Zhu Yuanyang’s villa.
“Eldest Miss.” Chang He rushed hurriedly into Zhu Yuanyang’s study.
“Chang He, since when have you become so flustered and impatient?” Zhu Yuanyang looked up displeased.
“Eldest Miss.” Chang He took a deep breath and said, “Eldest Miss, there is news from Xue Ying.”
“Xue Ying?”
Zhu Yuanyang’s eyes narrowed, a cold glint flashing in them. “What news?”
“Eldest Miss, this is what Xue Ying asked me to give you.” Chang He took out a piece of paper and handed it to Zhu Yuanyang.
Zhu Yuanyang took it and looked, then gave a cold laugh. “Xue Ying is truly delusional, treating me like an idiot.”
“Eldest Miss, this Xue Ying, he…” Chang He asked hesitantly. He had not seen the contents of the paper at all.
“He, Xue Ying, wants me to cooperate with him against Li Feng.” Zhu Yuanyang said with a cold laugh. “It seems the lesson from last failure was not enough for Xue Ying. He is so eager to target Li Feng again. Is Li Feng that easy to deal with?”
“Eldest Miss, how does Xue Ying plan to deal with Li Feng?” Chang He asked.
“See for yourself.” Zhu Yuanyang tossed the paper back to Chang He.
Chang He looked at it, his expression also changing. “Eldest Miss, Xue Ying wants to use us again, just like last time.”
“I think he is daydreaming.” Zhu Yuanyang’s gaze turned chilling.
“But Eldest Miss, if we do not agree and Xue Ying pressures us through the family, I am afraid we…” Chang He said.
“Even if it were a family order this time, I would not obey.” Zhu Yuanyang said coldly.
“But…”
“No buts. Li Feng can now slay even peak Houtian ninth-level ancient martial artists. If our people go, they would just be sending themselves to death. I do not believe the family elders would let my people die needlessly for nothing.”
After a pause, Zhu Yuanyang continued, “Moreover, I do not think now is a good opportunity to deal with Li Feng.”
“Eldest Miss, Li Feng is seriously injured now. His Black Eagle team also lost many last time. According to Xue Ying’s plan, we could exhaust Li Feng to death. Why is now not the time to deal with him?” Chang He asked in confusion.
“If Li Feng were that easy to deal with, he would have died long ago.” Zhu Yuanyang said with a cold laugh.
“Eldest Miss means that Li Feng still has other means?” Chang He’s gaze sharpened.
“Indeed. Last time on Binhe Road, the Xiantian realm expert by Li Feng’s side did not appear. This time if Xue Ying wants to target Li Feng, I do not think that Xiantian realm expert by his side would stand by and watch.” Zhu Yuanyang said gravely.
This was what she feared most about Li Feng. Li Feng himself could already slay peak Houtian ninth-level experts. If combined with the Xiantian realm expert behind him, truly no one in Tianhai City could deal with him.
Last time on Binhe Road, Xue Ying had not personally acted to kill Li Feng, which was a grave mistake in itself. At that time, Li Feng had come to rescue Hu Yuanyuan, so the Xiantian realm expert might not have been by his side.
But now? With Li Feng injured, for his safety, that Xiantian realm expert by his side would very likely protect him at all times. If Xue Ying acted against Li Feng now, would it not be seeking death?
“What? There is a Xiantian realm expert behind Li Feng?” Chang He’s face changed dramatically upon hearing Zhu Yuanyang’s words.
“Eldest Miss, are you really certain there is a Xiantian realm expert by Li Feng’s side?” Chang He asked hesitantly. A Xiantian realm expert was no joke. They were far stronger than Houtian ninth-level ancient martial artists. Even a Xiantian first-level could match ten Houtian ninth-level ones.
Moreover, unlike the Houtian realm, Xiantian experts could communicate with the heaven and earth bridges, with true qi circulating automatically in their bodies. The true qi alone was many times more than that of a Houtian ninth-level ancient martial artist.
“I saw it with my own eyes. Of course it is true.” Zhu Yuanyang replied.
“Eldest Miss, is this possible?” Chang He still found it somewhat unbelievable. Although Li Feng was powerful, he did not think there was a Xiantian realm expert behind him.
“I, Ma Xiaoyong, Song Zhiyuan, and the heads of Tianhai City’s four great families all saw it with our own eyes. Do you think it is impossible?” Zhu Yuanyang said with a cold laugh.
Chang He’s expression shifted. If it were just Zhu Yuanyang, perhaps she had misseen. Although she had seen Xiantian experts in the family, she herself was not Xiantian, only Houtian third-level. Mistaking was very possible.
But with so many people knowing there was a Xiantian expert behind Li Feng, including the heads of Tianhai City’s four great families, then there could be no mistake.
Thinking that Li Feng had a Xiantian expert behind him, Chang He felt a sense of fear.
Li Feng’s own strength was already formidable. Adding the Xiantian expert behind him, even with Li Feng injured now, Xue Ying could not possibly deal with him.
“Eldest Miss, how could there be a Xiantian expert by Li Feng’s side? Could it be the Li family…” Thinking of a possibility, Chang He’s face changed greatly.
