Renewed conflict

Hearing this voice, everyone's expression changed. Fatty Yu couldn't help but curse, "Which idiot woman is it? Get out here!"

Just as Fatty Yu finished speaking, a table flew out from the stairwell with a whistling wind, smashing down towards the group, causing everyone to gasp.

"Smack."

The table suddenly stopped in mid-air. Long Chen grabbed the table leg with one hand, flicked his wrist, and the table flew towards the stairwell entrance.

A woman had just walked out from that spot, a trace of disdain still on her face; clearly, she was the one who had thrown the table.

She had intended to throw a table first to make Long Chen and the others look disheveled, then walk out herself to appear to have more Aura.

However, she hadn't expected that the table she threw would come back with ten times the power, smashing down like a mountain. Before the table even arrived, the whistling wind made it hard for her to breathe.

It happened so suddenly that she didn't have time to dodge. If she were hit by that table, she would definitely suffer broken bones and tendons.

"Bang."

Suddenly, the table exploded into pieces, wood chips scattering. A man with a scar on his face appeared in everyone's eyes, blocking the front of the woman.

When everyone saw the scarred man, their expressions changed. They recognized him as the personal bodyguard of the Great Xia Prince.

The scarred man looked at Long Chen with some surprise, his eyes narrowing: "Unexpectedly, in such a short time, you have improved again."

Although the scarred man had shattered the table with one punch just now, he hadn't fully neutralized the force, leaving a footprint on the ground. Clearly, he had underestimated Long Chen's strength.

"Can't help it. I'm still a young man, after all. I need to be positive and improve myself a little bit every day."

"I can't compare to someone like Your Excellency, who is already half-buried in the dirt. After all, I still have a long road ahead of me," Long Chen said indifferently.

The scarred man's face darkened, and just as he was about to speak, a voice suddenly came: "Haha, it's been a few days. Brother Long Chen is still as dashing as ever. Truly worth celebrating."

Great Xia Prince Xia Changfeng walked up slowly, a smile still on his face, which easily made people feel favorable towards him.

"It's all a misunderstanding. Let me introduce you; this is my younger sister, Xia Baichi," Xia Changfeng smiled.

Long Chen suddenly opened his mouth wide, looking at the woman with a sudden realization. So, she was actually a princess.

Great Master Yun Qi had told Long Chen to be careful of her; it turned out he knew her identity and was warning him.

"Hmph, now you know the gap between us, right?" Seeing Long Chen's shocked expression, Xia Baichi sneered.

Long Chen nodded and said: "Yes, the gap is too large. Even if I Cultivate for ten thousand years, I could never compare to a low-class idiot. Xia Baichi, 'Xia' (Lower) 'Baichi' (Idiot) — hehe, what a great name."

"You…" Xia Baichi's face changed drastically, her eyes looking like they were about to spit fire.

Not only Xia Baichi, but even Xia Changfeng's eyes flashed with cold light, though it vanished in a flash. He smiled: "Alright, everyone can be considered to have become friends through a fight. I wonder what you were discussing just now that was so lively?"

Fatty Yu and the others, upon seeing the arrival of the Great Xia Prince, couldn't help but feel a bit restrained. After all, he was a prince, and their statuses were too far apart.

They didn't have as strong a backing as Long Chen, so they didn't dare to speak as recklessly as before. For a moment, they were tongue-tied and couldn't say a word.

Xia Baichi sneered: "I just heard someone wishing to eat swan meat, actually setting their sights on the Third Princess."

"It's laughable that some people don't know that my Imperial Brother has already sent a betrothal gift to the Empress Dowager, preparing to marry the Third Princess. You lot actually dare to target my Imperial Brother's fiancée; you are truly courting death."

Hearing this news, Long Chen's expression changed. He looked at Xia Changfeng and said coldly: "Is this true?"

"Long Chen, watch your attitude," the scarred man looked coldly at Long Chen and reminded him.

"It's fine."

Xia Changfeng waved his hand to stop the scarred man, looking at Long Chen with a smile: "I came to Fengming this time under my Imperial Father's orders to propose marriage to the Third Princess."

"Now that the Empress Dowager has agreed, a lucky day should be set soon. If Brother Long has time in the future, you can come to Great Xia to drink some wedding wine."

Whether Xia Changfeng was intentional or not, his look at Long Chen seemed to be one of pity — the pity of a victor for the weak.

Did he know something? Long Chen's heart stirred. Although he knew Xia Changfeng might be intentionally provoking him, the anger in Long Chen's heart still rose involuntarily. If it were unintentional, he might let it go.

But Long Chen knew this was a conspiracy — a conspiracy against Chu Yao. Leaving foreign True Qi in Chu Yao's body was planting a seed. Now that the fruit had ripened, the person behind the layout had finally appeared.

Although the person behind the layout might not necessarily be Xia Changfeng, Xia Changfeng was a beneficiary and likely one of the participants. He must know many secrets.

Long Chen thought of his own experiences. He didn't know if his situation was related to this Xia Changfeng, but the possibility was very high.

Thinking of his and Chu Yao's experiences, killing intent boiled in Long Chen's heart. However, now was not the time to act; he still needed to become stronger.

Currently, the truth had only revealed the tip of the iceberg. He couldn't control it yet and needed to endure. Thinking of this, the anger on Long Chen's face instantly returned to calm.

Seeing Long Chen's originally furious expression suddenly become peaceful, Xia Changfeng was slightly shocked. At the same time, he became more cautious of Long Chen. An enemy who can control their own emotions is even more terrifying.

