Chapter Seventy-Five: A Perilous Situation

  The newcomer was Zhao Ba, whom Guo Fei disliked. Next to him were two others, one of whom looked extremely handsome, with a medium build, a face as white as jade, red lips and white teeth, wearing a white shirt, like a beautiful young man. The other person was tall and large, with dark skin, looking like a "charcoal worker".

  "Heh heh. The two of you have come to our Blackstone County, why didn't you give your little sister a heads up in advance, so I could also play the host and welcome you?" Zhao Xue said with a flash in her eyes and a charming smile.

  "Hehe, the young master is too busy, so we won't bother him. Let Master Ba take care of it instead." The elegant young man smiled and said politely. The big black guy stared at Guo Fei without making a sound.

  "What does it mean?" Guo Fei ignored the two of them and asked Zhao Ba.

  "I, Zhao Ba, am not an ungrateful person. You saved me in the Ghost Valley and let me go during the Riding Competition. Today, I return this stone to you as repayment for your kindness. I don't want to owe a dead man money. My sister probably won't be able to take care of you for the rest of her life either. Take care of yourself, haha." Zhao Ba said with a cold smile at Guo Fei.

  "Brother, you're confused, we are a family, how can you say such things?" Zhao Xue's face changed color and she said.

  "Sister, let's not pretend anymore. We both know what's going on between us, and it's unclear who will have the last laugh. However, it seems I have a higher chance of winning. At that time, you might have to force a smile and lie under me to beg for mercy. Hehe."

  "Brother, it's come to this, sister is really disheartened. However, let's just wait and see! I'm waiting for that day." Zhao Xue heard such words, but remained expressionless, still smiling sweetly.

  Guo Fei watched from the side, very admiring her composure. Zhao Ba's words didn't faze her at all.

  "Alright! The two of you, have already met our brother Guo Fei, and taken a good look at him. Next step is to take good care of him." Zhao Ba sneered coldly and loudly. He then handed over a bag of gold coins to his partner and took the two men away with him.

  "Haha! Take this iron stone to Xiyuan!" Guo Fei said with a smile.

  "You're still smiling? Can't you see I've been bullied?" Zhao Xue glared at Guo Fei, her voice stern.

  "Whose fault is it that in the great horse riding competition, I could have taken his little life, but you didn't let me." Guo Fei said with a smile.

  "You're indeed a sly one, guessing this too. Yes, Leng Dao is my father's trusted aide, and upon receiving my father's orders to protect Zhao Ba, he naturally couldn't just watch him die at your hands."

  "Why? Killing Zhao Ba would be a good riddance, he's always secretly plotting against me." Guo Fei hesitated.

  Zhao Xue looked around and didn't say anything. After all, this wasn't a place for conversation. Having something like that happen, both of them had lost their mood and returned to Xi Yuan.

  "You don't understand, Zhao Ba has great use for us. This person's mind is not high, from his words and actions we can analyze another vein of intention. Today he is so arrogant, it seems that another vein has broken through, perhaps someone has already entered the middle level of the respected ones, and is only one line away from my uncle. So they are eager to lay their cards on the table, as long as Zhao Ba does something, they can make a big deal out of it and force my uncle to step down. Our vein is in danger." Zhao Xue returned to Xi Yuan and explained to Guo Fei, with a hint of worry rising in the conversation.

  "Anyway, I don't care. If he provokes me again next time, I won't care about your feelings either. I'll kill him with one sword." Guo Fei said in a low voice.

  "Guo Fei, young master, you should consider your own safety. The two people who just appeared are obviously from another faction participating in the Beast Hunting Festival, and their goal is to deal with you. That elegant young man is Hu Yan, the third son of the Fire Fox tribe's leader, and he is quite famous in the southern part of Zhao country, even throughout the entire Zhao country, known as 'Third Young Master'. He has a very powerful hunting team under him called the 'Fire Fox Hunting Team', which often operates within the human forces' territory. His own cultivation is likely to be at the mid-level of the demon generals, equivalent to the mid-level of the human martial artists, or even stronger."

  The big black guy next to him is the captain of the famous demon-hunting team "Black Wind Demon-Hunting Team" in the south, his name is unknown, everyone calls him "Black Wind". Don't look at him being big and black, but his movements are actually very agile, he is a martial artist with earth attribute, it's said that he has practiced a movement technique called "Shrink Earth Technique", which allows him to move instantly in a short period of time, his attack power is astonishing. It's said that he defected to the southern lord of Zhao State, who is our arch-nemesis.

