Half an hour later, watching Mu Rongyi and Murong Wei leave with Murong Kang, Ge Feng turned to Li Feng and said, “Li Feng, you are just letting Murong Kang go like this?”
“What else could I do? Should I have killed him? Killing Murong Kang would thoroughly offend the Murong family, which would be bad for both you and me. Moreover, if Mu Rongyi had not been wary of my strength today, they probably would have attacked. If they had, we would not have been their match at all,” Li Feng said with a bitter smile.
His peak acquired ninth-level strength was fake. His injuries had not yet healed, and his current power was even less than Ge Ying’s. Fortunately, Mu Rongyi did not know the truth, or today’s matter would have been hard to resolve.
“But Murong Kang will not let this go,” Ge Feng said. How could he not understand Li Feng’s meaning? If Li Feng were at full strength and combined with the Blood Killing Twin Eagles, they might have been able to contend with Mu Rongyi and Murong Wei, but now it was impossible.
However, releasing Murong Kang now meant that, given his temperament, he would certainly not let it rest. His next revenge would definitely be even fiercer.
“I know,” Li Feng nodded. With Murong Kang’s personality, he would never let it go, but…
Li Feng sneered and said, “For now, with Mu Rongyi and Murong Wei there, Murong Kang will not retaliate against us in the short term. As for the future, once our strength improves, will we still fear his revenge? By then, not only Murong Kang, but perhaps the entire Murong family could be made to vanish from this world.”
Ge Feng was stunned, then said, “You are right. The most important thing now is to increase our strength. As long as we have strength, we need not fear Murong Kang’s revenge.”
At this point, a sharp glint burst from Ge Feng’s eyes. In the past, his strength had been inferior to Murong Kang’s, making him feel lesser in front of him, but now he was confident he could kill Murong Kang in seconds.
For ancient martial artists, strength represented everything. Any schemes or tricks were mere paper tigers. Moreover, there was Li Feng. He believed that by their next encounter, Li Feng would have reached the innate realm. If Murong Kang sought revenge then, he would be courting death.
“Moreover, what the Murong family gave today can buy many resources. With these, our strength can advance by leaps and bounds in a short time,” Li Feng said, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. Earlier, after a battle of words with Mu Rongyi, the Murong family had offered fifty billion Hua Xia coins, a high-grade yellow-level martial technique, and one condition as compensation for the incident, in exchange for Murong Kang’s release.
Li Feng did not care about the technique or the condition. What he valued was the fifty billion in funds. With that money, he could buy items from the Ancient Martial Artists Association to help break through his divine sense, and he could also post tasks there to recruit experts.
When Li Feng first heard from Jiang Yong that Murong Kang wanted to deal with him, his initial reaction was that Murong Kang was delivering money. So when Mu Rongyi asked what he wanted, he had unhesitatingly demanded one hundred billion Hua Xia coins.
Ge Feng also revealed a smile. He had experienced the benefits of these cultivation resources. In the past, while in his family, resources were available, but they now would not even last him a few days.
What Ge Feng truly valued was the condition Mu Rongyi had agreed to. In his view, that was the most important thing.
“Even more importantly, we now have an additional ally,” Li Feng said meaningfully.
“Ally?” Ge Feng was stunned, then realised. “Li Feng, you mean Nangong Xin?”
“Exactly,” Li Feng nodded.
“That is impossible. Ge Ying nearly came to harm because of her. How could she become our ally?” Ge Feng shook his head vigorously.
“Ge Feng, look further ahead. Nangong Xin did nearly harm Ge Ying, but Murong Kang has already abandoned her just now. There is no way she can side with him again this time. This is our opportunity. Although I do not know Nangong Xin’s background, since she knows you, her identity cannot be simple. If your Ge family had Nangong Xin as an ally, your strength would surely grow.”
Li Feng paused, then continued, “Moreover, do you want to see Ge Ying heartbroken? She seems to care a lot about Nangong Xin.”
“Ge Ying has few friends, and Nangong Xin is one of them. I just never expected Nangong Xin to try to harm her today,” Ge Feng said, a cold light flashing in his eyes.
“Then, how much do you know about the Nangong family?” Li Feng asked.
“The Nangong family has declined,” Ge Feng said gravely.
“Declined?” Li Feng was surprised.
“Yes. In the past, the Nangong family was a renowned powerhouse, but unfortunately, a certain incident caused the once-mighty Nangong family to fall completely. If the Murong family is comparable to top-tier families like your Li family, then the current Nangong family can only be considered third-rate,” Ge Feng explained.