"Brother Xia, I don't think you should propose to the Third Princess," Long Chen shook his head.

"Oh? Why is that?"

"I have studied the art of physiognomy. I did a calculation for you. Brother Xia's name contains 'Wind', and the Third Princess's name contains 'Forest'. When the wind passes, the forest is destroyed. This is not auspicious for the Third Princess," Long Chen said, looking into Xia Changfeng's eyes.

"Haha, Brother Long is joking. How can such things be fully trusted?" Xia Changfeng smiled.

Long Chen's eyes became even gloomier because he had just pushed his Divine Sense to the limit. When he spoke just now, although Xia Changfeng's expression didn't change, his heartbeat skipped a beat.

Very good, you bastard, you really know quite a bit.

"Otherwise, my physiognomy skills have always been very accurate. Brother Xia, your fate belongs to Fire, which is why you were given the name 'Changfeng', right?"

"Fire borrows the power of the wind to spread across the land, unstoppable. This is a very good name," Long Chen praised.

Xia Changfeng smiled slightly and said nothing, but his heart was violently shaken. Could this Long Chen really be proficient in physiognomy?

His name was given to him by an eccentric person, and it was indeed as Long Chen said — his fate belonged to Fire, which was why he took the name Changfeng.

Although his expression was calm as usual, his heartbeat, blood flow, and breathing changes could not escape Long Chen's perception.

Long Chen couldn't help but smile inwardly. He didn't expect that a random guess would actually hit the mark. He continued indifferently: "And our Third Princess has the character 'Yao' in her name. It originally belongs to the Water element, and her name also contains water. Most importantly, there is a 'King' in her water. It is not ordinary water; it is the King among waters."

"Wind and Forest repel each other; Water and Fire are incompatible. When your mortal Fire meets the King of Waters, there will definitely be no luck. And the Imperial Capital is surrounded by water on all sides, which is a place of great misfortune for you, Brother Xia."

"If you dare to marry the Third Princess, I fear you won't be able to leave Fengming alive. So, I advise you to think thrice about everything."

"The saying goes, 'Women are like clothes.' It is truly not worth it to lose your life in the Imperial Capital for a piece of clothing."

For a moment, Shi Feng, Fatty Yu, and the others couldn't help but change their expressions. Was this threatening a prince?

Regarding Long Chen's physiognomy, they were half-believing, but now that Long Chen was speaking so convincingly, they had to believe it.

At this moment, Xia Changfeng's face was extremely ugly. Long Chen's words disgusted him greatly, yet he was unable to refute them.

"Audacious Long Chen, actually spreading rumors and using street-level scams to deceive a prince. I think you don't want to live anymore," the scarred man shouted loudly.

"A disobedient dog. Your Master hasn't spoken yet, why are you barking?" Long Chen couldn't help but frown.

Regarding the scarred man, he could always feel the killing intent on him, and that killing intent made him feel cold to the bone.

This meant the scarred man was brewing plans to kill him. Long Chen, of course, wouldn't give him any good face.

"Audacious!"

The scarred man let out an angry roar and punched towards Long Chen.

"Stop!"

Xia Changfeng gave a cold reprimand, stopping the scarred man. At this moment, he had returned to normal and smiled at Long Chen: "I didn't expect Brother Long to have such a humorous side. I have learned something today. I have things to do today; we shall talk another day."

After speaking, Xia Changfeng took the scarred man and Xia Baichi and left. However, Xia Baichi glared fiercely at Long Chen when she left, that look as if she wanted to bite a piece of meat off Long Chen.

After going downstairs, the scarred man said fiercely: "If it weren't for the Prince stopping me, Long Chen would already be a dead man."

"This Long Chen must die. I almost couldn't hold back just now either; this bastard is too annoying."

"But Long Chen has other uses now. Dying now would affect our plan. Let him live a few more days," Xia Changfeng sighed.

Even with his composure, he almost couldn't help but move to strangle Long Chen just now. He was almost angered to death by him.

"Master sent news, telling me to defeat Long Chen in front of that old ghost Yun Qi, and then kill him. It would be best if I could anger that old ghost to death," Xia Baichi said coldly.

"Hmph, that old idiot. Whether I am sincerely asking for advice or using seduction, that old ghost just refuses to take me in. It's a waste of so much time; it's truly hateful."

Xia Changfeng looked at her, shook his head, and sighed: "Back then, when Great Master Wei told you to use seduction on Yun Qi, I felt it wasn't reliable."

Xia Baichi said: "Why?"

Xia Changfeng shook his head and didn't speak. The scarred man beside him sighed and said: "Because you, Princess, do not possess the temperament of a woman."

"Smack."

Xia Baichi slapped the scarred man across the face, but the scarred man only smiled indifferently, clearly already accustomed to this action.

After Xia Changfeng and the others left, Long Chen and the others lost the interest to drink. He realized his time was becoming increasingly tight.

The closer he got to the truth, the more dangerous he became. When the truth came to light, if he didn't have enough strength, he would surely die.

But his current time was simply not enough. He needed to seize the time to Cultivate. Every bit of extra strength meant an extra chance of survival.

But the matter of Chu Yao was also imminent. He had to race against time to resolve Chu Yao's matter as soon as possible.

"May I ask, are you Young Master Long Chen?"

Suddenly, a middle-aged man with a refined face walked up to the restaurant and bowed to Long Chen.