Cultivation Pet Shop

Chapter 549 Banquet (4)

When this was said, everyone realized that there was still a pillow with a batch of tokens that hadn't been given out yet.

It was normal for the other twelve great factions to receive their share, but what was this thirteenth batch of tokens for? Rather, who were they for?

Was there someone else who deserved the tokens?

Lei Feng revealed a smile when he heard this and he raised the mic to say, "Good question friend! This last batch of tokens is naturally for those that aren't affiliated with one of the twelve great factions. We want to be fair to everyone, so we'll be giving everyone a chance."

When he said this, the eyes of many people who were sitting in the audience lit up.

Most of the people that were here weren't a part of the twelve great factions, so most of them had given up hope of being able to enter this Ancient Era Ruin, but now Lei Feng's words gave them hope once again.

It seemed like the Thunder Sect wasn't completely heartless, they still cared about everyone…

Only a fool would have believed that.

It was clear that the Thunder Sect not only wanted to bring more cannon fodder with them, they also wanted to fleece these cannon fodder for all they had. However, this was an Ancient Era Ruin, so no one was willing to miss out on this.

Lei Feng could see the sparkle in their eyes, but he still didn't say anything, as if he was waiting for something.

Only after a few minutes of letting these people have their hopes pulled up did Lei Feng finally say, "As for how we'll be deciding who gets these tokens, that will depend on how much each person is willing to pay. The Thunder Sect will be holding an auction next week to determine who will own these tokens, we encourage everyone to prepare for it."

Then after a slight pause, Lei Feng didn't forget to add, "Of course, we're not against letting people contact us privately to give us their offers."

Lei Feng's words couldn't have made it more clear what the intentions of the Thunder Sect was.

The Thunder Sect truly was vicious, they didn't hold back at all when gouging these other powers for their wealth.

However, even if that was the case, the other powers still wanted tokens. All the representatives from powers that weren't the twelve great factions looked at each other with wary looks.

During this time, Lin Fan had been staring at Shi Yan on the stage.

He wanted to see if he could find anything he could use since now Shi Yan was backed not only by his Shi Family in the True Spirit Sect, but also Lei Feng from the Thunder Sect.

He didn't believe that Shi Yan would let the grudge between them go, so he knew he had to be prepared.

While he was looking at Shi Yan, Shi Yan also turned to look at Lin Fan.

Shi Yan had noticed Lin Fan the moment he came in because Lin Fan really attracted quite a bit of attention with the way he was dressed. He didn't forget the anger in his heart from being driven away that day and he didn't forget his goal of finding out what happened in the ruins.

Most importantly of all, his pride has been injured when this kid from out of nowhere had decided to stand up to him. Now that he had succeeded in his plans, his pride had become even more stoked compared to before.

There was only death for Lin Fan in his mind.

When Shi Yan turned over to look at him, Lin Fan felt the intense killing intent that came from him.

It was clear that Shi Yan hadn't forgotten what had happened and he would definitely be making a move against him in the future. As for when…

That killing intent also didn't last long, it only appeared for a split second before it disappeared.

The people around Lin Fan gave a shiver as if they had felt a chill, but when they looked around, they couldn't figure out where this chill came from.

Lin Fan didn't panic when he felt this, instead he revealed a faint smile.

Since he wouldn't be able to do anything to change the situation, he would just have to adapt and make the best out of it.

In this entire banquet hall, Murong Yue was the only one who didn't miss this.

Shi Yan was then pulled away by Lei Feng since he was introduced as a Ruins Hunter, so he was the one who was in charge of the excavation. He took the microphone away from Lei Feng and started explaining his plan as a presentation appeared behind him.

Murong Yue took advantage of this time to lean in towards Lin Fan and she whispered, "Consider this as a form of compensation. There are also rumours that Shi Yan has connections with the Assassin Association."

Lin Fan knitted the brows the moment he heard this and he asked, "Then you're saying that it's not just an alliance between just those two?"

Murong Yue gave a slight nod.

Lin Fan thought for a bit before asking, "Then what about the Alchemy King Hall and the Tamers Guild?"

Murong Yue shook her head this time and said, "It's not the same with the two of them. Those two organizations have always been famous for how neutral they've been since there's no reason for them to get involved. After all, there will always be a demand for pills and training for pets, so as long as their skills don't decay, they will never truly be in danger."

Lin Fan nodded in response to this as he fell into thought.

However, Murong Yue didn't give him time to think as she said, "You shouldn't worry about that now, you should be worried about what will come after the banquet."

Lin Fan knitted his brows when he heard this and he turned to look back at Shi Yan before saying, "You're saying that he will…"

Murong Yue gave a nod without saying a thing.

Lin Fan looked into Murong Yue's calm eyes and he had a slight premonition. After a pause, he said, "What kind of compensation will I be getting for doing this?"

Murong Yue revealed a smile as she said, "Mister Lin really is sharp, you can even pick up on this. It's dangerous, so you can be sure that the compensation won't be cheap."

Lin Fan gave a sigh before saying, "Then what is your plan?"

Murong Yue's smile became wider as she began describing the plan that their Hunters Organization had come up with.

As Lin Fan listened, he nodded along to Murong Yue's plan, not saying a thing as he listened. Once Murong Yue reached the end, she asked, "Any questions?"

Lin Fan gave one more nod before saying, "It's not so much as a question, but a suggestion."

Murong Yue revealed a surprised look before saying, "What suggestion?"

Lin Fan revealed a sly smile, "It's very simple, I have a special ability that I can use…"

The surprised look on Murong Yue's face became deeper before she revealed a smile as well and said, "I'll send a message to the team now and we'll follow your plan."

Lin Fan nodded without saying a thing, also with a smile on his face.

What he didn't know was that someone had been watching them the entire time.

Since he didn't need to present anymore, he was free to do what he wanted and what he wanted to do was looking in Lin Fan and Murong Yue's direction. The moment Murong Yue had leaned in close to Lin Fan, he immediately knitted his brows.

Then when he saw the two of them talking and laughing, he almost lost it.

He forced himself to stay calm, but he moved over to where Shi Yan was standing and as soon as Shi Yan finished his current thought, he took the microphone out of his hand.

Shi Yan was a bit surprised, but he didn't get angry because he knew that he couldn't afford to get angry with Lei Feng.

Lei Feng cleared his throat before saying, "Now that we've gotten all of that out of the way, how about we begin this banquet?"

With a clap of his hands, the orchestra that had been on standby on the side suddenly started playing their instruments.

With a smile, Lei Feng turned in the direction of Murong Yue and said with a slight bow with one hand put forward, "Miss Murong, may I have the pleasure of this dance?"

Lin Fan and Murong Yue had still been talking when Lei Feng said this so it had caught them off guard.

Murong Yue turned to look at Lei Feng and there was a clear look of disgust that had flashed on her face before quickly disappearing. Of course, Lin Fan who had been sitting right beside her had been able to pick up on this.

After a slight pause, Murong Yue suddenly turned to Lin Fan and leaned in to say with a smile, "Thank you."

Lin Fan was confused at first when he heard this, but it didn't take him long to understand what she had meant.

Lei Feng's face had darkened for a second, but then he quickly revealed a smile as he said, "This friend here, may I ask who you are?"

Lin Fan revealed a bitter smile as he shook his head.