A farm that breeds gods and demons
Chapter 422 - 331: Things Remain as They Are, People Do Not

Chapter 422: Chapter 331: Things Remain as They Are, People Do Not

Anger immediately flooded their faces. "Shut up, do you think it’s fitting for you to call Mr. Meng by his name?" They brandished their iron weapons, looking menacing.

Zhang Zhongmou erupted in fury. "Damn it, what’s wrong with calling Meng Ting!" He was about to engage them, but Qin Jiagui hurriedly held him back. The four men before them did not recognize Qin Jiagui and his group, and likewise, Qin Jiagui and his group didn’t recognize these four, who must have joined after they left the village.

"Please inform them that we..." Qin Jiagui was interrupted by excited yells from behind. "Ah? Qin Jiagui? You guys... you’ve come back?" The joy was unmistakable in their voices.

Qin Jiagui turned around to see two people galloping towards them on Horned Demon Horses from afar. They had noticed the conflict at the village entrance from a distance and came rushing over. One of them recognized Qin Jiagui’s party from afar and immediately called out joyfully.

Qin Jiagui and his group turned to look and saw two majestic individuals, one of them was Xiao Bai, the woman riding beside him, however, was a stranger to them.

It was indeed Xiao Bai who had just yelped in joy.

Xiao Bai belonged to Meng Ting’s faction. When Qin Jiagui and his group first arrived at Freedom Village, Xiao Bai was already a Fourth Order warrior – he was amiable and after the group leveled up, he often led the team, hence they were deeply associated.

"Xiao Bai, it’s good you’re here. We were denied entrance to the village." Qin Jiagui smirked.

As Xiao Bai arrived close, he jumped down from his horse. The four muscular gatekeeper immediately bowed to him with respect.

"Nonsense." Xiao Bai chuckled lightly, chiding them before continuing, "They are newcomers, it’s normal that they do not know you. Haha. You four must recognize these people now, they are the backbone of Freedom Village... Wait , where is Brother Su?" He started to look around for Su Yu in the crowd.

Su Yu, who looked almost motionless, was carried to the back of the crowd by Zhao Shichang. Looking older all of a sudden, he was barely visible to Xiao Bai at first, especially with a few strangers and a grey wolf dog among the crowd.

In Xiao Bai’s heart, the first to come to mind when seeing Qin Jiagui and the others was Su Yu, who had fought valiantly, his power still resonating after being absent for over a month.

"We don’t have much time to explain now, Xiao Bai, is Meng Ting here? We need to see her urgently." Qin Jiagui pulled Xiao Bai aside, there was no time for idle chatter, he urgently asked him.

Xiao Bai was puzzled, but he nodded and hummed, "It’s getting dark, Sister Ting should be in the village. Come, I’ll take you to her. The scale of the village has expanded, it’s not like before. It’s not as easy to see Ting anymore."

Zhang Zhongmou couldn’t help but chuckle bitterly, "So the village has gotten bigger, and so have the airs." He was disgruntled by the four men who had just blocked them, in fact, not just him, but Qin Jiagui and the rest felt somewhat off as well.

After leaving for over a month and returning, Freedom Village felt oddly unfamiliar. The sense of belonging they once had for Freedom Village vanished suddenly, making everything look unfamiliar, it was as if they had come to an alien village where they had no past relations.

A strange feeling began to stir within the group. Xiao Bai laughed and ignored Zhang Zhongmou’s mockery, he handed over the reins of the Demon Horse he was riding to one of the muscular gatekeepers. Then he seemed to remember something, saying, "Oh yes, I forgot to introduce you. This is Fu Lingyin, she joined Freedom Village after you guys left, so you probably don’t know her."

The woman who had arrived on the Demon Horse with Xiao Bai seemed to be around twenty, her attire was quite remarkable. While everyone else was dressed in beast-skin clothing, she was wearing an intricately tailored cloth outfit with a wide belt around her waist. She had a delicate face and her fair complexion glowed, but there was an indescribable arrogance in her expressions.

While Xiao Bai hopped off his horse and was conversing with Qin Jiagui and the others, she continued to sit on the Demon Horse haughtily, looking down at the group of people. Her attitude alone was quite discourteous.

When Xiao Bai turned around to introduce Fu Lingyin, he realized she was still on the horse. Surprised, he frowned, "Lingyin, come down from the horse. Let’s go find Sister Ting together."

He also considered Fu Lingyin’s behavior to be somewhat impolite.

On any other day, Zhang Zhongmou would have rebuked her, but now with Su Yu’s condition causing concern, they had no time to spar with her. All Qin Jiagui said was, "Xiao Bai, please take us to Meng Ting now."

Fu Lingyin humpfed lightly, "I will find Sister Ting first." Without paying any more attention to the group, she spurred her horse and bolted into the village.

