Unfilial Son, You're Going to Ruin Us

Silence—an unnatural silence—shrouded the Feng Household estate.

When Ma Sheng returned carrying Li Xiao's corpse,

Feng Jiaqi's face darkened frighteningly.

"Dead?"

"That Li Xiao... is dead?"

Feng Jiaqi repeated himself twice, his voice trembling slightly.

Partly from anger, partly from shock, and partly from fear.

Li Xiao was a Transformation Grandmaster. Whoever could kill him possessed strength above the Transformation Force Stage.

At least the Middle Transformation Force Stage, perhaps even the later stage.

Since when had such a person appeared in Chi City without a sound?

If that person bore hostility toward the Feng Household, the Feng Household could vanish from Chi City completely in less than a night.

Even Ma Sheng, who had never liked Li Xiao, wore an ugly expression now.

Even Li Xiao at the Transformation Force Stage had died. How could he, a Late Dark Force martial artist, possibly withstand such an enemy?

But then, another thought came to him.

Li Xiao's death was also an opportunity for him.

"Young Master, now that Li Xiao is dead, shouldn't we prepare some backup plans? One or two Transformation Force martial artists are probably no match for Zhang Yao at all."

"Zhang Yao?"

"That bastard was nothing. He definitely wasn't the one who killed Li Xiao."

"It was absolutely that old bastard Chen Liu. He hid his strength—his true strength is at the Transformation Force Stage."

"That damned old fox hid himself so deeply. Showing his fangs at a time like this, what exactly does he want?"

"Wait, could it be..."

Before Feng Jiaqi could finish, he seemed to think of something, and his face changed drastically.

He could not be bothered to say anything more to Ma Sheng. He immediately went to Li Xiao's corpse and began searching it from head to toe.

But there was nothing.

"It's gone. Ma Sheng, are you sure the corpse was already like this when you brought it back?"

Feng Jiaqi abruptly rose to his feet and stared at Ma Sheng with utmost seriousness.

"Ah, yes, Young Master."

"The corpse was hidden in a ditch near Blackstone Martial Hall. I searched around for quite a while before finding it."

"It was already like this then."

After Ma Sheng finished speaking, Feng Jiaqi's face darkened even further.

"That Chen Liu took the medicine from Li Xiao's body after killing him."

"The medicine?"

Ma Sheng was stunned at first, then immediately understood.

"Young Master, are you talking about... the pill that can help break through bottlenecks and allow Dark Force martial artists to easily enter the Transformation Force Stage?"

An intense longing appeared in Ma Sheng's eyes. After all his roundabout talk, his goal had been that very pill in Feng Jiaqi's possession.

"Hmph, Ma Sheng, you idiot. Did you think I didn't know what you were thinking?"

Feng Jiaqi snorted coldly and shot him a dissatisfied glare.

"Do you really think the Blood Embryo Pill is something anyone can swallow? That it has no side effects?"

"If that were true, our Feng Household would already be crawling with Transformation Force Attendants."

Feng Jiaqi's words dispelled much of the excitement in Ma Sheng's heart.

"The Blood Embryo Pill consumes a martial artist's lifespan and stimulates the body's full potential, allowing them to break through their bottleneck."

"In other words, martial artists who do not have much lifespan left cannot draw out much potential after taking it. Instead, they will lose years of their lives for nothing, perhaps even fail to break through and die on the spot."

Feng Jiaqi's words made Ma Sheng's expression incomparably ugly.

He had never imagined that the pill called the Blood Embryo Pill would have such severe side effects.

Failure to break through meant death?

And even if he did break through, the lifespan consumed would never return.

Ma Sheng could not help shuddering.

At that moment, Feng Jiaqi gritted his teeth, his handsome face filled with unwillingness.

"Chen Liu's goal was probably the Blood Embryo Pill on Li Xiao's body."

"Whether he acted at the Qin Household banquet or helped Blackstone Martial Hall, it was all merely a façade."

"That old fox had been coming for the Blood Embryo Pill from the very beginning."

"Though I don't know where he got that information, the Blood Embryo Pill has now been taken by him."

"This is troublesome."

Feng Jiaqi's expression was incomparably grim.

"Troublesome? Young Master, do you mean that old bastard Chen Liu will come and take revenge on us?"

Ma Sheng asked in confusion.

"Chen Liu is nothing. The troublesome ones are them."

Feng Jiaqi's face remained dark, and he offered no further explanation.

"Ma Sheng, immediately take men and search all of Chi City for Chen Liu's whereabouts."

"Yes."

Ma Sheng nodded and left at once.

He also realized that now was probably not the time to ask for the Blood Embryo Pill.

Anyone who could make Feng Jiaqi reveal such a terrified expression was likely not someone he could afford to offend.

After Ma Sheng left, Feng Jiaqi immediately went to his father's room.

"Father."

"What is it?"

"Li Xiao is dead. The unused Blood Embryo Pills on him were stolen."

"What!"

Feng Wanqian's expression changed drastically, and a look bordering on terror appeared on his face.

Compared to Li Xiao's death, he cared far more about the loss of the Blood Embryo Pills.

"The Blood Embryo Pills? Weren't those already..."

Feng Wanqian thought of something and immediately pulled open the drawer beside him.

The jade vial that had contained the Blood Embryo Pills was still lying there. He reached out, picked it up, and shook it.

Empty!!

"Father, I am deeply sorry. I was the one who took them."

Feng Jiaqi lowered his head and admitted it.

"Earlier, Li Xiao said he was worried the Blood Embryo Pills would not be effective, so he asked for several more. I gave all three to him."

"Bastard! Fool! Idiot!"

"You... you..."

Feng Wanqian burst into furious curses. His refined demeanor was gone, and his body shook violently with rage.

"Do you know how valuable that thing is? And you gave them all to Li Xiao?"

"And most importantly, the remaining ones were stolen."

"Now this is even more troublesome!"

"Do you think those people will allow the Blood Embryo Pills to flow into the outside world at will?"

"Unfilial son, you're trying to ruin the Feng Household!"

Feng Wanqian's voice shook the entire room.

His breathing came in ragged bursts from anger. The moment he finished speaking, he coughed up several mouthfuls of old blood.

Yet Feng Jiaqi, standing opposite him, remained calm, not believing the matter to be so serious at all.

"Although the Blood Embryo Pills were stolen, at least we helped those people test the medicine's effects. Besides, Li Xiao's corpse is still here. Things are nowhere near as serious as you think, Father."

"And if those people want to continue testing the medicine's effects, they will inevitably have to cooperate with our Feng Household. Only then can we provide them with an endless stream of Dark Force martial artists."

Feng Jiaqi waved a hand, then added, "Besides, before coming here, I already contacted that person. I believe he will arrive tomorrow."

"When the time comes, if he takes action, even that old bastard Chen Liu will surely die."

"You... cough, cough..."

"Forget it. Do as you please."

Feng Wanqian pointed at Feng Jiaqi. After holding it in for a long time, he ultimately said nothing. He merely seemed to have aged more than ten years, then dragged his heavy steps slowly toward the inner room.

Feng Jiaqi, left standing where he was, remained unconcerned.

"Don't worry, Father. The Feng Household will not decline in my hands!"

"Even if those people come to Chi City, they will still have to show our Feng Household some respect."