"Aunt Lian, whatever you'd like me to do, I'm willing to hear the details," Chu Feng said.
"That's how it is..." Then, Aunt Lian explained the plan to pass on the Mystic Art the following day to Chu Feng, but specifically instructed him that it would be best to hide in a corner of the crowd, to conceal his aura as much as possible, and avoid being chosen by the technique.
"I understand. The Mystic Art, when choosing someone, will naturally select the person with the greatest talent and the best potential."
"They want to use the Mystic Art to test my talent. If the technique doesn't choose me, I might just escape this ordeal. But if it does choose me... then my death is probably assured." Chu Feng smiled; he had already seen through the Nangong Imperial Clan's thoughts.
"Chu Feng, don't think about it like that. Things might not be that bad," Aunt Lian said.
"Aunt Lian, stop speaking for them. If they were truly principled people, then when I tried to leave today, they wouldn't have stopped me. But they not only stopped me, they also want to use me as an experiment. Don't you know what kind of people they are by now?" Chu Feng said with a smile.
Hearing this, Aunt Lian fell silent again. A deep look of guilt surfaced on her face. She regretted it, regretted inviting Chu Feng here. She felt she had dragged him into a fire pit. Chu Feng had only broken through his cultivation, what was wrong with that? The fault was all hers; she shouldn't have brought him here.
"Chu Feng, it's all my fault," Aunt Lian said, her face full of apology.
"Aunt Lian, don't say that. Even if the situation doesn't look good right now, I will never blame you."
"Let me put it this way: even if I become enemies with the Nangong Imperial Clan in the future, you will still be my Aunt Lian. Nangong Ya, Baihe, and Mali will still be my friends," Chu Feng said with a smile.
That composed manner made Aunt Lian freeze for a moment. At this moment, she realized that Chu Feng was more mature than anyone her age she had ever met. He remained calm in the face of danger and was meticulous in his thinking.
"Chu Feng, just based on this mindset of yours, you will surely accomplish great things in the future."
"And please rest assured, since I was able to bring you here, I am also able to take you away. If they truly intend to lay a lethal hand on you, they will first have to step over my, Nangong Lian's, corpse."
"And it's not that I, Nangong Lian, am arrogant, but within the Nangong Imperial Clan, if anyone wants to kill me, Nangong Lian, they'd better have the guts to do so." These last words were spoken quite loudly; she likely intended for certain people to hear them.
After saying this, Aunt Lian left, but she didn't actually depart. After stepping out of Chu Feng's residence, she waved her sleeve, creating a brilliant golden barrier that covered the entire territory where Chu Feng was located. Then, Aunt Lian sat cross-legged and closed her eyes to rest.
Seeing this, Chu Feng felt a stir in his heart. He knew Aunt Lian was going to protect him, planning to guard him personally from this day forward. The fact that she, as a member of the Nangong Imperial Clan, was willing to do this for him was enough to show what kind of person she was. She was definitely someone who valued loyalty and friendship.
"Chu Feng, tomorrow they're using the Mystic Art to test your true potential. What are you going to do? Are you really going to hide in the corner of the crowd, conceal your potential, and just watch the Mystic Art fall into someone else's hands? Remember, that's a Mystic Art!" Egg said.
"Heh... although doing this might feel a bit unfair to Aunt Lian, a piece of fat meat that falls right into my mouth—Chu Feng won't let it go!" Chu Feng said with a mischievous grin.
"Haha, that's more like it! That's the Chu Feng I know. What's a mere Nangong Imperial Clan to us? If they want to play, then we'll play along. With the Queen and you teaming up, we'll play them to death!" Hearing Chu Feng's answer, Egg was delighted. The Queen was sometimes like a playful child; she wasn't afraid of excitement, she was afraid of boredom.
That night, Chu Feng didn't sleep at all. He used the Dragon-level barrier stones to set up three formations.