Before long, Fengfei spotted the figures of two little ones among the leaves and flowers. When he turned past the last bush and flower clump, he saw a huge round table covered with all kinds of snacks and dishes.
Upon hearing the sound, Xue Tuan and Ming Feng quickly turned around and saw that it was Feng Fei and Yuan Jue who had arrived, so they surrounded them.
Xue Tuan tugged at Feng Fei's clothes, her little face tilted up, and her soft voice rang out: "Sister Fei Fei, hug me."
Of course, she couldn't bear to refuse such an adorable baby. Without hesitation, Feng Fei gently pulled Yuan Jue's hand away, hugged Xue Tuan tightly, and pinched Xue Tuan's chubby cheeks for a while before reluctantly letting go, amidst Xue Tuan's resentful and tearful gaze. She didn't see the displeased look in Yuan Jue's eyes when she shook off his hand, thus sealing her fate of being completely under Yuan Jue's control in the future.
Mingfeng struggled to suppress her laughter, then walked to the large round table with a serious expression and said to Fengfei, "Fengfei, this is what Xuetuan and I prepared for you. You're the best..."
"Mingfeng, shouldn't you also call me Sister Feifei like Xuetuan?" Feng Feihu pouted and said to Mingfeng, "Besides, you're clearly the best eater! How could it be me!"
Mingfeng was extremely reluctant to call Fengfei "Sister Feifei," but Xuetuan chimed in, so she reluctantly started calling out, which immediately made Fengfei's face light up with a smile.
Holding Xue Tuan, Feng Fei circled the large round table several times before asking curiously, "Did you two little ones prepare all of this?"
"Yes!" the little ones said in unison, their faces full of pride and satisfaction.
"Then I'll give it a try!"
Feng Fei could indeed be considered a foodie, and it was probably true that Ming Feng was the best eater, but actually, she wasn't that delicious! With her mouth bulging and stuffed full of food, Feng Fei looked at the table full of delicious food with sparkling eyes, but she stubbornly refused to admit that she was the best eater!
Although Feng Fei's eating manners weren't exactly elegant, the food looked incredibly delicious, making one want to try it too. Xue Tuan and Ming Feng had already secretly filled their stomachs while preparing the food, but seeing Feng Fei's eating habits suddenly made them feel hungry too! Thinking this, they started eating, while Yuan Jue had already joined in.
For a moment, the dinner table was bustling with activity.
Just when everyone thought the meal would end happily, an incongruous person appeared.
"Yuexiu! Is this how you treat Baizhi?!"
A sudden clap of thunder shook Feng Fei's ears.
Covering their ears and looking up, they saw an old man with white hair and a youthful face standing in mid-air, his face full of anger.
"I don't believe you don't know how Bai Zhi treated you! But you spend all your time with this damned woman. Do you want me to eliminate her? Or do you want me to cripple your martial arts?"
Yuan Jue's eyes flashed with a cold light. "Bai Shuqing, do you think you have the ability to depose me?"
Bai Shuqing paused for a moment, then looked at Feng Fei with even more chilling eyes: "I can't do anything to you, but I can handle this fallen empress of the Vermilion Bird Kingdom! Unless you spend all your time guarding this person, otherwise, hmph!"
Upon hearing Bai Shuqing's words, Feng Fei stepped forward and said, "You old geezer! It's already shameless of you to interfere in the affairs of the younger generation, and now you want to bully me, a junior, just because you have higher cultivation?" Humph, this old man, it's a waste that she praised his true nature in the illusion.
Bai Shuqing paused for a moment, but quickly regained his composure, glaring fiercely at Feng Fei and saying venomously, "Hmph, don't think that just because you're like this I'll be too embarrassed to lay a hand on you!"
After leaving behind those words, Bai Shuqing disappeared from the spot.
Feng Fei stared at the spot where Bai Shuqing had disappeared, remaining in a daze for a long time.
Yuan Jue pulled Feng Fei back with concern, and Feng Fei turned around and smiled gently, indicating that she was alright.
Xue Tuan and Ming Feng also stepped forward and nervously grabbed Feng Fei's clothes. Feng Fei smiled and pinched the two little ones' cheeks before saying to Yuan Jue, "I have never wanted to improve my strength as much as I do now. Yuan Jue, I think I might leave here to look for opportunities."
"good."
Yuan Jue nodded heavily. He had always hoped that Feng Fei's strength could improve, but Feng Fei had never been aware of this before, and he couldn't do anything about it. Now, being forced by this old man had saved him a lot of trouble. Yuan Jue rarely agreed with Bai Shuqing's actions.
"But I won't let you come with me!"
Feng Fei suddenly turned to Yuan Jue and said that she didn't want him to come along; she would just take Xue Tuan and Ming Feng with her.
Seemingly seeing the determination in Feng Fei's eyes, Yuan Jue was only slightly taken aback before smiling and nodding in agreement.
But would Yuanjue be so obedient?
Obviously not.
