The crowd all stared at Lin Feng, their eyes flickering, but no one stepped forward to speak.
Lin Feng, capable of crippling the peak of the Spiritual Martial Realm with just one finger, as demonstrated by his defeat of Feng Xiao, needed no introduction to his strength. Moreover, his terrifying martial intent was enough to make one's heart tremble; it was dangerous to confront him.
At this moment, a surge of martial intent enveloped Lin Feng, causing his gaze to slightly sharpen. He then cast his eyes on Yue Tianchen.
"Do you want to fight?" Lin Feng sensed the trace of battle intent emanating from Yue Tianchen and asked coldly.
Yue Tianchen remained silent, only staring at Lin Feng with flashing eyes.
Although Lin Feng's cultivation was at the sixth level of the Spiritual Martial Realm, he possessed the strength to rival a seventh-level expert. Yue Tianchen, on the other hand, was at the seventh level.
If he were to lose this battle, Lin Feng, this lunatic, would certainly not spare him. Just like Feng Xiao and Meng Chong, his cultivation might be crippled by Lin Feng, ruining his future. Even if he were to pay with Lin Feng's life afterward, it wouldn't be worth it.
In Yue Tianchen's eyes, Lin Feng's life was inconsequential compared to his own cultivation level.
Even if he were to win this battle, it wouldn't be worth boasting about. He was the heir of the Yue family, one of the three major clans, with a prestigious status. Winning a challenge was nothing more than just that, a victory in a challenge that was not worth mentioning in the eyes of many. Lin Feng, lacking in weight and fame, was not worth his risk.
Thinking of this, the martial intent on Yue Tianchen dissipated without a trace. He didn't look at Lin Feng again, but lowered his head and continued to drink.
Seeing this, the crowd, who had just felt the martial intent emanating from Yue Tianchen, realized that it had disappeared. If even Yue Tianchen was unwilling to take the risk, then they naturally would not dare to compete with Lin Feng.
For a while, the pavilion became unusually silent, without any sound.
"Hehe." The Second Prince, Duan Wuya, chuckled, breaking the silence. He turned to Duan Xinye beside him and chuckled softly, "Xinye, what do you think of Brother Lin Feng?"
At this moment, Duan Xinye's gaze was on Lin Feng. She was slightly surprised. Although Lin Feng was dressed in rags, he exuded such a domineering aura that impressed Duan Xinye. Lin Feng was indeed a proud young man.
But even such a proud young man didn't mind his attire on such occasions. Perhaps, just like when he admitted defeat when Feng Xiao challenged him, Lin Feng didn't care at all. He simply didn't care about these things.
Suddenly hearing Duan Wuya's shout, Duan Xinye was taken aback for a moment. She turned her gaze and then saw Duan Wuya's slightly teasing smile. She couldn't help but blush slightly and lowered her head, saying, "Second Brother, what are you talking about?"
"Haha, what's wrong with my sister? She's so absent-minded that her face is red," Duan Wuya laughed loudly, making Duan Xinye even more embarrassed. Although she was a princess, a daughter of the royal family, she was also a young girl. Such topics always made people feel a little awkward.
The eyes of the crowd slightly chilled, and their gazes swept over Lin Feng with indifference.
Most of them had intentions toward Duan Xinye. Even if they didn't truly like her, they hoped to win her favor. As long as they could win Duan Xinye over, their future would become smoother and broader.
Now, hearing that Duan Xinye seemed to have some fondness for Lin Feng, they naturally cast cold eyes toward him.
But Lin Feng frowned slightly, not showing the slightest hint of joy. Instead, he felt a trace of chill in his heart. He turned his gaze and looked indifferently at Duan Wuya.
"Well, since everyone is clear about the purpose of today's gathering and there's nothing else to do, you may all leave first," Duan Wuya said to the crowd, actually issuing an order for them to leave. At the same time, he glanced at Meng Chong and Feng Xiao lying on the ground and said, "Take them away too."
"Lin Feng, you stay. I have something to tell you."
Finally, Duan Wuya glanced at Lin Feng, causing the eyes of the crowd to chill again, and then glanced at Lin Feng coldly.
But at this point, Duan Wuya had already given the order for everyone to leave, so they could only leave reluctantly.
Wen Ao Xue walked to Lin Feng's side, looked at him meaningfully, patted him on the shoulder, and then walked out of the pavilion along the redwood corridor, heading towards the lake.
