Chapter 13: The Showdown

After listening to Xin Feizi's story, Zhang Yuan was a little dissatisfied, the expression on Xin Feizi's face was very calm, as if he was just narrating a thing that had nothing to do with him, but if the matter was just that simple, Xin Feizi didn't have to betray the Elixir Pavilion, even if the treasures of heaven and earth were precious, could they be more important than talents, Zhang Yuan believed that if Xin Feizi told the truth, although he would be reproached to a certain extent, but he might not lose his life, so Zhang Yuan was sure that Xin Feizi still had something to say, but if Xin Feizi didn't say it himself, Zhang Yuan didn't have any way。

After Xin Feizi's words fell, Zhang Yuan's sudden silence made this somewhat dreamy courtyard completely quiet, everyone didn't know what Zhang Yuan thought, but at this moment, it was obviously not as attractive to everyone as the wine and food in front of him, just now Xin Feizi's reaction after drinking the wine, everyone saw it in their eyes, so for the first time, several people's hands invariably stretched out to the wine jug.

Zhang Yuan didn't go to compete with a few people, it wasn't that Zhang Yuan didn't want to taste what the food in the source realm was like, but he began to secretly think about how to arrange Xin Feizi in his heart, Xin Feizi had the ability Zhang Yuan wanted to take it over, but Xin Feizi himself shrouded himself entirely, making it difficult for other people to approach, although Xin Feizi's matter did not have anything to do with Zhang Yuan, but Zhang Yuan still didn't want to have an unstable factor among the core members of his own power in the future, since Xin Feizi could leave the Elixir Pavilion today, then Zhang Yuan had reason to suspect that Xin Feizi would probably be the same in the future, I leave myself for unknown reasons, so it is better to keep it out at the beginning.

Of course, refusal is also an art, if you refuse directly, although you can successfully intercept Xin Feizi outside the gate, however, in the same way, when intercepting Xin Feizi, Lin Feng will also be forced to the door, in a thought, Lin Feng's going to stay will be difficult to control, so the safest way is for Xin Feizi to leave by himself, and also need a friendly parting of ways between the two sides, but now it is a little difficult to find such a way.

If Xin Feizi was still not interested in his team before, it may not be at this moment, because in this conversation tonight, although Xin Feizi did not give Zhang Yuan an absolutely honest answer, but he still gave an answer, whether this answer is true or not, this is a stepping stone that Xin Feizi is preparing to stay, maybe he should not leave Thor Johnson there when mining.

Compared with Lin Feng, Xin Feizi is obviously smarter, maybe he noticed something from the mining during the day, Xin Feizi himself is a cultivator of the True Immortal Realm, but the spirit stone that he was not aware of was found by Thunder God Johnson, which is already very revealing, Thunder God Johnson is definitely not a simple True Immortal Realm cultivator, he must have hidden his cultivation, but strong cultivators like Thunder God Johnson are willing to follow Zhang Yuan's side, so how far should Zhang Yuan's true strength go, although Xin Feizi's answer may not be completely true, but it may be a certain thing that he offends the Elixir Pavilion, so following Zhang Yuan's side, his life safety will be more guaranteed.

All of this was just Zhang Yuan's own speculation, but Zhang Yuan was very sure of his speculation, his eyes narrowed slightly, looking at Xin Feizi and Lin Feng who gradually began to laugh in front of him, Zhang Yuan knew that Xin Feizi was very smart, as long as he kept his friendship with Lin Feng, he could stay here more advantageously.

Suddenly, Zhang Yuan felt a trace of trouble, and felt that he was a little too attached to Lin Feng, it was good for him to develop his own power, but the alchemist did not have to choose Lin Feng, in the future travels, maybe he could find a better alchemist, if he let himself be afraid of doing things just because he considered Lin Feng alone, should he choose to give up Lin Feng, after all, even if he wants to establish his own power in the future, he does not want to establish another elixir pavilion, and all kinds of talents in the sect will be recruited by himself, At this moment, if just a relatively clean alchemist makes himself anxious, it doesn't matter if this force is not established.

