Chapter Thirty-Five: Reactions from All Sides

  "This is the effect of Yuanqi refining? Why do I feel full of energy all over my body now? It's really a wonderful feeling." Shangguan Yu punched the water with force, splashing water everywhere, and he felt that his physical strength was much stronger than before.

  "Feather, how does it feel to break through the limits of human cultivation?" Emperor Yi suddenly appeared in front of Shangguan Yu, asking lightly.

  "I feel that I've condensed a lot and my energy has also increased." Shangguan Yu carefully experienced the changes in his body before and after, and said honestly.

  "Remember, for the next two years, don't deliberately cultivate yuanqi. Just cultivate properly." Emperor Yin said seriously, and then he disappeared.

  Shangguan Yu didn't think much of it, his father would definitely not harm him, and doing what his father said would definitely bring great benefits. He continued to train every day, only the height of the waterfall kept increasing, and the weight of the iron blocks on his body also kept increasing.

  He felt the strand of yuanqi inside his body, very thin, about the same thickness as a hair. This was the state of having just broken through to the Human Extreme Boundary, and when this strand of yuanqi could move freely in the meridians, he would be able to break through to the Martial Extreme Boundary.

  What was strange to him was that this yuanqi was attracting external yuanqi at all times, and he wasn't even cultivating it. No wonder Emperor Tianyu told him not to cultivate yuanqi voluntarily; in this situation, even if he didn't do so voluntarily, he would eventually enter the Extreme Martial Realm.

  Days passed by one after another, and Shangguan Yu lived the same life every day. However, he didn't feel bored at all, not only because of Emperor Feng's company, but also because he had a strong interest in martial arts.

  In the palace.

  "Your Majesty, General Shangguan Xinghong and the others have committed treason. He even thought of killing me, your princess. In my opinion, this man is a wolf in sheep's clothing, he doesn't put Your Majesty in his eyes at all. Your Majesty should immediately remove him from office." Li Ruolan said with a pout, beside her stood a middle-aged man wearing a yellow robe, who was none other than Li Ruolan's father, the current Emperor of the Feiyu Dynasty.

  "Lan'er, you're overthinking this. How could Imperial Guard Shang be disloyal to me? He's as devoted as can be. You must have misunderstood. Even if he had the audacity, he wouldn't dare do anything to harm my precious daughter." Emperor Li smiled warmly, but his eyes didn't hold a hint of amusement.

  "Father, I'm telling the truth, Shangguan Jinghong really wanted to kill me at that time. Father, do you believe Lan'er or Shangguan Jinghong?" Li Ruolan pouted and turned her back on Emperor Li Fei.

  "This emperor naturally loves you, Rouran, the most. What do you want to eat today? I'll have the imperial kitchen make it for you. As for Shangguan Xinghong, don't worry about him, I will handle it myself." Li Roulan's words were of course believed by Li Fei. However, as the emperor, he had many things to consider. Shangguan Xinghong, as the left general of the Flying Feather Dynasty, controlled a million-strong army and was not someone who could be killed at will.

  "Hmph, Father Emperor doesn't love Lan'er anymore, so Lan'er won't care about Father Emperor either." Li Ruolan shook off Li Fei's hand on her shoulder and ran away in a huff.

  The End of the Wise King's Palace.

  A figure in white robes, Zhuge Yuan stood in the courtyard, still as calm and detached as ever. He held a book in his hand, gazing at it quietly, but his other hand moved from time to time. His fingers moved randomly, as if subtly harmonizing with some kind of Taoist rhythm.

  After a long time, he stopped the movement in his hand and put down the book in his hand. "Xiao Yu, I don't know where you've gone, but I can be sure that you're not dead. I even have a premonition that when you appear again, it will definitely be very different from this time." Zhuge Yuan murmured to himself.

  Zhuge took out a wooden comb and combed his hair with it. Then he looked at the comb. "Unexpectedly, it's a great omen. It seems I don't have to worry about Xiaoyu after all." He blew on the comb, and the hair on it floated down to the ground. He carefully put away the comb and continued reading his book.

  Tongling Mountain Peak.

  The old man savored the fine wine, humming a tune that no one could understand. He seemed carefree, but his eyes were fixed on Qin Shou in the distance.

  Qin Shou had been motionless for a whole day and night, his body sometimes emitting red light, sometimes white light. Sometimes it swelled up, sometimes it shrunk down. This day and night also brought about earth-shaking changes to Qin Shou's body, and one could see that his face was now covered in a layer of blackness.

  "What a terrible smell, it's really hard to bear." The wine old man muttered and casually isolated himself from Qin Shou. "This stinky brat actually made my place so filthy."

  At this time, Qin Shou opened his eyes, took a deep breath and said, "Damn it, what's that smell? If I find out who did it, I'll skin him alive!"

  "Very good, young man, you have guts. Take a look at your own body now. I want to see if what you say is true or not today." Wine Old smiled slyly as he looked at Qin Shou, his tone of voice also carried a hint of mockery.

  Qin Shou looked at Jiu Lao's smile, and always felt that something was off. He rubbed his nose, but saw a pair of black hands in front of him, and sniffed them. "Eh... hehe, children's words are innocent, children's words are innocent." He smiled awkwardly, and also understood why Jiu Lao had looked like that before.

