Feng Yongrui calmed his beating heart.
"All this time, I have been writing letters to help the Family Head with the hopes of cooperating and working together..." Feng Yongrui began.
"I am working for a Master whose generosity knows no bounds... As long as you work with him and swear loyalty to him, he will be sure to give you wealth, power, position, and so much more..."
"Ha!" Xu Chao scoffed. "I knew you were working for someone all along, but who is he? And why should I work for him?"
Feng Yongrui felt his heart thumping wildly against his chest and he calmed himself down. Xu Chao's face was grim, but Feng Yongrui knew that the latter was only testing him.
At this critical moment, he couldn't show any signs of weakness!
Feng Yongrui took a deep breath and purposely eyes Xu Chao coldly.
"It seems that Family Head Xu is unwilling to cooperate with us. Have you forgotten that my Master had helped you time and time again? If it weren't because if my Master, you wouldn't even stay alive today!" Feng Yongrui boldly declared.
"Impudent!" Lei Bei hissed, glaring angrily at Feng Yongrui. His eyes were blazing like flames, ready to erupt at any given moment.
Feng Yongrui inwardly winced when he heard Lei Bei's shouts, but he maintained his stoic and cold expression.
Xu Chao waved his hand, signaling for Lei Bei to calm down. He looked at Feng Yongrui with interest and narrowed his eyes.
"Well, it's not that I don't want to work together with you. It's just that..." Xu Chao trailed off.
Xu Chao's eyes narrowed with shrewdness and he looked at Feng Yongrui, as if waiting for him to say something.
Feng Yongrui was a bit confused. He already helped Xu Chao so much and even used up some of his points to help this guy! Why was Xu Chao still hesitating?!
"Is he still testing me?!" Feng Yongrui asked the System, feeling wronged.
"Well, partially, yes. After all he's not just some random guy... He's a Family Head. The decisions he make will affect his entire clan, so following someone and swearing loyalty to them is something that he's still hesitant to do," the System explained.
"...Then... What should I do?" Feng Yongrui muttered.
"Host, I think you should give him a push. Make him realize that you're the only one who will sincerely help him. You have to make him beg to serve the Boss," it added.
"...For some reason I feel like you're really happy about it," Feng Yongrui muttered.
The System ignored him and urged him to hurry.
"You have to make him subservient before the Boss comes," it said. "If the Boss arrives and Xu Chao hasn't agreed to work for him, isn't that problematic?"
Feng Yongrui nodded his head and refocused on Xu Chao.
eng Yongrui nodded his head and refocused on Xu Chao.
"I see. Family Head, you have made your stance very clear," Feng Yongrui said coldly.
"Since you don't want to work for my Master, then you cannot blame me for being rude!" Feng Yongrui cried.
With one swift flick of his hand, Feng Yongrui threw out an ice spear that flew through the air and lodged itself on the wall, right on top of Xu Chao's head.
If Feng Yongrui had aimed it a little bit lower the spear would've hit Xu Chao and drilled through his head!
After two seconds if shock, Lei Bei came to his senses and quickly called Xu Chao.
"Master, are you alright?!" he asked, his hands slightly shaking.
His Master... His master was almost killed!
Xu Chao's forehead was layered with a thin sheen of sweat and his heart was beating against his chest. That was a close call!
A sense of danger grew inside his heart. He was obviously a Family Head, with one of the strongest magical prowess in the entire Phantom Realm...
But just now, he actually couldn't avoid the spear! It was flying too fast that he couldn't stop it--!
Xu Chao felt a strange feeling wash over him and he flinched. This feeling... It was fear--!
Xu Chao ignored Lei Bei, who was muttering something next to him, and looked at the person in front of them with fear.
This person... Was not one to be trifled with! If this person had this much strength, wouldn't this person's Master be even stronger?
Xu Chao was someone who always wanted benefits. He would think about something a thousand times before making a decision.
But now... He looked at Feng Yongrui's cold expression. He had to make a bet. Make a bet that following these people would be beneficial--!
"Please wait a moment!" Xu Chao cried, calling Feng Yongrui.
"I am willing to work with you!" he declared.
Feng Yongrui was internally cheering inside his heart, but he did not dare to show it in his face. He was about to say something when he heard the System calling out to him.
