46: Li Fei: Low-key

If Li Fei had a benefactor in his life, the one ranked first must be Qin Family Miss Qin Ruoruo.

In the original work.

After the Li Family's secret was discovered, Li Fei transformed from a noble young master of a Great Family into a wandering vagrant living under a false name.

During three years of wandering, he became completely steady and intelligent.

It was also during his wandering period that he met this snow-white, beautiful, kind, and lovely Qin Family Miss Qin Ruoruo.

That existence, like a goddess, was a ray of light that saved Li Fei's life.

She came to find her benefactor from back then; she didn't mind his dirtiness, didn't mind his smell, accompanied him through thick and thin, and gave him a cheat at a crucial moment...

Later, she even accompanied him to the Tianji Restaurant, watching him become a registered disciple of an Immortal Venerable...

Lin Sheng thought.

If Li Fei and Qin Ruoruo were to meet and become friends on this occasion, wouldn't it be similar to the original work?

It's just that Li Fei lost the great opportunity to become an Immortal Venerable's disciple later on, and the Li Family's secret was discovered earlier...

'I remember the summary of the recent events also mentioned Miss Qin.'

'It seems the Qin Family will take this opportunity to ask relevant questions. I just need to wait...'

Lin Sheng was not in a hurry.

He swept his gaze over the noisy and bustling crowd in the square and shook his head slightly.

"They are all cultivators who have cultivated for thousands of years, yet they are still so impatient, sigh."

"Heh heh~"

Chen Nanzhi, who was snuggled in his arms and didn't want to get up, covered her mouth and chuckled, saying softly, "Precisely because most of them cultivate in solitude, they yearn even more to feel the human atmosphere, the human presence, and to return to the crowd."

"That makes sense."

...

On the fifth floor of the Tianji Restaurant.

The Immortal Master of Demonic Brew leisurely stroked his short white beard, and some memories surfaced in his mind.

If he didn't possess such high cultivation, he would have long forgotten the events of tens of thousands of years ago.

But even so.

He could only vaguely recall some fragments.

"Back then, the Dragon Clan had just withdrawn from the great Demon Clan alliance."

He seemed to be talking to himself, and also seemed to be speaking to Li Fei, who was leaning on the railing beside him with a look of despair: "The Demon Clan urgently needed a powerful enough race to be their new leader, so they found the Ancient Giant Tribe, who were ostracized by the Human Clan."

"Ancient Giants, ah..."

"That was a race that has disappeared in the river of history. Their bodies were huge, and their physical bodies were especially formidable. Even without cultivation, the physical strength of an adult was enough to rival a Human Clan Great Emperor, let alone after cultivation."

"What a pity, this race was too heaven-defying. The Human Clan, led by the Ten Great Families, simply couldn't rest easy, so they jointly attacked the ten-thousand-year-old Demon Kingdom nestled in a corner."

"I don't know much about the specific process, but do you know what the outcome was?"

He asked Li Fei, who shook his head.

"The Demon Emperor, famous throughout the world for his supreme physical body, was dismembered and dissected by the Ten Great Families after his death."

"They were truly too afraid of him!"

"Even his corpse had to be dismembered and crushed before they felt at ease."

Speaking up to this point.

The Immortal Master of Demonic Brew sighed heavily again, then smiled lightly and shook his head: "Now I know how that invincible Demon Emperor was defeated. So it turns out your Li Family used the Demon Pool Holy Mother to threaten him, ah."

Li Fei gripped the railing tightly, his face pale.

Even now, he still couldn't quite believe that his ancestor had actually done such a thing.

Just then.

Below, a few old men shouted towards the Immortal Master of Demonic Brew.

"Old Wine Head, we have some questions we'd like to ask this Li Fei. Could you make an exception?"

"That's right. Or do you still have questions? It's okay, we can wait."

"Right, right."

These were all old drinking buddies of the Immortal Master of Demonic Brew.

"Of course, I have no more questions. Feel free to ask whatever you want, go ahead and ask." The Immortal Master of Demonic Brew stroked his beard and smiled, appearing quite amiable.

With his approval.

These old men felt relieved and began to question Li Fei loudly.

"Li Fei!"

"Last year, I was attacked by a Blazing Demon Bird in the Wild Forest Plain. At that time, a masked person saw the problem on my body at a glance and took action to remove the Fire Bird poison from me? Was that person you!?"

[Many people want to use your ability to answer the doubts in their hearts while you must speak the truth. This makes your mood complicated. So you decide—]

[A: Answer truthfully.]

[B: Make a big splash and try your best to answer everyone's questions.]

[C: The Li Family is currently being reviled by everyone, it is not suitable to seek attention again. Do not admit to any good deeds and just wait for them to find out themselves.]

[D: Read and reply randomly.]

C.

Although D was quite tempting, C was indeed more in line with Lin Sheng's needs.

"No!"

Li Fei shook his head: "I have never done such a thing."

Hearing this, the little old man's face stiffened, then he sighed in relief: "It seems I was still narrow-minded, thinking that only an Innate Sage could see other people's problems at a glance."

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This little old man's question was like flipping a switch.

A series of questions directed at Li Fei followed one after another.

"Last year, my younger brother got petrification poison. He said a handsome young man in a green robe taught him the Five Energies Facing the Origin technique to detoxify. Was that you?"

"No, though I wish it were me."

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"I was hit by the Ghost Poison Earth Immortal's Nether Poison Blood Palm years ago. Can you see where the poison has reached?"

"Your skin is so dark, how can I tell?"

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"Three years ago, Bianshui City suffered a beast tide. They said a young man in green robes solved the beast tide with a gentle wave. Based on various sources, they determined there's a high probability it was you. This time it can't be wrong, right?"

"You are truly both ordinary and confident."

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"..."

After a series of questions, while the crowd looked at each other in dismay, they also surprisingly discovered.

—It seemed as if a mysterious force was influencing their minds. Although there was no direct evidence, it made them all feel that the benefactor was Li Fei!

"Heavens! It must be someone from the Li Family who used evil arts to influence our consciousness!"

"Right! Otherwise, why would we all think we received his favor!?"

"Fortunately, we asked while he couldn't lie. Otherwise, if we asked again next time, he might really have fooled us!"

"Yes, that was really close!"

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And at this moment.

A short man who had taken a Qin Family mission finally pushed through the crowd to the front and also shouted loudly towards the fifth floor of the restaurant.

"Then, ten years ago, did you save a fox-eared girl on the ship heading to Tianlun Island?"

"Ten years ago?"

Li Fei frowned, as if trying hard to remember.

In the private room of the inn.

Qin Ruoruo held her breath, her beautiful eyes fixed on the young man in the green robe on the distant platform.

Her delicate fingers turned bloodless white from gripping the window sill tightly. Her upper teeth lightly biting her tender lips, her heart rate unconsciously quickened.

Her beautiful jade-like legs, wrapped in a snow-colored gauze skirt, were pressed together and drawn in. Her tender white little feet beneath the light gauze also curled their toes tightly.

Granny Liu knew best the efforts Miss had put in over the years to find her benefactor.

Now that it had come to this point, even she couldn't help but feel nervous.