  Guo Fei listened and asked in confusion: "What is an ultimate skill?"

  "Ultimate skills are a higher level of martial arts than combat techniques, implying the laws of heavenly movement and requiring yuanqi to activate, just like tactics. You'll understand when you watch at the Lord's Manor Martial Arts Institute."

  "Haha. I'm afraid I won't last till that day, sooner or later I'll be played to death by you guys. Who did I provoke, who did I offend? Why establish so many strong enemies for no reason?" Guo Fei said, looking at Zhao Xue.

  "Little Sly, saying things like that won't work. The Lord's Manor has experts, but during the Beast Hunting Festival, they can't send people to help you because the Lord's Manor is in charge of judging. If they enter Blackrock Highlands to help you, it would give others a handle against them. However, I believe you can handle them. After all, Blackrock Highlands are vast, just be careful and as long as you get the top ten spoils of war, hurry back and withdraw into Blackstone County. They wouldn't dare do anything to you there. This is our territory, but we can't stop them from participating in the hunt."

  "I'm afraid if I died, you wouldn't be too sad, after all, I'm just an insignificant person. Lady Guo, how many test subjects like me have you used?" Guo Fei smiled and said. He felt that they were not unwilling to help him, but his status was limited, compared to the Beast Hunting Festival, he was just a dispensable pawn.

  "Heh heh!" Zhao Xuejiao laughed and continued, "Thirdly, you are the most cunning and shameless one. I believe that in the end, you will become my husband. I have faith in you."

  "I suppose you say that to others too. However, in the end they all buried their illusions under the yellow earth." Guo Fei's face revealed a faint anger.

  "You're too clever for your own good, isn't that how life is? Without putting in effort, there's no gain; without sacrifice, where does happiness and stability come from? Struggle a bit and you'll have a bright future. Besides, do you have any other choice?" Zhao Xue said coldly.

  "No! If they dare to provoke me, I'll make them regret it!" Not the right time to turn against her yet, Guo Fei thought for a moment and smiled faintly.

  "Hmm, thinking like that is just right. A man should have such a spirit. I like it." Zhao Xue smiled and said.

  "I'm puzzled, Hu Yan is a demon cultivator himself, why would he form a demon-hunting team to hunt down his own kind?" Guo Fei changed the subject.

  "Similarly. Hehe. The demon clan loves to hunt and kill their own kind, because they can absorb the same attribute of beast souls and demon cores to refine and increase their cultivation. On the mainland, with the help of human power, there are not a few demon cultivators who hunt and kill their own kind. I heard that only in the Demon Country is such behavior prohibited, but wars often break out between demon countries, and it's likely related to their pursuit of demon cores and beast souls."

  Zhao Xue's words reminded Guo Fei of the White Fox tribe's experience. The mainland was vast and boundless, with humans living in less than one ten-thousandth of it. There were countless demonic beasts, and probably many demonic cultivators as well. If all the demonic cultivators joined forces, there might not be a place for humans to stand anymore. It was truly a case of "those who do evil will not live".

  In the afternoon, the Chamber of Commerce sent someone to deliver the Moken stone to Guo Fei's Xiyuan. Originally, Zhao Xue was supposed to accompany Guo Fei to an auction in the evening, but she excused herself saying she had something to attend to and hurriedly left. It seemed that after seeing Hu Yan and Heifeng, as well as Zhao Ba's attitude, she wanted to go back and discuss countermeasures with her father.

  "This is a muddy water, and one should leave after reaching their goal!" Guo Fei watched Zhao Xue leave, thinking to himself that in this political whirlpool, he still felt very inexperienced. Many things slowly surfaced, far beyond his imagination.

  Guo Fei dislikes the feeling of being manipulated and doesn't fight battles he's not confident in. But currently, he is in such a precarious situation. Guo Fei even has an impulse to immediately go to Heiyan Highland to summon back Hu Xiaoyue and the seven corpse soldiers, leaving Zhao State behind.

  But he dispelled the idea. Knowing nothing about the mainland, he didn't know where to go, and it seemed that things hadn't reached the worst point yet. Wealth and honor are won through danger, Guo Fei felt it was necessary to stay and give it a try.

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