Night Without End-Chapter 20 - 12 Yinteng Town_2

Xu Yueping said, "Please tell your boss that we are looking for Feng Yi'an."

The politely smiling young man instantly sobered up and said, "Our boss is not here, but he has already instructed us to find Mr. Feng for you now."

"This deer meat is tender and fresh, enough to exchange for some fine wine, right?" Xu Yueping bartered with the deer meat as payment.

If this were any other time, the bar would certainly not agree, but given the current food shortage, the young waiter readily nodded in assent.

"The owner here proclaims himself to be 'Western Huoluo people', many years ago, his father, as a servant, had followed a master who arrived from the west on a strange bird," Xu Yueping told Qin Ming.

Some say that the master has traveled the world, others say he was killed by a 'Moon Worm' while exploring the depths of the Advanced Fire Spring in the mountains.

His followers settled here and started the bar business.

"Mr. Feng should appear today at noon." A moment later, the young man relayed the news and prepared to call someone to serve them.

Xu Yueping waved his hand and said, "We don't want any singing or dancing, just bring the food and fine wine, we are here to discuss business today."

The decorations in the bar were fairly exquisite, with various colored crystal lanterns hanging, but the Sun Stone chunks inserted were very small, creating a dim and blurred lighting.

Xu Yueping said quietly, "There's still time, Brother Qin, you sit here and wait, I will go visit that old gentleman."

Qin Ming nodded, knowing he was going to try his luck at the Old Noble's place, and that it would be pointless to interfere.

The bar quieted down, and Qin Ming sipped the amber liquid from the glass, though not pungent, he still wasn't accustomed to the taste.

Time slowly passed by, he watched the snowflakes outside the window, the hustle and bustle, experiencing the prosperity and liveliness that are hard to come by in Shuangshu Village.

Xu Yueping returned, brushing away some snowflakes from his body, rubbed his hands together, then downed a few glasses of wine and said, "It's indeed better than what we have at home."

"Uncle Xu, are you alright?" Qin Ming inquired.

Xu Yueping replied, "What could be wrong with me? Right, when I visited, they received me very courteously and warmly, and said they would give you an opportunity when the time comes."

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"Hmm?" Qin Ming was surprised, this was unlike what he had expected, the other party had not rejected them.

He asked in detail and soon fell silent.

The one who warmly received Xu Yueping was the butler, who had no chance of seeing the Old Noble.

That butler had a gentle smile, seemingly more about maintaining appropriate manners. Many people had recently knocked on their door, and he promised to arrange time for a talented young man to meet the Old Noble.

Qin Ming said, "They are politely refusing."

Xu Yueping took another drink and said, "You can lift a cauldron of six hundred pounds, such a dazzling feat, I think they will look at it differently."

Qin Ming spoke, "You revealed my foundation, they had smiles on their faces, but they faced you very indifferently, which should explain everything. You also mentioned, they come from far away, maybe from some splendid city, and must have seen the wider world."

Xu Yueping thought of some rumors, the noble daughter's talent seemed extremely high.

He frowned and said, "You can be considered dazzling in our region, and yet they are not impressed?"

He felt somewhat unwilling, but the polite reception by the butler had given him some premonition. However, he really wanted to help Qin Ming seize this opportunity, and incidentally solve the pressure the Patrol Team was placing on them.

Qin Ming's expression was serious as he said, "Uncle Xu, don't overthink it. We shouldn't get involved with mysterious nobles who come from big places to small towns."

Xu Yueping immediately became alert. Who knew whether the other party had come to live in seclusion or to avoid disaster? He nodded earnestly and said, "You're right."

Noon belonged to the time when the night was dimmer, and the silhouettes of the mountains outside Yinteng Town were discernible.

Feng Yi'an appeared, followed by two Mountain Patrol members, braving the wind and snow to enter the bar, bringing in bursts of cold air.

"Brother Xu, my apologies for making you travel so far and wait so long, we have just returned from patrolling the mountains," Feng Yi'an greeted warmly.

Seeing his sincere demeanor, Qin Ming felt an immense aversion, itching to smash a fist into the bearded man's face.

He had already learned from Xu Yueping that the Patrol Team didn't really take much responsibility on a daily basis; they would only appear together in the mountains during the middle and the end of the month.

Although the sun had vanished and the spectacular views of the full moon and stars adorning the sky were no more, people still used the old calendar, mentioning the start and the end of the month.

Often, some members of the Patrol Team would linger in bars and restaurants of various towns and even keep mistresses.

Xu Yueping forced a smile and made do: "Brother Feng, you are too kind. We know how hard it is to patrol the mountains, and we haven't been waiting long."

Feng Yi'an then turned to Qin Ming and said, "Brother Qin is talented and has limitless potential. I hope you can join our Mountain Patrol Team in the future."

He patted Qin Ming on the shoulder to show his closeness and then called the waiter over to ask for a private room.

Feng Yi'an looked at the two people behind him and said, "I'll have a chat with Brother Xu first, you two accompany brother Qin to order some drinks, and by the way, go to the next restaurant to see what good dishes they have."

His main intention was to drop his facade and speak with Xu Yueping alone. Indeed, once they entered the private room, his demeanor changed.

"Old Xu, you're really not playing along. Being too earnest as a person can be very tiring and painful. Don't forget, you have your family to think of. It would be quite normal for a few ferocious beasts to occasionally burst into your house from the mountains at night, right?" Feng Yi'an lightly patted Xu Yueping's face with his palm.

His demeanor had ceased to be hearty—instead, he smiled indifferently, his gaze growing colder, a blatant threat.

"I'll plant the Black Moon as soon as I get back," said Xu Yueping.

"You've made me very uncomfortable this time. You won't bow your head until some people are killed in the mountains, will you? The team leader was quite unhappy to hear that I had to come all this way for you!" Feng Yi'an increased his force and patted Xu Yueping's face again.

A quarter of an hour later, Feng Yi'an was the first to exit the private room on the second floor, his face wearing a smile.

"Let's go," Xu Yueping said to Qin Ming.

Feng Yi'an spoke with a smile, "Brother Xu thinks that planting the Black Moon is urgent and wants to head back first. If brother Qin isn't in a rush, you can stay and have a couple of drinks."

Qin Ming shook his head and declined politely, "No, thanks. I'd better go with Uncle Xu. The wilderness isn't very peaceful recently; having two people on the road gives some assurance."

Watching their figures disappear at the entrance of the bar, one of the men beside Feng Yi'an spoke up, "Even if that young man has a Golden Foundation, what does it matter? It's clear he and Xu Yueping are on the same side, why bother being so courteous to him?"

Feng Yi'an said, "Indeed, it's hard to say what heights he can reach, and he's not one of us. But we haven't fallen out yet, so we might as well give him some face, unless we're sure we want to kill him right away..."

"Uncle Xu!" Qin Ming noticed a faint handprint on Xu Yueping's left face, and immediately understood that Xu Yueping had been humiliated in the private room.

He could feel that kind of humiliation; anger surged within him, and after taking a deep breath, he said, "Uncle Xu, they keep doing evil, and I think even the heavens can't stand it any longer. They will receive their retribution soon!"

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