Mission

After they left the manor, they headed towards Xin Feng's house. Xin Feng's mother was in the kitchen when they got there. Xiao immediately headed towards the kitchen. Xin Feng was still in shock over the battle that took place at the gathering.

"Ren, you're so strong," He said truthfully.

Hao Ren just smiled and refused to comment.

"What Realm are you in?" Xin Feng asked

"Guess" Hao Ren smiled mysteriously.

"Don't tell me you've already broken through to the Foundation Realm" Xin Feng said in shock. When Xian Tian was attacking, he felt Xian Tian was already at the Ninth stage of the Qi Gathering Realm. For Hao Ren to easily defeat him, it meant he had already passed the Ninth stage of the Qi Gathering Realm.

Hao Ren nodded with a shrug like it was something normal. Xin Feng looked at him with mouth agape.

"But how?" Xin Feng couldn't help but ask. He had been working hard in his cultivation and had already broken through to the Seventh stage of the Qi Gathering Realm, he thought he was a talent. But on seeing Hao Ren, he was defeated.

Xin Feng knew he couldn't attribute this to the Silver Lining sect. Even Xian Tian whose father was a sect leader couldn't achieve such a high realm with all the resources he had at his command. There's no way the Silver Lining sect would place all their resources on someone who would be leaving the sect soon.

At the kitchen...

Xiao's face lit up when he took in the sweet aroma of the food, he almost started salivating. When he noticed his entry didn't draw the attention of Xin Feng's mother, he started making whining sounds to attract her attention. He was successful as she turned her head and noticed the little wolf at her side.

"Don't worry little one, I'll be done soon and then you'll eat a lot of food" She said with a sweet smile as she rubbed the head of the little wolf.

Hao Ren didn't know if to laugh or cry when he saw Xiao's antics. "Shameless fella"

Xin Feng looked at the wolf with a weird look, he already knew this wolf wasn't as it seems. For it to be able to walk calmly when Xian Tian's followers released their auras, it showed it was most likely stronger than them. But now the wolf was currently acting like a meek little kitten.

Xiao stayed in the kitchen till the meal was prepared. Xin Feng's mother gave him a special treat, and he ate to his heart's content. He ate so much that he was unable to stand up from where he sat. He quickly fell asleep, but he didn't forget to give Hao Ren a quick glance to remind him of the mission they were going to execute tonight.

'So this guy didn't forget about it. With how much he ate I didn't expect him to still think of it' Hao Ren laughed and continued eating. When he was done, he picked up the sleeping Xiao and heading towards Xin Feng's room.

Later that night...

Three shadows snuck out of Xin Feng's home heading in the direction of the southern part of town.

"Did you bring the equipment?" Hao Ren asked.

"Yes," Xin Feng brought out the equipment.

It was a device crafted with bamboo. It was called a bamboo cicada, it had a cord weaved out of bamboo strips tied to it.

Hao Ren tested the strength of the cord. After ensuring it was strong enough, they continued on their journey.

When they got to Old man Gu's chicken farm, they noticed some activity and saw there were guards in the place.

"I thought you said he didn't have any guards?" Hao Ren asked.

"He didn't. Seems like he heard you were around and hired some guards" Xin Feng almost wanted to laugh out loud.

"Humph, like some guards can stop me" Hao Ren snorted.

They observed the movement of the guards and surely they sat down after checking around. They tiptoed closer to the fence. Hao Ren placed an insect in the bamboo cicada and threw it over the fence. Next, he crouched by the side holding the cord which was attached to the cicada.

Now all they had to do was wait.

The chicken farm was quite large, with over a hundred Chickens, most of whom were laying on the ground. A few were walking about, occasionally sticking their heads up haughtily and looking around. After a bit of time passed, one of the Chickens seemed to have noticed something. It turned and looked in the direction, then walked over.

It immediately saw the insect sitting there, prompting it to peck its beak down to grab it. However, as soon as the Chicken pecked at the insect, right at the critical moment, the bent piece of bamboo snapped open, ingeniously forcing the Chicken's beak open.

The Chicken wanted to cry out, but its beak was stuck open, and it couldn't emit any sounds. Then it tried to close its beak and crush the bamboo, but the bamboo was too resilient, and its efforts were in vain.

No matter how the Chicken struggled, it couldn't make a peep as it was quickly dragged toward the fence, then up and over, straight into Hao Ren's hands. Hao Ren quickly drew upon his power, sending massive amounts of force into his hands, which he used to snap the chicken's neck.

Then he tossed it towards Xin Feng who kept it professionally. From the way they moved, it seemed they were quite the veteran when it came to this sort of thing. The entire affair took only about sixty breaths of time, and most of that time had been spent lying in wait. Were it not for that, it would have been accomplished even faster.

Hao Ren threw the cicada over the fence again. Just like before, another chicken was quietly taken out. Soon they had already taken out fifteen chickens, even Xin Feng was shocked by the amount.

"It's time to leave," Hao Ren said happily. He had missed Old man Gu's chicken a lot and planned on keeping some with him on his journey.

They headed towards the hideout to eat the chickens there. The entire trip was fun for Xiao as he got to partake in stealing with Hao Ren. He was placed on the lookout in case the guards suddenly started their movements.