Chapter 64: The Pavilion

Du Fei merely pretended not to understand Ba Han's words, smiling slightly and saying, "Brother Ba Han, you're joking..."

Then, his gaze swept over the crowd, and he said indifferently, "I seem to see Brother Ba Han's old acquaintance. If you want to settle accounts with him, I can help!"

Ba Han followed Du Fei's gaze and saw Zhu Le standing with his hands behind his back. The other's gaze swept over at the same time, and they both exchanged a few strange smiles.

"What, Brother Du Fei, you also find this kid annoying? To be honest, I've wanted to get rid of him for a long time... If it weren't for the wrong timing, I wouldn't hesitate at all!" Ba Han seemed to understand Du Fei's meaning and said with a cold laugh.

"Wrong timing?" After a light laugh, Du Fei didn't say much more. He gestured for Gongsun Hong to step aside and then carefully looked around.

At this moment, including Du Fei and Gongsun Hong, there were about seven or eight people on the stone platform. Apart from Ba Han, Zhu Le, and Bai Yi, he didn't recognize any of the others.

"Bai Yi is here too? But why aren't there any people from my Du family or the Lian family?"

"Those who blocked the group of废物 (waste) earlier were probably Bai Yi's subordinates. Only the Bai family could have such a grand gesture, right?"

After scanning the area, Du Fei looked puzzled.

"I was also puzzled earlier about why even you didn't know about the Xuan You Sect... But now it seems that, apart from our Gongsun family, your Du family and the Lian family don't know about this either... Instead, some external forces are fully aware of it, which is why so many people are here!" Gongsun Hong nodded, looking strange.

Du Fei also nodded slightly.

Just by looking at the people present, it was clear that many knew about this. However, due to the Xuan You Peak, only a tiny fraction of those who knew about it could successfully reach here.

In other words, at least half of the participants in the Xuan You Secret Realm meeting knew about this.

However, the Du family and the Lian family were completely unaware of it, which was extremely strange.

Du Fei couldn't immediately figure out what was strange about it, so he just frowned and thought.

In this atmosphere, few people came to talk. Everyone stood silently, as if waiting for something. Du Fei didn't make any extra moves but slowly looked towards the center of the stone platform.

The building in the center of the stone platform, from its appearance, looked like a small pavilion. However, for some reason, its entrance was covered by a milky white light membrane, making it impossible to see what was inside.

"What is this..." Du Fei frowned and muttered.

"This is the Xuan You Sect's restriction," Gongsun Hong explained in a low voice. "According to the information we Gongsun family has, if one can break through this restriction, there's a chance to obtain the Xuan You Sect's inheritance. However, no one has succeeded so far!"

"Then what are they waiting for?"

"Waiting for the right moment. It seems that the restriction is weakest when the sun is at its strongest. From this scene, it seems everyone knows this." Gongsun Hong said in a low voice.

Du Fei rubbed his temples and said after a moment, "Miss Gongsun, are you sure this information was collected by your Gongsun family with great effort?"

"Sure!"

"That doesn't make sense!" Du Fei touched his nose. "Looking at the current situation, why does everyone here seem to know everything clearly?"

After saying this, the two looked at each other, their eyes filled with even more strangeness.

What was supposed to be a major secret of the Gongsun family was now known by everyone, which was extremely strange.

However, even with this thought in mind, the two couldn't figure out what was going on, so they could only wait and see.

Of course, if the Xuan You Sect's inheritance appeared, Du Fei wouldn't hesitate and would try his best to get it.

Time passed, and the sun grew stronger.

During this period, more people appeared on the stone platform, but as Du Fei and Gongsun Hong expected, none of them were from the Du family or the Lian family.

Moreover, although these people were competing, they seemed to have formed some alliances, which made Du Fei frown slightly.

Although these alliances would exist before the Xuan You Sect's inheritance appeared, they would likely dissolve once it did.

