At the banquet.
The Little Princess glanced at Xiao Yan, snorted, and said nothing.
Clearly,
the Little Princess wasn't too happy that Xiao Yan had surpassed her.
Just then,
a figure hurried in through the entrance, making no attempt to suppress his imposing aura. A trace of killing intent clung to him, the kind left behind by bloodshed.
Clearly, he was a hardened sort.
Xiao Yan sensed the killing intent too, and his eyes narrowed slightly. He had assumed the young heirs of the imperial capital's great families were all hothouse flowers. He hadn't expected there to be someone like this.
Ya Fei, standing nearby, looked displeased when she saw the newcomer.
"Ya Fei, who's this pretty boy?"
Mu Zhan demanded loudly.
Ya Fei's anger flared. She looked at Mu Zhan. "What does it have to do with you who he is?"
Mu Zhan snorted. "You're the woman I, Mu Zhan, have chosen for myself. Now you're getting so close to him. What's that supposed to mean?"
Ya Fei said, "Mu Zhan, have you been drinking too much fake liquor? When was I ever your woman?"
"If you want to make a scene, go back to the Mu Clan and do it there. Don't make a fool of yourself here!"
Clearly, Ya Fei's words had no effect on Mu Zhan. He picked up a chair and hurled it at Xiao Yan.
Just before the chair reached him, Xiao Yan smashed it to pieces with a punch.
"Sir, aren't you going too far? You and I don't know each other, and we have no grievance between us."
Mu Zhan gave a cold snort.
"Pretty boy, let me see what you're made of. I really don't know what Ya Fei sees in you." Mu Zhan sprang into the air, flipped, and kicked at Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan's eyes turned cold.
He shot forward and began fighting Mu Zhan.
At their seats,
Teng Shan watched without changing his expression, then asked with a chuckle, "Young Master Shen, what do you think?"
Shen Shihuang took a sip of wine and replied calmly, "He's far outmatched."
Sure enough,
Mu Zhan's body was like a kite with its strings cut as Xiao Yan ground him into the floor. If it had been a fight to the death, Mu Zhan wouldn't have stood a chance against Xiao Yan. Mu Zhan might have seen blood before, but compared to Xiao Yan,
he was nowhere close.
"What a farce!"
At Nalan Jie's words, Nalan Yanran stepped in and separated Mu Zhan and Xiao Yan.
Nalan Jie stepped forward and said, "Boy from the Mu Clan, if you keep causing trouble, I don't mind telling your father to send you back to the frontier for a few more years of training."
At that,
Mu Zhan finally backed down.
He walked toward Ya Fei with a grin, but she ignored him and turned to Xiao Yan. "Are you all right?"
Xiao Yan nodded.
"He didn't hurt me."
Just then,
a powerful surge of Dou Qi suddenly came from the distance.
"That aura?"
Nalan Jie said, "It seems to carry a chill..."
Teng Shan's expression changed dramatically. "Elder Hai's aura! Is Elder Hai fighting someone?"
Xiao Yan also looked toward the source of the disturbance.
"Elder Hai is actually fighting someone."
Teng Shan looked at Shen Shihuang. "Young Master Shen?"
Shen Shihuang replied calmly, "It's nothing, just a bit of excitement. Want to go take a look?"
Whoosh!
"Let's go!"
The Dou Wang experts present all unfurled their Dou Qi Wings and flew toward the source of the disturbance.
The younger crowd remaining behind also used their movement techniques, leaping away one after another.
Shen Shihuang remained seated.
Teng Shan had already gone ahead.
Seeing this, Xiao Yan sighed, then leaped into the air. Purple Cloud Wings unfurled behind him, and he took flight.
When Xiao Yan passed the other young people,
Mu Zhan's eyes widened. "A Dou Wang expert?"
Xiao Yan didn't spare them a glance. When he drew alongside Teng Shan, he said, "Everyone, if you don't hurry, I'm afraid it'll be over before you get there."
Teng Shan and the others were also astonished when they saw Xiao Yan's Purple Cloud Wings.
"Could that be a Flying Dou Technique?"
