Chapter 710: Chapter 709: Hard to Distinguish Friends from Foes
"Uh, wait a second."
As Hu Lizhong was losing himself in wild thoughts and hadn’t immediately fled, leaving Yang Fei behind, he heard Yang Fei transmitting his voice once again.
And Yang Fei had also stopped.
Following suit, Hu Lizhong halted too, looking at Yang Fei with a puzzled expression, "What’s wrong?"
The several extremely powerful presences behind them made Hu Lizhong extremely nervous. Stopping now, the distance to those powerful beings closed significantly in an instant, causing Hu Lizhong’s legs to tremble.
He had had the courage to flee before, but now that they were too close, he lacked even the courage to run.
"It seems they’re not enemies," said Yang Fei, turning around to look back as he spoke.
By the time the two had stopped to talk, the five pursuers had already caught up.
Turning alongside Yang Fei, Hu Lizhong saw five men and women dressed in ancient attire.
The woman at the front looked as if she had stepped out from an ancient beauty painting; Old Hu didn’t consider himself to be particularly lecherous, yet he was entranced by the bewitching allure naturally emitted by the woman, his heart pounding and gasping in astonishment.
She was so stunningly beautiful; what man could resist such a woman?
Yang Fei, disguised to look like Wang Lin, looked at Helian Rong and the few top-tier leaders of the Hidden Sect behind her, and inwardly gave a wry smile.
Dammit, what rotten luck he had encountered recently. Disguised as Wang Lin and appearing in the Imperial City, he had just happened to run into Helian Rong.
Towards Helian Rong, Yang Fei held no enmity, and even the presence of Helian Zhan behind her did not make Yang Fei particularly tense.
But the other three people made him feel uneasy.
He had only seen these three once before: one was named Ouyang He, another Wang Chunyang, and the last one shocked him—it was the Lord of Shadow Slaughter Venerable.
"So it is you, Yang Fei." Helian Rong said with a giggle while looking at Yang Fei, "In your disguise, couldn’t you have just mimicked anyone else? Why on earth did you choose Wang Lin?"
Yang Fei replied with a bitter smile, "Yeah, and then I happened to encounter you."
At his words, Helian Rong chuckled merrily, "That means we have a destiny."
Destiny my ass.
Yang Fei cursed inwardly, but verbally he asked, "Why did you stop me?"
"Hmph, when I sent you away from the Hidden Sect, what did you promise me?" Helian Rong suddenly became displeased, huffing coldly.
Uh...
Yang Fei was speechless, just then recalling the past promise to help Helian Rong with her chronic illness.
At the same time, with this connection, it was unlikely that Helian Zhan would cause him trouble for the sake of his daughter, and Ouyang He, as Helian Rong’s master, was also secure.
So Yang Fei’s gaze shifted to Wang Chunyang and Zhao Wuji, wondering if these two were friends or foes.
Wang Chunyang was hard to say, but the Shadow Slaughter Venerable was definitely not going to feel any goodwill towards him.
The sudden emergence of the Hidden Sect into the world had almost caught both Qin Yanyang and himself, ensnaring them on Yunwu Mountain. The event was so unexpected that it resulted in the Divine Continent’s collapse, leading to the current divided realms.
Deep down, Yang Fei was dissatisfied with the way the Hidden Sect’s actions had led to this fracturing of the Divine Continent.
Perhaps it was a deeply ingrained sense of nationalism or maybe the influence of Qin Yanyang’s teachings but either way, he felt that the Divine Continent should not suffer division because of these ambitious Hidden Sect Practitioners. People ought to live in harmony and unity, seizing the opportunity during a time of global upheaval to strive collectively for more benefits and stature.
Unfortunately, all these were just his and Qin Yanyang’s wishful thinking.
These strong practitioners from the Hidden Sect, each harboring their own ambitions, sought to dominate above secular laws and establish their own set of rules.
After a brief moment of distraction, Yang Fei looked at Helian Rong and asked, "The teleportation passage of Kunlun Mountain Death Valley has been sealed, how did you get out?"