Chapter 4: A Beauty Emerging from the Bath
Once a decision is made, action is taken; this has always been Feng Fei's principle. So on that day, Feng Fei packed his valuables and set off with Xue Tuan and Ming Feng.
"Xuetuan, Mingfeng, where should we go first?" Fengfei held the map Yuanjue had prepared for her, pointing and gesturing, but still couldn't figure out where to go. Xuetuan snuggled up to Fengfei, nuzzling her head, and shook her little head, pouting, "I don't know, Sister Feifei. Does Brother Mingfeng have any ideas?"
Mingfeng rested her chin on her hand, pondered for a moment, and then pointed to a black dot on the map, saying, "Let's go to the Ten Thousand Demon Cave! Along the way, we can pass through places like Mochou Lake. Many of these places are legendary, and we might just find some opportunities."
Feng Fei immediately agreed, because Ming Feng's point was very valid.
Suddenly, Feng Fei thought of a question.
"Mingfeng, was it you who contacted Feng Shiyi back then?"
Mingfeng's face darkened, and she nodded.
"Is it still possible to contact them now?"
“It’s no use. Back in the World Destruction Array, when Feng Shiyi forcibly came out, his ring was severely damaged, and Feng Shiyi and the others also fell into a deep sleep. Before Feng Shiyi dissipated, he told me that he hoped you could find the energy to repair the ring and the Void Stone.”
After listening to Mingfeng's explanation, Fengfei lowered his head and pondered for a long time before raising his head again and asking, "Can we find something by going to the Ten Thousand Demon Cave?"
Mingfeng nodded. It was precisely because they could find some materials to repair the ring in the Demon Cave that he made this suggestion. However, he didn't know if Fengfei would agree, so he looked at Fengfei nervously after Fengfei finished asking the question.
Perhaps having confirmed something, after a while, Feng Fei revealed a warm smile, pointed in the direction of the Ten Thousand Demon Cave, and shouted, "Then let's set off!"
Xue Tuan let out a cheerful cry, and Ming Feng also looked delighted. After grabbing Xue Tuan, he pulled Feng Fei's hand and headed towards the Ten Thousand Demon Cave.
Feng Fei and his two companions did not travel on the official road, but instead passed through a forest.
The first stop on this route is a small town called Wanhua County.
There were no ferocious beasts in the forest, mostly large prey that ordinary hunters could hunt. However, the forest was extremely large, and Feng Fei and his companions had been traversing it for three days without being able to find their way out.
Feng Fei brought back a spore and roasted it on the volcano. Ming Feng remembered the food Feng Fei had roasted before, and his mouth immediately watered. Xue Tuan, on the other hand, looked at Feng Fei with a blank expression, then went to look at Ming Feng. Seeing his greedy look, she covered her mouth and laughed.
Although Feng Fei's cooking skills were terrible, barely able to scoop out any food, his barbecue skills were truly exceptional. With the storage ring Yuan Jue had given him earlier, many seasonings were packed inside. Of course, having travel experience, Feng Fei also kept a bundle outside, containing nothing of importance, but enough to avoid detection.
Feng Fei cut off a hind leg and handed it to Ming Feng, saying, "Try it first and see how it goes. If you like it, cut it up for Xue Tuan to eat."
Mingfeng nodded. Xue Tuan was much smaller and cuter than him, so it was only right that he was pampered.
Then, Fengfei cut open the other parts of the spores, wrapped them in lotus leaves, covered them with black mud dug from the stream, and buried them under the fire.
"You guys eat this to fill your stomachs first, don't run around here. I'll go find some fruit. I'll let you try other flavors of spores later." Feng Fei carefully instructed them before leaving. She was looking for a kind of red berry that she seemed to have seen on the way here. This red berry was extremely common, but it had a function that others didn't know about: it could enhance the flavor of roasted meat.
Feng Fei wrapped the roasted spores in lotus leaves, then covered them with black mud and buried them under the fire to bake. Once she found the red berries, she would crush them and apply them to the spores, which would fully release the aroma that the lotus leaves had infused into them, and add a slightly sweet and numbing flavor. Thinking about it, Feng Fei couldn't help but feel a little hungry. She glanced around sheepishly, and seeing that she was surrounded by a dense forest, she smiled and continued on her way.
Before long, Feng Fei found the red berries.
Just as I was about to leave, I suddenly heard the sound of running water, as if someone was taking a bath.
Thinking that this was usually a beautiful woman taking a bath, Feng Fei sneakily put away the red berries and tiptoed towards the source of the water sound.
The shadows of the trees swayed, and Feng Fei, hiding behind a huge rock, quietly peeked out.
The beauty in the water had black hair that reached her waist, shimmering like black silk in the sunlight. The smooth texture made Feng Fei want to reach out and touch it, but she restrained herself in time.
The beauty's skin was extremely fair, and her jade-like fingers appeared almost translucent in the sunlight. Her delicate, pink arms slowly rose as she scooped up water. The clear water flowing from between her hands trickled down her arms, then slid down her back, landing on her waist before finally dripping into the water.
