"Hehe!" Yu Chou looked at Lin Feng with a sinister gaze, full of anger, which turned into a mocking smile. However, his murderous intent became even more apparent.
"Shameless and brazen? Today, no matter what you say, I will kill you. There is no other reason than I am stronger than you, my Yu family is powerful."
Yu Chou declared loudly, his voice filled with extreme arrogance. "To kill you, one reason alone is sufficient: I am stronger than you, my Yu family is mighty, and I do not care about any opposing opinions, as they can all be suppressed."
"Why do you stand there without making a move?" Lin Feng gazed at Yu Chou and said indifferently, causing the crowd to tense once again. This fellow... is he seeking death?
Yu Chou's narrowed eyes twitched slightly, his brow lightly arrogant, and his killing intent permeated the air, no longer concealed. At this moment, Yu Chou abandoned all pretense. He wanted to kill Lin Feng, to use Lin Feng's blood to show everyone how powerful the Yu family was, and how domineering he, Yu Chou, could be.
"If you seek death, I shall grant it to you."
As Yu Chou's words fell, Lin Feng suddenly felt an overwhelming and vast power enveloping him. Under this force, he had no ability to resist, feeling extremely weak.
Yet, even so, Yu Chou's gaze remained unchanged, seemingly indifferent to life and death.
"Die!"
"Crack!"
Two sounds almost simultaneously rang out, one after the other. Naturally, the word "die" came from Yu Chou's mouth. He intended to kill Lin Feng.
However, Yu Chou ultimately did not act, because the second sound came from beside him, from the main seat where the Second Prince Duan Tianlang sat. At this moment, the stone chair on which Duan Tianlang sat shattered into powder, and Duan Tianlang stood up, his robes fluttering. However, at this moment, he was no longer gentle and soft. Instead, he became particularly sharp, exuding a heroic aura.
"Uncle Yu, today's matter was originally the affair of the Yi Academy. Let's call it quits here. What do you think?" Duan Tianlang glanced at Yu Chou, saying calmly but with a voice that carried a certain dignity, making it difficult for people to resist.
However, Yu Chou was, after all, Yu Chou. The purpose of his visit today was to establish his authority.
To let everyone know how mighty the Yu family was, and to show those wavering individuals how domineering and formidable his Yu family could be.
"Your Highness, as you just heard, this person insulted my Yu family. How can I, Yu Chou, let him go? If I spare him, where will the face of my Yu family be?"
Yu Chou's gaze locked onto Duan Tianlang, speaking neither arrogantly nor humbly, causing the crowd to freeze.
What's going on? Something seems off about today's events. It's quite eerie. How could Yu Chou be at odds with the Second Prince?
First, Yu Chou wanted to kill Lin Feng, then the Second Prince wanted to stop him. Just when everyone thought Yu Chou would give the Second Prince some face, Yu Chou still insisted on killing Lin Feng, which was incomprehensible.
At this moment, Lin Feng, watching the confrontation between Yu Chou and the Second Prince, felt a slight relief.
Since Yu Chou's appearance today, he had been displaying his dominance and authority in front of the crowd, challenging the Dragon Ding, confronting the Deputy Dean of the Yi Academy, showing disdain for all. Although Lin Feng hadn't witnessed these scenes, he had still discovered that Yu Chou was not giving any face to the Yi Academy, even proclaiming his intention to destroy it.
Moreover, Yu Chou had no taboos in his heart and dared to do anything, including interfering when he and the Black Demon were challenging each other. Yu Chou seemed to be proving the prestige of the Yu family.
Why did he, Yu Chou, act like this?
With the dominance Yu Chou displayed today, he would definitely not spare Lin Feng. He intended to take Lin Feng's life to establish his authority.
As for Long Ding, the Deputy Dean of the Yi Academy, he remained silent throughout, even when Yu Chou proclaimed his intention to destroy the Yi Academy, he remained silent, as if he didn't need to make a decision.
As for the Second Prince, Duan Tianlang, his relationship with Long Ding was obvious. They got along very well. Although the Second Prince and Yu Chou seemed polite on the surface, their relationship seemed somewhat subtle in reality.
