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Join the ServerFang Yue sneered, looking at Xiaoke, who was squirming uncomfortably in her grasp. “Do you remember what you said to me in that video before?”
“W-what did I say?” Xiaoke pleaded ingratiatingly, a fawning expression on their face. “I don’t remember! In my heart, you’ve always been a beautiful, noble, generous, and elegant maiden!”
“Is that so?” Fang Yue narrowed her eyes, then produced a recording crystal.
From within, Xiaoke’s voice emanated.
“Fine, if I don’t go to hell, who will?”
“Hung up? Isn’t this perfectly fine?”
“They just love to hit people.”
“You’re stuck with Haotian for life; where would wrinkles come from? Development is simply impossible.”
Xiaoke’s eyes widened in astonishment. “Oh my! The voice in there sounds about two or three tenths like me! What a vast and wondrous world, full of such coincidences! Haha, what a coincidence!”
The others stared at the stubbornly denying Xiaoke with cold, impassive faces.
Fang Yue, in particular, let out a chilling laugh. “You won’t admit it? Then I’ll just have to beat it out of you.”
With that, she began to clench her fist, aiming it at Xiaoke.
“Stop!” Xiaoke cried, extending all four limbs. “I think I’m starting to remember a little! I was really drunk at the time, yes! After meeting Little You, I felt such nostalgia, such excitement. You know I raised him, and we’re practically inseparable! I couldn’t help but have a few extra drinks. Since my alcohol tolerance has always been poor, I started spouting nonsense after getting drunk.”
Fang Yue stated calmly, “Isn’t it ‘in vino veritas’—truth comes out when drunk?”
“No, no, no!” Xiaoke declared solemnly. “That’s for other people! Someone as exceptional as me is always a little different from everyone else.”
“Your ‘excellence’ means others speak the truth when drunk, but you just spout nonsense?” Wang Yu couldn’t help but interject.
“Sigh.” Fang Yue stroked Xiaoke’s head. “A thousand years, and I didn’t expect even your brain to have rusted.”
“Hmm?” Xiaoke tilted their head. “What do you mean? I feel like my mind is incredibly sharp!”
“No, no, no.” Fang Yue fixed her gaze on Xiaoke’s eyes, a cruel smile playing on her lips. “I recall telling you and Haotian a thousand years ago that I don’t need a reason to hit either of you. I hit when I want to hit. So, why did you bother with so many excuses just now?”
Xiaoke attempted one last struggle, but a seemingly soft, pristine fist had already connected with their face. Xiaoke’s facial expression gradually contorted, their tongue lolling out, and then their entire body shot away with a ‘whoosh’.
“It hurts so much!” Xiaoke felt as if their entire body had been repeatedly crushed by a gigantic beast. Fang Yue’s striking technique was incredibly refined; she could inflict the heaviest force to cause the lightest visible injury, yet deliver the most agonizing pain. Haotian Daoist Venerable had once been ‘reformed’ by the maiden, forced to kneel on a washboard.
Innumerable thoughts flashed through Xiaoke’s mind: ‘There was once a sincere opportunity I failed to grasp. Now, I regret it. If Heaven were to grant me another chance, I would never, ever tease that gentle and virtuous maiden with that big idiot Haotian! The consequences of her darkening are simply too severe.’
Then, Xiaoke spiraled skyward at supersonic speed, transforming into a tiny star. And then, they actually came back. Xiaoke, being bound to their owner, had a maximum active radius. Exceeding this distance would result in them being forcefully dragged back. However, the impact force on their body hadn’t dissipated, so they once again shot straight into the clouds, only to be pulled back down. It was an extraordinary bungee jumping experience, astonishing everyone. Wang Yu’s eyes sparkled at the sight, and Yue Cai also looked on with longing, though as the conscience of the group, she was more concerned for Xiaoke.
Yue Cai was about to plead with Fang Yue when Fang Yue spoke first. “No need to worry. When they come down, at most, they’ll just have a few bumps on their face. Otherwise, they’ll be perfectly fine.”
