Chapter 114: The Mysterious National Master

  "She's absolutely right!" At this moment, a man in red silk clothes suddenly walked out of the crowd, smiling slyly and seductively, "Lin Xue is no longer a virgin, how can she be qualified to be an empress?!"

  The words had barely fallen when everyone was shocked again.

  Everyone knows that a daughter's chastity is more important than her life. Once her chastity is damaged, whether she is a poor and humble woman or a noble lady from a prestigious family, she will be expelled from the house and forced to atone for her sin with death.

  If the newly crowned empress was indeed no longer a virgin before marriage, the entire Lin family would be held accountable and might even face the punishment of having nine generations of their clan implicated.

  The guests looked at each other in dismay, their faces a picture of different emotions. Some were gloating, some were regretful, some were disdainful, and some were sympathetic. The Lin family, faced with such pressure, was initially stunned. It was Lin Yanqiu who reacted first, stepping forward to pull Feng Rixi behind him, shielding her from view, his voice cold as he said, "As everyone knows, my daughter has been confined to a separate courtyard since birth, how could she have had the opportunity to...to privately meet with men?!"

  The man in red smiled softly, his eyes curving upwards, "Prime Minister Lin, do you think your daughter's beautiful hair came from nowhere?"

  Furrowing her brow, Lin Yanqiu's voice was sonorous and powerful, "This young girl has been like this from the start..."

  It was as if he had heard some funny joke, the red-clothed man smiled with a hint of disdain on his face, "Wrong! It's because she has lost all her primordial yin energy and her foundation for cultivation is damaged, which led to her lamp running out of oil and withering away like a dry corpse."

  Upon hearing this, Lin Yan's eyebrows furrowed deeply, and she remained silent for a moment before responding in a cold tone, "I don't understand what you're talking about."

  After listening, the man in red stretched out his hand to hold a strand of hair and played with it. He glanced at Lin Yanqiu with a disdainful expression and said, "You are just an ordinary person, how can you understand what I am saying?"

  In Lin Yanqiu's impression, no one had ever dared to speak to him like that, to scold him like that. He couldn't help but feel embarrassed, and his fists clenched with the urge to throw a punch at the red-clothed man.

  But little did I know -

  Feng Li Xi, who had been silent all along, took a step forward, raised his right hand to block Lin Yan Qiu's outstretched fist and said, "Father, you can't beat him! Let me handle it!"

  After finishing speaking, he didn't wait for Lin Yanqiu's reaction and stepped forward a few steps, facing the charming red-clothed man head-on, his eyebrows furrowed as he asked, "Who are you?"

  She could tell that something was off, and she feared that the newcomer was not simple. Moreover, she had just released her spiritual energy to probe him, only to find that it hadn't even reached his side before being bounced back. Now it seemed that this red-robed man was definitely not an ordinary person, but a cultivator. And his cultivation far surpassed hers, at least reaching the level of a Yuan Ying ancestor.

  In this small world of Yanjing, I unexpectedly encountered a cultivator with such high attainments, and this cultivator is actually her sworn enemy!

  Thinking of this, Feng Li Xi couldn't help but sigh again at her really bad luck!

  The man in red smiled slyly, his sparkling eyes fixed intently on Feng Ri Xi, "You don't need to know who I am! As long as I know who you are, that's enough!"

  Just then, whispers came from the crowd, "It's the State Preceptor!"

  As they heard this, more and more people recognized the identity of the man in red, immediately kneeling down with flattery and paying respects, saying "Greetings to the National Master!"

  After being reminded by everyone, Lin Yanqiu also recognized the identity of the man in front of her, and her face turned even more solemn than before.

  It is well known that when the current emperor was still young, after ascending to the throne at the age of seven, Empress Dowager took control of state affairs behind the curtain. The red-robed man was none other than the empress dowager's elder brother - Yuanji, who had been appointed as the State Master of Yanjing early on. Whenever the empress dowager made any important decisions, they were always discussed and decided with the State Master.

  Therefore, the position of Guoshi in the imperial court is not to be underestimated.

  Today, I offended Guoshi, and I'm afraid the Lin family will have a lot of trouble in the future.

  However, Gu Shi's slander against the Lin family's reputation was also unbearable for Lin Yanqiu.

