Chapter 31 Who's the Vice Leader Here

“Vice Leader!”

The moment everyone recognized Lin Feng, they immediately straightened their backs.

Even Zhen hurried forward with a respectful smile.

“Vice Leader, what brings you here?

If I had known you were coming, I would have prepared some fine wine and food for you.”

Lin Feng didn’t even spare him a glance.

Instead, his cold eyes settled on the Gu Master who was still holding Tie Yuning.

“So bold.

In broad daylight, you actually dare attack a fellow member of the caravan.” Lin Feng let out a cold laugh.

“If I remember correctly, when the caravan investigated who attracted the wild beasts last time, it was your logistics team that was responsible, wasn’t it?

What?

Are you trying to rebel?”

Previously, Jia Hu and the others did not want Tie Yuning to continue the investigation, so they ordered a thorough investigation of all the Gu Masters in charge of logistics.

After all, the logistics Gu Masters were responsible for managing the goods, carts, and everything transported by the caravan.

They naturally became the biggest suspects.

As a result, the entire logistics team was dragged into the investigation.

Every dirty thing they had done was exposed.

Logistics had always been a lucrative position.

They pushed all the hard work onto the mortals while secretly lining their own pockets.

Because of this, many people were severely punished.

Their rewards were cut, large amounts of primeval stones were confiscated, and the entire trip ended in vain for them.

In the end, Jia Hu even threw out a major scapegoat to take all the blame and force the investigation to an end.

However, true to the Tie family’s style, Tie Yuning refused to let the matter end there.

She insisted on getting to the bottom of it and demanded that Jia Hu find the real culprit.

Jia Hu was thoroughly annoyed.

The caravan was about to reach the mountain village safely.

Everything would have been over.

Why insist on stirring up more trouble?

When dealing with matters, the best outcome was not earning merit, but avoiding mistakes.

That was how most people survived.

Still, Tie Yuning was a member of the Tie family.

Jia Hu could not openly suppress her.

Instead, he quietly let word of her investigation spread among the logistics Gu Masters, making them believe she was the one digging into their affairs.

Before long, many of them began to resent her.

With a little instigation, Tie Yuning would have her hands full dealing with the logistics Gu Masters.

Even if something went wrong later, Jia Hu already had a way out.

He could simply throw all the blame onto a logistics Gu Master, claiming that person was never an official member of the caravan, dismiss them, and close the case.

Jia Hu’s scheme worked exactly as planned.

The logistics Gu Masters already held a grudge against Tie Yuning after the investigation.

Now that someone secretly fanned the flames, their resentment quickly boiled over.

They surrounded Tie Yuning, intending to teach her a lesson.

After all, Jia Hu was the caravan leader.

Even if the Tie family pursued the matter later, they believed Jia Hu would be able to protect them.

“N-No…

You’ve misunderstood, Vice Leader.”

“W-We were just joking with her.” Everyone present was only Rank One.

Only the freckled man and Captain Zhen had reached Rank Two.

Facing Lin Feng, the Bone Path Gu Master who had once single-handedly slaughtered a thousand-beast group and was feared throughout the caravan, all of them turned pale and trembled uncontrollably.

“Let her go.”

The Gu Masters immediately released Tie Yuning.

She quickly walked over and smiled.

“Vice Leader Lin, you’ve misunderstood.

They were only treating me to some duck neck.”

“Treating you to duck neck?” Lin Feng asked with a faint smile.

“Then where is it?”

“Look, isn’t this a fine duck neck?” Tie Yuning said with a smile, pointing at the rat’s head lying on the ground, covered in dirt.

Lin Feng inwardly praised her quick thinking, but he did not expose her.

Letting her vent her anger would only earn him more goodwill.

Besides, he still needed her help to learn more about the Tie family.

“Still, I’m only a Rank One healing Gu Master.

It would be a waste for someone like me to eat it.

Captain Zhen has worked hard for the caravan day and night.

I think it would be better if she enjoyed it instead.

Vice Leader Lin, what do you think?”

Lin Feng smiled and nodded.

“Very good.

Then let’s do it that way.

Captain Zhen, don’t disappoint Miss Tie.”

The moment he said those words, Captain Zhen’s face turned pale.

The freckled Gu Master swallowed hard before stepping forward.

“Vice Leader, isn’t this a little inappropriate?”

Lin Feng slowly turned to look at him.

“Oh?

Do you have another opinion?”

“According to the caravan’s rules, you shouldn’t…”

Whoosh!

A bone blade shot out from Lin Feng’s palm.

A cold flash cut through the air, and the freckled Gu Master’s left arm was severed at the shoulder.

“Enough.

Who’s the Vice Leader here, you or me?”

Everyone present turned deathly pale.

They stood frozen in place, hardly daring to breathe, afraid they would be the next to lose an arm.

“Arghhh!

My arm!

My arm!” Everything had happened too fast.

Only then did the freckled Gu Master react.

He clutched the cleanly severed wound, but blood continued to gush through his fingers.

“Y-You…

How dare you!”

He knew Lin Feng’s temperament was somewhat unpredictable, but he had never imagined Lin Feng would strike without the slightest hesitation.!