âDidnât we agree that since we came together, weâll leave together too? I canât possibly have you waiting outside for me, right?â
Chu Feng pushed Long Xiaoxiao away, but the look he directed toward the agitated Long Xiaoxiao remained gentle.
His impression toward Long Xiaoxiao had always been good, and it only improved further after what that had happened earlier.
Chu Feng did play a part in helping Long Xiaoxiao to assimilate the Dragon Vein Source, thus enhancing her talent and potential to a brand new level. Due to that, her mother was saved, and they regained their fatherâs favor.
However, not everyone in the world knew gratitude.
Take Yin Daifen for example, Chu Feng had helped her during the examination, but not only was she not grateful to him, she even tried to put him down.
Long Xiaoxiaoâs actions really formed a stark contrast to that of Yin Daifenâs. She was willing to go the extent of giving up her right to undergo training within the Godwish Palace to him, and she didnât utter a single word of complaint while doing so.
âHahaha! Little benefactor, I thought you gave your slot to Yin Daifen because you were moved by her beauty, and I was still feeling a little sour inside. Only now did I know that thatâs not the case at all!â Long Xiaoxiao remarked shyly.
âDo you still feel sour now then?â Chu Feng asked.
âNo, no, of course not! If anything, Iâm happy about it!â Long Xiaoxiao replied cheerfully.
âDamn it! Thereâs actually such a thing?â
When Yu Hong and the others first saw how Chu Feng and Long Xiaoxiao were unfazed by the lightning bolts, they felt deeply conflicted inside, especially since they were suffering greatly from the lightning bolts.
However, after hearing Chu Fengâs explanation, they finally understood the truth.
Chu Feng was doing it all on purpose.
He asked Long Xiaoxiao for his key not to take advantage of her but to help her.
And the fact that Chu Feng had cleared the examination showed that he wasnât lying at all. He had really given his own key to Yin Daifen.
The one who had been lying all along was Yin Daifen. After taking Chu Fengâs key, she refused to admit to it. Instead, she even tried to frame him as a shameless person who tried to take credit for something he hadnât done.
âI didnât expect Miss Yin to be such a despicable person. Iâm sorry, Brother Chu Feng. I really misunderstood you earlier,â Bao Yue told Chu Feng with an ashamed look.
âBrother Chu Feng, Iâm sorry too.â
Kui Wudi also did the same too.
âBrother Bao and Brother Kui, do you need my help?â Chu Feng suddenly asked the two of them.
âAh? Help?â
âWhat do you mean by that?â
The two of them were stunned. They were unable to grasp what Chu Feng was talking about.
In the next moment, Chu Feng swiftly set up two formations, and with a casual wave of his hand, the two formations swiftly activated around the two of them.
The lightning bolts were still falling toward the two of them, but under the effects of the formation, the lightning bolts were redirected to the ground around them.
While the sparks from the lightning bolt were still inflicting some pain to them, the situation was still much more bearable than before.
At the very least, Bao Yue and Kui Wudi were able to tolerate the pain and rise to their feet now.
âBrother Chu Feng, you really are a good person.â
âI really donât know how we can thank you for this!â
The two of them thanked Chu Feng profusely for his help. They were so grateful that it looked like they were going to burst into tears.
âItâs nothing much, you need not think too much about it,â Chu Feng replied.
âBrother Chu Feng, can you... help me too?â
It was at this moment that Yu Hong asked for his help too.
âYou? I donât think so,â Chu Feng replied dryly.
âIâll compensate you. As long as youâre willing to help me, Iâll give you whatever you ask for!â Yu Hong exclaimed.
âMy apologies, but I donât need anything from you.â
After saying those words, Chu Feng began heading toward the depths of the desert together with Long Xiaoxiao.
âYou despicable, narrow-minded scoundrel! You arenât a man at all!â
Seeing how Chu Feng was going to leave him behind just like that, Yu Hong began berating him furiously.
Hearing his insults, Chu Feng suddenly halted his footsteps before turning around to look at Yu Hong.
âRight, I should have warned you. Just like how Iâm capable of using my formations to lessen the effects of the lightning bolts, I can also use my formations to concentrate the prowess of the lightning bolts too. Judging from what you have just said, you seem really interested in having a taste of a full-blown lightning therapy?â Chu Feng asked.
âYou!!!â
Yu Hong was terrified to the point where he couldnât utter a word anymore.
The lightning bolts falling on him was already intolerable to him. If it were to get any stronger, he might really die here.
âThereâs another thing that I suppose I should tell you. I have read everything that is on the stone monument, so I can tell you that the punishment will continue for ten days. Not only so, the prowess of the lightning will also steadily grow stronger with time.
âDid you think that I only set up the formation for these two brothers from the Monstrous Herd Temple in order to alleviate their suffering? Youâre sorely mistaken. Iâm saving their lives.
âThereâs no need for ten days at all. I can tell you directly that if I didnât protect them with my formation, all of you would die here within three days!â Chu Feng said.