Yue Cai nodded and stepped back. Fang Yue continued, “How about it? Pretty amazing, right? Want to learn? I specially developed this technique to deal with scumbags like Haotian, to give them the lightest injuries but the most painful beatings. Become my disciple, and I’ll teach you.”
Yue Feng looked at his two women, both appearing extremely interested, and felt a cold sweat break out all over him. ‘I’m not a scumbag, am I? Probably not.’
“Oh, right, which one of you is Little You’s disciple?” Fang Yue asked, looking at the handsome young man and the adorable loli before her.
“Me, me, me, Sister Fang! It’s me!” Wang Yu immediately exclaimed. “You were so amazing just now! Can you teach me?”
Looking at the incredibly cute black-haired loli before her, Fang Yue was completely smitten. She scooped the little loli into her arms, stroking her head. “No problem, no problem! Give Big Sister a smile! Why don’t you also become my disciple? Look at your current master; he’s just a grumpy old man. Who knows, he might become senile any day now. Don’t worry, if he dares to disagree, I’ll beat him too. I used to beat him a lot when he was a child for being mischievous.”
Wang Yu, suddenly cradled in Fang Yue’s arms, felt incredibly shy. She tried to struggle but couldn’t move at all.
‘Zhang Xiaoyou, I… You seem older than me, even though I might look older. But this public snatching of a disciple is quite something!’ However, he dared not speak. ‘I’m wronged. I was beaten a lot as a child, though most of it was due to Xiaoke’s schemes.’ Thinking of this, his anger towards Xiaoke surged once more, and he secretly added some fuel to the continuously ascending Xiaoke, boosting their speed and impact to the next level.
“Uh.” Wang Yu secretly glanced at Zhang Xiaoyou, who looked utterly dejected and exuded an aura of melancholy. Her sympathy immediately overflowed. She shook her head and said, “No, my master is very good to me.”
‘An angel!’ Zhang Xiaoyou immediately felt the sun break through the clouds, looking at Wang Yu with a doting expression. ‘Should I spoil my disciple even more?’
“Then who are you?” Fang Yue asked, addressing the handsome young man beside them.
Yue Feng replied, “Hello, my name is Yue Feng.”
“Oh,” Fang Yue said. “I remember now. Little You mentioned you’re Shi Yang’s disciple, and also a successor of Zhao Ritian. Very good, no worse than our disciples.”
Yue Feng smiled in response. “Thank you for the praise, Senior.”
Fang Yue suddenly thought of something. She scrutinized Yue Feng from head to toe, then pointed at Yue Cai and Wang Yu in her arms. “What’s your relationship with these two?”
“Oh.” Yue Feng maintained his smile. “They are my women.”
“???” Fang Yue, who had been about to bring something to her mouth, froze instantly. ‘What the hell? A harem?’
Fang Yue looked at Yue Cai, who merely blushed shyly, offering no rebuttal.
Then she looked at Wang Yu, who wore a conflicted expression, seemingly lost in thought, before refuting, “I’m not.”
‘You don’t look like it at all!’
Wang Yu knew that her feelings for Yue Feng had already surpassed mere friendship. The countless deaths in the Cat Mario space, though unreal, had allowed her to see through many things. A year of coexisting in the illusion had eliminated some of the barriers between her and Yue Feng. However, she still couldn’t pinpoint the exact nature of her feelings for him. Furthermore, the fact that she was originally a man didn’t bother her; after all, she was a ‘salted fish,’ and how ‘salted’ she was had little to do with gender, at most only affecting the posture of her ‘saltiness.’ But what about Yue Feng? Would he mind? If she were to truly accept Yue Feng, Wang Yu didn’t want to conceal this matter.
Wang Yu sighed inwardly, first declining to respond to Yue Feng, and then resolving that perhaps she should find an opportunity to be alone and think quietly. Not to consider others’ opinions, but to use her own will to ponder her true feelings. Lately, she felt her thoughts had been constantly influenced by Yue Feng and the maiden. She needed to calm down now.
