Chapter 91: Turning Danger into Safety

  "Haha, so you're all here. I see there's nowhere for you to escape now. Hmm? How did an old man get added to the mix?" Luo Lie also revealed a sly smile upon seeing Du Fei and the others.

  The old beggar looked at Luo Lie with a look of disgust and asked Du Fei: "Little ghost, who is he? Why does he look so annoying?" Du Fei's face was filled with anxiety at this time, after all, the strength of Luo Lie and others were above his and Zu Ji Tian's. If they really fought, although he wasn't afraid, the gap in strength was too big, and it would be certain death for his side. Hearing the old beggar's words, Du Fei looked at him in surprise and said: "Let me go quickly, otherwise they will kill you together with me." As he spoke, Du Fei shook off the old beggar's hand on his neck. "Wow, little boy, your strength is quite big, can't tell from looking at you." The old beggar said with a playful tone.

  "You stupid thing, get out of here quickly, otherwise I'll kill you along with him!" At this time, Luo Gang saw that the old beggar didn't respond to his angry scolding.

  "This guy's mouth is really stinky, looks like he needs a good lesson!" The old beggar said with a mischievous tone.

  "Haha, I'm telling you, old man, are you tired of living or what? Ah, big brother, why don't we just take care of these three bastards today and let them come pay their respects to Third Brother?" Luo Gang said.

  "Stop the nonsense, let's take action together." Luo Lie had already made his move and was ready to attack the three of them. Du Fei and Zu Ji Tian saw that the four of them were making preparations and their hearts were also lifted high.

  "Oh, so you're bullying the weak with your strength. I hate people like that, who wield their power to oppress others. You don't look like a good person either. This matter is settled today, and I won't let these thugs hurt you." The old beggar smiled at Du Fei, who felt a chill run down his spine. He asked in disbelief, "Are you Kong Yuan Shi?" Du Fei couldn't believe that the disheveled old man in front of him was actually Kong Yuan Shi, whose status on the continent was extremely prestigious. Even if one's cultivation wasn't impressive, just being a ordinary person of good standing wouldn't reduce them to the state of this old beggar, who didn't even have a decent piece of clothing to cover himself. Du Fei was also half-believing and half-doubting the old beggar's words.

  "You'll know soon." The old beggar's tone became somewhat solemn, and he put Du Fei on the ground. At this time, Luo Lie and others had already launched their martial skills, and several wind blades cut through the air, directly attacking the position of the three people. Just as the wind blade was about to approach the old beggar, Du Fei and Zu Ji Tian shouted in unison: "Quickly dodge!" However, the old beggar's behavior really shocked the two of them. The old beggar lightly raised his right hand, pointing with his index finger: "Break." At the moment when the wind blade touched the old beggar's fingertips, it instantly dissipated and disappeared, turning into a gust of wind that dispersed in front of everyone's eyes. Du Fei saw the strange scene and also narrowed his eyes, looking at what was happening in front of him with some disbelief, blinking his eyes, slowly turning his head to look at the old beggar, revealing a surprised expression. And just as the wind blade dissipated, several more martial skills came, but they were all easily broken by the old beggar.

  Lu Lie and the others were shocked to see their martial skills being effortlessly neutralized by the old beggar, staring at him with wide eyes. Lu Lie spoke up first: "How is this possible? This old man is also a Controlling Yuan Master, and his strength is so powerful." The few of them began to become vigilant.

  "Haha, I thought you guys were more formidable, but it's just like this." The old beggar looked at the crowd with a playful gaze.

  "I didn't know the noble sir's surname and name, and I'm afraid we didn't realize you were present, which was an affront. Please forgive us." Luo Lie had already sensed the old beggar's formidable power and immediately changed his attitude, speaking to the old man with great courtesy.

  "Oh, you've changed your tune quickly, haven't you? Just now you were after my life, and now you're in this state?" The old beggar chuckled as he looked at Luo Lie and the others. At this point, Luo Lie and the others didn't dare to make any sudden moves. To think that with just a hint of his true energy, he could neutralize several people's martial techniques - that could only mean that the old beggar's strength was definitely above the Inverse Empty Realm, perhaps even higher. Moreover, seeing how effortlessly the old beggar had neutralized their techniques without using any force, it was likely that his strength wasn't just at the Inverse Empty Realm level.

