At the dinner in previous years, the city lord would call on some young men to come on stage to perform some highly entertaining magic spells to liven up the party. This year was no exception. Pei Yun watched the performances with great interest. There were people playing the piano and the flute, and some performing beautiful magic tricks. Even Luo Qi was called up to perform a set of sword-controlling techniques.

In the second half of the banquet, the city lord's wife arranged an interesting program for the young women present. The lanterns in the lake contained gifts that the city lord's wife had prepared for them, and they were allowed to choose from them.

Of course, the first is to test their strength, if they want to get the lantern without getting wet, their body movements must be very good. The second is to test everyone's eyesight, or spiritual awareness, because they also need to judge the breath of the treasure in the lantern.

Seeing that all the other young women present had stood up, Pei Yun, who had not wanted to participate, was urged by Huang Lanshi to go on stage.

"Junior Sister Pei, come here." Su Yue waved to her excitedly.

Pei Yun came to her side with a smile and began to look carefully at the lanterns in the lake.

"Junior Sister Pei, which lantern are you going to choose later?" Su Yue asked in a voice transmission. She did this to avoid the two of them choosing the same lantern.

Pei Yun sensed that the aura of the treasures in the lanterns varied in strength, and the closer they were placed to the center, the stronger the aura was.

However, she was not going to take these eye-catching lanterns. She was not a descendant of the major families in Yongning City. She was just a guest in Luo Mansion. It was better to keep a low profile at this time. Yongning City was not the imperial capital of Zhouxia Kingdom, nor was it the small Chi Ning City. The heritage of this big city could even be compared with Yue Jian Sect.

She took a fancy to a lantern in the right corner. The aura of the treasure was average among the lanterns. This kind of treasure, which was neither the best nor the worst, but moderate and not conspicuous, was the most suitable for Pei Yun.

"Go ahead..." The city lord's wife raised her hand and gestured with a smile.

Pei Yun separated from Su Yue and flew towards her own target. She did not use the Realm of Space, but just performed the Light and Shadow Escape slowly and steadily.

Tao Yanyun's eyes flickered, and she was hesitating and tangled, but she saw that Luo Rufeng didn't notice her at all, and he didn't care about everything around him like he used to, sitting alone quietly. Luo Rufeng, who was always indifferent and aloof, now looked straight at the woman in red, with a caring expression on his face that she had never seen before.

Her composure was completely destroyed by the look on his face that showed he was paying so much attention to another woman. Tao Yanyun gritted her teeth, turned around and flew towards Pei Yun.

Pei Yun was about to bend down to pick up the revolving lantern in front of him when Tao Yanyun blocked his way.

She looked up and frowned at the person in front of her, not understanding why she was acting like that.

"I want this lantern!" Tao Yanyun smiled contemptuously.

Is Tao Yanyun sick? There are so many lanterns, and this one isn't the best. Why does she have to snatch one from her?

Pei Yun looked at her speechlessly. You know, although the lake is a little far from the banquet, the cultivation level of the people present is not low, and they know clearly what happened on the lake. Fighting for a lantern would only make people laugh!

She stared at her coldly for a moment, then turned and flew towards the lanterns in another corner. This time she used the Realm of Space, which increased her speed several times. Tao Yanyun couldn't catch up with her at all.

However, when she picked up the lantern and prepared to leave, Tao Yanyun stood in front of her again. Before Pei Yun could react, this person secretly cast a spell to detonate the lantern in her hand.

Looking down at her lantern being burned out, a small box fell into the lake. Pei Yun's anger rose, and her eyes became sharp. She thought she had never offended the person in front of her. She had already given in once, but Tao Yanyun was still pestering her. Don't blame her for taking action. Anyway, everyone saw who started the trouble first. Now she would not be the one to be embarrassed!

"Are you planning to follow me all the time? I'll take one and you'll destroy it?"

"If something is mine, it should always be mine. Even if I don't want it anymore, I won't allow others to take it away..." Tao Yanyun whispered in secret, pretending to be surprised, "Sister, your lantern is burned. You are so careless!"

Pei Yun didn't understand her hint, but she glanced coldly at Tao Yanyun and flew towards another lantern. Because the two of them did not fight over the central lantern, the other young women did not notice their stalemate.

But everyone at the dinner party noticed it! Others who had nothing to do with the matter were just watching the show and staring at the Luo and Tao families. The Luo family frowned and looked unhappy.

The head of the Tao family had an even gloomier expression, feeling deeply ashamed. The people present had much higher cultivation strength than Pei Yun and the other two. They could tell at a glance that it was Tao Yanyun who was harassing others in a rude and unreasonable manner. That would have been fine, but she also burned other people's lanterns. This was not only a slap in the face of Pei Yun, but also a slap in the face of the Luo family and the city lord's wife!

