The first match of the third round of eliminations ended so quickly that everyone was left dumbfounded. Hardly anyone in the crowd recognized the young man, which meant he was most likely another dark horse.
After all, rumor had it that two dark horses had emerged from Heaven-Rank Class One.
However, when everyone tried to find the young man again, they discovered that he had already vanished from sight, as though something had concealed him from view.
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Chu Feng, whom everyone was desperately searching for, was currently chatting with an alluring woman. No, to be precise, the alluring woman was all smiles while the young man desperately tried to fend off her teasing.
“Little Rascal, hurry up and let this Empress see if you got hurt just now.”
Her jade-like hand slipped expertly beneath his clothes.
“Wait! Sister Tiantian! I’m really fine!”
Chu Feng tried to stop her, but with his cultivation, his resistance was utterly futile.
“Sister Tiantian, are you done yet? Haven’t you finished checking?”
“Just wait a little longer. This Empress needs to check you thoroughly. I can’t overlook a single thing.”
Just as Su Tiantian was thoroughly enjoying her inspection, she glanced sideways and saw Bai Yuyan slowly walking toward her.
Seeing the smile on Su Tiantian’s face and her thoroughly pleased, contented expression, Bai Yuyan’s heart sank slightly. The moment she let her guard down, her junior brother had once again fallen into the hands of this seductress to be toyed with.
“Senior Sister Yuyan!?”
Chu Feng hurriedly tried to escape Su Tiantian’s clutches, but there was no way she would let him go so easily. Only after she finished her inspection did she finally withdraw her hand in satisfaction.
“Su Tiantian, you actually went back on your word!”
The agreement Bai Yuyan and the others had previously reached with the Hundred Races Academy was that they were not allowed to show themselves during the competition. Yet the moment she let her attention wander, she discovered that this seductress had disappeared.
Su Tiantian’s eyes curved with amusement, her beautiful face brimming with bewitching charm. Her enchanting gaze settled on Little Rascal’s handsome face as she smiled. “Who said this Empress broke her word? The condition I agreed to with those humans was that we couldn’t be discovered. This Empress merely blocked the formation’s surveillance. Right now, no one outside can see Little Rascal.”
Bai Yuyan pursed her rosy lips. She hadn’t expected this seductress to exploit a loophole.
She looked at her junior brother, whose face was flushed bright red, and walked over with an aching heart. This seductress only knew how to amuse herself and had no idea how to be considerate of her junior brother.
“Junior Brother, hurry and let Senior Sister take a look.”
Seeing Senior Sister Yuyan approaching, Chu Feng immediately took a step backward to put some distance between them, his body slightly hunched over.
“Wait! Senior Sister Yuyan, right now I’m a little…”
However, Bai Yuyan ignored Chu Feng’s warning and continued toward him. Her delicate fragrance drifted into Chu Feng’s nose, immediately sending his thoughts into disarray.
“Junior Brother, what’s wrong?”
Bai Yuyan’s beautiful eyes gradually narrowed, an inscrutable smile flashing within them. Seeing her junior brother’s flushed face and the way he desperately tried to stop her from approaching yet couldn’t bring himself to explain why only made her want to get even closer.
Suddenly, she somewhat understood why Su Tiantian enjoyed teasing her junior brother so much. Seeing him like this, even she was finding it difficult to resist.
“I-I…”
For a moment, Chu Feng had no idea how to explain himself. He couldn’t exactly say it outright, could he?
What if his bluntness ended up making Senior Sister Yuyan angry?
Unfortunately, Chu Feng had only just escaped Su Tiantian’s clutches when he fell right into Bai Yuyan’s.
Not far away, Su Tiantian watched as Bai Yuyan went from complaining bitterly about her one moment to enjoying herself immensely the next. Humans really were hypocrites!
By the time both women were thoroughly satisfied, the spirited young man who had defeated a mid-stage fourth-rank cultivator was nowhere to be seen. Now, he looked like a wounded puppy, his head drooping dejectedly.
At this moment, Chu Feng yearned for strength more than ever. Just you wait! What goes around comes around. Once his cultivation surpassed everyone else’s, he would make every last one of them sing “Conquered”!
I, Chu Feng, am the true head of this household!
But until then, he would have to swallow his pride and endure.
That was what Chu Feng thought as he crouched beside the stream, washing the marks off his face.
However, every one of these thoughts was picked up by Su Tiantian. Her red lips curled upward. Oh? She hadn’t expected Little Rascal to be thinking about treating her like that.
Hehe~ An angry little puppy only became even more adorable~
As though she had suddenly thought of something amusing, Su Tiantian gracefully rose to her feet.
