Chapter 624: Resentment

"What, you dare not admit it?" Su Yufei looked at Lingyun, a cold sneer hanging on the corner of her mouth.

Before Lingyun could say anything, Luo Yexi, who was standing to the side, flew into a rage first. Lingyun was her master, the person she respected and admired the most; how could she not be furious that someone was now calling him a pretty boy?

"You, how bold!" Luo Yexi took a step forward, and a terrifying aura erupted from her body, pressing directly down upon Su Yufei.

"You, you..." Su Yufei felt as if a great mountain were crushing her, and her face instantly turned pale.

"Yufei?" Yi Tianqi noticed that something was wrong with Su Yufei and could not help but take a step forward.

"I think it would be better if you didn't move around carelessly," Busujima Saeko glanced at him and said indifferently.

"Th-this kind of aura is?"

Yi Tianqi's expression changed drastically; he had only ever felt such a terrifying aura from his own father. Could it be that the woman in front of him was actually a powerhouse of the same level as his father? That was a Half-step Nascent Soul powerhouse! At the thought that he had been indulging his female companion in acting wantonly before such a powerhouse, cold sweat could not help but bead on his forehead.

Most importantly, Su Yufei's cultivation had surged for some unknown reason during this period, and her strength had already stepped into the Xiantian Ultimate realm. If that woman in red could suppress Su Yufei with a single word, her strength was likely also at the Half-step Nascent Soul level.

"Two Half-step Nascent Soul powerhouses?" Yi Tianqi felt as if everything before his eyes had gone dark.

It was supposed to be an ordinary birthday banquet, as ordinary as could be, yet he might have offended two Half-step Nascent Soul powerhouses; even with the formidable strength of Swordplay Villa, they could not bear this. Thinking of this, a trace of resentment appeared in Yi Tianqi's gaze as he looked at Su Yufei.

Su Yufei's perception was sharp, and she naturally detected the resentment in Yi Tianqi's tone. Looking at the calm Lingyun, she could not help but feel hateful in her heart. He was just a pretty boy relying on women to back him up; what right did he have to make her receive such treatment?

"Heh, just a pretty boy who only knows how to hide behind women. Relying on a few women to back you up, what kind of hero is that?" Su Yufei gritted her teeth, bearing the immense pressure, and said to Lingyun with a mocking face.

"Uh..." Lingyun only felt that the black lines on his forehead had increased a bit more.

"In front of me, you still dare to insult my master? You are truly tired of living!" A trace of Evil Energy flashed in Luo Yexi's eyes, and the power of the aura on her body increased once more.

"Wah—"

The suddenly intensified pressure made Su Yufei's face turn even paler, and a mouthful of blood sprayed directly out.

"Forget it, we don't need to pay attention to such people." Lingyun waved his hand slightly, and an invisible aura spread out, gently dissolving Luo Yexi's pressure.

"Lingyun? Master? Could he be the one the Dragon Group spoke of, the strongest of the current young generation, that legendary Lingyun?" Watching Su Yufei, who had been easily pressed into serious injury by Luo Yexi's aura, and then thinking of how Luo Yexi addressed Lingyun, Yi Tianqi's expression could not help but change slightly.

During the Dark World Exchange Conference, he had happened to be in seclusion breaking through and did not attend, but he was quite clear about some of the information from the Exchange Conference. The most famous person in this conference was Lingyun; although he had not made a move himself, his disciple was one of the strongest in this Peak Martial Duel.

Moreover, some time ago, Lingyun had directly obliterated Abel, who held the title of the Undying Vampire. Under these circumstances, if anyone said he was weak, it was unlikely anyone would believe it.

Most importantly, there were simply too many powerhouses around Lingyun. Although Swordplay Villa was powerful, it could not handle facing so many powerhouses at once. If his father found out that he had offended so many powerhouses just because of a woman, whether his position as young master could remain secure would become an unknown.

"Mr. Lingyun, this time, it was my companion who was rude; I apologize to you on her behalf." Yi Tianqi withdrew his gaze from Chen Jing and the others and said to Lingyun with some embarrassment.

"Let this matter end here, but I hope you can manage your companion well and not let her stir up trouble again," Lingyun said indifferently. "Let's go."

Luo Yexi glared fiercely at Su Yufei, then withdrew her killing intent and stood obediently behind Lingyun, showing no trace of the formidable demeanor she had just displayed when she used her own aura to injure Su Yufei.

"This Lingyun is truly not simple." Yi Tianqi looked at the obedient-looking Luo Yexi, a strange light flashing in his eyes.

"Tianqi, how can you just let it go like this?" Su Yufei wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and looked at Yi Tianqi with some anger.

"Shut your mouth! You don't even know what kind of trouble you've caused yourself!" Yi Tianqi, who was thinking about how to get Lingyun to completely put today's matter behind him, could not help but scold her when he heard Su Yufei's words.

"What, it's just a few women. I can't do anything to them, you can't do anything to them—could it be that your father, or even Swordplay Villa, can't do anything to them?" Scolded by Yi Tianqi, Su Yufei could not help but have a trace of extra anger in her tone. "Are you even a man? The other side has already stepped all over your head!"

"Heh, let me tell you, this group of people—not just Swordplay Villa, but even the entire Huaxia, and perhaps the entire Dark World—likely no one can do anything to them!" Recalling some rumors, Yi Tianqi said to Su Yufei with annoyance. "You had better think carefully now about how to obtain Mr. Lingyun's forgiveness. If Mr. Lingyun truly intends to take action against you, apart from a few people, no one in all of Huaxia can protect you! I will inform my father of this matter and see how he decides!"

"Th-this..." Su Yufei's face turned even paler.

"Alright, you go first; I need to be quiet for a while!" Yi Tianqi waved his hand and said.

"Su Wanyue and Chen Jing are people I've known since I was small; what special status could they have? As for those two women and that man, I haven't even heard of them. How can you say they can't be offended?" Su Yufei asked, unconvinced.

"Heh, I reckon you've been practicing until you've gone stupid!" Yi Tianqi glanced at her.

"Chen Jing and Su Wanyue were both the strongest of the Hidden Dragon Assembly at this Dark World Exchange Conference. The other two women were the final champions of the Peak Martial Duel. Lingyun himself was rated by the Dragon Group as the strongest of the young generation. Tell me, what qualifications do you have to provoke them?" Yi Tianqi said coldly.

"Th-this is impossible." Hearing Yi Tianqi's words, Su Yufei was stunned, her eyes full of disbelief.

Yi Tianqi looked at Su Yufei and suddenly felt that he no longer had a shred of affection for the woman in front of him. He snorted coldly and flicked his sleeves, leaving directly.