âBut I donât like to owe favors. State whatever request you have,â Ling Shengâer said.
âWhat I did earlier wasnât worth a mention, so you donât need to think too much about it. However, I do have something Iâd like to achieve here, and Iâd be willing to pay an equivalent price if you could help me,â Chu Feng said.
âWhat is it?â Ling Shengâer asked.
âI need Life Crystals,â Chu Feng said.
âLife Crystals? Are you trying to save someone?â
âYes, itâs a friend of mine.â
âYour request puts me in a spot. Life Crystals are invaluable treasures, and they have to be awakened before they can be used,â Ling Shengâer said.
âIâm aware of that. I can awaken them,â Chu Feng replied.
âYou are able to awaken Life Crystals?â Ling Shengâerâs eyes widened in disbelief when she heard those words.
âI have awakened them before,â Chu Feng said.
Ling Shengâer stared at Chu Feng for several seconds before shaking her head, saying, âChu Feng, may fate allow us to meet again.â
Leaving those words behind, she left via the spirit formation gate.
âYou really have no filter at all. Do you know how difficult it is to awaken a Life Crystal?â Yao Luo also shook her head to express her disappointment in Chu Feng before leaving through the spirit formation gate too.
âIt doesnât look like that girl is going to help you,â Eggy said.
âIt matters not. I didnât bear much hope in her in the first place,â Chu Feng replied.
On the first floor, Jie Yu was still together with the elder. His face stiffened up when he saw Ling Shengâer walking out of the spirit formation gate, but seconds later, he took the initiative to approach her.
âMiss Shengâer.â Even someone of Jie Yuâs standing had to address her formally.
Yet, Ling Shengâer walked away without even sparing a glance at Jie Yu.
Moments later, Yao Luo walked out of the spirit formation gate. She noticed Jie Yu too, but she paid him no heed and quickly caught up with Ling Shengâer. She didnât seem to think highly of Jie Yu either.
Accustomed to this, Jie Yu wasnât fazed by their rudeness. Instead, he heaved a sigh of relief.
However, his face stiffened when he saw Chu Feng stepping out of the spirit formation gate seconds later. It was too much of a coincidence for the three of them to leave at the same time. An ominous feeling gripped his heart.
Jie Yu quickly rushed forward and asked, âChu Feng, did you encounter anyone earlier?â
âI met two ladies. They should have just left the tower. You didnât see them?â Chu Feng asked.
âSsss!â Jie Yu gasped. âDid they make things difficult for you?â
âNot at all. We got along well,â Chu Feng replied.
âYou got along well? Did you talk with them?â Jie Yu asked.
âWe did talk a little,â Chu Feng replied.
âDamn. Are you sure they didnât make things difficult for you?â Jie Yu asked once more.
âThey didnât. Why do you look so nervous? Are those two ladies difficult people to deal with?â Chu Feng asked.
âSaying that is a gross understatement. Ling Shengâer is the little demon king of our Seven Realms Sacred Mansion. Hardly any juniors dare to cross her path,â Jie Yu spoke via voice transmission, fearful that those words would reach Ling Shengâerâs ears.
âShe looked pretty docile,â Chu Feng replied.
âThatâs only on the surface. Sheâs vicious through and through,â Jie Yu refuted.
âWhat did she do?â
Chu Feng was curious as to what Ling Shengâer had done before since he didnât think that Jie Yu was a timid person.
âWell⦠I canât say that, but itâs best for you to steer clear of her!â Jie Yu said. âSpeaking of which, I thought you came here to practice a martial skill. Why are you out so quickly?â
âIâm done,â Chu Feng replied.
âAh. Are you coming by tomorrow too?â Jie Yu asked, thinking that Chu Feng had simply gotten tired and was resting for the day.
âNo need for that. I have already mastered the skill,â Chu Feng replied.
âYou have already mastered it? Thatâs fast,â Jie Yu exclaimed.
Even the elder also looked at Chu Feng in a different light.
Jie Yu escorted Chu Feng back to his accommodations, but much to their surprise, there were uninvited guests camping at the doorway. They were all juniors from the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion, and the one leading the pack was a white-haired man. Judging from the fierce looks on their faces, it was safe to assume that they had come with malice.
Bai Yunqing had already gotten into a conflict with the white-haired man and the other juniors. Both sides had released their spirit power, and it looked like they were going to cross blows.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âLing Chongdong, what are you doing?â Jie Yu roared.
Chu Feng and Jie Yu landed next to Bai Yunqing.
âBig brother Chu Feng, you donât have to make a move here. I can deal with this myself,â Bai Yunqing said.
âYouâre Chu Feng?â The white-haired man assessed Chu Feng from head to toe.
âI asked you what you are doing here!â Jie Yu bellowed once more.
âWhat am I doing here? I heard that you were defeated by the two of them, so I came here to get even with them for you. I should be the one asking what you are doing right now.â
The white-haired man looked at Jie Yu with surprised eyes. It looked as if Jie Yu was on close terms with Chu Feng and Bai Yunqing, which didnât make any sense to him.
âDo you think Iâll need your help? Scram!â Jie Yu ordered coldly.
Those words made it clear that Jie Yu was siding with Chu Feng and Bai Yunqing.
âJie Yu, did water get into your head? Why are you berating us when we are here to stand up for you? Have you submitted to those two outsiders after losing to them? Arenât you embarrassed in the least?â The white-haired man looked at Jie Yu in disdain.
âJie Yu, have some backbone! Itâs already humiliating enough to be defeated by outsiders, but how can you side with them too? Do you consider yourself a member of our Seven Realms Sacred Mansion?â
The other juniors also criticized Jie Yu as well.
Unfazed by their criticisms, Jie Yu was just about to speak up when a voice boomed from the sky above.
âAre you saying that those who help them arenât worthy to be members of our Seven Realms Sacred Mansion?â
Two figures descended from the sky. It was none other than Ling Shengâer and Yao Luo.
âMiss Shengâer.â
The crowd quickly bowed to Ling Shengâer.
âAre you going to say that Iâm unworthy to be a member of the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion too if I insist on helping the outsiders too?â Ling Shengâer asked.
âAh?â
âThisâ¦â
The crowd was put in a spot.
Even Jie Yu was taken aback as well. He hadnât thought that Ling Shengâer would speak up for Chu Feng.
âMiss Shengâer, we didnât know that you are acquainted with them,â the white-haired man hurriedly explained.
âScram,â Ling Shengâer coldly ordered.
The crowd shuddered in fear. Not daring to utter a single word of rebuttal, they fled in a fluster.
âWoah, that girl sure is fierce. Her words are much more intimidating than Jie Yuâs.â Eggy burst into laughter.
âDidnât you say may fate allow us to meet again?â Chu Feng asked with a smile.
He didnât think that Ling Shengâer had specifically come here to help him. Rather, it was more likely that she chanced upon this sight and decided to step in.
âIndeed. Isnât it interesting how sometimes fate arrives that quickly?â Ling Shengâer replied with a beautiful smile.
âHere, Iâll give this to you.â
Ling Shengâer walked up to Chu Feng and opened up her hand, which caused a burst of light to spill out. It was a formation containing a Life Crystal.