Chapter 307 Meimei: Go ahead and fight, don't you know who protects me?
Sheng Fei saw the complete message on Mu Mengbai's Wind Listening Ruler.
The woman named Chu Jin was known as the Little Medical Sage in the capital of Qingyang. It was said that she was beautiful, kind-hearted, and had profound medical skills, having saved many people.
This person, who has an excellent reputation among outsiders, happens to be his half-sister.
When Sheng Fei was a child, he suspected that Gu Gan was Nangong Ming's illegitimate son. He never expected that the illegitimate son hidden outside was someone else.
He read through the lines, his face growing increasingly grim.
Upon hearing Xu Qianqian say that the Nangong family was cooperating with the rebels, he was so angry that he let out a cold laugh.
This was a deliberate trap set while he was away, to lure Sui Sui to the Golden Pearl Banquet, and then use Chu Jin's affair to smear the Nangong family in order to provoke Sui Sui, while using the information gap between Taiyi and Qingyang to amplify the Nangong family's scandal and make everyone laugh at them.
He didn't believe his father would collude with the rebels. Even if he did, his father would never let anyone know.
This kind of targeting, which doesn't directly attack him but instead specifically targets people and things related to him, is a deliberate attempt to disgust him, which infuriates Sheng Fei.
Sheng Fei's bloodied hands gripped the Listening Wind Ruler tightly, as if he regarded it as Su Xingchao, wishing he could crush it and stomp it into the mud.
The only truth passed up at the Golden Pearl Banquet was that Chu Jin was indeed a child of the Nangong family, the biological daughter of Nangong Ming and Madam Su.
Sheng Fei is no longer the child he once was. He knows his father's temper; he won't mistake his own child for someone else, nor will he abandon his bloodline so easily.
In other words, Chu Jin was not an illegitimate child; she was simply raised outside the palace and not raised in the royal residence with them.
Sheng Fei was displeased. What was so special about this child? A little medical saint? That was laughable, especially since she happened to be a female doctor, the kind of person he hated the most.
The father can bring Chu Jin back to the palace to acknowledge her identity, but whether he will acknowledge this sister of the physician is another matter entirely.
Just like when he didn't like Yu Sui when they were kids, but he still gave Yu Sui face in public, it's like family members fighting each other, so that outsiders wouldn't notice or have a chance to talk.
Sheng Fei dismissed all other claims, such as that Chu Jin had collaborated with the rebels to harm the young lady of the Zhongli family, as mere rumors.
How could someone be so stupid?
Why did you bother with the Zhongli family? And it had to be Zhongli Que, in particular. Even if it weren't for the Zhongli family, my second brother would be furious with you.
As Sheng Fei continued reading, he was speechless when he discovered that Su Feng had personally taken Chu Jin to Chongtai Third Prison.
These two have all gone mad, haven't they!
Compared to what happened in Qingyang Imperial Capital, Sheng Fei was even more furious that Su Xingchao dared to use the Nangong family to threaten him, playing dirty tricks behind his back and even smearing the Nangong family. He was truly courting death.
All he wanted to do right now was kill Su Xingchao. He didn't even want to participate in the Hundred Schools Night Walk; he just wanted to get back to Qingyang immediately!
Sheng Fei took a deep breath, his fingers gripping the Wind Listening Ruler so tightly that they turned bluish-white. He turned and left, saying, "I forgot what I just said. I want Su Xingchao dead right now."
Fang Tianchen: "..."
He and Mu Mengbai caught up and grabbed Sheng Fei from either side. Sheng Fei glanced at the two of them with a sinister look in his eyes. Fang Tianchen said decisively, "I think you need to rest now."
Mu Mengbai nodded and said, "Yes, yes, we need to rest well to prepare for the upcoming battle!"
Before Sheng Fei could finish speaking, Fang Tianchen knocked him unconscious.
Mu Mengbai, supporting the suddenly collapsed Sheng Fei, exclaimed in shock, "What am I supposed to do if you knock him out?! The Hundred Families Night Parade has already begun! What if someone attacks us later..."
Fang Tianchen: "Who dares to attack the Discipline Department? Do they think the instructors outside are dead?"
Mu Mengbai said speechlessly, "Didn't they die during the Hundred Families' Night Parade?"
