CHAPTER 96: THE NIGHT GOES ON

Zhao Jia Rui was stuck between two minds.

A part of her was glad that Lin Xuan Qi pretending to be close to her might finally get Du Feng off her back.

The other part was furious at him for making use of the jade pendant she had given him as compensation for her intrusion previously.

This man seemed to be able to get on her nerves without much effort.

Her thoughts were broken when she felt Du Feng’s body giving off Spirit Qi.

Lin Xuan Qi was a mortal, and he would be killed in an instant if Du Feng lost control.

Her ill-conceived joke had gone out of hand.

She held up her hand and shouted at Du Feng, "Stop! It’s against the rule to harm any mortals without any valid reasons."

Du Feng was too absorbed in his anger and frustration that he ignored her.

He took a step towards Lin Xuan Qi, and his muscles tensed up, filling them with Spirit Qi.

A blow from Qi Concentration Level cultivators like him was enough to kill a person with one blow.

At Qi Concentration Level, their bodies and physiques were enhanced and much stronger than mortals.

Du Feng stood up straight, lifted his head up, narrowed his eyes and stared at Lin Xuan Qi, trying to intimidate him with his aura.

He had expected Lin Xuan Qi to be down on his knees begging him for his life.

If Lin Xuan Qi did well enough, maybe he would spare his life, Du Feng thought, and he took another step forward.

To his astonishment, it didn’t happen.

Lin Xuan Qi tilted his head and raised an eyebrow at Du Feng.

He knew that the status of cultivators was way above that of mortals like him.

But Du Feng’s behavior made it clear to him that mortals might be deemed insects to some of these cultivators.

You were either one of them or prepared to be under their whims.

Thankfully, within the mansion, he had no fear of it.

This was his solace and kingdom.

Du Feng had picked on the wrong mortal this time.

Thud.

Before he could take another step forward, Du Feng felt an oppressive aura coming down onto him.

It engulfed every inch of his being, pressuring him to kneel.

His heart thumped faster as if a hand was squeezing hard at it.

The chest pain caused him to clutch his chest and give out a groan in pain.

"Who? Senior, who are you? Show yourself!" Du Feng glanced around in fear.

There must have been another cultivator nearby.

And it was one that was more powerful than him.

Senior martial brother Hong Hai might not be strong enough to deal with this person.

His breath shortened as the oppressive aura kept its pressure.

Du Feng’s eyes bulged from his eye sockets; his face reddened from the suffocation he was feeling.

Instead of playing hero, he had to seek help from Zhao Jia Rui instead.

He glanced over at Zhao Jia Rui with a pleading look.

Zhao Jia Rui was also in shock at what was happening.

She glanced at Du Feng and then at Lin Xuan Qi.

It was impossible, she thought.

She couldn’t feel any presence of Spirit Qi in Lin Xuan Qi.

Lin Xuan Qi stood there with an innocent look and shrugged his shoulders at her.

"I don’t see any seniors around. But what I know is that you robbers better get going soon before I call the authorities." He glanced at Zhao Jia Rui and said.

Not that he wanted to spare Du Feng, but he knew that there would be consequences if he harmed Du Feng badly.

He wasn’t ready to go against cultivators or most likely against a cultivation sect in this case.

When Du Feng asked Lin Xuan Qi if he knew who he was offending, Lin Xuan Qi figured that they were from some sect or clan.

Zhao Jia Rui bit her lower lip and said, "Fine, we will leave."

After she said so, the oppressive aura on Du Feng was gone in an instant.

Plop.

Du Feng fell onto the ground.

Weak from being under the pressure of the oppressive aura.

Lin Xuan Qi waited as Du Feng struggled and stood up on his feet again.

His gaze followed Zhao Jia Rui as she came closer.

Drip.

Huge beads of sweat dripped onto the ground from Du Feng’s forehead.

"Let’s go. What are you waiting for?" Zhao Jia Rui said when she walked past Du Feng.

Lin Xuan Qi smirked at the fact that she was still so cold to the fellow in front of him.

All simps are the same, he thought to himself silently.

From where he came from, some even gave up all their wealth and money just to simp for their ’goddess’.

Never had he thought he would witness it here in the Da Qian Dynasty.

Whoosh.

In the next moment, Lin Xuan Qi felt a gust of wind blowing by, and he was alone in his room again.

As suddenly as they had appeared, Zhao Jia Rui and Du Feng disappeared just as quickly in an instant.

The night fell back into its usual silence.

He shook his head as he didn’t know what to make of the encounter, but one thing was for sure: there was a lot more for him to learn in Da Qian Dynasty.

Creak.

Lin Xuan Qi closed the door and prepared to go to sleep.

It was going to be another long day for him tomorrow.

...

"Jia Rui, this man is dangerous. You better stay far away from him.

"I understand, he must have used lies to cheat you out of your jade pendant," Du Feng said with short breaths as he tried to chase behind Zhao Jia Rui.

"Call me Martial Sister Zhao. And I don’t know him," Zhao Jia Rui replied with her usual cold voice.

She didn’t even want to explain about her jade pendant.

"Yes, Martial Sister Zhao," Du Feng nodded his head and said.

He was in joy and thought that it was the first time she spoke so much to him again.

When Zhao Jia Rui reached the crossroad junction again, she stopped and turned around.

"You had better stop following me. We got a mission to complete."

She didn’t wait for him to answer and disappeared into the direction of the woods where some of the robbers resided.

Du Feng stopped and cursed.

He turned around and went on his way to check on his designated area.