A False Alarm
This new discovery of the white jade ape was very intriguing, and Xia Fei could not help but take another look at this exquisite monkey.
The white jade ape was sitting cross-legged, holding a peach high in its hand. Its expression was like that of an old monk in meditation, and its eyes had a hint of a smile.
"The energy became concentrated after passing through this monkey. What's the reason for that?" Phantom wondered.
Xia Fei shook his head, also very confused about this, but he suddenly realized that this monkey could be used as a base.
He took out a grade 3 Origin Crystal from his spatial ring and placed it on top. Sure enough, the crystal was steadily placed in the monkey's embrace!
The crystals used in the Law Realm were fixed in size, and the white jade ape was sitting cross-legged with a gap between its legs, just enough to fit an Origin Crystal!
What was even more surprising was that the energy was gradually being absorbed by the white jade ape, and the peach it was holding above its head lit up like a light bulb!
Holding his breath, Xia Fei lightly placed his fingertip on it.
* Whoosh ~ *
A very thin but very pure energy thread rapidly penetrated into the seventh brain region like a nimble snake!
This feeling that Xia Fei had never experienced before surprised and delighted him. There was no doubt that the energy was extremely pure after being concentrated, but it was also somewhat violent. It was as if this was the essence of the Origin Energy, the most effective part!
With a thought, Xia Fei attempted to replicate the Law of Energy Purification in his seventh brain region!
That originally uncontrollable thread became more agile, but it was much easier to control. Before, it would not care about Xia Fei's thoughts, but now, that phenomenon was much less frequent.
It was still not easy to control it, as it would often go overboard. When Xia Fei told it to go left, it would run very far away. The direction was not wrong, but the force was too strong.
At this time, Xia Fei's extraordinary control over energy began to show its effects. He constantly tried to adjust his control over the thread, making very subtle and slow adjustments.
The pattern began to gather, and the threads became more and more dense. This was no small test for Xia Fei's control over energy.
All of a sudden, when the first pattern was halfway complete, the Origin Crystal in the white jade ape's embrace dimmed, losing its luster.
"Ten minutes! A grade 3 Origin Crystal only lasted ten minutes! " Phantom exclaimed. "The white jade ape seems to have changed the essence of energy, greatly increasing the energy consumption when you cultivate!"
Xia Fei furrowed his eyebrows. Originally, a grade 3 Origin Crystal was enough for him to cultivate for an hour, but it was now six times shorter! What an expensive consumption!
However, his training in the Law of Energy Purification was progressing step by step. Such a pleasant surprise was enough to offset the expensive expenses. As long as he could become an Energy Master, money and energy would not be a problem! It was worth it to pay a price.
Gritting his teeth, Xia Fei took out a yellow grade 4 Origin Crystal from his spatial ring. He still had quite a few grade 3 Origin Crystals, but he only had a hundred grade 4 Origin Crystals. Most of them had been used to buy the liquid war armor, Silver Desert.
Placing the grade 4 Origin Crystal in the white jade ape's arms, the peach on its head glowed even brighter. Xia Fei was prepared to try the Law of Energy Purification once more.
Bang, bang, bang!
There was a knock on the door. "Master, there's a guest looking for you," Lil Pea said from outside the door.
Who could it be? Xia Fei put away the white jade ape and walked out of the training room to the living room.
Mu Fuping and Yuhua were sitting side by side. The attentive Lil Pea had already served them tea, and the two were enjoying it.
Xia Fei smiled. "Miss Mu, why have you come?"
Mu Fuping replied, "Last time at Unique Pavilion, you said that you wanted me to observe the true lives and needs of warriors, so I asked Senior Yuhua to take me to the Yu family for a tour."
Xia Fei's mind was filled with the cultivation of the Law of Energy Purification, so he paid no attention to Yuhua and Mu Fuping. He asked, "The Withered Mu Clan has more warriors. Why do you want to visit the Yu family?"
Yuhua almost spat out his tea as he gave Xia Fei a strange look. It was as if he had a grudge against Mu Fuping, for Xia Fei's words had a choking taste to them. This was a young lady from one of the Nine Great Clans!
Not only did Mu Fuping not blame Xia Fei, she even admired him. After listening to twenty years of praises, even a statue's ears would grow calluses, so Mu Fuping preferred it when others directly enlightened her.
"The people of the clan all have scruples when they speak, so it's very difficult for me to know what they really feel," Mu Fuping explained.
Xia Fei replied, "Oh, that's simple. If you disguise yourself, no one will recognize you. When you go to those unfamiliar clans, you'll easily hear the truth."
* Pa! *
A voice suddenly came from the roof!
"Someone's eavesdropping!" Yuhua said in shock.
* Whoosh ~ *
Xia Fei and Yuhua charged out. One was a speed ability user and the other was a Great Law Emperor. They were very fast, but alas, the person hiding on the roof was even faster!
In the blink of an eye, that person had vanished without a trace!
* Whoosh! *
Xia Fei jumped onto the roof and swept his eyes over the tiles. There was dust on the roof, so someone lying on it to listen would naturally leave a mark.
"One person, 1.70 meters tall, thin and weak."
Xia Fei pointed at the tiles and said, "Warm. This means that they followed you and Mu Fuping here and have been hiding on the roof for some time."
Yuhua was furious. As a Great Law Emperor, he had been followed without even noticing. This was a great humiliation!
"Stay here and protect Miss Mu. I'll go find him!" Yuhua loudly said, and then he vanished.
