This martial saint's health bar is too thick

Chapter 482: Riding the Dragon and Bowing (6000+)

The provincial capital of Feng Province.

Chunya Hall is the highest-class club in the provincial capital, no doubt about it.

Because the Lu family is behind this guild hall.

In a superior private room at Chun Ya Restaurant.

On the green jade table, wisps of smoke rose from the gilded and silver incense burner.

"This tea is a specialty of our Feng Province, called 'Seven Boiling Point Snow'."

Lu Wenzheng wore a casual dress and poured boiling water into the teacup with a smile, "It has to be boiled seven times before its 'beauty' can be seen."

As boiling water was poured in for the seventh time, snowflake-like patterns appeared on the surface of the tea soup.

A refreshing aroma, like ice and snow moistening the heart and lungs, permeated the room.

Sitting opposite Lu Wenzhen was a young man with a jade hairpin on his head and an extremely handsome face.

The man has a pair of phoenix eyes, and his smile is particularly charming:

"It's really extraordinary."

"Xiuyong, try it."

Lu Wenzhen poured the tea with a smile and pushed the cup in front of the other person.

The man in front of him must be extraordinary since he could be the patriarch of the Lu family and have him personally make tea for him.

The man's name is Xiao Xiuyong, he is one of the 'Ten Aristocratic Families' and the only son of the current head of the Xiao family!

"Thank you, Uncle Lu."

Xiao Xiuyong picked up the teacup and took a sip, praising:
"Uncle Lu's tea-making skills are getting better and better. I am so lucky."

"Hahaha."

Lu Wenzheng smiled so much that his eyes narrowed into slits, "If Xiuyong likes it, please come as a guest often and try my cooking more often."

Xiao Xiuyong shook his head: "I do want to, but my father is keeping a close eye on me and won't let me slack off. This trip to Feng Province to visit Uncle Lu can be considered a chance to take a break from my busy life."

Lu Wenzheng looked at him and said, "I heard that you have already stimulated the fifth core-level extraordinary ability and entered the peak of the Dao Foundation Stage. If you continue to work hard for a few more years, it will not be a problem for you to enter the realm of martial arts master. By then, you will probably be less than 30 years old. You are such a young martial arts master. Brother Xiao has a good son. I envy him so much!"

Xiao Xiuyong is 28 years old this year. It is actually very difficult for him to break through and become a martial arts master within two years. However, hearing Lu Wenzheng's praise, his smile became even brighter.

"My brothers are all very talented, why should Uncle Lu be envious?"

Xiao Xiuyong smiled.

Lu Wenzheng waved his hand: "They are all useless. How can they compare with you? Let's not talk about it."

"Hahaha, Uncle Lu, come, have some tea."

Xiao Xiuyong really enjoyed such flattery.

In fact, he had heard too much similar flattery, but those were said by his subordinates and people of lower status than him.

How can it compare to the flattery that came to one's face from the head of the Lu family, a provincial governor?

In particular, Lu Wenzhen's flattery is not exaggerated at all, but very sophisticated, which makes people feel sincere.

How many young people don’t like to be praised and commended?
Only an "oddball" like Li Fei, who looks twenty years old but is actually very mature, can control himself well.

After Lu Wenzheng's flattery, Xiao Xiuyong took the initiative to say:

"I also know about the conflict between Uncle Lu and Li Fei. I wonder if Uncle Lu has had a good talk with him?"

Lu Wenzheng shook his head: "This Marquis Jing'an is unwilling to talk to me. It seems that he is determined to kill me."

Xiao Xiuyong frowned slightly: "Wasn't it Xu Jing who forced his teacher to death? Even if the Lu family offended him, they wouldn't kill him, right?"

Lu Wenzheng sighed, "Later, I sent people to attack him several times. Although he didn't get any solid evidence, I think he would definitely blame Xu Jing and me."

Xiao Xiuyong was silent.

In fact, he could fully understand Lu Wenzhen's approach. If it were him, and he made an enemy with a peerless genius like Li Fei, of course he would get rid of him before the other party grew up!

It’s just that Lu Wenzhen’s several attempts failed, which led to the current situation.

"Then this grudge is indeed not small."

Xiao Xiuyong said.

Lu Wenzheng looked at him and said, "Can Xiuyong help Uncle Lu mediate? I think the Marquis Jing'an will definitely give you face."

