"What? You haven't eaten for two days?"
Hearing this, Feng Jiu felt heartbroken and gritted her teeth, saying, "Damn Li Rui, what exactly is he trying to do? You wait, I'll definitely get revenge for you later!"
"Please don't!"
Yuan Ye quickly said, "Old Li isn't a bad person at heart. He's just worried that I might not be able to win and something might happen to me! You don't know, the brothers who challenged Liu Yuning before all ended up pretty badly. They lost their arms or legs, and they couldn't even continue their military careers!"
"And this doesn't count as a work injury, so there's no compensation. But Old Li didn't mistreat them; he even used his own money to help them out! Sigh, Hongwu Sect has been really arrogant these past two years. Old Li is a good person in every way, except he's too timid. He just wants to wait until retirement and doesn't want anything to go wrong!" Yuan Ye said helplessly.
Feng Jiu snorted, "Alright, you don't need to speak up for him. When I, Feng Jiu, govern my troops, I've always been fair in rewards and punishments. I've allowed Hongwu Sect to grow and prosper, and this is just him being negligent! Just wait and see how I deal with him!"
"However, on the other hand!"
Feng Jiu paused, then looked at Yuan Ye and asked, "You're a whole realm below that Liu Yuning, aren't you afraid of dying?"
Yuan Ye paused for a moment, then sighed, "Of course I'm scared! How could I not be scared! But compared to failure, I'm more afraid of the Fengtian Army's reputation being damaged! If the Fengtian Army can't even save face, what face do I, Yuan Ye, have to live in this world? Rather than that, I might as well take a gamble. Even if I lose, at least I, Yuan Ye, tried my best, and I'll die with honor!"
Feng Jiu nodded approvingly, "You lad, you've got some backbone! No wonder you're my disciple!"
“Father Feng, you acknowledge me?” Yuan Ye’s eyes lit up.
He had always wanted to become Feng Jiu's disciple, but Feng Jiu had always refused to accept him.
Judging from what Feng's father is saying, he actually intends to take him in!
Feng Jiu said calmly, "Whether you can officially become my disciple depends on whether you can win back honor for my Feng Army. I don't have high expectations for you. As long as you can walk off the stage alive, I will acknowledge you as my disciple!"
"really?"
Yuan Ye was initially excited, but his expression soon darkened.
Feng Jiu frowned. "What's wrong? Losing confidence?"
Yuan Ye sighed, "Father Feng, as you know, Liu Yuning is a realm higher than me. Although I'm usually quite arrogant, my strength is undeniable. Moreover, I've heard that he could become a Grandmaster at any time. If I go, I'll most likely be leading the charge, and I might not have the chance to become your disciple!"
That's quite a sad story.
Feng Jiu shook her head and said sternly, "How can men of the Feng Army lack confidence! Stand tall!"
"Yes!" Yuan Ye immediately puffed out his chest, looking proud and imposing.
He has no shortage of courage to make sacrifices.
However, the gap in reality always exists objectively.
Feng Jiu patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry, the young marshal will be here in person this time. With me and the young marshal here, how could anything happen to you!"
"What? The young marshal is here too?"
Yuan Ye looked delighted. "So, you and the young marshal have something big planned, and you're preparing to make your move during the martial arts competition?"
Feng Jiu shook her head, "No way! The young marshal said that martial arts competitions are matters of the martial world, and they must be fair and just. The Feng Army disdains cheating!"
"Of course, if you are truly in danger, neither of us will stand idly by!"
Feng Jiu said calmly, "However, neither of us wants it to come to that, so the young marshal asked me to give you something, at least to give you a slight edge in the fight!"
As Feng Jiu spoke, she took out a pill.
"What is this?" Yuan Ye couldn't help but reach out and take it.
Feng Jiu said, "These are pills refined by the young marshal. However, they are not pills to enhance cultivation. The young marshal said that such pills would deplete one's potential, and he would not sacrifice a warrior's potential for the sake of so-called face!"
"Then this pill..." Yuan Ye became even more curious.
Feng Jiu continued, "You can take this pill before the competition begins! Its effect is to unleash ten times your fighting power when the pain in your body reaches its limit!"
"Pain limit, ten times the combat power?" Yuan Ye looked surprised, then his expression twitched. "Holy crap, how painful would that be!"
Feng Jiu frowned. "You'll be beaten to death by then, it'll definitely hurt a lot. Triggering this shouldn't be too difficult for me!"
Yuan Ye nodded. "That makes sense! I'll keep these pills then!"
Yuan Ye simply stuffed the pill into his sleeve.
"Alright, it's getting late. Let's go, get in the car! I'll personally take you to the competition venue!"
Then, the two got into the car together and headed towards Qing City.
...
Just as Yuan Ye followed Feng Jiu, full of vigor and high spirits, heading towards the martial arts competition venue.
The other protagonist, Liu Yuning, is also kneeling quietly in a luxurious martial arts gym, waiting for the final battle.
Whoosh!
The sliding door was opened, and a member of the Liu family walked in.
Liu Yuning slightly opened his eyes. "Has the matter at the restaurant been investigated thoroughly?"
The servant bowed slightly. "Young Master, we've found out. That day, Master invited the Shen family head and the Xu family father and son. Young Master Shen also arrived later! They must know the truth about Master's death, but for some reason, they've all kept their mouths shut and are very secretive about it!"
A glint of light flashed in Liu Yuning's eyes, and he sneered, "A bunch of opportunists! My father invited them to invest in Hongwu Sect, but they didn't know how to cherish the opportunity! They even dared to protect criminals. They are truly the most foolish of all!"
The servant looked puzzled. "Who exactly is this person that would make the Shen and Xu families willing to risk offending you to cover for him?"
Liu Yuning snorted and said, "Who else could it be? At this critical juncture, who would dare to offend my Hongwu Sect? The person who killed my father was most likely from the military!"
Liu Yuning shook his head and continued, "If I'm not mistaken, the person who killed my father is of extremely high status, and neither the Shen nor Xu families dare to offend him! They are also watching closely. If I defeat Yuan Ye in this martial arts competition, the prestige of the Hongwu Sect will greatly increase! At that time, they will naturally flock to the Hongwu Sect! If I lose, they will surrender to the Feng Army, and may even join in denouncing our Hongwu Sect!"
"Hmph! They're overthinking it! I, Liu Yuning, hate fickle people the most! I've already given them a chance, but they didn't know how to cherish it!"
Liu Yuning narrowed his eyes, a cold glint in them, and said, "I'll let them live a couple more days. Once I win this competition, the Shen and Xu families will have no reason to exist!"
"And I will make the person who killed my father pay the price he deserves!" As he finished speaking, Liu Yuning slowly clenched his fist, his inner energy rising continuously, seemingly about to burst forth from his body.
Upon seeing this, the servant's face lit up with joy. "Young Master, are you showing signs of breaking through to the Grandmaster level?"
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