Chapter 282: Chapter 42: Three-Year Pact, Wood Ghost Binding Curse
Shangguan Xiao and Duanmu Hongjie talked for about an hour.
For half of that ti, they engaged in idle chatter, discussing various past events.
In the end, when it ca to the matter of Lou Yujun’s redemption and the future attitude of the Duanmu family, Duanmu Hongjie set the tone in just a few sentences:
“First, the Duanmu family will no longer target the industries of the Zhang family.”
“Second, the Duanmu family is willing to pay three million to redeem Lou Yujun!”
The Zhang family was not lacking three million; in the eyes of others, even if they obtained the three million, it would only make them a bigger target.
Therefore, Shangguan Xiao did not agree to let the Duanmu family redeem Lou Yujun, but instead, she wanted to discuss possibilities of cooperation with Duanmu Hongjie.
However, Duanmu Hongjie, that sly fox, did not take the bait and easily shifted the conversation elsewhere, so Shangguan Xiao could only leave behind a “We’ll discuss this further,” and then left the Duanmu household.
After returning to the guesthouse, she relayed the conversation with Duanmu Hongjie to Li Fei.
“That works, at least the Duanmu family has adopted a wait-and-see approach for now. If we can further strike at Yu Longqing’s power, there is a chance to get the Duanmu family to join us.”
Li Fei said.
“Right, keep an eye on Lou Yujun, and make sure he isn’t found and secretly rescued by soone from the Duanmu household. Duanmu Hongjie isn’t that simple.”
Shangguan Xiao reminded.
“Sure, I’ll be careful.”
Li Fei responded.
Regarding the personality traits of the ‘Seven Kings’ of Datong Prefecture, Lu ngyang had included them in the material he provided, where the assessnt of Duanmu Hongjie, the richest man of Feng Province, read — big things confused, small things astute.
At first, Li Fei didn’t quite grasp the definition of ‘confused,’ but after today’s incident, he understood:
When his guest elder was captured, to imdiately declare he would spend three million for redemption seed a bit confused. Given the status and power of the Duanmu family, they could have saved him using other thods without having to spend so much money, which only made them appear weak and frustrated.
But on the other hand, upon knowing this, would Lou Yujun be moved?
Would the other guest elders of the Duanmu family be more willing to serve Duanmu Hongjie after hearing about this?
The most impressive part was that the three million was unlikely ever to be spent because neither Shangguan Xiao nor Li Fei had plans to take the money.
Thus, Duanmu Hongjie effortlessly won people’s hearts by rely expressing his intention.
After hanging up the phone, Li Fei took his elixirs and then sat cross-legged on the bed in ditation, beginning his magic cultivation.
Now, he had to devote at least three hours each night to cultivating magic, half the ti accelerating the growth of the Illusion Leaf, and the other half practicing the use of magic.
The challenge of Dual Cultivation of Magic and Martial Arts was not just about the conflict of the Implant; there was also the issue of allocating ti and energy, as a person’s ti and energy are limited.
Currently, Li Fei had to concentrate on cultivating Martial Arts during the day and could only cultivate magic at night. Though he was full of energy and needed only four to five hours of sleep each night, he still felt squeezed for ti.
The Illusion Leaf only required daily dication during the Embryo Cultivation Stage, but once it entered the Body Breaking Stage, breaking through quickly would an investing more ti.
Moreover, magic must be practiced diligently over ti; without sufficient proficiency, it would be impossible to use it effectively in real combat.
Li Fei could only do his best in this regard.
Fortunately, with the assistance of the Dream Command and Myriad Blood Pearl and abundant elixir resources, even with less ti and energy invested, his cultivation speed was far superior to normal people.
Ding——
Suddenly, the telephone on the table rang, interrupting Li Fei’s ditation.
He rose to answer the phone:
“Hello?”
“It’s .”
A sowhat androgynous voice ca through the receiver.
“Zhao Yi? What’s up?”
Li Fei did not expect Zhao Yi to call him out of the blue; the other party had never taken the initiative to contact him before.
“Can you co over? I have sothing important to discuss with you.”
Zhao Yi said.
“Sure.”
Li Fei agreed.
He had just completed the upgrade of the Myriad Blood Pearl and was at his peak, so he was not worried about Zhao Yi trying any tricks.
Over an hour later, making sure no one was following him, Li Fei arrived at Zhao Yi’s residence and gently knocked on the door.
Zhao Yi opened the door, then stepped aside to let Li Fei in.
“Tell , what do you want?”
Li Fei walked familiarly into the living room, sat down on the sofa, and asked.
Zhao Yi walked over to him, her expression complicated, and after a mont of silence.
“Hm?”
Li Fei looked at Zhao Yi with so surprise; previously, she had always been straightforward in their conversations.
What was the situation today?
“Is your Illusion Leaf about to break through to the Body Breaking Stage?”
Zhao Yi asked.
“Yes.”
Li Fei nodded his head.
“When you reach the Body Breaking Late Stage and no longer need to maintain the Dream Command, are you planning to kill directly?”
Zhao Yi looked into Li Fei’s eyes and continued to inquire.
Li Fei smiled, “It’ll depend on how you behave then.”
Zhao Yi clenched her fists.
Previously, she had thought about escaping from him and regaining the Dream Command before Li Fei reached the Body Breaking Late Stage.
But having continuously heard about Li Fei’s deeds at Wuda and seeing him win several successive battles on the Dragon and Tiger Platform yesterday, she finally began to despair.
She felt she could not catch up with this exceptional prodigy in a short ti.
Therefore, she called Li Fei over tonight, choosing to compromise proactively:
“In Magic, there is a class of techniques called Oath Techniques, which allow soone to make a vow and then enforce adherence through magic, with severe consequences for breaking it. You can learn this type of technique at Wuda, and by the ti you reach the Body Breaking Stage, you will be able to cast it, then use it on to swear not to reveal any of your secrets and never to be your enemy again.”
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