Chapter 1962: Alright, I Will Teach You

Lang Daochun immediately agreed. "Alright. We were just worrying about where to stay anyway. Since you offered, we'll go stay at your place."

Fairy Yu beamed and turned to Fang Xiaohua. "Let's go, Sister Xiaohua!"

Wu Qingfeng watched helplessly as they got off the pleasure boat and boarded a small boat. He opened his mouth to speak but ultimately closed it again.

Li Aman, Commander of the God Martial Division, had ordered his subordinates to capture all those martial artists alive. However, out of over a hundred martial artists, only a dozen or so remained alive.

He came before Wu Qingfeng and said in a low voice, "Young Master Wu, shall I take the people away first?"

Wu Qingfeng nodded. "Yeah. Interrogate them thoroughly and give us an explanation."

As the people from the God Martial Division also left, the pleasure boat suddenly became much quieter. Many people still had lingering fears. Some even leaned out the windows and cursed toward the riverbank. Their guards had all failed to board the vessel in time to rescue them.

A figure slowly approached Wu Qingfeng. This person had remained extremely low-profile throughout the entire incident. His appearance was ordinary, the sort that would disappear into any crowd. Yet whenever he spoke, a lingering trace of gloom would occasionally flash through his eyes.

"Brother Wu, those two experts don't seem to have ever appeared in Dongsheng before. They might have been living in seclusion for many years. Right now, Dongsheng is surrounded by wolves, especially with the Xianglang Empire pressing us harder and harder. If these two go to Commander Li's manor and stay by his side, wouldn't he fight Xianglang to the bitter end?"

"Rest assured, my father will not let Dongsheng enter another war. We can no longer afford to keep fighting like this," Wu Qingfeng said indifferently. "Have your people investigate these two. I want every detail of their movements, both before and after they entered the capital."

"Yes."

The ordinary-looking youth slowly withdrew. Unnoticeably, he steered a boat away alone. Once he reached the shore, his figure suddenly transformed into a beam of light and disappeared a hundred zhang away in just a few moments.

***

The Li Manor was located on Merit Street in the Dongsheng Empire. Those who lived here were all high-ranking officials, nobles, and people of distinguished backgrounds in Dongsheng.

Fang Chen and Lang Daochun arrived at the reception hall of the Li Manor. Fairy Yu had already run off to find her father, while Fang Xiaohua remained behind.

Fang Xiaohua glanced at Lang Daochun with suspicion. "Big Brother, who is this?"

She had never seen Fang Chen bring a cultivator of unknown origins to the Dongsheng Empire before.

Fang Chen smiled. "He isn't an outsider to Fairy Yu. They used to be siblings a long time ago."

Understanding flashed through Fang Xiaohua's eyes. "So that's how it is..."

She sized up Lang Daochun with great curiosity.

Lang Daochun wore a strange expression. "How many siblings do you have?"

Fang Chen smiled. "Quite a few. Exactly how many, I don't know myself right now. "

Even he doesn't know?

Lang Daochun found it bizarre.

Afterward, Fang Xiaohua chatted with Fang Chen about Fairy Yu's recent reincarnations.

Although servants remained nearby to attend to them, they completely ignored what the three were discussing, as though they couldn't hear a single word.

About the time it took to drink a cup of tea later, Fairy Yu entered accompanied by a firm-faced, clear-bearded middle-aged man. He wore a dark purple robe over a white long shirt. His every stride carried an imposing, vigorous air.

The moment he entered the reception hall, his gaze fell upon Fang Chen and Lang Daochun.

Fairy Yu grinned and introduced, "Father, it was these two seniors who stepped in to save me just now."

"With Xiaohua around, no one can hurt you."

After the middle-aged man spoke, he cupped his hands toward Fang Chen and his companion, "Even so, thank you both for your chivalrous intervention, preventing those martial artists from disrupting the situation and causing chaos."

"You're too polite." Lang Daochun waved his hand. "You should pay attention to Wu Qingfeng, though. The technique he practices is the same as the one used by the martial artist who attacked. He claimed it was from the Taia Palace?"

Li Guozhu's expression changed slightly. However, he didn't say anything further and merely replied calmly, "I understand. Seniors, please feel free to stay at the Li Manor for now."

After a brief pause, he added, "Xiaohua, entertain the two seniors well."

"Alright." Fang Xiaohua nodded with a smile. "I need a pay raise this month."

"Why?"

"The plain noodle soup on the street has gone up in price."

"...Alright."

Li Guozhu turned and left.

He didn't remain for long. Given his status, personally coming here to meet two martial artists could already be considered an enormous show of respect.

Fairy Yu asked curiously, "The price of plain noodles went up again? Sister Xiaohua, is the Dongsheng Empire going to start fighting a war again?"

Fang Xiaohua smiled. "Most likely. Every time a war breaks out, prices go up."

"I heard my father say that many people are looking to cause trouble for him, and now it has found its way to me. If I don't have some ability, I might even drag my father down, but Sister Xiaohua isn't willing to teach me..." Fairy Yu murmured to herself.

Then, her eyes lit up. She looked at Fang Chen and asked, "Senior, would you teach me?"

Lang Daochun frowned. "Why don't you ask me?"

Fairy Yu said, "I want to be able to kill people with a tap of my fingers too."

"Alright, I will teach you." Fang Chen nodded with a smile. "But if you want to kill people with a single tap, you have to be vastly stronger than them. It isn't the technique itself that is powerful. You yourself have to be powerful."

Lang Daochun smiled. "That's exactly right. And there's another crucial point. Don't go looking for opponents stronger than you. Find opponents weaker than you. If your opponent is truly too strong, go call for help. Now that's real skill."

"Both of you make a lot of sense—wait, Senior, you agreed to teach me?"

It seemed she had only just realized what Fang Chen had said. She stared at him in delighted surprise.

Fang Chen and Lang Daochun exchanged a glance. Both of them had caught a trace of slyness in Fairy Yu's eyes.

"Calm your mind and focus your spirit. Circulate your energy according to the method I teach you."

Fairy Yu's talent was quite good. In no time at all, she grasped the essential points.

Looking at Fairy Yu, who was sitting quietly and circulating her energy, Lang Daochun said in a low voice, "You've planned this out? You intend to take her to the Nine Profound Tower?"

Fang Chen nodded. "Mhm. The Hundred Reincarnation Plan is going to take too long."

Had Lang Daochun not told him about that alternative solution, he would not have let Fairy Yu begin cultivation again.

***

Meanwhile, at the God Martial Division.

Li Aman stood before the surviving martial artists, all of whom had been beaten bloody and covered in wounds.

"This is your confession? Li Guozhu ordered you to stage an assassination attempt against Li Yu'er so that the blame could be placed on Grand Tutor Wu?"

A martial artist said weakly, "Precisely. We hope you keep your word and grant us a way out. Otherwise, Li Guozhu will never let us off."

Li Aman smiled softly. "There is a way out, but it's not for you. It's for me."

He swept a glance at his subordinates, who immediately understood. In just a brief moment, they sent all of these martial artists on their way.

Two hours later.

Groups upon groups of God Martial Division experts completely locked down Merit Street, allowing entry but no exit.

In a tea house not far away, Wu Qingfeng stood with his hands behind his back, quietly observing every move on Merit Street through the window.