"No one knows he's been released yet. You just stay here and keep an eye on Sheng Fei. Most people won't go to the Disciplinary Division. Just make sure he doesn't get discovered by Su Xingchao." Fang Tianchen strode out. "I'm in a hurry. See you later."
"No way, you really left?" Mu Mengbai couldn't believe it. "What if someone attacks? Are there really stubborn guys like that who would charge into the Discipline Division?"
Fang Tianchen refused, so Mu Mengbai turned to look at Xia Feichen: "Young General Xia, you must..."
Xia Feichen quickly followed Fang Tianchen ahead.
"Are you two serious? Hey!"
"..."
Dormitory.
Yu Sui listened to the noise around her. Their front door was relatively quiet, but she discovered the situation on Sheng Fei's side through the Five Elements Light Core of the monitoring system. So she said to Mei Liangyu, "My third brother has deciphered the inscription."
Mei Liangyu, who was concentrating on regulating her breathing with her eyes closed, did not make a move.
Yu Sui told Mei Liangyu the meaning of the inscription that Sheng Fei had deciphered: "According to Third Brother, the fragments of the Floating Pagoda are in the Boundless Abyss of the Ghost Daoist sect."
Fang Tianchen and Xia Feichen went ahead first, and Yu Sui then had the Five Elements Light Cores that were following Sheng Fei chase after the two of them.
Yu Sui: "Fang Tiancheng and Xia Feichen learned the meaning of the inscription first and have already rushed towards the Wujian Mountain Abyss."
Upon hearing this, Mei Liangyu opened one eye and asked, "How did you know that?"
He knew that Yu Sui could control several mountains, but when his soul and spirit were united just now, he did not know about the five elemental light cores he released, nor could he see the location and scene of the light cores.
"You didn't know?" Yu Sui was somewhat surprised.
Mei Liangyu said, "I can sense that your Five Elements Light Core is very special, but I can't explain exactly how it is special."
Yu Sui understood. Perhaps it was because her senior brother was only focused on finding the strange fire at the time. She stretched out her hand to Mei Liangyu and said, "Look."
In those two fair palms, five shimmering light cores of the Five Elements appeared.
Mei Liangyu had considered many unusual aspects, but he never expected it to be so shocking. Watching the five elements light cores emerge from the void in Yu Sui's palm, he felt as if he had seen a ghost.
Everyone only has one Five Elements Light Core, which exists only deep in the chest cavity. How could she spread out more than one of the Five Elements Light Cores in her palm?
Mei Liangyu's understanding of the Nine Schools of Arts and the world was overturned in that instant.
While he was still in shock, Yu Sui had already noticed that people had come from outside. There were quite a few people, some of whom directly launched an attack on the house to test the waters.
Three sharp icicles pierced straight towards the tightly closed door, and the dark brown doors and windows were instantly covered in frost. Yu Sui flicked his hand and sent a Five Elements Light Core flying towards the door.
The light core exploded, and the overflowing Five Elements Qi instantly transformed into three burning rockets, accurately meeting the three ice pillars outside the house.
Mei Liangyu: "..."
You can use your Five Elements Light Core like this?
Now he opened both his eyes, even pausing his spiritual recuperation, and focused on watching Yu Sui make his move.
Three rockets pierced through the three ice pillars outside, and the second Five Elements Light Core floating beside Yu Sui also exploded, turning into a fire pattern standing in front of her. Yu Sui made a hand seal with one hand, and the fire pattern instantly expanded into an array, attaching itself to the dark brown door.
The Nine Schools of Ghostly Daoism: Heart Fire Talisman.
Mei Liangyu raised his hand and touched his brow bone, his expression strange. One of the Five Elements Light Cores was a manifestation of the Heart Fire Talisman, and the other was a manifestation of the Blazing Sun Array.
He's really seen something new today.
What is that? It's the Five Elements Light Core that everyone only has once!
According to Zou Qian, the Nine Mysterious Methods are about the control over the Five Elements. He believes that Yu Sui should be taught the Water element first, but Yu Sui feels that he is most confident in controlling the Fire element.
So even though Zou Qian didn't teach her, she privately practiced using the power of the fire element more often.
Those outside the door saw the frost that had previously covered the door disintegrate with the sudden appearance of the Heartfire Talisman. Bright, burning flame patterns were then pasted onto the door and the passageway, raising the surrounding temperature and making it scorching hot.