  "Just now I was too impulsive and offended you, I hope the superior person will forgive me. It's just that we have been pursuing and killing our brothers' enemies for a long time, and today we met our enemy, so we were furious and spoke offensively to the superior person." Luo Lie said.

  "Oh, an enemy? Who is it, him?" The old beggar spoke as he grabbed Du Fei's neck and lifted him into the air. Du Fei also grasped the old beggar's hands with both of his own, shouting: "You old thing, let go quickly, I'm going to die from pain!" "Hehe, you little brat, is your mouth sharp? Do you believe that I can send you out right now?" The old beggar laughed and looked at Du Fei, making a throwing motion. Du Fei's face was twisted in agony as he struggled desperately, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't shake off the old beggar's grip.

  "Master, the little demon in your hand is the murderer who killed my brother, it's him." Luo Lie pointed at Du Fei with a burst of anger.

  "Oh, it's really you." The old beggar looked at Du Fei with interest and said to Luo Lie and the others: "Then tell me why this little guy killed your brother. If there is a good reason, I will send him over to you. If not, then I'll consider it."

  "Alright, here's the thing. This is my second brother Luo Gang," Luo Lie said as he pointed to Luo Gang, who also nodded respectfully towards the old beggar. Luo Lie continued with a hint of sadness in his voice: "We were originally three brothers, and our bond was extremely deep. My second brother and I were fortunate enough to become masters, but my third brother wasn't so lucky. He's been weak and sickly since childhood, so as his older brothers, we could only try our best to give him the best life possible. My third brother had a kind heart." Luo Lie said this, but Du Fei suddenly shouted: "You're lying! You think you can deceive us with your nonsense? Your third brother had a kind heart?" Luo Lie remained calm and continued: "A few days ago, my third brother was walking alone on the street when he encountered a woman from a good family who was taking a stroll." Luo Lie pointed to Du Fei again. When Du Fei heard Luo Lie's words about him harassing a woman from a good family, he couldn't believe it and waited for Luo Lie to continue. The old beggar also looked at Du Fei with suspicion and asked: "You're still so young, yet you're already harassing women from good families?" Du Fei was about to explain himself, but the old beggar cut him off and said: "Don't speak now, let him finish. You, continue." The old beggar nodded at Luo Lie to proceed.

  Luo Lie saw the old beggar and continued to speak, his voice cracking again: "My third brother stepped forward to stop him, but this little devil relied on being a controller and was lawless. He kicked my third brother to the ground with one foot. Although my third brother was weak and sickly, he didn't fear him at all in order to save that virtuous woman who was being harassed. So, my third brother struggled to get up and continued to reason with him. He knew he was in the wrong and also knew my third brother was just an ordinary person. To save face, he ruthlessly killed my third brother!" After Luo Lie finished speaking, he covered his face with his hand and pretended to sob, while Luo Gang and others secretly lowered their heads to cooperate with Luo Lie.

  "Are you telling the truth?" The old beggar looked at several people with a puzzled face. Luo Lie heard the old beggar's words and immediately stopped his crying, saying: "High person, what I said is true, if you don't believe me, you can ask him." Luo Lie pointed to Du Fei. The old beggar also looked at Du Fei, asking with a bitter expression: "Is what he said true? Did you really beat up the Liang family's woman and kill someone? You're not that old, are you?" "Do you think I'm some kind of abnormal kid who can't control himself?" Du Fei angrily replied. "You're still a kid, I look at you and you seem to be around 17 or 18 years old, an adult already." "You damn idiot, how dare you slander me? How do you know the situation so clearly?" Du Fei loudly scolded Luo Lie.

  "Hmph, I also heard it from those passersby." Luo Lie said with a righteous tone. "You're talking nonsense!" Du Fei angrily retorted.

