A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 278 He Linfeng

The fat man, who was about twenty-five years old, turned his head to look at Chao Bufan, frowned, and thought in surprise, "The energy fluctuations within this person are so strong, who could it be?"

"Senior brother, what's wrong?" The man next to the fat man sensed that something was wrong with his companion and asked.

The fat man named Lin Feng said, "Lin Yun, did you sense anything from the person who just walked past me?"

Lin Yun glanced at Chao Bufan's departing figure, shook his head, and said, "Nothing's wrong! What's wrong?"

Lin Feng frowned slightly and said, "The energy fluctuations within his body are so strong. I'm certain he's a cultivator."

Lin Yun exclaimed in surprise, "Really? I didn't feel anything!"

Lin Feng said, "That's because he didn't pass by you."

Lin Yun asked in bewilderment, "That's not right! We know everyone from the eight hidden cultivation families of HX! Besides, there are no other cultivators in HX except for our eight families. This person looks completely unfamiliar. How could he possibly be a cultivator?"

Lin Feng nodded in agreement, saying, "But I did sense the energy fluctuations within this person just now. Lin Yun, let's go, we'll find out if we catch up."

Lin Yun hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay."

With that, Lin Feng and Lin Yun turned around and strode after Chao Bufan.

"Brother, please wait."

Chao Bufan turned around and saw that it was the two people he had met at the bar entrance earlier, so he stopped and turned around: "What's up?"

Lin Feng and Lin Yun exchanged a glance, both looking surprised. Then, Lin Feng cupped his hands in greeting and said, "Brother, my surname is He, and my given name is Lin Feng. May I ask your honorable surname?"

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan smiled slightly and said, "My name is Chao Bufan. Do you two need something from me?"

Lin Feng and Lin Yun quickly searched their minds for information about Chao Bufan, but their memories were completely blank. This confirmed that Chao Bufan was not a member of the eight great families. After a slight surprise, Lin Feng said, "So it's Brother Bufan. Brother Bufan, we are kindred spirits. Can we become friends?"

"Making friends? What's your purpose?"

"Brother Bufan, please don't misunderstand. We don't have any ulterior motives. We just want to be friends with you."

Chao Bufan was already in a good mood. Seeing that the two of them had no hostility and that the person who was speaking to him seemed quite honest, though it was true that they were both cultivators, he smiled and said, "Brother, we don't seem to know each other. Why do you want to be friends with me for no reason?"

Lin Feng chuckled and said, "Brother Bufan, if I'm not mistaken, you're also a cultivator, right?"

Chao Bufan nodded undeniably and said, "That's right, I am indeed a cultivator."

Lin Feng said, "It's not convenient to talk here. Brother Bufan, would you mind if we could find a place to talk?"

Chao Bufan pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Please follow me, both of you."

On a mountaintop, three people stood side by side.

Chao Bufan smiled slightly and said, "Brother Lin Feng, may I speak now?"

Lin Feng pondered for a moment before speaking, "Brother Bufan, since we are both cultivators, I'll be frank. In the entire HX region, all cultivators are concentrated in the eight major families: the He family, the Situ family, the Murong family, the Shangguan family, the Ximen family, the Ding family, the Fang family, and the Xuanyuan family. There are no others..."

Chao Bufan was genuinely surprised to hear that there were actually eight major cultivation families in HX.

"As far as I know, there is no one with the surname Chao among the eight great cultivation families of HX. May I ask where Brother Bufan's master comes from?"

Chao Bufan smiled and said, "If I said that I was taught by a senior, would you believe me?"

Lin Feng and Lin Yun were slightly taken aback. Lin Feng nodded and said, "I believe you."

Chao Bufan smiled again, but his expression immediately turned serious. He said, "You two came to see me for more than just this, didn't you? If I'm not mistaken, you so-called eight great cultivation families who live in seclusion in the city don't usually appear in the public eye easily, right?"

Lin Yun said, "That's right. Our eight great families will not easily leave their respective territories unless there are special circumstances."

"for example?"

Lin Feng said, "For example, when it's a major event like the destruction of a family or the endangerment of the family's interests."

Chao Bufan nodded and asked, "So, what is your purpose this time?"

Feng and Yun exchanged a glance, and Lin Feng asked in surprise, "Brother Bufan, you really don't know?"

Now, Chao Bufan was a little confused and shook his head.

Lin Yun asked, "Brother Bufan, how much do you know about the strange phenomena that occurred in the southeast a few days ago?"

"Ok?"

Chao Bufan was slightly startled, thinking: Could what they are talking about be...? He quickly shook his head with a solemn expression and said, "I don't know what you mean."

Lin Feng asked in surprise, "Brother Bufan, you really don't know?"

Chao Bufan shook his head again and said, "I don't know."

Feng and Yun exchanged another glance, both looking surprised. After a moment, Lin Feng said, "A few nights ago, a strange phenomenon appeared in the southeast. All eight of our families sensed it, but unfortunately, by the time we got there, the phenomenon had disappeared. We later guessed that some powerful person must have used some kind of secret technique to summon something."

Chao Bufan, as expected, confirmed his guess and feigned surprise, saying, "Is that so?"

Seeing that Chao Bufan was not faking it, Feng and Yun looked puzzled again. After a moment, Lin Yun asked, "Then do you know, Brother Bufan, that since the strange phenomenon we discovered that night, many cultivation families around the world have begun to stir, and they are trying to brew something?"

Lin Feng continued, "So these days, our eight great cultivation families have once again united. Each family has sent its members to various parts of HX to conduct secret investigations. Once we discover anyone attempting to overthrow HX and truly threatening HX's demise, we will not hesitate to eliminate them."

Chao Bufan finally understood some of it, smiled slightly, and said, "So, you two think I'm the one you want to eliminate!"

Lin Feng quickly waved his hand and said, "No, no, Brother Bufan, please don't misunderstand. We didn't mean that. We just sensed the energy fluctuations within Brother Bufan's body, so we took the liberty of asking. Brother Bufan, the heads of our eight great cultivation families have done some calculations together, and they've come up with the results..."

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan frowned slightly and asked, "What was the result?"