  Fengli Xi naturally didn't know about Lin Yanqiu's complicated emotions. In her eyes, what was this red-clothed man, a national teacher?

  How could an ordinary imperial tutor of Yanjing know so many things?!

  I'm afraid it's another cultivator from the cultivation world who has stolen the abode of the State Master of Yanjing again!

  At this thought, Fengri Xi disdainfully curled her lip and coldly stretched out a hand towards the red-robed man, saying "Hand it over!"

  He raised an eyebrow, and with a sly smile, Yuan Ji said, "What thing did you bring?!"

  "In the wind, Xi directly replied, 'My second brother's jade!'".

  Although the gap in their cultivation made it impossible for Feng Ri Xi to discern Mo Yuan's situation, she had risked her life to obtain the Ming Leng Demon Stone, so she could vaguely sense its location.

  She dared to assert that the Spirit Stone of the Netherworld was now on Yuanji's body!

  Upon hearing this, Yuanji smiled again and patiently said word by word, "That is not the Emerald Jade at all, but rather the Netherworld Demon Stone."

  I didn't expect him to know about the Netherworld Demon Stone?!

  At first, in order to prevent others from discovering that Xiū Wǔ Yú had the Míng Líng Mó Shí on her body, Lì Xīng specially used her spiritual power to forcibly seal the demonic energy within the stone, making the Míng Líng Mó Shí look no different from an ordinary spirit stone.

  Never thought that I would be seen through by Motoki now.

  As she thought of this, the unease in Fengri Xi's heart grew greater. For some reason, she always felt that the red-clothed man before her knew many more things about her and Xue Wu Xian.

  Since Motoki knew that the emerald jade hanging on Lin Fan's chest was the Nether Spirit Demon Stone, he might have already known its use.

  As soon as he thought that Motoyoshi knew the secret of Hiyori's dance, Fūri's gaze involuntarily turned cold and hard.

  This man can't be kept!

  No matter what, she had to find a way to kill Genji now.

  Otherwise, once unfavorable rumors about Xiuyue Wu spread out, the consequences are really unimaginable!

  As she thought of this, Feng Ri Xi's slightly agitated heart suddenly became calm. She raised her head and asked in a cold voice, "Who exactly are you? Why do you know about the Ming Ling Magic Stone?"

  Yuán Jí seemed reluctant to answer Feng Lǐ Xī's question, and instead sighed to himself, "People all say that the nine spirits of Ling Xiao are matchless in the world! But who would have thought that a woman as beautiful as the sky would now be completely devoid of her former beauty, looking like an eighty-year-old crone?!"

  Pinching the overly long sleeve opening, Xi's voice in the wind suddenly rose several times, "Who are you? How do you know my name?"

  At this point, Fengri Xi had unscrupulously released her spiritual power, and in an instant, the pressure that originally belonged to a Golden Elixir cultivator was all released.

  Surrounding were some ordinary people without any spiritual power, facing the sudden pressure, one by one they knelt down on the ground, spitting out blood, their internal organs were squeezed to one place, suffering extremely.

  Seeing his own overwhelming power hurt ordinary people, Fūri Kiri hastily drew a boundary, wrapping all the ordinary people inside. Having done all this, Fūri Kiri finally looked at Genji again with peace of mind.

  As the wind dispersed, Shi released her spiritual power and pressure. Yuanji knew that she was going to duel with him. Thinking of this, he raised an eyebrow, let out a sneer, and in a cheerful tone, 'kindly' reminded, "Shan Jiu Ling, you've just broken through to the early stage of the Golden Elixir, your realm is still unstable, it's impossible for you to win against me! Why waste your spiritual power?"

  Looking at Yuanji's detestable smiling face, Fengli couldn't help but have the urge to beat him until his own mother wouldn't recognize him, "......"

  But little did I know -

  At this moment, Genji stretched out his hands and pointed to the ground. A white glow slowly emerged along with his finger movements. Before long, the white glow grew larger and larger. Suddenly, a figure appeared in that beam of light...

  "Moreover, your man is still in my hands! Have you made a move?"

  “……”

  At these words, Fengli Xi Ding looked at him with a glance.

