Chapter 241: Do You Want Me to Reward You with a Kiss?
On the road, Bai Feng noticed Yun Yue Yao wasn’t looking quite right—she kept shooting furtive glances at the accompanying Nine-Tailed Fox. Curious, Bai Feng silently cast a Phantom Art on the fox, making sure it couldn’t eavesdrop on their conversation.
After that, he gently placed his hand on Yun Yue Yao’s head, stroked her lightly, and smiled: “Don’t worry, I’ve hidden a little thing inside the Nine-Tailed Fox. It’s impossible for it to spill the beans about the Immortal Sword.”
Yun Yue Yao tilted her head to look at Bai Feng. Her usually stoic face finally cracked a smile. She reached out, hugged Bai Feng, burying her face in his chest. “Hehe, as expected of my dear—so reliable! Should I reward you with a kiss?”
Bai Feng: “……”
Meanwhile, Bai Yu Mo sharply turned her gaze over.
Yun Yue Yao, after hugging a moment, slowly lifted her head, cheeks a bit pink. She apologized: “Sorry for worrying you. Who would’ve thought I’d panic too?”
After leaking the news about the Immortal Sword and causing Bai Feng’s d*ath, she became overly sensitive—*PTSD* was no joke now.
“No worries. If you run into trouble, you can lean on me more,” Bai Feng said softly, ruffling her hair in comfort. Then he tilted his head, curious: “By the way, haven’t you seen the Nine-Tailed Fox in ‘the future’?”
Yun Yue Yao shook her head gently. “Nope, not only have I never seen it, I’ve never even heard of it.”
Bai Feng contemplated deeply, then lowered his head. If the Nine-Tailed Fox hadn’t lied earlier, someone must’ve nabbed it beforehand. Plus, thinking about the three demon beasts chasing after the fox just now, it’s very likely the real culprit behind all the slaughter was someone manipulating the monsters’ bloodthirst.
At this moment, Zuo Qiu, rushing along, suddenly heard a whisper in her ear:
‘Haha, well done. You should torment those who once bullied you exactly like this.’
‘I see your dissatisfaction and resentment, and I see your worries too.’
‘I can unleash your full power—crush those who hurt you. Let them kneel and beg for mercy at your feet.’
‘Embrace my strength, and fulfill your deepest desires.’
Zuo Qiu halted, scanning her surroundings with a wary expression.
She had taken a hit from the Black Lotus before, and now she was quite disgusted with this kind of mind games.
Then, the whispering returned:
‘No need to be so alarmed. Don’t you want revenge? Don’t you want to make your enemies kneel? Don’t you want… to k*ll them?’
Its seductive words stirred dark emotions in her, planting doubts and negative thoughts that she couldn’t quite shake. Without realizing it, her mind started imagining enemies begging and pleading for mercy.
Try as she might, Zuo Qiu’s emotions were slowly swayed by the whisper.
‘Just open yourself up and accept my power, and you’ll have everything you desire…’
Under the influence of the voice, she saw her relatives kneeling, begging forgiveness; the disciples who seized her pills giving everything to apologize; and—huh? Bai Feng?
Zuo Qiu suddenly snapped back to her senses. She took a few breaths, rubbed her forehead, and thought: What kind of crazy ideas are these? Kneeling was supposed to be her, and Bai Feng should be the one stretching out his hand to comfort her—cough cough!
She hurriedly cleared her mind and summoned a flicker of fire from her body, activating her Divine Body. Only then did she realize that strands of Demonic Energy had somehow entwined around her.
“Break!”
Zuo Qiu shouted softly, and the raging flames instantly burned away the Demonic Energy.
Soon, the Demonic Energy was incinerated, along with the whispering voice that faded as the flames died down.
“Phew…”
She let out a breath, her heart more guarded than ever.
She never thought she’d almost fall prey to the Demonic Energy—looks like someone was controlling it behind the scenes.
She looked around but couldn’t find the source of the Demonic Energy. It seemed to appear out of nowhere.
After a moment’s pondering, she quickened her steps. She needed to report this to Bai Feng.
……
“Eh? So many monsters?”
Bai Feng hid in the shadows, eyeing the camp ahead. There were five monsters besieging it—each one with bl**d-red eyes and overflowing with brutality.
Judging from the attire, this camp was probably built by the Red Peak Sect, which Bai Feng had little interaction with. And right now, the Red Peak Sect’s disciples were desperately fighting the monsters.
‘Is there some treasure in this camp? Why send five monsters over?’ he wondered silently.
Using his Divine Sense, he also detected a few people nearby lurking in the shadows. Judging by their clothes, they seemed to be disciples of the Refining God Sect.
“Big Brother, your way of diverting trouble is really clever!”
“Yeah, making the Red Peak Sect guys take a beating—serves them right for always opposing us.”
“Hah, this is just the start. I want to let them see what happens when they cross the Refining God Sect!”
Hearing the chatter of the Refining God Sect disciples, Bai Feng frowned slightly.
Their tactics this time were a bit over the line!
No doubt, it’s normal for other sects to look down on the Refining God Sect. Some disciples inside are decent, but there are plenty of rats among them—like these few.
“What’s wrong?” Yun Yue Yao watched Bai Feng’s expression with curiosity. “Did you discover something?”
“Just some mere sewer rats,” Bai Feng shook his head. “You go help out. I’ll go flush out those rats myself.”
Yun Yue Yao nodded without asking further.
A few seconds later, Bai Feng swaggered over to the disciples of the Refining God Sect, watching them fantasize about using monster attacks to benefit themselves—like sitting back while other disciples fought and they harvested ultimate resources, aiming for the top of the world.
Just as Bai Feng was about to act, he overheard their conversation about the monsters:
“By the way, Big Brother, how did you lure those monsters over? Won’t they bite anyone they see?”
“Hahaha, actually, they don’t bite me. I just carry a rabbit or mouse on me—once they reach the destination, I throw the bait and watch the chaos.”
Bai Feng squinted, studying the bald man speaking. If you looked closely, you’d notice his eyes flickering with faint redness—different from the monsters’ glow.
“Really, Big Brother? How do you do it?”
“Hahaha, it’s because of some chance encounter. Once I finish this job, I’ll take you all to see how. As long as you accept this power, you’ll be like me.”
The bald man grinned—a sinister, mad grin that sent a shiver down anyone’s spine.
The disciples of the Refining God Sect weren’t suspicious; they just cheered:
“Thanks, Big Brother!”
“Big Brother, we worship your awesome skills!!”
But just then, an out-of-place voice cut in:
“Oh? Something like this? Mind adding me too?”
