Mu Lu was slammed straight into the hard ground by Nalan Chaoge.
In terms of stages, Mu Lu was only at the Seven-stage Dou Qi, while Nalan Chaoge was already at the Ten Duan Dou Qi.
In terms of techniques, Mu Lu used a Yellow-tier Advanced Dou Technique, while Nalan Chaoge's Eight Inner Gates was S-rank, or even SS!
Furthermore, the Eight Inner Gates could open the Dou Qi's constraints on the human body, acquiring formidable power in a short period of time.
This was practically a crushing momentum.
Unable to care about hiding his strength, Pigu rushed to the center of the arena in an instant.
Glancing at Mu Lu, whose head was almost driven into his stomach, Pigu turned his head and shook it at Ya Fei.
Ya Fei felt as though the sky was about to collapse.
How could she not have thought of this courting-death Little Demon King? Nalan Chaoge had long wanted to kill that idiot.
She cast a somewhat resentful, sideways glance at Nalan Chaoge.
This matter had blown up.
Mu Lu was dead.
The guards on both sides panicked somewhat.
It was just that the few people brought by Nalan Chaoge had all undergone the baptism of military service, so they were only caught off guard for a moment. Once they snapped out of it, they immediately dispersed to tightly protect Nalan Chaoge.
"Young master, let's go!"
Nalan Chaoge also knew he had caused trouble. Although he wanted to kill Mu Lu, when the matter actually happened, he only then realized the severity of the situation.
This was much like when a person was in the heat of anger and wanted to kill the one who provoked them, but when you truly killed the other party-especially since it was his first time killing someone-Nalan Chaoge was also somewhat dazed!
No regrets~!
If it happened again, he would still kill him!
Nalan Chaoge nodded slightly at Ya Fei, then quickly left under the guards' escort.
It was like a ladle of water suddenly poured into a pot of boiling oil, exploding with a boom.
The surrounding crowd scattered in all directions.
The Mu Family lost a genius, and they could not bear the wrath of the Mu Family.
Ya Fei could not help but smile bitterly either.
She had actually been manipulated by that bastard Nalan Chaoge.
He was no trash; he had actually concealed his strength all along.
He had long wanted to kill Mu Lu.
He engineered the signing of the Life-and-Death Pact and even had her act as the referee.
Damn it, everyone had been played by him.
However...
She truly had never expected that the person long rumored to be trash within the Nalan Family would actually be so formidable.
"Pigu, can you tell what realm of strength that brat Nalan Chaoge is at?" Ya Fei asked resentfully.
"Judging by his movement speed, it is close to the Dou Master tier, yet his strength hasn't broken through to Dou Zhe. However, it should also be at the peak of the Ten Duan Dou Qi!"
"He should have a secret technique that can temporarily increase his body's speed and power. Actually, the most baffling thing is still his shadow clone method!"
"Miss Ya Fei, you are smarter than this old man. There is one thing I don't understand!"
Pigu looked at the corpse before him and asked somewhat perplexedly.
"What is it? Just speak your mind!" Ya Fei massaged her temples; this feeling of being played was not very pleasant.
"The Nalan Family brat clearly intended to kill Mu Lu, and he even clumsily used a Life-and-Death Pact to shirk responsibility, incidentally dragging you into the water as well. Against the Nalan Family, the Mu Family, and the three major families of the Jia Ma Holy City, why would he forge such a blood feud?"
"Is he not afraid of the Mu Family's retaliation?"
"Fame!"
"Fame?"
"Becoming famous in a single battle! After this battle, who wouldn't know that the Nalan Family has produced a genius? Old man Jia Xing Tian of the Jia Ma Imperial Family is well-versed in the art of checks and balances. There is one thing you might not yet know: Mu Lu and Nalan Chaoge both simultaneously set their sights on that old man's granddaughter!"
"You mean the imperial family is using Yaoye to keep the Mu Family and the Nalan Family in check?"
Ya Fei nodded.
"On the Dou Qi Continent, strength is supreme.
The Mu Family is an object the imperial family desperately wants to win over, but now that balance has been broken by Nalan Chaoge. Rest assured, this brat sees things very clearly. Even if he killed Mu Lu, the imperial family will turn a blind eye. After all, a genius possessing limitless potential is far more valuable than a dead genius!" Just at that moment, a large troop appeared at the other end of the street.
Black armor, black scythes, an oppressive black aura that made it hard to breathe.
It was the Black Scythe Army of the Jia Ma Imperial Family.
Sure enough, a genius of the Mu Family had died, and the Jia Ma Imperial Family reacted at the very first moment.
"Miss Ya Fei, we've both been played by Nalan Chaoge's brat. What do we do now? I'm afraid we can't absolve ourselves of this mess either!" Pigu said with some worry.
"Since that brat dug a pit and we jumped in, your big sister here will shoulder this favor for him, letting him remember the Mittel Family's kindness. That wouldn't be bad. The Mu Family is no longer to be feared, but this kid's future will be immeasurable!"
Pigu looked at Ya Fei with some bewilderment. He had lived for so many years and had never seen anyone get played and still be this happy.
"Yo, when did our Princess Yaoye also come out to patrol the streets? In this blazing sun, aren't you afraid of getting your skin tanned?"
Ya Fei's expression shifted as she put on a smiling face to greet the opposing troop.
Beside that troop stood a crimson-red steed. The horse had a few special traits: it had a horn on its head with a closed eye beneath it, and a pair of folded wings on both sides of its body.
A fifth-order magical beast, the Crimson-Eyed Heavenly Winged Horse.
Using a fifth-order magical beast as a mount was equivalent to the existence of a human Dou Wang.
Furthermore, it was a Heavenly Winged Horse. It was said that once a Heavenly Winged Horse took to the skies, even a Dou Wang could not catch up.
A graceful woman with delicate features and a tall figure sat calmly on the horse.
She wore luxurious brocaded robes; although she wore no armor, she still exuded a calm, martial aura.
Devoid of smiles, her face carried a trace of confidence alongside the dignified temperament cultivated by the royal family.
The Grand Princess of the Jia Ma Imperial Family――Yaoye!
To use a fifth-order magical beast as a mount, only the royal family possessed such audacity!
"Sister Ya Fei jests. With the blazing sun high in the sky, Sister Ya Fei isn't afraid of her skin getting tanned either, and you even have the leisure to instigate the battle between the Mu Family and the Nalan Family!"
Yaoye spoke indifferently, casting a aimless glance at the corpse of Mu Lu lying on the ground.
"Little sister Yaoye's words make Ya Fei somewhat confused. The private fight between Mu Lu and Nalan Chaoge had a Life-and-Death Pact as proof, and it has not the slightest relation to our Mittel Family! If we really must trace the cause, this matter started because of little sister in the first place!"
Ya Fei did not shrink back simply because rows upon rows of troops stood opposite her. That bastard Nalan Chaoge had run off, so this ass-wiping chore was something only she could do for him.
If the Mu Family was allowed to frame them, probably no one would come out unscathed.
"Nalan Chaoge? Where is Sister getting this from?" Yaoye was clearly stunned.
"What, could little sister Yaoye not know? That brat Nalan Chaoge has been concealing his strength all along. Why the two of them came to blows... little sister Yaoye should be the clearest on that, right?" Ya Fei finished speaking, looking at Yaoye with a half-smile.
Actually, she somewhat pitied Yaoye: used as a tool to uphold the imperial family's authority and a bargaining chip to keep the two major families in check.
Yaoye pondered for a moment, and when she raised her head once more, she had already made up her mind. Meeting Ya Fei's gaze, the two of them nodded simultaneously.
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