This was the main purpose of his inviting Xiao Xiuyong today.

He had already received the news that Lu Wenyao had met with Li Fei in private.

He was also fully aware of all the unusual movements within the family during this period.

He has been the head of the Lu family for more than 20 years, and it is certainly not in vain.

He could probably guess what Li Fei and Lu Wenyao talked about.

I have to admit that Li Fei’s move was good and ruthless enough!

But Lu Wenzhen certainly won't sit idly by and wait for death.

Li Fei started from within the Lu family, and he borrowed strength from outside and found Xiao Xiuyong.

The Xiao family, to which Xiao Xiuyong belongs, is far more powerful than the Lu family.

The Lu family can only be considered in the middle and lower reaches among the "Ten Aristocratic Families", while the Xiao family has been ranked in the top three for hundreds of years!

The Da Lan Dynasty was established for more than 500 years, and the Xiao family had a total of three queens.

The sister of the current head of the Xiao family is the current queen!
Xiao Xiuyong is the first heir to the family and also the cousin of the prince!
That's why Lu Wenzhen asked this person to negotiate peace.

As the Crown Prince began to supervise the country, the status of the Xiao family rose rapidly, and there was a tendency for them to rank first among the "Ten Aristocratic Families"!
This also gave Xiao Xiuyong confidence, making him feel that he was qualified to speak on the matter.

"My cousin really values ​​Li Fei. I'm afraid it wouldn't be appropriate for me to mediate."

Xiao Xiuyong said reservedly.

"Hey, you and the Crown Prince have been friends since childhood. No matter how close Li Fei is to the Crown Prince, can he compare to you?"

Lu Wenzheng flattered calmly, "And I don't need you to really help me convince Li Fei, I just need him to give me a chance and let's sit down and talk. Whether we can reach an agreement or not is my business!"

"Um"

Xiao Xiuyong pondered, rubbing the mark on the inside of the jade ring with his thumb.

Of course, he would not really agree to get involved in this matter just because of Lu Wenzhen's flattery.

What really moves him is profit.

Lu Wenzhen was willing to pay a high price, just to ask Li Fei to give him some face and let everyone sit down and talk.

As for what the final outcome of the negotiation is, it is none of Xiao Xiuyong's business. Anyway, he will not lose any of the benefits he deserves.

And the most crucial point is that Lu Wenzhen said that the Lu family will fully support the prince in the future!
Although the Lu family had been flirting with the eldest prince before, they were very sensible and did not have any friction or grudges with the crown prince. Everyone could sit down and talk again.

Although the crown prince is now acting as regent, he has not yet officially ascended the throne.

As long as you don't sit on the throne, there will be uncertainties.

If you can have one less enemy and one more helper, why not do it?
Xiao Xiuyong believed that his cousin would definitely think the same way.

The Lu family has existed for hundreds of years. Killing them all will only damage the national strength and cause turmoil in the country. Pulling them into your own team is the choice that maximizes your interests!

Based on this, Xiao Xiuyong was invited to Feng Province and sit down to drink tea with Lu Wenzhen.

As for the hatred between Li Fei and the Lu family.

In Xiao Xiuyong's opinion, there is no hatred in this world that cannot be resolved. If there is, it is only because the price paid is not enough!

Only small people care about grudges, while big people only talk about pros and cons.

This is the education Xiao Xiuyong received since childhood.

He believed that Lu Wenzhen would most likely be able to make Li Fei let go of his hatred in the end.

"Okay, I'll give it a try, but I can't guarantee success."

Xiao Xiuyong said to Lu Wenzhen.

"Hahaha, Xiuyong, this will definitely work if you take action! Uncle Lu, I'll use tea instead of wine first, thank you!"

Lu Wenzhen laughed.

"Uncle Lu, you're welcome."

Xiao Xiuyong raised his teacup and clinked it lightly with Lu Wenzhen's.

Inside the box, the two of them had a pleasant conversation and the atmosphere was harmonious.

December 12th is the last month of the 26th year of Hongguang, and it is close to the New Year.

Li Fei first took the flying magic weapon Black Boat to the northern border, picked up Li Tianyu, and then flew directly back to Xingcheng.

Marquis Jing'an's return home is a big event for the entire Datong Prefecture!

However, Li Fei had made arrangements in advance, and Li Lei, as the mayor of Xingcheng, blocked all visits from Xingcheng on his behalf.