  That white light solidified, and a man wearing a pale purple brocade robe suddenly appeared in front of everyone. The man had a head of dark hair with a hint of purple, his skin was crystal clear, his movements were elegant and refined, his fragrance was subtle and enchanting, his posture was solitary and elegant, his beauty was untainted by any impurities, he was so beautiful that it was impossible to be more beautiful.

  The man remained with his eyes tightly closed from start to finish, as if he had fallen into a deep sleep, his whole body appearing serene and otherworldly, an absolute beauty.

  This man is none other than Xue Rengui!

  It's been 20 years since I last saw the original appearance of Xi Yu Wu Yun, and it's undeniable that Xi Yu Wu Yun is still handsome enough to make people unable to move their eyes. The wind blows, and for a moment, I feel a thousand emotions.

  Everyone present was almost staring with their eyes wide open at the stunning beauty of Xi Yue's dance.

  Looking at the slightly distracted Fengli, Yuanyi casually mentioned, "Shan Jiu Ling, what if everyone in the world knew that the famous Dancing Cloud True Person had been possessed by demonic energy and became a demon that everyone wanted to kill? What kind of scene would it be?"

  Upon hearing this, Fengli Xi's heart involuntarily sank a little.

  She really couldn't imagine what kind of awkward situation he would face if this secret history of his affair with Xi Yue were to be made public.

  She absolutely cannot and will not allow such a possibility to happen.

  What's even more puzzling to her now is how did the physical body of Xiǎo Yuè Wǔ fall into this person's hands? Based on Feng Lǐ Xī's understanding of Liú Yīng, Liú Yīng should have kept Xiǎo Yuè Wǔ's physical body extremely safe.

  Now that Kaito's physical body has fallen into Genji's hands, where is Ruri? Where did Ruri go?!

  Thinking of this, Fengri Xi's worries in her heart increased a bit more.

  Yan Jianyuan controlled the physical body of Xi Yue Wu, and Feng Li Xichen said in a low voice, "You... let go of my master!"

  But little did I expect -

  "Alright!" replied Motoyoshi with great relish.

  Upon hearing this, Fengli Xi didn't feel a hint of joy, but instead was taken aback.

  Such a quick response, I'm afraid there's more to it than meets the eye, making one have to be on guard.

  As if he hadn't seen Flandre's heavy expression, Genji lightly raised his hand, and the flesh that was originally lying on the ground suddenly flew towards Flandre.

  Fengli Xi timely caught the Nuo Wu dance. After using spiritual power to inspect his physical body, he didn't find any problems and only then slightly relieved.

  But just as she was about to let out a sigh of relief, a gust of wind whizzed past her ear, and before she could even react, a man's muffled grunt was heard.

  Following the sound, Feng Li Xi gritted his teeth and said to Yuan Ji, "You're cheating!"

  It turned out that Yuanji took advantage of Fengli Xi's momentary distraction and actually held Lin Fan, who had been standing behind Lin Yanqiu all along, to his side.

  Only Yuanji's right hand saw two fingers tightly pinching Lin Fan's throat, due to lack of oxygen and pain, Lin Fan's originally pale face had already turned bright red, about to faint.

  Fengri Xi stared fiercely at Yuanji, if her gaze could kill, she would have torn the red-clothed man in front of her into a thousand pieces!

  "That's just the physical body of Wuyan Zhenren, what's the use of keeping it? It's better to control Wuyan Zhenren's 'divine consciousness'! Looking at Fengri Xi's twisted angry face, Yuanji smiled softly and said cruel words, "Shanjuling, you say, if I refine Wuyan Zhenren's spirit into a dark spirit for my own use... just thinking about it makes me so excited that I can't restrain myself!"

  Upon hearing this, Fengli Xi bit her lower lip so hard that it started bleeding profusely, but she didn't even notice. After a moment of silence, she slowly and deliberately spat out two words: "You... dare!"

  The man in red knew even the fact that Lin Fan was a master of the Wind and Cloud Dance, which made Feng Ri's heart grow colder.

  Who is he?! Why does he know everything about her and Xue Wu's affairs?!

  Feng Li Xi closed her eyes and kept reminding herself that she mustn't lose control of her footing!

