Chapter 44 Feng Wei

After all this, it was already past 5 p.m. Chengxin and I didn’t rush back to our place, but instead headed straight for the so-called cafeteria.

In the cafeteria, it was not at all what we imagined a school cafeteria to be like. There were no bowls of food, just a few sparse leftover lunch boxes.

Chengxin and I didn’t say much, but went over to buy three lunch boxes. When we opened them, there was only one meat dish, a little pickled mustard, and not much rice.

“I’m afraid I won’t be full even if I eat four of these meals in a row,” I said to Chengxin, who was actually a cultivator with a very large appetite because his body needed a lot of energy.

Before Chengxin could reply, the master of the lunch box vendor heard him and said loudly, “You can buy it or not. Anyway, 4,000 lunch boxes are provided every time the meal is served. Do you think it’s easy to bring things in by the fast-failing dirt road outside? Do you think it’s easy to deceive the relevant departments? This is the cost! If you want to eat well, you can. There are small rooms over there. 500 yuan per table, 4 dishes and 1 soup, you can come with as many people as you like.

The chef was quite hot-tempered, and Chengxin and I didn’t dare argue, so we quickly left with our lunch boxes. In fact, when we think about it, we can understand that apart from the two organizations, the rest of the people came from the mountains to avoid drawing attention to themselves.

Although the two organizations are very profitable, it is not easy to transport some daily necessities into the wilderness. They can’t hide from people, they can only smooth out their relationships…

When I returned to the dormitory with the lunch box, Shen Xing was still awake and leaning against the bed reading a book. Brother Chengxin handed the lunch box to Shen Xing, who took it with a smile and asked, “Did you buy the meat with pain?”

“It’s okay. Fortunately, we brought some dry food, instant noodles, and so on. If you’re hungry, you can use that to deal with it.” Chengxin brother opened the lunch box and said while eating.

“If you want to make money, this is a good opportunity. I remember that every day at lunch and dinner time, there are always people selling these things. They’re not cheap, but they’re much cheaper than boxed lunches. Besides, there aren’t many of these boxed lunches, so once they’re sold out, they’re gone. There are so many rich people here, and they’re in high demand.” Shen Xing ate a mouthful of rice and then commented.

“Forget it, I’m not even full yet. Besides, we’ve offended someone, and it seems like they’re very powerful. If we do this, maybe they’ll catch us and get us in trouble.” I said while eating.

This remark caught Shen Xing’s attention. She put down her lunch box and said, “Didn’t I tell you not to be rash? How did you offend someone?”

At this point, I had already finished my lunch, threw the box aside, and then lay down on the bed, saying, “Sometimes, it’s not that you don’t go and provoke trouble, but that trouble comes and provokes you. What do you do when you encounter it? Do you pretend to be a grandson?”

Shen Xing laughed and didn’t say much, just saying, “Wait until dinner, and tell me what happened.”

Chengxin brother buried his head in his meal and said in a low voice, “We can’t explain it either. Someone will come and tell us a little bit later. Let’s talk about it then.”

Shen Xing was not in a hurry, and said a simple “okay.”

It was already completely dark at 8 o’clock in the evening, and the entire camp was quiet.

The ghost market here starts preparing after 11 p.m. and officially starts after 12 p.m. So the time between breakfast and dinner before 12 p.m. is a particularly quiet time, because people need to sleep and rest.

After a long day of traveling, I was very tired. I originally said that I would wait for Wu Erni to come over, but I didn’t want to sleep as soon as I lay down. In the end, Shen Xing woke me up. When I woke up dazedly, I found that Wu Erni had already arrived in the room.

“Big brother, you scared me to death. I knocked several times but no one opened the door. Fortunately, this girl opened the door for me.” After saying that, Wu Erni smiled and showed his yellow teeth. He looked so wretched.

But I know that this kid’s character is really not ‘wretched’.

I wiped my face and felt much better. I turned to ask Wu Erni, but he took a packet of biscuits out of his pocket and said, “Two brothers, take care of the business. This big bag of biscuits is only 200 yuan, much cheaper than others.”

Brother Chengxin smiled and took out 500 yuan to give to Wu Erni. After receiving the bag of biscuits, Wu Erni was immediately happy, staring at the bag of biscuits and swallowing two mouthfuls of saliva.

