After Tang Fei returned home, he immediately closed the thick courtyard gate.
He ran to the room where Phoenix was hiding and knocked, but received no answer.
Then he pushed the door open, and a sharp dagger was pressed against his throat.
"Sister, it's one of us."
"Hmph, who is your sister?" Phoenix withdrew the dagger in her hand.
Tang Fei touched his neck and asked, "Where were you hiding just now? Those Grey Robes came looking for someone but didn't find anything."
Phoenix looked utterly despising and said, "They think they can find me? I was right above his head, and that idiot didn't even see me."
Tang Fei gave a wry smile and said, "Those Grey Robes are just ordinary people, at most knowing a few clumsy tricks. They are fine for bullying honest common folk, but they are no match for a Cultivator, especially since you are a Qi Manipulation Realm expert. How could they possibly find you?"
If Phoenix didn't even have this much skill, Tang Fei would have dealt with them all in the courtyard.
Phoenix looked towards Tang Fei and said thoughtfully, "They are looking for a Qi Manipulation Realm expert, saying he killed a group of Predators before... But I didn't kill the Predators. Why would they say the one who killed the Predators was a Qi Manipulation Realm expert?"
Clearly, she had overheard the Grey Robes' conversation while hiding in the room.
Tang Fei's face didn't flush and his heart didn't pound; he calmly explained, "Perhaps the Qi Manipulation Realm expert just drew too much attention. Think about it, there are already few Cultivators on Old Earth, and those who reach the Qi Manipulation Realm are one in ten thousand. If such an expert suddenly appears in the Hen Shan Gathering Area, how could the Flame Shrine not be nervous?"
"Even though you didn't kill the Predators, you killed most of the other Grey Robes. One whip for each one... Naturally, they focused all their attention on you. So, the Qi Manipulation Realm expert they are looking for now is you."
Phoenix also felt Tang Fei's explanation was reasonable and asked, "You just sent them away like that?"
Tang Fei looked pained and said, "What do you mean 'just sent them away like that'? You make it sound so easy. I sacrificed half a rabbit and a Mountain Chicken! I fed those bastards until they were full before sending them off."
"And they wanted to take you as a subordinate?" Phoenix looked at Tang Fei with a half-smile, wondering if only shameless people like him could live well in this place.
If Brother Long knew that the Qi Manipulation Realm expert they were searching the entire area for was right under his nose, that the murderer of the Flame Shrine's Black Robe was grilling skewers for him, and that he had even posted a protective talisman from the Flame Shrine on the door when leaving...
He would probably hug his pillow and cry his eyes out, right?
It was all in vain!
"Their hospitality was hard to refuse. If their reputation wasn't so foul, I would have joined them long ago. It’s just that they have overwhelming numbers. If anyone bullies me, I'll go call Eldest Brother."
Tang Fei said cheerfully, "Refusing them is very dangerous. They can do without, but you can't refuse them. Besides, with this Flame Talisman, the Flame Shrine won't come knocking on our door again. You can wait safely until the person coming for you arrives."
Phoenix looked at Tang Fei and asked, "What if the person coming for me never arrives?"
Tang Fei's eyes widened and he said, "Impossible, right? What terrible thing did you do that even your own parents abandoned you?"
"You're the one who was abandoned by your parents!" Phoenix retorted irritably, "The Escape Pod can't send coordinates, and I can't contact New Star. How will they find me? What if they never find me?"
"That's impossible." Tang Fei shook his head and said, "Although I don't really understand those high-tech gadgets, you flew here from such a distance; there must be a flight trail. Your family will definitely be able to find you."
Phoenix gently sighed and said, "I hope so."
"Are you still hungry?" Tang Fei looked at Phoenix and said, "I grilled more rabbit and Mountain Chicken. They didn't finish it; do you want some more?"
"Okay." Phoenix nodded. "I haven't tried grilled rabbit or chicken from Old Earth yet. I heard that when Blue Star was still glorious, the barbecue in Zibo was very famous."
"Of course!" Tang Fei agreed firmly and said, "Back then... everything was good."
"Yes, everything was good." Phoenix nodded, "It would be wonderful if Blue Star could return to that era."
"That's impossible." Tang Fei shook his head and said, "When humanity on Blue Star goes extinct and all usable resources are plundered by the humans on New Star, perhaps this place will become a garbage planet, a waste disposal site for New Star."
Tang Fei walked over and reheated the unfinished skewers, and Phoenix began her second meal. Little Fatty and the Old Man hadn't gotten any meat earlier, so they were now eating happily too.
Tang Fei grilled and ate, feeling life was quite pleasant.
