Chapter 180: Pressure (2/2)

Lin Feng had guessed that Duan Wu Ya and the Yu Clan didn’t maintain good relations.

It seemed very clear at this moment that there was not a good relationship between them.

Duan Wu Ya wanted to protect Lin Feng but Yu Qiu really wanted to kill Lin Feng, to the extent that he didn’t even care about making Duan Wu Ya lose face. Lin Feng didn’t know exactly what Yu Qiu’s main motive was though.

But Lin Feng had an even more audacious thought. He thought that the second prince, Duan Wu Ya, was actually the person at the origin of the Celestial Academy, he was the principal who never showed up.

Everybody knew that an institute such as the Celestial Academy could only be established by a powerful person and it probably even belonged to the Imperial Clan. Besides, on that day, Duan Wu Ya had appeared at a critical moment for the academy, which made Lin Feng have the audacious thought that Duan Wu Ya was maybe the person who established the Celestial Academy.

Yu Qiu certainly knew about it, but still didn’t care about threatening to destroy the Celestial Academy in front of Duan Wu Ya.

Lin Feng had been gambling since the beginning on the fact that Duan Wu Ya had connections with the Celestial Academy. Lin Feng was putting pressure on Yu Qiu, who wanted to kill him, but he was also putting pressure on Duan Wu Ya to act. He wanted to see if Duan Wu Ya was going to watch him die. He was gambling with his life at stake. He was betting on the fact that Duan Wu Ya and Yu Qiu’s relationship would worsen because of him and that they would not be able to maintain appearances.

If Lin Feng guessed right, Duan Wu Ya was actually the creator and principal of the Celestial Academy. If Yu Qiu killed Lin Feng, his goal to make the Yu Clan prestigious would be accomplished. Lin Feng’s conjectures were right so far as Duan Wu Ya was now confronting Yu Qiu. If he had really understood Duan Wu Ya’s background, then the latter wouldn’t watch Lin Feng get killed.

In fact, Duan Wu Ya was already getting involved, he had smashed his stone chair but Yu Qiu kept insisting.

When Duan Wu Ya heard Yu Qiu’s words, he looked expressionless. Immediately after, he stopped talking, slowly turned around and moved down the stairs of the viewing platform. He then left and while leaving, he said a proud and majestic sentence.

“Yu Qiu, try and kill him, then see what happens.”

Try and kill him, then see what happens.

That was a very simple sentence with a clear meaning. When Duan Wu Ya had finished talking, he was already leaving. The most frightening was that he had left right after he finished speaking… Yu Qiu could try and kill Lin Feng, but what would happen to him?

“What a strong method.” thought Lin Feng.

Lin Feng was looking at Duan Wu Ya’s silhouette as it vanished. He was very mysterious. All the problems were in Yu Qiu’s hands, he also had the choice.

At that moment, Yu Qiu’s facial expression was rigid. If Duan Wu Ya had still been there, he could have justified himself, but now that Duan Wu Ya had left, he could not argue his side anymore. He could only choose whether he wanted to kill Lin Feng or not.

After travelling for a short time, Duan Wu Ya arrived at a private mansion of his which was situated within the territory of the Celestial Academy. A silhouette suddenly appeared behind him. It was a black silhouette. Lin Feng had already seen that man in black clothes when he first arrived in the external part of the Imperial City at Qing Xin’s restaurant.

“Nan Shan, what do you think?” asked Duan Wu Ya who sounded completely calm.

“Your Highness, Yu Qiu’s move was a three-in-one one. He would gain prestige, damage the reputation of the Celestial Academy and make the Nie Clan’s opinion of you worsen.” replied Nan Shan calmly and indifferently.

He was obviously talking about the opinion of the Nie Clan after Duan Wu Ya acted as the referee. The Nie Clan’s esteem for Yu Qiu had probably increased. Besides, it had made the Nie Clan and Duan Wu Ya’s relations worsen as well. That was an extremely powerful method.

“I know. I need your opinion, what do you think of Lin Feng?” said Duan Wu Ya indifferently. Nan Shan was surprised. The expression of uncertainty flashed in his eyes.

“He’s an unparalleled genius.” replied Nan Shan sounding indifferent. He was lost in thought for a brief moment. After a while, his mouth moved again and he said: “If, today, he confronted Yu Qiu because he was furious, that’s alright, but if he did everything after understanding your status, that’s truly terrifying.”

“Hehe, of course, it’s the second reason. If he had done it out of anger, I would be really disappointed.”

Duan Wu Ya said: “Are you sure about what happened on that day?”

“Yes, I am sure that it was the girl who was next to Lin Feng.” nodded Nan Shan.

“A cultivator of the Xuan Qi layer… What a pity that we cannot let anyone follow Lin Feng any longer.”

When Duan Wu Ya finished talking, he started walking quickly and his silhouette vanished.