Chapter 26: The Situation of the Dragon Clan

  The fierce red lion glared at Du Fei with a mixture of resentment and frustration, but now he had become a prisoner, and no matter what he did, it was all in vain. He could only blame himself for underestimating Du Fei earlier, thinking that his overwhelming strength would easily take him down. His arrogance had cost him dearly, and now he could only let Du Fei do as he pleased.

  "How's that? Not very pleasant, is it? If you want to be more comfortable, just answer a few questions for me and I'll let you go. What do you say?" Du Fei said solemnly.

  "What do you want to know?" Lie Yan Hong Shi said somewhat dejectedly.

  "There's nothing, just tell me why Long Man knew about my affairs and why he sent you to capture me, what is the purpose of this?" Du Fei asked, squatting on the left side of Lie Yan Hong Shi.

  "Let me go first and I'll tell you, how about that?" Lianyan Hongshi ventured.

  "You really think you can get away with this, don't you? You just lost because of your own stupidity, and now you're still trying to act smart in front of me. I don't even know if you're stupid or foolish - it's obvious that I won't let you go now. Do you think I'm a child who can be easily deceived?" Du Fei sneered.

  Hearing Du Fei's sarcasm, Lie Yan Hong Shi's face looked very ugly. Just now he wanted to negotiate with Du Fei, but the other party could take his life at any time, and his face was really lost.

  He remained silent for half a day before finally squeezing out a few words, saying: "If I say it, will you really let me go?" Lianhuo Red Lion had actually been thinking about this in his heart for a long time. If Du Fei really spared him, he would try to delay as much as possible to recover his energy. Once Du Fei released him, he would have the opportunity to grab Du Fei. He thought that Du Fei, just a teenager, wouldn't be so cunning. But how could Du Fei be an ordinary child? How could he not know Lianhuo Red Lion's thoughts? At this time, Du Fei had already come up with a countermeasure in his heart, which was to wait for Lianhuo Red Lion to take the bait.

  "Alright, you've said it. I'll let you go once you're done." Du Fei's expression seemed completely genuine.

  "Alright, I'll say it. Originally, I was a vassal force of the Qingyi Tianhang Longzu, and our master is Long Man. I am Lieyan Red Lion under Long Man's command. Half a month ago, I received an order from Lord Long Man to come and capture you, but half a month ago when I first met you, you escaped from me. So I've been waiting bitterly in this forest for your appearance, and finally today I found you, which led to what happened later." Lieyan Red Lion spoke with some sincerity, without any sign of deception.

  Du Fei listened to the other's words and smiled secretly: "This idiot can't find me, yet he has been waiting here for half a month. The Yuan beast really only has this IQ?" Du Fei rubbed his nose and said: "Then I'll ask you, do you know why Long Man came to catch me, and how did he know I would be in this position?"

  "Long Man's grasp on you is simple, it's just that he wants to use you to threaten Long Huan." When Lie Yan Hong Shi mentioned Long Huan's name, Du Fei suddenly interrupted: "Uncle Huan, indeed, go on and say."

  "Long Man wants to capture you and use you as a threat against Long Huan, in order to seize the position of clan leader. As for how he knew your whereabouts, it was discovered by his spies."

  "Oh, it's so fierce, I didn't expect these spies to be undetected even by Uncle Huo." Du Fei whispered to himself. He looked at Lie Yan Hong Shi and continued: "Has the patriarch of the Qingyi Tian Xing Long not been chosen yet?"

  "Originally, Longman had already been chosen and had obtained the position of deputy clan leader by suppressing all others. However, just as this was happening, Longhao suddenly reappeared after being gone for a period of time and said he wanted to challenge Longman, claiming that only those with true strength could become the clan leader. How could Longman possibly give up on the position of clan leader that had already been obtained? Thus, he accepted Longhao's challenge. You have no idea how intense that battle was! It shook the heavens and moved the earth. In the end, Longman still managed to gain the upper hand, but he refused to accept it, saying that Longhao had cheated and ambushed him. He demanded a rematch with Longhao in one month's time, stating that whoever won then could become the clan leader. Unexpectedly, Longhao agreed to this. Half a month ago, Longman sent me out to capture you and bring you back, using you as leverage to force Longhao into submission." Lie Yan Hong Shi said, looking at Du Fei beside him with his head tilted.

  Du Fei listened while calculating the time, and indeed, as Lie Yan Hong Shi said, it was only a little different. "Huh? Isn't this Long Man only at the level of Ming Yuan's first rank? It shouldn't be difficult for Uncle Hao to take him down, there must be some trickery here, what exactly is going on?" Du Fei asked, staring straight at Lie Yan Hong Shi.

