Chapter 140: Insane

By the time the group returned to Chenzhou, it was already afternoon.

Li Ping and Li Dan had effectively left with nothing to their names, stripped of everything they once possessed.

Li Dan was no longer the pampered heiress of the Li family, and Li Ping no longer had his Audi A8. They had nothing left, yet both of them felt an immense sense of joy.

At this moment, everything around them felt fresh and full of wonder.

After the four of them landed in Chenzhou, Zhao Feng made a phone call to Qiu He, and then waited in silence.

Half an hour later, Qiu He arrived driving a Toyota Prado.

The moment he laid eyes on Zhao Feng, his face lit up with overwhelming excitement.

"Master, you're finally back!"

"Mmm," Zhao Feng nodded faintly. "Has anything happened at home?"

Qiu He scratched the back of his head, hesitating before speaking. "Well... there are a few things..."

Zhao Feng frowned. "What things?"

"This..."

"Stop stammering and speak!"

Zhao Feng's sharp reprimand startled Qiu He.

Wiping away a cold sweat in haste, Qiu He stammered, "Someone named Geng Wei came looking for you, and there's also someone named Liu Li!"

"Looking for me?"

"Yes!"

Understanding dawned on Zhao Feng; it seemed something had happened.

Hesitating for a moment, Qiu He added, "The two of them went to your house. Your parents didn't know what to do, so they called me!"

Zhao Feng nodded. "Take me home first."

"Right, right!"

Qiu He nodded repeatedly.

Hong Chang had already departed earlier, leaving only Zhao Feng, Li Ping, and Li Dan behind.

The three of them boarded Qiu He's vehicle and sped toward Little River Village.

Construction had already begun on the muddy paths of Little River Village, and they were expected to be passable in about another week.

Qiu He drove the car and parked it at the entrance of the muddy path.

A large steamroller sat right there at the moment.

Looking at the scene before him, a wave of nostalgia washed over Zhao Feng's heart.

"Alas! All things in this world undergo birth and destruction; nothing remains unchanged!"

"Looking at this path now, I have such a poignant sense of how things remain the same while people change."

"How I wish to find something eternal! But..."

"I cannot find it..."

Gazing at the newly graded path, Zhao Feng felt a lingering melancholy in his heart.

In the past, he had always walked this path to school. This path was a familiarity carved deep into his bones!

Zhao Feng felt a deep sense of melancholy.

Unusually quiet, Li Dan gently took Zhao Feng's hand and stayed quietly by his side.

Shaking his head, Zhao Feng held Li Dan's hand and walked toward his home.

When they arrived at the front door, Zhao Feng knocked.

Xianglan's voice came from inside the courtyard: "Who is it?"

Zhao Feng smiled faintly. "Sister Xianglan, it's me!"

"Hehehe!"

Xianglan was instantly overjoyed.

She opened the door and looked at Zhao Feng with delight.

"Xiaofeng, you're finally back!"

"Heh!" Zhao Feng chuckled. "Where are my mom and dad?"

"Your dad went out, but your mom is at home!"

"Oh!" Zhao Feng called out loudly, "Mom, I'm back!"

Hearing Zhao Feng's voice, Chen Lan hurried down the stairs in a flurry of footsteps.

She rushed to Zhao Feng's side and pulled him into a tight embrace.

"Son, you're finally back!"

Chen Lan patted Zhao Feng's shoulder, then glanced over casually and caught sight of Li Dan.

Instantly, Chen Lan broke into a smile.

Looking at Li Dan with a warm grin, Chen Lan said, "Xiaodan, you're here again?!"

Li Dan blushed slightly. "Auntie, long time no see!"

"Hehehe!" Chen Lan grabbed Li Dan's hand. "Come inside quickly!"

Seeing Chen Lan display such warmth, Xianglan standing nearby felt rather awkward and... somewhat jealous.

"Hmph!"

Xianglan let out a soft internal scoff, though she kept her thoughts to herself.

Back at home, the tension that had gripped them for so long instantly melted away.

Zhao Feng went to his own room and slowly drew a fiery red, oval-shaped egg from within his clothes.

This was precisely the mysterious egg that Hong Chang had discovered.

Hong Chang was a complete novice when it came to such things, which was why she had entrusted the egg to Zhao Feng.

Cupping the egg in his hands, Zhao Feng observed it carefully, yet he remained utterly unable to identify what kind of creature it belonged to.

Rubbing his chin, Zhao Feng decided to set it aside for the time being.

Scanning his room, he finally found an unoccupied corner and placed the egg gently there.

By the time all of this was done, evening had arrived.

That night, Zhao Jun returned home, and the two of them shared a few drinks.

At six o'clock the next morning, Zhao Feng woke up promptly.

He stretched lazily and, wearing only a pair of shorts, walked toward the bathroom.

The moment he pushed the door open—

"Bam!"

Zhao Feng collided squarely with someone.

"Ouch!"

Chen Ying covered her nose, tears welling up in her eyes.

Zhao Feng blinked. "Chen Ying? Why are you here?"

Rubbing her nose, Chen Ying shot Zhao Feng an aggrieved, reproachful glare. "I heard Li Dan was here, so I came to see her!"

Zhao Feng was surprised. "Does that mean you've been here since last night?"

"What else?"

"Heh!"

Zhao Feng smiled awkwardly, saying nothing more.

"Clang, clang, clang!"

The heavy bronze gates of the courtyard rang out.

"Who is it?"

Xianglan shouted from the courtyard as she swept the floor.

A voice called out from beyond the bronze gates: "Sister Xianglan, it's me! Qiu He!"

Xianglan was speechless, feeling a faint wave of revulsion. An old man nearing sixty years old was actually calling her "sister"?

That truly opened her eyes to new horizons.

With a dark expression, Xianglan pulled open the bronze gates.

Flustered and out of breath, Qiu He rushed into the courtyard. "Master, where is my master??"

"I'm right here!" Zhao Feng called out.

"Oh, oh!"

Qiu He hurried into the living room.

"What is it? What happened?"

Qiu He was frantic with anxiety. "Master, it's terrible! Geng Wei has gone mad!"

"Mad?"

"Yes!"

"What do you mean?"

Anxiously, Qiu He explained, "Master, Geng Wei is currently running around naked on the streets, brandishing a knife and trying to hack people to death!"

Zhao Feng's expression grew cold.

Qiu He blinked. "Master, aren't you surprised at all?"

Zhao Feng shook his head. "Surprised? Not really. But I am rather angry!"

"Based on your description, Geng Wei must have been placed under some sort of spell!"

"A spell?"

"Yes!"

Qiu He asked in astonishment, "Master, is there really such a thing as casting spells?"

Zhao Feng replied coldly, "Didn't you already experience it when I possessed your body? Geng Wei's condition is just like when I took over you!"

Qiu He was profoundly shocked; he simply could not comprehend these supernatural methods.

"What should we do now then?" Qiu He asked.

Zhao Feng waved his hand. "Take me to see Geng Wei!"

"Yes! Right away!"

The two of them walked out of the courtyard and got into Qiu He's Toyota Prado.

"Vroom!"

The vehicle sped away into the distance.

Meanwhile, by the shores of Dragon Lake in Hua'an County, Geng Wei was stark naked, wielding a kitchen knife and chasing people down to slash at them indiscriminately.

"Ah!"

Civilians shrieked in terror.

At that moment, members of the red bureau stood ready in formation, holding riot shields and pepper-spray batons as they confronted Geng Wei with utmost vigilance.

It was worth noting that Yuan Jie was among them as well.