"What is the relationship between Miss Yiyi and that Chu Feng?" After a moment of struggle, Chu Luyang finally asked.
"He is my friend," Xu Yiyi said without hesitation.
"Ugh..." At this moment, Chu Luyang's expression turned very ugly. He absolutely despised that Chu Feng. In fact, compared to the Red Butterfly Society, he hated Chu Feng even more, because Chu Feng had already killed two of his beloved generals in succession.
What he couldn't understand even more was, when did Chu Feng get so lucky as to become friends with Xu Yiyi?
"If Pavilion Master Chu finds it difficult, then forget about it." Xu Yiyi pouted slightly, looking displeased. Then she turned to Elder Su, grabbed his arm, and shook it coquettishly. "Master, someone wants to kill my friend. What should we do about this? Will you stand up for me?"
Seeing Xu Yiyi actually turn to her master for help, Chu Luyang's face turned green. He hurriedly said, "No difficulty, no difficulty. I'll give the order right now. My Luyang Pavilion will consider all grudges with the Red Butterfly Society settled and will not pursue them further."
"Then I thank Pavilion Master Chu," Xu Yiyi said to Chu Luyang with a beaming smile, her face full of smugness.
"Miss Yiyi is too polite," Chu Luyang replied, though his words said otherwise, he felt utterly stifled inside.
As for the others present, they all wore smiles and no one interjected. They all knew of Elder Su's doting affection for Xu Yiyi.
No matter what grudge Chu Luyang had with Chu Feng, since Xu Yiyi had spoken, even if Chu Luyang wanted to continue, he couldn't.
...
In the blink of an eye, it was the next day. Liu Chengkun arrived as promised, bringing Chu Feng personally to the main hall where the Red Butterfly Society held its meetings.
The hall was full of people. There was Elder Huang Luo, who Chu Feng was familiar with, but there were many more unfamiliar faces. What Chu Feng hadn't expected was that Zhao Xiao and his father were also there.
They had just been locked up yesterday, but today they had already been released. This showed that yesterday's punishment was merely going through the motions.
But what made Chu Feng feel most uncomfortable was that after he and Liu Chengkun entered the hall, everyone looked at him with surprise, and even the gaze of the Red Butterfly Society's president was the same.
"Elder Liu, today is a high-level meeting of our Red Butterfly Society. Why did you bring Chu Feng here?" As expected, Zhao Ruofan, the vice president of the Red Butterfly Society, spoke up displeasedly.
"A high-level meeting. It seems Zhao Xiao isn't qualified to attend either," Liu Chengkun said, glancing at Zhao Xiao, who was standing beside Zhao Ruofan.
"How can that be the same? Zhao Xiao is at least a member of the Red Butterfly Society. What is Chu Feng?" Zhao Ruofan retorted.
"What is Chu Feng? Chu Feng is an honored guest invited by the President," Liu Chengkun countered.
Hearing this, Zhao Ruofan's expression froze. He couldn't help but cast his gaze toward the Red Butterfly Society's president, because he feared that Chu Feng's presence in this hall was indeed by the president's invitation.
If that were the case, and he continued to obstruct, it would clearly be like hitting the muzzle of a gun again. He did not want to see yesterday's awkward scene repeated today.
However, while Zhao Ruofan worried about whether he had already misspoken, Liu Chengkun also cast a somewhat worried gaze toward the Red Butterfly Society's president. He feared his own disciple might not give him face as a master and directly order Chu Feng to be thrown out.
"Please take your seats," the Red Butterfly Society's president said with a smile to both Chu Feng and Liu Chengkun.
Only then did a smile appear on Liu Chengkun's face, and he led Chu Feng to their seats.
As for Chu Feng, although he appeared calm on the surface at this moment, he felt a slight awkwardness in his heart. He had realized that what Liu Chengkun had told him yesterday might not be very reliable after all.
"President, I heard you have obtained two spots to cultivate at Cloud Crane Mountain. I wonder if you could gift one of them to our young friend Chu Feng?" As expected, Liu Chengkun spoke up.
As soon as he said this, everyone present was shocked. Even Chu Feng was somewhat speechless, because it confirmed his suspicion: Liu Chengkun had absolutely no confidence in getting him a spot to study at Cloud Crane Mountain.
"Liu Chengkun, what are you saying? How can the spots our Red Butterfly Society obtained through hard work be given to an outsider?" Zhao Ruofan shouted angrily. In his fury, he no longer addressed Liu Chengkun as "Elder" but called him directly by his name.
In fact, at this moment, not only was Zhao Ruofan angry, but many of the elders also wore expressions of shock. They all whispered amongst themselves, buzzing with discussion.