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Chapter 151 Zheng Tiejun's Verbal Battle with Lin Feng

Lin Feng sat cross-legged on the bed, carefully sensing his own body.

He discovered that his true energy had increased slightly.

Lin Feng suddenly realized that the decrease in life attributes was due to the reduction in internal energy.

Lin Feng came up with a solution.

You can replenish your life attributes by eating snake meat. You can roast the snake meat, cut it into pieces, and put it into your storage space.

Items in the storage space will not spoil as if time has stood still, and the preservation effect is excellent.

When your life attribute drops, take out a piece of snake meat and eat it to ensure that you are always in peak condition.

After breakfast, Lin Feng went to the Ma Yiwei (a type of guard) to give instructions, asking his men to collect evidence of the Hungry Wolf Gang's crimes.

He's preparing to take action against the Hungry Wolf Gang.

After giving his instructions, Lin Feng went up the mountain to roast snake meat.

Two cubic meters of snake meat were roasted throughout the day and cut into finger-sized pieces, ready to be eaten whenever needed.

When Lin Feng returned home that evening, Zhou Chunlan was waiting for him at the door.

Seeing Lin Feng return, he jogged over and said, "Why are you only coming back now? The city lord has been waiting for you for a long time."

Zheng Tiejun came to him, most likely to plead for the Hungry Wolf Gang.

Lin Feng tossed the game he had hunted back to his wife, then strode quickly toward the living room.

Lin Feng walked into the living room, where Zheng Tiejun was drinking tea.

When Zheng Tiejun saw Lin Feng return, he smiled and said, "Brother Lin, you really haven't forgotten your original intention. Even after becoming a general of the Hemp-Clad Guard, you still maintain the habits of a hunter."

Lin Feng smiled and sat down opposite Zheng Tiejun, pouring himself a cup of tea. "I apologize for the rudeness, City Lord. May I ask what brings you here?"

Zheng Tiejun took a sip of tea. "When did we brothers become so distant? Can't I come over for a cup of tea if there's nothing else going on?"

Lin Feng gulped down a bowl of tea. "I've always regarded you, Brother Zheng, as my elder brother. But now that you've become the city lord, you've become too arrogant, and I can no longer presume to be your equal."

Zheng Tiejun smiled and said, "This is my fault. I'll punish myself with a drink."

Lin Feng guessed that Zheng Tiejun must have come to ask him for a favor, otherwise he wouldn't have lowered his stance so much.

After chatting for a while, Zheng Tiejun finally couldn't hold back any longer.

Zheng Tiejun put down his teacup and said, "I do have something I'd like to ask Brother Lin."

Lin Feng also put down his teacup. "It's just the two of us here. Brother, please feel free to speak your mind."

Zheng Tiejun stood up, put his hands behind his back, and took two steps. "Do you know why I became the city lord?"

Lin Feng looked at him, waiting for him to continue.

Zheng Tiejun said, "Why did the former city lord Liu Rensong cultivate the bandit forces and collude with the Demonic Sect?"

It's all for accumulating resources to break through the innate realm and gain a lifespan of two hundred years.

Which martial artist doesn't want to break through to the Innate Realm?

I wanted to too, but I was hampered by my humble origins and lack of sufficient cultivation resources.

A city lord can control a city and mobilize its resources, making it ideal for accumulating cultivation resources.

Furthermore, the Sword Sect also provides the city lord with a large amount of cultivation resources every year.

Despite his seemingly powerful and prestigious position, the General of the Hemp Guard receives less than one-tenth of the resources the city lord receives each year.

Of course, Brother Lin is an exception.

Brother Lin has been eliminating bandits and gangs of all sizes lately, and the resources he's gained are almost half of what the city lord has.

Lin Feng then understood why Zheng Tiejun was so eager to become the city lord; it turned out the city lord's benefits were so good.

Zheng Tiejun continued, "Brother Lin has just received more resources this year."

Once Brother Lin has pacified the entire Qinghe County, there will be no more opportunities to make meritorious contributions.

The limited resources allocated each year will not be enough for normal cultivation.

The resources I obtained also cannot hinder my breakthrough to the Innate Realm.

Therefore, I had to find a way to obtain more resources, which is why I supported the Hungry Wolf Gang.

I hope Brother Lin will be lenient and let the Hungry Wolf Gang go.