A ‘salted fish’ life was still a life, and any life inevitably faced such troubles. Wang Yu never tried to escape them, as that would only make her feel worse. Resolve it, then continue to be a happy ‘salted fish,’ perfectly content.
Meanwhile, Fang Yue watched Yue Feng with a smile that made his hair stand on end. “Young man, come closer. I didn’t quite hear what you said.”
Yue Feng, however, took a few steps back. He had seen that smile before Fang Yue hit Xiaoke. “No, no, I’ll just speak louder.”
‘Hmph,’ Fang Yue thought. Holding the loli made it inconvenient to act, but she didn’t want to let go. Fang Yue glanced at Yue Cai and suddenly chuckled, “I can take a disciple, alright. Come here, young man, take one punch from me. Don’t dodge. If you can take it without passing out (or dying), I’ll accept you.”
“Didn’t you already agree just now?” Yue Feng retorted. “And why do you need to hit me to accept a disciple?”
“Did I? I’m getting old, my memory isn’t what it used to be. Besides, do you want me to hit her?” Fang Yue gestured towards Yue Cai.
Yue Feng immediately shook his head.
Fang Yue coaxed, “Then it’s settled! As a man, come on, just one punch.”
“Uh, I’m only in the Transcendent Realm.” Yue Feng stared blankly at Fang Yue’s delicate little fist, then pointed at Xiaoke, who was still spiraling skyward. “I’m not as sturdy as Xiaoke over there.”
“Don’t believe me?” Fang Yue frowned, pointing at Zhang Xiaoyou. “Ask him. When his cultivation was even weaker than yours, did I ever hit him so hard I killed him?”
‘Can we not bring up the past? Now, the present is what’s important. Live in the moment.’
Zhang Xiaoyou felt his dignity had been utterly shattered.
Yue Feng glanced at Zhang Xiaoyou, who was merely sipping tea and saying nothing, then swallowed hard. “Just one punch?”
“Just one punch. You’re allowed to use your weapons and any defensive methods.”
Yue Feng resignedly said, “Alright, bring it on.”
The maiden set Wang Yu down, then swung her fist towards Yue Feng. The punch wasn’t fast, but Yue Feng felt the air around that delicate little fist constantly compress, emitting a sound like tearing space. No matter what method he employed, he found himself utterly unable to evade the punch’s attack.
Yue Feng dared not be careless in the slightest. He drew the treasured sword Long虹 from his waist and met the incoming fist with the strongest sword move he could muster: ‘Long虹貫日’ [Long Rainbow Piercing the Sun].
The sword qi, carrying scorching flames, collided with the fist. The sword qi, striking the seemingly delicate fist, was instantly shattered, failing to inflict any damage. Instead, Yue Feng felt a massive force transmit from his treasured sword throughout his entire body. A wave of intense pain and dizziness overwhelmed him, and his body, no longer under his control, flew backward.
Zhang Xiaoyou instantly raised his hand, erecting a wall of primal energy behind Yue Feng. Yue Feng crashed heavily into the wall, breaking through it, but thankfully, most of the impact force was dissipated. He then slammed onto the ground.
Fang Yue looked at Zhang Xiaoyou, who immediately put on a fawning smile. “This is our outpost, after all. As an elder, I can’t just stand by and watch it get torn down.”
“Hmph.” Fang Yue ignored him, rotating her fist. The sword qi just now was not only incredibly hot externally but also tried to enter her body and burn her divine consciousness. Of course, what surprised her most was Yue Feng’s primal energy. Fang Yue sighed, “The purity of his primal energy is actually not inferior to yours?”
Zhang Xiaoyou froze for a moment, sensing the primal energy that hadn’t completely dissipated. “This kid really is something, huh?”
“I passed.” From amidst the stirred-up dust, a figure stood leaning on his sword—it was Yue Feng.
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