Hearing the sound, Lin Feng’s body jolted as he turned to look in the direction it came from.
The crowd parted on its own, clearing a path.
That path wasn’t wide—barely enough for two people to walk side by side—but it cut straight through the entire black-clad street, stretching from the far end all the way to where Lin Feng stood.
On both sides of the path, countless black-clad men stood packed together, the scene so oppressive it felt suffocating.
Then, Lin Feng saw her.
A slender yet imposing figure in black was walking slowly toward him along the path.
Black trousers, a black trench coat, a golden badge on her chest… His eyes traveled upward until he saw her face—a face so young it was almost unbelievable.
Her features were as delicate as if painted, her brow tinged with the cool aloofness of a young girl.
But it was precisely that youthful face that now sent Lin Feng’s heart pounding wildly.
Her presence was overwhelming.
Though she did nothing, she seemed to stand above ten thousand people, looking down from a great height at the ants beneath her feet.
Just as Lin Feng felt he might suffocate under that pressure, the girl stopped in front of him.
In that moment, Lin Feng finally saw her face clearly, as well as the badge pinned to her left breast.
A dark golden dragon, coiling and soaring, so vivid it seemed alive.
It was the emblem of the Dragon Union!
That name he had heard endlessly over the past few days.
About how fearsome the Dragon Union was, how they ruled with power reaching the heavens, how in Bright Pearl City the Dragon Union was the law… and so on.
It was terrifying, absolutely bone-chilling.
Lin Feng had dismissed it as exaggeration before, after all, he was the young master of the Lin family in the imperial capital—what grand spectacles hadn’t he seen?
But only now, witnessing this scene with his own eyes, did he truly understand that those rumors weren’t just understated—they were actually conservative.
The legendary self-made billionaire who ruled Bright Pearl City with an iron grip, the chairman of the Dragon Empire Group—Liu Yutong.
Also, his so-called foster sister.
She was a hundred times darker, ten thousand times more terrifying than he had imagined.
In all his life, he had never seen such a dark and frightening scene, never encountered so many underworld figures.
And yet, these men in black were all subordinates of his own “sister.”
It was utterly absurd.
Meanwhile, the thugs who had been kneeling on the ground finally snapped out of it, their hearts sinking like stones.
The… the Dragon Union?
Why had they come to Bright Pearl City?
To dig up information on Liu Yutong.
To probe the Dragon Union’s background.
They were here on a special mission.
And now?
They were chasing someone, and the chase had led them straight into Dragon Union territory.
Chasing and chasing, until they stood before countless Dragon Union men in black.
Chasing and chasing, until that legendary young lady of the Dragon Union, feared by countless on both sides of the law, appeared right before their eyes.
What insane luck was this?
Thinking of what was coming, the gangsters’ faces turned pale, one by one, and a few had already wet their pants.
“B-Boss… a-are we… stepping right into trouble?” one of them stammered.
The man in the cap swallowed hard, unable to speak.
Stepping into trouble?
They had just walked straight into an ammo depot!
Just then, the girl spoke.
“Who gave you the guts to make trouble in Bright Pearl City?”
The cap-wearing man opened his mouth to explain, but it felt like his throat was sealed. Not a word came out.
The girl didn’t seem impatient. She just watched them calmly.
But that gaze, fixed on him, felt like a mountain pressing down on him, making even breathing a struggle.
His mind was racing.
What now? What the hell do we do?
If he told the truth and gave up their employer, he’d be dead for sure—and it wouldn’t be a quick death.
But if he kept silent, would he even survive this moment?
Looking at the countless men around him, crushing them would be like squashing an ant.
Sweat streamed down the man’s forehead, soaking his collar. The back of his shirt was drenched through.
The girl seemed to lose patience when no one answered. She casually waved her hand.
“Take them away for a proper questioning. Follow the rules.”
“Yes, Miss Liu!”
No sooner had she spoken than a dozen men in black rushed forward, grabbing the cap-wearing man and his crew, dragging them off.
As they were hauled away, the gangsters finally broke down.
“Mercy! We didn’t do anything! We were just chasing that kid…”
“We were wrong! We swear we won’t do it again!”
“…”
Their pleas faded into the distance, swallowed by the night.
Lin Feng stood there blankly, his mind still foggy.
Those thugs who had been ready to tear him apart a moment ago were now being dragged off like chickens to slaughter.
And judging by the Dragon Union’s attitude, their fate would likely be worse than death.
Lin Feng swallowed hard. Just as he was about to say something to try and connect with his “sister,”
Liu Yutong spoke first.
“Lin Feng, you’ve been away from the imperial capital so long, and you came to my turf to play a real-life game of escape? Is that amusing?”
Her tone carried a hint of teasing, but to Lin Feng’s ears, it still sent a chill down his spine.
“Hiss—”
The sweat seeped into his fresh wounds, making him wince.
Liu Yutong glanced at the gashes still oozing blood on his back. She immediately ordered one of her men, “Take him to get that cleaned up. After that, send him away.”
One of the men in black gave a nod, motioning for Lin Feng to follow.
Lin Feng froze, then quickly waved his hands. “No, no! I’m fine, it’s just a few scrapes…”
Liu Yutong didn’t say a word. She just looked at him silently.
Just one look.
Lin Feng immediately changed his tune. “Alright, alright, I’ll get it cleaned up. I’ll go.”
As soon as the words left his mouth, he wanted to slap himself.
Lin Feng, you’re the young master of the Lin family in the imperial capital! How can you be such a coward in front of your “sister”?
But after another glance at the sea of black-clad figures, he quickly made peace with it.
She was the leader of the largest gang in Bright Pearl City, the Dragon Union. He wasn’t even in the same league. A little cowardice wasn’t so bad.
Lin Feng obediently followed the man in black toward a pharmacy that hadn’t yet closed for the night.
After a few steps, he couldn’t help glancing back again, his heart a mess of complex feelings.
This was the daughter Aunt Jiang had pined for all this time.
This was his sworn “sister.”
And she was…
Way too damn terrifying!
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