His eyes slowly opened, Zhang Yuan had already made up his mind in his heart, Xin Feizi himself would not accept it, if Lin Feng chose to leave because of Xin Feizi, then he would give up on him directly, Zhang Yuan didn't believe that he would not be able to meet a second Loose Cultivation Dan Master.

"Lin Feng, you come with me!" Zhang Yuan got up and walked towards his room, although Lin Feng was a little puzzled, he still got up as he said and walked in the direction where Zhang Yuan left.

Before he took two steps, Xin Feizi's voice sounded behind Lin Feng, Xin Feizi's voice was not low, and everyone on the scene heard it clearly, "Lin Feng, didn't you tell me in the morning that your alchemy was about to break through, presumably the spirit stones harvested today can help you!"

Listening to Xin Feizi's words, several people at the table were stunned at first, and then showed happy expressions one after another, after all, if Lin Feng's alchemy skills were really improved, it would be of greater help to everyone in the future, so several people began to sincerely congratulate Lin Feng.

Zhang Yuan, who got up to leave, also heard the news, and his body suddenly paused while walking, and then turned his head to look at Xin Feizi and stopped making any stops, and walked quickly back to his room.

Sitting on the bed, Zhang Yuan began to think about what happened just now, Zhang Yuan found that he still underestimated Xin Feizi, Xin Feizi could guess his plan from the slight change in his eyes, so he said such a thing at that time, just one sentence, directly increased Lin Feng's value, which would make Zhang Yuan even more reluctant to give up Lin Feng.

It's just that Xin Feizi may not know Zhang Yuan yet, once Zhang Yuan determines something, he will definitely carry it out, no matter how important this person is to himself, as long as Zhang Yuan believes that he is an unstable factor, he will definitely isolate him from his side immediately, but Zhang Yuan doesn't know why Xin Feizi did this, since Xin Feizi understands his mind from the change in his eyes, he shouldn't continue to do useless struggles, after all, it is a very stupid thing to follow an organization that is wary of himself everywhere, but Xin Feizi did it, Zhang Yuan knew that Xin Feizi actually said it to himself just now, in order to continue to stay by his side through Lin Feng, and this is something that Zhang Yuan has always been unable to figure out, what is Xin Feizi staying by his side for, is it just because he and the Elixir Pavilion have the same hatred, Zhang Yuan doesn't think so.

Lin Feng pushed the door in, and saw Zhang Yuan sitting on the bed with a heavy face, Lin Feng didn't know what was important for Zhang Yuan to summon him alone, so he didn't say a word after entering the room, just quietly looked at Zhang Yuan in thought.

After a long time, Zhang Yuan raised his head, as if he had just seen Lin Feng, squeezed out a smile with some difficulty on his face, and said, "Lin Feng, sit down first, today's main thing is to talk to you, can you tell me about Xin Feizi?"

For Zhang Yuan's question, Lin Feng did not have any surprises, it can be said that Lin Feng had already begun to look forward to the arrival of this moment, Lin Feng knew that if only by virtue of his own requirements, Zhang Yuan would immediately include Xin Feizi in the team, which was unrealistic, Zhang Yuan would definitely ask himself about Xin Feizi's past, so that he could have a more comprehensive understanding of Xin Feizi, and Lin Feng also firmly believed that after he told Xin Feizi's past, he asked Zhang Yuan a few more times, Zhang Yuan would definitely agree to Xin Feizi's joining, just like himself, Zhang Yuan wanted to establish his own power, he would inevitably need an alchemist and all the professions that could assist the alchemistOnly with an alchemist can a force ensure the healthy and stable development of its disciples.

Lin Feng didn't answer Zhang Yuan's question immediately, but pondered for a moment, and after organizing some words in his heart, he began to say: "Zhang Yuan, although I am the introducer of Xin Feizi's predecessors, and Xin Feizi's predecessors are also my life-saving benefactors, but I will not deliberately say good things for him, after all, Xin Feizi's predecessors' character and ability are worthy of our wooing." ”

Although Lin Feng opened his mouth and said that he would not be able to describe emotionally, Zhang Yuan could still hear Lin Feng's perceptual cognition of Xin Feizi from Lin Feng's words, if Lin Feng was really rational, how could he directly give a definite sentence that could be won over in front of Zhang Yuan, but although Lin Feng said so, Zhang Yuan did not interrupt, just quietly listened to Lin Feng's narration, seeking the answer he wanted in his narration.

