Chapter 1410 - 1413: What Are My Odds?

Xiang Wang’s eyes lit up, he understood Lin Feng’s meaning; the border defense along the Mexico border is very weak, with Lin Feng’s strength abroad, breaking through the Mexico border with his parents would be a piece of cake!

"Boss, I understand what you mean, I’ll arrange it! Once I get in touch with my parents and finalize the plans with them, I’ll let you know! Thank you, Boss!" Xiang Wang said excitedly.

"Fatty, don’t be so polite, this is what I owe you!" Lin Feng shook his head and said calmly, "If I hadn’t intervened, the little mistake you made years ago would have gotten you out three or four years ago, and you wouldn’t be unable to go home now!"

"Boss, you don’t understand me!" Xiang Wang chuckled at Lin Feng, decisively saying, "In any case, if I could go back to the time when you saved me from prison, I’d definitely choose to escape with you... Looking back now, if I’d really served my sentence and returned home back then, I’d probably live a life constantly monitored by the police, forbidden from touching computers. If that’s living, I just can’t see what meaning there is to life!"

Lin Feng slightly squinted his eyes, he hadn’t imagined that Xiang Wang would have such a profound realization—it really wasn’t like him...

"Besides..." Xiang Wang’s face suddenly took on a mischievous expression. He chuckled and leaned into Lin Feng’s ear, lowering his voice, "If I hadn’t followed you, Boss, I’d never have had the chance to meet Oda... heh heh..."

Lin Feng’s face turned dark; he had indeed overestimated Xiang Wang, realizing those deep insights came from meeting Oda Kunoichi. This guy really lacked ambition.

"Get out!" Lin Feng laughed and shouted, chasing Xiang Wang out.

...

After having a nutritious breakfast at Xue Qingyi’s house, Lin Feng returned to Villa No. 3. Upon returning, he was surprised to find Ning Fuxun there—a handsome tycoon, currently sitting in the living room, chatting with the Ning Sisters and Su Zi, a few young girls.

"Lin Feng, you’re back..." Ning Fuxun saw Lin Feng and expressed a genuine warm smile, greeting him enthusiastically.

"Mr. Ning!" Lin Feng responded politely to Ning Fuxun, vaguely feeling that Ning Fuxun’s sudden visit wasn’t just to chat with his two precious daughters, but to discuss something important with him.

Since cultivating the Mystery Deduction Technique, Lin Feng found his prediction abilities becoming ever stronger, and once again, it didn’t fail him. Upon Lin Feng’s return, Ning Fuxun rose from the sofa, apologized to the girls, and gestured for Lin Feng to join him in the study to discuss important matters.

As Lin Feng and Ning Fuxun entered the study, even before Ning Fuxun could speak, Lin Feng sat directly on a chair... this wasn’t Lin Feng being impolite, but his current status granted him the qualification not to be polite when facing Ning Fuxun alone!

Ning Fuxun saw Lin Feng’s actions, although a bit surprised, he accepted it quickly.

"Lin Feng... your transformation in less than a year has truly been earth-shattering! If I hadn’t seen you step forward one step at a time, I couldn’t imagine how someone with your talent was just an ordinary college student!" Ning Fuxun sighed and spoke with some emotion after sitting in the main seat.

"No need for courtesy, Mr. Ning..." Lin Feng’s lips slightly curled, "We’re so familiar; there’s no point in exchanging such pleasantries. Whatever you want to say, just go ahead."

Ning Fuxun’s face showed a trace of awkwardness; he chuckled lightly before speaking, "It’s like this, I wanted to ask, in a few days it’s the time for Hong Sect’s leaders to meet and discuss—is your preparation ready?"

Lin Feng knew Ning Fuxun was asking if he was prepared for... the preparation to compete for the Hong Sect leader’s position!

As a contender for the Hong Sect leader’s seat, in theory, Lin Feng must first surpass the previous leader who stepped down, Bai Yuanshan, who is also a master; then, he must accept challenges from the leaders of twelve other halls and convince them all before officially taking the position!

This is definitely not an easy process! To say the least, Bai Yuanshan, who stepped down previously, if he strongly supports Lin Feng getting the position, would likely concede during their duel, allowing Lin Feng to become a candidate... Bai Yuanshan himself rose to power in this manner when Xu Yishan conceded!

However, the problem is, everyone in Hong Sect knows that Bai Yuanshan harbors resentment towards Lin Feng due to Bai Youxian and Bai Liancheng’s deaths, which means he is highly unlikely to purposefully concede to Lin Feng during this match!

Ning Fuxun is aware of this, hence his concern for Lin Feng’s situation now! No matter how powerful Lin Feng is, he is, after all, young, while Bai Yuanshan, albeit a newly initiated innate, has decades of formidable kungfu, facing Lin Feng without any obvious weaknesses; Ning Fuxun is a bit worried Lin Feng might not win over Ning Fuxun!

Moreover, assuming Lin Feng can indeed defeat Ning Fuxun, he will still face challenges from twelve seasoned leaders of Hong Sect, none of whom are likely to accept him willingly; how many opponents will Lin Feng have to face at that time?!

"Are you worried that I’ll fail, Mr. Ning?" Lin Feng chuckled lightly, asking quite calmly.

"I didn’t mean it that way..." Ning Fuxun shook his head with slight embarrassment, "I just wanted to know what your thoughts are... After all, the martial community is currently abuzz with rumors that the hot favorite for Hong Sect’s next leader is their second leader, Liu Shouyi... The odds for Liu Shouyi becoming Hong Sect’s leader are 1 to 1.2!"

"Liu Shouyi?" Lin Feng looked at Ning Fuxun with some puzzled expression.

"Liu Shouyi is fifty years old this year, serving as the Second Hall leader of Hong Sect for nearly twenty years, he is a true veteran, and also an extremely powerful adept!" Ning Fuxun explained to Lin Feng, "Actually, ten years ago, Liu Shouyi was already a strong candidate for the leader position of the previous generation, but Xu Lao and Bai Liancheng, the only two remaining elders, supported Bai Yuanshan, so he didn’t contend with Bai Yuanshan! Honestly, Liu Shouyi could have defeated Bai Yuanshan ten years ago! He’s been in retreat cultivating all these years—his strength likely has grown even stronger!"

"Sounds like an adept..." Lin Feng nodded, knowing among martial artists, not many dedicate themselves earnestly to retreat and cultivation; just for that, Liu Shouyi isn’t ordinary!

"Definitely an adept..." Ning Fuxun glanced at Lin Feng, bitterly smiling, "So, I’m a bit worried... Lin Feng, are you really confident? If you want to give up, I won’t blame you. The Martial Hall shares I promised you previously will still be half yours; I won’t let your efforts go to waste all this time!"

"Wait..." Lin Feng suddenly smiled at Ning Fuxun, casually inquiring, "I’d like to know, among the odds Hong Sect opened publicly, what are the odds for me winning and taking the leader position?"