One of the three people surrounding Afei suddenly let out a cold snort.

This person had a smile on their face the whole time.

When he arrived at the plum blossom grove and saw the scene, the smile on his face gradually disappeared.

With his hands behind his back and his belly protruding, he didn't look like a martial arts practitioner at all.

Instead, he seemed like a pampered rich man.

Although the man only hummed once, his voice was as loud as a bell.

Seeing that everyone was paying attention to him, he finally spoke:

"I see. Everyone knows that children don't lie."

"Since the young master of the Long family has said so, then you are undoubtedly the murderer."

He looked at Afei as if he had accepted the fact.

Li Xunhuan recognized the man as Tian Qi, the famous strategist of Baoding Prefecture, known as "One stick to suppress the world, three iron hearts to pacify heaven and earth."

Upon hearing Tian Qi's words, Li Xunhuan immediately spoke up for A Fei:

"I brought Ah Fei here, and I know him well. There must be more to this than meets the eye!"

"If you all wish to make things difficult for him, you'll have to get past me first."

He used himself as a shield, intending to protect Ah Fei.

The last person who hadn't spoken suddenly sneered and said:

"You can know a person's face but not their heart; surely Li Tanhua has heard this saying."

This man was as thin as a bamboo pole, with a sallow complexion, and looked like a sick man.

But when he speaks, his voice is clear and melodious.

It was Gongsun Moyun, the "Moyun Hand" who was famous throughout the world for his "Fourteen Styles of Moyun".

After he finished speaking, the man who looked like a wealthy gentleman laughed and replied:

"That's right, I, Tian Qi, and Li Tanhua have been friends for decades."

"But now that this has happened, I have no choice but to put our friendship aside."

Upon hearing this, Li Xunhuan frowned.

Tian Qi certainly knows how to say nice things. Li Xunhuan had heard of his name, but they had never crossed paths.

What kind of friendship is this?

Li Xunhuan said calmly:

"I have many friends, but none of them are of the same status as Master Tian Qi."

"Master Tian doesn't need to curry favor with me."

Tian Qi's face darkened, and a murderous intent immediately appeared in his eyes.

He stopped paying attention to Li Xunhuan.

Everyone in the martial arts world knows that Master Tian Qi is ruthless and heartless.

If you don't see a smile on his face, he's about to kill you.

To everyone's surprise, this time he not only didn't make a move, but he also didn't say a word.

At this moment, Qin Xiaoyi, who was kneeling on the ground as if she had lost her soul, suddenly rebuked Li Xunhuan.

He stared intently at Li Xunhuan, pointing with his finger as he said:

"Li Xunhuan, are you determined to protect this brat?"

"Don't forget, he killed my son and crippled Long Xiaoyun, who was the son of your old lover!"

Qin Xiaoyi knew Li Xunhuan's weaknesses all too well.

He was consumed by hatred for Ah Fei because his son had been killed.

Seeing that Li Xunhuan was still defending A Fei, he directly and sharply attacked Li Xunhuan's sore spot, even though Long Xiaoyun and his son were still present.

This tactic proved remarkably effective against Li Xunhuan.

The moment the words "old flame" were uttered, Li Xunhuan's expression changed drastically.

He was struck dumb, his eyes lost their light and turned ashen.

The throwing knife slipped from his grasp and fell to the ground with a clatter.

Tie Chuanjia, standing beside Li Xunhuan, also turned pale and was sweating profusely.

He was the person who knew the relationship between Li Xunhuan and Long Xiaoyun better than anyone else.

Now Li Xunhuan is caught in a dilemma because of A Fei, and one can imagine how heartbroken he must be.

Zhao Zhengyi, Tian Qi, and Gongsun Moyun looked smug upon seeing this.

They couldn't help but admire Qin Xiaoyi, who solved Li Xunhuan, their biggest problem, with just a few words.