“In its heyday, the Nangong family stood shoulder to shoulder with the Murong family, dominating for a time, but now, alas. Otherwise, Murong Kang would not have used Nangong Xin today,” Ge Feng sighed.
“I see,” Li Feng suddenly understood.
“You talk about allying with Nangong Xin, but among our families, the Nangong family is a taboo. Forming an alliance with her is impossible; our family members would never agree,” Ge Feng shook his head, clearly opposing the idea of allying with Nangong Xin.
A glint appeared in Li Feng’s eyes. He was somewhat curious about what had happened to the Nangong family back then, but since Ge Feng did not say, he would not pry deliberately.
“Then how do you plan to deal with Nangong Xin?” Li Feng asked.
“This…” Ge Feng was troubled. Nangong Xin was not just anyone. He could not kill her, but releasing her was out of the question; he was not that magnanimous. She had harmed Ge Ying once today and could do so again.
More importantly, he had to consider Ge Ying’s feelings.
“Ge Feng, if you cannot decide, then leave her to me,” Li Feng said gravely.
“Leave her to you? Li Feng, you are not taken with Nangong Xin, are you?” Ge Feng was stunned and looked at Li Feng meaningfully.
Earlier in the meeting room, Li Feng had spoken up for Nangong Xin. Could he have taken a fancy to her? It was not impossible; after all, beautiful women surrounded Li Feng now. Fancying Nangong Xin would not be surprising.
“How could that be? Do you think Nangong Xin is prettier than Hu Yuanyuan?” Li Feng shook his head helplessly. He had not expected Ge Feng to think that way.
He had pondered long and hard before deciding how to handle Nangong Xin.
As Ge Feng thought, Li Feng also believed she could not be killed. He had not even killed the main culprit, Murong Kang, let alone Nangong Xin.
So if not kill her, then what?
Thus, Li Feng had thought of forming an alliance. Of course, his idea was not for Ge Feng and Nangong Xin to ally, but for himself and Nangong Xin. He knew the origins of the eight top-tier families and families like Ge Feng’s. Although the eight top-tier families might not be carrying out their ancient mission now, two thousand years of enmity could not be resolved easily. Conflicts might arise in the future, just like with this Murong Kang incident.
To know oneself and the enemy ensures victory in every battle. He wanted to understand the situation of families like Ge Feng’s, but relying solely on Ge Feng was impossible; some things Ge Feng would never reveal. The only way was to find someone from those families, and that person was Nangong Xin.
Nangong Xin’s current situation was extremely dire. She had offended the Ge siblings and been framed by Murong Kang, leaving her isolated. This was Li Feng’s opportunity.
As Ge Feng had said, the Nangong family had declined, which undoubtedly gave him another chance. If the Nangong family were still powerful, they could only be allies, but a fallen Nangong family could be absorbed, which was a good option.
Li Feng felt that even though the Nangong family had declined, its foundation remained. Absorbing it would not only allow him to learn what he wanted but also strengthen his own forces. Why not?
“That is true,” Ge Feng nodded. Compared to Hu Yuanyuan, Nangong Xin was decent but far inferior.
“However, Li Feng, if you want to ally with Nangong Xin, you must be very careful,” Ge Feng warned.
“What do you mean?” Li Feng was surprised.
“The Nangong family has many enemies. If you ally with Nangong Xin, those enemies will not let you go, because they do not want to see the Nangong family rise again,” Ge Feng said gravely.
A glint appeared in Li Feng’s eyes. He asked gravely, “Are the Nangong family’s enemies very powerful?”
“If they joined forces, they could destroy your Li family,” Ge Feng nodded.
Li Feng’s expression changed slightly. He did not know the full extent of the Li family’s strength, but being able to destroy it meant these people were extraordinarily powerful. Was offending such strong enemies for Nangong Xin worth it?
For a moment, Li Feng hesitated.
“Li Feng, I think you should avoid any involvement with Nangong Xin. Offending her family’s enemies would be far more troublesome than killing someone from the eight top-tier families. They would not spare you just because you are from the Li family,” Ge Feng said gravely.
“Then why have they not destroyed the Nangong family? With their power, it should be easy now,” Li Feng voiced his doubt.
“They do not wish to destroy the Nangong family; they cannot,” Ge Feng shook his head.
“Cannot?” Li Feng was surprised.
“Yes, because they have not yet obtained what they want. So for now, they cannot destroy the Nangong family. Otherwise, it would have ceased to exist long ago,” Ge Feng nodded.
A glint appeared in Li Feng’s eyes. He fell silent.