As for the ones from Datong Prefecture, Li Fei asked Bian Jingru to block them for him.

This New Year, Li Fei just wants to spend time with his family.

However, after his rise to prominence as Marquis of Jing'an, this was the first time he spent the New Year at home, so there were many extra relatives coming this year:

Zhang Yuqing's family, Li Lei's sister Li Shu and her family came specially from other provinces.

Adding up both sides, there are more than twenty people coming to the Li family to celebrate the New Year this year.

Fortunately, the newly built Jing'an Marquis Mansion is large enough, so even if hundreds of people gather together, it will not feel crowded.

On the night of November 12th.

For the people in this world, tonight is New Year's Eve.

The Marquis of Jing'an's mansion was decorated with lights and the entire family was having dinner in the banquet hall.

There were three tables in the banquet hall. At the main table in the middle sat the four members of the Li family, Zhang Yuqing's parents, Li Shu and her husband, and Feng Chenfeng.

A huge 120-inch black and white TV was playing a program nearby.

Except for the Li family, the rest of the relatives present were secretly looking at Li Fei, feeling like they were dreaming!
Li Fei looked normal and drank a few glasses of wine with everyone else.

The banquet soon entered the stage of toasting each other.

At the main table, Feng Fusheng bravely took the lead and picked up the wine glass and walked towards Li Fei.

He held the wine glass in both hands, bent down slightly, and showed the brightest smile on his face:
"My Lord, I offer you a toast!"

Li Fei stood up, held the other person's arm with one hand, and said with a smile:

"Uncle Feng, you are too polite. You are the elder, so just call me by my name."

"Eh! I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it!"

Feng Fusheng quickly shook his head.

He is a businessman who built his fortune from scratch and built up a net worth of hundreds of thousands. He is not a man without connections.

Not to mention that Li Fei actually has no blood relationship with the Li family, and he is not even a relative of his.

Even if they are really relatives, the gap in status between the two sides is so huge now, how dare he act like an elder?

He was already very satisfied to be able to offer Li Fei a glass of wine from a close distance!
So no matter what Li Fei said, he insisted on calling Li Fei "Lord".

Li Fei didn't persuade him much. He just clinked glasses with the other party and drank the wine.

After drinking a glass of wine, Feng Fusheng, who usually has a good alcohol tolerance, suddenly had a red face. After drinking this glass of wine, he will have enough to brag about it in the business world for the rest of his life:
You said you made millions? I drank with Marquis Jing'an!
You said your business is all over the province? I've had a drink with Marquis Jing'an!
You said you knew a certain senior official? I drank with Marquis Jing'an!
"Ha ha ha ha--"

Feng Fusheng smiled with satisfaction.

Behind him, Li Lei's younger sister Li Shu came over with Feng Chenfeng, glasses of wine in hand, somewhat nervously.

Seeing this, Li Fei took the initiative to walk over and greeted Li Shu with a smile:

"Aunt Li, this is a toast to you."

Li Shu was a little flattered. She didn't expect Li Fei to be so polite to her.

Li Fei actually doesn't care about Feng Fusheng, but he will give a certain amount of respect to Li Shu, because he knows that Li Lei cares about his sister very much, so he doesn't want to make things difficult for Li Lei.

"Hou"

"Aunt Li, you can just call me Xiao Fei, just like Uncle Li."

"Xiao Xiao Fei."

Li Shu subconsciously glanced at Li Lei beside her, then pointed at her son:
"I'm sorry for what happened before. My Chen Feng is not sensible. He..."

"Aunt Li, these are just small matters. It's okay."

Li Fei waved his hand, signaling Li Shu not to say more.

Li Lei briefly told him about Feng Chenfeng's matter today. He had the same idea as Li Lei and did not intend to blame Feng Chenfeng.

Next, Li Fei took the initiative to drink a glass of wine with Li Shu and Feng Chenfeng, which made Feng Fusheng on the side laugh so hard that he couldn't stop, and Feng Chenfeng was also very excited.

Afterwards, other relatives came to toast Li Fei with wine, and Li Fei also drank a glass out of courtesy.

Finally, he took the initiative to toast Zhang Yuqing's parents, which made the two elderly people very happy.

Although he was a little tired from the socializing, Li Fei felt very satisfied when he saw Li Lei and Zhang Yuqing with happy faces.

