-law surprised Chu Feng.
He had thought that today's marriage proposal would be difficult. Even if the people from the Ding family didn't make things difficult for him, they wouldn't treat him too well.
He had anticipated the worst-case scenario and had even rehearsed in his mind countless times the scenario of himself being unable to enter the Ding family's gate.
But now, it seems that all the relatives of the Ding family are smiling happily, and there is no sign of them making things difficult.
This made Chu Feng feel a lot more relaxed.
At this moment, Ding Xiaowen beside him suddenly saluted Ding Yixiu: "Lord City Lord."
Ding Yixiu smiled and said, "Don't call me City Lord. There is no hierarchy today. I am just here to join in the celebration."
City lord?
Chu Feng was really shocked by what they said.
No wonder he felt that the middle-aged man next to his future father-in-law looked familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before.
Now that I think about it, isn't this the city lord Ding Yixiu? He often appears on billboards and TV news, and even many children in the slums know him.
Chu Feng's forehead was covered with cold sweat. He was only concerned about his future father-in-law Ding Hai and even ignored the city lord. He immediately bowed and said, "Greetings, Lord City Lord."
"I've already told you that there is no hierarchy today." Ding Yixiu smiled and shook his head, "Come upstairs, the sun is shining brightly today, it's a nice day."
As he said this, he glanced at Su Xia, A Feng and others.
He could clearly feel that these people were not ordinary people, and they all had the unique temperament of the killers in the Midnight Tavern.
Ding Hai seemed to have sensed what Ding Yixiu meant, and said to Chu Feng with a smile: "Xiao Chu, who is your uncle? I've always wanted to meet him."
"uncle……"
Chu Feng finally reacted and kept blaming himself.
He was so nervous that he forgot to introduce Su Xia and the others, and unknowingly followed his future father-in-law to the stairs.
Su Xia smiled calmly, took a step forward, and said to Ding Hai: "It's me. I talked to Mr. Ding early this morning."
Ding Hai smiled and said, "Mr. Su is so young. I was a little confused when I heard your voice on the phone in the early morning. I never thought that you are so young and promising."
"It's just luck." Su Xia smiled and said.
He knew very well that Ding Hai had obtained most of his information in the early morning and knew what he looked like.
But he didn't expose it and still had a smile on his face.
Ding Hai did the same, tacitly maintaining the existing atmosphere.
The young people on both sides didn't know the details of the situation and thought that the atmosphere was supposed to be so harmonious, so they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, Ding Hai looked at Hu Hanhai and Liu Jinjia beside Su Xia and asked with a smile: "Are these two also Xiao Chu's relatives?"
"No, I just came to join in the festivities." Hu Hanhai replied.
"It seems like I am the same." City Lord Ding Yixiu smiled and greeted them like a host, "Please go upstairs. There is hot tea upstairs."
"good."
Both parties are well aware of the current situation and know each other's identities, but they are just acting and are too lazy to expose each other.
After all, today's protagonists are two young people, and there is no need for them to steal the limelight.
Of course, Ding Yixiu and Ding Hai still had doubts in their minds - what was the relationship between these two powerful level five creatures and Chu Feng?
Are you really just here to enjoy the celebration?
There should be no intersection between them, the high-ranking tavern members, and Chu Feng, a low-level worker in the slums, unless there is a middleman between them.
It now seems that the middleman is most likely the mysterious Su Defu.
As for the other two young men, Afeng and Liu Tongjia, their status in the tavern was not very high.
Ding Yixiu turned around and winked at Ding Hai.
But Ding Hai understood what Ding Yixiu meant, but he shook his head slightly. He didn't know Su Xia's background either. He only knew that he had registered in the Midnight Tavern in Seahorse City a few days ago.
“Buzz——”
Ding Yixiu's phone suddenly vibrated, and he received Su Xia's information sent by Ding Hai.
He took out his cell phone and took in all the information at a glance.
"A newcomer to the tavern?" His expression remained unchanged, and he thought to himself that a small newcomer could not invite out two level five creatures.
