Chapter 89: Disaster Strikes

  Du Fei was brought into the inn by Zujitian. At this time, Du Fei had already cleaned up the bloodstains on his body and applied medicine to his wounds. This battle was truly perilous for Du Fei, who several times narrowly escaped being killed by his opponent. Fortunately, Du Fei was able to resolve each crisis without harm, ultimately emerging victorious over Nian Jue, but in the end allowing Nian Jue to escape. Du Fei was extremely resentful about this.

  "Hehe, Xiao Jin, don't be angry anymore, haven't you already won the game? Why are you still sulking?" Zujitian smiled comfortably as he looked at Du Fei, who was lying on the bed resting with a gloomy face due to exhaustion from going public.

  "What a bastard! How despicable! You can't even win a fight, so you have to call for help!" Du Fei said angrily with his hands on his hips.

  "Haha, Xiao Jin, this is also unavoidable. That year, Jue was already admitted to the Royal Academy, and if you had really killed him back then, wouldn't the Royal Academy have lost a talented individual? Plus, Jue was originally the genius youth of Zhong De Province, so his life was extremely valuable to those people, which is why the tournament protected him so much. But now, you've truly become the focus of this tournament, completely overshadowing all the other contestants." Zǔ Jì Tiān smiled and said.

  "Oh, really? But I'm not interested in this at all. My original plan was to withdraw from the tournament after dealing with Nian Gong, and now that my wish has been fulfilled, I don't want to participate in this crappy tournament anymore." Du Fei said somewhat sorrowfully.

  "Oh, Xiao Jin, you mean you're not going to participate in the next competition?" Zujitian asked with a hint of surprise. Du Fei looked at Zujitian and also didn't say anything, just nodding in response.

  Seeing Du Fei nodding, Zu Ji Tian also regained his composure and opened the folding fan in his hand, smiling: "Xiao Jin, I admire your temperament." As he spoke, Zu Ji Tian bowed to Du Fei. Du Fei saw Zu Ji Tian's action and looked at him with a puzzled expression, asking: "What do you mean by this? Is there something wrong?"

  "Heh heh, Xiao Jin, there are some things you may not be aware of yet? For example, the impact of your defeat of Nian Jue today." Zu Ji Tian smiled as he looked at Du Fei.

  "Oh, isn't it just defeating him? What's the big deal?" Du Fei asked doubtfully.

  "Heh heh, although you only defeated Year Jue, this Year Jue is a student who was admitted to the Dongyuan Royal Academy. This also shows how outstanding Year Jue is among his peers. You defeated Year Jue today, do you think this news won't be heard by those people from the Royal Academy? Can they let go of a young genius?" Zu Ji Tian looked at Du Fei and said.

  "You mean those people from the Royal Academy are going to come looking for me?" Du Fei asked with a puzzled expression.

  "Haha, Xiao Jin, you're really good at joking. It's not that the Royal Academy will come to find you, but rather they'll come to recruit you to study within the academy itself, and heavily cultivate you." Zu Ji Tian laughed and said.

  "Cut, don't go." Du Fei heard Zu Ji Tian's words and also spoke in a bad tone.

  "Haha, I guess you won't go, Xiao Jin. With your personality, you've never liked to constrain yourself. This is exactly what my ancestor admired most about you - speaking directly and straightforwardly, never beating around the bush, doing things with a free and easy manner, with a heroic spirit. It's truly a great fortune for me to have met Brother Jin in this life." Zu Ji Tian spoke again, bowing his hands to Du Fei.

  "Go go go, wherever is cooler stay there, don't come back with this nonsense." Du Fei looked at Zu Ji Tian with a weird expression.

  "Heh heh, forget it, I won't bother you either. Since you don't want to participate in the next match, what do you plan to do?" asked Zu Ji Tian.

  "I want to leave tomorrow. Staying here has lost its meaning, what about you?" Du Fei asked Zu Ji Tian.

  "Oh, Little Jin, you're leaving tomorrow?" Zujitian looked at Du Fei with some surprise. Du Fei nodded in response.

  "Oh, but to be honest, I'm worried that you might really have a hard time walking tomorrow." Zu Ji Tian said solemnly.

  "Oh, why? I thought I was leaving, but it seems someone doesn't want me to go. Is it that man who saved the young master looking for trouble with me?" Du Fei said somewhat indignantly.

  "That's not it, I just told you earlier, you're now the focus of the Royal Academy, and all these people are serving the Royal Academy. They've also seen how you defeated Earl Yan today, so if you want to leave tomorrow, they might not agree." Zong Ji Tian said.

  "Oh, I see, so that's how it is. In that case, I won't let them know tomorrow," Du Fei said.

  "If I'm guessing correctly, there's already someone watching our every move within this inn we're staying at." said Zong Ji Tian.

  "Oh, so it's not our language they can all understand?" Du Fei exclaimed in surprise.

