Chapter 1705 — Are You Toying With Me?

Chen Yutian was just basking in self-satisfaction, about to say "Of course," when he caught the second half of his sister's sentence and nearly dropped back into his wheelchair! Still, on reflection, it made sense he was no match for Wei Zhao — if he were stronger than Wei Zhao, why would he ever acknowledge Wei Zhao as his leader?

So Chen Yutian declared proudly, "That's right! I even thought about putting together some entrance music for myself, the way they do in TV dramas when someone comes to trash a place — a rousing little tune. Shame I was in too much of a hurry to come. Didn't prepare any."

"Damn you, Chen Yutian! Don't think that just because you're out of the hospital you can beat me. You're a mere early-stage Mystic Rank practitioner — wanting to defeat me is nothing but wishful thinking!" Chen Yutian and Shen Yushu's tag-team exchange had thoroughly enraged Yu Feng. He had been completely ignored, and that made him seethe.

"And who told you I'm still early-stage Mystic Rank?" Chen Yutian countered. "Yu Feng, there's a bit of a logic problem in that head of yours!"

"If you're not early-stage Mystic Rank, then are you at the peak of early-stage Mystic Rank?" Yu Feng blinked, thrown.

"No." Chen Yutian shook his head.

"Then you're still early-stage Mystic Rank... Are you toying with me?" Yu Feng, thoroughly befuddled by Chen Yutian, turned red with embarrassment and fury. He leapt up, ready to charge at Chen Yutian. "Chen Yutian, I see you've just come looking for death..."

"Xiao Feng, wait..." Yu Shuixing sensed something was off. Yu Feng's head was running hot, but his own was not. There was something fishy in all this — Chen Yutian couldn't be so foolish as to walk right into death, could he? Could the boy have some dirty trick up his sleeve?

After all, in Yu Shuixing's view, it was impossible for Chen Yutian to have improved his strength. But he might be holding some hidden ace. Otherwise, why would he dare to provoke them like this?

"What is it, Yu Shuixing? Are you going to go back on your word and break the rules you set yourself? Grievances and vendettas settled by force, the stronger hand winning?" Old Master Chen, Chen Kuanglan, saw his grandson brimming with confidence and his granddaughter perfectly composed. Doubts stirred in his heart, but he knew these two grandchildren better than anyone.

Chen Yutian might be a bit impetuous, but he would never do something as foolish as walk into his own death — especially not with Shen Yushu beside him. How could Shen Yushu ever stand by and watch Chen Yutian die? And then there was that mysterious Wei Zhao, of whom Old Master Chen had long heard rumors.

On the surface his post was as a close guard to Gu Mengyao and little Shu, yet what he had actually done was never the sort of thing a close guard could do! Killing one of the Yu family's skilled hands and crippling another — would any ordinary personal guard dare to do that?

And even that was not all. The Pi family — formidable, weren't they? Even so, Wei Zhao had killed one of theirs, and that little brother of his, the one called Ergoudan, had killed two! And to this very day the Pi family had not dared to squeak a single word about it. That was highly suspicious.

And if that still wasn't remarkable enough, then there was Jin Wudi of the Golden Bell Sect and his disciple Ma Zhu — both of them had fallen at the hands of Wei Zhao and Ergoudan. That was nothing short of a miracle! Jin Wudi was a master of the Golden Bell Shield; even Earth Rank practitioners gave him a wide berth. Yet that little brother of Wei Zhao's had killed him with a single punch. What kind of level was that?

So as Chen Kuanglan tallied up miracle after miracle in his mind, he felt as though he had swallowed a stimulant. He suddenly came alive, sweeping away all the gloom and oppression that had weighed on him! And he had made up his mind: since his grandson was so full of confidence, he would join him in this madness just once. The Chen family was as good as finished anyway — perhaps, with Wei Zhao's help, his grandson could turn the tide!

The transformation in Chen Kuanglan made Yu Shuixing pause. And in fact, if Chen Kuanglan had said nothing, it would have been better; saying what he did actually settled Yu Shuixing's mind! He might be younger than Chen Kuanglan, but his eye was shrewd and sharp, and at a glance he had spotted that hidden worry and final desperation in Chen Kuanglan's eyes.

By the look of it, the old thing was quite anxious indeed. And this whole spectacle Chen Yutian had put on today — Chen Kuanglan surely knew nothing about it! Which meant that Chen Yutian was acting entirely on his own. Otherwise, Chen Kuanglan wouldn't be wearing that expression now.

And as a further step back — if the Chen family had really made preparations in advance, then Chen Kuanglan would not have initially been driven by him into such helpless desperation that he was on the verge of a meltdown!

That being the case, what was there to fear? Most likely Chen Yutian himself simply refused to accept it, acted on hot impulse, and came for revenge the moment he recovered. Or perhaps he had learned a few hidden tricks from Wei Zhao, thought himself terribly formidable, and decided to challenge Yu Feng and reclaim his lost face!

Because, in Yu Shuixing's eyes, if Chen Yutian truly had absolute certainty, then Chen Kuanglan could not have been unaware of it beforehand, and the Chen family would not possibly be so passive this time!

Of course, that was merely the thinking of ordinary men. Yu Shuixing overlooked a deeper intention behind this whole affair: Wei Zhao's aim was to wipe out their Yu family entirely! Chen Yutian's settling of scores with Yu Feng was no more than a prelude, a warm-up, so to speak. The real show was yet to come!

But this was something Yu Shuixing could never have imagined. How could it possibly occur to him that Wei Zhao had already become an Earth Rank practitioner?

"Of course not. I merely have a few things to make clear!" Yu Shuixing glanced at Chen Kuanglan and said calmly, "Before the challenge begins, the rules of the challenge platform — the head of the Chen family surely understands them? Life and death are left to heaven, and no one may be held accountable afterward?"

"That... that is of course so!" Chen Kuanglan was made a little uneasy again by Yu Shuixing's words, but he still blustered on: "Is there any need to say it? We are all children of great families. These things are common knowledge, and Yutian knows them as well!"

"Good, then! Xiao Feng, do not hold anything back — beware he plays some dirty trick on you!" Yu Shuixing nodded, a hint for Yu Feng. In truth, he meant for Yu Feng to strike a fatal blow the moment he stepped up, leaving Chen Yutian with no chance to turn things around!

And Yu Shuixing had also caught that flicker and that worry in Chen Kuanglan's eyes a moment ago, which set his mind even more at ease. It seemed Chen Kuanglan too had no confidence in Chen Yutian.

I really was worrying over nothing, thinking too much, Yu Shuixing thought to himself.

"No problem! Chen Yutian, I failed to kill you last time, but this time I will not hold back. Since you've come, you had better be prepared to die!" With that, Yu Feng turned his hands into palms and swung them at Chen Yutian!

Watching the move, Wei Zhao shook his head silently. Mystic Rank and Earth Rank — as expected, the gap was not a matter of a little here and a little there. To call it a watershed was not the slightest bit wrong! Upon reaching Earth Rank, one could learn martial techniques, and only with martial techniques could one be called a true ** practitioner!

Everything before was merely the entry stage, while Wei Zhao was now an Earth Rank practitioner. In his eyes, Yu Feng was nothing but a beginner riddled with openings!

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