Reversal

  "Boom——"

  A fierce cold current seemed to freeze the surrounding air in an instant as it overflowed from Du Fei's palm, and then the cold air and turbulent air violently collided, but the force of the collision made both people's bodies shake violently.

  "Hmm..."

  Long Ao Tian let out a strange and inexplicable sound, his originally calm face suddenly changed, as if he had seen a ghost, quickly retreating backwards, after landing on the ground, he "pu pu pu" retreated several steps, leaving behind several deep footprints on the ground, but his face looked even more unsightly.

  On the other hand, Du Fei's body also quickly flew backwards, but unlike Long Ao Tian, he didn't look elegant at all. Instead, he crashed into the wall at the end of the alley in a rather embarrassing manner. His body only came to an abrupt stop then, and at the same time, his throat felt sweet, and a mouthful of blood had already spurted out.

  "What's going on? Why is there true energy inside me?"

  For his own situation, after many years of ineffective effort, Du Fei naturally understood that his meridians were blocked and he had no way to draw in the heavenly and earthly primal energy, so it was impossible for him to cultivate. But why at this moment would an absolutely impossible true energy appear in his body?

  Is that a cold electronic sound in the brain? System? The computer system familiar to oneself's previous life? But if it is a computer system, why would it appear in one's own mind?

  All sorts of questions emerged simultaneously, which made Du Fei's heart full of doubts. However, at this moment, Du Fei didn't have time to deal with these questions slowly, after all, the crisis in front of him had not been resolved yet...

  "BEEP! Crisis temporarily averted. Due to the immense physical and mental burden on the master, automatic defense mode is temporarily lifted!"

  As the cold "beep" sounded, Du Fei's all-over icy feeling quickly dissipated, replaced by an intense muscle soreness, as if he had over-exercised.

  "Long Shao, you——" Just as Du Fei was about to speak, several black-clad men suddenly darted out from the shadows of the alleyway. One of them, seemingly the leader, quickly approached Long Ao Tian's side and asked in a low voice.

  "It doesn't matter." Long Ao Tian slightly shook his head, his strange eyes falling onto Du Fei's body, and he coldly said, "The intelligence was wrong, wasn't it said that this Du Fei is a waste that appears once in a hundred years, unable to practice martial arts in this life? How can this Du Fei still use the Ice Heart Technique? And to trigger the Ice Heart Technique within the city, those old ghosts of the Du family must have sensed something. Today's mission...can be considered a failure..."

  "So, Long Shao, what should we do now? Should we just kill that little brat?" the man in black said in a low voice.

  "Do you still need me to teach you?" Long Aotian sneered, his eyes gleaming with a murderous intent. "If you don't eradicate the roots of the weeds, they will grow again in the spring breeze!"

  As soon as the voice fell, Long Ao Tian's foot stomped heavily on the ground and his body flashed towards Du Fei like a ghost. At the same time, a faint blue light burst out from his body, and another claw came crashing down!

  "System rebooting..."

  Almost at the same time, a cold "ding" sound rang out, Du Fei's body naturally retreated half a step back, and his right leg felt a chill, as Teng Fei's leg had already swung onto Long Ao Tian's chest...

  "Hmmph!"

  As he was heavily kicked and flung to the ground, Long Ao Tian spat out a mouthful of blood, his face flashing with shock, his expression disbelieving to the extreme.

  "Du's family, icy legs?"

  "How is this possible!?" Long Ao Tian's face turned gloomy, he struggled to get up, his strange eyes fell on Du Fei's body, and didn't move away for a long time. After a moment, his face changed again. Then, he looked towards the east of the city, "The nose of the Du family's dog is still so keen! This Du Fei's life will be taken later, retreat!"

  As soon as he finished speaking, Long Ao Tian gave Du Fei a cold glance, let out a cold laugh, and his figure quickly flashed towards the back. The several black-clothed men also exchanged glances and quickly retreated, disappearing into the alley in an instant.

  "Is he gone?" Du Fei's body trembled slightly, and he spat out another mouthful of blood. However, he still struggled to get to Xiao Ai's side, grasped her wrist, and only let out a sigh of relief after a moment, "Fortunately..."

  Before he could even finish speaking, Du Fei's vision began to blur and he fell to the ground.

  Just as he fell, a faint blue light flashed across Du Fei's body, but it disappeared into his body in an instant.

  This originally should be the ominous sign that only appears on a Eighth-Rank Warrior, but now it has appeared on Du Fei's body. It is absolutely impossible. If someone saw this, they would definitely not believe it.

  In an instant, several figures flashed quickly in the dark night sky, and after a brief hesitation, they all fell into the alley.