Xia Fei quickly jumped off the roof beam and returned to his room. Placing Furball on his lap, he fell into deep thought.
The Withered Mu Clan was one of the Nine Great Law Clans. If someone from the Withered Mu Clan died in the Yu family's house, they would unquestionably be implicated!
This was a vicious move! If this person really had the intention of framing the Yu family, it would be impossible to guard against.
"Miss Fuping, do you have any enemies?" Xia Fei sternly asked.
Mu Fuping hesitantly said, "No."
"Then could it be an enemy of the Withered Mu Clan venting their anger on you?"
Mu Fuping thought for a while. "With how large a clan is, who doesn't have enemies?"
Xia Fei did not say anything as he took a sip from his teacup.
Mu Fuping seemed to think of something and hesitated for a long time before saying nothing.
A few moments later, Yuhua returned. Xia Fei glanced at Yuhua's expression and knew that the person had escaped. Who could escape from Great Law Emperor Yuhua? That person's cultivation was probably not low.
Xia Fei raised his teacup and said, "Miss Fuping, I still have important matters to attend to, so I won't keep you any longer."
Sending off a guest with tea?
Such decisiveness!
Mu Fuping's head was dizzy. She had no idea how she had offended Xia Fei for him to be so disliked.
She shot a glance at Yuhua, and he slightly nodded in agreement.
The two of them were not like Mu Fuping, a girl who had grown up in a mansion and did not know how sinister the human heart could be.
What Mu Fuping saw as a trivial matter had alarmed Yuhua and Xia Fei, and Yuhua had no intention of complaining about Xia Fei sending off his guest. He was keenly aware that nothing could happen to Mu Fuping in the Yu family. The Yu family would not be able to endure the wrath of the Nine Great Clans!
"Miss Mu, I will send you back. We can discuss the matter of watching the warriors cultivate another day." Yuhua's tone was very firm.
Mu Fuping was truly vexed. She had never imagined that Yuhua, who had always been so respectful to her, would also drive her away!
"Okay, I'll leave now!" Mu Fuping coldly said. Without saying goodbye to Xia Fei, she pushed open the door and left.
Yuhua said, "You follow her. I'll stay in the surroundings and keep watch."
Xia Fei firmly nodded. With their previous experience working together, Xia Fei and Yuhua actually had a tacit understanding.
At a time like this, no one would care about Miss Mu's anger. It was better for her to vent her anger on the entire Yu family!
Even the slick and unscrupulous Yuhua did not hesitate. There was no question that while Xia Fei's method was cruel and heartless, it was the safest. Anything that had to do with the Nine Great Clans was no small matter!
Xia Fei caught up to Mu Fuping and placed Furball on his shoulder, his eyes warily observing the surroundings.
Mu Fuping had truly been very angry at the start. Any girl would have a little temper, and anyone would find it hard to accept being chased out of their home.
However, Xia Fei's wary eyes made her sense that something was different. Ever since the commotion on the roof, Yuhua and Xia Fei seemed to have become completely different people, their faces as dark as still water.
Coincidentally, Xia Fei just so happened to run into Yu Qiqi.
Yu Qiqi stood at the intersection with a playful look on her face. "Oh? Which family's girl did you seduce? She's rather pretty. "
Yu Qiqi was a simple-minded person, and making fun of others was her specialty. If Mu Fuping really was Xia Fei's girlfriend, she would definitely be blushing at these nonsensical words, and that was exactly what Yu Qiqi was planning.
Alas, Yu Qiqi did not get Mu Fuping's embarrassed look, only an angry roar.
"Scram!" Yu Qiqi's face froze when she heard Xia Fei's words. Before she could react, Xia Fei and Mu Fuping had already walked past her.
Yu Qiqi was not in the wrong. Her mistake was in picking the wrong time. If this were any other time, Xia Fei would surely have retorted, returning whatever words came out of her mouth back to her. Unfortunately, Xia Fei had no intention of joking with Miss Qi today. His single 'scram' had left Yu Qiqi stunned on the spot.
"So Xia Fei is so impatient with girls. It seems that he's already very polite to me." Mu Fuping had mistakenly believed that this was Xia Fei's true nature, resulting in a minor misunderstanding.
Through the Spatial Gate, Yuhua and Xia Fei escorted Mu Fuping back to Foundry City, clearly rather nervous.
Seeing Mu Fuping enter Unique Pavilion, Xia Fei and Yuhua breathed a sigh of relief.
"That was close. It seems that someone was watching Miss Mu. I wonder if it's an enemy," Yuhua said.
Xia Fei nodded. "It's a good thing that nothing happened at my house. Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to clear our names even if we jumped into the Yellow River."
Yuhua smiled. "I suddenly realize that we have quite a tacit understanding."
Xia Fei replied, "Anyone would immediately think of sending Miss Mu back. If something happens to her, the consequences will be too great."
"It's just that Mu Fuping will definitely think that we're being disrespectful to her, and she probably won't come back to the Yu family in the future." Yuhua sighed.
Xia Fei smiled. "Do you really want her to come back to the Yu family more often?"
"I don't. At least not now."
As they spoke, the two of them returned to the Yu family through the Spatial Gate, where they saw Yu Qiqi angrily preparing to denounce Xia Fei. Upon seeing Yuhua, Yu Qiqi changed her mind and pitifully said, "Uncle Hua, Xia Fei bullied me!"
Yuhua indifferently said, "I saw it all."
Yu Qiqi was delighted. "Then how are you going to punish him? He scolded your obedient niece! "
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