These two people and Li Tianyu are like some kind of "beacons" for Li Fei in this world.

With them around, Li Fei no longer feels like an "alien" in this world, and the loneliness in his heart can be relieved.

While enjoying family love, it also means that you have to take on a lot of responsibilities.

But Li Fei did not reject it.

Even someone as strong as Lin Tianyi also has this "weakness".

What Li Fei needs to do is to make himself stronger and stronger until no one dares to target his "weaknesses"!
Under the night sky, the atmosphere at the banquet at Marquis Jing'an's Mansion was lively.

July 1, the 3th year of Hongguang.

The New Year's Day has just ended.

Li Fei came to Datong City.

Shangguan Xiao's case cannot be solved without the help of the Datong government, so it is necessary to work with the connections there.

After Li Fei entered the city, he was immediately taken to Bian Jingru's residence.

"My Lord, Happy New Year."

At the gate of Bian Mansion, Bian Jingru came out personally to greet Li Fei.

Li Fei clasped his fists and said, "Mr. Bian, Happy New Year."

After saying hello, the two walked into the mansion, and Bian Jingru whispered to Li Fei:

"My Lord, I have other guests in my house today. I really can't refuse them. I hope you can forgive me."

"Oh?"

Li Fei was startled, "Who is it?"

"The Changliu Xiao family, Xiao Xiuyong."

Bian Jingru looked serious.

As soon as he said "Changliu Xiao Family", Li Fei knew that this was the Xiao Family where Empress Xiao was from.

"Who is Xiao Xiuyong?"

"The only son of the current head of the Xiao family, the first heir, and the cousin of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. He is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's playmate. The two grew up together and have a close relationship."

Bian Jingru quickly told Li Fei what he knew, "He learned that you, Lord Marquis, would come to my house today, so he came a step ahead of time. He didn't inform me in advance, and I was caught off guard, but I couldn't refuse."

"okay, I get it."

Li Fei nodded calmly, "It's okay, it's not your fault."

Bian Jingru nodded, then took Li Fei into a reception hall.

In the lobby, Xiao Xiuyong was wearing a black cloak with dark cloud pattern and cranes. His long hair was tied in a jade crown with lace inlays. He held a folding fan in his hand, looking very graceful.

When he saw this person, Li Fei immediately thought of the third prince. The two men had somewhat similar temperaments.

However, the Third Prince is elegant and noble, while Xiao Xiuyong is more heroic and has a distinct warrior's aura.

Li Fei just glanced at Xiao Xiuyong and then shifted his attention to the person standing next to him.

This man looked a little old, with many wrinkles on his face. He was wearing an inconspicuous gray robe and was slightly hunched, like an elderly servant in the family.

But in Li Fei's perception, this person gave him a vague feeling like needles pricking his skin!

'Danger Perception' is the core-level supernatural power that Li Fei first activated. Although it is not as good as the perception-type magical powers, as his strength level increases, his perception ability is also increasing.

As long as the opponent does not possess magical powers such as [Shadow Concealment], Li Fei can more or less rely on "Danger Sense" to roughly judge the opponent's strength.

So Li Fei made a judgment at first sight that this man standing next to Xiao Xiuyong, who looked like an old servant, was definitely a martial arts master with considerable combat power!
"Haha, Marquis Jing'an, I've heard of your name for a long time."

Seeing Li Fei walk into the lobby, Xiao Xiuyong stood up with a smile, holding a folding fan in his hand, and bowed to Li Fei.

Bian Jingru turned to Li Fei and said with a smile, as if she had never mentioned this person to Li Fei before:
"My Lord, let me introduce you. This is Young Master Xiao Xiuyong. I heard that you were visiting my house today, so I came to visit you."

Li Fei raised his hand in return: "Hello, Mr. Xiao."

"Please take a seat, both of you."

Bian Jingru first invited the two to sit down, and then asked the servants to serve tea.

When the tea was served, he suddenly said:

"I'm so sorry, I have to excuse myself for a moment because I suddenly have to go to bed."

"Master Bian, please do as you please."

Xiao Xiuyong said with a smile.

Li Fei also nodded to Bian Jingru.

After Bian Jingru left, only Li Fei, Xiao Xiuyong and the old servant standing behind him were left in the hall.

Xiao Xiuyong looked at Li Fei. He had heard about this greatest genius in history for a long time and was actually very curious about him. Today he finally got to meet him.