  The wine-drunk old man stared at Qin Shou, indeed not comparable to a young child, especially one with such a thick skin like Qin Shou. He was so angry that he waved his hand and threw Qin Shou directly into the river. "Go wash up well, kid, don't disturb old man's drinking pleasure."

  "Hey, you old dead man, don't you know to be gentle?" Qin Shou muttered in a low voice. But he underestimated the ability of Jiu Lao, and as soon as he finished speaking, he felt a great force pushing him into the water. He wanted to struggle, but couldn't resist this force, and could only curse Jiu Lao silently in his heart.

  "You stinky little brat, you dare to curse me in your heart! Hmph!" The wine old man let out a cold snort, and Qin Shou began to stir up the water. A huge whirlpool appeared on that section of the river, and Qin Shou's clothes were all torn into strips and floated away.

  After a long time, Qin Shou, who was naked, was dragged back to the top of the mountain by Jiu Lao. Qin Shou took out a set of clothes at the first opportunity and put them on as quickly as possible. "Jiu Lao, can you accept me as your apprentice? After I destroy the Shangguan family in the future, I'll come serve you well, how about that?"

  The old man gave him a slanted glance, "A disciple like you I can't teach, hoping for you to be filial to me is truly a fantasy."

  Qin Shou suddenly became anxious, although the wine old man was a bit strange, his martial arts cultivation was absolutely high. "Wine old man, you have to believe me, I Qin Shou am a rascal, but I'm absolutely a man of my word."

  "You'd better believe it, he was just speaking his mind a moment ago." The wine old man blew on his white eyebrows, "However, I can tell you clearly that the kid didn't die at all, but where he is now, I have no idea."

  "Really? Xiao Yu didn't die?" A pair of peach blossom eyes were filled with joy, "That's great, that's great, I knew Xiao Yu wouldn't die."

  "Old man, you did it on purpose! You knew Xiao Yu wasn't dead and still made me eat the Lingering Fruit!" Qin Shou was delighted with the changes in his body, but he didn't want to eat the Lingering Fruit that belonged to Shangguan Yu. He knew Shangguan Yu needed the fruit more than him, unfortunately, it had been eaten by him, and now he wondered how he would explain himself later?

  "This old man won't harm you, that young one's physique doesn't need the Lingguo fruit at all. Don't ask so many questions, this old man needs quiet, go down the mountain." Qin Shou still wanted to say something, but when he turned around, he was already standing at the foot of the mountain.

  "This wicked old man, sooner or later I'll steal all your wine and leave you with nothing to drink!" Qin Shou shouted in hatred.

  Warrior family

  Wu Ziming stood in the courtyard, diligently practicing his family's boxing style. Before long, he was exhausted and drenched in sweat.

  "Shangguan Yu, Shangguan Yu, you died so easily. I was going to torment you for a long time. You're dead just like that, what a pity. It's not as interesting to oppose Shangguan Jiancheng as it is to oppose you. Although you're despicable, at least you're not pretentious and not sinister." Wu Ziming sat alone on the ground, muttering to himself.

  Upper official residence.

  "Father, can I join the Zhen Wu Men?" Shangguan Jiancheng knelt on the ground, his face filled with grievance, and he didn't know what kind of punishment he had suffered.

  "You're really useless, look at your older brother, he was already a top-notch expert at your age. And you? Can't even beat a worthless person!" Shangguan Xingyun sat in the chair, with an expression of extreme disappointment.

  "It's not that I'm blaming you, it's just that the side effects of that Explosive Yuan Dan are too severe." Shangguan Jiancheng looked at Shangguan Jinghong, his voice growing softer and softer as he spoke.

  "What else can you say? You ate the explosive yuan pill and still couldn't kill a useless person, what's the point of having you? If I had known it would be like this, I should have strangled you to death at birth." The more Upper Official Jing Cheng thought about it, the angrier he became.

  "Let's talk about what happened later, I got the quota for you, but what about you? Out of ten people, two lost their qualifications, and you were one of them. Don't even mention your older brother, compared to your younger sister, you don't even know how far behind you are!" Shangguan Jinghong slammed his hand on the table, causing it to shatter into pieces instantly.

  Shangguan Jiancheng was so scared that he didn't dare say a word, he had never seen Shangguan Xinghong so angry before. He also knew that his recent performance had been poor, but fortunately, Shangguan Yu was already dead. Unfortunately, Shangguan Yu died at the hands of his father, if only he could have died at his own hands.

  "Listen up, I'll let you join the Zhen Wu Men, but if your performance doesn't meet my expectations, you'll be sorry." Shangguan Jinghong glared at Shangguan Jiancheng, who was cowering in fear, and grew angrier by the second.

  "I understand, Father. I will definitely not let you down." Shangguan Jiancheng guaranteed solemnly.

  "You can go now, take care of yourself." Shangguan Xing's interest was waning and he waved his hand listlessly. The more he looked at Shangguan Jiancheng, the more annoyed he became.

  Shangguan Jian didn't say another word and quickly scrambled up to run outside. He no longer wanted to stay here.