The entire courtyard churned with a vast number of Gu worms, teeming and countless.
The scene was horrifying, causing goosebumps to erupt all over.
Gaoqiao Qingshan had no time to dodge. In an instant, his feet were covered with Gu worms, some even biting through his skin and burrowing into his flesh.
Gaoqiao Qingshan felt death consuming him, his entire body in agony.
His survival instinct surged. He looked up sharply at Ling Feng in the air and pleaded, "Save, save me!"
Ling Feng questioned indifferently, "Where did this person go? Speak!"
"I, I really don't know..."
Gaoqiao Qingshan screamed in terror, but as he opened his mouth, spider-sized Gu worms swarmed into it!
"Then you shall die."
Ling Feng, not having obtained the clues he sought, his gaze became even more indifferent and heartless!
Soon, Gaoqiao Qingshan was devoured by the Gu worms, instantly reduced to a pile of foul-smelling white bones.
After consuming Gaoqiao Qingshan, the man-eating Gu worms shifted their target to Ling Feng in the air.
Seeing this, Ling Feng's eyes narrowed slightly.
"Mutated man-eating Gu?"
Buzz!
The carapace on the back of the man-eating Gu split open, golden wings flitting as they pounced towards Ling Feng in the air.
A trace of blood flashed in Ling Feng's pupils. He waved his right hand towards the ground!
Boom!
A small, blood-red spark was thrown out, easily engulfing the man-eating Gu in mid-air before the crimson flames expanded wildly.
Screech!
With a piercing shriek, the blood-red flames instantly consumed all the man-eating Gu in the courtyard.
The flames burned fiercely but did not damage any of the surrounding structures.
Ling Feng floated gently to the ground. The crimson flames around him seemed to have eyes, instantly retracting into his palm.
As the dust settled, not a trace of the man-eating Gu remained.
Ling Feng's gaze fell upon the shattered chessboard, where a letter lay!
Puff!
His palm closed, and the blood-red flames were instantly absorbed into his body.
The blood-red light in Ling Feng's eyes dissipated. He walked step by step to the shattered chessboard and reached out to grasp the letter.
Opening it, he saw several lines of writing, penned with flowing, vigorous strokes.
"Ling Feng, I must admit, I underestimated you. It is remarkable that you were able to investigate this far."
"As a reward, I can tell you clearly that I was the one who took your elder brother Ling Yan's body. Do you want to know the answer?"
"Come to Nanyun! I await you in Nanyun."
After reading every word.
Whoosh!
The letter was instantly shredded into dust by an invisible force.
"Nanyun? Hmph, I hope you don't disappoint me." A cold smile played on Ling Feng's lips, his eyes burning with nascent战意 (zhan yi - fighting spirit)!
It had been a long time since he had encountered someone who could ignite his fighting spirit.
After this trial, he finally knew the whereabouts of his elder brother Ling Yan's body.
Nanyun was a place Ling Feng was destined to go.
However, before that, Ling Feng still needed to deal with the Wuhu Group.
"Tian Zun!"
The soldiers outside the helicopter had long since sensed the situation within. They had been worried, but seeing Ling Feng emerge unharmed, they rushed forward with joy.
Ling Feng directly boarded the helicopter and said coldly, "Wuhu Group 66th Building!"
"Yes!"
The soldier responded and started the helicopter.
Hovering high in the sky, Ling Feng looked down upon the entire Hanjiang City below, the coldness in his eyes gradually softening.
This was where he and his elder brother Ling Yan had grown up. The world was cruel, but at least Hanjiang had once offered them warmth.
Ling Feng hoped Hanjiang would prosper.
May it forever preserve the memories of the two brothers!
Lingtian Group would take root and flourish here, and its only obstacle, the Wuhu Group, would cease to exist after tonight!
On the top floor of the Wuhu Group's 66th Building, a significant portion remained open-air. However, no cold wind howled that night.
Yet, this did not bring any warmth to Lei Qianjun and the others.
All the high-ranking officials of the Wuhu Group knelt on the ground, including Lei Zhengtang, whose legs were crippled. They were like condemned prisoners awaiting the executioner's arrival.
In fact, the executioner stood behind them.
They awaited the one who gave the order: Ling Feng!
Hum hum...
The sound of helicopter rotors reached them, and everyone looked in the direction of the approaching helicopter with horror.
They knew Ling Feng had arrived!
Lei Zhengtang panted, looking around in terror. He clearly saw everything around him, the expressions on the faces of everyone kneeling on the ground.
What a familiar scene this was.
Less than a month ago, at Ling Yan's funeral, hadn't his son and a group of Hanjiang's young elites knelt in despair, awaiting the judgment of fate in this very manner?
Ironically, at that time, he thought he could save his son's life.
After all his efforts, he had only won himself a month of precarious survival.
Ling Feng kept his word. The month was up, and despite the Wuhu Group's all-out retaliation, it had been utterly useless.
At this moment, Lei Zhengtang was no longer as terrified. A wry, self-mocking smile touched his lips.
If Lei Zhengtang were given a chance to start over, he would never have crossed Ling Feng.
No... even if it were too late, he would certainly not have made so many moves during this past month.
His last month of life had been wasted in this manner.
This made Lei Zhengtang feel utterly ridiculous.
Thump thump!
Ling Feng jumped down from the helicopter.
Lei Zhengtang's gaze met Ling Feng's for just a moment before a look of resolve flashed in his eyes. He gritted his teeth, and a trace of blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.
Thud!
Lei Zhengtang collapsed to the ground.
Yang Fei was about to step forward to greet Ling Feng, but upon seeing Lei Zhengtang collapse, his expression changed. He crouched down to examine him.
Ling Feng said indifferently, "No need to look. He bit his tongue and committed suicide."
Bit his tongue and committed suicide?
All the members of the Wuhu Group around them trembled violently.
Lei Zhengtang, the current head of the Lei family and chairman of the Wuhu Group, had just bitten his tongue and committed suicide?
How incredible was this?
Yet, in addition to fear, many people now felt a sense of envy towards Lei Zhengtang.
He had the courage to take his own life and avoid enduring further mental torment and fear.
"Dying like this, hmph, you got off too easily!" Yang Fei snorted disdainfully.
On the side, Lei Haoxuan could no longer bear the oppressive fear. He suddenly cried out, "No! Don't kill me, I don't want to die! I'm still so young, I don't want to die!"
Screaming, Lei Haoxuan crawled towards Ling Feng like a dog.
"Mr. Ling, spare me. I am willing to submit to Lingtian Group. I beg you, let me work for Lingtian Group. Please don't kill me..."