People in the corridor felt as if they were in the scorching summer sun, and their mouths suddenly became dry.
Yu Qingwen, a disciple of the Farmer School, hid behind the door and asked, "Is that a Heart Fire Talisman?"
Tie Peng, also a disciple of the Ghost Daoist School, keenly sensed something was amiss and cursed, "That brat Mei Liangyu is still finding new ways to torment us! Using the Heart Fire Talisman to activate the Blazing Sun Array, burning the five elements of energy within the array—is he trying to outlast us in a battle of wits?"
The military strategist Bai Zhengqi shouted, "Whoever goes first, charge in first!"
Tie Peng said, "He doesn't have the Sword Spirit of the Military School or the Star Sea of the Yin-Yang School, so he definitely can't withstand the attacks from both of you. You guys charge first!"
Upon hearing this, Bi Tong, who had been waiting silently outside the corridor, formed a hand seal. A purple star line flashed, and the Frost Serpent, carrying an aura of ice, charged towards the door.
As a top-level disciple of the Yin-Yang School's ninth realm sorcerer, although his overall strength in one-on-one combat is not as good as Mei Liangyu's, he is not so bad that he cannot even break the Blazing Sun Formation!
In the past, the academy prohibited private duels, so no one would use large-scale low-level magic in places like dormitories. However, during the Hundred Families Night Parade, no one cared about this rule.
The enormous body of the Frost Serpent almost filled the entire passageway. It coiled and overlapped in two layers, crowding the doorway, which was frozen shut again. The serpent opened its blood-red maw and charged into the inner room.
Although there were many people outside, Yu Sui inside the house remained calm. Upon noticing Bi Tong's attack, he changed his stance by forming hand seals, and golden protective energy ignited around his body. The five elemental light cores floating around him exploded together, igniting the overflowing unclaimed energy.
How can this explode?
Mei Liangyu's understanding of the lowly world collapsed, but that didn't stop him from watching with great interest.
He wondered how his junior sister suddenly knew the techniques of a hundred schools of thought. It turned out that she had an unknown number of Five Elements Light Cores. She had just exploded seven Five Elements Light Cores, and with the two she had used with the Heart Fire Talisman and the Blazing Sun Array, one Five Elements Light Core was enough to cultivate the techniques of a hundred schools of thought.
Even Mei Liangyu doesn't dare to use the word "genius" to describe Yu Sui now; neither word is worthy of it. It can only be said that his junior sister is defying the heavens.
Yu Sui also wanted to show Mei Liangyu his skills, so he used the method of exploding the Five Elements Light Core to represent each of the Nine Schools of Arts.
The five elemental light cores that exploded within the Blazing Sun Formation released a large amount of unclaimed energy that was ignited within the formation, resulting in a massive burst of scorching flames that rained down after a loud bang.
The explosion dealt a heavy blow to the charging frost serpent, and those hiding in the passageway heard the sound of ice shattering.
The sizzling sound of something being roasted over a fire, its juices dripping, could be heard from the floor and walls of the corridor. Although the flames disappeared when they landed, some areas still showed signs of burning.
The Frost Serpent evaporated instantly with a sound of ice shattering. Bi Tong dodged the falling flames repeatedly, but still narrowly missed one of them.
The flames vanished in an instant, but he felt a sharp pain in his right arm. He cried out and rolled to the ground. When he lifted his sleeve, he saw that the result of being burned by the flowing fire in the Blazing Sun Formation was that his flesh was festering and the red-hot bone was almost visible.
Many onlookers on the same floor were surprised to see Bi Tong's injuries. The Blazing Sun Formation seemed to only devour the five elements, and they originally thought it wasn't a big threat, but they didn't expect it could be used in this way.
"Bi Tong, you!" Bai Zhengqi glanced at the injured and retreating Bi Tong with disappointment, cursing him as a good-for-nothing in his heart, while becoming even more vigilant.
He drew his sword, its blade pure white, reflecting the sword spirit hidden behind him.
Bai Zhengqi said to Tie Peng, "I'll break down the door; you find a way to break this Blazing Sun Formation!"
As a disciple of the Ghost Daoist School, Tie Peng knew how to break the Blazing Sun Formation guarding the door. He hid in the shadows, staring at the Heart Fire Talisman on the door, feeling somewhat puzzled.