  "Yes, that's right. Longman's strength was only at the first level of Mingyuan a few months ago. But one day, he returned to his clan with severe injuries all over his body and was rescued by his clansmen. During his recovery period, Longman surprisingly broke through to the second level of Mingyuan. Even so, when Longman fought against Longhao, he still had some difficulty keeping up, because Longhao's innate talent was exceptional, and he had broken through to the second level of Mingyuan earlier than Longman. His cultivation was more stable than Longman's, who had just broken through. Originally, Longman was bound to lose, but with the help of a treasure, he managed to fight evenly against Longhao, ultimately losing by a narrow margin." Lie Yan Hong Shi also seemed somewhat reluctant to accept this, as if lamenting Longman's defeat.

  "Oh, so that's how it is?" Du Fei realized something after hearing Lie Yan Hong Shi's words. He thought to himself: "It turns out that back then, Uncle Huang fought with Long Man and heavily injured him, but instead helped Long Man find an opportunity to break through, indirectly helping Long Man advance. This guy's luck isn't bad at all! Uncle Huang should have also broken through after being heavily injured, but he actually agreed to Long Man's challenge. That means Long Man will definitely use underhanded tactics against Uncle Huang. No good, I must go find Uncle Huang, or else when the time comes and Long Man really puts Uncle Huang in a bad spot, it'll be terrible."

  Liang Yanhong saw Du Fei stunned for half a day without speaking, and shouted: "Hey, kid, I've told you everything you want to know. Can you let me go now?"

  "Wait a minute, I haven't finished asking my questions, what's the hurry?" Du Fei shouted coldly. Upon hearing Du Fei shouting at him, Lie Yan Hong Shi was furious and hated to tear Du Fei into pieces, but the current situation did not allow himself to provoke the young man in front of him again, otherwise when the time came, Du Fei would regret it and he would be useless even if he were to regret until his intestines turned green. Lie Yan Hong Shi could only lower his head and respond silently.

  "Do you know how many days are left until the duel?" Du Fei asked.

  "There's probably about ten more days or so. Alright, I've told you everything I know, it's time for you to fulfill your promise, right?" Lie Yan Hong Shi said excitedly.

  "The last question, where is the dwelling place of Qingyi Tianxing Long? How to get there?" Du Fei asked.

  "Just go straight ahead, you'll be flying directly forward for about two or three days and you'll arrive. What's the point of asking this, aren't you going?" Lianhuo Hongshi said in confusion.

  "You ask me what I mean, am I here to have fun?!" Du Fei's face was full of coldness at this moment.

  "Blazing Red Lion saw Du Fei's appearance and hastily shouted: "What do you want to do? Didn't you say that after I said it, you would let me go? You're not going back on your word, are you?"

  "That's right, I did promise to let you go, but I never said I wouldn't hurt you, did I?" Du Fei completely looked like a rascal and villain as he took out his long sword, ready to stab Lie Yan Hong Shi.

  The fierce flame red lion was now frightened and stuttered: "You... you... how can you be so untrustworthy, you scoundrel. If you really dare to kill me, Lord Longman will not let you off at that time."

  "You say I'm stupid and you really are dumb, I just casually said it and you took it so seriously, your guts are too small?" Du Fei looked at Lie Yan Hong Shi with a playful expression. Lie Yan Hong Shi saw Du Fei's face and immediately relaxed, his heart also relaxing, letting out a long sigh: "I thought you little brat was really going to take action against me, I was really startled, turns out it was just a joke, haha." Lie Yan Hong Shi couldn't help but smile foolishly twice.

  "What I meant was what I promised you just now, after you finish speaking, I will let you go. This sentence is casually said, don't get the meaning wrong." Du Fei's voice turned cold again. After hearing Du Fei's response, Lie Yan Hong Shi's eyes narrowed tightly, staring at Du Fei and shouting loudly: "You little rascal, dare to play with me? I'll fight you to the death, even if I die, I won't let you have a good time."

  As they spoke, the Blazing Red Lion's body burst forth with power, his eyes turned blood red and bulged out, and the veins on his neck throbbed violently. Faced with the threat of death, the Blazing Red Lion chose to make a final desperate bid, attempting to use self-destruction to take Du Fei down with him. However, he never could have imagined that the Wordless Heavenly Book, which had been suppressing him all along, would not give him even the slightest opportunity. Even as he unleashed his superhuman strength in the face of death's threat, it was still useless against the Wordless Heavenly Book's oppression. The book's white light flashed instantly, and the Blazing Red Lion felt that his body's vital energy no longer listened to his commands, completely suppressed by a power that was stronger than anything he had ever known. Now, the Blazing Red Lion had truly become a lamb to be slaughtered, lying on the ground in a state of utter exhaustion, his eyes dull and lifeless like an idiot, unable to move even a single inch.

  Du Fei was amazed by the white light of the Wordless Heavenly Book at this time, and said: "What exactly are you doing? You've even subdued such a powerful yuan beast. I'm getting more and more unable to see through you."

  The words on the wordless heavenly book flew quickly, writing: "Sha Luo Xia, why haven't you gone to deal with this guy yet? If it wasn't for letting him know of my existence, I wouldn't care. You should remember from now on, never let anyone else know of my existence again."

  "Oh, I see." Du Fei said, then crawled out and thrust his long sword towards the Flame Lion that was sprawled on the ground.