Chapter 202: Fool or Stronger?

After talking with Makas, Ye Feng finally felt relieved. Although the other party knew that Master was dead, they hadn’t found any clues. Ye Feng suspected that the old man named Makas might well be the Grand Elder of the Beast Taming Sect, as his expression showed a hint of sadness when discussing the deaths of the sect’s disciples—something only seen when losing a close friend or family member. Moreover, based on Xiao Yu’s perception of his strength, he was at least a powerful being above the level of Four Calamities Immortal. The only explanation was that he was Master’s grandfather, the Grand Elder of the Beast Taming Sect.
Unfortunately, Ye Feng had not been in the cultivation world for long. Among the ten major sects, he didn’t even know the names of some of their sect leaders, let alone their elders.
Not long after returning to his room, the communicator at his waist rang again. Ye Feng picked it up—it was Yue Ming.
“Mr. Blade, I just received some bad news. The Artificer Sect has sent an elder to stay here. Apart from investigating Wei Jie’s death, it’s unlikely he’ll leave in the short term.” Yue Ming felt that Ye Feng was hiding something from him. Although Ye Feng had said Wei Jie wasn’t killed by him, Yue Ming still couldn’t shake his concerns.
“An elder has arrived?” Ye Feng raised his eyebrows slightly. “I was planning to take advantage of Jiang Yuansong and Lin Peng being away alone to pull off a couple of deals.”
“When will that elder arrive?” A glint appeared in Ye Feng’s eyes.
“It will take about four to five days to get from their headquarters here. Three of the transfer arrays can be completed in one day each, but one requires multiple teleportations to reach, taking them three to four days.” Yue Ming knew something about such matters.
“What’s that elder’s strength like?” Ye Feng pressed further.
“Such insider information is probably only known to Jiang Yuansong and Lin Peng. We can’t find out who’s coming this time!”
“Then keep an eye on them for me. See if Jiang Yuansong and Lin Peng have any plans to leave before their elder arrives.” Ye Feng clearly hadn’t given up on targeting them.
“Mr. Blade, that might not be wise. They’re already furious just because of Wei Jie’s death. If you kill those two guardians too…” Yue Ming thought Ye Feng was acting recklessly, taking extreme risks without considering the consequences.

“Don’t worry. The elders of the Alchemy Sect are at least at the Great Vehicle stage or Immortal of Six Calamities. If I kill Jiang Yuansong and Lin Peng, the Alchemy Sect will likely blame me for Wei Jie’s death as well. I just plan to knock them out when they’re alone, steal their valuables, and give them a lesson. Out of pride, they certainly won’t tell the new elders about this and can only suffer in silence.” Ye Feng smirked wickedly.

“Uh… well…” Yue Ming had to admit that this idea was indeed despicable. From what he knew about Jiang Yuansong and Lin Peng, if such a thing really happened, they would definitely stay silent. After all, on Agri Planet, people loved to talk about interesting anecdotes about famous people during meals. If this became known, everyone on Agri Planet would find out in less than a day, and the two would no longer be able to stay there—they couldn’t bear such shame!

“Alright then. Since they stole our things, let’s return the favor!” Yue Ming still harbored resentment over how the three of them had forced him to hand over the Ten-Thousand-Year Meteor Iron back then. “I’ll let you know as soon as I get any news!”

“By the way, Yue Ming, do you know the name of the Grand Elder of the Beast Taming Sect?” Ye Feng suddenly remembered this question.

“The Grand Elder of the Beast Taming Sect? His name is Makas. He’s an incredible guy, with the strength of an Immortal of Six Calamities. Even the strongest immortals from the Heavenly Realm can’t deal with him! Moreover, it’s said he can control three divine beasts at once, forcing even Zong Ao, the Grand Elder of the Heavenly Sword Sect, to stay out of his way. It’s because of him that the Beast Taming Sect, which used to not even rank in the top fifteen, has become the third-largest sect in the cultivation world!”

After hearing Yue Ming’s description, Ye Feng finally understood just how terrifying that old man was. “An Immortal of Six Calamities… No wonder Xiao Yu said he was dangerous. He’s indeed as I expected—he’s the Grand Elder of the Beast Taming Sect…”

After learning the other party’s identity, Ye Feng was secretly relieved that they didn’t know he was the one who killed their grandson. With his current strength, he was by no means a match for them.

Taking off Xiao Yu and Bernard’s glasses, Ye Feng put them back on his shoulders. “Let’s go, you addicted kids. We’re going out for a stroll. I wish I hadn’t given you these things in the first place…”

To treat the two kids’ addiction to cartoons, Ye Feng forced them to take off their glasses every day and took them out for shopping.

The two kids were reluctantly dragged out of the room by Ye Feng.