  "That won't happen, I think the surveillance personnel they sent out are not that stupid. At most, they would be watching our room from tens of meters outside the inn, either for your safety or to monitor your every move. As for eavesdropping, if it's not a master with the power of Inverse Empty Realm, it's hard not to be discovered by us. And in Zhong De Province, masters who have reached the Inverse Empty Realm can be counted on one hand. Those people sent to surveil you are at most just Condensed Yuan Realm." Zǔ Jì Tiān smiled and said.

  "Oh, so that's how it is. I couldn't tell, you look like a scholar, but your mind is really meticulous." Du Fei said with a smile.

  "Haha, Xiao Jin, you're really joking. It's not that I'm meticulous, but rather you usually don't care about these things at all." Zu Ji Tian said with a smile.

  "Hey, are you mocking me?" Du Fei said with a hint of playfulness.

  "Haha, just kidding. But seriously, if you really want to leave, it's not that difficult, I'll take care of it." Zu Ji Tian said with a pat on his chest.

  "Oh, you mean you want to go with me too?" Du Fei asked in doubt.

  "You've all left, are you leaving me here alone? I'm not out to travel the world now. I won't say much more to you, you rest well, I won't disturb you." said Zu Ji Tian.

  "Hey, don't go, let's talk some more." Du Fei pulled at Zu Ji Tian to stop him from leaving.

  "Be careful, there's a hidden weapon." Du Fei quickly pulled down Zu Ji Tian, and saw that Zu Ji Tian swiftly opened his folding fan. "Clang clang" two sounds came, and saw two small flying knives sliding out of Zu Ji Tian's folding fan. Zu Ji Tian quickly went to the door, quickly opening it, but outside the door was already empty.

  Zuji Tian quickly turned his head, and at this time Du Fei had just flipped over from the bed. Zuji Tian hastily said: "Xiao Jin, your injury is not healed yet, don't get up, I'll go if there's anything."

  "It's nothing, it's just a minor matter, only a skin injury. Have you found the person who launched the sneak attack?" Du Fei asked.

  Zuji Tian went to support Du Fei, but was rejected by Du Fei. Both of them looked around the room. Du Fei shouted loudly: "You bastard, which turtle grandson has the guts to come out and see if I don't chop you to death." Seeing no reaction, Du Fei continued to scold a few more times.

  Zu Ji Tian walked to the window and picked up the flying knife, seeing a small piece of paper stuck on it. Du Fei also saw the paper in Zu Ji Tian's hand, and both quickly sat down to look at the words on the paper: "Today I will use your head to sacrifice my third brother." Du Fei furrowed his brow, looking puzzled at Zu Ji Tian, asking: "Are they talking about you?"

  Zu Ji Tian was also left speechless by Du Fei's words, staring at him in shock. It wasn't until after a while that he finally spoke up and said, "Is this good for you?"

  "I? Let me think?" Du Fei took the note in surprise, looked at it once, and then his eyes lit up with excitement: "Oh, I know! It's that guy Luo Lie!" Zu Ji Tian saw Du Fei's excited expression and couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time. At this critical moment, he was still so calm, just like a child playing house.

  "I'm asking you what's there to be happy about. They're here to kill you, and you can still manage a smile?" Zong Ji Tian said with a bitter laugh.

  Upon hearing Zhu Ji Tian's words, Du Fei also froze his expression for an instant before changing it to one of anger and saying: "Damn it, how did these guys find out I'm here?"

  "I don't know, probably they have their eyes and ears within the city too. I think this place is not suitable for us to stay, we need to think of a way to escape." Zu Ji Tian said with his hand supporting his chin.

  "Who cares? One comes and I'll chop one, two come and I'll chop a pair." Du Fei roared.

  "Haha, you little scamp, with such a arrogant tone, I'll see how fierce you are when I arrive today. Can you escape?" A sudden burst of maniacal laughter came from outside the door.

  Du Fei heard a burst of laughter and his pupils contracted as he said, "Luo Lie?"

  A loud "bang" was heard, and Du Fei's door was kicked into pieces.

  Du Fei and Zu Ji Tian were shocked to see the scene outside the door, where four figures stood, each with a fierce and angry gaze at Du Fei and the other.

  "Lu Lie, Lu Gang, it's you two." Du Fei had already taken a fighting stance, ready to attack the few people at any moment. Looking at the other two: "You're that dead fatso too, and you, you're the old mixed hair who saved Nian Gong?" The dead fatso in Du Fei's mouth was the fat boss of the gambling house that day, while the old mixed hair in Du Fei's mouth was Nian Yun.

  "Haha, you little scoundrel, now you're on the verge of death, and yet you still have the nerve to speak?" Yun Yan said, looking at Du Fei with disdain.

  "Aren't you afraid of trouble from the people of Dongyuan Country?" Zu Ji Tian asked anxiously.

  "Don't try to scare me with that little trick, I'm not afraid." Luo Gang said disdainfully.

  "What kind of people are you?" asked Zu Ji Tian.

  "Hmph, we are here to take your lives." As he spoke, Luo Lie took the lead in launching an attack on the two of them...