"Host! There's someone with a powerful aura coming here!" the System cried.
Feng Yongrui was immediately on alert. His Boss was coming!
Feng Yongrui quickly cleared his throat and looked at Xu Chao.
"You have made an excellent choice," Feng Yongrui said. "Now, I present to you, my magnanimous Master and wonderful Boss~" Feng Yongrui knelt down in one knee and stretched out his arms towards the entrance if the main hall.
The System was telling him that the powerful aura was getting closer and closer, which meant his Boss was getting closer!
Feng Yongrui's position was actually rather awkward. He was kneeling on one knee while mostly facing Xu Chao. As for his hands, they were outstretched in a "ta-da" motion, his hands pointing to the entrance of the main hall behind him.
Since his position was rather awkward, Feng Yongrui wasn't able to see who was coming through the entrance door. He was only able to see Xu Chao and Lei Bei.
Feng Yongrui wanted to turn around and face the entrance, but before he could move, he felt a wave of demonic aura was washing towards him. This demonic aura was so pungent, so thick and strong and powerful... That Feng Yongrui felt suffocated.
Feng Yongrui was already using the item that the System had previously told him to buy, which helped him conceal his pure aura and the fact that he was from the Cloud Realm. Ever since he used this item, he had never felt suffocated or suppressed by demonic aura...
Even when he was near Lilith or Xu Chao, he didn't feel this way, so why was he feeling like this now....?
Feng Yongrui wanted to turn around, but he noticed that Xu Chao and Lei Bei's expressions were turning rather pale. The two of them looked as if they had seen a ghost.
Their expressions were filled with pure shock and even a tinge of horror.
Feng Yongrui slowly turned around and looked at the person behind him. The person behind him was tall, broad and muscular.
He was extraordinarily handsome, looking like a young man in his twenties.
The most striking thing about him was the pair of dragon horns in his head. Somehow, the black horns reminded Feng Yongrui of dragons.
Feng Yongrui felt his mind turn blank when he saw this man. The demonic aura that was suffocating him came from this man...
Who was he? Why was he here? And where was his Boss, Chen Tengfei?!
Feng Yongrui didn't know what to think. He was still kneeling on one leg, but he was facing the strange man.
Xu Chao and Lei Bei had stepped closer to the man and knelt down next to Feng Yongrui, but Feng Yongrui didn't notice.
Feng Yongrui was still trying to understand who this man was and what he was doing here. His mind was still blank as he tried to wrap his head around the situation.
The man who was standing in front of Feng Yongrui was actually none other than the Boss he had been communicating with for so long, Chen Longfei!
Feng Yongrui's brain was still sizzling with confusion, but the other three people in the room did not notice, because each one of them were having different thoughts.
Xu Chao's mind was in a buzz, because he recognized the person in front of him. This person was none other than the Crown Prince of the Phantom Realm, Chen Longfei!
The Crown Prince of the Phantom Realm had always been Chen Longfei -- he did not have any siblings. He was a mysterious individual because of several reasons.
For starters, there were always countless rumors about him flying around. There were rumors that he was a despotic person with little care for political affairs. There were also rumors that he was a ruthless individual, a schemer who had little care for others... There were also rumors that he was a bloodthirsty man who only cared about profits.
In short, there were countless rumors about him. Some of those rumors were even contradicting.
For a long time, Chen Longfei had been handling the affairs of the Phantom Realm behind closed doors. Whenever there were official events and whatnot, he would send his representative instead of coming there personally. Because he didn't attend official events, people did not know what he looked like.
Recently, though, Xu Chao knew that the Crown Prince was becoming more active. He had heard rumors about this for some time -- the Crown Prince was gaining more power and getting ready to fight the Cloud Realm...
When Xu Chao heard those rumors, he didn't think too much of it. After all, rumors regarding the Crown Prince had been flying for so long that it was impossible to distinguish which ones were real and which ones were not...
But seeing the man in front of him, Xu Chao couldn't help trembling. Those dragon horns were a sign that he was the Crown Prince of the Phantom Realm--!
A thousand thought were rushing through Xu Chao's head and he thought about Feng Yongrui, who had been helping him all this time. If Feng Yongrui, who was strong and mysterious, was willing to work for the Crown Prince... just how strong and powerful was the Crown Prince?!
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