Furthermore, Lin Feng had previously seen Duan Tianlang. Duan Tianlang had been a witness for him, which led to the embarrassment of the Yu family youth from the Snow Moon Sacred Institute and the loss of the Crimson Flame Demon Lion.
This led Lin Feng to make a bold guess: Duan Tianlang and the Yu family were at odds.
This point was now completely clear.
Duan Tianlang wanted to protect Lin Feng, but Yu Chou insisted on taking Lin Feng's life, not even giving face to Duan Tianlang, wanting to show the might of the Yu family to everyone present. Lin Feng was not too clear about the true purpose behind this.
However, Lin Feng had an even bolder guess in his mind: the person behind the Yi Academy was none other than the Second Prince, Duan Tianlang, the unseen Dean.
Everyone understood that the founder of the Yi Academy must be a person of great power, most likely from the royal family. Today, Duan Tianlang's appearance and Long Ding's silence at a critical moment made Lin Feng boldly guess that the controller behind the Yi Academy was Duan Tianlang.
This, Yu Chou must know. Yet, he still threatened to destroy the Yi Academy in front of Duan Tianlang.
So, Lin Feng was gambling. He was provoking Yu Chou, forcing Yu Chou to kill him. However, Lin Feng was also forcing Duan Tianlang. He wanted to see if Duan Tianlang would watch as Yu Chou killed him. He was betting on the conflict between Duan Tianlang and Yu Chou, hoping it would escalate and not remain subtle.
If, as he guessed, Duan Tianlang was the one controlling the Yi Academy from behind, and if Yu Chou killed him, the Yu family would achieve their goal of establishing their authority, winning over Duan Tianlang in this confrontation. Therefore, judging from the external evaluation of Duan Tianlang, it was impossible for Duan Tianlang to watch him, Lin Feng, die.
In fact, Duan Tianlang did step forward and shattered the stone chair, but Yu Chou still showed no sign of backing down.
Hearing Yu Chou's words, Duan Tianlang remained expressionless. Then, he did not say anything more. He slowly turned around, walked down the platform, and left. At the same time, a majestic voice resounded from the space.
"Yu Chou, today, try killing him."
The colleague who spoke, Duan Tianlang, did not stop and left without paying any further attention to the situation here.
"You kill him, try it."Yu Chou, today, try killing him."
The words echoed in Yu Chou's ears, leaving him stiff. If Duan Tianlang were still here, he could argue on logical grounds. But with Duan Tianlang gone, he had no one to argue with. He was left with only the power to choose: to kill or not to kill.
Soon after, Duan Tianlang arrived at a private garden within the Yi Academy. Behind him, a figure emerged, dressed in black. This person, Lin Feng had a brief encounter with at the Clear Heart Tavern just outside the Imperial City.
"Nan Shan, what do you think?" Duan Tianlang's voice regained its calm and indifferent tone.
"Your Highness, Yu Chou's actions kill three birds with one stone: establishing dominance, harming the Yi Academy, and winning over hearts." Nan Shan's tone was flat. Winning over hearts referred to the people of the Nie family. It could be said that Yu Chou not only won over the Nie family but also alienated Duan Tianlang from them, a very skillful move.
"I know. I'm asking about Lin Feng. What do you think of him?"
Duan Tianlang said calmly, prompting Nan Shan's gaze to flicker uncertainly.
"He has exceptional talent," Nan Shan said lightly, his eyes flashing as if contemplating. After a long silence, he finally said, "If today, he questioned Yu Chou out of anger, there would be nothing wrong with that. But if he did it deliberately, then this person is somewhat frightening."
"Hehe, of course, it's the latter. If he were just angry and ignorant, I would be very disappointed."
Duan Tianlang said softly, "Has the matter of that day been confirmed?"
"Yes, it was the woman beside Lin Feng who killed her," Nan Shan nodded.
"A Xuanwu Realm expert, what a pity. From now on, don't let anyone track Lin Feng."
Duan Tianlang spoke as he quickened his pace, soon disappearing without a trace.