LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 50: You Deceived Jiang Chen, Most Egregiously
'Darn it!'
'The matter of killing Zhou Yihe has been exposed!'
'Zhou Ruiyu is an expert of the Mysterious Platform realm, and I am not yet capable of confronting him!'
'No, I must leave swiftly!'
With that thought, Lin Feng promptly prepared to depart!
But just at that moment.
"Lin Feng, you insignificant piece of trash, attempting to flee? Absolutely not!!"
With a swift flicker of his body, Zhou Ruiyu instantly blocked the path behind Lin Feng!
"This isn't good!"
Lin Feng's expression shifted, and he immediately employed the Clear Sky Flash to evade in another direction!
However.
Whoosh!
The Clear Sky Flash was employed again!
"Lin Feng!"
Jiang Chen's figure obstructed Lin Feng's path, "Aren't you going to explain?!"
His face turned deathly pale, and a trace of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth once more!
It was as though his injury had worsened!
Lin Feng's expression darkened, and without uttering a word, he instantly attempted to flee in another direction!
But.
Another figure impeded Lin Feng's escape route!
It was Jiang Xingtai!
At this moment.
Three experts of the Mysterious Platform realm encircled Lin Feng in a triangular formation!
"Lin Feng!"
Jiang Chen's expression turned grim as he spoke, "Without a clear explanation of this matter, you won't be able to leave!"
As soon as these words were uttered.
Zhou Ruiyu immediately narrowed his eyes.
It appeared that Jiang Chen had also been deceived by Lin Feng!?
And it didn't seem like an act.
After all, Jiang Chen had endured his injuries to stop Lin Feng!
At that moment.
"There's nothing to explain!"
"I killed Zhou Yihe!"
"Those around Zhou Yihe were also slain by me, Lin Feng!"
"At the Soul Refining realm, I defeated two Spiritual Awakening experts. Hahaha!"
Lin Feng surveyed the three of them, a cold smile gracing his face!
"It's really you!"
"How can this be!"
Jiang Chen's eyes widened, exclaiming in 'disbelief'!
"For you, it's indeed inconceivable!"
"So you took it upon yourself to cunningly deduce that I hadn't killed Zhou Yihe and then emerged with a haughty demeanor, offering your assistance like an act of charity!"
"Hmph, do I require your help? I certainly do not!"
"Were it not for Ning Xian and my master, I wouldn't have bothered to come out and bluff my way through!"
"If I killed someone, so be it. It's not a significant matter. Even without your aid to dispel my suspicions, I would have fared much better!"
Lin Feng glared at Jiang Chen, his eyes bloodshot, furiously releasing his pent-up frustration!
Having suppressed his emotions for so long, he finally erupted once more!
Upon hearing this,
Everyone was immediately stunned!
Aside from Jiang Chen, no one had anticipated Lin Feng harboring such thoughts!
"Lin Feng!"
"You have no shame!"
"Jiang Chen offered his help out of goodwill, yet you insult him and believe you're wiser than him!"
"You claimed you could have done better alone; were you planning to hide away? Leaving me and my master to shoulder the burden of the Zhou Clan's pressure on your behalf, is that it?"
"We... all misjudged you! Completely misjudged you!!"
Ning Xian burst out of the carriage, furiously condemning Lin Feng, "You are a narrow-minded, obstinate, self-centered, arrogant, and conceited despicable person!"
"Ning Xian!!"
Lin Feng threw his head back and bellowed furiously, his eyes nearly bulging out of their sockets!
"Lin Feng!"
"I never imagined you could be this type of individual!"
"From this moment forth, our master-disciple bond is severed! You are no longer my disciple!"
"If you retain any self-respect, relinquish the cultivation technique I imparted to you and return the alchemy manual to me!"
Qiu Liaoxi, severely weakened, managed to step out of the carriage with Alchemist Xie's assistance. Her expression was somber as she addressed Lin Feng.
"Lin Feng!"
"You concealed your true nature so effectively!"
"Even my family's Jiang Chen was misled by you and came to your aid on multiple occasions!"
