All of these only became possible based on the conditions that Fei Yan was “soft and weak”, as a person who “didn’t know the rules of the game”, and although she held a powerful Ring Spirit, she did not possess strong spirit powers.
And the Fei Yan that stood before the Elder at that moment, completely fulfilled all those criteria. Just by looking at the eyes that had turned red from crying, one would know how soft and weak minded “that poor child” was.
He had merely asked her a couple of questions and she had already burst right into tears. She couldn’t possibly be a person capable of scheming.
Logically, if the other palaces were to send a spy, they would choose people who were highly unremarkable to infiltrate into the place. With the powerful might of Fei Yan’s Ring Spirit, the other palaces wouldn’t be able to bear to use him as a undercover spy. Moreover, none of the other palaces would be dumb enough to make a disciple who had not even been formally accepted into the palace become involved in a conflict with another palace on the way in.
Wouldn’t that be as good as exposing their identity?
It must be said, Fei Yan had not spoken all that much from the beginning to the end but every small action he made had secretly guided the people from the Dragon Slayers Palace to look at things in the direction he wanted them to.
The Elder who prided himself on having a sharp eye for detail was completely unaware that he had been duped and led right into the ditch by Fei Yan’s superb and flawless acting.
“Alright. Today’s already getting late and you should go get some rest. The palace will deal with this matter and you needn’t think too much about it.” The Elder said amiably.
Even if one had a hard of stone, one couldn’t possibly pull a long face towards such a delicate and beautiful young lady from their own palace of power, and one who held such great potential at that.
Fei Yan nodded his head obediently as he wiped at his tears while shuffling himself out from the hall.
He had just stepped out through the door when a group of youths from the Dragon Slayers Palace who had been waiting outside surged forward anxiously immediately upon seeing Fei Yan.
“Little Yan, how did it go? Did the Elder come down hard on you?” One of the youths asked as he looked worriedly at Fei Yan.
The group of youths surrounded Fei Yan completely, all of them eagerly trying to make their presence felt before the beauty.
They quickly discovered that Fei Yan’s eyes were reddened, the glimmer of tears still present within. That bashful and hesitant demeanor tugged at the hearts of the exuberant youths, making them become more anxious.
The youths were admitted into the Cloudy Brook Academy in the same batch with Fei Yan and back at the academy, their days had revolved around busying themselves endlessly around the “goddess” of their hearts.
Even when they have now come to the Dragon Slayers Palace, they were all still displaying great concern for Fei Yan.
“I’m alright. Thank you everybody.” Fei Yan said, looking like he was withholding some great grievance, as he showed a faint smile.
That smile immediately melted the hearts of that entire group of youths.
“Don’t worry, Little Yan! We will definitely tell the Elder about the incident that day entirely! We will definitely get the Elder to seek justice for you!” Upon seeing that weak smile, with their blood surging, the youths all hurried to thump their chests vigorously in promise.
[Their Little Yan had suffered a needless grievance! They must do everything they can to address the injustice!]
Fei Yan nodded his head gratefully in silence. Under the mesmerized gazes of the group of youths, he slowly walked away. A pity that the whole bunch of youths there had completely not realized that their “goddess” was half a head taller than many of them in their group!
Volume 17
Chapter 1652: “All Done With Great Acting (4)”
Fei Yan nodded his head gratefully in silence. Under the mesmerized gazes of the group of youths, he slowly walked away. A pity that the whole bunch of youths there had completely not realized that their “goddess” was half a head taller than many of them in their group!
It was until he returned back to his room that upon the slightly pale pallor that Fei Yan wore, the aggrieved and obedient look on his face vanished in an instant without leaving a single trace behind.
A wicked smile then appeared right at the corners of Fei Yan’s mouth.
“A bunch of idiots.” Fei Yan plopped right back into a chair, propping his foot up to dangle leisurely upon the knee of his other leg, losing all the demure and bashful demeanor from earlier.
If this true side of Fei Yan was seen by the others in the Dragon Slayers Palace, their jaws would surely drop right to the ground in shock.
Fei Yan rested his chin in the palm of one hand and went through all that he had done earlier from beginning to end. After ascertaining that he had not missed anything out, he then nonchalantly popped a grape into his mouth.
Fei Yan had worn girl’s clothing from a very young age and her imitation of a girl had become flawless and absolutely perfect. But being male, he understood how the mind of young male youths thought and he knew very well how he was to act exactly, to incite that whole group of exuberant youths into a frenzy.
The incident with the Pure Grace Palace was just the beginning of their plans and when Fei Yan saw the character “pure” on the jade token, he knew that it was time for him to act.
Before they reached their respective palaces, the only one among the companions who had a chance to make a move was just him, as the “weak and frail female”. What was needed from him, was not a aggressive strike from himself, but to just employ a little few tricks to bait someone to bite.
And that poor unfortunate one from the Pure Grace Palace, had merely glanced at Fei Yan a few more times than others, before he become chosen as the target by Fei Yan.
The truth was, on that very night, Fei Yan had thrown several bashful glances at that person, and both intentionally and unintentionally hinted to him, which quickly caused that lecherous scoundrel to jump right into the trap himself.
