Chu Feng followed Liu Xueyao, walking through the dense forest. The branches and leaves around them were thick, yet there were no bird calls. Only a silence so deep it felt eerie and unsettling.
Liu Xueyao led the way ahead, walking steadily in a set direction.
Chu Feng had to exert all his strength just to summon a tiny bit of true qi, so he called out Little Bai. Without a weapon in hand, even clearing a path was exhausting.
With Little Bai in hand, Chu Feng cut down the surrounding thorns, forging a way forward.
Liu Xueyao also held an ice-blue longsword, cutting her way through as she walked.
After about an hour of walking, Chu Feng arrived at a small hill. From the top, the view was excellent, and in the distance, he saw a group of tall, majestic buildings.
“Sister Saintess, is that our destination?” Chu Feng asked. Based on their current path, the buildings lay directly along their route.
“Mhmm. Inside lies your opportunity, my husband,” Liu Xueyao said, her beautiful eyes gazing at the distant pavilions.
His… opportunity…
Hearing Liu Xueyao say that, Chu Feng became even more certain of the call he felt from deep within. The moment he saw the pavilions earlier, that sensation had only grown stronger.
But still…
“Sister Saintess, do you know something? And why do you keep calling me ‘husband’?”
Chu Feng found himself more and more confused by the Liu Xueyao before him. Suddenly calling him “husband” and being so familiar with this place…. could this Saintess of the Yaochi Holy Land be a second-time player?
Liu Xueyao met Chu Feng’s gaze with her beautiful eyes and slowly said, “I’ll tell you everything, husband, once this is over.”
Since Liu Xueyao wasn’t willing to speak now, Chu Feng knew there was no point in pressing her. Since she said she’d explain afterward, he would just have to wait.
But what Chu Feng didn’t expect at all was that just as they finally arrived at the entrance of the pavilion, two people appeared there at the same time.
And wouldn’t you know it…. Chu Feng recognized both of them. One was Lin Ruo, and the other was Hu Wan, the young man he had run into earlier in Xiangshui City.
Lin Ruo and Hu Wan also noticed Chu Feng and Liu Xueyao.
“Chu Feng!!!”
The moment Lin Ruo laid eyes on him, he let out a furious roar and charged forward with his trident.
Upon seeing Lin Ruo, Liu Xueyao’s killing intent surged instantly. She stepped in front of her husband with her long sword in hand. Her eyes were filled with killing intent.
Clang—!
Sword clashed with trident, sending sparks flying.
“Sister Saintess! I’ll help you!”
Seeing the situation, Chu Feng naturally couldn’t just stand by and watch. This place suppressed true qi. It was the perfect opportunity to take out Lin Ruo. And with no members of the Heaven’s Pinnacle Sect around, no one would know if Lin Ruo were killed.
Just as Chu Feng was about to make a move, a figure stepped in front of him.
“Mister, this is a personal grudge between me and him. I’d appreciate it if you didn’t interfere.”
Chu Feng warned him while keeping a cautious eye on the young man before him. He could sense danger in the air.
Hu Wan toyed with the dagger in his hand and chuckled lightly. “That won’t do, little brother. If you’d agreed to team up with me earlier, maybe the three of us could be ganging up on him now. But as things stand, I’m on his side.”
“In that case, let’s settle this with our blades.”
Chu Feng gripped Little Bai tightly. He wasn’t too confident about beating Lin Ruo. After all, Lin Ruo was the protagonist… but this guy in front of him, a supporting character with second-rank cultivation? That, Chu Feng could handle.
He raised Little Bai, suddenly burst forward, and slashed with his sword.
Hu Wan didn’t move, but in the next instant, the dagger in his hand writhed like slime, instantly morphing into a spear.
Crap!
Chu Feng hadn’t expected that. How could a weapon change shape like that?
Hu Wan swept the transformed spear horizontally, the force so great that the shaft bent with the power of the swing.
Chu Feng didn’t have time to pull back, so he chose to meet the blow head-on.
In the next moment, the crisp clang of metal clashing rang out like firecrackers exploding.
