Twenty minutes later.

Yang Fei and Fan Yi arrived at the door of the Diamond-level VIP suite at the Clear Spring Flowing Over the Stone Bathing Center.

The address given to Yang Fei by Shou Jing Gong was right here.

Fan Yi knew that the master and disciple must have something important to discuss.

After giving a few instructions, he went downstairs to look for Mad Blade.

Yang Fei, thinking of all the mysterious aspects of his master, felt uneasy in his heart.

He hesitated for a moment but, in the end, he knocked on the door.

"Come in."

From inside the room, came the feeble voice of Shou Jing Gong.

He sounded weak as if he had suffered an injury.

Yang Fei was startled and immediately pushed the door open and entered.

In the room, there was only a massage bed.

Under the bed were lit forty-nine oil lamps, giving off a dim light.

Beyond these, behind the massage bed, there were various types of paper and paper effigies.

The colorful paper effigies looked extremely eerie.

Lying flat on the massage bed was the sharp-chinned, monkey-cheeked Shou Jing Gong.

A red cloth covered his eyes, his face was ashen, and his breath was feeble.

"Master, what kind of trick is this?"

Yang Fei exclaimed, rushing over in a panic.

"Stop right there!"

Shou Jing Gong shouted loudly, followed by a pained sigh.

"Heaven envies the talent, my time as a master has come to an end, and my life is soon over."

"I wanted to see you one last time, that's why I had you come."

Yang Fei was torn between laughter and tears.

"Master, stop joking around, let's stand up and talk this over properly."

As he spoke, he began to clean up the paper effigies and oil lamps.

"Stop it, you unfilial thing," Shou Jing Gong coughed violently, suddenly let out a retch, and vomited a mouthful of fresh blood.

Yang Fei was shocked to see the bright red blood at the corners of Shou Jing Gong's mouth, which was strikingly vivid and not feigned.

This sudden turn left Yang Fei in a panic.

He rushed over and helped Shou Jing Gong sit up.

"Master, you really are injured? Who hurt you; I'll find them."

"Pah, with my kung fu, who could possibly hurt me?"

"I just have too much blood in my belly, can't I throw up a little bit?"

Shou Jing Gong cursed, yet his cheeks were gaunt, and his eyes were unfocused.

As he spoke, the smell of blood was intense; he was seriously injured.

The more Yang Fei observed, the more alarmed he became.

As an Energy Transformation Master, Shou Jing Gong might not have reached Core Formation or God Communicating, but his cultivation technique was profound and he was cunning.

Moreover, he did not consider himself superior and resorted to base and shameless tactics.

So usually, Yang Fei hardly ever saw him at a disadvantage in a fight.

Yet, Shou Jing Gong was now gravely injured, what on earth had happened?

"Master, who has the audacity..."

"I see now, could it be the people from Xuan Ying Pavilion?"

A flash of insight struck Yang Fei's mind as he suddenly thought of the Xuan Ying Pavilion.

Shou Jing Gong remained stubborn.

"Nonsense, those two dirty birds from Xuan Ying Pavilion can't do anything to me."

"Remember back in the day, when I and the Martial God..."

"That's enough!"

Just then, the bamboo curtain on the side of the room was lifted.

Behind the curtain, a stunning middle-aged woman stepped out.

This person Yang Fei recognized, she was Li Chunniang, Xiao Xuanya's master.

As soon as Li Chunniang appeared, Shou Jing Gong rolled over in an instant and sat up.

He fawningly held onto Li Chunniang's arm.

"Lady Spring, you've been seriously injured, why get up? Lie down and rest immediately."

Yang Fei only then noticed that Li Chunniang's cheeks were deathly pale, and as she spoke, her voice lacked strength and was choked.

Clearly, Li Chunniang's internal organs were also injured, which only made him more shocked.

Like Shou Jing Gong, Li Chunniang was an Energy Transformation Xuan Grade master or above.

