Yes, Tang Fei came for Shen Boyu.

He is the bait, Lu Siyu is the bait.

Tonight's escape is also a bait.

Even Shen Xinglan is part of his plan.

Ever since Tang Fei learned that secret from Sheng Xinhua, he has been contemplating how to eliminate Shen Boyu.

Killing just Shen Lewen and Shen Leyou is not enough; they can only create suspicion within the Shen Family but can't shake their foundation.

Inside there is Shen Boyu, outside there is Shen Wuxiang.

One is a Great Grandmaster at the peak of Martial Arts, the other commands two-thirds of the Empire's army...

Even more than his father controlled back in the day.

After all, back then the Zhong Royal Family applied pressure from above, with several other families watching covetously on the side.

Otherwise, the Tang Family wouldn't have fallen so quickly.

Now the Zhong Royal Family is in disarray, Zhong Tianque is a mere puppet.

The other families either collude with them or choose to temporarily observe...

The Shen Family has almost no restraints.

Outside, there are even calls for them to ascend the throne.

Tang Fei knows the importance of Shen Boyu to the Shen Family; saying he is the Ocean Stabilizing Divine Needle for the Shen Family is not an exaggeration.

If Shen Boyu dies, the Shen Family will lose an arm.

No, losing an arm plus half a brain.

After all, Shen Boyu always played the role of the Shen Family's Brain.

Many major decisions and family development goals were personally drafted by him, then executed and advanced by family members.

The scholar who doesn't leave home yet knows the world's affairs.

A Great Grandmaster who doesn't leave home yet influences the world's grand momentum.

Assassinating Shen Boyu became Tang Fei's deepest desire, even a knot in his heart.

Not just because Shen Boyu captured his father, but also because...

Well, that's one of the important reasons too.

Thus, Tang Fei let those spies at the courtyard gate persist.

Even pretended not to notice when they silently sneaked into the house and found the promotional flyer for the Royal Family's Number One yacht on the dining table.

An obvious flaw, isn't it?

Yet they chose to believe it.

Under the shadow of a city-wide search for Tang Fei, they could only choose to believe... better trust it exists than not.

Thus, Tang Fei lured Shen Xinglan, then used Shen Xinglan to lure Shen Boyu...

Not to brag, Tang Fei knew that only Shen Boyu personally taking action could completely pin him down in the East Sea.

Just like Nezha crushed the Prince of the East Sea Dragon.

Relying on others isn't very trustworthy.

Just as Tang Fei knew Shen Boyu's importance to the Shen Family, Shen Boyu also knew Tang Fei's importance to the remnants of the Tang Clan.

Kill Tang Fei, seize national power.

No doubt, Tang Fei now is the most likely person to challenge the Shen Family for control of the Empire's apex.

"Yes, I came for you."

Tang Fei swiftly retreated, opening a distance between himself and Shen Boyu before speaking.

Xuanyuan Mingjing arrived, and the pressure surrounding Tang Fei significantly reduced.

Even his body could move freely.

Tang Fei knew it was Master using his own presence to withstand Shen Boyu's pressure.

Great Grandmaster facing Great Grandmaster, how could he have the capacity to deal with a small fry?

Of course, even so, Tang Fei didn't want to stay too close.

Master remained ostentatious up in the sky, but should Shen Boyu risk an attack...

His small limbs couldn't withstand it.

Exactly what capabilities a Great Grandmaster possessed, he didn't understand, but he was very afraid.

Shen Boyu saw Tang Fei's little maneuver and did not disdain him.

Instead, he thought... how great would it be if Shen Xinglan could do something like this.

Shen Xinglan, grown in a greenhouse, attractive yet delicate.

Moreover, his moral character was overly pure; how could such a person become the world's common leader?

Those who could occupy that position, which one isn't... just like Tang Fei with a sly demeanor?

If only he understood that a general's success is built upon countless bones; compared to life, dignity and promises are trivial. That's when he would truly grow and mature.

Shen Boyu looked up at the sky, meeting Xuanyuan Mingjing's gaze, conveying a feeling of an icy distance.

Cold!

Extremely cold!

"Master..."

Shen Xinglan originally had already peacefully closed his eyes.

Badly injured, with the Great Grandmaster's rich Origin Power entering his body, the best way to heal was to close his eyes and nourish himself, quickly absorbing and refining that power that didn't belong to him.

Then, he heard his mentor Xuanyuan Mingjing's voice.

Shen Xinglan wondered if he was hearing things, was his injury causing hallucinations?

When he opened his eyes and truly saw Xuanyuan Mingjing's figure appear high above...

He wanted to close his eyes again.

The world before his eyes disappeared; could Xuanyuan Mingjing before him disappear together?

He didn't understand, didn't comprehend, and was even unwilling to accept.

Obviously, his mentor, the man who led him to White Crane Mountain at the age of seven...

Why would he do such a thing?

Why kill his own second grandpa?

We are all disciples, so why is he so favoring one over the other?

Where am I lacking...

Alright, even if my martial arts skills are temporarily not as good as Tang Fei, is that why he decided to help the other side?

It's said that parents love to favor the younger son, and this saying indeed rings true.

