22: Cracks in the mentor-apprentice relationship

While Liu Feng and Spiritual Ji were conversing, Xiao Chen, who was confined in the dungeon nearby, clenched his fists in anger, his Face contorted in rage!

Especially upon seeing his Beautiful Master actually chatting and laughing with his enemy, showing great interest, Xiao Chen felt betrayed!

He had always harbored a special, intertwined emotion for his Beautiful Master.

It wasn't a Revered Master-Disciple affection!

Instead, it was a male-female affection!

Yet now, Alchemist Liu Feng, with just a few casual words, had made his Beautiful Master beam with joy.

This scene!

Xiao Chen watched, consumed by jealousy!

This made Xiao Chen hate Alchemist Liu Feng even more deeply!

At the same time, a message appeared before the villain Liu Feng's eyes.

"The Child of Destiny's Beautiful Master, Spiritual Ji, has a favorability of +50 towards you."

Liu Feng's brows subtly arched. According to his current strategy, it was only a matter of time before Spiritual Ji, who was thousands of years older than him, would marry him!

If he were to forcefully marry her now, it would be counterproductive, leading to unintended consequences!

So Liu Feng was not in a hurry at all!

He knew well the saying, 'Haste makes waste.'

At this moment, Spiritual Ji raised her beautiful eyes and, on her own initiative, pleaded with Liu Feng, "Young Master Liu, my Disciple, Xiao Chen, has been imprisoned in the dungeon for quite some time."

"Young Master Liu, could you please, for the sake of this humble girl's Face, release my Disciple?"

Liu Feng, with a very refined and gentle demeanor, agreed, "Since Sister Ling has spoken."

"Then Sister Ling's Face, Liu must grant!"

Subsequently, Liu Feng gave a meaningful look to Zhang Long, the guard nearby.

Zhang Long acknowledged the command, stepped forward, opened the dungeon, and released Xiao Chen, who had been imprisoned there for quite some time.

Xiao Chen, upon being released, felt no gratitude whatsoever towards Alchemist Liu Feng!

In his heart, there was only intense hatred!

"Thank you, Young Master Liu!"

Sister Ling, seeing her Disciple Xiao Chen released, sincerely thanked Liu Feng.

"Spiritual Ji, you are too kind!"

Liu Feng replied courteously with a slight smile.

"Young Master Liu, farewell!"

"May we meet again if fate allows."

Spiritual Ji bid him farewell before leaving.

Finally, under Liu Feng's gaze, Spiritual Ji entered Xiao Chen's ring.

"Hmph!" Xiao Chen glanced at Liu Feng, let out a cold snort, and left, showing his displeasure.

As the Child of Destiny's stepfather, Liu Feng watched Xiao Chen leave and noticed that Xiao Chen's Luck and destiny were gradually dissipating and diminishing.

And as for himself, the villainous Alchemist?

The Golden Dragon of Fortune coiled behind him!

He was imbued with immense Luck!

His life's destiny, originally that of an early-stage villainous Alchemist, had been completely rewritten!

Upon leaving the dungeon, the Child of Destiny couldn't help but look back a few times.

For a moment, he found it somewhat unbelievable.

Alchemist Liu Feng had actually let him go so easily?

Releasing him from the dark and damp dungeon?

This was too strange!

Could it really be just for the sake of his Revered Master's Face?

Xiao Chen was utterly perplexed.

"This Liu Feng, he just let me go for no reason."

"Could he be brewing an even greater conspiracy?"

Xiao Chen's heart began to speculate.

"Hmph!"

"You're really overthinking it!"

"Young Master Liu is not as bad as you imagine!" The Beautiful Master, who had received the Soul-Mending Fluid, quickly stepped forward to speak on Liu Feng's behalf.

Seeing his Beautiful Master actually defending Alchemist Liu Feng, Xiao Chen angrily said, "Revered Master! That Liu Feng is my enemy!

"How can you repeatedly speak on his behalf?"

Spiritual Ji earnestly said, "Whoever is fair, just, and upright, I, your Revered Master, will speak for them!

"I, your Revered Master, used to spoil you too much.

"I indulged your every whim!

"This led to your arrogance and self-centeredness in everything!

"I, your Revered Master, truly spoiled you before!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen instantly became displeased!

He angrily and indignantly said, "Revered Master, how is that Alchemist Liu Feng upright?

"He imprisoned me in the dungeon for several days.

"Could an upright person do such a thing?"

The Beautiful Master said disdainfully, "Firstly!

"Young Master Liu is not like you; he didn't set fire to the path to block the way!

"Nor did he lead people to assassinate under the cover of night!

"Compared to you, who set fires to block paths and assassinated at night, aren't Young Master Liu's actions considered upright?"

"Moreover!

"You even led people to assassinate Young Master Liu, and Young Master Liu merely imprisoned you in the dungeon; he didn't kill you!

"Young Master Liu is truly benevolent and kind-hearted!

"In this day and age, truly kind people like Young Master Liu are rare."

Spiritual Ji was speaking the truth!

She didn't favor anyone!

From an outsider's perspective, the Child of Destiny's actions, involving both arson and assassination, were indeed despicable and dishonorable!

They were unequivocally the actions of a petty person!

And Xiao Chen?

Seeing that his Beautiful Master not only didn't side with him but instead criticized him, he became furious and stomped his foot in anger.

"As my Revered Master, you don't speak for me, but you speak for Alchemist Liu Feng!

"I am your Disciple!

"No matter how wrong or incorrect my actions are, you should speak for me!"

Xiao Chen's point of intense anger was that his Beautiful Master was not indulging him as she usually did.

Therefore, Xiao Chen was very upset!

Normally, no matter what mistakes he made, his Beautiful Master would speak up for him.

But now!

After encountering Alchemist Liu Feng, it was different!

Everything seemed to have changed!

Upon hearing this, the Beautiful Master Spiritual Ji helplessly shook her head.

She simply ignored her Disciple Xiao Chen and stopped engaging with him, letting him calm down properly!

Just like that, between Revered Master and Disciple, their once united relationship began to show cracks of discord.

On the Wang Family's pavilion, Xiao ShuiRun, who had finished handling the Xiao Family's affairs, came to the Wang Family and watched her Xiao Chen leave the dungeon from the pavilion.

At this moment, a silent, tall, and handsome figure arrived on the pavilion.

This person was, naturally, Liu Feng!

Liu Feng embraced Xiao ShuiRun's waist, which was like a water snake, smelled her body fragrance, and said to her with a smile, "My wife, I didn't lie to you, did I?

"I said I would let Xiao Chen go, and I will let Xiao Chen go!

"After all!

"I am now Xiao Chen's stepfather, so I naturally have to take care of him a bit."

Xiao ShuiRun, whose waist was embraced, simply leaned her delicate jade-like Face against Liu Feng's chest, and she asked with a hint of worry in her beautiful eyes, "Husband, Xiao Chen hasn't discovered our relationship, has he?"

Liu Feng caressed the beautiful woman's cheek in his arms and smilingly assured her, "My wife, rest assured!

"Xiao Chen hasn't noticed our relationship!

"He has always been kept in the dark!

"And he will continue to be kept in the dark!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao ShuiRun nodded her head in relief.

Immediately after, Liu Feng picked up the plump and graceful mother of the Child of Destiny by her waist and left the pavilion.

He was going to do some serious business!

It was time to strike at Xiao Chen's old home!