Mei Liangyu doesn't usually use the Nine-Style Techniques of the Ghost Daoist School, so why did he think of using the Heart Fire Talisman to activate the Blazing Sun Formation today? This isn't his fighting style!
When Bi Tong used the Void Constellation General technique, he could have imagined that Mei Liangyu would retaliate with the same Yin-Yang School Nine Schools technique. However, the sudden burst of fire generated by the Blazing Sun Formation was a move he hadn't considered, and it could even be coordinated like this.
Could it be that the person inside the house isn't Mei Liangyu?
The thought popped into Tie Peng's head, and he suddenly realized something and hurriedly said to Bai Zhengqi, "Wait! What if it's inside?"
Before he could finish speaking, Bai Zhengqi had already charged forward with his sword.
Return to the Sea Second Stage Flying Stream Slash.
Bai Zhengqi and his sword spirit attacked simultaneously. He leaped into the air, and clear, light blue seawater ripples could be seen on the sword. The sword energy he gathered was sharp, and his attack speed was extremely fast, like a giant wave rising in front of him. He and his sword spirit worked together to cleave the door in half through the blazing sun array that was devouring and igniting the five elements.
Amidst the deafening crash of the shattered door, there was also the piercing sound of water and fire colliding. The closer one got inside, the sharper the sword's cry became from Bai Zhengqi's longsword.
The girl, who was standing inside the house with her hands forming a hand seal, looked up and met Bai Zhengqi's surprised eyes.
Bai Zhengqi's astonished eyes reflected the red-dressed girl standing in a row with the Heartfire Talisman. She was dressed in red with black hair, flamboyant yet calm.
That delicate and beautiful face looked innocent and harmless at first glance, and you wouldn't feel any threat from it. But when those extremely dark pupils looked straight into Bai Zhengqi's eyes, he felt his palms, which were holding the sword, burning hot to the bone.
The person in this room is not Mei Liangyu at all!
The moment Bai Zhengqi realized what was happening, it was already too late. His sword was still slashing towards Yu Sui when he heard a crisp, clear sound. A golden light flashed in the girl's eyes.
The Heavenly Secrets Technique for Capturing Spirits.
Oops!
Bai Zhengqi realized something was wrong, but luckily the sword spirit stepped forward first and blocked him and Yu Sui.
Yu Sui raised her hand, and countless fire patterns attached to her hand flew out, expanding to bind the sword spirit completely, turning into raging fire and shredding it.
Bai Zhengqi witnessed the sword spirit shatter in a very short time, but because he was controlled by the spirit, he could not move and could only watch helplessly as Yu Sui lightly leaped up, turned around and kicked the sword that he was blocking.
The sword, glowing red-hot in the blazing sun array, snapped with a dull thud. The kick struck Bai Zhengqi squarely in the chest, sending him flying.
The others hiding in the corridor only saw Bai Zhengqi being knocked out and smashing through the door of the opposite room, making a loud crashing sound.
Even from outside, Tie Peng felt the pain, and instinctively clenched his fists. Looking at the people inside, he couldn't help but take a deep breath.
It really wasn't Mei Liangyu who did it, but he would never have imagined it would be Nangong Sui!
When did Nangong Sui become so amazing?
Wasn't she still hovering around the first or second realm? She kicked a ninth-realm military strategist, breaking his sword and sending him flying. That's almost tenth-realm strength!
Tie Peng couldn't believe it and hid behind the wooden plank, daring not to peek out no matter what.
Bai Zhengqi could hear the sound of bones cracking, and he didn't even have the strength to get up.
Inside the room, Cao Ao sat at the table, speechless, and said, "I've already placed twenty-six layers of defensive barriers on my door!"
He angrily stood up, went to the middle of the corridor, and shouted across the hall, "Mei Liangyu! You little brat!"
After Cao Ao saw who was standing in the house across the street, he immediately fell silent.
The girl in the room rolled up her sleeves, revealing her fair forearms covered with dense fire patterns, indicating that she was the master of the Blazing Sun Formation. The broken sword kicked away Bai Zhengqi's ghost Taoist sorcerer.
Whispers of onlookers filled the corridor:
"Nangong Sui?!"
"Who is this? This seemingly delicate and beautiful girl just kicked Bai Zhengqi away like that?"
