After Liu Shijing finished speaking, Chu Feng quickly nodded along and said, “Mm-hmm, I won’t do it again.”
Seeing the brat brush her off so perfunctorily, Liu Shijing was so annoyed that she immediately moved her delicate hand downward, preparing to seize the leverage point with pinpoint accuracy.
Chu Feng was instantly startled and hurriedly reached out to stop her. However, Liu Shijing’s Eighth Rank speed was fully on display. Before he could react, she had already grabbed hold of his “future” in an instant.
“Hiss!”
His eyes widened, and he didn’t dare move an inch, afraid that the thing he relied on for a comfortable life might actually be snapped in half by Aunt Jing.
“Aunt Jing, I already promised. Could you please let go first? Or at least be a little gentler?”
Liu Shijing’s movements were somewhat clumsy and inexperienced, which only made it obvious that she had no sense of proper force.
“You little brat, your sincerity is lacking.”
Liu Shijing looked somewhat embarrassed, but her eyes remained fixed firmly on Chu Feng.
In the end, Chu Feng could only comply with Aunt Jing’s demand and repeat the words she wanted to hear, one sentence at a time.
After hearing what Chu Feng said, Liu Shijing finally spared Second Master Chu, who was suffering and enjoying himself at the same time.
***
The eastern horizon gradually turned pale with the first light of dawn.
A spirit boat belonging to the Liu family slowly departed. After rising to a certain altitude, it sped off in a particular direction, transforming into a streak of light across the sky.
Chu Feng stood at the edge of the spirit boat in a white robe, looking down below. Although he was still a little afraid, his fear of heights was much better than before.
He had to overcome it. After all, he would need to fly through the air himself in the future, so his fear of heights had to be conquered.
Not far away, Liu Shijing and Liu Xueyao sat together. The aunt and niece, who shared similar features and were both stunning beauties, formed a breathtaking sight.
As Liu Shijing looked at the cold-faced Xueyao, her emotions were actually rather complicated.
Last night, in a dazed haze, she had somehow ended up holding and supporting it together with Xueyao…
This…
Could that be considered feeding the brat together?
During her short stay with the Liu family, Liu Shijing had undergone tremendous growth in an instant….not only mentally, but also technically.
The spirit boat traveled at incredible speed. In less than half a day, it had already arrived at the Yaochi Holy Land.
Seeing the Yaochi Holy Land once again, Chu Feng felt a surge of emotions. He was back here again. At this point, it felt like he had spent more time in the Yaochi Holy Land than at the Tianji Sect. Too many things had happened to him here. It was as though he and the Yaochi Holy Land were fundamentally incompatible.
After returning to the Yaochi Holy Land, Liu Shijing deliberately kept her distance from Chu Feng in public. This time, Liu Xueyao also refrained from following closely behind her husband.
Although the Yaochi Holy Land was their own territory and generally safe, it was far larger than the Liu family estate.
Within the Liu family, Liu Shijing, as an Eighth Rank cultivator, could exercise absolute authority. But in the Yaochi Holy Land, let alone an Eighth Rank cultivator…even a Ninth Rank cultivator might not possess unquestioned authority.
Moreover, there were simply too many people around. Information could not be completely controlled. If anything leaked out, the other superpowers certainly weren’t sitting around doing nothing.
After disembarking from the spirit boat, Liu Shijing raised a hand to tidy her hair before speaking to Chu Feng.
“You little brat, go with Sister Hua to the cave residence. Xueyao and I will first report to the Holy Master.”
Chu Feng naturally had no objections. He nodded and replied,
“No problem.”
Afterward, Liu Shijing and Liu Xueyao transformed into two streaks of light and flew away.
Chu Feng withdrew his gaze and saw Venerable Huhai extending a fair hand toward him.
“Sister Hua, what is this?”
Because of Aunt Jing, and because she would become his wife in the future, Venerable Huhai had told him that there was no need to keep calling her “Venerable.” He could simply follow Aunt Jing’s example and call her Sister Hua.
