Chapter 1860: Brother Xiang's Identity

Although reluctant to intervene, Zheng Yang knew his junior sister's temper; she might really let this Brother Xiang do as he pleased, ultimately leading to Su Feifei's death.

Though the stirring in his heart had long faded, he could not bear to see the girl he once liked killed like this.

"Zheng Yang, save me..."

Seeing him approach, the girl, as if grasping at a lifeline, gritted her teeth and said.

"Don't worry!"

Zheng Yang waved his hand lightly, and the power Brother Xiang had wrapped around the girl was instantly severed.

"Who are you?"

Brother Xiang narrowed his eyes again.

He only had the time it takes to burn an incense stick; if he didn't hurry, he would die.

Where had this guy come from? And it seemed he had some unclear relationship with Su Feifei, which greatly heightened his wariness.

"Who I am, you don't need to know. I only want to ask you: since you don't like her, why be with her and build such a grand mansion?"

Zheng Yang looked over, his eyes devoid of any emotion, like a judge of life and death.

Having reached the Ancient Saint level and fought countless battles, his temperament had long been tempered like steel.

If not for Su Feifei being the softest spot deep in his heart, the purest dream of his youth, he would never have come.

"I truly like her, that's why I stayed. Otherwise, with my identity, how could I remain in a small kingdom..." Pausing, Brother Xiang said.

This man sat with the poisoner, and his cultivation was unreadable; he had easily severed the true energy controlling Su Feifei. Even a fool would understand he was no ordinary person.

Someone like this, with his strength, he dared not offend.

"Like her?"

Zheng Yang sneered: "Like her, yet for the sake of your own life, you would abandon her without a second thought..."

Earlier, he had thought they truly loved each other. If that were the case, he wouldn't have minded, since he had already let go.

But... the other party, to save his own skin, disregarded Su Feifei's life, with not a shred of pity or affection in his eyes. This made Zheng Yang utterly furious.

This was not love, but exploitation!

A strong man from an empire coming to a small kingdom to build such a grand mansion, if not for love, then surely for some ulterior motive.

"I truly like her..." Brother Xiang hurriedly said.

"Don't think you can fool me. Your strength is far from enough..."

Not bothering to waste words, Zheng Yang flicked his finger.

"Ah..."

With a cry of pain, Brother Xiang fell to the ground, his body wracked with intense pain, drenched in sweat.

In that one move, he understood that the gap between them was too vast; killing him was but a thought away.

"Who exactly are you? What grievance or enmity do we have? If it's just because of her, I can give her to you directly..."

Clenching his teeth, he pointed at Su Feifei.

In the face of death, even the woman he loved could be given away, let alone one for whom he had no feelings.

"Give her to me?" Zheng Yang's face was as cold as snow: "Is she just a tradable item in your eyes? Just a thing to save your life? Something you can casually give away?"

"I..."

Brother Xiang's teeth chattered.

Under the other's anger, his aura slipped out of control, and Brother Xiang felt as if he were facing a massive beast, one thought away from being crushed to powder, not even ashes left.

This Su Feifei, he had investigated thoroughly—a nobody born and raised in Tianxuan Royal City. When had she ever had such a powerful friend?

"He..."

While he trembled in fear, Su Feifei on the side also looked bewildered.

This Zheng Yang, a little over a year ago, was still the simp and loser she looked down on, someone she could discard without a care. Who would have thought that a year later, he had reached such a level?

Brother Xiang, whom even Emperor Shenzhui dared not offend, was nearly scared to death by a single shout...

What level of strength was that?

"Don't say I didn't warn you. If someone dies, the teacher will be angry."

Seeing that under the pressure, Brother Xiang was about to be crushed to death, Wei Ruyan stretched lazily and said with a smile.

"Mm."

Hearing 'teacher,' Zheng Yang withdrew his released spiritual pressure and looked at Brother Xiang again, eyes narrowing: "I just want you to tell the truth. Don't think about playing tricks. The one who poisoned you is my junior sister. If you try to deceive me, I can also find my junior brother to perform a soul search on you!"

"Soul search?"

Trembling, Brother Xiang quickly turned to look at Wei Ruyan not far away. Seeing her smiling back at him, he stiffened again.

If the junior sister was this formidable, wouldn't the senior brother be even stronger?

"Speak!"

Not wanting to say more, Zheng Yang looked coldly at him, a faint blue light flickering on his fingertip.

In truth, even without a soul search, he had hundreds of ways to make the other tell the truth.

As the head of the War Master Hall, if he lacked interrogation skills, how could he have fought the alien spirit race for tens of thousands of years without losing ground?

Seeing this light, Brother Xiang felt as if all the true energy in his body had been scattered, a wave of pain washing over him.

Just looking at it gave him this feeling; once it entered his body, it would surely be worse than death.

Knowing he couldn't escape, Brother Xiang gritted his teeth and said: "My name is Yun Xiang, a treasure hunter! Naturally sensitive to treasures, I've spent years surveying the surrounding kingdoms, searching for various treasures... until I came here!"

"Treasure hunter?"

Exchanging a glance, Zheng Yang and Wei Ruyan nodded.

Treasure hunters, they had heard of them before. The most famous on the continent was the Saint Yun family.

Indeed, they possessed extraordinary means that ordinary people lacked, able to locate treasures precisely.

"After surveying, I discovered that beneath Su Feifei's residence, there was a powerful energy fluctuation, indicating a very strong treasure. So I tried to negotiate buying her house. But... as an outsider coming to buy property and searching for treasure is a long-term process, easily noticed by others and causing trouble. So... I pretended to fall for Su Feifei, wanting to be with her..."

Yun Xiang said: "With her as cover, buying up the surrounding houses became simpler, and everything seemed natural. To divert suspicion, I built this huge mansion..."

Wealth should not be revealed. His strength was indeed unmatched in Tianxuan Kingdom, but through investigation, the treasure below was too astonishing. Once leaked, not even his family could secure it for themselves.

So... under the pretext of marriage, he bought up houses, built the mansion, and arranged various grand formations...

This way, everyone thought it was just a personal residence, and no one suspected.

"You said you liked me, just... for the treasure?"

Hearing this, Su Feifei on the side turned pale, her body weak, collapsing limply to the ground.

Back then, his sweet talk and various treasures had clouded her mind, making her think she was truly irresistible. Now she knew that what he sought was never her, but the treasure beneath the house.