Palace Beauty

  "Hmmph!"

  When Du Fei left Lian Fu's house and walked less than half a mile, he finally couldn't bear it anymore and spat out a mouthful of blood.

  "Master, are you alright?!" Little Ai on one side had just awakened from her stunned state and asked worriedly.

  Du Fei casually wiped the blood from his face and said calmly, "It's nothing, having taken Lian Chen's life and left behind three 8th-grade martial artists of the Long family, it's only natural to pay a price."

  Seeing Xiao Ai's worried look, Du Fei didn't say much and instead chose a well-known wine house to enter. He ignored the hotel attendant's astonished face and casually ordered some dishes and wine.

  Fortunately, although Du Fei was covered in blood, the two of them had an extraordinary air about them. The people in the wine house were suspicious at heart, but they didn't dare to be slow or sloppy in the slightest.

  Sitting in the wine building, Du Fei took a slight breath and temporarily suppressed his injuries. In fact, when he was fighting with Lian Zhen, he had already suffered internal injuries that were not light. Later, in order to urge those few Dan medicines, he used the Dan technique, which made his body's true energy reach the point of exhaustion. Even the last Dan medicine, he didn't even succeed in urging it successfully.

  So, Lian Ji's life was not something he didn't want, but rather something he had no ability to achieve.

  At this moment, sitting in the wine tower, it's not that Du Fei is really bored, but to take this opportunity to recover a bit of strength, and observe the actions of all parties. In any case, tonight will be the longest night ever.

  Sat in the wine house for two hours, everything was as expected by Du Fei. All major and minor forces had left Lian's house at the first time, and what Lian's house would do next was not considered by Du Fei for the time being.

  At the same time, all major forces also sent scouts to observe their movements from near or far.

  To these people, Du Fei was as if he hadn't seen them at all. Only after drinking a small amount of wine and eating enough food did he leisurely leave the wine tower and return to the small courtyard of the Du manor.

  "Hmmph!"

  As soon as Du Fei sat down in his own room, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, and his body couldn't help but sway for a moment.

  "Master, you!" Xiao Ai was really shocked this time, grabbing Du Fei's hand with a look of utter helplessness on her face.

  Du Fei smiled faintly and said, "It's nothing serious. After spitting out a mouthful of blood clots, I feel a bit better. You first help me prepare some water for washing up. If I don't get cleaned up, it won't be good for treating my injuries."

  As he spoke, Du Fei casually pulled off his blood-stained robes and threw them to the ground.

  If it were in the past, Xiao Ai would have already run away shyly, but today she seemed to have not seen this scene at all and quickly brought over hot water.

  "Master, it hurts..."

  She stretched out her small white hand and slowly brushed over a dark fist print on Du Fei's chest, saying in a low voice with an expression that was almost crying.

  "Hiss——"

  After taking a cold breath, Du Fei let out a bitter laugh and said: "It's definitely painful, I didn't expect that in just three short months, Lian Zhen has cultivated the Flowing Flame Technique to this extent. If he had another half year, it's possible that even I wouldn't be his match! That day was a misstep, if only I knew, no matter what, I should have gotten my hands on that technique! Even if I couldn't use it myself, I shouldn't have let someone else get their hands on it so easily."

  Saying that, Du Fei coldly laughed again and slowly said: "However, I was heavily injured, but Lian Zhen that kid is already dead. No matter how you calculate it, I've gained a huge advantage."

  As he spoke, Du Fei slowly furrowed his brow.

  In fact, he wouldn't have taken that punch originally, but was enraged by Lian Zhen's move. Du Fei, in a fit of rage, actually used the third flash of Breaking Empty Flash, which he hadn't mastered yet, and barely withstood Lian Zhen's punch.

  This punch wasn't a big deal originally, but at the time, Lian's real Flame True Energy had invaded his body. He didn't have time to expel it and was forced to use Dan's technique three or four times. As a result, the true energy in his body was completely depleted, leaving him without any protection. Lian's true energy naturally surged wildly inside his body, making it extremely troublesome to try and drive out this true energy.

  But Du Fei wouldn't say such things to worry Xiao Ai, instead he asked her to bring the silver needle, and after lancing the skin and applying some medicine, he went to the inner room to rest with his eyes closed.

  Although Xiaoyi also had a lot of questions to ask, at this moment, she didn't have the mood to ask too much either.

  "Hmm—"

  He let out a long sigh, exhaling a mouthful of scorching hot air, and the feeling that his body was about to ignite finally subsided a little. After faintly sensing the flow of true energy within him for a moment, Du Fei finally felt relieved.

  In any case, my life is now safe. Fortunately, the Ice Heart Decision I cultivated happens to be the natural nemesis of fire-based techniques, so I was able to suppress the true energy left behind by Lian Zhen with such simplicity.

  But it's just suppression!

  At that moment, Lian Zhen probably used up all his strength to withstand the attack. Even an eighth-grade martial artist would not dare to take this move head-on. He himself was already lucky to have only suffered this much injury.