"Bai Zhengqi, if you can't fight, go home and farm! How come you can't even beat a first-level sorcerer from the Ghost Dao family? Are you letting her go just because she's pretty?!"
"You're still at the first realm? You must be blind to see that no one below the sixth or seventh realm can use her Blazing Sun Formation!"
Bai Zhengqi was so angry that he wanted to get up, grab that person by the neck, and yell at them: "If she's only at the first level, I'm a mediocre person!"
Taoist disciple Chen Xian originally intended to go out to see the open trials announced today, but she happened to run into Bai Zhengqi and others who came to cause trouble for Mei Liangyu, so she stayed to watch the excitement for a while, but unexpectedly saw this scene.
She rolled her eyes and told Gu Gan about it on the wind-listening ruler.
Yu Sui is considered a semi-celebrity at Taiyi Academy, and the argument she had at the Golden Pearl Banquet last night has also spread privately, so many people recognized her today.
People were all shocked at how she suddenly became so powerful overnight.
Yu Qingwen, who was hiding opposite Tie Peng, gave him a wink and whispered, "What do we do now?"
Tie Peng said with a dark face, "How was I supposed to know that the person who made the move inside would be Nangong Sui!"
"Who is she?" Yu Qingwen was clearly one of the few people who didn't know Princess Nangong.
"Mei Liangyu's junior sister! Nangong Sui, the disciple chosen by Sage Changgen when she entered Taiyi at the beginning of the year!" Tie Peng said through gritted teeth, "I thought it was already incredibly amazing that she went from being an ordinary sorcerer to a ninth-rate sorcerer, but I never expected that she would go from the first realm to who knows what realm she is now!"
Yu Qingwen thought for a moment, vaguely remembering something, then peeked out and shouted, "Mei Liangyu! What kind of person are you, hiding behind a woman!"
After hearing this, Yu Sui glanced at Yu Qingwen.
Mei Liangyu, inside the room, smiled, showing no sign of anger. He loudly proclaimed to the people outside, "From today onwards, anyone who wants to spar with me or cause me trouble will have to get past my junior sister first!"
"My junior sister advanced to the eighth realm overnight thanks to the Farmhouse Breath Soil. If anyone is not convinced, feel free to challenge her."
Mei Liangyu conveniently shifted the blame for Yu Suisheng's advancement to Xirang, since everyone knew that the Farmer's Treasure Xirang was inside Nangong Ming's daughter, Nangong Sui.
People only knew that the Breath of Earth was inside Yu Sui's body, but they didn't know what changes the Breath of Earth would undergo inside her body or what effects it would have. So when Mei Liangyu said this, people found it very novel and reasonable.
Of course, there are also people who don't believe it.
"Reaching eight realms in one night? Who are you trying to fool?" Yu Qingwen shouted. "You must have tampered with it. You make her look powerful now, but it's only temporary!"
Mei Liangyu sneered, "Do you really want to show off how smart you are?"
Yu Sui innocently said to the outsiders, "My senior brother's soul is injured. It would be dishonest for you to attack him while he is injured. So I will not let you pass until my senior brother recovers."
Mei Liangyu was injured, or was it his soul that was injured?
These words stirred up even more people's interest. Yu Qingwen and Tie Peng exchanged a glance, their fighting spirit rekindled.
Mei Liangyu's soul was injured; this was a golden opportunity!
Although Nangong Sui has advanced to the eighth realm, they were caught off guard just now. This time they are well prepared and will definitely not have a situation like Bai Zhengqi's!
Yu Sui could sense that after she spread the news of her senior brother's injury, more people wanted to take action.
Those who watched the spectacle without intervening before may now join in and fuel the flames.
But she remained completely calm, standing in the blazing sun formation with ease.
In the next layer, half of the people made their move because of Mei Liangyu, while the other half were interested in Yu Sui.
Chen Xian was standing at the door watching the commotion, the wind chime in her hand buzzing. She answered the telepathic call and heard Gu Gan ask in a deep voice, "What do you mean? Where is Sui Sui?"
She tiptoed back into the house and whispered, "In Mei Liangyu's room, she just announced that anyone who wants to challenge Mei Liangyu must get past her first."
Upon hearing this, only three words came to Gu Gan's mind: Impossible!
[Author's Note]
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
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