Chapter 19: Who is your friend?

  "Oh, Yifeng Lao Da, you said the girl is even more beautiful than this one? Do you know her? Are you not bragging?" Han Dong was somewhat skeptical of Duan Yifeng's words, because the beauty of the young red-haired woman who walked over among these four people was indeed rare in the world.

  The woman had a head of red hair, but her personality was very quiet. This slightly discordant beauty attracted even more attention from people. Her small lips seemed to still hold a hint of sensuality, truly an icy and fiery beauty combined, able to simultaneously display coldness and passion, simply stunning.

  The woman seemed to have overheard Duan Yifeng's conversation, her eyebrows slightly furrowed as she thought: "Really? There aren't many women in this world who are prettier than me. If I had the chance, I'd like to see if it's really like he said, or if he was just bragging."

  The man in white also glanced at Duan Yifeng with some disdain in his eyes.

  After the four of them sat down, they started chatting. One of the men with an ordinary appearance asked, "Liu Shixiong, how confident are you about this secret realm expedition?"

  The man in white thought for a moment and calmly said: "I, Liu Ru, although I reached the high-level Lingyun Master at the age of 28, but I'm not an arrogant person. Among the participants this time, there are also many powerful characters, Song Qijiang from Yunyang Town and Lin Ru from Huaxi Town have come too. I heard that Deng Huanzi from Huaxi Town has also come with Lin Ru. They are also considered geniuses, all of them reached mid-level Lingyun Master in their twenties and are not ordinary characters, they are my main opponents this time. Although our Fengqi Town is the largest town, but they are not easy to deal with either. Fortunately, this time the requirement is that only those under 30 years old can participate, otherwise I would have even less confidence. I think the possibility of getting that prize is only about 60%."

  That beautiful woman listened to Liu Yu's words and only slightly nodded. Although Liu Yu seemed humble, he was actually arrogant, boasting that he had a 60% chance of winning before the competition even started. However, his junior sister didn't like her senior brother's hypocritical self-praise, but thinking about it, Liu Yu had achieved the cultivation of a high-level Lingyun Master before the age of 30 and had qualified to challenge the Lingyun General, which was indeed a genius in the entire Hongyan City. Many people couldn't even become a Lingyun Warrior at this age, let alone a high-level Lingyun Master.

  Once you've reached the Lingyun stage, you'll have a much longer lifespan, typically living up to 200 years. And since your senior brother is still so young, it's definitely not a problem for him to reach the Lingyun stage.

  In fact, the rule that Lingyun cannot enter the Yunyuan Secret Realm for adventure in Hongyancheng is not necessary at all, because among the thirty-year-old geniuses in the entire Hongyancheng, only Liu Ruxiu is the highest, and it's just a high-level Lingyun master. To reach Lingyun Jiang before the age of thirty, what a terrible existence!

  Duan Yifeng heard Liu Yu's words and secretly laughed in his heart. This guy was really too confident, thinking he was very powerful just because his cultivation was a bit higher. He wanted to praise himself but didn't dare say it directly, so he pretended to be humble and said that others were already mid-level Lingyun Masters at over 20 years old.

  Liu Yu suddenly glanced at Duan Yi Feng and Han Dong, intentionally raising his voice a bit as he said: "Little junior sister, people like them might as well not have come. They're just a high-level Lingyun warrior and a low-level Lingyun warrior, nothing more. But since they've come, it's also good for broadening their horizons. Who knows, if they're lucky, they might even manage to get some decent herbs in the secret realm."

  The woman's face changed slightly as she listened, and she couldn't help but let out a cold snort, showing some anger. It wasn't until then that Liu Ru remembered that his junior sister was also a high-level Lingyun cultivator, and he hastily apologized: "Junior sister, don't be angry, you're different from them. You're only eighteen years old, your age is so young, it's already very good."

  Duan Yifeng listened and didn't get angry, picked up the teacup and smiled slightly at the four people opposite him, then nodded at them before slowly taking a sip of tea and gently putting down the teacup, looking very elegant.

  That beautiful woman saw Duan Yi Feng not getting angry at all, thinking that Duan Yi Feng was really magnanimous. If someone said that about her own brother, who knows if she would fight with others or not.

  Han Dong saw Duan Yifeng like this and also felt that Duan Yifeng was indeed not a person who bothered with trivial matters. He knew that on the surface, Duan Yifeng seemed to be just a low-level Lingyun warrior, but in reality, he was actually a low-level Lingyun master. Moreover, he had personally witnessed how easily Duan Yifeng had defeated a low-level Lingyun master. He also chuckled to himself, knowing that underestimating Duan Yifeng would absolutely not be a good thing.