  Since the injury has been suppressed, what needs to be done next is to slowly refine those true energies. If the energy is good, it can even make one's strength rise to a higher level.

  Of course, this is just Du Fei's best idea, in fact, being able to smoothly drive out these true energies from the body is already the best plan.

  He slowly withdrew his strange gesture, feeling that his breathing had become a bit smoother. Du Fei's line of sight finally fell outside the small courtyard, and he slightly furrowed his brow.

  As early as when he was at the wine house, he felt that something was off. There was a figure that he couldn't shake off, always lurking around him. Even after he arrived at the Du Manor, the other party didn't seem to have any intention of leaving.

  This person also didn't know what identity he had or what his intentions were. But no matter what, Du Fei still didn't like the feeling of being monitored by someone.

  Unfortunately, at this moment he didn't have any extra energy to investigate what kind of person the other was. For now, he could only suppress the urge to go out and explore, continuing to operate the Ice Heart Decision, slowly repairing the injuries inside his body.

  "You crushed the jade token I gave you, all for this little boy?" On the rooftop of a house about a hundred meters outside the courtyard where Du Fei was located, a palace-dressed beauty with an icy face gazed indifferently at Du Fei's residence, her eyes seemingly devoid of any emotion.

  "It's Du's incompetence, rashly startling the Holy Envoy. If there's even a slight mistake, please let the Holy Envoy punish me!" Beside the beautifully dressed woman in the palace attire, Du Zhentian had a calm face, but still slightly bowed his head and spoke in a somewhat respectful tone.

  "It doesn't matter," the elegant lady in the palace nodded slightly, "At just fourteen years old, he has already advanced to a 9th rank martial artist and can also use the Extreme Dan. At the very least, he is a 9th rank Dan Master, or even higher... Such a person is rare, even in our own clan there are only a few. If we were to let him fall in such a small place, it would be a loss for our clan as well. In this regard, you have done the right thing..."

  Having said that, Gong Zhuang's gaze slowly swept backwards.

  Behind her, two stiff corpses fell there, apparently still in shock, and died directly.

  Du Zhentian looked back, his eyes twitching slightly. The two dead men were both good hands of the Lian family, and even if he had to deal with them himself, it would have taken a lot of effort. But unexpectedly, they couldn't even last one round under this palace's beautiful woman's hand.

  "What a character! Why didn't you report it earlier." The dissatisfied hum of a voice was followed by the clear, cold voice of the palace-dressed beauty.

  "Although Du Fei's qualifications are already extremely high, I originally thought that he would at most reach the level of Du Han, so I didn't dare to disturb the Holy Envoy!" Du Zhentian hesitated for a moment before saying in a low voice.

  A cold smile appeared on the face of the beautiful woman for the first time, she looked deeply at Du Zhentian and slowly said: "Your meaning is that this time, those three old guys are actually innocent, they forced out Du Fei's skills, otherwise, wouldn't you and I not know, our Du family has produced another genius!"

  Upon hearing this, Du Zhentian slightly furrowed his brow. He understood the nature of this palace-dressed beauty to some extent and naturally read between the lines of her words. He nodded slowly and said: "In any case, the actions of the three elders this time can be considered a betrayal of my Du family. I will naturally take care of it and give Du Fei an explanation so that he won't lose heart towards our Du family... However, having lost these three elders, our strength within the city may be... The Yun and Long families have been trying to intervene in the affairs of the city for years. If we were to deal with those three, our Du family..."

  "Let them off this time, and find three new elders instead. Is it really that troublesome?" The elegant woman in the palace said calmly, then added in a low voice after a moment, "I recall he's Du Tian's son, right? As for Du Tian's death, we'll take responsibility for reopening the investigation. Judging from today's events, I reckon Yunshui Long's family is also involved... Just let Du Tian return to the clan records."

  Upon hearing this, Du Zhentian nodded slightly. This was something he had thought of, but he intentionally wanted to let the Holy Stone make a few points.

  It seemed that neither of them had anything else to say, and after a slight hesitation, Du Zhentian finally said in a low voice: "Shengshi, I don't know who Du Fei's master is. If he doesn't have a master, it's unlikely that he could cultivate such martial skills and alchemy techniques on his own."

  The elegant lady slowly shook her head, then looked at Du Zhentian with a hint of a smile and said slowly: "Don't worry, he's not from our household... I'm also curious about who his master is, but I don't plan on investigating. If my guess is correct, his master must be one of those old eccentrics...... How many alchemists can train such a disciple? These people are all difficult to deal with, I advise you to put that thought aside, just remember, no matter what, Du Fei is still a Du after all..."

  Du Zhentian's body shook all over, and after a moment, he let out a sigh and said, "I was indeed foolishly deluded. The Holy Envoy's teachings are correct!"

  The palace's beautiful woman let out a cold hum, no longer saying anything else. She slightly raised her hand and after a moment, she had vanished into thin air, leaving only Du Zhentian standing alone with his hands behind his back, his face complex.