She completely concealed her aura, leaving Chu Feng utterly unaware of her approach.
Su Tiantian slipped off her embroidered shoes and gathered up the hem of her dress, revealing her soft, delicate feet before stepping straight into the crystal-clear stream.
Splash!
Water sprayed everywhere, soaking the loose strands of hair hanging over the young man’s forehead.
“Ptooey, ptooey!”
Chu Feng raised his head, only to see Su Tiantian smiling sweetly. In the blink of an eye, she appeared right in front of him, her melodious voice ringing out, “Little Rascal, it seems those thoughts of yours are rather naughty~”
Chu Feng’s eyes widened at her words. No way! Sister Tiantian knows what I was thinking just now!
Perhaps because he felt a little guilty, Chu Feng didn’t dare meet Sister Tiantian’s eyes. Lowering his head, he saw her jade-like feet submerged in the crystal-clear stream, fair as snow, smooth and delicate.
“Little Rascal, why aren’t you saying anything?” Su Tiantian’s voice was soft and gentle.
“Nothing! My feelings toward Sister Tiantian are filled entirely with admiration, as endless as a mighty river!” Chu Feng immediately tried to curry favor with the alluring beauty before him.
Su Tiantian smiled sweetly and teased, “Oh? Is that so?”
She leaned forward slightly, her bewitching fox-like eyes fixed on the young man. Seeing the guilt written all over his face, she couldn’t help giggling.
“Little Rascal, you’re still too green to fool this Empress.”
Chu Feng’s answer earned him some gentle teasing from the beauty. She sat down on a large rock beside the stream and lifted her delicate feet from the water. Although the sight lacked the breathtaking allure of a beauty fresh from the bath and was a little less sensual, it possessed an added touch of delicate elegance.
Chu Feng watched the droplets of water trickling down. If Brother Zhou Ba were here, he probably wouldn’t let a single drop go to waste.
“Little Rascal, do they look nice?”
Seeing the young man staring fixedly at her jade-like feet, Su Tiantian deliberately swayed her ankles.
“They… they look nice…”
Chu Feng wanted to stubbornly deny it, but the truth was right there before his eyes. A man ought to be honest, so he simply told the truth.
Su Tiantian narrowed her beautiful eyes, then suddenly spoke in an icy tone, “Well, well! You actually dare harbor improper thoughts about this Empress. Don’t think you can run wild just because you have this Empress’s favor.”
“As punishment, you’ll have to serve this Empress properly and make sure I’m comfortable. Otherwise…”
Su Tiantian gave him a cold smile.
Of course, Chu Feng understood exactly what Sister Tiantian was getting at. They had been together for so long that if he still couldn’t understand her, he would truly be hopeless.
He let out a resigned sigh. There was nothing he could do. A wise man knew when to yield.
And so, he took the delicate foot before him in his hands and unleashed the Eighteen Techniques he had painstakingly mastered!
“Mm~”
The alluring beauty’s face suddenly flushed, a faint blush spreading across her fair cheeks, making her breathtakingly beautiful.
After quite some time, Su Tiantian exhaled and said, “Little Rascal, do you want this Empress to take care of that guy for you?”
Chu Feng naturally knew who Sister Tiantian was referring to. He immediately shook his head. “Sister Tiantian, just leave this matter to me. No matter what, I’m still a man. I can’t always rely on you and the others to solve every problem I run into.”
“Little Rascal, you haven’t even finished growing yet. You’ve still got a long way to go before you can call yourself a man.”
Seeing Chu Feng’s expression as he spoke, Su Tiantian felt as though she had returned to their previous life. If Little Rascal had told her beforehand about the final battle back then, how could she possibly have stayed away?
Instead, she had foolishly worn her wedding dress and waited desperately for his triumphant return.
She gazed into Chu Feng’s earnest eyes. They were perfectly clear, as pure as the water flowing through the stream, the two reflecting one another. Coupled with the youthful innocence still lingering in his serious expression, the sight made the alluring beauty bend down and pinch his tender cheek.
With a slight squeeze of her fingertips, she pulled the young man’s soft cheek out of shape.
“Mmph… Sister Tiantian…”
However, Su Tiantian did not let go. She merely eased the pressure of her fingertips, shifting from pinching his cheek to gently caressing it with her palm, an affectionate tenderness welling up in her heart.
Chu Feng had been about to protest, but the moment he raised his eyes and met the alluring beauty’s gaze, he froze.
Her gaze was filled with lingering affection, her soft red lips slightly parted as though she were murmuring the feelings buried deep within her heart.
Within those bewitching eyes was an abundance of profound, unwavering love.
And so, the young man swallowed the words on his lips and simply basked in the alluring beauty’s tender gaze.
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