Started out getting scumbags, but then invested in the invincible Empress.

Chapter 168 Where there is a Crouching Dragon, there will surely be a Young Phoenix.

"Tsk tsk, in Yongning Prefecture, is there anyone who dares to provoke your Li Huo Sect?"

Not far away, Wang Bin, the senior disciple of the Biyun Sect, looked surprised. "I'm quite curious, who is this person?"

"He's just a young punk with some skill."

Feihan scoffed.

"Senior brother, judging from the current situation, that person's strength should not be underestimated. Now that he has also become involved with Xiang Leping, it is unlikely that we will be able to gain any advantage."

Luo Xinrou's pretty face showed a hint of difficulty.

It is said that even a powerful dragon cannot suppress a local snake. Now, on the territory of the Imperial Treasure Pavilion, even though the Li Huo Sect is powerful, it cannot do whatever it wants.

"Junior sister, there's no need to worry. Master just sent me a message; he's on his way and should arrive in the Great Yu Imperial City in a few days."

Fei Han's lips curled into a smug smile as he confidently declared, "At that time, not only will the minor branch pavilion master be welcomed with open arms, but the entire Great Yu royal family will also have to greet you with open arms!"

Luo Xinrou's face immediately lit up with joy.

Fei Han's master is the third peak master of the Li Huo Sect, whose martial arts cultivation has reached the late stage of Martial King. He is definitely a big shot.

If such beings were to descend, what could possibly stop them?

"Let's go and meet that kid. I want to see where he got the guts to hurt someone from my Li Huo Sect!"

Fei Han gave a stern shout and told everyone to leave.

After the disciples of the Li Huo Sect left, a young man from the Bi Yun Sect couldn't help but step forward and ask:

"Senior Brother, should we help Fei Han out and take this opportunity to win the favor of his master?"

During the discussion at Li Huo Sect, they made no attempt to avoid the topic, and their conversation was heard clearly. Naturally, they also learned that Fei Han's master was about to arrive in the Great Yu Imperial City.

Wang Bin toyed with his wine glass, a strange glint in his eyes. He pondered, "Don't get involved for now. Even the four peak masters of the Li Huo Sect have been alerted; their background is probably not simple..."

"But wouldn't that mean missing out on an opportunity to befriend the Li Huo Sect?"

The disciple of the Li Huo Sect was somewhat unwilling.

“Brother Bian is right. Several third-rate sects in the surrounding area are making moves and gradually encroaching on the resources of our Biyun Sect. If this continues, the sect will be in grave danger.”

"If we can win the favor of the higher-ups of the Li Huo Sect, we might be able to join forces to eliminate these cancerous growths."

Some disciples of the Biyun Sect nodded in agreement.

"There's no need for further discussion; I have my own decision on this matter!"

Wang Bin frowned slightly, slammed his wine glass on the table with a bang, and looked solemn.

Seeing this, the members of the Biyun Sect sighed inwardly and had no choice but to give up. A rebellious feeling arose in their hearts, and the way they looked at their senior brother changed a lot.

Noticing the strange looks from the crowd, Wang Bin felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

At that moment, he realized that his disciples had become estranged from him.

If things don't go as he expects, then his time as the senior disciple is over, and he'll end up no different from being betrayed and abandoned by everyone.

"I hope I didn't make a mistake..."

He sighed sadly, silently got up, and walked towards the auction house.

at the same time.

Inside the auction house.

Fei Han, Luo Xinrou, and other disciples of the Li Huo Sect strode confidently toward the first row, under the awe-inspiring gazes of the powerful families and clans.

"Hiss, so this is a disciple of the Li Huo Sect. So young, yet his martial arts cultivation is no less than mine?"

"As expected of a second-rate sect, any one of their members would be a genius outside!"

"......"

Many clan elders in the imperial city whispered among themselves, their words filled with admiration and respect for the Li Huo Sect.

"It's them..."

Li Wudao suddenly turned around and caught sight of Fei Han and Luo Xinrou, siblings, and was slightly taken aback.

"Cousin, what should we do? The people from the Li Huo Sect have all arrived. They don't look like they're easy to mess with."

Li Nanzhi's heart skipped a beat, and worry appeared in her beautiful eyes.

"Little girl, what are you panicking about? The sky won't fall, Li boy will take care of everything."

On one side of the seat, the green-haired tortoise lay there calmly, speaking in a rather indifferent tone.

"But......."

Nevertheless, Li Nanzhi was still unsure and somewhat distrustful of this boastful tortoise.

"It's you!"

Suddenly, a disciple of the Li Huo Sect exclaimed, pointing in Li Wudao's direction, "Senior Brother Fei, Senior Sister Luo, it's this kid!"

Instantly, the eyes of everyone from the Li Huo Sect darkened, and they all looked ahead.

"It sure is him!"

"You've injured so many of our people, yet you still dare to sit here swaggering around. You truly don't take our Li Huo Sect seriously!"

The few young men from the Li Huo Sect who had been dealt with earlier now had their eyes blazing with fury, rubbing their fists together, eager to rush forward.

.......

Upon hearing this, Fei Han and Luo Xinrou, siblings, couldn't help but step forward to take a look.

The next moment, the three of them changed color and froze on the spot.

"why you?!"

Luo Xinrou was taken aback.

This handsome and harmless young man was actually the same young man she had seen at her family's restaurant that day, the one who had saved her younger brother and grandfather from prison.

Immediately, she seemed to realize something, her pretty face darkening as she questioned, "How did you end up here, especially in the first row? Who gave you permission to sit here?"

Li Wudao was somewhat bewildered, and said indifferently, "Where I want to go or where I want to sit is none of your business. You're really meddling."