This time, Pei Yun went to a distant place to get the lantern. Seeing that Tao Yanyun was still following closely behind her, she deliberately slowed down her pace.

When she tried to pick up the lantern again and was stopped by Tao Yanyun, she turned around instantly and used the Water Dragon in the Sky spell. There was a lake under her feet, so she could cast this water spell with half the effort and was like a fish in water.

Tao Yanyun didn't expect Pei Yun to attack as soon as he said so. She was caught off guard and splashed with water by the swooping water dragon, and her whole body was soaked.

Pei Yun showed mercy and just wanted to teach her a lesson without hurting her.

But Tao Yanran was instantly furious. She had never expected that a young cultivator without a backer in the Foundation Establishment Stage would dare to attack her: "This is the City Lord's Mansion. Since you dare to hurt someone, you are really an uneducated person..."

Pei Yun smiled faintly and retorted: "You have burned my lanterns, and you still don't allow me to take action. What do you think...you are! As for manners, you can ask the monks at the dinner, ask the city lord and his wife later. It was you who was uneducated by burning my lanterns first, or was it me who was uneducated by resisting in self-defense..."

"...How dare you slander me? When did I burn your lanterns? It's you who always try to snatch the lanterns that I like..." Tao Yanyun was so angry that she took out her sword and attacked Pei Yun without hesitation.

"Do you think you are a fool, or do you think the seniors at the dinner are fools? Can you fool them with this little trick?"

Pei Yun did not fight with the sword, but used the Water Transformation Technique. Nine water dragons leaped out of the lake, circled in the air, and then merged into a giant dragon that swooped down towards Tao Yanyun, forcing her to retreat more than ten steps before stopping.

After this fight, Tao Yanyun, a cultivator in the early Jindan stage, was actually at a disadvantage.

Pei Yun probably also understood her strength. Tao Yanyun, who was at the Jindan level, probably broke through by taking drugs, and her foundation was weak. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been so useless after just one test, and was forced to retreat by a foundation-building cultivator like her.

Apparently, everyone present thought so. The monks at the banquet and the young ladies who had come to get the lanterns saw the two of them fighting fiercely. They stared at the two of them with shining eyes and gossipy faces. They watched the show without thinking it was a big deal, and gossiped with the people around them in a low voice.

"These two people couldn't help but fight in the City Lord's Mansion..."

"Luo Rufeng's new and old loves are actually playing jealousy against each other here..."

"Who do you think will win?"

"Nonsense, it must be Tao Yanyun, she is in the early stage of Jindan, and that girl is only in the foundation building stage. Even if we only compare the spiritual power consumption, she can outlast her."

"Didn't you see it?" Su Yue couldn't help rolling her eyes, "Junior Sister Pei just tried to test Tao Yanyun, but she forced her to retreat..."

The girl who was scolded was not convinced: "How do you know it was a test? Maybe this girl has already tried her best, and Tao Yanyun just didn't react!"

"You'll know if you keep watching..." A gentle woman next to him eased the atmosphere.

Soon everyone stopped chatting because they were completely shocked by the strength displayed by Pei Yun.

Tao Yanyun didn't expect Pei Yun to be so strong. She was a Jindan-stage disciple of the Yuejian Sect, the first sect in Beiqizhou, but she couldn't beat a foundation-building disciple of the Yunshan Sect. Who would dare to believe this? That's right! It must be... it must be the resources given to her by Luo Rufeng! Thinking of this, the jealousy and resentment on her face were slightly revealed.

"I'm in the Jindan stage and my cultivation is two levels higher than yours. I can kill you with just the spiritual power competition..." Tao Yanyun sneered.

Pei Yun was completely speechless, and didn't want to waste time talking to her anymore, so she attacked directly with the Golden Sword in hand. Her Nine Mysterious Golden Swordsmanship had improved a lot after Luo Rufeng's guidance, and golden sword beams with the artistic conception of gold attacked her one after another.

Tao Yanyun's swordsmanship was far inferior. Not to mention that Pei Yun had Luo Rufeng's guidance, even without the guidance, her swordsmanship was enough to deal with Tao Yanyun.

Of course, she did not think that all Jindan stage cultivators had this level of strength just because Tao Yanyun was weak. After all, the Jindan stage cultivator who participated in the last imperial city arena competition was extremely powerful.

Tao Yanyun was hastily resisting her attack and had no time to fight back. Pei Yun was only using 50% of his strength, which was already showing mercy. After all, this was the City Lord's Mansion, on someone else's territory.

But Tao Yanyun managed to hold out until the end, but her gorgeous dress was torn. Her clothes and hair, which had been dried using magic before, were soaked again, and she looked in a miserable state.