Upon hearing this, Helian Rong looked around and realized she could not discern any direction amidst the high-rises of the modern city streets. She replied, "Inside the Zhuge family there is an abyss that also connects to the Divine Continent World, that’s how we got out."
"So there was another path all along." Yang Fei nodded, and gazing at her, he asked, "Has the Hidden Sect made a full entrance into the world, or has everyone come out yet?"
Helian Rong shook her head, "Not yet, it was a secret cooperation between the Zhuge family and the Duanmu Family that allowed us to sneak out first."
Yang Fei’s eyes brightened, "So the series of actions against Divine Continent Country weren’t actually a joint effort by the Hidden Sect Eight Great Forces?"
Helian Rong chuckled, "No wonder you’ve been so tense, you were worried that our eight forces would band together against Divine Continent Country, and now that you’ve met us, you thought we would target you, right?"
Yang Fei did not deny it and nodded.
Wang Chunyang, who had been silent until now, scoffed coldly, "If we wanted to deal with you, you would have been taken down the moment we met."
Ouyang He stared at Yang Fei and asked, "Kid, are you sure you can cure Miss Rong’s innate stubborn illness?"
Helian Zhan stared at Yang Fei expectantly, without saying a word, but his eyes clearly conveyed, you better not be lying to my precious daughter.
Yang Fei nodded, "I can cure her."
"Cure? What do you mean by that, can you completely eradicate the illness?" Ouyang He’s profound eyes shot out a fierce light.
Yang Fei felt the horrifying pressure from a top-notch Hidden Sect practitioner and was inwardly shocked. Although he had become very strong and seemed to no longer fear cultivators of the Divine Travel Realm in a one-on-one fight, a powerful individual like Ouyang He still posed a terrifying threat to him. It was clear he should not underestimate top Hidden Sect practitioners in the future.
"I dare not make any absolute promises, but based on my understanding of Miss Helian’s condition, I am fairly confident," Yang Fei said.
Then, he scanned the group, his gaze stopping particularly on the face of Shadow Slaughter Venerable Zhao Wuji as he asked in a solemn voice, "So, are we enemies or allies?"
Hu Lizhong had been silently standing by, but at this moment, upon hearing those words, he grew tense.
Although this woman seemed to have contracted some strange illness, and Brother Yang might be able to cure her, with two people particularly concerned for her, it seemed there was no immediate danger.
However, these people were from the Hidden Sect after all, and now the Hidden Sect was in control of Imperial Capital, confronting the original powers of Divine Continent Country, such as Qin Yanyang. With Yang Fei being Qin Yanyang’s husband, appearing in Imperial Capital and encountering these Hidden Sect practitioners, the consequences were all too predictable.
"Do you wish for us to be enemies or friends?" Wang Chunyang laughed lightly, looking at Yang Fei as he asked.
Yang Fei shook his head, "I do not know, senior, it depends on you and the others."
"Hahaha," Wang Chunyang laughed heartily and nodded, "You are indeed a rightful descendant of the Taoist tradition. Kid, you’re quite interesting. Facing several of us yet remaining calm in the face of danger, without showing fear—just for that courage, I, Wang Chunyang, have taken a liking to you."
Yang Fei and Hu Lizhong silently breathed a sigh of relief, but did not completely relax, staying vigilant at all times.
At this time, many people appeared nearby, filming with their phones, and the crowd of onlookers grew larger and larger.
After all, the strange attire of Helian Rong and her companions was too eye-catching, and the commotion caused earlier by flying over the street compelled many to follow them, Now that they saw them here, they all raised their phones to film.
Zhao Wuji respectfully said to Helian Zhan, "Master, shall we find a quieter place?"
Helian Zhan, Wang Chunyang, and Ouyang He all nodded.
With their composure, being watched by a crowd was no issue, but after encountering Yang Fei, they had many questions to ask, and this was indeed not the right place for a discussion.
As Zhao Wuji respectfully addressed Helian Zhan as master, Yang Fei’s pupils suddenly contracted.
Helian Zhan was actually the master of Shadow Slaughter Venerable?
Does that mean everything the Shadow Slaughter Venerable did in the secular world was under the secret directives of Helian Zhan?
Had Helian Zhan been making arrangements in the secular world long ago?