  Here is the translation:

  "So, for fairness' sake, you also say why you two have a grudge against each other. Then I'll decide who's true and who's false." The old beggar said with a smile.

  "Speak then speak, I'm not afraid of you," Du Fei said while gesturing to the old beggar to let him down on the ground. "I'm suffering terribly."

  The old beggar immediately loosened his grip, and Du Fei fell to the ground like a vicious dog. "Ah!" A pained cry came from Du Fei as he slowly got up, looking at the old beggar with malice.

  "Are you intentionally messing with me, you old scoundrel?" The old beggar smiled smugly but didn't say anything.

  Du Fei glared at the old beggar and began to tell his story about what happened in Xing'an City. The old beggar listened with a smile on his face.

  After speaking for several minutes, Du Fei finally finished describing the situation at that time. He looked at the old beggar with disdain on his face. Luo Lie saw Du Fei looking at the old beggar like this and immediately scolded him, "You little rascal really don't know how high the sky is or how thick the earth is! A superior person gives you an opportunity to speak, but not only do you not thank them, you also show no respect. I think you're too arrogant. My third brother died at the hands of this ill-mannered little rascal." Luo Lie was indeed very clever. By saying this, he first used Du Fei's disrespect towards the old beggar to make the old beggar feel disgusted with Du Fei. Then, he used Du Fei's impolite behavior to prove that what he said was true. This way, he confused the old beggar's judgment. Luo Lie's plan was indeed well thought out, but even though he had planned everything carefully, he still didn't expect the old beggar's next reaction.

  "Haha, I've also heard both of your accounts, but who's telling the truth and who's lying...?" The old beggar said with a smile, avoiding a direct answer and closing his eyes. Du Fei and Luo Lie were furious, their faces red with anger. "I'm telling the truth, I'm telling the truth!" Du Fei argued again with Luo Lie. The old beggar raised his hand to signal them to stop, and they immediately fell silent, focusing all their attention on him. The old beggar slowly opened his eyes, smiled, and looked at both sides: "Actually, I don't care about what you're saying is true or false. I just think it's fun to see you two arguing, so I'm teasing you a bit. Haha, didn't expect that, did you?" Du Fei and Luo Lie heard the old beggar's words and instantly felt anger in their eyes, but Luo Lie quickly suppressed his anger, knowing that the old beggar was much stronger than him. He could only swallow his anger silently. But Du Fei had a fearless personality, not caring about the other person's strength: "You old scoundrel, you just know how to bully people! If I could beat you, I would have already thrashed you!" Luo Lie heard Du Fei's words and felt pleased in his heart, thinking that he had found an opportunity. He turned to the old beggar and said respectfully: "Sir, please hand over this little rascal to me and my brothers, so we can teach him a lesson for being so disrespectful to you. It will also be a way for us to avenge my poor brother."

  Just as Luo Lie finished speaking, the old beggar pushed out a palm and laughed: "Ah, I told you earlier that you are bullying the weak with your guns, and I don't like this at all. Now that I'm interested in this little ghost, I don't want to fight you either. I don't care about your deep-seated hatred for each other, but I must warn you: I will train this little ghost well, do you understand? As he spoke the last few words, the old beggar's tone became extremely cold, and a strong aura emanated from his body, shocking everyone present. The crowd felt that the old beggar's aura was like an insurmountable mountain in front of them.

  "I understand what you mean, so I'll take my leave." Luo Lie looked at Du Fei with great reluctance and said: "However, may I ask for the honorable surname of the superior person?"

  The old beggar also burst out laughing upon hearing Luo Lie's words: "Haha, kid, it seems you still don't give up. I've said that I won't make things difficult for you all today, but since you insist on doing this, then I have no choice." Luo Lie immediately understood the old beggar's meaning as well. Without further ado, he led a few people to board their flying vessel and left everyone's line of sight. Du Fei let out a sigh of relief upon seeing Luo Lie and his group leave, but before he could even sit down properly with Zu Ji Tian, the old beggar turned around with a sinister grin on his face, causing the two to become vigilant once again...

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