Everything that happened after that, followed exactly what Fei Yan had planned in his mind.
It wasn’t that he was unaware that the Dragon Slayers Palace would become suspicious of him, but he just wasn’t worried about that in the least. This move in their long game of chess, had him begin to prepare for it right from the very first day they had all been admitted into the Cloudy Brook Academy.
Low and insignificant spirit powers, a weak minded and frail girl, all of these were false facades he had pretended to portray himself as.
And that bunch of ignorant youths, had foolishly made themselves to become Fei Yan biggest form of proof.
Jun Wu Xie had set quite a number of targets for each of them. But as to how it was to be executed and carried out, what kind of methods they would employ, it was left entirely up to them. In the end, it was high time they all showed their abilities in their quest for vengeance. When it came to revenge, it was something no one else could do for you.
Fei Yan was satisfied with his current situation and the way things stood. He knew, probes like he had undergone today, would continue to happen, but he had already thought it through on how he would deal with it, and he would only need to react accordingly to what was thrown at him in the days ahead.
Fei Yan turned his head to look at the night sky outside his window, his thoughts drifting far away.
Only those shallow and foolish young youths would be so easily mesmerized by his tricks. The real kind of attraction, was the kind that stemmed from one’s soul.
Fei Yan’s mind then unconsciously conjured up the image of Rong Ruo’s countenance. That quick and fleeting appearance, however enraptured Fei Yan more than any beautiful scenery could possibly have.
Till after they have exacted their revenge, he would then be able to once again live an idyllic life with Rong Ruo.
> Thinking about that, the usually unabashed and thick skinned Fei Yan suddenly felt a warm flush come onto his face, and a unsuppressable smile appearing at the edges of his lips.
Volume 17
Chapter 1653: “Birthday Well Wishes (1)”
A month passed in a blink. Qiao Chu and the others gradually blended into the various palaces and their powers gained recognition from their respective palaces where they slowly walked towards the center of power.
Although Fei Yan had been secretly investigated into due to the incident before, but through her one month’s worth of “dainty” and exemplarily “obedient” performance, the people from the Dragon Slayers Palace also came to believe Fei Yan’s “innocence”.
And coincidentally at that time, it was the Pure Grace Palace Lord’s birthday and although the Twelve Palaces were not exactly harmonious, they were still expected to put on a facade of cordiality for appearance’s sake. All the palaces had to prepare a birthday gift and send a representative to bring it to the Pure Grace Palace to express their well wishes for the Pure Grace Palace Lord.
This should have been a simple matter of no trouble but voices of discord grew within the Dragon Slayers Palace.
“The Pure Grace Palace still has not given us an explanation for their actions before till this day and it is obvious that they see the Dragon Slayers Palace as being beneath their notice. Why do we have to stick our faces warmly to their cold behinds, rushing forward to send him well wishes?” An Elder with a feisty temperament said in disapproval of the matter about having to send birthday well wishes to the Pure Grace Palace Lord. With the disparity between the might of the Twelve Palaces gradually widening, the gap between the Pure Grace Palace and the Dragon Slayers Palace was becoming more and more obvious.
In the incident where a disciple of the Pure Grace Palace had failed in harrassing Fei Yan and had instead been taught a lesson by Fei Yan, from the way the Dragon Slayers Palace saw it, the Pure Grace Palace was at fault. In regards to that, the Pure Grace Palace should have at least come forward to offer an apology but having waited for a month, they had not gotten any reaction from the Pure Grace Palace at all, which greatly displeased a great number of people that grew by the day in the Dragon Slayers Palace.
“We can’t put it in this way. We need not question what the Pure Grace Palace chooses to do but we have rules among the Twelve Palaces right before us. For us to send well wishes to the Pure Grace Palace Lord’s birthday, it does not mean that we are wiping the slate clean in regards to the incident before, but would instead show the graciousness of the Dragon Slayers Palace, which we would display to all the other palaces.” Another Elder said seriously, his gaze turning to look at the Dragon Slayers Palace Lord seated upon the main seat.
“My Lord, this old man has heard that the Blood Fiend Palace and the Flame Demons Palace had already gotten their birthday gifts prepared and had sent out quite a good number of their members to the Pure Grace Palace to deliver their well wishes. On the surface, they are just delivering the gifts and well wishes, but they are actually using this as a way of showing off their might. This old man is of the opinion that for so many years, the birthday celebrations of the various Palace Lords had never been missed by any of the Twelve Palaces, it must be the same this time, or the Dragon Slayers Palace would be seen as being petty and narrow minded.”
The Dragon Slayers Palace Lord listened throughout without a word and nodded his head slightly. The way he viewed it, the matter between Fei Yan and the disciple from the Pure Grace Palace was just a small altercation and not anything big. It had only drawn so much attention within the palace before they had been worried that Fei Yan might have been a spy sent by another one of the other palaces. But after one whole month’s observation, they were assured that Fei Yan was to be trusted and the matter should now then be seen to have been resolved.
