Immortal God of War

Fatty stood behind Qin Feiyang.

Lu Xingchen walked to the chair in front and sat down, looking at Qin Feiyang with a smile, "Actually, I quite envy you."

"Envy me for what?"

Qin Feiyang was taken aback, asking.

"I envy you for having such a loyal group of subordinates."

Lu Xingchen said.

"Don't you have them too? What's there to envy?"

Qin Feiyang smiled and said.

"It's different."

"Most of my subordinates are my descendants. It's natural for them to be loyal to me."

"But your subordinates are all strangers met by chance, yet they remain loyal to you, and that's the fundamental difference."

Lu Xingchen sighed.

"Do you know where the source of this difference lies?"

"Although they serve me, I treat them as friends, as family."

"But you, you treat them as real subordinates."

Qin Feiyang replied.

"Friends, family..."

Lu Xingchen murmured, then chuckled, "Born into a royal family as you were, you must know that for people like us, friends and family are too far removed."

"I have to agree with that."

Qin Feiyang nodded with a smile, looking Lu Xingchen up and down, "Seeing your cheerful look, you must have had something good happen!"

"Haha..."

Lu Xingchen laughed loudly, "Thanks to you, if it wasn't for you distracting the State Preceptor, I wouldn't have had the chance to rescue Shen Mei."

"Huh!"

Qin Feiyang was stunned.

Could it be that Lu Xingchen thought that his humiliation of Zhuge Nanhua was helping to distract the State Preceptor?

"On one hand, you humiliated Zhuge Nanhua, disgracing the Zhuge Family, and on the other, took the chance to rescue Shen Mei. Truly a two-birds-one-stone strategy; Brother Qin, this move was brilliant."

Lu Xingchen gave a thumbs up in praise.

Qin Feiyang and Fatty exchanged glances.

Did Lu Xingchen really think that way?

Lu Xingchen continued, "This time, I owe you a favor. If you ever need anything, just ask."

"Huh!"

Qin Feiyang and Fatty were stunned again.

The abduction of Shen Mei was part of their plan.

The Mu Family suffered greatly this time, all due to their scheming.

And now Lu Xingchen actually wanted to thank them?

Fatty chuckled, "Boss, is this what they call repaying evil with good?"

"You're thinking too much."

"Lu Xingchen is thanking us only because he doesn't know this was all a trap we set."

"If he knew, he'd probably want to kill us."

Qin Feiyang laughed internally.

Nonetheless, seeing Lu Xingchen like this made him feel quite pleased.

Before, Lu Xingchen always schemed against him.

This time, he finally turned the tables and paid him back with interest.

Qin Feiyang smiled, "We are partners after all, helping you is only right. Why such politeness? Isn't it seeing me as an outsider?"

"Haha..."

Lu Xingchen laughed heartily, "Choosing to partner with you was truly a wise decision."

"Of course."

"Whether it's you or Boss, you're both as crafty as Old Foxes; your partnership is simply a match made in heaven."

Fatty chuckled.

But upon hearing this, both Qin Feiyang and Lu Xingchen's faces turned dark.

A match made in heaven?

Using this phrase to describe these two grown men seems somewhat inappropriate, right?

"Haha..."

"The wording is wrong; you should say you are like wolves paired with panthers, a perfect match."

Fatty smirked.

Their faces turned black, veins bulging; this damn Fatty keeps getting more outlandish!

"The State Preceptor is here!"

Suddenly.

A booming voice sounded from outside.

"So quick?"

Qin Feiyang was startled.

"Probably here for Zhuge Mingyang."

"I'll step aside."

Lu Xingchen stood up.

"Step aside?"

Qin Feiyang subtly raised an eyebrow, "Shen Mei has just been rescued, she must be scared; you should go and comfort her."

"No need, Shen Mei's resilience isn't as fragile as you say."

Lu Xingchen smiled faintly and then vanished without a trace.

Qin Feiyang immediately frowned.

Fatty was puzzled, sending a message, "Boss, why let Lu Xingchen leave?"

"The State Preceptor will definitely bring up Zhuge Shenfeng later; I don't want Lu Xingchen to know about Zhuge Shenfeng's existence."

"But this guy seems to have sensed I'm deliberately hiding something, and doesn't plan to leave."

Qin Feiyang said quietly.

"So what now?"

Fatty transmitted.

"Play it by ear."

Qin Feiyang murmured secretly, then looked outside, saying calmly, "Come in."

Tap tap!

With steady footsteps, two figures entered the hall one after another.

It was none other than the State Preceptor and Yan Wei!

The State Preceptor wore a face of anger.

Yan Wei's eyes also radiated a chilly glow.

Qin Feiyang glanced at Yan Wei, then looked at the State Preceptor, smiling, "Forgive me, esteemed State Preceptor, junior has recently been in closed cultivation, experiencing some issues, and cannot rise to greet you."

"Experiencing some issues?"

The State Preceptor instantly sneered coldly, "When you were humiliating Zhuge Nanhua, didn't see you having any issues then?"

"It seems I cannot hide it from Your Excellency, the State Preceptor!"

"However, Your Excellency, why bother to reveal the truth?"

"Doesn't Your Excellency know that sometimes being too obvious can affect the relationship between both sides?"

Qin Feiyang said helplessly.

"Is there even a relationship between you and me worth maintaining?"

The State Preceptor sneered.

