Li Chenfeng's Bullying Target

"Feng, although this Qi-Gathering Powder is extremely precious, it isn't worth three hundred thousand gold coins. That price is too high."

Yafei pursed her lips slightly and spoke softly.

"Haha, so what if it's high? It's only a few tens of thousands of gold coins—I can afford it. Sister Yafei, don't worry that I won't be able to support you in the future!"

"You... Hmph!"

A rosy flush spread across Yafei's delicate face. She gave a coquettish snort and turned away, concealing her shyness.

Li Chenfeng raised his brows and chuckled.

"Alright, we're done here. Let's go out. We'll head to the market later, and I'll take you around properly." Taking the medicinal pill personally delivered by the auction house manager, Li Chenfeng stood and spoke to Yafei.

As for the money for the pill, Qing'er beside them naturally paid the bill.

The group headed down the stairs. They had just reached the first-floor hall when they saw two people approaching them.

Seeing the newcomers, Yafei's expression darkened slightly. Clearly, she disliked these two greatly.

Li Chenfeng looked at the two men blocking their path, raised a brow, and said, "A good dog doesn't block the road. Get lost!"

The expressions of the two men opposite them changed instantly. Clearly, they had not expected Li Chenfeng to be so arrogant.

"Nalan Chenfeng, don't be so arrogant! I, Mu Zhan, am not so easily bullied!"

The leader, a youth who looked fifteen or sixteen, shouted at Li Chenfeng with fury blazing in his eyes.

As for the other one, he shrank back, trying his best to hide behind Mu Zhan.

Li Chenfeng chuckled.

These two were both minor characters who had appeared in the original work. One was Lei Le, grandson of Lei Ou, an elder of the Miter Family; the other was Mu Zhan, the direct descendant of the Mu Clan, one of the other three great families.

"Am I arrogant? I don't think so. And I think you, Mu Zhan, are pretty easy to bully too. Didn't I start bullying you when I was nine?"

"You...!"

Mu Zhan's face turned bright red. Being bullied by someone six or seven years younger than himself was the greatest humiliation of his life.

It was also that match a year ago that had made the nine-year-old Li Chenfeng famous in a single battle.

At nine years old, with eight stages of Dou Qi, he had defeated the fifteen-year-old Mu Zhan, who had been at nine stages of Dou Qi at the time.

That battle had made Li Chenfeng, but it had also nailed the Mu Clan's genius youth to the pillar of shame. From that day onward, Mu Zhan had shut himself away at home, cultivating tirelessly day and night.

The results were naturally obvious. Within half a year, Mu Zhan had successfully condensed his Dou Qi Cyclone in a single attempt with his talent and entered the ranks of Dou Practitioners.

This had delighted the Mu Clan for quite some time. After all, a Dou Practitioner at fifteen could be considered a genius with limitless potential, one who might advance to become a Dou King in the future!

Another year had now passed, and Mu Zhan had advanced to become a Two-Star Dou Practitioner. Whenever he saw Li Chenfeng now, he was like a bull seeing red cloth, always wanting to charge forward and trample this hateful fellow into pulp!

But Li Chenfeng was not stupid. After all, he was far younger than Mu Zhan. Before Mu Zhan had advanced to become a Dou Practitioner, he might have been able to defeat him through tricks. But now Mu Zhan was a Two-Star Dou Practitioner, while he himself was only at nine stages of Dou Qi. The gap of an entire major realm could not be erased with Dou Techniques and cleverness alone.

"Hmph, I won't waste words with you. If you have the guts, fight me openly and fairly!" Mu Zhan said viciously.

"Hey, hey, hey, big brother, are you stupid? How old are you? How old am I?" Li Chenfeng spread his hands. "You're a sixteen-year-old Two-Star Dou Practitioner challenging a ten-year-old child who isn't even a Dou Practitioner yet. Do you think the Mu Clan hasn't lost enough face already?"

Both were direct descendants of the three great families, and their statuses were similar. As long as they did not strike too heavily in private sparring matches, their families would usually turn a blind eye.

But Mu Zhan's situation now was different. He was nearly an adult and already a Two-Star Dou Practitioner. If he dared injure Li Chenfeng at this time, then the Mu Clan's old master, whose days were numbered, and Mu Zhan's father, Mu Chen, would probably have to step forward and give the Nalan Clan an explanation.

"Hmph, I know you're close to condensing your Dou Qi Cyclone too. Once you become a Dou Practitioner, we'll fight fairly again. If you don't dare, then you're a coward!" As he spoke, Mu Zhan's gaze swept slightly toward Yafei beside them.

Li Chenfeng's expression changed immediately. This bastard. I knew what you were after. But if you dare try to steal my woman, I'll have to teach you an unforgettable lesson!

Mu Zhan was no fool either. He knew his talent was far inferior to Li Chenfeng's, but he had the advantage in age. Thus, the time he proposed for their match was when Li Chenfeng became a Dou Practitioner, not when he came of age.

Who knew what level this little monster would reach by the time he became an adult? Mu Zhan truly had no confidence in fighting Li Chenfeng then.

"Fine. Since you want to relive what happened a year ago, I'll agree. The day I break through to become a Dou Practitioner will be the day of our second battle!"

"Good, it's a deal!" Mu Zhan agreed eagerly, his face full of delight, as though afraid Li Chenfeng would regret it.

Watching Mu Zhan leave with a delighted expression, Li Chenfeng curled his lips disdainfully.

"Coward!"

After cursing once, he wrapped one arm around Yafei's slender waist, held Nalan Yanran's hand with the other, and leisurely walked out of the auction house.

Along the way, Yafei wore a worried expression. She was still concerned about the challenge between Li Chenfeng and Mu Zhan.

"What's with the constant frown? It's rare that we have time to come out and have fun. Anyone who didn't know better would think I'd bullied you. Cheer up!"

Li Chenfeng raised a hand and gently smoothed the space between her brows.

Yet that slight frown gave Yafei a different kind of gentle beauty.

"Feng, are you really going to fight Mu Zhan? He's already seventeen, and he's a Two-Star Dou Practitioner. Even if you condense your Dou Qi Cyclone and become a Dou Practitioner, there'll still be a huge gap between your cultivation levels."

"Hehe, Sister Yafei, don't worry. That trash Mu Zhan—so long as we're in the same major realm, forget a Two-Star Dou Practitioner; even if he were a Nine-Star Dou Practitioner, I could beat him until he was crawling around looking for his teeth!"

"Mm-hm, mm-hm! Beat that big gorilla until he's crawling around looking for his teeth! Big brother is the strongest!" Xiao Yanran shouted from beside them.

"Haha, Yanran understands her brother best. Sister Yafei, don't think so much about it. Don't let a Mu Zhan spoil our fun!"

Seeing the smiling brother and sister, Yafei finally set aside the worries in her heart and joined them. Before long, the girl's clear laughter drifted through the streets.