  After a few breaths, Fengri Xi unsealed her spiritual power and endured the strong spiritual force that was violently flushing through her meridians. When she opened her eyes again, she saw that everyone around her had shocked expressions.

  As soon as she broke through the seal of her spiritual power, her physical body also recovered to its peak. These ordinary people who had never seen the world before were stunned to see her transform from an old woman with a head full of white hair and a withered appearance into a stunningly beautiful woman of unparalleled beauty!

  In the wind, Xi's bitter smile appeared, ignoring the strange gazes around her. She gently placed her slender body on the ground and took out a water bell drum, beating out dozens of defensive array patterns.

  Looking at the water bell drum that was continuously spinning in the air, having activated its strongest defense mode, Feng Li shouted, "Water Bell Drum, protect Master!"

  It's as if responding to Fengri Xi generally, the crystal clear and transparent body of Shui Ling Gu continuously emits dazzling white light, its light envelops the entire flesh and wraps it tightly inside, protecting it thoroughly.

  "Yuanji, I'm warning you for the last time, let Lin Fan go quickly, otherwise don't blame me for being rude to you!" Feng Lixi stared at Yuanji coldly, her eyes red with anger. "Even if it means sacrificing my own life, I will definitely self-destruct and take you down with me!"

  The barefooted are not afraid of those who wear shoes!

  Even if the man in front of her was far more powerful than Dao Xiu, Feng Ri Xi could still use his own cultivation to fight back and might not necessarily lose. Taking a step back, even if she really couldn't defeat the opponent with her cultivation, she could still self-destruct!

  No matter what, she had to pull Genji down from his horse together with her!

  When he heard this, Yuanji was taken aback.

  He didn't expect this weak woman in front of him would actually sacrifice her own life just to defeat him!

  "Oh, you care about Mōri Motonari that much? You'd even give up your life for him?" Genji asked with a nonchalant smile.

  "Yes! As you know, Xī Yuè Wǔ Yún is not only my Shifu, but also... my benefactor! I naturally cannot abandon him!" He nodded firmly, although it was somewhat difficult to speak, but Fēng Lǐ Xī still replied, "If it weren't for me, he wouldn't have joined the Lin Manor either! And even more so, wouldn't have been held captive by you!"

  "Hah, what a touching scene!" Clapping his hands, Genji had already released the hands that were choking Lin Fan's neck, with a cold smile on his face.

  Lin Fan fell to the ground, coughing dryly. After catching his breath, he looked up at Feng Ri in the wind.

  "Sister, are you Lin Xue or Shan Jiuling?" Suddenly, Lin Fan's slightly hoarse voice asked, "Why do you look so much like the woman in my dreams?!"

  "Little kid, don't you understand yet?" With a face full of disdain, Yuanji suddenly explained with a good heart, "You are her master and also her man! What you dreamed of is her appearance as Dan Jiu Ling! Little kid, your luck isn't bad, you've got the number one beauty in the Cultivation Realm!"

  Listening to Genji's coarse words, Fūrinji was utterly fed up.

  "Second brother, don't listen to this scoundrel's nonsense!" Feng Li Xi gritted his teeth and softly explained to Lin Fan, "Wait till later, you'll naturally know the truth of the matter! For now, it's better if you don't ask!"

  Feng Li Xi coldly looked at Yuan Ji and said, "Make your move! Don't waste everyone's time anymore!"

  After finishing speaking, Fengri Xi took out the Benming Xianqin that had been warming up in his Dantian, ready to attack.

  Yuanji watched Fengli Xi's movements, but didn't feel the slightest surprise. Nor did he have any intention of taking action to fight back. He simply glanced around casually, and as his glassy eyes sparkled, several black figures suddenly jumped out from all directions, charging towards Fengli Xi...

  To ordinary people without cultivation, it was just a few black shadows flashing by, but Fengli could see several agile cultivators jumping out of the crowd.

  Since Feng Ri Xi arrived at the grand hall, he had been keeping an eye on these few people. Judging from this situation, it's likely that these low-level cultivators and Yuan Ji are in cahoots with each other.

  "Be careful!" Lin Fan shouted loudly as he saw those few dark shadows about to pounce on Feng Ri Xi.