  The leader was an old man with a sallow complexion, followed by several young men and women in martial attire.

  Several people's eyes swept the ground slightly before a handsome man among them furrowed his brow and said, "Third Elder, he is the only son of Fourth Uncle's family. The other one seems to be his personal maid... But didn't we receive news some days ago that Fourth Uncle's entire household was annihilated? Why would he appear here?"

  "What about the useless thing from Old Fourth's family?" The old man, known as Third Elder, sank his face slightly and after a moment, he slightly waved his sleeve, saying lightly, "Old Fourth had cut off all ties with my Du Family for that woman back then. He made our Big Brother lose face completely. And this son of Old Fourth... is the spawn of a seductress?"

  After a momentary change in expression, the three elders finally spat and said with some reluctance: "If it were up to me, I'd let this kid fend for himself. However, earlier, Big Brother sensed the icy aura of my Du family... He's still a member of my Du family after all. If he dies here, it would be a loss of face for us. Alright, bring him back. I'm sure Big Brother will ask about Old Fourth's affairs clearly... After all..."

  When he said this, the three elders coughed slightly, but didn't continue speaking. They just made a gesture and then their figures flickered slightly before disappearing without a trace.

  The remaining young men and women exchanged a glance, and after a moment, the leader slightly nodded, and the others quickly helped Du Fei and Xiao Ai up, then swiftly flashed towards the east of the city.

  "Xiao Ai..."

  When Du Fei finally managed to open his eyes with great effort, a somewhat unfamiliar yet vaguely familiar room appeared before him.

  This inexplicable scene left him stunned for a moment, and then he quickly turned his head to see the girl's delicate face pressed against his chest. Her lovely little face still had faint tear stains on it. It was unclear whether she had cried herself to sleep or felt at ease now, but at this moment, the girl was apparently still fast asleep.

  "What's going on here......"

  Dazed, Du Fei looked around cautiously before carefully moving Xiao Ai's body away, but this slight movement still startled Xiao Ai awake.

  She quickly wiped away the tears on her face, and then smiled: "Young master, are you okay? Don't worry, we've already arrived at the Du family's main house. The head of the household has sent someone to find a doctor to help you recover. The doctor said that although you were injured, it seems like the other person didn't intend to cause serious harm, so you shouldn't have any major problems. You just need to rest for a while and you'll be fine."

  "Is that so?" Du Fei smiled slightly, but the pain in his chest still made him frown, however he didn't say anything extra and instead propped himself up against the bed, then said in a low voice, "What's going on now?"

  Xiao Ai furrowed her brow slightly upon hearing this, and after a moment, she spoke in a low voice: "These past few days, I've heard from the Du family's servants that we were both unconscious in the alleyway when the third elder of the Du family arrived with some men to rescue us. We are currently resting in a small courtyard within the Du residence, which is said to be where the old master lived during his youth."

  "Where did your father used to live?" Upon hearing this, Du Fei turned his head again and took a closer look, before nodding slightly. No wonder he felt both familiar and strange about this place - it turned out that the layout here was 70-80% similar to his father's room.

  After glancing around, Du Fei took a slight breath in, and a hint of hatred flashed across his eyes. A moment later, he spoke in a low voice: "I once heard my father say that he was originally not a member of the inner circle of the Du family, but he betrayed the Du family... And the current head of the Du family is my grandfather... Has anyone come to ask about our family's affairs these past few days?"

  Xiao Ai's face was slightly complex, and after a moment, she let out a sigh and said: "No, but I think they should be waiting for you to wake up before asking questions. You just rest, I'll go find out what's going on."

  After finishing speaking, Xiaoi has already stood up and wants to help Du Fei up.

  "Never mind..." Du Fei let out a soft sigh, and after a moment, spoke in a low voice, "You and I are now guests in someone else's home, it's better to have fewer troubles rather than more."

  There was another sentence that Du Fei didn't say, Du Tian's identity in the Du family was already awkward, and now that the two of them had come to the Du family seeking refuge, their identities were even more embarrassing. It was only natural that the people of the Du family wouldn't welcome them, especially with his own reputation as a useless person...

  Having thought of this, Du Fei suddenly reached out and patted his head, almost forgetting that before being knocked unconscious by Long Ao Tian, there seemed to be a system protecting himself, which also allowed him to use true energy.

  Although I don't know what's going on or what that system is, maybe if I make good use of this so-called system, I'll have a chance to cultivate myself!

  It's just that this moment isn't a good time, it should wait until the middle of the night when people are quiet, then one can come to carefully study what that so-called system is.