Chapter 27: What are you doing? You look like you're about to kowtow to a foster father!

Lin Yao nodded slightly. "Go ahead and tell me."

Liang Xiaofei dared not delay and immediately laid out all the details he knew. "As far as I know, not long ago, Miss Xia Mengying from the Rose family briefly collaborated with Zhao Wuji. But for some unknown reason, Miss Xia was later relentlessly hunted by the Greedy Wolf Demon Hunting Squad..."

Liang Xiaofei then recounted everything he had seen and heard in full detail.

After listening to Liang Xiaofei’s account, Xia Yumeng’s delicate face was filled with anxiety. She quickly pleaded with Lin Yao, "Sir Lin Yao, please save Sister Mengying!"

Zhu Zhihan, who had a good impression of Xia Mengying, gently tugged at Lin Yao’s sleeve and softly urged, "Brother Lin Yao, let’s help Miss Xia."

Seeing their deep concern, Lin Yao nodded slightly.

He then took out a control bracelet and a special ability dart from his system space and handed them to Liang Xiaofei. "This is your intelligence fee, and also the payment for helping me find someone."

In truth, these two items were relics from Turkey of the Broken Blade Demon Hunting Squad.

What surprised him was that Liang Xiaofei immediately recognized the equipment as belonging to Turkey from the Broken Blade Demon Hunting Squad.

Liang Xiaofei’s eyes widened in disbelief as he asked cautiously, "Turkey from the Broken Blade Demon Hunting Squad… Boss, do you mean… him?"

Lin Yao nodded calmly. "You guessed right. He’s already dead."

Liang Xiaofei was shaken, clearly realizing the gravity of the situation.

Lin Yao felt no need to hide anything about Turkey and the others.

Those scoundrels had committed countless atrocities and deserved their fate.

Besides, they had ambushed him outside the city first, so his killing them in self-defense would not bring punishment from the Beastmaster Association or the Garrison Office.

Ultimately, the authorities always turned a blind eye to conflicts outside the urban area of Northwind City.

Evidence was hard to obtain, and management was difficult.

Otherwise, there would have been no need for Lin Yao to intervene; those scumbags from the Broken Blade Demon Hunting Squad should have been dealt with long ago.

Moreover, Lin Yao now had powerful backing.

Hearing that Turkey had died at Lin Yao’s hands, Liang Xiaofei breathed a long sigh of relief.

He solemnly returned the special ability dart to Lin Yao and said gratefully, "Thank you, Boss, for avenging my sister… You don’t need to pay me the intelligence fee or any further reward for finding her."

At this point, his voice trembled as he continued slowly, "Before I became a Beastmaster, my sister was killed by those five monsters from the Broken Blade Demon Hunting Squad… All these years, I’ve sought revenge but lacked the strength to personally slay my enemies."

Lin Yao thought to himself, the Broken Blade Demon Hunting Squad was notoriously evil in Northwind City, responsible for the deaths of many innocent Beastmasters.

Yet no one had ever been able to provide conclusive evidence to report them, allowing those desperate men to roam freely.

Unexpectedly, after wiping out almost the entire Broken Blade Demon Hunting Squad, he had stumbled upon someone who harbored a deep grudge against those scoundrels for killing his sister.

Still, Lin Yao returned the dart named “Poisonous Bee Sting” to Liang Xiaofei.

This young man was talented and worth recruiting.

His combat ability might be average, but his reconnaissance skills were top-notch.

Lin Yao considered briefly and said calmly, "I’ve killed four of your sister’s five enemies. Only Old Wang, who is still chasing Xia Mengying, remains alive."

"You’ll help me find Xia Mengying. As for that last enemy, maybe I can take care of him for you."

Hearing this, Liang Xiaofei suddenly weakened at the knees and knelt down, about to bow repeatedly to Lin Yao.

Startled, Lin Yao quickly helped him up. "Hey, what are you doing?"

"I’m not your sworn son," Liang Xiaofei said, his eyes red and voice choked with emotion. "I lost my parents young and only had my sister. She was my only family."

"After she was brutally killed, I’ve tried every way to avenge her over the years but never succeeded."

"I nearly died at the hands of the Broken Blade Demon Hunting Squad myself."

"You avenged this blood feud for me, so my life belongs to you from now on!"

At this moment, Liang Xiaofei’s gratitude toward Lin Yao was beyond words.

He had thought Lin Yao only killed Turkey, never imagining that even Zheng Hong and the others had fallen by Lin Yao’s hand.

For years, Liang Xiaofei had sought opportunities to eliminate Zheng Hong and avenge his sister, so he knew better than anyone how vicious Turkey, Zheng Hong, and their gang were.

He even risked his life collecting evidence to report them to the Garrison Office and Beastmaster Association, but after each heinous act, Zheng Hong’s group always covered their tracks meticulously.

The evidence Liang Xiaofei could gather was never enough for the authorities to take action against those scoundrels.

For a long time, Liang Xiaofei had been despairing and anguished, believing he would never avenge his sister’s great grievance.

But fate took a turn. Zheng Hong and his gang finally hit a brick wall when they crossed paths with Lin Yao, who slaughtered four of them in one fell swoop.

Filled with renewed determination, Liang Xiaofei immediately assisted Lin Yao in searching for Xia Mengying within this small dimensional space.

However, despite being called small, this space was larger than the urban area of Northwind City itself.

Although both Liang Xiaofei and Lin Yao’s shadow wolves excelled at tracking people, they still could not find any trace of Xia Mengying for the time being.

Meanwhile, Xia Mengying was being relentlessly pursued by the Greedy Wolf Demon Hunting Squad.

Just as Zhao Wuji had quickly gathered three or four dozen Beastmasters, the Greedy Wolf Demon Hunting Squad’s captain, Qin Tanlang, possessed similar influence.

Most of the outlaws roaming around Northwind City were willing to follow his orders.

At this moment, Qin Tanlang had dispatched two squads to blockade the exit of this dimensional space and commanded four more squads to conduct a thorough manhunt for Xia Mengying inside.

If it weren’t for Old Wang of the former Broken Blade Demon Hunting Squad harboring selfish motives and slacking off, Xia Mengying would likely have been caught by now.

Xia Mengying found herself trapped with no way out, desperate and anxious, while Old Wang was also anxious—for he wanted to keep Xia Mengying all to himself.

He lusted after this breathtaking beauty and coveted the many treasures she possessed, determined to have them exclusively.

Because Old Wang secretly helped stall Xia Mengying, Qin Tanlang had nearly captured her twice but ultimately failed both times.

Having wasted so much time without success, Qin Tanlang’s gaze toward Old Wang had grown dark and hostile.

"Old Wang, is this all you’re capable of? Stop slacking off!" Qin Tanlang said coldly with a stern face.

Old Wang forced a dry laugh and hoarsely defended himself, "She is after all the eldest daughter of the Rose family. How could she not have means to interfere with prophecy? I’ve done my best to corner her like this!"

"Hmph, I hope so," Qin Tanlang snorted impatiently, clearly doubting Old Wang’s words.