I'm bound to the World-Destroying Witch

Chapter 31. Giving the Lord a Surprise

Watching the group of people leave, Mushroom breathed a slight sigh of relief, but then worry rose on her face as she looked at Xia Feng.

"Feng, his magical artifact is the Forest Scepter, which is said to be invincible among its peers. Do you really want to fight him?"

Xia Feng was somewhat lost in thought, frowning as he stared at the bright moon under the night sky.

The pocket watch hanging around Hirayama Yanxujia's neck did indeed have the characters 'Hipyama' engraved on it, which gave him a very strange feeling.

He felt that the very vivid dream he had a few days ago was guiding him in some way.

As the saying goes, curiosity killed the cat.

But he couldn't stop wondering what the 'unborn wife' was all about.

"It's so annoying," Xia Feng muttered.

"Hey! Are you even listening to me?!" Mushroom slapped Xia Feng's cheek angrily.

Xia Feng casually brushed her small hand away: "You haven't eaten yet, have you?"

Gugu~~
As soon as she finished speaking, the mushroom's little belly spoke up for her.

She paused, then remained silent for a moment before whispering, "I... I'm actually fine. I wanted to wait for you to come back. But Blue was starving, so I ordered takeout for her. But I didn't expect Blue to insist on going out to find food herself, and then—and then..."

As she spoke, her pent-up emotions suddenly broke down, and her little pearls could no longer be held back from falling, her eyes red and swollen. "I'm sorry! If I hadn't gone out, I wouldn't have had a conflict with Yan Xujia and the others, and I wouldn't have caused you to have to fight him."

"Tsk tsk, who knew that the mighty Mushroom Grandpa could be so cute when he cries~" Xia Feng rubbed his chin, nodding with interest. "Cry more, I love to see him~"

The girl in the bear pajamas stopped sobbing abruptly.

She was amused and instinctively wanted to laugh, but her voice still sounded like crying, and large drops of tears slid down her face, which she could not wipe away no matter how hard she tried.

She slapped Xia Feng's shoulder in annoyance, wanting to speak, but it was as if a stone was stuck in her throat, "You—you—"

This is probably what it means to be prone to tearful incontinence. When emotions arise, she can't control them even if she wants to. Often, she can't say what she wants to say, which makes her so anxious that she jumps up and down.

"Alright, alright~" Xia Feng patted her little head, "Let's go, you must be hungry, I'll cook for you."

"Bruce, keep up." Xia Feng snapped his fingers.

The white Persian cat, which had been sitting quietly under the streetlight, got up, shook its fur, and followed the man with haughty gait.

Mushroom was stunned for a moment, then quickly followed.

It took her a long time to calm down. After wiping away her tears, she sat down at the dining table and her voice regained its composure: "Feng, I'm serious. Yan Xujia is not easy to deal with."

"Don't worry, he has the Forest Scepter, but my magical artifact isn't so easy to deal with either," Xia Feng said, turning to explain as he placed the fruit salad in front of Blue.

"Oh?" Mushroom was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening and stared wide-eyed in disbelief. "Your psychic powers have been unsealed?"

"Hmm." Xia Feng wasn't going to play dumb in front of Mushroom, lest she worry.

Hearing this, Mushroom was still somewhat shocked. She knew how small the probability of unlocking psychic powers was, and it was extremely rare for someone to unlock their psychic powers at the age of eighteen.

Moreover, judging from Xia Feng's confident demeanor, the level of this spiritual artifact was probably not low. Although Mushroom still found it hard to imagine how Xia Feng could defeat Yan Xujia, he did not ask any further questions about the specific abilities of the spiritual artifact.

After all, this is a matter of privacy.

In fact, one of Xia Feng's purposes in initiating the bet was Yan Xujia's spiritual artifact. The reason why Yan Xujia was able to establish his reputation as invincible among his peers was because of his spiritual artifact—the Forest Scepter.

Such a famous magical artifact, it would be a shame not to copy it and play with it, Xia Feng thought to himself.

Seeing Xia Feng's confidence, Mushroom felt a little relieved and said in a low voice, "Well, alright then. If there's anything you need my help with, just let me know."

"Yes, there is indeed something."

"What?" Mushroom's eyes lit up with joy; she was afraid she wouldn't be able to help.

Xia Feng earned 240,000 yuan a few days ago. After paying off his loan, rent, and some summoning materials, he only had 110,000 yuan left.

The academy's fair duels do not restrict external assistance; as long as it is not done with the power of an evil god, it is not considered a violation. Therefore, he decided to buy an 'Unsolvable Stone' that can temporarily upgrade a magical artifact, just in case.

However, the market price of an uncut stone is 200,000, which is an astronomical price for a poor man like him.

Fortunately, he knew quite a few wealthy women.
Xia Feng thought for a moment and said a number: "Lend me 100,000."

Shila-

Pulling out the chair, the girl, wearing a bear-patterned pajama and slippers, ran towards the bedroom. After a series of clattering sounds, she emerged with slightly messy curly hair.