This Su Defu's power and status in the tavern is probably about the same as that of two level five creatures.
Could it be that person?
Ding Yixiu suddenly thought of the mysterious man who had ruined his plan in the forest early this morning.
If it was really that person, everything would be explained, even Ding Can's behavior of helping Chu Feng could be explained.
…
At this time, in the living room on the second floor.
Ding Can felt a little annoyed. He sat by the window and stared at his father's two bodyguards.
"What are you two doing here? Did that old bastard ask you to spy on me?" he asked bluntly.
"No, young master." The two men explained immediately, "It's not surveillance, but protection."
"I need your protection?"
Ding Can was happy, and he compared his fists and said, "How about practicing now? I'll let you use one hand, and we'll see whose fist is bigger."
The bodyguard explained helplessly: "Young Master, calm down. You can't afford to offend anyone who comes downstairs. The city lord has ordered that we must protect your safety."
"Can't afford to offend?"
Ding Can's eyes lit up. Is he Chu Feng's uncle?
He was also worried that the master would not come with Chu Feng. After all, he wanted to pull the master into his camp and needed more communication.
Soon, the noise from downstairs gradually got closer, and footsteps were heard in the stairwell.
Everyone was talking and laughing as they slowly walked up the stairs and entered the living room on the second floor one by one. The atmosphere was as harmonious as if they were a family.
All the bigwigs from the Seahorse City government, chamber of commerce, and taverns gathered here. Many of the words seemed polite, but in fact they were tentative in nature.
"Please take a seat, everyone!" The butler was the busiest person, and he brought several hired servants to prepare chairs and tea.
Fortunately, the Ding family’s living room on the second floor is large enough to accommodate so many people.
By the window, Ding Can looked intently, scanning the crowd.
"As expected."
He immediately saw Su Xia in the crowd, who was communicating with Ding Hai at the moment.
It’s good that you’re here. Ding Can felt relieved a little.
But when his eyes swept over Hu Hanhai and Liu Jinjia, his whole body was shocked and his hands unconsciously grasped the armrests of the chair.
It’s these two!
No wonder his father sent a personal bodyguard over.
Hu Hanhai is okay, but Liu Jinjia is famous for his bad temper.
He had wiped out several local gangs in the past due to a disagreement, resulting in the remaining local gangs now not daring to show up. They all hid in the dark, like rats that cannot stand the light, waiting anxiously for this storm to pass.
Ding Can took a deep breath, but didn't show much, using a calm face to hide his inner shock.
He glanced at Su Xia and couldn't help thinking: "These two level 5 creatures can't possibly know that poor boy Chu Feng. They must have come here with his uncle. So...his uncle is also a level 5 creature?"
After what happened in the early morning, he had been wondering about Su Xia's strength.
It’s just that his own strength is not strong enough and he has not reached that level. He can only judge how powerful the fifth-level creatures are based on some information.
In the hall, the host and guests took their seats one by one, and the aroma of tea wafted in the air.
Ding Yixiu smiled and said to Hu Hanhai: "There are many good attractions and local characteristics in Haima City. This friend has come from afar, so don't miss it."
"Haha, I've already tried some local specialties." Hu Hanhai replied.
The biggest feature of this city is naturally the various gangs that are mixed together.
On the night of his arrival in Haima City, Hu Hanhai experienced a robbery. However, he was not as ruthless as Liu Jinjia. He only verbally educated the gang members, hoping that they would return to the right path.
"If you need anything, please feel free to ask. As the host, we cannot cause trouble to guests coming from afar." Ding Yixiu added.
"It's okay, I just came to see a friend."
Hu Hanhai said it very bluntly, they came only for the masked monster and were not interested in anything else, so Ding Yixiu could rest assured.
The two young men nearby were confused and felt that there was something else behind the words of their elders, but they didn't have time to explore it.
Taking advantage of the lively atmosphere, Ding Xiaowen pulled Chu Feng aside and began to introduce the Ding family relatives present to him.
"This is my uncle. The factory where you work belongs to him." Ding Xiaowen said softly.
"Hello, uncle."