Xiao Bai had a wry smile on his face spread his hands helplessly. It was quite apparent to the group that he really liked Fu Lingyin and that’s why he was quite lenient with her.

"Let’s go, I’ll lead the way." Xiao Bai took the lead, leading Qin Jiagui and the others into the village. As they took in the changes to Freedom Village, they all felt the enormity of change. However, it also felt unfamiliar.

"Boss Xiao——"

"Brother Xiao——"

"Brother Xiao!"

Along the way, numerous people smiled and greeted Xiao Bai, to whom Xiao Bai responded with a smile. From this, it was clear that Xiao Bai was highly respected within Freedom Village.

"It seems like there are many new people that we don’t recognise." Qin Jiagui frowned slightly. He didn’t recognise these people, who returned his gaze with curious eyes.

The changes in Freedom Village were tremendous. The village has totally transformed into a real large-scale village. Xiao Bai led them to a majestic three-story building constructed from black stone. "Sister Ting should be inside. I’ll go inform her. Wait here," he said before striding into the building.

Left outside, Qin Jiagui and the others exchanged looks. Unable to resist, Zhang Zhongmou said, "Meng Ting sure feels important now, needing notice before seeing her."

While they were waiting, a surprised voice came from another direction: "Is that you?" followed by hearty laughter. They turned to see a tall figure rushing towards them.

"Fang Jiong!" Qin Jiagui couldn’t help exclaiming joyously.

The person who suddenly appeared was none other than the chief chef of Freedom Village, Fang Jiong.

"It’s been over a month, you’ve finally come back." Fang Jiong looked at the group of people. This honest man couldn’t help but get excited, then asked, "Where is Su Yu?" He stepped forward and came to the now much older Su Yu, expressing a shocked expression on his face.

Xiao Bai hadn’t paid attention to Su Yu in the crowd, but Fang Jiong noticed him.

"What... What happened?" Fang Jiong was absolutely shocked.

"It’s a long story. Anyway, we are now on our way to discuss this matter with Meng Ting." Qin Jiagui gave a bitter smile.

Su Yu was now slowly coming to. Hearing Fang Jiong’s words, he showed a smile on his face. He seemed quite calm about his situation.

"Meng Ting?" Fang Jiong’s face darkened, and he lowered his voice. "The current Meng Ting... isn’t the same as she was a month ago. Just trying to see her... isn’t easy..." He paused then added with a laugh, "Of course, it’ll surely be different with Su Yu back."

Qin Jiagui and the others exchanged glances. They had a vague sense that something had happened in Freedom Village. Everything seemed a bit peculiar and it was definitely not as simple as before.

Xiao Bai entered the majestic building alone. Soon after, he entered a hall and announced, "Sister Ting, Su Yu and Qin Jiagui are back. They’re waiting outside to see you."

Sitting in the hall and discussing something among themselves were Meng Ting, Meng Jun, Shang Qi, and Fu Lingyin.

Meng Ting and Shang Qi were sitting, while Meng Jun stood behind Meng Ting, and Fu Lingyin stood to one side. At the news of Xiao Bai, Meng Ting’s face lit up with joy and she stood up, "Su Yu is back? Let’s go greet them."

Fu Lingyin couldn’t resist interjecting, "Sister Ting, are you going to welcome them personally? Doesn’t that break the rules? Why don’t we just summon Su Yu to see you?"

Meng Ting smiled at her and replied, "You silly girl, Su Yu is different. He is, after all, the vice leader of Freedom Village."

Shang Qi also stood up and laughed, "We should welcome him back. Let’s go together. Su Yu and the others have been away for over a month. I wonder how much stronger he has become. Haha, I’m quite curious."

Meng Jun, who was standing behind Meng Ting, also showed a hint of curiosity, saying, "I’m also curious."

Over a month ago, Su Yu created many surprises in the area. Now, having not seen him for over a month, everyone was indeed curious what surprises Su Yu would bring this time.

"Let’s go." Meng Ting, with Dragon Kid on her shoulder, walked out with Shang Qi and the others to welcome Su Yu and his group. Dragon Kid was also excited to hear that Ada was back, but he was a little scared to see Ada, remembering the days he was chastised.

Fu Lingyin observed the joyous expressions on Meng Ting and others’ faces, her face showing a hint of dissatisfaction. She secretly thought to herself, "What’s so great about Su Yu that he deserves such treatment from Sister Ting? In Freedom Village, only Brother Xuanbai deserves such treatment from Sister Ting. What makes this Su Yu qualify for the same treatment as Brother Xuanbai?"

Despite her dissatisfaction, Fu Lingyin followed Meng Ting and the others outside.(To be continued... For more, please visit www.qidian.com. More Chapters are available and support the author by reading the genuine version!)