When Lin Feng and Xin Feizi first met, Lin Feng was only an eight or nine-year-old child, at that time, Lin Feng's father had not passed away, Lin Feng followed his father to see Xin Feizi, Lin Feng's father was a loose cultivator himself, but he didn't want his son to go down his old path, as a casual cultivator, it was too difficult to really become a great alchemist, so Lin Feng's father wanted Xin Feizi to help, hoping to enter the elixir pavilion, starting with the alchemist's helper.

That time, Xin Feizi looked at Lin Feng's qualifications and did not refuse immediately, although Xin Feizi already had a certain right to speak in the medicine garden at that time, but if he wanted to recruit a helper to enter, he still needed to waste a lot of twists and turns, so he asked Lin Feng's father to find a way to curry favor with the grandson of the distant elder in charge, maybe this would be more certain.

At that time, Lin Feng didn't know the specific things, because Xin Feizi didn't tell him how to please the elder's grandson in front of him, but after his father and Xin Feizi had a secret discussion, Lin Feng was left by his father with Xin Feizi and temporarily followed Xin Feizi's side.

During that time, Xin Feizi took care of Lin Feng very much, and completely treated Lin Feng as his nephew, so the two also cultivated a good relationship.

When Lin Feng saw his father again, it was more than twenty days later, but his father's complexion was not very good at that time, and he seemed to be seriously injured, but his expression was very happy, as if the trip had been successfully completed.

The matter ended smoothly, Lin Feng's father took Lin Feng and began to go home to wait for the time for the Elixir Pavilion to recruit disciples, however, the stable life did not pass for a few days, and the disciples of Qingyunmen suddenly came to the door, thanks to Lin Feng's father's precautions, so the two were able to successfully escape, but in the following time, the two also embarked on the road of escape.

When he said this, Lin Feng's eyes suddenly turned a little red, Zhang Yuan guessed that maybe it was during this time that Lin Feng's father passed away, as Zhang Yuan expected, he just exhaled a mouthful of turbidity in his chest, and Lin Feng continued to tell.

Originally, Lin Feng and his father were already hidden in the deep mountains, and it was absolutely impossible for the disciples of Qingyunmen to find themselves, but with the arrival of the time for the Elixir Pavilion to recruit disciples, Lin Feng's father still decided to take the risk, otherwise, everything he had done before would be meaningless, although Lin Feng tried his best to oppose it at that time, but Lin Feng's father had made up his mind, how could Lin Feng change it.

Walking all the way day and night, after seven days of galloping, Lin Feng and his father finally came to the location of the mountain gate of the Elixir Pavilion, but it was also at this moment that the disciples of Qingyunmen found the whereabouts of the two again, Lin Feng's father was besieged by more than ten people, his body was constantly injured, and blood kept pouring out of his body, when Lin Feng's father was about to die, Xin Feizi suddenly appeared, and his father handed Lin Feng into Xin Feizi's hands, hoping to ensure his son's life.

The prestige of the Elixir Pavilion is still somewhat effective, after Xin Feizi reported to his family, the disciples of Qingyunmen really retreated, of course, the main reason is that Lin Feng's father couldn't hold on anymore, and his eyes showed a deep reluctance to leave.

Xin Feizi was originally going to bring Lin Feng back to the Elixir Pavilion, but Lin Feng himself refused, because Lin Feng vowed to avenge his father, but the Elixir Pavilion had a rule, if it was not for the life-and-death relationship with his own sect, the disciples of the Elixir Pavilion were not allowed to participate in any grievances between cultivators, and at the same time, they could not offend any other sect disciples in the Source Realm at will, which was the fundamental reason why the Elixir Pavilion could ensure that it was superior to other sects, so Lin Feng chose to leave.