"Pei Yun!" Tao Yanyun gritted her teeth, unwilling to be defeated by her.

Why? Why did this person in front of him get Luo Rufeng's attention? Why was she, a Foundation Establishment disciple, more powerful than a disciple of the Yuejian Sect from a big family like him? This shouldn't be the case. It shouldn't be the case!

At this moment, all of Tao Yanyun's pride was shattered by Pei Yun. She looked at the person opposite her in disbelief, and the jealousy and hatred in her eyes were no longer concealed.

"How come I haven't scared you yet? Do you still want to rush over and attack me?" Pei Yun's long hair and dazzling red dress were slightly blown by the wind on the lake. Her graceful appearance at this moment made people unable to help but be moved.

Tao Yanyun was indeed angered by her words and was about to attack again -

"Enough!" The head of the Tao family didn't want to see his daughter make such mistakes again. The moment his daughter snatched someone else's lantern flower, she had already lost face for the Tao family. He didn't want Tao Yanyun to make them a laughing stock.

"Dad!" Tao Yanyun slowly regained her sanity when she saw her father. Thinking of her embarrassing actions and her loss to Pei Yun, which was seen by everyone, she felt so ashamed and angry that she wanted to find a hole to hide in. Her father's cold eyes frightened her even more. Her father had warned her before.

Pei Yun stopped attacking and picked up the lantern to fly to the lake. She felt a little regretful at this moment, as she was too impulsive.

She came to the city lord and his wife with the lantern and bowed respectfully: "Thank you for the gift, madam. I just offended you. Please forgive me, madam."

"Miss, you don't have to be polite. Since you have been invited to the City Lord's Mansion, you are a guest. If someone deliberately provokes you, it is natural to fight back. It's our fault for not treating her well enough..." The City Lord's wife patted her shoulder and comforted her with a smile.

Tao Yanyun and her daughter, who were walking nearby, turned pale. The city lord's wife's words were obviously a hint that Tao Yanyun was not following the rules and was on Pei Yun's side.

The mayor of Yongning City was very powerful and firmly suppressed all the major families. Even if Tao Yanyun was dissatisfied, she did not dare to show her emotions and only bent down with her head down.

The head of the Tao family even apologized for his daughter: "It was because I didn't discipline her properly that Yanyun acted so unruly at the banquet. I beg the city lord and madam to forgive me."

The City Lord's wife's smile faded slightly. When Tao Yanyun burned the lantern just now, she was full of contempt in her heart. She was jealous of a man and used her lantern to cause trouble. She thought their City Lord's Mansion was her own home! Humph!

The city lord glanced at his wife, and still gave the Tao family some face. He raised his hand and asked the two heads of the Tao family to return to their seats.

Pei Yun also returned to the Luo family's location. Huang Lanshi and others surrounded her and asked her if she was injured.

Pei Yun was somewhat touched, and bowed to the head of the Luo family and Huang Lanshi to apologize: "I was impulsive just now. If this affects the reputation of the Luo family, I cannot escape the blame..."

"What nonsense are you talking about! This is not your fault!" Huang Lanshi pulled her to sit down and patted the back of her hand with a smile, "You did a good job this time. Next time you meet someone like this, don't waste your words, just hit him hard..."

Huang Lanshi is now extremely glad that she broke off the engagement. Otherwise, marrying such a wife would have been a real misfortune for Luo Rufeng and their Luo family.

Tao Yanyun spent the next few days under the mocking and sneer of the crowd. She also deeply regretted it. She didn't regret provoking Pei Yun, but she regretted that even if she wanted to deal with Pei Yun, she shouldn't have done it at the dinner party in the City Lord's Mansion. She and Pei Yun were disciples of the ten major sects, and there were many opportunities to meet each other. There was plenty of time to deal with her, and she shouldn't have chosen such an occasion.

After finally waiting for the dinner to end, the Tao family members couldn't wait to stand up and prepare to leave, without even saying hello to the friendly families around them.

But no one expected that Luo Rufeng, who had been silent throughout the dinner, would speak up: "Wait a moment."

Luo Rufeng waved his fingers, and a golden sword condensed from sword intent was suspended in front of the Tao family. To be more precise, it was blocking Tao Yanyun...

No one expected that Luo Rufeng would actually stand up at the last minute. Today's show was really amazing. One show after another made them full of spectators.

Especially the young men and women who love gossip, seeing that the main characters have come out, they are not in a hurry to go back, and immediately choose the best seats to watch the last good show of the dinner...

"Rufeng, what are you going to do?" Mrs. Tao had a bad feeling.

Luo Rufeng did not look at her. He just stood in front of the golden sword hanging in the air with his hands behind his back, raised his eyelids and looked at Tao Yanyun coldly: "Apologize."

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