Chapter 458

Chapter 458: Meng Fei

Wang Chen was slightly taken aback.

He recognized this boy as the one he had earlier given meat sandwiches to.

“Immortal Master, hurry up!”

Seeing Wang Chen hesitate, the boy anxiously jumped up and down, “The White Wolf Gang is going to chase us soon!”

Wang Chen thought for a moment and quickly followed after him.

Led by the boy, he weaved through narrow alleyways and soon lost his pursuers.

The boy finally stopped in a dead-end alley.

“Come on!”

He swiftly lifted a stone slab from the ground and jumped down.

Wang Chen followed suit.

Below was a long tunnel, and after Wang Chen arrived, the boy skillfully replaced the stone slab over the entrance.

“Follow me.”

He guided Wang Chen through the tunnel, moving down for several hundred steps.

Suddenly, they emerged into a wide underground area!

A hidden neighborhood beneath the ground appeared before Wang Chen!

Thick stone columns supported a high ceiling, and several gemstones embedded in the stone walls emitted a soft glow, illuminating the chaotic space.

The surrounding rock walls were filled with tunnels leading to unknown places, and stone houses occupied the gaps between the columns, leaving only narrow paths for people to pass through.

The air here was quite murky, filled with a strange odor.

The clothing and appearance of the people were generally dirty and tattered, with beggars huddling in the streets, far outnumbering those on the surface.

Additionally, menacing individuals could be seen everywhere!

Was this the underground slum of Daying City?

Wang Chen truly didn’t expect that there was another world hidden beneath Daying City.

Previously, Xi Manyun and the Xi family had never mentioned this to him.

They probably thought Wang Chen would never have any interaction with this world in his lifetime!

“It’s safe now.”

The boy who brought Wang Chen down wiped his sweat and let out a long breath, saying, “Immortal Master, you are a good person. The White Wolf Gang is very bad, always preying on outsiders.”

“I’ll take you to another place to avoid their territory.”

As he spoke, he was about to lead Wang Chen to another passage.

“Wait.”

Wang Chen stopped him and curiously asked, “What is this place? It’s quite interesting.”

Quite interesting?

The boy’s expression turned peculiar as he responded, "This entire area is known as the underground, and it’s quite vast. My home is right here."

Wang Chen inquired, "Could you take me to see your home?"

The boy hesitated, a bit embarrassed, and said, "My home is really shabby."

Wang Chen smiled, "It’s alright."

The boy clenched his teeth, "Alright then."

The boy’s home was situated at the edge of a cluster of dilapidated buildings in a corner of the underground.

Surrounding the area was a lot of trash, and the smell was quite foul, with some peculiar mosses and mushrooms growing around.

"Big brother is back!" "Brother!" "Brother!"

As soon as the boy opened the door, a group of children rushed towards him.

There were both boys and girls, about ten in total!

They all shouted "brother" in unison, their eyes fixed eagerly on the boy.

Their gazes were almost identical to how the boy had looked at Wang Chen’s leftover bones earlier!

The boy patted the children’s heads, then pulled out two meat sandwiches from his pocket: "Big brother brought some tasty food back for you!"

The children immediately cheered, their eyes gleaming with excitement.

The boy handed the meat sandwiches to the eldest girl: "Second Sister, you divide it."

The girl cautiously accepted the sandwiches: "Mm."

The other children quieted down, and although they were all eagerly swallowing, they didn’t fight over it.

Seeing the pitiful scene, Wang Chen took out a bag of rice and two pieces of meat from his storage bag.

Only then did the children notice Wang Chen’s presence, instinctively huddling together, looking at him with surprised eyes.

The boy quickly explained, "This is the Immortal Master from above; he is a good person!"

He then bowed to Wang Chen, saying, "Thank you, Immortal Master!"

Some of the more astute children followed suit and bowed: "Thank you, Immortal Master."

Wang Chen chuckled and handed the rice and meat to the Second Sister: "Take this and cook it for everyone."

The Second Sister didn’t immediately take it but looked at the boy first.

He nodded, and only then did she use both hands to accept it, quickly bowing, and then ran towards the house.

A few children followed, "Second Sister, I’ll help you!"

The boy, feeling shy, scratched his head: "Immortal Master, please don’t mind; they are just used to being wild."

Wang Chen shook his head and said nothing.

Although these children appeared to be orphaned, living at the bottom of society, their character was not bad.

Given their age and situation, it was impossible for anyone to teach them.

This made Wang Chen take a slight interest in the boy before him.

He sat down on a stool that the boy brought and asked, "What’s your name?"

The boy stood respectfully, answering Wang Chen’s questions without holding back.

His name was Meng Fei; he originally lived in Xun district with his parents but was forced to escape to the underground with his sister after his family encountered misfortune.

Meng Fei was fourteen years old, but due to long-term poverty and hunger, he looked more like a twelve or thirteen-year-old child.

As for the children living with him, most were orphans from the underground.

There were also a few that Meng Fei had rescued—abandoned children!

The group of more than ten children relied on each other for warmth, surviving by begging, doing odd jobs, and gathering wild mushrooms.

Because life in the underground was so difficult, the oldest, Meng Fei, would often go to the surface in search of food. When he discovered that the members of the White Wolf Gang were following Wang Chen, the kind Immortal Master, he took the risk of bringing Wang Chen below to hide.

This was his way of repaying Wang Chen’s gift of food!

"Now tell me about the White Wolf Gang."

When Wang Chen asked this question, Meng Fei swallowed hard, answering, "They are very difficult to deal with."

The White Wolf Gang was a gang that occupied several streets in Xun district, with hundreds of members.

Many of them were Qi Training cultivators and martial artists.

The leader of the White Wolf Gang, Bai Lang Dong Huai Shan, was a Qi Training ninth level cultivator and allegedly had ties to the Celestial Guardian’s pavilion. He was known to be domineering and ruthless, making everyone very fearful of him.

"Don’t you fear them?"

Wang Chen asked, "If you offend the White Wolf Gang…"

Meng Fei scratched his head: "I’ll just find another place to hang out in the future."

Wang Chen chuckled and suddenly asked, "How long have you been in Transcendence?"

Meng Fei instinctively replied, "Five years."

Wang Chen sighed, "Five years."

Although Meng Fei was not a cultivator, he was quite agile and had practiced martial arts, with hints of cultivation in his aura that Wang Chen couldn’t ignore.

At Wang Chen’s cultivation level, his sight was far beyond that of ordinary cultivators.

Meng Fei was sharp-minded, showing a bit of cleverness, undoubtedly having a talent for cultivation, but he hadn’t advanced in Qi Training in five years, likely due to missed opportunities.

He had missed the best time for foundation building!

After a moment’s thought, Wang Chen took out a Jade Slip.