“Originally I thought that no matter how outstanding Li Feng was, it would be impossible to send a Xiantian expert to protect him. But after what happened that night on Binhe Road, I understood the reason. It is that Li Feng is too strong.” Zhu Yuanyang took a deep breath.
“Too strong? What kind of reason is that?” Chang He was stunned, looking at Zhu Yuanyang in confusion.
“Li Feng is at least a peak Houtian ninth-level ancient martial artist now. As long as the Li family provides enough resources, Li Feng could completely become the youngest Xiantian realm expert. Then, the Li family would revive because of Li Feng’s power. So before Li Feng becomes a Xiantian expert, the Li family absolutely will not let anything happen to him. After all, before he grows up, no matter how talented, if he dies it is useless. To protect Li Feng, anyone below Xiantian can be handled by Li Feng himself. He does not need family protection. Therefore, only a Xiantian expert.” Zhu Yuanyang explained her speculation.
Chang He nodded. With Li Feng’s age and already peak Houtian ninth-level strength, it was shocking. If others knew Li Feng’s strength, their first thought would not be to befriend him, but to eliminate him.
Chang He believed that if the Zhu family higher-ups knew Li Feng’s strength, they would find ways to remove him.
“Originally, because I knew there was a Xiantian expert behind Li Feng, I thought he was very likely the designated heir of the Li family, so I wanted to befriend him. Unexpectedly…” At this point, Zhu Yuanyang sighed.
“Eldest Miss, it is all my fault.” At this moment, Chang He finally understood why Zhu Yuanyang wanted to befriend Li Feng.
“No, Chang He. At that time, I did not know Li Feng had peak Houtian ninth-level strength. If I had known, I certainly would not have befriended him. With such young peak Houtian ninth-level strength, he is bound to become a great expert in future. This is very unfavourable for the Zhu family.” Zhu Yuanyang shook her head.
At this moment, Zhu Yuanyang had resolved to eliminate Li Feng. Not for anything else, but for the Zhu family. If she, Zhu Yuanyang, wanted to become the Zhu family heir, she must consider the family’s interests. Li Feng posed little threat to the Zhu family now, but once he broke through to Xiantian in future, it would be very unfavourable for the Zhu family. This concerned the struggle among the eight top families.
If Li Feng were just a martial fanatic who started cultivating early, it would be better. But Li Feng had both strength and ambition.
“Eldest Miss, since you want to deal with Li Feng, now that Xue Ying is acting against him, why not join in?” Chang He asked in confusion.
“Now is not the time. Moreover, with our strength, we cannot kill Li Feng. Even adding Xue Ying, I think the chances are slim. So I choose to bide our time. Otherwise, with Li Feng’s personality, if our plan to deal with him fails, it will certainly provoke his mad revenge. That would not be worth it.” Zhu Yuanyang said.
Last time in the Binhe Road incident, because Wu De became the scapegoat, Zhu Yuanyang could leave safely. Originally, she wondered how Li Feng would handle Wu De after knowing his identity. But she never expected Li Feng to kill Wu De outright.
It was Wu De’s death that let Zhu Yuanyang know Li Feng would not care about your family background. If he wanted to kill, he killed. If last time at Tianya Pavilion it had been her, Zhu Yuanyang, instead of Wu De, she believed Li Feng would have killed her without mercy.
“But Li Feng’s strength will only grow stronger. The longer we wait to deal with him, the more disadvantageous it will be.” Chang He said.
“There are not only Li Feng’s Xiantian experts. Although Li Feng can slay peak Houtian ninth-level ancient martial artists, against a Xiantian expert, Li Feng would undoubtedly die.” Zhu Yuanyang said with a cold laugh.
“Eldest Miss wants to use a Xiantian expert against Li Feng? But if the family deploys a Xiantian expert, it would affect the whole situation.” Chang He said.
“Deploying a Xiantian expert does not require the family.” A glint flashed in Zhu Yuanyang’s eyes.
Chang He was stunned. Could Zhu Yuanyang have other Xiantian experts at her command? But even as the eldest miss of the Zhu family, she could not command Xiantian experts.
“You will know later.” Zhu Yuanyang smiled mysteriously.
“Then how do we reply to Xue Ying?” Chang He asked.
“Refuse.” Zhu Yuanyang said.
“Refuse? Eldest Miss, I am afraid that will not work. Xue Ying is insidious and cunning. He clearly wants us to be cannon fodder. Directly refusing, he certainly will not let it go.” Chang He said.
Zhu Yuanyang frowned. Chang He was right. Xue Ying was the type who would not stop until he achieved his goal. Direct refusal definitely would not work.
“Then tell him I can agree to his plan, but I need one person to help me.” Zhu Yuanyang thought for a moment and said.
“Eldest Miss, who is this person? Will Xue Ying agree?” Chang He was stunned and asked.
“This person has enmity with Li Feng. I believe Xue Ying will certainly agree.” A glint flashed in Zhu Yuanyang’s eyes as she said gravely, “He is Fu Yanxiong.”