Feng Fei felt a rush of heat to his head, and when he reached up to touch it, he found that he had a nosebleed!
Good heavens, do I actually like beautiful women?
Feng Fei was somewhat horrified by this fact, but she quickly came to terms with it, because she noticed that the bulge in front of the beauty's slightly turned body was not there. In other words, the beauty was not a female beauty, but a charming and alluring male beauty.
Thinking of this, Feng Fei became even more excited.
Feng Fei's mind was screaming: "Beauty, beauty! Turn around! Let me see! Damn it, I'm so impatient!"
As if hearing Feng Fei's thoughts, the beauty actually slowly turned around. Or perhaps she was teasing Feng Fei, turning three-tenths of the way around and then back two-tenths, making Feng Fei's heart itch with desire, wishing he could just go up and turn the beauty around to take a closer look.
Feng Fei stared intently at the beauty, without moving.
In the end, the beauty did not disappoint Feng Fei's hopes. After Feng Fei's repeated calls, she finally revealed her true self to him.
But after just one look, Feng Fei was completely stunned.
Because this beauty was none other than Yuan Jue, whom Feng Fei did not want to be allowed to follow.
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Along the way, Feng Fei stood there dumbfounded, letting Yuan Jue lead him towards Xue Tuan and Ming Feng. Every now and then, he would mutter, "How could it be you?" Without needing Yuan Jue to turn around, he would say to himself, "My God, that beauty was so alluring!"
Still reeling from the shock, Feng Fei didn't notice the increasingly broad smile on Yuan Jue's face. The moment Feng Fei looked at Yuan Jue, Yuan Jue carefully suppressed his smile.
"Feng Fei, you've seen everything about me, are you going to take responsibility?"
Yuan Jue suddenly spoke up, and the unsuspecting Feng Fei immediately replied, "Okay, no problem."
Wan was stunned for a moment before she reacted and immediately kicked him, yelling, "You bastard, trying to take advantage of me!"
After Yuan Jue dodged, he twisted the hem of his clothes and looked pitifully at Feng Fei, his face almost dripping with tears: "You clearly took advantage of me. Putting aside what happened before, just today, you saw me naked from head to toe!"
Yuan Jue's accusation struck Feng Fei's heart like a heavy hammer, and the scene he had just witnessed by the stream involuntarily resurfaced in his mind. That expanse of white... cough cough... Feng Fei angrily slapped his head, realizing how utterly pathetic he had been! He had actually been lusting after a beautiful woman! And to make matters worse, Yuan Jue had caught him in the act! And the woman he had been lusting after was none other than Yuan Jue!
Feng Fei felt like he was going crazy. He glared at Yuan Jue in a frantic manner and hurried towards Xue Tuan and Ming Feng.
"Sister Feifei!" Hearing the noise, Xuetuan suddenly threw herself into Fengfei's arms, secretly wiping the grease from her mouth onto Fengfei's clothes, and grinning mischievously. "Sister Feifei, you've been gone for so long! What happened?"
Before Feng Fei could answer, Xue Tuan saw Yuan Jue walking over from behind. She laughed even more happily, jumped out of Feng Fei's arms, and leaped into Yuan Jue's arms, pouting her pink lips and leaving a sweet kiss on Yuan Jue's face.
Fengfei, filled with jealousy, pulled Xuetuan over, tapped her little head, and complained, "Xuetuan, this is so unfair! Why don't you ever kiss me?"
Hearing Feng Fei's words, Xue Tuan immediately turned around, wanting Feng Fei to hug her. Feng Fei held her in his arms, kissed Xue Tuan on the forehead, and then smiled and said, "Do you want to kiss me?"
Xuetuan immediately gave Fengfei a sweet kiss, covering her mouth and giggling secretly amidst Fengfei's loud laughter. Sister Feifei hadn't yet noticed the oil stains she had just left on her.
Mingfeng, on the other hand, remained as aloof as ever. The moment she stood there, an aristocratic air emanated from her very bones.
Yuan Jue nodded to Ming Feng, then went to Feng Fei's side. Out of Xue Tuan and Ming Feng's sight, he made a pitiful face at Feng Fei, saying, "Feng Fei, you have to take responsibility." His voice was so clear that, without looking directly at his expression, no one would guess that Yuan Jue was being coquettish. Feng Fei shivered; Yuan Jue's cuteness was truly beyond her control.
At that moment, Feng Fei could only nod helplessly, indicating that he agreed to take responsibility.
Seeing that Feng Fei had agreed, Yuan Jue dropped the pitiful expression on his face, leaving only his eyes shining with an astonishing light that was impossible to look directly at.
Feng Fei was obviously human, so he felt a chill run down his spine from Yuan Jue's gaze and quickly carried the snowball toward the fire.
"Snowball, sit still and you'll get something even more delicious soon!"
Then, Feng Fei got to work, digging out the spores from under the fire, cracking open the hardened outer shell, parting the lotus leaves, and crushing the spores he had just found.