Just then, the courtyard gate was knocked on again.
The Small Courtyard instantly fell silent, and everyone exchanged glances. Could it be that the Flame Shrine people realized something was wrong and doubled back?
Tang Fei walked to the courtyard entrance and listened intently to the movement outside the door.
"Who is it?" Tang Fei asked aloud.
Suddenly, he felt his nerves tighten, and the hairs on his arms stood up.
When he turned around, he found two Black Clad Persons wearing ghost face masks already in the courtyard.
The Eastern Evil Ghosts, one black and one red, emitted a strange luster in the Dark Night.
The eyes, like Ghosts, behind the black face mask stared at Tang Fei and asked, "Is there more? I want to eat too."
"Me too," said the red face mask.
"Who are you people?" Tang Fei asked in a Deep Voice.
Unwelcome visitors never come in peace.
The fact that these two people could appear in the Small Courtyard Silently already indicated their strength was considerable.
What was worse, why were they at his Small Courtyard?
He was just the unremarkable Hen Shan's top Hunter, the Master Griller of the Human Gathering Area, Lingyang's most handsome man... Oh, this shameless self-praise was learned from the Old Man.
The Old Man was already the Blue Star image spokesperson for the Empire's Twin Pillars; compared to him, Tang Fei was still too shy and reserved.
It couldn't be that they followed the scent here just to eat some barbecue, could it?
"I am Wu Ying," the black face mask said aloud.
"I am Wu Feng," the red face mask said.
Hearing them state their names, Phoenix's expression became solemn, the Old Man looked pensive, and Little Fatty...
Little Fatty was choking on a skewer and looking everywhere for water.
Little Fatty felt this was the worst night of his short life, which should have been the happiest one.
Eldest Brother grilled Field Mouse, grilled rabbit, and grilled Mountain Chicken. So many fragrant meat skewers, everyone could eat their fill. Moreover, Phoenix was here too; she was their new friend.
Children love having guests over; it makes the house lively.
But his wonderful life was interrupted again and again. First, the Flame Shrine people came and snatched his grilled Field Mouse. After finally sending them away, two more ghost face masks arrived, demanding barbecue as soon as they opened their mouths. When would he ever get to eat his fill?
As everyone knows, if you don't want others to snatch the candy from your hand, you should put that candy in your own mouth first.
Little Fatty worried that Eldest Brother would snatch the barbecue from his hand again, just like before, to please another Eldest Brother...
Little Fatty had only eaten a little too fast, and then he choked so hard his eyes rolled back.
"Water," Little Fatty cried out.
The Old Man cursed Little Fatty as a glutton but still handed over the large enamel mug beside him.
Little Fatty gulped it down in one go, finally swallowing the large piece of meat stuck in his throat.
Tang Fei was very dissatisfied with the Red Robe's name and asked, "Why are you called Wu Feng?"
"What should I be called then?"
"You should be called Wu Zong (Traceless)." Tang Fei said, "Wu Ying (Shadowless) and Wu Zong (Traceless)—that would give a stronger CP feeling."
"A name is just a code name."
"Is that so? Then why aren't you called Dog Crap?"
"." Wu Feng felt communication with Tang Fei was impossible.
Wu Ying looked at Tang Fei and said, "We just want to ask for a piece of meat to eat. Is it necessary to be so insulting?"
"Leave after eating?" Tang Fei asked.
"Leave after eating," Wu Ying replied.
"And we need to take one person with us," Wu Feng added.
"Did the Old Man do something to offend you? Why do you want to take him away?" Tang Fei said angrily, "Look at him, he's already so old, he can't carry anything or lift anything, and he has a venereal disease. Aren't you afraid of catching it?"
"You little brat..." The Old Man was so angry his face twisted. He forgot about the guests present, grabbed the Meat Cleaver from the table, and lunged at Tang Fei. "I'll kill you today!"
Unfortunately, his steps were light, his movements sluggish, and the knife in his hand seemed weak, posing no real threat.
Just as he was about to reach Tang Fei, his steps suddenly became firm and agile, and his body suddenly accelerated, and accelerated again...
Then he stabbed Wu Ying in the back.
Tang Fei wasn't idle either; the Red Willow Skewer he was using for grilling had turned into a sharp Dagger.
He lunged forward, his posture ungraceful, like a vicious dog pouncing on its coveted Prey.
The Red Willow Skewer in his hand shone with oil under the Moonlight, still threaded with several skewers of rabbit meat, and he fiercely stabbed towards Wu Ying's Head.
Even if his Head were forged from refined steel, it would be pierced with a huge hole by Tang Fei's forceful strike.
When paths cross, the despicable one wins.