Above the Galaxy
Chapter 351 - 228: Young Grandmaster!

Chapter 351: Chapter 228: Young Grandmaster!

Little Fatty left.

Tang Fei also walked toward the center of the crowd.

At this moment, the crowd was his best shield.

He didn’t know who had targeted him, but if they wanted to hurt him, they would inevitably harm the innocent people around him.

Today was New Year’s Eve, and if a large-scale lethal incident occurred on such a festive and auspicious day, it would become an Empire scandal that would attract attention and spark heated discussion around the world.

Who could afford to take on that responsibility?

Tang Fei hid his body among the crowd, walking wherever there were more people.

However, even so, he still couldn’t shake off the lock of that aura.

He could feel an invisible pair of eyes "watching" him.

Tang Fei wasn’t in a hurry; he knew that at midnight, there would be a New Year countdown, and after it ended, everyone would plunge into the frenzy of energetic dancing and singing.

That would be his best chance to slip away.

Besides, Bai Wuxin had already been safely dispatched and had merged into the crowd without a trace.

Without such a significant leverage, he now feared nothing.

With his triple identities as a Grandmaster Disciple, the Princess’s rumored boyfriend, and the deputy captain of the Imperial Guard, it was unlikely that ordinary people would dare to make a move against him.

Unfortunately, things were unpredictable.

His sense of crisis, honed through years of jungle hunting, made him feel a prickling sensation on his skin.

Tang Fei spun around 180 degrees on the spot and threw a punch behind him.

A huge palm was coming toward his body, light and airy, seemingly without any force.

It didn’t even feel as if there were any trace of Yin Yang Qi or the chill of a strong wind.

It was as if an ordinary person had spotted an old friend and casually slapped them on the back to say hello...

Bang!

Fist and palm collided.

Tang Fei grunted, his body retreating several steps.

The tall figure, however, stood there unmoving, seemingly unaffected by the punch.

The result was clear!

Tang Fei’s expression darkened as he looked at the man in the black Tang suit and asked, "Who are you? Why did you sneak attack me?"

This person’s strength was immense; there was no sensation of Yin Yang Qi, but when the fist and palm met, it unleashed a burst of True Qi as powerful and unstoppable as a landslide.

It was a terrifying force capable of grinding someone to dust in an instant.

Like a mountain and sea, the energy was released and withdrawn effortlessly.

Could this person have already reached the legendary Grandmaster Realm?

"Ye Shenyi!" the man said.

"Ye Shenyi? I don’t know you," Tang Fei responded.

He hadn’t been in New Star for long and didn’t know the reputation of Ye Shenyi or which power faction he was associated with.

This knowledge was critical; he’d have to find an opportunity to ask the old man to fill him in.

Asking others wouldn’t do; Phoenix was a noblewoman from the Royal Family and didn’t have a deep understanding of these matters. Sheng Xinhua didn’t know about cultivation and was even less likely to know about it.

In the eyes of Xuanyuan Mingjing, there were just a bunch of youngsters; at his level, he didn’t really care about most people and matters...

"I do know you," Ye Shenyi said, looking at Tang Fei with a dark gaze.

"So what if you know me? There are many who do. Is that your reason for stabbing me in the back?"

"Others may not know what you’ve done, but I do..."

"What have I done?" Tang Fei retorted.

"Was it you who let the Assassin go?" Ye Shenyi stared into Tang Fei’s eyes and asked.

"Which Assassin?" Tang Fei feigned ignorance.

"Playing dumb?"

"Why should I perform for you without pay?" Tang Fei replied aggressively. "If I’ve committed a crime, the Empire’s laws will punish me. And who are you, exactly?"

Ye Shenyi’s eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked with solemnity, "Do you think without evidence I can’t kill you?"

For so many years, no one had dared to insult him to his face.

And no one had dared to call him some "thing"...

A Grandmaster must not be dishonored!

"Do you think I would be afraid of you?" Tang Fei sneered. "So what if you’re a Grandmaster? Who doesn’t have a Great Grandmaster as a master?"

"..."

Ye Shenyi felt a bit distressed.

If it weren’t for the strength and status of Xuanyuan Mingjing, he could have crushed Tang Fei with that palm earlier. He would not have had to hold back and engage in such meaningless talk.

When a Grandmaster is angered, blood spills within five steps.

Although both he and Xuanyuan Mingjing were in the Grandmaster Realm, he was only a lesser Grandmaster, while Xuanyuan Mingjing was a Great Grandmaster.

There was only a one-word difference, but the gap between their realms was as vast as heaven and earth.

To those who sought to break through in their cultivation, a Great Grandmaster was heaven; they were gods in their domain.

Who would willingly offend such a powerful being?

If he truly enraged Xuanyuan Mingjing, and he came charging over with a sword to slay him... to whom could he appeal?

Would the Empire trouble a Great Grandmaster over a Grandmaster’s death?

Based on his understanding of the Royal Family, they would probably just comfort the Great Grandmaster and implore him not to let anger harm his health...

As for his own death, it would be a trifling matter.

Whether Tang Fei was an assassin or not, there was no personal enmity between them.

Did he really need to offend such a... disciple of a Great Grandmaster to complete his mission?

Seeing the change in Ye Shenyi’s expression, Tang Fei knew the name Xuanyuan Mingjing still carried significant weight.

With this realization, Tang Fei’s confidence surged even more.