Snapped--

A black gold card was slapped on the dining table. Mushroom raised his chin, stood in front of Xia Feng, and smiled arrogantly: "One million, use it as you please!"

"."

Why does this scene look so familiar?

*
Temple.

Moonlight and dew on the Huachi Pond.

A woman in a snow-white evening gown, wearing a beret at an angle, stood in the center of the pool. The water in the pool was suspended in the air, forming a vortex that surrounded her, and then continuously vaporized into star-like streams of light that fell into her palm.

She used stardust as ink to draw letters in the air, creating obscure and complex programs. As time passed, more and more programs surrounded the heavens and the earth, like a sky full of stars.

At a certain moment, Chana Yuki suddenly stopped writing, her delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she closed her eyes and sighed softly.

The S-rank Spirit Garment 'Moon Goddess Domain' is indeed the most difficult Spirit Garment she has ever encountered. Even with the help of Moon Dew Pool to comprehend it, her progress is still slow.

After studying for several months, my progress is still stuck at the underlying spiritual structure, let alone the tens of thousands of complex formulas that follow.

Simply put, the progress is stuck at 1%.

She knew that these things couldn't be rushed, after all, the underlying structure would eventually break through given enough time, but another quasi-saintess in the Northern Territory had successfully completed her breakthrough a few days ago.

One step at a time, one step at a time.

She didn't like the feeling of chasing after others.

However, it is said that the one in the North took the 'two moons' route.

Logically speaking, the Twin Moons method is much more difficult to cultivate than the Lone Moon method, but her latest calculations have suddenly revealed that several high-difficulty spiritual structures are actually much easier to cultivate through the Twin Moons method, but it requires a very high degree of tacit understanding between the two parties.

Perhaps this is the key reason why the one in the North was able to break through 1% so quickly.

Thinking of this, Cha Nai Xue couldn't help but picture Xia Feng.

Xia Feng's advancement to the first rank was an extremely low-probability event, and she made the choice based on this benefit.

But good fortune always comes to some people in this world; that's what we call fate. She was somewhat surprised, but not astonished.

Since Xia Feng is already a first-level spirit master, he is qualified to cultivate for two months.

"Perhaps... I really should try having twins with him." Her expression shifted, hesitant and uncertain.

However, what makes her waver is that she prefers to believe in her own abilities rather than cooperating with others.

He lowered his head and pondered for a long time. "Forget it, I won't dwell on it."

She took a deep breath, looked up, her eyes resolute, and made up her mind: "Five days, I'll try for another five days. If it still doesn't work, I'll leave seclusion and switch to cultivating the Twin Moons!"

Fortunately, the progress of Lonely Moon is currently less than 1%, so changing to Twin Moon will not cause too much loss.

The only difficulty is that she has distanced herself from Xia Feng for several months and then took the initiative to introduce Xia Feng to his fiancée. Xia Feng is probably starting to have a lot of resentment towards her.

Fortunately, according to her calculations, the probability that Xia Feng likes her is still over 90%, and the two are not enemies.

If she explains things properly and relies on their childhood friendship, the probability of winning back her childhood sweetheart is as high as 99.99%.

Easy peasy~
*
"Yan Xujia! What have you done?!"

In a manor, in front of a quiet fireplace, a fat man wearing glasses was furious.

Yan Xujia, dressed in a deep red suit with an open collar, sat back on the sofa with his legs crossed, sipping the red wine in his glass, completely ignoring Panda's angry shouts.

Seeing this, Panda's gaze gradually turned cold. "I don't care if you go and get back the Lord's token of love, but what you did last night—"

"Alright! Fatty Pan, I'm just having a fair fight with that kid, not trying to kill him." Yan Xujia glanced at Panda sideways.

"Heh~" Panda sneered, "Just a fair fight? What's the difference between that and killing that kid? With your abilities, you could cripple him in less than three rounds. Do you think I don't know what kind of bullshit you're up to?"

Hearing this, Yan Xujia laughed, his tone sarcastic, "Tsk tsk, you saw through that? No wonder you're a smart person valued by the Lord."

Panda narrowed his small eyes behind his shiny glasses, a flash of murderous intent passing through them.

"But don't worry, Fatty Pan," Yan Xujia sneered. "Beat that kid into a pig is just to teach him a lesson. I'll naturally pay for his recovery afterward. I won't really cripple him."

As he said this, Yan Xujia narrowed his eyes slightly. He really wouldn't cripple the Xia family member at the academy. After all, it wouldn't be too late to cripple him after Xia Feng went to the Southern Frontier.

Seeing that Yan Xujia still wanted to mess with Xia Feng in the duel, Panda frowned but was too lazy to persuade him anymore.

Although Yan Xujia's actions will make the Lord and Xia Feng completely hostile, fortunately it's not a big deal.

It's a pity that with Xia Feng's current talent, his future achievements are bound to be great, but after Yan Xujia's actions, he is probably completely unable to be used by his master.

But so be it. Xia Feng's existence already had an impact on the master's cultivation, and now that they are enemies, it might be better for them.