"Tsk, tsk. I never thought young friend Yan Xiao would possess such a rare Dou Technique."
Shen Shihuang finished the wine in his cup and looked at Ya Fei, who had stayed behind.
"Would you like to go take a look?"
Ya Fei smiled faintly. "I'm not particularly interested in things like that."
"It might be good to go anyway," Shen Shihuang said.
"At least that fellow won't pester you again after this."
Ya Fei seemed to understand.
She smiled, her eyes crinkling. "Then I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you this time."
Shen Shihuang put an arm around Ya Fei's slender waist and stepped into the air, carrying her with him. Ya Fei quickly wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Let's go!"
Shen Shihuang took another step and immediately overtook the younger crowd.
"Holy crap!"
Mu Zhan saw Shen Shihuang and Ya Fei in the air and stopped dead.
The others cried out, "Holy crap!"
"No Dou Qi Wings, and he's walking on air?"
"He... he..."
Nalan Yanran's beautiful eyes filled with disbelief. "A Dou Zong expert?"
In the air,
Shen Shihuang caught up with Xiao Yan and the others in three steps. "Everyone, you're moving a little slowly!"
Hearing his voice,
the Dou Wang experts turned to look.
"Gasp... is this a Dou Zong expert?"
Nalan Su, Nalan Jie, and the others saw Shen Shihuang carrying Ya Fei in one arm and overtaking them in just two steps.
"Teng Shan, who is this?"
They had all noticed earlier that Shen Shihuang was on close terms with the Mittel Family, so they asked him.
Teng Shan only chuckled.
"I can't say, I can't say!"
In the air,
Hai Bodong's Ice Dou Qi had transformed into an ice dragon, which was locked in a fierce battle with the earth-colored Dou Qi opposite him.
"Haha!"
"Hai Bodong, I never thought you'd not only failed to improve over the years, but actually fallen back."
The Hemp-Robed Elder smiled from within the earth-colored Dou Qi as he spoke.
Hai Bodong snorted. "So what? Once I've recovered, you might not be able to defeat me."
The ice dragon roared skyward and charged at the Hemp-Robed Elder.
Just then,
the others arrived as well, landing on the rooftops to watch this battle between Dou Emperors.
"Jia Xingtian?"
"And who's the one wielding Ice Dou Qi?"
Teng Shan folded his arms and watched leisurely.
"Elder Hai."
That reminder brought a sudden realization.
"Ice Emperor Hai Bodong!"
"He's still alive?"
Teng Shan smiled. "Elder Hai was simply living in seclusion. Who said he was dead?"
"We also have young friend Yan Xiao to thank for bringing Elder Hai back."
Shen Shihuang stood in midair.
Ya Fei clung tightly to Shen Shihuang's neck.
"Not bad."
Then Shen Shihuang stepped forward and appeared between Hai Bodong and Jia Xingtian.
"Tyrant's Fury!"
He threw a punch.
Terrifying power erupted, annihilating the Dou Technique energy of both men!
Everyone who saw this
drew in a sharp breath.
"So this is a Dou Zong expert?"
"With one hand, he stopped the attacks of two Dou Emperor experts!"
Shen Shihuang looked at Hai Bodong. "Elder Hai, are you this fired up in the middle of the night?"
Seeing that it was Shen Shihuang, Hai Bodong beat his Ice Wings. "It's nothing. This fellow was just getting on my nerves."
Shen Shihuang turned to look.
"Oh, it's you!"
Jia Xingtian cupped his hands. "Greetings, young friend."
Shen Shihuang waved a hand and said, "Don't worry. I didn't come here to cause trouble."
"By the way, I didn't get to enjoy my wine tonight."
"You two can each make it up to me with a jug."
Jia Xingtian was taken aback by Shen Shihuang's words.
Below, Teng Shan called out loudly, "Young Master Shen, the Mittel Family has already prepared it!"
Shen Shihuang nodded.
"Everyone, disperse. It's late, and you're disturbing the neighbors."
After saying that, Shen Shihuang took a step and vanished on the spot.