  Duan Yifeng smiled at them and showed his gratitude, because he thanked Liu Ru for telling him the names of the opponents he needed to pay attention to this time and their cultivation. He only needs to pay attention to the few people that Liu Ru thinks are opponents and Liu Ru himself, as for other low-level Lingyun Masters and Lingyun Warriors, he doesn't need to put them in his heart either.

  Liu Ru saw Duan Yifeng's show of goodwill and also responded with a faint friendly smile. He didn't take Duan Yifeng to heart, thinking that Duan Yifeng might be deliberately trying to curry favor with him.

  After a while, Duan Yifeng and Han Dong left the teahouse and returned to their residence. After Duan Yifeng and Han Dong had cultivated in peace for two or three days, the day of the secret realm expedition finally arrived.

  The sky was slightly bright, and Duan Yifeng and Han Dong had already left early. When they arrived at Hongyan Square, they found that many people had already arrived. Many people sat cross-legged on the square, waiting quietly, while others chatted in twos and threes. Duan Yifeng and Han Dong also found a place to sit down.

  After a while, Duan Yifeng found that four familiar people came over and sat down not far from him. They were Liu Ru and the others. When they came over, they attracted many strange glances from the crowd, either because of the appearance of two of them or because of Liu Ru's cultivation.

  At this time, a woman walked over from afar, accompanied by a fat man. The fat man was indeed very fat, and his flesh shook as he walked, but his skin looked very white and tender. Moreover, the fat man was holding a large chicken leg in his mouth, with oil all over his lips.

  The woman looked over twenty years old, her appearance was not outstanding but had a few points of elegance, they stopped in front of Liu Yu only after walking.

  Liu Ru closed her eyes, sat cross-legged, and seemed to be completely unaware of anyone approaching. The woman came over, looked them up and down for a while, before opening her mouth to say: "You're Liu Ru from Feng Qi Town, aren't you? You look pretty good. This must be Meng Qian, didn't disappoint me either. I heard that Meng Qian is the number one beauty of Feng Qi Town, today I finally saw it, and indeed lives up to its reputation!"

  Liu Ru slowly opened his eyes, looked at the two people who came, and slowly said: "You are Lin Ruhua from Huaxi Town, you are indeed a worthy opponent, I will spare your life, after all, you are a girl. The first place last time was our senior brother of Fengying Sect, this time it's my turn to be the first, let's continue the glory of Fengqi Town's Fengying Sect."

  "Deng Paozi, you really are a foodie, eating at this time, I truly admire you." Liu Ru looked at Lin Ru's side and saw Paozi, revealing a sarcastic smile.

  "Haha, you guys were just lucky last time in Fengqi Town and managed to get the prize. But I heard later that you didn't even get the 'Dinghe Divine Elixir' for the master of Hongyue Fortress, haha, still a failure after all." Deng Paozi continued to mock Liu Ru while gnawing on the chicken leg in his hand.

  "Deng Paozi is right, Liu Ru. Although you have already reached the cultivation of a high-level Lingyun Master, it's not entirely up to your strength to get first place in this Yunyin Secret Realm. In those years, even your senior brother couldn't obtain the 'Ding Shen Dan' for the castle master. If you were to get first place, it would be difficult for you to obtain the 'Ding Shen Dan' as well." Suddenly, a man walked over from afar, with a sword on his back that looked extraordinary at first glance.

  "Hmph, Song Qijin, if I don't get first place, it's as if you people have taken it. Do you think you can represent Hongyue City and obtain the 'Ding Shen Dan' for the master of Hongyue Fortress?" Liu Ruyi let out a disdainful cold snort

  "Don't worry about this, even if I go there, the chances are slim, but I still have confidence." Song Qijiang slowly sat down, his eyes with a hint of determination.

  "With confidence, confidence is nothing, real power is the most important. Didn't two guys take first place and go there before, only to lose their lives? My senior brother at least came back alive, which was also due to his strong strength back then." Liu Ru thought of the four first-place winners who went to that place before and didn't come back alive, still feeling a little uneasy in her heart, but thinking of her own cultivation, she gained some confidence.

  "Excuse me, may I interrupt? Could you please tell me where the first place is? And what is this 'Ding Shen Dan'?" Duan Yi Feng asked after listening for a long time, feeling rather puzzled.

  Liu Ru, Song Qi Jing and others all turned their heads to take a look at Duan Yi Feng, then looked at each other again, and surprisingly said in unison: "Who is your friend?"