Just as Chu Feng and the red-clothed girl locked eyes for three seconds and he was about to get up immediately….what a coincidence, Liu Shijing happened to walk in.
Seeing Chu Feng and the red-clothed girl in their current posture, a scene from the past instantly flashed through her mind.
Upon seeing Liu Shijing, Chu Feng was truly doomed. Even if he jumped into the Yellow River, he wouldn’t be able to wash this clean.
“Senior… if I said this was a beautiful misunderstanding, would you believe me?”
Chu Feng asked nervously.
A smile appeared on Liu Shijing’s face, and her tone was gentle as she said, “Of course I believe you.”
The next moment, the boy’s cry of pain rang out.
***
Inside the room, Liu Shijing sat in the main seat. On her left stood the red-clothed girl, and on her right stood Liu Xueyao.
Chu Feng was kneeling obediently on the floor. Looking at the setup before him, it really felt like a three-way tribunal.
“You brat, explain yourself.”
Liu Shijing now turned her gaze toward Chu Feng, her eyes full of disdain as if thrilled by the antics of someone with special tastes.
“Senior, here’s what happened…”
Chu Feng explained everything honestly from start to finish, not daring to leave out a single detail.
As soon as he finished, Liu Xueyao immediately said, “Auntie, I believe my husband.”
Liu Shijing looked at her niece Xueyao, feeling quite uneasy inside. The two of them weren’t even officially together yet, and Xueyao was already siding with this brat. If they really ended up together in the future, wouldn’t she, the aunt, be completely forgotten?
“Yuejun, what about you? Are you going to forgive this brat?”
Liu Shijing turned to the red-clothed girl and asked.
“Of course not! Aunt Liu, what’s going on with this man? Why was he in my mother’s side hall? And why is Sister Yao calling him her husband?”
The red-clothed girl fired off a barrage of questions.
Liu Shijing rubbed her forehead. How was she supposed to explain all this?
“This matter… is a bit too complicated to explain.”
Meanwhile, Chu Feng, still kneeling, caught a particular word the red-clothed girl had just said….mother!?
Come to think of it, didn’t that woman in yellow say that this red-clothed girl was the Holy Master’s adopted daughter?
If the Yaochi Holy Master found out that he accidentally saw her daughter in a… compromising situation, wouldn’t she chop him into pieces?
Seeing the red-clothed girl still unwilling to let it go and Xueyao staunchly defending him, Liu Shijing finally glared at Chu Feng.
“You brat! Come with me!”
She dragged Chu Feng straight out into the courtyard.
As they walked, Chu Feng grimaced in pain. “Ow, ow, ow! Senior, take it easy! Any more of this and my ear’s going to fall off!”
Liu Shijing let go of him and said irritably, “It’d be best if it did fall off. Do you have any idea what kind of trouble you’ve caused?”
“I do.” Chu Feng nodded and said, “I offended the Holy Master’s daughter.”
Thank goodness the Yaochi Holy Land wasn’t some kind of criminal organization…. otherwise, he’d already have been chopped into pieces and dumped into a river by now.
Still, who changes clothes right at the doorway? Wasn’t she afraid some man might walk in and see?
Oh, right. This is the core region of the Yaochi Holy Land. By all accounts, there shouldn’t be any men here. He was just an exception.
Clothing… That explains why the red-clothed girl had been so casual about changing at the door.
“This matter… I’ll report it to the Holy Master. Let her decide how to handle it.”
“Senior, come on now, there’s no need for that….can’t we just settle this privately?”
Chu Feng was speechless. Isn’t it usually the other way around? Big matters get downplayed, small ones brushed aside. But here she was, making a small issue even bigger. Calling in the parents? That’s just cruel.
Meanwhile—
The red-clothed girl’s name was Zi Yuejun. She was quite well-known within the Yaochi Holy Land. After all, she was the Holy Master’s adopted daughter.
However, her status as an adopted daughter seemed to have come out of nowhere. No one had ever seen the Holy Master adopt a baby girl, nor had anyone seen her leave the mountain. She had simply made a sudden announcement: she had an adopted daughter now.