In this strange atmosphere, the milky white energy at the entrance of the building in the center of the stone platform seemed to gradually become less dense.

At a certain moment, the milky white energy became somewhat transparent, allowing one to vaguely see that inside the pavilion, there was a small space with three ancient boxes placed side by side, captivating the heart!

As soon as this scene appeared, the originally quiet stone platform was filled with a commotion. Everyone's gaze fell on the pavilion, and their eyes became fiery.

However, it seemed that everyone knew that breaking through the thin energy layer was not easy, so no one tried immediately.

After this strange atmosphere lasted for a while, one of the roughly twenty people present slowly stepped forward. He bowed slightly to the surroundings and then laughed lightly. His body was instantly enveloped in a thick aura of true qi, and he darted towards the entrance of the small pavilion.

Seeing this, almost everyone's body tensed, but no one spoke, just watching to see what he would do.

In a blink, the person was already in front of the pavilion. Without pausing, he charged towards the semi-transparent energy layer.

"Shh..."

As his body hit the energy layer, a strange sound was heard, followed by a peculiar wave of energy spreading out!

This wave was extremely strange. As soon as it appeared, the person's body paused, and after a moment, his face turned pale!

However, this person seemed to have some skill. Despite his pale face, he still pushed forward. But after a short while, he staggered and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Spit..."

Spitting out a large mouthful of blood, the person was thrown back to the edge of the stone platform, hitting the ground. His face turned as white as paper, and his eyes showed a look of shock, clearly not expecting such danger here.

Seeing this, many people on the platform frowned but also breathed a sigh of relief, making the atmosphere even stranger.

"Stupid!" Gongsun Hong took a breath and said indifferently.

"What do you mean?" Du Fei looked at her and asked in a low voice.

After a moment of hesitation, Gongsun Hong slowly said, "To enter the pavilion, one must break through this restriction, but it's not that easy. This person just charged in foolishly, and it's lucky he didn't die..."

"Oh? Do you mean you have a way to break this restriction?" Du Fei looked at Gongsun Hong strangely and said indifferently.

"There is a way... but with my strength, I'm afraid..." After a moment of thought, Gongsun Hong continued, "Du Fei, if I tell you how to break this restriction, how will you repay me if you get the benefits inside?"

"Half and half? How about that?" Du Fei smiled and said straightforwardly.

"Deal!" Gongsun Hong nodded slowly, then fumbled in her pocket and pulled out a small jade pendant, handing it to Du Fei.

The jade pendant felt cold to the touch, and a mysterious sensation emanated from it, making Du Fei's body stiffen for a moment.

However, he didn't make any extra moves, just quickly put it away and continued to look ahead indifferently.

"Let's go!"

In the silent atmosphere, after a moment, two more people stepped forward almost simultaneously.

However, unlike the previous person, these two didn't charge directly but walked slowly forward under the strange gazes of the crowd.

But although their methods were different, the results were the same. As soon as the milky white energy flashed, both were thrown back, spitting blood and hitting the ground.

Seeing this, everyone was shocked and slowly pursed their lips.

Some people secretly laughed, as they didn't think these people had a chance to enter.

However, after this, no one dared to try again for a while.

Although the things inside the pavilion made people's hearts race, if they couldn't get them, it seemed to have little meaning.

"A bunch of废物 (waste), let me give it a try!"

After a moment, Ba Han suddenly laughed coldly and stepped forward, slowly grinning in the strange gazes of the crowd. He then fumbled in his pocket and pulled out a broken jade pendant, holding it in his hand as he slowly walked towards the pavilion.

Seeing the object in Ba Han's hand, Zhu Le, Bai Yi, and others' eyes clearly showed a hint of strangeness, but they didn't say much, just watching intently.

Du Fei and Gongsun Hong also frowned slightly. The object in Ba Han's hand was clearly similar to what Gongsun Hong had given Du Fei earlier.