Qin Feiyang said indifferently, "Since Your Excellency the State Preceptor says so, I shall not be polite. If Your Excellency has come for Zhuge Nanhua, then please go back!"

"What kind of attitude is that?"

Yan Wei shouted.

Qin Feiyang's gaze turned cold as he looked at Yan Wei and said, "Looks like the last lesson wasn't enough for you!"

"Last time I was careless, let's see if you have what it takes to try again!"

Yan Wei stared at him defiantly.

"Haha..."

Qin Feiyang laughed loudly, his eyes brimmed with murderous intent, and said word by word, "Are you provoking me?"

"I..."

Yan Wei said.

"Shut up!"

The State Preceptor shouted.

"Master..."

Yan Wei still wanted to say something, but the State Preceptor's face darkened, "I'll say it one last time, without my orders, don't speak!"

"Yes."

Yan Wei's gaze trembled, responded respectfully, and fell silent, but when looking at Qin Feiyang, his eyes were colder than before.

The State Preceptor looked up at Qin Feiyang and said, "This time, I did not come for Zhuge Nanhua."

He knew.

The matter had already happened, talking more wouldn't help.

Because Qin Feiyang would never apologize for this matter, nor would he compensate Zhuge Nanhua for his mental loss.

Qin Feiyang smiled, "As long as it's not for Zhuge Nanhua, everything else is fine to discuss. Please sit."

The State Preceptor glanced at the chair beside him, a flash of anger in his eyes.

Since becoming the State Preceptor, apart from being with the emperor, he was always the one seated above overlooking others.

Like the Martial Lord Mansions.

Whenever he went, all Martial Lords would voluntarily give up the main seat.

And now, Qin Feiyang actually asked him to sit below, this was totally an insult to him.

So.

Rather than suffer this insult, he might as well stand and talk.

Qin Feiyang said, "If Your Excellency the State Preceptor won't sit, then you're looking down on me!"

He naturally knew what the State Preceptor was thinking.

But now.

He was the one in control.

Of course.

He did this deliberately to suppress the State Preceptor's arrogance and to annoy this damn old man.

"Now, do I dare look down on you, Qin Feiyang?"

The State Preceptor chuckled, walked over to the chair Lu Xingchen had just sat on, plopped down on it, and with a smile asked, "Satisfied now?"

Despite his cheerful facade, he was almost losing it inside.

He knew Qin Feiyang's purpose.

But now, he could only bear it.

"Look at Your Excellency the State Preceptor speaking, I purely mean well."

"After all, Your Excellency is already advanced in years. If you were to stand and talk, I'd feel uneasy."

Qin Feiyang said with a smile.

The State Preceptor tightly clenched his hands, laughed, "Shouldn't I even thank you then?"

"No need to thank me. This is simply what I should do since I am also someone who respects the elderly and cherishes the young."

"Moreover, I keep teaching those around me to definitely pay great respect when meeting esteemed elders like Your Excellency the State Preceptor..."

"Sorry, sorry, slipped my tongue..."

"Wait, wait, wait, I didn't slip..."

"You see, I got so excited, I started babbling incoherently, Your Excellency, please don't mind!"

"What I really meant to say was, when encountering someone of your esteemed virtue, one must show great respect."

Qin Feiyang said.

The State Preceptor's old face turned dark, veins bulging.

Especially hearing the words "old bastard," combined with Qin Feiyang's self-directed excuse afterward, he felt utterly undone.

Yet there was no choice, now he could only swallow this anger.

Breathe!

Taking a deep breath, the State Preceptor relaxed his fists, "Stop wasting words, let's get straight to the point."

"Alright, alright, please go ahead."

Qin Feiyang nodded repeatedly.

The State Preceptor said solemnly, "What must be done to lift Zhuge Mingyang's Enslavement Mark? And release Zhuge Shenfeng."

"Zhuge Shenfeng?"

Inside the space divine object.

Lu Xingchen heard this from the State Preceptor, and his expression slightly froze.

Qin Feiyang raised an eyebrow, his worries were indeed happening.

However.

Lu Xingchen might not know who Zhuge Shenfeng is either?

After all, when the Tianyang Empire was destroyed and Mu Tianyang was suppressed, Zhuge Shenfeng and the State Preceptor were still obscure figures.

The State Preceptor saw Qin Feiyang remain silent and impatiently said, "Name your conditions!"

Qin Feiyang glanced at him and then transmitted a message to Yan Wei, "Have you clarified the matter of the Crane Immortal I asked you to investigate?"

"I have clarified, he is now hiding in the Law Enforcement Hall."

Yan Wei replied secretly.

Qin Feiyang's eyes flashed coldly, looking at the State Preceptor, said, "Alright, I won't hold back. Two conditions: First, hand over the Crane Immortal, second, I want Zhuge Mingyang's Divine Art, the Three Thousand Incarnations!"

"Three Thousand Incarnations!"

The State Preceptor's gaze darkened, angrily said, "Young man, I advise you, know when to stop, don't ask for too much!"

"Is this too much?"

"All I was thinking originally was to trade your old life for it!"

Qin Feiyang said.

The State Preceptor's eyes again flickered with intense murderous intent.

"Your Excellency the State Preceptor, as a Pseudo God, you surely don't need me to remind you that no matter how strong a Divine Art is, it's merely an external possession, can it compare to Zhuge Mingyang's life?"

Qin Feiyang smiled indifferently.