Before long, the pavilion became particularly quiet, with only Duan Wuya, Duan Xinye, and Lin Feng left in the pavilion.
"Your Highness, do you need anything to instruct Lin Feng?" Lin Feng looked at Duan Wuya, his voice cold.
"Hehe." Duan Wuya chuckled lightly, looking at Lin Feng and said, "You don't seem to be very happy."
"Do you think I should be happy, Second Prince?" Lin Feng asked coldly. Duan Wuya didn't mind at all, still smiling.
"Second Brother, you talk to him. I'll leave first." Duan Xinye stood up and wanted to leave, but Duan Wuya stopped her, saying, "Xinye, there's nothing I need to keep from you. Stay here and don't rush to leave."
Her beautiful eyes flickered slightly, Duan Xinye nodded gently, and then sat back down quietly.
"Lin Feng, tell me, why are you unhappy?" Duan Wuya asked with a gentle smile.
Lin Feng looked at Duan Wuya, then slowly said, "Your Highness wants to hear me out, so I will speak."
Lin Feng naturally understood why he was unhappy, and Duan Wuya knew it too.
"Your Highness, just now, you deliberately said to the princess in front of everyone, asking her how she felt about me. This is not to intentionally draw everyone's attention to me? Furthermore, Your Highness seems to feel that this is not enough. In the end, you deliberately left me and the princess behind. I'm afraid everyone now thinks that Your Highness is deliberately trying to match me with the princess. Those people probably wish I, Lin Feng, would die sooner."
Lin Feng said coldly. People thought he should be delighted, but Lin Feng was aware of his situation. None of those people were kind; their identities and statuses were extraordinary, and their power was overwhelming. Moreover, they all had intentions toward Princess Duan Xinye, and some even harbored the mentality of winning her over, like Yue Tianchen.
Duan Wuya deliberately created an illusion in front of everyone, suggesting that Princess Duan Xinye had feelings for him and that he, Duan Wuya, also wanted to matchmake them
. This undoubtedly made Lin Feng a target for everyone's criticism.
Those noble children were all ruthless characters who would not let him go once they set their sights on him. Lin Feng would be unable to move an inch in the Imperial City with them targeting him.
Duan Wuya wanted to kill him, Lin Feng.
"Lin Feng, you are indeed as smart as I imagined." Duan Wuya chuckled lightly, very satisfied with Lin Feng's answer. When he said that sentence just now, he was paying attention to Lin Feng. If an ordinary person heard that the princess was interested in them, they would be overjoyed. However, Lin Feng didn't. At the first moment, his face changed, becoming indifferent. Lin Feng's gaze could see through the essence.
Lin Feng frowned, not understanding Duan Wuya's intentions.
"Lin Feng, tell me, how many enemies do you have in the Imperial City?" Duan Wuya continued.
Lin Feng pondered for a moment, then shook his head slightly, "Many."
The Yu family, the Bai family, Duan Tianlang and his son, Meng Chong's family, etc. Lin Feng had offended too many people to count.
"How strong are they?" Duan Wuya asked again.
"They are very strong, extremely strong," Lin Feng replied truthfully.
"Since you understand this, is there a difference if you make a few more enemies?" Duan Wuya smiled lightly, causing Lin Feng's gaze to sharpen.
"Hehe." Duan Wuya looked at Lin Feng speechlessly, smiling slightly, "Lin Feng, I called you here naturally with my own plans. I only have one sister. If she can take a liking to you, I don't mind you being in a relationship with her. At that time, you will be the husband of our royal princess. Whoever dares to move against you, so to speak, will be against me. So, I didn't purely create enemies for you just now. Similarly, it was also from the bottom of my heart."
Both Lin Feng and Duan Xinye's eyes trembled slightly at Duan Wuya's words. Then, their eyes met in the air unexpectedly. However, Duan Xinye quickly averted her gaze, and a hint of shyness flashed across her face, which was charming and moving.
"Whoever can marry such a woman is truly fortunate." Lin Feng thought to himself. He was very surprised. Why did Duan Wuya treat him so well, even introducing the princess to him?
Of course, Lin Feng also understood that even if he and Duan Xinye had intentions, it was not easy for him, a person with no background or status, to marry the Snow Moon Princess, as Duan Wuya said.
This was clearly impossible.