Shocked by what Chu Feng had just said, Yu Hong was stunned for a brief instant before he began bawling loudly, âBrother Chu Feng, Iâm begging you! Save me, please! Save me! Set up a formation for me too! Iâll give you all of the treasures I have, all of them!â
He even took out his Cosmos Sack and tossed it over to Chu Feng.
He didnât make any conditions this time around, and he didnât dare to do so either. He simply threw everything to Chu Feng.
Instead of accepting the Cosmos Sack, Chu Feng looked at Yu Hong deeply and remarked, âWell, Iâm not really sure about this. You might just turn around and bite me, saying that I stole your Cosmos Sack.â
âNo no, definitely not! I gave everything to you on my own volition!â Yu Hong exclaimed.
Chu Feng smiled lightly to those words before turning to look at Yue Bao and Kui Wudi.
âThe two brothers over there, Iâll need you to testify for me. He is the one who gave me his Cosmos Sack on his own accord, begging me to help him. I, Chu Feng, didnât force him into anything at all,â he said.
âWeâll bear witness that he gave his Cosmos Sack to you willingly,â Yue Bao and Kui Wudi replied.
âIn view that youâre repenting sincerely, Iâll help you this once.â
Chu Feng picked up the Cosmos Sack before setting up a formation around Yu Hong too.
As soon as the formation was activated, Yu Hongâs suffering reduced greatly.
âThank you, young master Chu Feng, thank you! Iâll remember the grace you have shown me!â Yu Hong thanked Chu Feng profusely.
Regardless of whether he was sincere about it or not, he knew that he had no other choice but to do this. He was afraid that if he were to accidentally piss Chu Feng off somehow and the latter retracted his formation, he would be doomed.
âIf I hadnât seen this with my own eyes, I would have never believed that he would be such a person. Little benefactor, you sure are amazing!â
Long Xiaoxiao looked at the groveling Yu Hong, and she couldnât help but feel deeply heartened by the sight. The frustrations she felt from having to deal with them earlier seemed to have been all vented out.
As for Chu Feng, he simply flashed Long Xiaoxiao a smile before leading her into the depths of the desert.
However, less than an incenseâs time after Chu Feng left, the ominous clouds in the sky began to dissipate, and the lightning bolts swiftly weakened proportionately.
Following that, a silhouette appeared in the sky. It was the old woman from earlier on.
âThe punishment has ended. You may leave now.â
As she spoke, she waved her sleeves, and a spirit formation gate formed in the midst of the desert.
âIt has ended? Wasnât it supposed to last for ten days?â Yu Hong asked with his mouth agape.
He was having difficulties grasping what was going on.
âWho told you that the punishment is going to last for ten days? It has already ended, so hurry up and scram. Otherwise, the spirit gate formation will vanish, and the punishment will fall upon you once more. If you wish to be struck by lightning for your entire life, you may choose to remain here!â
After saying those words, the old womanâs silhouette blurred before vanishing from sight.
All that was left was the spirit gate formation.
Yu Hong was utterly dumbfounded. He stood there in a daze, as if he had lost his senses.
It took a long while before another emotion crept onto his face.
âChu Feng, this isnât over yet!!!â
Yu Hong roared with great fury, his voice echoing loudly within the desert.
He realized that he had been duped. The punishment wouldnât last for ten days, and it wasnât fatal either. On the contrary, the punishment only lasted for a short moment.
Yet, for the sake of a minor formation to alleviate his suffering for just a few minutes, he actually gave away all of his treasures to Chu Feng!
âYou liar, you darned liar! Iâll kill you! Mark my words, Iâll hunt you down and rip you into pieces!â
Yu Hong bellowed so furiously that he started coughing out blood. Yet, he paid no heed to it at all.
He felt so indignant that tears were starting to flow from his eyes.
âAiyo, Brother Yu. It isnât right for you to do this. You were the one who begged Brother Chu Feng to help you earlier, and you willingly gave your Cosmos Sack to him too,â Yue Bao reminded by the side.
âIndeed. Even us, monstrous beasts, know about keeping our promises. As a human, shouldnât that be at least one of the basic principles you adhere to? You canât implicate Brother Chu Feng over a decision you made by yourself,â Kui Wudi exclaimed with a righteous look on his face.
âShut up, the two of you! Itâs easy of you to say since you arenât the one losing all your treasure! I donât just have my treasures inside that Cosmos Sack, our Yu Heavenly Clanâs Exalted Taboo Martial Skill is inside here too! That is something that cannot be passed on to outsiders!â Yu Hong cried out in agitation.
When had he, a prodigy of the Yu Heavenly Clan, ever suffered such injustice?
After saying those words, he waved his sleeves furiously before stomping out of the spirit formation gate.
As for Bao Yue and Kui Wudi, they had no sympathy for Yu Hong at all. Instead, they looked at one another before bursting into laughter.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
They saw with their own eyes how Yu Hong directed his malicious intent toward Chu Feng right from the start, and even from the eyes of a spectator, they felt deeply satisfied to see Yu Hong getting what he deserved.