"And yet...you still ridicule him. I have never encountered such a brazen individual!"
Jiang Xingtai's voice was laden with fury, resembling a volcano on the verge of eruption, as he enunciated each word.
"Lin Feng!"
"I suspected you were untrustworthy long ago!"
"You deceived my benefactor, young friend Jiang Chen, most egregiously!"
Another irate voice neared from a distance. Upon closer examination, it was revealed to be Du Bailei.
A cascade of allegations.
Like a thunderclap shattering the air in the street!
The onlookers, initially stunned, grasped the gravity of the situation.
"Ahh, I see it now. This Lin Feng character duped Jiang Chen, the young master of the Jiang family!"
"This fellow is so devious. He even managed to deceive young friend Jiang Chen, and neither the Jiang nor Zhou Clan patriarchs could immediately discern his true nature!"
"This Lin Feng is utterly despicable. Just look, even his master has cast him out from the sect and seeks to reclaim his cultivation technique!"
"Serves him right! This man deserves no less! He's a wretch who repays kindness with malice, may he be damned!"
"Lin Feng, you wretched scoundrel, there's no escape for you today!"
"..."
Having assessed the situation, the onlookers erupted into fervent discussions and vehemently condemned Lin Feng.
Some even went so far as to offer their assistance in apprehending Lin Feng.
"You... all of you!"
"You're mistaken, every one of you is mistaken. I am not a shameless individual!"
"Don't label me as such! Master, please, do not cast me out from the sect. I will prove my innocence, I am telling the truth!"
"No, how did it come to this, why!"
"..."
Lin Feng's eyes widened as he surveyed his surroundings. He took in the cacophony of heated discussions and accusations, and observed the expressions of revulsion and indignant glares.
He felt as if the entire world had forsaken him!
It was chilling!
His whole body shivered with cold!
There was no refuge for him in this world, nor any warmth to be found!
The whole world seemed populated by those who loathed him!
"No!!"
"It's all your fault, all because of you!!"
"Jiang Chen, it's all because of you!"
"You saved your cousin, you took my Flame Whisker Mica Ginseng, you rescued Du Bailei, and you feigned helping me, leading to Ning Xian and the others..."
Overwhelming anger, resentment, and frustration engulfed Lin Feng's thoughts, compelling him to unleash all the deeply concealed emotions in his heart!
Those things that he instinctively felt belonged to him, his opportunities!
They slipped through his fingers time and time again!
Each time, Jiang Chen's shadow loomed behind everything!
But.
Each time, Jiang Chen did nothing wrong!
Jiang Chen was always in the right!
He, Lin Feng, was left without a word to say!
Now.
He finally spoke out.
However.
From the beginning to the end, no one would believe or comprehend his words!
To everyone's ears, Lin Feng's words were merely nonsensical, the ravings of a madman!
"Lin Feng!"
"I never expected that you've harbored such thoughts all this time."
"Your narrow-mindedness is truly disheartening!"
"Even now, you fail to recognize your errors, let alone show remorse!"
Jiang Chen gazed at Lin Feng with a crestfallen expression, and his voice grew increasingly firm and icy. "I, Jiang Chen, hereby declare that I am in irreconcilable conflict with you!"
"Hahaha!"
"Jiang Chen, you consider yourself powerful, don't you!"
"Years of cultivation, and you're merely an Early-stage Spiritual Awakening Realm novice!"
"I could defeat you with my eyes shut. How audacious of you to declare irreconcilable conflict with me!"
"And as for the rest of you! Jiang Xingtai! Zhou Ruiyu! And you, Ning Xian, you wretch, and you, Qiu Liaoxi, you old fool! You have no comprehension of my true strength!"
"I, Lin Feng, am destined to ascend to the Inquiring Journey realm and advance to even higher planes!"
Abruptly, Lin Feng threw his head back and cackled maniacally. His visage twisted into a grotesque expression as tears cascaded down his cheeks!
Lin Feng's laughter filled the entire street, a melange of defiance, self-derision, and fury. The laughter brimmed with innumerable emotions.