"you......"

Luo Xinrou was speechless for a moment.

"Yesterday, my junior sister and I asked you to come, but you refused. Why did you come all by yourself today?"

Fei Han frowned as he watched, and couldn't help but stand up and mock:

"Could it be that someone knew about my and Junior Sister Xinrou's identities and shamelessly used the name of the Li Huo Sect to sneak in?"

It should be noted that the first row was specially prepared for second-rate sects like theirs. Even princes could only condescend to sit in the second row.

And what right does an unknown nobody have to sit so high above him and be on par with him?

"Senior Brother Fei is right, this kid doesn't deserve it!"

"Since when can just any Tom, Dick, or Harry be considered respectable?"

The disciples of the Li Huo Sect echoed their agreement, bursting into laughter.

Gallen Lo couldn't help but jump in, his youthful voice booming with disdain:

"Brother Fei is right. How could a piece of trash with such mediocre talent like him be worthy of entering the Imperial Treasure Pavilion Auction? He must have sneaked in!"

Recalling his time in the Ministry of Justice prison, Li Jing inadvertently revealed Li Wudao's past, which made Li Jing feel a sense of contempt.

So what if I manage to get into the Xuantian Sect by sheer luck?

Even his talent is inferior; at best, he'd be a menial servant. If he could even make it into the outer sect, that would be a stroke of incredible luck.

"waste......."

However, these words made the injured disciples of the Li Huo Sect look grim.

If Li Wudao is a good-for-nothing, then aren't all of them even worse than good-for-nothings?

"Senior Sister Luo, what your brother said was too rude. Isn't he insulting us too?"

"That's right, such a young age and such a sharp tongue, shouldn't Senior Sister Luo discipline her?"

Hearing their complaints, Luo Xinrou lost face and turned around to scold, "Jialiang, come over here and apologize!"

"Oh--"

Gallen Lo said in a drawn-out voice, looking reluctant, "I'm...sorry."

His words showed no sign of admitting his mistake, which made many disciples of the Li Huo Sect grit their teeth in anger.

If it weren't for Luo Xinrou's sake, they would have already rushed forward and taught her a lesson.

"No, you're hiding your cultivation level!"

At this moment, Luo Xinrou suddenly spoke in a deep voice, staring intently at Li Wudao, who was sitting with his legs crossed, "Tell me honestly, what is your purpose in approaching my brother and grandfather?"

At that moment, she was surprised to discover.

Despite her cultivation level, she couldn't sense Li Wudao's aura. It was like a stagnant pool, and she couldn't see through anything. At first glance, she was no different from an ordinary person who hadn't entered the martial arts path.

According to the disciples of the Li Huo Sect, the other party possessed at least the cultivation level of a peak Martial Grandmaster.

Clearly, this young man is playing dumb to fool others!

"Sister, I understand!"

Beside him, Gallen Lo's eyes darted around. He clapped his hands and said with absolute certainty, "This guy definitely investigated our family's situation beforehand, and rescuing me and my grandfather from prison was a premeditated plan."

"Perhaps this is all a play he and the Liu family orchestrated themselves, to win over Grandpa and Sister, and thus establish a connection with the Li Huo Sect..."

"No wonder, I felt something was wrong back then. Why would this father and son, who were not related to me, be so kind as to rescue my grandfather and me? Now that I think about it, it was all a scheme. People are truly treacherous!"

He spoke with great enthusiasm, spittle flying everywhere, becoming more and more convinced as he talked.

"After my analysis, things are much clearer now. Sure enough, the mastermind behind it all is this person!"

Luo Xinrou listened attentively and nodded with satisfaction.

"???"

At this moment, a series of question marks appeared on Li Wudao's forehead, revealing a look of concern for the mentally challenged.

No, how did these two siblings manage to spout such nonsense with such a straight face, and how did it become so clear?

He was merely following his father Li Jing's wishes and casually rescued two people, yet it was twisted into having ulterior motives—it's truly absurd.

"Indeed, where there is a sleeping dragon, there will surely be a phoenix chick. The ancients were right."

Li Wudao couldn't help but sigh.

They're truly a perfect pair of siblings; they're like birds of a feather.

"Damn it, I've seen it all, what kind of people haven't I?"

"But this is the first time I've encountered such an oddball brother and sister. It really shows that there are all kinds of birds in a big forest!"

Even Green Turtle, a liar who doesn't even open his eyes, had to admit defeat at this point.

"Stop being sarcastic."

Luo Xinrou frowned and said in a deep voice, "Let's put aside what happened between you and my grandfather and younger brother before, but now you've injured so many disciples of our Li Huo Sect. You have to give an explanation for this matter."

"Oh, what kind of explanation do you want?"

Li Wudao looked at her with great interest.

Seeing this, Luo Xinrou thought he had relented, so she became a bit more assertive and said arrogantly, "Crush your cultivation, kowtow and apologize, and for my grandfather's sake, I can spare your life."

Li Wudao was stunned, then chuckled in exasperation, "So, I should thank you?"

"Kid, you can choose to refuse, but... you'll have to bear the consequences!"

Fei Han clenched his fist with a cold smile.

The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat tense, and everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

Meanwhile, the major families led by Meng Zhenhu and Wang Xu were overjoyed and almost burst out laughing.

"They even dare to provoke the senior disciple of the Li Huo Sect! They're incredibly audacious and utterly clueless!"

"Once Fei Han makes a move, it's equivalent to making an enemy of half of the Li Huo Sect. That kid is doomed!"

"Haha, it seems that this little beast will kill himself without us major families having to lift a finger!"