After all, hatred is also a way to weaken the positive emotional bonds formed before the age of eighteen.

Panda stood before the fireplace, the raging flames reflecting off his shiny glasses, arms crossed, deep in thought.

The Lord said she no longer had any feelings for Xia Feng, so logically the bond should have become blurred. However, after the 'bond test,' the bond remained clear, leaving only one possibility—

Xia Feng still has feelings for his master.

If Yan Xujia had truly killed Xia Feng, this bond could have been perfectly severed.

Unfortunately, that idiot Yan Xujia failed.

If the Lord could be like the quasi-saintess of the third district, with a slightly lower moral standard, willing to kill his own family and friends, and even kill his husband to prove his faith, things wouldn't be so complicated.

However, now it seems that making Xia Feng hate the master might not be a bad choice. After thinking it through, Panda glanced thoughtfully at Yan Xujia.
"Very well, Yan Xujia, I won't stop you from doing this."

Yan Xujia was surprised to find that the fat man had come to such a conclusion after his unpredictable expression. "Really?"

“Of course, go ahead and do it.” Panda smiled mysteriously. “As long as Xia Feng doesn’t really lose an arm or a leg, it wouldn’t hurt to teach him a lesson.”

Thinking about it, he turned his head to look at the female knight who was always curled up in the corner of the sofa drinking milk tea.

There were already more than a dozen empty milk tea cups on the table.

"Silver, what do you think about this?" Panda asked.

The female knight, clad in striking silver armor, looked up in confusion with a blank expression: "Are you asking me?"

“Yes.” Panda blinked.

"Oh," the female knight glanced down at the sofa, then looked up blankly and said, "I'll sit and watch."

"..." Panda turned his head away expressionlessly and faced the stove again. Sure enough, he shouldn't have asked this stupid woman for her opinion.

That's fine. If hatred can really weaken the bonds, that would be good. Panda looked at the bright moon outside the window and smiled slightly. "After the master comes out of seclusion in the Moon Dew Pool, I might be able to give the master a surprise."

*
"I need an explanation."

Inside the car, Wei Shutong stared at Xia Feng with a serious expression. "What exactly is this 'fair duel' all about?"

"It's a long story," Xia Feng said, glancing at the liquor cabinet. "By the way, do you have any soy milk, Lao Wei? I'm thirsty."

dong dong——

Wei Shutong tapped his dragon-head cane, his face expressionless.

"Alright, alright." Xia Feng sighed and briefly explained what happened last night.

In fact, no one knows who secretly stirred up public opinion, but in just one day, the entire academy knew about his and Yan Xujia's upcoming fair duel.

Even the tickets for the arena on Friday were completely sold out, with scalpers showing off their skills by reselling them in various ways.

A single VIP front-row ticket can sell for as much as 30,000 Imperial Coins.

However, after thinking about it, Xia Feng realized it was normal.

After all, Yan Xujia's undefeated legend is quite famous in both the academy and the Vatican, and he has many female fans and quite a few male fans.

As for Xia Feng, well, he's good for nothing except being handsome, and he's not famous at all.

However, in the past few days, he has gained two more titles: "pretending to be weak while actually being strong" and "a bastard who has defiled the God of Curse," which means he has accumulated a considerable number of haters.

When these haters form a unified online force with a single slogan, he's not far from becoming famous. That's right!
"Xia Feng, do you know who you're dealing with? Yan Xujia is no match for Qi Xiao." Wei Shutong rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on.

"The Yan family of the Northern Territory is a noble family whose marquisate has been passed down for nearly a thousand years. The fact that they have been able to stand firm in the war-torn Northern Territory for a thousand years means that the terrifying foundation they possess is beyond your imagination, and even mine."

“You and he both possess extraordinary talent, but a true genius needs to accumulate talent, resources, and time to truly achieve something.” Wei Shutong’s expression was solemn. “You only have talent, and you’ve only been showing your abilities for a few days. How can you compete with the son of a marquis?”

Seeing Wei Shutong's serious expression, Xia Feng fell silent.

Indeed, what Lao Wei said is right. Weiyang Academy has no shortage of geniuses. Every year, a few exceptionally talented people emerge, but in the end, they all lose to the real geniuses.

His actions were not essentially a challenge to Yan Xujia, but rather a challenge to the powerful foundation accumulated over a thousand years by a marquisate family.

It's like an ant trying to shake a tree.

"But sorry, you have a marquis father, I have a god-like mother, you're a genius, I'm a cheater!" Xia Feng thought for a moment. Ordinary geniuses can't beat real geniuses, but cheaters are different.

With the God of War in hand, I have the world at my command.

With the addition of the magical artifact ability of 'using bronze as a mirror', he had even less to fear.

"So, kid, you can think about it some more."

Wei Shutong said in a deep voice, "If you've figured it out, I can go talk to Lord Wangjue about this matter and cancel the fair duel. You can also apologize to Yan Xujia and try to make a big deal out of it so that this matter doesn't become too embarrassing."

(End of this chapter)