The bustling market on Agri Planet reminded Ye Feng of the snack street near his university back in his student days. Only this place was much livelier, and the items sold weren’t all food. Ye Feng didn’t often go to that snack street, but seeing this scene now made him somewhat nostalgic for those times.

Strolling leisurely through the market, Ye Feng suddenly heard shouts and curses not far ahead. He frowned slightly—such things were not uncommon here. Usually, it was some hungry child who had stolen something from a shop owner and then got beaten up. Ye Feng hurried over and saw a middle-aged man rolling on the ground after being kicked. The man didn’t resist, only curling up with his head in his arms, looking pitiful.

“Enough. What did he steal from you? This money should be enough!” Ye Feng took out a medium-grade spirit crystal and handed it over.

“Enough, enough…” The burly shop owner, seeing Ye Feng’s attire and the two spirit beasts on his shoulders, realized he must be someone important—probably a nobleman. With just one medium-grade spirit crystal given, he immediately bowed low. Then he turned to the man on the ground and snapped, “You’re lucky today. If I catch you stealing my buns next time, I’ll chop you into meat filling!”

“Are you okay?” Ye Feng helped the man up. He still clutched two buns tightly, though they were covered in dust from the ground.

Ye Feng frowned and stopped the man from stuffing the buns into his mouth. “You can’t eat these! If you want to eat, I’ll buy you some clean ones. Throw these away first!”

The man stared at Ye Feng for a while before pulling his hand away from his mouth and handing the two buns to Ye Feng.

Only then did Ye Feng realize the man seemed a bit dull. He took the buns and threw them into a nearby trash can.

The man stared fixedly at the trash can. Worried he might look for food there, Ye Feng grabbed his wrist. “Come with me!”

He led the man back to the bun shop. The man peeked shyly at the burly owner from behind Ye Feng, clearly very afraid of him. The owner glared fiercely at him, and the man immediately hid behind Ye Feng.

“Boss, give me ten buns first!” Ye Feng took out another medium-grade spirit crystal. “No need to change change!”

The shop owner eagerly packed ten buns and handed them to Ye Feng.

Ye Feng handed him the packed buns. The man glanced at Ye Feng with some confusion, then took the package. He fiddled with it for a long time but couldn’t untie the string tied around it. After a while, he even started biting the package, taking a piece and preparing to chew it down. Ye Feng was speechless. “That can’t be eaten! Spit it out! Give me the bag! I’ll help you open it!” The man could understand what Ye Feng was saying and carefully handed the bag to him. Ye Feng took the bag and pointed to his own mouth. “Spit it out! This can’t be eaten!” The man chewed a few more times, seemingly realizing there was no taste in what he had in his mouth, so he spat it out and looked at the bag in Ye Feng’s hands. Ye Feng opened the bag and then returned it to the man. The man took the buns and, ignoring the heat, stuffed them into his mouth. In the blink of an eye, all ten buns were gone. Ye Feng shook his head helplessly. “Alright, just stay here and wait patiently for your family to pick you up! I’m leaving!” After saying that, Ye Feng turned to leave, only to find that the middle-aged man was following closely behind. Ye Feng frowned slightly and stepped harder, trying to shake him off. A few minutes later, he slowed down. “I think I’ve shaken him off now!” But as soon as he slowed down, the man reappeared behind him, wearing a silly smile. Ye Feng was shocked. Although he was only at the late stage of distraction, his footwork was no weaker than that of a true merged-stage warrior. The fact that this man could easily catch up surprised him. He immediately had an idea to test things out and took a teleportation step, appearing elsewhere. When he looked back, he no longer saw the man. Ye Feng finally sighed in relief. “It seems to be just an ordinary merged-stage warrior who’s lost his memory…” As he turned to leave, he saw the man standing in front of him, smiling foolishly at him. It should be noted that with teleportation, the landing point leaves no trace. Although his teleportation skills weren’t yet perfect, even a late-stage tribulation warrior couldn’t predict his landing spot, which was why he could kill such warriors using teleportation.

Noticing the unusual nature of the person in front of him, Ye Feng took another Instant Step. After a hundred such steps, he finally stopped and looked around. He thought that if the person had chased after him earlier by chance, a hundred Instant Steps would be enough to shake off the pursuit of a powerful being at the Great Vehicle stage, so he didn’t believe the other party could catch up this time. After scanning the surroundings and finding nothing unusual, Ye Feng prepared to leave. But just as he took two steps, he heard footsteps behind him. Turning around, he saw the middle-aged man still following him, with a foolish smile on his face. “Well! It seems I can’t get rid of you!” Ye Feng finally gave up. He knew that if he still couldn’t shake off this guy, then no matter where he went, this fellow would follow him. “Then come with me home first. I’ll help you find out where your family is, and then send you back to your own home!”