Chu Feng maintained a smile on his face and greeted politely.
In fact, this uncle could be considered as half a matchmaker between him and Ding Xiaowen.
"This is my second uncle." Ding Xiaowen continued, introducing Chu Feng to the man sitting next to his uncle.
"Hello, uncle."
"This is Uncle San..."
Ding Xiaowen continued to introduce, her heart full of happiness and a sweet smile.
Chu Feng became an orphan at a very young age and had almost no experience of the atmosphere of a big family. He felt a little awkward at first.
But after a while, as more and more people were introduced, he gradually relaxed and was even able to chat with some young relatives.
But gradually, Chu Feng began to have doubts in his heart.
He leaned close to Ding Xiaowen's ear and whispered, "Xiaowen, where is your uncle? Is he dead?"
"I……"
Ding Xiaowen was stunned at first, then pinched Chu Feng's palm hard, gritted his teeth, and gently pointed at his father.
Chu Feng suddenly realized: "No wonder, it turns out that uncle is your father."
Ding Xiaowen: “…”
Ding Hai, who was standing next to him, twitched his lips. He picked up the teacup and took a big sip, using the cup to hide his expression.
After a while, he put down the teacup and sighed, but no one knew what he was sighing about.
"well."
Ding Hai glanced at his wife Ding Qin. Seeing that she was covering her mouth and chuckling, her bright eyes were full of encouragement, he felt a little better.
In any case, the son-in-law has already been accepted and cannot go back on his word.
At this time, Ding Yixiu suddenly spoke and talked about his son Ding Can.
But he didn't look at Ding Can, as if Ding Can wasn't here, and just said: "My son Ding Can has an impatient personality. I'm busy with government affairs and neglected to discipline him. If he offends you in the city, please forgive him."
Everyone responded, of course they knew the identity of the young man by the window.
But Ding Can was not happy and asked, "What do you mean by 'dog'? Are you a dog?"
Ding Yixiu said sternly, "Young man, be careful with your words."
"snort!"
Ding Can snorted coldly, not giving him any face at all.
Everyone present was also aware of the relationship between the father and son, and they all smiled and said it was nothing.
The atmosphere was still lively and harmonious, and was not disturbed by this little episode. Instead, it became more relaxed and comfortable.
Ding Can really disliked this kind of occasion. He just felt that these people were hypocritical and that there was another face hidden under every smile. If Su Xia hadn't been here, he really wanted to leave right now.
"Forget it, just bear with it..."
In order to find an opportunity to communicate with Su Xia alone, he could only endure it for the time being.
But at this moment, the cell phone he was carrying suddenly vibrated.
He took out his phone and saw a message from Su Xia:
[I will leave Kaiba City soon and will not stay here for long. Continue to do what you should do. I will not interfere.]
Seeing this news, Ding Can's heart sank.
This kind of master's whereabouts are always uncertain, and it is indeed unrealistic to expect him to stay in one place.
Today, he helped Chu Feng solve the marriage proposal issue and repaid Su Xia's favor, and the two of them were even.
In fact, if there was nothing else, Su Xia could indeed stay for a while longer.
But time was running out, and an inexplicable sense of crisis weighed on his heart, growing stronger and stronger.
"Just finish your last task and leave."
Su Xia calculated the time in her mind and felt that it shouldn't be a big problem.
The greatest sense of crisis comes from the reminder of the mission [Buried in a Foreign Land] - be careful with the stance device.
However, the area of Seahorse City is quite large. Even if Anluo Company really wants to use the stand device to seal off the entire city, it may not be perfect. Moreover, those devices have not been installed on the tops of the city’s buildings yet.
At this moment, Hu Hanhai and Liu Jinjia suddenly looked at each other, frowned, and took out their mobile phones from their pockets.
“Buzz…”
Both of their phones vibrated at the same time, most likely urgent news from the pub.
Sure enough, the message came with a red emergency sign.
【Emergency Message】
[Message from senior member "Shengun" - Masked strangers have been to the Seahorse City Tavern, be careful of strangers around you]