Their Kung Fu, although not as good as Golden Buddha, was all at the level of Three Swords.

Who exactly could have severely injured both of them in one fell swoop?

Li Chunniang shook off Shou Jing Gong's hand and looked coldly at Yang Fei.

"Yang Fei, I entrusted Xiao Xuanya to you; did you protect her well?"

"We'll settle this account properly."

Yang Fei felt somewhat sad and lowered his head.

"Elder, rest assured, the safety of Miss Xiao is my responsibility."

"On the fifteenth of this month, I will go to Xuan Ying Pavilion to have a real conclusion with them and rescue Miss Xiao."

"Pah, what elder, call me 'Madame', you damned kid."

Shou Jing Gong shouted from the side, thumping his chest and stamping his feet.

Li Chunniang's complexion looked a bit better, and she nodded.

"If that's the case, Xuanya did not misjudge you. But be careful, Xuan Ying Pavilion is filled with many masters; it's not to be underestimated."

Yang Fei slightly furrowed his brow.

"Elder, have you and my master fought them?"

Shou Jing Gong started shouting anxiously on the side.

"Lady Spring, you mustn't say, please, leave me some dignity."

Li Chunniang gave Shou Jing Gong a cold glance and said coolly, "Two people working together and still not beating a Great Elder of Xuan Ying Pavilion, do we still have any face?"

She looked at Yang Fei, her face full of solemnity.

"Be cautious, the elders of Xuan Ying Pavilion are all monsters. Your master and I set up an ambush on the road, trying to rescue Xuanya."

"Yet the two of us combined couldn't defeat a single Great Elder."

"In the end, when another Elder intervened, we barely got away with our injuries."

Yang Fei stared with astonished eyes.

"Sounds formidable, those bastards!"

Shou Jing Gong wore a grieving expression and wailed.

"My hard-earned reputation lost in a moment, I regret that…"

Li Chunniang sighed and glanced at Shou Jing Gong with his sallow complexion.

There was an unexpected tenderness in her eyes.

"This time, it was hard on your master that at the crucial moment, he didn't run away but fought to death without retreat."

"Otherwise, even I would have been doomed at the hands of the Great Elder of Xuan Ying Pavilion."

"You must be extremely careful when you venture alone into Xuan Ying Pavilion."

Yang Fei looked at Shou Jing Gong curiously.

"Master, you actually didn't beat a hasty retreat this time; truly heroic, I'm impressed!"

Shou Jing Gong disdainfully glanced at Yang Fei.

"Pah, when have I ever fled from a fight?"

"Besides, what's that called fleeing? I call that a strategic retreat."

He looked rather smug and glanced at Li Chunniang.

"With the heroic boldness of your master, how could I let a delicate woman like Lady Spring face danger alone? You dare to underestimate your master?"

As he spoke, he grabbed Yang Fei's collar, ready to give Elegant Yang Fei a thrashing.

Yang Fei immediately bowed with a clasped fist, smiling bitterly.

"Master, you are indeed a heroic protector of the fair, tender in valor; my words were ill-spoken, I apologize."

Shou Jing Gong's aging face glowed with pride, beaming with satisfaction.

"Lad, after knowing you all these years, it's these words that finally satisfy this old man."

He puffed out his chest, hands behind his back, resembling a hermit above worldly concerns.

"Those petty ants of Xuan Ying Pavilion dared to mess with my goddaughter Xuanya; I should have personally gone to Xuan Ying Pavilion and caused an uproar."

"But this seat values my own status and didn't wish to lower my prestige, so I'll leave this matter to you."

"As the saying goes, when the master has a task, the disciple should bear the labor, since this task is given to you, you should..."

Li Chunniang raised her eyebrows, cutting off Shou Jing Gong's words.

"Cut the nonsense, if we can't beat them, we can't beat them, why hide behind excuses?"

Shou Jing Gong was left speechless: "Lady Spring, I…"

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