After Lin Feng left, he hadn't seen Xin Feizi again, but when he was buying medicinal materials this morning, he suddenly discovered Xin Feizi's whereabouts, and for so many years, Xin Feizi's appearance had not changed, so Lin Feng recognized Xin Feizi at the first time.

In the ensuing conversation, Lin Feng knew what happened to Xin Feizi in the past few years, after Lin Feng left, Xin Feizi was still in the Elixir Pavilion to take care of the medicine garden, but he made an unforgivable mistake not long ago, in order to survive, Xin Feizi could only choose to leave the Elixir Pavilion, and now he can only come to this relatively remote Fenghuo Town, hoping to temporarily escape the pursuit of the Elixir Pavilion, thinking of Xin Feizi's life-saving grace at the beginning, Lin Feng took Xin Feizi back to the Tianyuan Inn on his own initiative.

After listening to Lin Feng's words, Zhang Yuan did not express any opinions, but calmly asked Lin Feng: "Lin Feng, this time, I will give you a chance to choose, I will not take Xin Feizi in, and you also have a choice, you can make your own decision whether to go or stay, I will not have any objections." ”

Listening to Zhang Yuan's words, Lin Feng was a little surprised, this was completely different from his own expectations, originally Lin Feng thought that he had his own relationship, and he also knew more about Xin Feizi's past, so in Lin Feng's opinion, Xin Feizi was a talent that could be wooed, and Zhang Yuan would definitely choose so, but the ending made Lin Feng a little surprised, Lin Feng didn't know why, Zhang Yuan just didn't look down on Xin Feizi, didn't Zhang Yuan know that an excellent cultivator not only has a huge effect on the alchemist, but also is indispensable to a force, Lin Feng looked at Zhang Yuan with some astonishment, and couldn't say anything for a while。

If he had just met Zhang Yuan, Lin Feng would definitely have turned around and left without hesitation, but after being with Zhang Yuan for a long time, Lin Feng saw a glimmer of hope from Zhang Yuan, a glimmer of opportunity to help himself take revenge, if he only relied on his own development, Lin Feng didn't know when he would be able to face the Qingyunmen, the second major sect in the Source Realm, but Zhang Yuan was different, the longer they were together, the more terrifying strength Zhang Yuan would know, how could Lin Feng give up such a rare opportunity?

Lin Feng's hesitation made Zhang Yuan feel a little relieved, no matter what, at this moment, his team has a place to attract Lin Feng, but how Lin Feng chooses it depends on Lin Feng himself in the end.

"Can you tell me why? At the very least, you have to give a reason for not accepting him!"

Lin Feng wanted to find the last reason, to find a reason why he was not ungrateful, if Zhang Yuan could convince himself, Lin Feng would not mind giving up and continuing to win over Xin Feizi, after all, no matter how close Xin Feizi and himself were, it was far less important than his father's hatred, at most, he would leave here after avenging his father, and he would compensate for what he owed Xin Feizi in the future.

The result still disappointed Lin Feng, Zhang Yuan didn't give any reason, and even directly told Lin Feng that he didn't allow Xin Feizi to enter his team entirely because of his personal preferences, and what Lin Feng had to do at the moment was just to make the final choice, as for other things, he didn't have to worry too much.

Looking up at Zhang Yuan, Lin Feng couldn't understand Zhang Yuan a little, this seemed to be a little different from the Zhang Yuan he knew before, such an arrogant dictatorship was really Zhang Yuan who was favored by himself, Lin Feng began to wonder if the glimmer of hope he felt before was an illusion, recalling the little by little things he had thought about before and Zhang Yuan, and slowly recalled when Zhang Yuan began to change, everything seemed to start this morning, and when he asked Xin Feizi to pull Xin Feizi into his team, it seemed that from then on, Zhang Yuan put away his previous freedom when facing himself, Some skills beyond ordinary cultivators have also been re-hidden by Zhang Yuan, it seems that from the beginning, Zhang Yuan was on guard against Xin Feizi.

Lin Feng couldn't make any choice at the moment, he didn't know how he should choose, so the room fell silent.