After listening to the martial artist's words, Chen Feng calmly said, "Take me to Black Wind Stronghold."
Wang Hu's early takeover of Black Wind Stronghold saved him a lot of trouble.
Several martial artists quickly led Chen Feng towards Black Wind Stronghold. The rest stayed behind to guard the secret chamber.
The people of Black Wind Stronghold had already received news of Chen Feng's return, and everyone was waiting at the entrance.
Wang Hu and Liu Qian were standing at the front of the crowd. Compared to the smile on Wang Hu's face, Liu Qian was filled with trepidation.
His fate was now in the hands of the soon-to-arrive Chen Feng. If Chen Feng didn't accept him, or even wanted to kill him, he would be powerless to do anything about it.
During this time, he had worked very hard to help Xingfeng Sect take over Black Wind Stronghold. He had arranged everything perfectly, all to demonstrate his abilities to Chen Feng.
But if Chen Feng was the kind of person who hated evil, then nothing he did would be of any use.
Every member of Black Wind Stronghold had innocent lives on their hands.
Liu Qian said to Wang Hu,"Brother Wang Hu, could you put in a good word for me with the sect leader later?"
Wang Hu replied sternly, "It's no use me speaking for you. Whether or not you're accepted is up to the sect leader."
Wang Hu wouldn't speak up for Liu Qian.
Liu Qian was somewhat helpless. After getting to know him over this period, he found that Wang Hu was completely impervious to reason.
Whenever Chen Feng was involved, Wang Hu showed no mercy whatsoever.
He had even sent Wang Hu several beautiful maids before, but Wang Hu hadn't even glanced at them.
He really had no way to deal with this kind of person.
Before long, Chen Feng appeared. Liu Qian immediately knelt down, and the group from Black Wind Stronghold also quickly knelt down.
"Greetings, Sect Leader Chen!"
Everyone was extremely respectful, not only because Chen Feng was now considered the current master of Hengduan Mountain, but also because Chen Feng had killed He Sandao, a mid-stage Innate Realm expert.
Innate Realm experts are respected everywhere, so they naturally dared not be negligent.
Wang Hu rushed to Chen Feng:"Sect Leader, you're back."
Wang Hu's usually stern face broke into a smile upon seeing Chen Feng.
Chen Feng patted Wang Hu's shoulder:"Well done. How are your injuries?"
"I'm almost fully recovered. Black Wind Stronghold has been taken over, and we're just waiting for the Sect Leader's arrangements. These people from Black Wind Stronghold want to join us. What do you think, Sect Leader?" Wang Hu reported to Chen Feng.
If Chen Feng didn't intend to keep these people, Wang Hu would definitely be the first to kill them all.
The hundreds of people from Black Wind Stronghold were filled with unease.Liu Qian was sizing up Chen Feng.
Liu Qian was usually quite accurate in judging people, but his first impression of Chen Feng left him somewhat uncertain.
Chen Feng looked very young, but his eyes and speech were very mature, which put considerable pressure on Liu Qian.
Chen Feng looked at Liu Qian and his group: "No need to kneel. I don't like others kneeling."
He already knew some things on his way here.
Chen Feng naturally wouldn't drive away or kill these Black Wind Stronghold bandits.He was currently short-handed, and he didn't intend to pursue their past misdeeds.
After all, they were just tools he could discard at any time.
Just as Chen Feng felt no sadness at the loss of ninety percent of the Xingfeng Sect's warriors, since they were all tools he had hired, there was no real affection he had for them.
Hearing Chen Feng's words, Liu Qian and the others immediately stood up.
"Thank you, Sect Master."
Chen Feng's words were a form of acceptance, putting the bandits at ease.
Chen Feng then headed towards Black Wind Stronghold, with Wang Hu and Liu Qian quickly following.
This was Chen Feng's second visit to Black Wind Stronghold.
The last time he came was three months ago, when he planned to establish a sect in Hengduan Mountain and came to Black Wind Stronghold to offer tribute.
Three months had passed in the blink of an eye, and everything had changed.
He was now the master of Black Wind Stronghold.
Chen Feng didn't actually want to be so high-profile.
Having destroyed Black Wind Stronghold and occupied Hengduan Mountain, the surrounding forces, large and small, would certainly know his name.
Fame wasn't always a good thing.
Entering the main hall of Black Wind Stronghold, Chen Feng sat in the main seat.
"There's no need to gather so many people here. Transfer them to Xingfeng Sect, and move all the belongings there as well."
Chen Feng naturally couldn't consider Black Wind Stronghold his base.
Only the mine was suitable for him; the teleportation channel was there, and he couldn't leave.
Liu Qian immediately said, "Sect Master, I'll arrange it right away."
Although Liu Qian didn't know why Chen Feng would abandon such a good place as Black Wind Stronghold, he wouldn't ask any questions.
Do more and talk less—that's the attitude one should have when facing a new master.
"Your name is Liu Qian, right? I've heard about you. Your abilities are indeed quite good. I don't care about what happened before. Just work hard at Xingfeng Sect from now on."
Chen Feng's simple words didn't reassure Liu Qian. Instead, they filled him with fear.
Chen Feng's easy acceptance of him made him feel as if Chen Feng didn't care about him at all, which was the most dangerous thing.
"Thank you, Sect Master. I will definitely do my best to assist you!" Liu Qian bowed deeply.
Although he was very uneasy, Liu Qian didn't show it.
Chen Feng was unaware of Liu Qian's ulterior motives, and even if he did, he wouldn't care. He continued, "Mining will resume today. Send someone to inform the mortal miners and have them move their stockpiled Flame Sun Stones to the conveyor belt. This must be done tonight."
The first thing Chen Feng would do upon returning was to get the ore transported back.
The conveyor belt at the modern world warehouse was already running.They were waiting for the ore to be processed into Flame Sun Iron.
"Sect Master, I'll take care of it immediately!" Wang Hu agreed and left. Wang Hu was very familiar with the Xingfeng Sect's ore transportation process.
It was best for him to handle this; Liu Qian was unaware of the Xingfeng Sect's previous operations.
After Wang Hu left, Chen Feng asked Liu Qian some questions about He Sandao.
He needed to know who He Sandao's friends were so he could prepare for potential retaliation.
Liu Qian replied,"Sect Master, He Sandao is cunning and ruthless. Even if he has friends, they are only superficial relationships. They would never avenge him. However, Jiang Xiao is a member of the Jiang family. Jiang Xiao died at your hands, Sect Master. I'm afraid the Jiang family won't let this go easily."
The Jiang family is one of the three major families in Liuyang Town, with several innate masters within their ranks.
Chen Feng said, "Have someone keep an eye on the Jiang family. Let me know if there's any news. You can go back to your work now."
He could only have someone keep an eye on the Jiang family for now. They probably wouldn't retaliate now. They would definitely investigate before taking action. He still had time.
Modern weapons could kill innate masters, which made Chen Feng feel less uncertain than before.
He would buy some more equipment later, and if the Jiang family dared to retaliate, they would be sure to suffer a crushing defeat.
Liu Qian nodded and then left the hall.
After arranging everything, Chen Feng sat cross-legged on the spot. He planned to cultivate the "Qi Induction Technique" and try to sense spiritual energy in the scroll world.
(End of Chapter)