It looked completely different from what he had imagined.

He thought this would be a young man with high spirits and great potential. After all, he was only twenty years old.

But he looks righteous, very calm and easy to talk to.

"Marquis Jing'an, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince often mentioned you to me, saying that he considered you a friend. He and I grew up together and we are also very good friends. You don't mind if I call you by your name, right?"

Xiao Xiuyong asked with a smile.

Li Fei looked at him calmly: "Okay."

Xiao Xiuyong's smile widened, and he felt that this greatest genius in history was indeed easy to talk to.

In other words, it gives him face.

"Mr. Xiao specially came to see me today, what's the matter?"

Li Fei asked directly.

Xiao Xiuyong restrained his smile and said seriously:
"Li Fei, I also know about the grudge between you and the Lu family. I came here today to ask you to give the Lu family a chance so that they can sit down and have a good talk with you."

After saying this, he immediately added:

"But don't get me wrong. I'm not here to persuade you to let the Lu family go. I just want you to talk to them. As for how you talk to the Lu family, I won't interfere, and I won't care what the final outcome is. How do you think?"

Li Fei understood that this was Lu Wenzhen's "skill".

He broke up the Lu family from within and borrowed strength from outside.

Now that the crown prince is in charge of the country, the status of the Xiao family has risen. If it were any other external force, Li Fei could be indifferent to it, but the Xiao family is the crown prince's most important helper. With the crown prince's relationship, can Li Fei still completely ignore it?
Li Fei has now become a "dragon raising its head" figure.

Lu Wenzhen is going to use the Xiao family to control the dragon and make it bow!

Li Fei looked at Xiao Xiuyong: "Mr. Xiao, are you planning to help the Lu family with this?"

Xiao Xiuyong was startled and frowned slightly: "Li Fei, you misunderstood. I said that in the feud between you and the Lu family, I will never favor either side. I just let you two talk about it yourselves."

Li Fei: "Mr. Xiao, do you know the grudge between me and the Lu family?"

Xiao Xiuyong nodded: "I know."

"Do you know that Lu Wenzheng plotted to kill my master and his wife, and sent people to kill me several times?"

"know."

"When I was persecuted by the Lu family, you didn't stand up and let us sit down and talk. Now that I want to fight back, you suddenly stand up and say that everyone should sit down and have a good talk. You say this is absolutely not partial?"

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Xiao Xiuyong's face looked a little ugly.

You don't say anything when someone is being beaten, and then when they are about to hit you back, you suddenly jump out. Isn't this taking sides?
That's the truth, but Xiao Xiuyong didn't expect Li Fei to say it so directly and didn't give him any face at all!

"Li Fei, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not yet ascended the throne. There will always be changes in the future. It is better to have one more friend than one more enemy. The Lu family is willing to give you a sincere enough compensation. Why do you have to push the Lu family to the opposite side of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

Xiao Xiuyong simply stated it clearly.

Li Fei did not say that he had already talked to Lu Wenyao, because he knew very well what people like Xiao Xiuyong were thinking.

The family head represented by Lu Wen Zheng is the most powerful. Li Fei wants to kill Lu Wen Zheng, suppress the family head's lineage, and cause internal strife in the Lu family, which will definitely weaken the strength of the Lu family.

To some extent, this is also weakening the national strength of the Great Blue Dynasty.

For Xiao Xiuyong, he can gain the full service of the Lu family and get extra benefits, so why must he support Li Fei in splitting the Lu family?
Therefore, the best way to solve the problem is to persuade Li Fei to let go of his hatred, take some benefits, and turn hostility into friendship.

And even if Li Fei really failed to reach an agreement with Lu Wenzhen and still planned to take revenge, Xiao Xiuyong would not interfere.

Anyway, by that time, the benefits that Lu Wenzhen promised him would have been obtained.

To put it bluntly, he came here today just to ask Li Fei to give him face.

He was very confident that Li Fei would definitely give it to him.

"Lu Wenzheng must die. As for whether the Lu family will stand against His Royal Highness the Crown Prince at that time, I think they will make a wise choice."

Li Fei said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xiuyong clenched his fists and began to get angry!
"Li Fei! Are you really unwilling to give me this face?"

Li Fei looked at him and suddenly laughed:

"Then I will answer you one last time—"

"You deserve it?"

Asking for monthly ticket

(End of this chapter)