Lin Feng stood up and walked to Zheng Tiejun's side. "Brother Zheng, if you want cultivation resources, you can think of other ways. Why support a gang that oppresses the people?"

Does obtaining resources necessarily require oppressing the people?

Zheng Tiejun countered, "Could it be that everything Brother Lin has done recently has been for the benefit of the people?"

"It's half for the people, and half for gaining credit."

I still remember when Brother Zheng first took office, he personally came to invite me to join the Ma Yi Wei.

Brother Zheng told me back then that he wanted to work with me to do something practical for the people of Qinghe County.

Thoroughly eliminate the corrupt officials in Qinghe County and eradicate the bandits and the various gangs that oppress the people inside and outside the city.

Brother Zheng also said that the Hemp-Clad Guards represent the strength of the Sword Sect and the people. When we put on these hemp-clad guards, we must never forget that we are part of the people and that we must do practical things for them.

Now that Brother Zheng has become the city lord, has he forgotten all about it?

Zheng Tiejun's expression was complicated. "I was just saying it casually at the time, I didn't expect you to take it seriously."

What's the point of us doing things for the people?

Will I gain fame?

The people are forgetful; sooner or later they will forget everything we have done.

Is it for a promotion?

The positions we sit on are given by the higher-ups, decided by them. What does it have to do with ordinary people?

Is it for wealth and resources?

People are already struggling, would they really send us resources on their own initiative?

You've done so much for the people, but what will you get in return?

Covered in wounds? A whole host of enemies?

Lin Feng smiled and said, "Luckily, my kung fu is pretty good, so I wasn't injured, and no one dares to seek revenge on me."

"Brother Lin, you are in your prime now, so naturally no one dares to provoke you."

What about in twenty years?

"When your fighting spirit fades and your martial prowess declines, won't someone seek revenge against you?"

Lin Feng also felt that Zheng Tiejun's words made some sense.

If it were someone else, they wouldn't really benefit, and would only leave themselves with a lot of hidden dangers.

That's just how I am. With the system around, I'm not afraid of anything.

In twenty years, I may be invincible.

Lin Feng asked, "Since Brother Zheng knows that the people are suffering, why do you still make things difficult for them?"

"If we don't make things difficult for them, who will we make things difficult for?"

Can resources just appear out of thin air?

Do you really think that the Ma Yiwei (a type of imperial guard) can wholeheartedly serve the people?

The Sword Sect formed the Hemp-Clad Guard simply in the hope of preventing too many people from starving to death.

After all, almost no martial artists in the world participate in productive labor; the people still have to rely on farming and weaving to produce goods.

Lin Feng countered, "You're not a high-ranking member of the Sword Sect either, so how would you know what the Sword Sect's higher-ups are thinking? Perhaps the Sword Sect's higher-ups hope that everyone in the world will practice martial arts."

"Hahaha." Zheng Tiejun burst into laughter. "Brother Lin, you're too naive."

If everyone learns martial arts, who will farm? Who will weave cloth?

The true wealth of the Sword Sect lies in the ordinary people of the world.

Lin Feng looked out the door with his hands behind his back. "What Brother Zheng said is too far removed from my life. I don't want to think about it too much. I just want to do my job well."

Zheng Tiejun turned his head, narrowed his eyes, and stared at Lin Feng. "So, Brother Lin, you're not going to give me any face?"

Lin Feng also turned to look at Zheng Tiejun, and their eyes met.

Lin Feng said, "Qinghe County is left with only the Hungry Wolf Gang, a malignant tumor, which must be eliminated."

"Hahaha." Zheng Tiejun strode out, "Then let's meet on the ring, brothers."

After saying that, Zheng Tiejun walked out the door.

Lin Feng watched Zheng Tiejun's departing figure with a complicated expression.

The arena that Zheng Tiejun mentioned refers to a life-or-death arena.

If there are irreconcilable conflicts within the Sword Sect, they can initiate a life-or-death arena to resolve them publicly.

However, things usually don't escalate to this extent. Everyone is busy seizing resources, just like the former city lord Liu Rensong. No one would be idle enough to fight to the death.

The Sword Sect's life-or-death arena has not been held for many years.

If Zheng Tiejun were to actually launch a life-or-death duel, it would undoubtedly cause a sensation.

Moreover, the two belong to two different factions, so this matter would definitely alarm the higher-ups.

Lin Feng was not afraid of Zheng Tiejun at all; on the contrary, he was somewhat expectant.