Xie Yu's unyielding and unassuming demeanor had quite captivated Zhao Xiangxiang beside him.
The Elegant Pavilion was something his father had repeatedly instructed him to keep. Xie Yu thought that even if his father were here, he wouldn't back down.
"Xie Yu, aren't you afraid?"
"Sure I am."
It wasn't until Nan Feng's figure was out of sight that Xie Yu felt his legs go a bit weak. He almost couldn't stand steadily.
"Pfft—"
Zhao Xiangxiang was amused by Xie Yu's appearance and accidentally burst out laughing.
Xie Yu was truly different from other men. Even though he was terribly scared inside, his face remained calm.
Seeing the red - clad young girl laughing so heartily, Xie Yu blushed a bit. Then, to save face, he said, "I'm not afraid of Nan Feng. It's that brute beside him. It's extremely fierce. When it bared its teeth, it was so disgusting and terrifying."
"Yeah."
The young girl responded softly, looking in a rather good mood.
"What's going on? You two are laughing so happily?"
"Father, you're finally here. Let me tell you, Nan Feng came just now, but I've already driven him away. Your son is amazing, right?"
Xie Yuan, who had been smiling, slowly froze when he heard this.
"What did you say?"
Xie Yu then excitedly demonstrated what had happened just now to Xie Yuan in a flurry.
Then, Xie Yuan roared, "Absurd!"
Xie Yu was stunned. "Father, you?"
"Nan Feng is vengeful. You embarrassed him in public. He will surely find an excuse to take revenge on you afterwards."
Xie Yu frowned.
"Father, the situation was urgent at that time. I had no other choice."
Xie Yuan sighed and then said, "Now we can only leave it to fate."
Even if Xie Yuan were there, he might end up in the same situation. The lord of the Mysterious Light Mansion was extremely terrifying, but the people in the Elegant Pavilion were even more untouchable.
He also wondered if the Grandmaster would come today.
Maybe it was just a joking remark from the Grandmaster. Whether he would come or not was still uncertain.
The competition was probably going to start in the afternoon. By now, the platform in front of the Elegant Pavilion was getting more and more bustling. The young blue - clad boy in the distance had an extremely sinister expression on his face.
He returned to a nearby inn. This inn was of a fairly high standard, but it was still far inferior to the Elegant Pavilion.
"What? Got defeated?"
The person speaking was also a young boy. This boy was Fei Yang, the lord of the Extreme Cold Hall who had once met Zhao Shuning in Qinghui Town. He was only fourteen years old.
"Don't mock me with your sarcasm."
Fei Yang walked to the table and said, "The master has said that in this joint competition of disciples, I'm here to see the strength of that 'Viper' and see if we can recruit him. Nan Feng, you can't ignore the master's order, right?"
"You're not much better. You can't even take care of your own uncle. Among our four major disciples, you're the most useless one."
Fei Yang didn't get angry but instead laughed. "You're so capable, but you didn't get the upper hand today either, did you? Nan Feng, you're younger than me. Although your ability is stronger than mine, you're so arrogant. Be careful not to ruin the master's business, or the master will make you pay."
"Such a small Xie Family. Do you think the master will abandon me for it?"
Fei Yang didn't say a word but just smiled.
Nan Feng had a really strange temper. He didn't know how to admit defeat and was impatient. In the Wang Family, he was domineering. Many people dared not speak out against him because of his strength.
"I've said what I need to say. That 'Viper' is not as simple as you think."
Fei Yang put down his teacup and slowly walked to the window.
"Do you think the people in the Elegant Pavilion are ordinary? The Xie Family dared to reject you, which means that the lord of your Mysterious Light Mansion is not as invincible as you think. I told you before that although this inn's location is a bit worse, you can still watch the progress of the competition. But you insisted on going to the Elegant Pavilion and making a fool of yourself."
"Are you mocking me?"
"More or less. I just feel sorry for you because you have no self - awareness."
Nan Feng was so competitive that he couldn't stand Fei Yang's provocation.
"South of the Huai River, only the Elegant Pavilion is worthy of this lord. Fei Yang, you're willing to degenerate. I'm not even willing to be with you."
Fei Yang and Nan Feng were often at odds.
Situations like this happened from time to time.
Nan Feng, who had just suffered a setback, was further taunted by Fei Yang when he returned to the inn. The anger in his heart rose sharply.
Fei Yang was also an inner - sect disciple of the Wang Family like him. He couldn't do anything to Fei Yang, but he could deal with that young boy named Xie Yu.
Nan Feng crushed the cup in his hand and said angrily, "Today, this lord is going to stay in the Elegant Pavilion. Who in the south of the Huai River is so untouchable? Meeting my Mysterious Light Mansion today is his bad luck."
"Well, good luck to you."
Nan Feng slammed the door and left.
Fei Yang showed a meaningful smile in the inn.
Fei Yang still remembered many of the setbacks Nan Feng had caused him before. Now, he was going to take revenge. He didn't believe that the master would still tolerate Nan Feng after he acted so willfully and ruined the master's plan.
Xie Yu was talking to Xie Yuan while the competition on the platform was in full swing.
The "Viper" had defeated many disciples and advanced.
Xie Yu and Xie Yuan were watching intently.
"I have to say, that kid Xie An has really improved a lot."
Just as he finished speaking, a violent force attacked in front of Xie Yu. In an instant, before Xie Yu could even react, he found himself flying into the air.
A sharp tiger's claw appeared around Xie Yu's neck.
At this moment, Xie Yu was in the air, and the tiger's claw had nowhere to exert force. If he landed on the ground, his neck would surely be crushed by this tiger's claw.
"Xie Yu!"
"What should we do?"
The moment Xie Yu landed, he used all his strength to block the Four - Image Stone White Tiger. But the strength of the Four - Image Stone White Tiger was so great that even if Xie Yu used all his strength, it was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, completely in vain.
"Bang!"
At this moment, the hind leg of the Four - Image Stone White Tiger was suddenly grabbed by a whip.
The whip was the Long - Sky Spiritual Whip, and the other end of the whip was held by the red - clad young girl Zhao Xiangxiang. Zhao Xiangxiang's hand was instantly dragged red by the whip.
Xie Yuan also reacted at this time and quickly grabbed the hind leg of the Four - Image Stone White Tiger with all his spiritual power.
"Overestimating yourself."
Nan Feng sneered disdainfully. With a slight movement of his ten fingers, Zhao Xiangxiang was suppressed by spiritual power and collapsed to the ground exhausted.
Without Zhao Xiangxiang's restraint, the Four - Image Stone White Tiger immediately broke free from Xie Yuan's control and pounced on Xie Yu again fiercely.
"Clang!"
"Bang!"
A heavy collision came from the air.
At this moment, in the disbelieving eyes of everyone, another huge monster appeared beside Xie Yu and blocked this heavy blow for him.