Chapter 627 - 594: Reaching the Pinnacle 3
But if Fei Hu were just a mutated Flying Tiger, outsiders wouldn’t risk offending the Tan Family merely to eliminate a high-level magical beast.
It’s undeniable that Tan Wencheng’s idea was quite accurate. Although Fei Hu’s status as a high-level mutated magical beast did provoke envy, no one actually intended to target Fei Hu.
However, what Tan Wencheng hadn’t anticipated was that adults understand the balance and wouldn’t offend the Tan Family, but children, full of rivalry at just ten years old, don’t understand weighing benefits and drawbacks, and might impulsively make a decision that leads to major trouble.
That was the case with Wu Zhao. The Wu Family ranks second compared to the Tan Family in Qingyun City. In every aspect, the elders of the Wu Family were at a disadvantage when facing the elders of the Tan Family. Similarly, the younger generation of the Wu Family was not as outstanding as the Tan Family’s juniors, suffering losses whenever they met the Tan Family’s children.
As the most outstanding direct descendant of the Wu Family, Wu Zhao was extremely dissatisfied with this, especially toward Tan Feiyu and Tan Shuangshuang. The former had a similar cultivation level to him but was naturally stronger and liked to solve problems with his fists. Whenever Wu Zhao encountered Tan Feiyu, he never got the better of him.
If Wu Zhao’s feelings towards Tan Feiyu were merely small frictions and disputes between peers who didn’t like each other, then towards Tan Shuangshuang, Wu Zhao’s emotions were of deep jealousy and resentment.
The reason was simple. Wu Zhao always believed that he was the most outstanding direct descendant of the Wu Family in his generation, and Tan Shuangshuang was the most outstanding direct descendant of the Tan Family in her generation. So, when the two families were at loggerheads, his opponent should be Tan Shuangshuang.
However, Tan Shuangshuang consistently ignored Wu Zhao! This made Wu Zhao feel that Tan Shuangshuang looked down on him because his level wasn’t as high as hers and his cultivation talent wasn’t as good, deliberately ignoring him to show he wasn’t qualified to be her opponent, silently humiliating him!
This feeling accumulated over time, leading Wu Zhao to harbor deep resentment towards Tan Shuangshuang, which grew so deep that Wu Zhao thought of taking revenge on Tan Shuangshuang.
It just so happened that everyone in Qingyun City knew the news that Tan Shuangshuang, the distinguished daughter of the Tan Family, had a magical beast named Fei Hu that she had raised since its birth, personally caring for and doting on it as she would her own son.
While thinking of taking revenge on Tan Shuangshuang, Wu Zhao first targeted Fei Hu. Wu Zhao’s idea was simple: since Fei Hu was so important to Tan Shuangshuang, if he killed Fei Hu, it would certainly make Tan Shuangshuang suffer for a long time, fulfilling his goal of revenge.
Wu Zhao, with his sights set on Fei Hu, had no understanding of Fei Hu’s real significance to Tan Shuangshuang. Fei Hu was a carefully chosen partner given to Shuangshuang by Tan Wencheng. Due to the Tan Family’s rules, any magical beast contracted is regarded as family; choosing them couldn’t be done carelessly, and after the contract they must not be abused but carefully looked after!
Thus, for Tan Family members, magical beasts have never been mere battle pets but intimate family members. For Tan Shuangshuang, who personally raised Fei Hu, Fei Hu’s existence was as important as a child she had raised. Therefore, in her previous life, when Wu Zhao successfully took revenge on Tan Shuangshuang, he ruined his life by the furious Shuangshuang!
No matter how Tan Shuangshuang retaliated, no matter how much she made Wu Zhao wish for death, it couldn’t compare to the pain of losing Fei Hu. It wasn’t until later, because of Liang Ziqian, that Tan Shuangshuang was infatuated to the point of losing her senses, that she gradually stopped thinking about Fei Hu.
Having lost Fei Hu for so long, upon her rebirth, Tan Shuangshuang initially didn’t think of Fei Hu until Tan Feiyu brought it up with her. Only then did Tan Shuangshuang suddenly remember that today was the very day Wu Zhao would lead others to kill Fei Hu!
The resentment from having died once, mixed with the anger at being plotted against in this life, surged within Tan Shuangshuang upon hearing the news brought by Tan Feiyu, giving rise to a boundless killing intent in her heart!
With a grim face, Tan Shuangshuang dragged Tan Feiyu out of the door, advancing swiftly. Tan Feiyu was almost lifted off the ground by Tan Shuangshuang’s pull, like a kite half-flying, as they rushed toward the Tan Family’s central martial grounds.
With her mind solely focused on the journey, Tan Shuangshuang had already resolved in her heart that in this life, she would never allow Wu Zhao to scheme and kill Fei Hu again, nor would she let Wu Zhao off who intended to harm Fei Hu!
When Tan Shuangshuang arrived with Tan Feiyu at the martial grounds, Fei Hu was fiercely battling with a blood-red Red Flame Wolf, howling with rage.
But Fei Hu was in bad shape now, as its small body had already been bitten by the Red Flame Wolf in several places, resulting in alarming wounds! The once sleek and well-maintained fur was now soaked in blood.
Nearby, about a dozen young boys and girls of the same generation as Tan Shuangshuang from the Tan Family gathered, anxiously cheering for Fei Hu, stomping their feet in urgency but unable to intervene in the fight between Fei Hu and the Red Flame Wolf.
In both human and beast duels, no one can interfere unless the victor is decided, because this is the duelist’s dignity.
Whether human or magical beast, during a duel, they will not accept help from others. Even if they survive, they would be looked down upon, and their own heart realm would have flaws, potentially affecting future cultivation.
Because of this, even though the Tan Family members could see Fei Hu’s poor state, they dared not intervene, only able to anxiously wave and stomp their feet on the sidelines, loudly cheering for Fei Hu.
At that moment, everyone’s urgency was so intense that they didn’t even have time to care about Wu Zhao and a group of Wu Family youngsters jeering on the side; they were solely focused on Fei Hu, anxiously hoping that Fei Hu would not lose.
They had secretly bribed Fei Hu with delicious food behind Tan Shuangshuang’s back, hoping for Fei Hu’s help in defeating the Red Flame Wolf brought by Wu Zhao, aiming to earn extra ten thousand gold coins!
If something really happened to Fei Hu, their losing face and ten thousand gold coins would be minor compared to killing Tan Shuangshuang’s beloved. Later, when Tan Shuangshuang’s rage erupted, whether they could withstand it was the real concern!
Every time they thought of Tan Shuangshuang’s icy demeanor and her Combat Power, incredibly frightening to them, they felt chills coursing through their bodies, wishing they could break the rules and charge forward to kill the Red Flame Wolf and save Fei Hu!
But the sight of Fei Hu’s injuries brought Tan Shuangshuang’s anger right to the forefront, and she dropped the kite-like Tan Feiyu she was dragging, immediately drawing a longsword from the weapon rack, unleashing the fullest potential of her Seventh Rank Martial Artist strength. With one horizontal slash, she directly forced back the Red Flame Wolf that was pursuing Fei Hu.
After being pushed back by Tan Shuangshuang’s sword, the Red Flame Wolf shifted its attack from Fei Hu to Tan Shuangshuang. With crimson eyes, it lowered its body and growled softly at Tan Shuangshuang, ready to launch into an attack at any moment.