Xuanyuan Mingjing's gaze fell upon Shen Xinglan's face, and he sighed softly: "Xing Lan, are you alright?"

Shen Xinglan is a filial disciple, he does much better than Tang Fei in respecting teachers and valuing their teachings.

A child of a wealthy family, yet he learned cooking by himself to cook for himself.

When the grape trees in his grape courtyard didn't bear grapes, he went out of his way to airlift the freshest grapes from all over the world.

Not once or twice, not a day or two, but year after year...

Ever since childhood, Shen Xinglan followed Xuanyuan Mingjing practicing and learning the Dao, there were real feelings between master and disciple.

"I'm fine... Master, I..."

Shen Xinglan wanted to say something but didn't know where to begin.

He is not an ignorant child; he knows everyone has their own logic for doing things.

Since Master appeared here, there must be a reason for his presence.

What right do I have to be angry and question?

He only felt as though falling into an ice cave.

The warmth his body had just obtained vanished without a trace.

One side is his teaching master, and the other side is his loving second grandpa...

How tragic would the struggle between these two Great Grandmasters be?

"Brother Xuanyuan, it's been a while since I've been to Luojia Mountain for tea." Shen Boyu lips curled into a faint smile, his voice scholarly and gentle.

As if the enemy in the high sky above isn't aiming to take his life, but truly an old friend not seen for a long time.

Xuanyuan Mingjing remained silent.

This was a hard subject to broach.

After all, he is Shen Xinglan's Master; he truly did often go to Luojia Mountain for tea.

Seeing Xuanyuan Mingjing's silence, Shen Boyu continued to ask: "Brother Xuanyuan, what brings you here this time?"

"To kill." Xuanyuan Mingjing's expression was cold.

Since he didn't know how to reply, he just showed the coolest expression in the world.

If I'm this cool... doesn't it mean I can do whatever I want?

Don't ask, just follow one's heart.

"Kill who?"

"Kill you."

The smile on Shen Boyu's face grew brighter, as if hearing a friend say an amusing joke:

"Why?"

Xuanyuan Mingjing remained silent.

Expressionless, cold, and cool.

"What? After many years of acquaintance, Brother Xuanyuan wants to kill me... yet doesn't dare to give me a reason?"

"This is what I owe Tang Li." Xuanyuan Mingjing said deeply. "And also what your Shen Family owes me."

"The Shen Family owes Brother Xuanyuan debt as well? This is the first time I'm hearing of this." Shen Boyu said with a smile: "If this is true, then I shall repay Brother Xuanyuan on behalf of the Shen Family."

"The victims sink into Hell, while the perpetrators live in luxury. The days of happiness have been too long, perhaps you've all forgotten those old affairs?"

"Oh? I'd like to hear the details." Shen Boyu showed an expression of interest.

"When the treason case occurred, I knew the trend was impossible to resist, so I went to Zhong Daolong, hoping he would forgive the Tang Family... only punishing Tang Li alone."

"Zhong Daolong agreed. Then I went to find you, asking the Shen Family to spare the Tang Family's old, young, women and children... and made a promise with you, in exchange for persuading the Tang Family to pledge allegiance."

"And the result? How did you act? Massacred the entire Tang Family, not letting go of anyone with even a slight connection to them... even burning a newborn infant..."

"The annihilation of the Tang Family case was truly a scene of rolling heads and rivers of blood, you took this opportunity to eliminate dissent, seize power and profit... slaughtered tens of thousands of the Empire's elites..."

"The elite forces were completely lost, the courage utterly destroyed... otherwise, how would the Aus Empire have a chance to catch its breath?"

"Rats and ants and mosquitoes feast upon the decay... the underground river water of Phoenix City was dyed red with blood..."

"I had already negotiated with Lu Yu... Lu Yu had agreed to lead the Tang Family to pledge allegiance to the Shen Family..."

"Now do you understand why Lu Yu hates the Shen Family so much? Understand why the Lu Family, even willing to abandon Lu Ban Mountain, flee to the Barren Land, wants nothing to do with the Shen Family?"

"If only you had given them a glimmer of hope... if only let them live..."

"But not even one of you executioners let them go... utterly exterminated them." Xuanyuan Mingjing's eyes showed grief, each word was full of bloodshed.

Respected as a Great Grandmaster, there were many helpless moments.

In those days, he wanted to save Tang Li's family too, but alas, Zhong Daoling with a Bai Yujing obstructed his path, discussing the Dao at White Crane Mountain for three days and nights.

Both sides suffered.

From then on, Xuanyuan Mingjing retreated to White Crane Mountain to immerse himself in contemplation, no longer concerning himself with external matters.

Upheaval at the Phoenix Palace, brutal fighting between the Zhong Royal Family and the Shen Family, he neither heard nor asked...

It was your own business, what does it have to do with me?

Silence.

This time it was Shen Boyu's turn to be silent.

This was Xuanyuan Mingjing's accusation against the Shen Family.

He could sense Xuanyuan Mingjing's hatred towards the Shen Family from his words.

He hated not only the Shen Family, but also himself.

After a long time, he refuted deeply: "Have you ever thought about the Shen Family having its own constraints?"

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