Venerable Huhai explained, “I’ll take Young Master Chu Feng to the cave residence. It will be faster that way.”
With Chu Feng’s Third Rank cultivation, even if he used a flying treasure, it would take nearly an entire day to reach the cave residence.
The Yaochi Holy Land was truly enormous.
Looking at the mature beauty before him, Chu Feng hesitated briefly before placing his hand in hers.
“Then I’ll have to trouble you, Sister Hua.”
Venerable Huhai smiled slightly.
“It’s no trouble, Young Master Chu Feng. Get ready.”
The next moment, Chu Feng experienced what it truly meant to fly.
“W-Wait… wait… Sister Hua, slow down!!”
***
Inside the hall.
Zi Xiner was dressed in flowing purple robes. Her figure was voluptuous, her full chest stretching the fabric across her bosom. Her skin was as flawless as carved jade and ice, perfect and without blemish. Her breathtakingly beautiful face radiated charm, every feature exuding the allure of a mature woman.
Yet the mark upon her forehead added a touch of otherworldly transcendence, setting her apart from the mortal world.
Looking at the green-robed beauty before her, who seemed hesitant to speak, Zi Xiner said calmly, “Elder Liu, is there anything else you wish to say?”
Liu Shijing appeared somewhat restrained at the moment. After all, far too many absurd things had happened recently. She simply felt too embarrassed to bring them up. Moreover, she had previously sworn before the Holy Master that she would never fall for that brat. Yet not much time had passed, and she had already become involved with him.
In the end, Liu Shijing clenched her teeth and asked, “Holy Master, there is still one remaining spot among that brat’s marriage alliance candidates. May I ask whom you intend to give it to?”
Liu Shijing had intended to confess everything indirectly, but Zi Xiner got straight to the point.
“Elder Liu, Xueyao has already reported everything to me. I am also aware of everything that has happened between you and the little one.”
?!
At that moment, Liu Shijing once again experienced the chilling feeling of being sold out by her niece.
After thinking it over, she decided it would be better to speak openly herself.
“Holy Master, regarding the marriage alliance you mentioned before… I agree to it.”
Those were exactly the words Zi Xiner had been waiting to hear.
“In that case, once the little one reaches Fifth Rank, we will officially announce it. As for you, Elder Liu, it seems you still require some additional assistance.”
“Additional assistance?”
Liu Shijing looked completely bewildered.
Then, Zi Xiner produced a book. On its cover were three large characters:
Arts of the Bedchamber.
Zi Xiner said matter-of-factly, “Xueyao told me that when dealing with the little one, Elder Liu seems to struggle somewhat. Based on my extensive reading experience, this book should be able to help you.”
Such a private topic was spoken of so casually by Zi Xiner that Liu Shijing instantly felt like she wanted the ground to swallow her whole.
She couldn’t really be blamed, though. Ever since returning from the Demon Clan, that brat’s physique had become terrifyingly strong. On top of that, he was endlessly vigorous and always tormenting her.
“Thank you, Holy Master. I’ll accept this book.”
Once she returned, she would study it thoroughly and give that insolent brat, who had repeatedly challenged her authority, a proper lesson.
***
Chu Feng’s cave residence was exactly the same as before, located beside Aunt Zi’s dwelling.
After delivering Chu Feng to his destination, Venerable Huhai departed.
Upon entering the cave residence, he saw a cold and elegant beauty dressed in white. It was Sister Saintess.
“Sister Saintess, where’s Aunt Jing?”
He remembered that Aunt Jing had left together with Sister Saintess earlier.
“Aunt has something she wants to discuss with Master.” Liu Xueyao walked over carrying a book, then flipped to a certain page. “Husband, you can take out that puppet now.”
“Sister Saintess, did you find it?”
Chu Feng immediately dumped out all the scattered fragments of the puppet.
“Yes. This is a unique puppet-refining technique belonging to a particular faction.”
Liu Xueyao pointed at a line of text and spoke the name of the faction.
“Husband, there’s a very high probability that this puppet came from the Heaven Devouring Sect.”
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