I saw it and couldn’t help but tease, “You kid, you’re not going to sell your own rations, are you?”

“What’s the big deal? At most, I’ll be hungry for three days. Who doesn’t want to make a little profit at the ghost market?” Wu Er’er licked his lips with his tongue and said nonchalantly.

Cheng Xin opened the bag of dry biscuits and gave him two, saying, “Eat, there’s more if you don’t have enough.” I also poured a glass of water for him.

Wu Er took the biscuits and water with a grateful heart, took a big bite, and then gulped down a mouthful of water before saying in a slurred voice, “You two are really good to me. I’m an orphan, and I’ve never been loved since I was a child. My master is also very strict with me. No one likes to be friends with me because of my appearance, and most customers think I’m a liar when they see me. I’ve never met anyone who is so good to me.”

I don’t know what to say about this kid. Suddenly, I feel like I have a lot. When people complain, they really shouldn’t think about what they have. That way, their minds will really be much calmer.

Wu Er had to eat three big dry cakes before he stopped, and we didn’t rush him. After he finished eating, we said, “What do you know? Tell us.”

Wu Erni didn’t beat around the bush, and said, “Two brothers, the person you’ve gotten into trouble with this time is called Feng Wei. He likes to be called the Mad World Man. He thinks he’s highly skilled and has powerful methods, so he deserves the title of “Master.” You two brothers also know that in this world, no matter what kind of person you are, most people practice orthodox methods, but there are also many people who take shortcuts and practice evil methods. They are afraid of being disadvantaged, so they have organized a similar evil cultivation organization. Feng Wei’s status in the evil cultivation organization is not low, and he belongs to the higher echelons.

Wu Erer spoke out Feng Wei’s personal information in one breath. I remembered the scene where the black-clad man called him a master, so I asked, “What is his relationship with the dark organization?”

“The so-called secret organization is just a temporary organization. Anyway, it is composed of people who do not act in an open and aboveboard manner and who like to use unscrupulous means. It is just to prevent the so-called righteous people from monopolizing the benefits. This circle is actually very complicated. Everyone dislikes each other and there are many things that they can’t do to each other… In short, the organization that Feng Wei is in is also part of the secret organization part of it, so he has a certain status in the dark organization. So he said that offending him would make his life difficult in the ghost market. You know that the real trading in the ghost market is very special. If you escape the ghost market, he will definitely retaliate against you when you go out. People who practice those methods are always a bit psychopathic. Don’t expect him to be a magnanimous person.” Wu Erer explained clearly.

I and Chengxin listened with frowns, and Shen Xing also listened quietly with his chin in his hand, but they all got the taste from Wu Lao’er’s words. In a word, putting aside Feng Wei’s personal abilities, his power is also extremely powerful. In short, getting involved with him is like getting involved with the maggots on the bones of the foot.

I kept analyzing in my heart, but the most urgent matter was not Feng Wei, but Lin Chen. So I asked, “Lao Er, what was the matter with what you told me in the afternoon about being able to fight?”

“You mean the magic stage? You’re not going to fight Feng Wei, are you?” Wu Erni was shocked. In his opinion, I was so young that I would undoubtedly be bold enough to fight Feng Wei.

“No, I met an enemy. He’s been giving me a hard time, so I thought I’d settle it on the duel platform.” I said calmly.

Indeed, I don’t like playing any tricks. For someone like Lin Chen, it’s better to just fight him. This time I won’t show mercy, and of course I don’t expect him to show mercy either.

“This is simple. In fact, the grievances and grudges in the circle are complicated. Every time the ghost market is almost a gathering in the circle, it is inevitable that there will be enemies. You say that when enemies meet, they are all extremely jealous. This kind of thing is not a solution to force you to stop. Therefore, in order to maintain order, I don’t know from which ghost market it started, there has been a fighting platform. Pay the money, as long as both parties are willing, they can completely resolve their grievances on the fighting platform. Brother, are you really determined to go to the fighting platform? There is no life or death there. You know that people in our circle have rules for the circle. This kind of death always has someone wiping their ass and covering it up. In case…” Wu Erni said worriedly.

I don’t care. I picked up a dry cake, took a bite, and said, “It’s fine. There’s no such thing as a contingency. Let’s cut the Gordian knot.”