Veins bulged on Chu Feng’s forehead. He felt a wild, overwhelming force surging through. The sheer power of it was terrifying.
Is this really just second-rank cultivation?
Doubt surged in Chu Feng’s heart. No wonder Eunuch Cao had said this guy was strange.
Even though Chu Feng had advanced to the second rank, this kind of brute strength went beyond what he thought was possible.
Bang!
Both of them staggered back several steps.
A flash of surprise crossed Hu Wan’s eyes. The boy in front of him was only second-rank, yet he had managed to take that hit. Even if true qi wasn’t used, it was still impressive.
Chu Feng’s arms were going numb. If they clashed like that again, he might need to switch arms….or worse.
Just then, a loud rumbling came from within the forest. Trees began crashing down in large numbers.
The commotion caused all four fighters to halt their battle instinctively.
In the next instant, a burly man burst out from the forest. His bronze-colored skin stood out vividly, and his speed was astonishing.
And wouldn’t you know it…. he was charging straight toward Chu Feng.
What?!
Chu Feng hurriedly tried to dodge, but he was too slow.
The burly man didn’t slow down in the slightest. He crashed forward in a straight line.
An unstoppable force. Chu Feng had no way to resist it. His entire body was sent flying and crashed into a pavilion.
“Husband!”
A rare trace of panic flashed in Liu Xueyao’s eyes, and she immediately rushed inside.
By the time the burly man came to a stop, he had reached the entrance of the pavilion as well.
Scratching his head, the burly man said, “Haha, this trick always works best. Hacking away one swing at a time? That’s nothing compared to how fast I clear a path! But… did I just hit something?”
***
Chu Feng only felt his vision go black before he was sent flying.
His body crashed into the pavilion, and the scenery before his eyes shifted instantly. Having experienced this twice before, Chu Feng immediately realized….it had happened again: random teleportation.
Once the scenery stopped changing, Chu Feng’s body began falling toward the “ground”.
“Ah!”
Thud—
Huh? That didn’t hurt!
That was Chu Feng’s first thought upon landing. Then he noticed why the ground felt so soft.
And the sensation… was surprisingly good. Chu Feng instinctively gave it a squeeze.
“Mmm~”
A soft moan reached his ears.
Chu Feng: !!!
His eyes widened. He hurriedly looked down and was met with a pair of angry eyes.
A familiar, seductive face entered his view, her cheeks tinged with a shy blush.
And that face…Chu Feng recognized it. Liu Shijing!
I’m doomed!!!
“You little brat! If you don’t move your filthy paw this instant, I’ll chop it off!”
Liu Shijing gritted her teeth as she spoke.
Chu Feng looked down and saw Liu Shijing’s flushed cheeks. Her eyes were glaring at him with such fury that it looked like she wanted to kill him.
“Senior! This is a misunderstanding! All a misunderstanding!”
Chu Feng hurriedly explained, quickly scrambling to his feet without any hesitation, afraid that if he were even a second slower, Liu Shijing really might cut off his hand.
Liu Shijing sat up, her gaze cold as ice as she stared at Chu Feng. Her face alternated between pale and red.
“You little brat! I…”
“Senior, have mercy! I truly didn’t know this would happen!”
Chu Feng didn’t even know how to properly explain himself.
Liu Shijing’s beautiful eyes were now glistening. It was unclear whether it was from overwhelming anger or embarrassment.
Chu Feng stood there like a child who had done something wrong, looking completely obedient.
Liu Shijing’s hand gripped the hem of her skirt tightly. Her face was flushed all the way down to her neck, her breathing uneven. Her once-clear, elegant eyes were now full of fury.
Just as the tension between the two grew unbearable, a voice called out—
“Husband!”
Liu Xueyao arrived at Chu Feng’s side.
“Sister Saintess…”
Chu Feng suddenly felt too embarrassed to face Liu Xueyao. After all, he had just…
“Auntie?”
Liu Xueyao had also seen Liu Shijing. But… her aunt’s expression was clearly off.
It was the first time she had ever seen her aunt’s beautiful face so completely flushed.
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