Chapter 513 - Two Paths (1/2)

Ou Yangming pondered and remarked, “It’s quite a rare scene among the eight prefectures that you’re both severely injured during this disaster!”

Upon hearing the comment, which had a hint of ridicule but was more of an inquiry, the two Supreme Great Ancestors trusted by the imperial family could not help but flush. They looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

“Master Ou, frankly speaking, we had such miserable encounters because someone plotted it against us.” Peng Huachi shook his head helplessly. “Before the Aquatics’ spirit beast and Senior Hong arrived, Feng Yiyuan and the others were quite cooperative. We resisted the Aquatics’ attacks and were even rewarded when we went further on boats. It was when the spirit beast began to rage and when Senior Hong suddenly appeared everything became different.”

Nian Xinran smiled bitterly. “That’s right. Ever since then, Feng Yiyuan and the others secretly had evil intentions. During the last attack from the Aquatics’ spirit beast, they encouraged us to attack together because they wanted to eliminate the beast right away.”

Ou Yangming could not help but laugh. “I’m afraid you’re not qualified enough to kill that lazy turtle.”

After meeting the spirit turtle and exchanged blows with it, Ou Yangming and his companion understood one thing—the lazy turtle did not have the wild ambition to harm the Humans at all. It had only actively invaded the city several times probably because it wanted to put on a show for the powerhouses in the upper realm.

Needless to say, the Turtles were born to be slow. Hong Feiyu could not hurt it at all, but it would almost be difficult for it to kill a human Spirit Grade powerhouse.

Therefore, though it repeatedly fought Hong Feiyu, it would lose its fighting spirit after a fixed period and would go home.

Nonetheless, Peng Huachi and Nian Xinran could not tell at all, and they even thought they stood a chance to slaughter the lazy turtle if they had more people.

They did not know that if the Humans’ combat power did not make a qualitative breakthrough, even if they sent over 10 Supreme Great Ancestors to fight, it would end up being a one-way trip for the powerhouses.

The faces of the two great ancestors reddened again, and Nian Xinran expressed furiously, “They used the Humans’ disaster to harm people, and even death can’t atone for the crime!”

Ou Yangming smiled and declined to comment.

In actuality, he did not have a favorable impression of Feng Yiyuan, especially after he found out about the encounters of the governor and the general.

The two Supreme Great Ancestors kept watch over Canghai City by the imperial family’s order, but they were not from aristocratic families, after all. As such, they could not communicate with the upper realm and did not know much about the Aquatics’ spirit beast as compared to Feng Yiyuan.

Under certain special circ.u.mstances, it was reasonable that the governor and the general were fooled.

Nevertheless, Feng Yiyuan and the others still secretly instigated their evil plan while knowing that the Humans’ disaster was not yet over. Their actions were undesirable, but Ou Yangming still did not want to get involved in the trouble. Hence, he put on an unpredictable expression so that the great ancestors would be suspicious and uncertain.

Hong Feiyu stood next to Ou Yangming as though he was his guard. He turned to look at the great ancestors and ridiculed them, “You’re quite funny; you were the ones courting death, but you insist on blaming others. Heh, if Feng Yiyuan and the others hadn’t backed you up that day, how could you have retreated?”

The faces of Peng Huachi and Nian Xinran took on ghastly expressions. After some time, the former explained, “Senior, before we set out that day, we agreed to attack together. However, the ones that went all-out on the battlefield were the two of us and three other Supreme Great Ancestors that followed us, whereas the rest showed up but didn’t do anything. Isn’t that despicable?”

Hong Feiyu sneered but just as he wanted to speak, Ou Yangming cleared his throat and stated, “Forget it. Today’s a happy day, so let’s not bring up the unhappy past.”

Peng Huachi and Nian Xinran were stunned. They were not reconciled to the outcome, but they dared not disobey Ou Yangming.

Hong Feiyu twitched his mouth and looked away. He was not fond of the people from the lower realm, thus he could not be bothered as long as n.o.body offended him.

Before long, the celebration in the city began, but very few people dared to get close to Ou Yangming and his companions.

In particular, when Hong Feiyu stood like a loyal bodyguard behind Ou Yangming, even Feng Yiyuan and his people had gooseb.u.mps. They had witnessed the Spirit Grade powerhouse’s abilities. Without him leading the fights against the spirit turtle, the city could not have been safe.

While Feng Yiyuan and the others were around, Ou Yangming retrieved some pills and gave them to Peng Huachi and Nian Xinran. The Supreme Great Ancestors, who were loyal to the imperial family, were extremely grateful, whereas Feng Yiyuan and the rest had complicated looks on their faces. When they received the letter from Changlong City’s Ni family and saw Ni Yinghong, they were certain that the young fellow, who was a new rising star, was with the influential families even if he did not want to replace the imperial family.

If that was not the case, why did he leave Her Royal Highness and only brought Ni Yinghong to Canghai City?

Despite that, Feng Yiyuan and his people no longer thought the same after seeing how Ou Yangming acted.

In actuality, they were rather arrogant when Ou Yangming first arrived at Canghai City. That was because they thought they could rely on Hong Feiyu, so they became bold knowing that a Spirit Grade powerhouse was supporting them. Especially since they had not witnessed how mighty Multi-armed King Kong and the goshawk were, they could not help but have their own thoughts.

Having said that, the confidence of Feng Yiyuan and his people was shattered after they saw how formidable Ou Yangming and Big Yellow were.

Until this moment, they looked at each other anxiously and did not know how to get along with Ou Yangming.

During the celebration, Ou Yangming conversed happily with the people around him as if he did not sense the peculiar aura in the city at all.

Feng Yiyuan was hesitant for a long time. After a discussion between the powerhouses from many aristocratic families in the city, he finally sighed and bit the bullet as he approached Ou Yangming with a smile. “Master Ou, can I have a word with you in private?”

Ou Yangming looked at Peng Huachi and Nian Xinran behind him, then he nodded with a smile and left with the great ancestor.