Ling Zhenfei thought for a moment and said, "A meal can't be eaten for free. Can you tell me what's happening outside now?"

Hoshino Junka drank the Heart-Talk Fruit in one gulp, wiped her mouth, and after savoring it for a moment, said, "The Watanabe Family has already searched all over Bin Qi Wu and hasn't found you, so they basically believe you're in our Hoshino Family."

"He knows I'm here?" Ling Zhenfei was stunned.

Hoshino Junka said, "They're just guessing. They even came to demand you, but even if they know you're here, so what? Our Ittō-ryū is not afraid of their Iga-ryu.

By the way, actually, even the people of our Hoshino Family don't know you're here; only a few of us know, and I haven't told anyone."

Ling Zhenfei now understood that Hoshino Junka was hiding him, no wonder, if Hoshino Meigetsu knew he was here, she would have come long ago.

"How long do you plan to hide me?"

Hoshino Junka thought for a moment and said, "From now on, you'll be my chef and bodyguard. I'm not letting you leave."

"Why won't you let me go? I have many things to do."

Hoshino Junka said, "Do you want to negotiate with me? You have no leverage now. I saved you, so your life is mine from now on."

Ling Zhenfei sneered, "Do you think this is appropriate?"

"There's nothing inappropriate. I say it's appropriate, so it is." Hoshino Junka said domineeringly.

"Aren't you afraid I'll be discovered?" Ling Zhenfei asked.

Hoshino Junka said, "Perhaps you haven't figured out your situation. The one who should be worried about being discovered is you. You're currently an enemy of our Hoshino Family."

Ling Zhenfei was stunned, "How am I an enemy of your Hoshino Family?"

Hoshino Junka said, "Have you forgotten? By curing Watanabe Kazushi, you created a formidable opponent for us, the Watanabe Family, thus making you our enemy."

Ling Zhenfei laughed, "What kind of logic is that? Healing people is my duty because I'm a doctor. No matter who is sick, if they find me for treatment, I shouldn't refuse.

My job is to save lives. On the battlefield, if soldiers from both sides are injured, I would treat them, each serving their master. The soldiers themselves don't want to fight either, so how can both sides resent me as a doctor?"

Hoshino Junka stared blankly at Ling Zhenfei, "Although I don't fully understand, you seem to make some sense. But now you're classified as our enemy, so you better be careful."

"Thank you anyway," Ling Zhenfei expressed gratitude to Hoshino Junka.

Just then, Hoshino Junka thought of something and said, "I'm puzzled, you're so skilled and your cooking is excellent, yet your profession is a doctor. Is there anything you can't do?"

"It's just a hobby," Ling Zhenfei said helplessly.

"You're pretending to be modest here. I should tie you up, I have matters to attend to this afternoon," Hoshino Junka said, taking out the rope again.

Ling Zhenfei said, "What are you doing? Why do you still want to tie me up? I won't run away, just like you said."

Hoshino Haruki said, "Who knows if you'll run away by yourself."

Ling Zhenfei couldn't use Northern Spiritual Energy now, so he let Hoshino Junka tie him to the bed, once again stretched out like a big character.

Hoshino Junka glanced at Long Zhigu and said, "I still want to castrate you so you can stay by my side forever."

Hoshino Junka's words scared Ling Zhenfei, making him shiver. He thought it was better to leave when he had the chance, lest he regretted it later. Who knew what this witch would do?

Fortunately, Hoshino Meigetsu was just talking. She immediately grabbed the scissors and left, the sound of going downstairs indicating she was out.

Ling Zhenfei had no choice but to maintain this rather awkward posture to cultivate.

After cultivating for a long time, he suddenly heard a vibration of Northern Spiritual Energy from afar, startling Ling Zhenfei. He quickly channeled a trace of Northern Spiritual Energy, using the method of unlocking his scapula, to slip out of the ropes.

Ling Zhenfei walked to the window and looked in the direction the Northern Spiritual Energy came from, and was shocked. His extraordinary eyesight saw two groups of people confronting each other in the distance.

Moreover, two people among them were fighting. The spiritual energy shock just now must have come from their clash.

Ling Zhenfei was very surprised, not knowing if these two groups were here because of him.

With this thought, Ling Zhenfei tentatively used his Divine Sense to probe.

The cultivation of Soul Passage and Ling Zhenfei's body were not one. It only cultivated a powerful Divine Sense, so even though his body was injured, it didn't hinder his Divine Sense.

Ling Zhenfei's Divine Sense extended towards those people, finally covering them.

As Ling Zhenfei expected, these two groups indeed consisted of Ittō-ryū and Iga-ryu, currently in a standoff.

They were conversing in Japanese, but when the name Ling Zhenfei was mentioned, he heard it loud and clear, realizing it was related to him.

Ling Zhenfei was extremely surprised to see that the situation he least wanted had occurred. What he feared most was getting caught up in the enmity between Iga-ryu and Ittō-ryū.

But now, he found himself not only caught up in it but also the instigator. If things continued like this, the two sides would definitely fight.

If they truly fought, there would definitely be casualties. Ling Zhenfei couldn't bear that responsibility.

Now Ling Zhenfei didn't know the right course of action. He initially thought he could stay unnoticed at Hoshino Junka's place for a few days, heal, and then leave quietly.

But now it seems that's impossible. If conflict arose because of him, that would be terrible, especially if someone from the Hoshino Family got hurt due to him. He needed to come up with a plan.

While Ling Zhenfei was considering, suddenly the two sides began to fight, all wielding swords as they became entangled in the fight.

Hearing the fight at the doorstep, more Hoshino Family members rushed out to join the battle.

In the end, the Hoshino Family, leveraging their numerical advantage, drove the Watanabe Family people away. Both sides suffered losses, but fortunately, no one died, which was a relief.

Ling Zhenfei was deeply shocked watching this, realizing he needed to take action and couldn't wait any longer.

But just then, his Divine Sense detected Hoshino Junka returning, and Ling Zhenfei quickly re-tied the ropes to his wrists and lay back on the bed as if nothing had happened.

"Not good, a fight has broken out."

Hoshino Junka came up and shouted at Ling Zhenfei.

Ling Zhenfei pretended not to know and said, "What's wrong? Why did a fight break out?"

Hoshino Junka said, "The Iga-ryu people came for you, and when we said you weren't here, they didn't believe it and started fighting."

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