What’s more….Zi Yuejun looked so similar to the Holy Master! With a seventy percent resemblance, no one would question it if someone said they were blood-related.
“Sister Yao, what’s the deal with that man?”
Zi Yuejun pressed on. She had heard that Aunt Liu had returned, which meant the Saintess must have returned as well. When she went to Sister Yao’s residence and found no one there…
So, after asking around, she was told that Sister Yao had recently been staying in her mother’s side palace. That’s why she came….but instead, she ran into a pervert!
“Husband.”
Liu Xueyao said calmly.
Little did she know that single word husband set off a storm in the young girl’s heart.
Zi Yuejun couldn’t believe it. “Sister Yao, you got married?!”
“Yes.”
Liu Xueyao gave a slight nod. After all, in her heart, she already considered herself married to her husband in a previous life.
Zi Yuejun felt as if she’d been struck by lightning. A second later, she burst into tears and ran off.
“Wuwu… Sister Yao got married…”
Liu Xueyao watched Zi Yuejun’s heartbroken figure disappearing into the distance, a bit confused. Wasn’t marrying her husband supposed to be a happy occasion? Why did Zi Yuejun look so devastated after hearing it?
In the courtyard, Chu Feng and Liu Shijing also saw the girl’s tearful figure running away.
Chu Feng: “???”
What just happened? Why did she run off crying? Don’t tell me… she’s running off to snitch?!
The thought made Chu Feng’s heart sink. Uh-oh….this could be bad!
Liu Xueyao stood at the doorway, watching Zi Yuejun’s retreating figure. Her cool, beautiful eyes remained unmoved.
“Xueyao, what happened? Why did Yuejun run off crying?”
Liu Shijing came up beside Liu Xueyao and asked. “That brat saw her earlier and she didn’t cry. So how come, after spending just a short while with our Xueyao, she ran off in tears?”
“I merely stated the truth.”
Liu Xueyao had merely stated the truth. She herself didn’t understand why the girl ran off crying.
***
At the entrance of the main hall, Chu Feng had still been brought over by Liu Shijing, obediently waiting for the Holy Master’s judgment.
At this moment, Chu Feng was filled with nervous unease.
Before long, a distant ethereal voice rang out.
“I’ve already heard about this matter. Little one, there’s no need to be nervous. I won’t make things difficult for you.”
The voice was gentle, like a spring breeze brushing past, instantly calming the listener.
Hearing this, Chu Feng’s heart brightened. So the Holy Master was actually a kind person!
“This junior thanks the Holy Master!”
“No need for thanks. Since you are Xiyue’s personal disciple, I will naturally show you some extra care. This communication token now returns to its rightful owner.”
As her voice fell, a communication token flew out from within the hall.
Chu Feng caught it, realizing it was his own token.
When had it ended up with the Holy Master?
“Is there anything else, little one?”
“Holy Master, no….nothing else.”
Though the voice was pleasant to hear, Chu Feng still felt a subtle pressure. After all, this was the leader of the entire Yaochi Holy Land. Facing her alone, it was impossible not to feel some psychological weight.
“Very well. If you ever have any questions about cultivation in the future, you may come to me.”
“Next time for sure. Then… may this junior take his leave?”
“You may.”
And so, Chu Feng quickly got up and hurried out of the place.
Outside the main hall, Liu Shijing stared at the completely unharmed Chu Feng in astonishment.
“You little brat, the Holy Master didn’t punish you?”
“Nope,” Chu Feng replied cheerfully, still surprised that the Holy Master hadn’t blamed him for anything.
Liu Shijing, on the other hand, felt a bit disgruntled. She had hoped to use the Holy Master to give this brat a proper lesson….but now, it looked like that plan had gone down the drain.
“Husband, as long as you’re okay, that’s all that matters.”
Liu Xueyao said sincerely, clearly relieved.
“Thank you for your concern, Sister Saintess.”
If Chu Feng had to pick someone in Yaochi Holy Land he had the best impression of, it was undoubtedly Liu Xueyao. No matter what happened, she always believed in him.
Some were happy, others upset.
Watching her Xueyao interact so sweetly with that brat, Liu Shijing grew even more displeased.
Her cheeks puffed out slightly in frustration.
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