“Elder Yu’s words are not without reason. It’s just sending birthday well wishes. Our Dragon Slayers Palace can still very well afford the gift.” The Dragon Slayers Palace Lord said, having agreed with Elder Yu’s words.
The Elder who had disapproved had wanted to say something more, but was held back by the gaze the Dragon Slayers Palace Lord gave him, having no choice but to swallow back the words that had been on the tip of his tongue.
“Who does Elder Yu feel, will be suitable for us to send this time?” The Dragon Slayers Palace Lord went on to ask.
Elder Yu replied: “This old man heard that the two Young Lords of the Blood Fiend Palace are already making their way there. Although the Blood Fiend Palace did not manage to gain any highly gifted youths in the last Battle of Deities Grand Meet, but it is well known to all of us here that the two Young Lords of the Blood Fiend Palace hold significant powers. Moreover, Gu Xin Yan is also Gu Yi’s most precious daughter, hasn’t my Lord been intending for our Young Lord to interact more with Gu Xin Yan? This old man thinks that this is a good opportunity for it. The other palaces are mostly sending out their younger members this time and the young ones would naturally be less inhibited in their interaction with each other.”
Volume 17
Chapter 1654: “Birthday Well Wishes (2)”
The Dragon Slayers Palace Lord had only one son, aged twenty, and was one of the top leaders among the younger generation in the Dragon Slayers Palace. He possessed handsome looks and had a tall figure, a highly impressive young man.
Although the Dragon Slayers Palace was gradually growing stronger by the day, they were still quite a distance away from the most powerful Blood Fiend Palace and the Flame Demons Palace. And with the huge gains the Flame Demons Palace had been making with their actions, the Dragon Slayers Palace wasn’t feeling all that comfortable about it.
If they could have Gu Xin Yan, a Young Lord of the Blood Fiend Palace marrying into the Dragin Slayers Palace, then to either the Dragon Slayers Palace or the Blood Fiend Palace, it would lend them both a much needed boost.
After the Dragon Slayers Palace heard those words, he nodded his head, highly satisfied.
“Then we’ll get him to go. He has been training very hard at his cultivation this past period and he can take this opportunity to rest as well. As for the rest of the people to send to the birthday celebrations, the various Elders can just discuss it among yourselves and decide from there.”
Though it was said to be discussed, the various Elders already had their own candidates decided in their minds.
This trip to go send well wishes to the Pure Grace Palace Lord’s birthday, would merely require them to make an appearance. The various Elders had naturally understood that they needed to send out a group of their best youths there.
And among them, they would just as naturally not missed out the newfound gem that Fei Yan was. Sending Fei Yan there, would not only show her power prominently, but also exemplify the Dragon Slayers Palace’s might, and poke at the Pure Grace Palace all at the same time.
Towards the lack of response from the Pure Grace Palace, the Dragon Slayers Palace were more or less a little displeased. Since the people from the Pure Grace Palace were not willing to come, they would send Fei Yan to go right over there, to let the people from the Pure Grace Palace practice proper etiquette, forced to receive Fei Yan as a guest. A guest who had beaten up one of their members so badly he was severely wounded.
When Fei Yan received the news, he merely nodded his head without a word, looking highly obedient.
But the moment when the person who brought the news left, he immediately shut the door and the soft and demure expression on his face faded away completely.
“My my, little wonder Little Xie had wanted us to start off with the Pure Grace Palace. That little lass must have known that the Pure Grace Palace Lord was going to celebrate his birthday.” Fei Yan said to himself as he rubbed at his chin. If truth was to be told, when Jun Wu Xie had initially given the hint that it was to be the Pure Grace Palace, he had gone to stir up trouble for them. But after coming into the Dragon Slayers Palace
, he was thrown into a state where he was cut off from the rest of the world. Not to mention finding anymore trouble with the Pure Grace Palace, he could not even step out from the Dragon Slayers Palace.
He had still been worrying that the mission Jun Wu Xie handed to them could not be completed and in the end, this event had fallen right at his feet!
Fei Yan could almost be certain that all of this had already been within Jun Wu Xie’s calculations.
“That little lass’ brain can really whirl!” Fei Yan could not help but to exclaim impressed, his face twisted up with an evil smile and his mind raced as he started to plot how he could use this chance to stir up more strife.
On Mount Fu Yao, within the Spirit Jade Palace.
Jun Wu Xie came walking out from the tranquil little courtyard, as Ye Sha and Ye Gu followed behind in silence.
Outside the little courtyard, when several young girls from the Spirit Jade Palace saw that trio appear, they no longer panicked but just gathered close together to giggle, keeping a far distance away as they pointed their fingers at the three people, to whisper among themselves.
This group of girls who had never interacted with outsiders before, especially ones of the opposite sex had after Jun Wu’s tyrannical move into the Spirit Jade Palace with his subordinates, gradually grown to accept all of this. From the initial shyness and anxiety, to being able to laugh and joke now. Although they still did not dare to go near to them, it was already a great improvement from before.
But Jun Wu Xie wasn’t too concerned with that. She continued on her way leading Ye Sha and Ye Gu straight towards the main hall that the Spirit Jade Palace Lord was at.
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