Zhao Zhengyi turned to look at A Fei, his face dark, and said:

"You are so young, yet your methods are so vicious. Today, we will rid the martial world of this scourge."

Even Zhao Zhengyi himself felt that his reasoning was too far-fetched.

But he was determined to kill Ah Fei.

Besides, his reputation was ruined by Ah Fei.

Another reason is that he was determined to destroy a martial arts genius like Ah Fei.

Because he was jealous, because he himself was not such a genius.

Upon hearing this, Afei was amused.

He laughed loudly:

"What a high-sounding reason! No wonder he's known as 'Iron-Faced and Impartial'."

Ah Fei gently pressed the hilt of his sword and slowly said:

"Then why haven't you made a move yet?"

Zhao Zhengyi's gaze followed the man's hand to the sword at his waist, and he remained silent.

He knew how formidable Ah Fei was, and had even personally experienced Ah Fei's martial arts skills.

Last time, Afei didn't even draw his sword.

Therefore, Zhao Zhengyi would never make the first move.

Ah Fei sneered:

"Oh, I understand."

He drew out the sound as he turned to Tian Qi:

"Master Tian is known for his 'one stick that can subdue the world, and his three iron hearts that can pacify the universe.' Master Zhao must be waiting for Master Tian to make his move."

"Of course, it's Tian Qiye's duty to do so, isn't it?"

Tian Qi had his hands behind his back, seemingly oblivious to A Fei's sarcastic remarks.

What happened here before he arrived naturally reached his ears as well.

He wasn't entirely convinced at first, but judging from Zhao Zhengyi's expression, he figured what he'd heard was probably true.

Tian Qi had never heard of the saying "the nail that sticks out gets hammered down," but he understood the principle behind it.

Therefore, he couldn't possibly make the first move.

Afei's eyes swept over Gongsun Moyun, who was as thin as a pole, and he said:

"So Master Tian was also waiting for Mr. Gongsun to make a move?"

"Yes, that's right. I've heard that Mr. Gongsun's 'Fourteen Forms of Soaring Clouds' is unparalleled in the world, so naturally we should let Mr. Gongsun make the first move."

Gongsun Moyun seemed to have suddenly become deaf, and didn't move at all.

He wasn't stupid. Seeing the behavior of the first two people, how could he not know that something was amiss?

Ah Fei laughed loudly:

"That's quite an interesting story. Didn't all three of you want to kill me?"

"Now that you've taken action, you're all being so polite and courteous."

"Could it be that these three public-spirited individuals are now unwilling to vie for credit?"

Zhao Zhengyi and the other two were indeed very calm.

No matter how much Ah Fei cursed them, the three of them remained completely oblivious.

In truth, all three of them secretly wished they could tear Ah Fei apart.

But Afei blocked Zhao Zhengyi's sneak attack without getting hurt.

An emotionally unstable Little Li Flying Dagger was behind.

Although they had grand plans in mind, when it came to actually taking action, none of them wanted to be the first to make a move.

Just then, a woman, supported by others, staggered over.

It was Lin Shiyin.

She had heard about what happened here and rushed over immediately.

It turned out that a servant had noticed something amiss in the plum blossom grove and reported it to Lin Shiyin.

But he dared not enter the plum blossom grove, and only heard a rough outline from afar.

So the servant didn't explain exactly what happened, only saying that Young Master Yun might be in trouble.

The person supporting Lin Shiyin was none other than Lin Xian'er, who had changed into a light purple stand-up collar long jacket.

The high collar just covered the wound on her neck.

She was with Lin Shiyin, accompanying the female relatives of the VIPs.

Then I heard that something had happened in the plum grove in the backyard.

Especially when Lin Shiyin heard that Long Xiaoyun was in trouble, she seemed to go completely mad.

Only then did I quickly accompany this god-sister to the plum blossom grove again.

Upon arrival, the first thing she saw was Ah Fei, who was surrounded by people.

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