Bai Lingfeng revealed an excited smile, choosing to directly and selectively ignore the guy he was arguing with.
Lin Huanhuan clicked her tongue softly, a flash of speechlessness crossing her face. ‘I can’t believe I was still discovered like this. Looks like I can’t hide any longer.’
She took the initiative to step out, walking to Bai Lingfeng’s side, putting on the act of a well-behaved girl. She smiled and greeted him, “What a coincidence, Bai Lingfeng. I never thought I’d run into you here. It seems my luck is good today.”
“You… today… this…” Bai Lingfeng was somewhat tongue-tied. He clearly had a whole pile of things he wanted to say to Lin Huanhuan in his heart, but he didn’t know how to start. He could only pretend nothing had happened, scratching his head and laughing, “The weather is really nice today, isn’t it? Oh, have you eaten yet?”
Seeing his posture, Lin Huanhuan’s terrifying guess surfaced again. ‘Could Bai Lingfeng actually like me? Please, don’t let that be the case. I really don’t like men.’
On the surface, she nodded nonchalantly and replied, “I’ve already eaten, thank you for your concern.”
“Uh, hehe, yeah.”
Bai Lingfeng habitually made a hollow fist with his right hand and grinned foolishly.
Just like that, the air around them seemed to take on a pink filter. The onlookers couldn’t help but hold their breath, watching quietly, eagerly anticipating what would happen next.
And right at that moment, a completely tactless guy jumped right out. “Hey, hey, you two! Flirting right in front of me? Your guts are a bit too fat, aren’t they? Believe it or not, I’ll chop you both up right now and feed you to the dogs!”
Huang Long said with a face full of arrogance and aggression. Lin Huanhuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. Just a moment ago, she hadn’t known what to say. This intruding guy had actually helped her out of a tight spot.
A fierce glint flashed in Bai Lingfeng’s eyes. How dare he ruin his good moment! This Huang Long was already courting death!
Huang Long was completely unaware of all this. At the moment, he was laughing triumphantly, his face full of an unrivaled expression. “I never expected you, a rogue cultivator, to have such a friend. She looks quite valuable. So you’re a pretty-boy gigolo who lives off women, huh? Hmph!”
“That girl, although I don’t know what your background is, but seeing as I’m in a good mood today, I’ll give you some face. You obediently pay 1,000 spirit stones as an apology fee for this gigolo, and then have him respectfully present that magic sword to me with both hands, and I’ll let you off.”
Huang Long snorted coldly in his heart. ‘If it weren’t for the fact that this girl seems to have some presence, and my father told me not to cause trouble recently, I wouldn’t be afraid at all. Taking care of them together would be more convenient!’
Lin Huanhuan couldn’t help but facepalm, feeling utterly speechless inside. ‘How did I run into someone with such a poor brain? Shouldn’t you be cautious before you know someone’s background? To still be this arrogant… if I didn’t know better, I’d think you were a Nascent Soul True Monarch.’
‘Is it because I’m staying by Bai Lingfeng’s side? Are the enemies affected by his intelligence-lowering aura, making them so brainless? I’m really at a loss.’
Bai Lingfeng’s face was as dark as water. He stepped forward and said, “This is a matter between you and me. It has nothing to do with her. I’ll give you one last piece of advice: don’t be too arrogant in life, or you’ll face backlash sooner or later.”
Hearing this, Huang Long directly threw his head back and laughed. “Hahaha! Within this Weiyang City, my Huang Family is the only heaven! I do whatever I want. What if I’m arrogant? I have the capital to be arrogant!”
“You actually dare to lecture me here? You’re really tired of living. I was originally planning to give her some face, but it seems that’s unnecessary now. Today, I’m absolutely going to break both your legs and then scar that proud, worthless face of yours, so you know what cruelty is!”
“As for revenge or anything, my Huang Family—”
Before Huang Long could finish his sentence, he felt someone tug on his sleeve. Annoyed, he looked back and saw his underling looking at him with a face full of terror, pointing at Lin Huanhuan and saying, “Young Master, stop with the threats for now. I feel like I’ve seen this girl somewhere before. Her status seems… not simple. Could it be we’ve kicked an iron plate?”
Huang Long scratched his head, focusing his gaze. He also felt a sense of familiarity, but in his rage, he couldn’t be bothered with such useless details. “What does it matter? It’s just a familiar face. This young master sees more people in a day than there are sands in a river. Isn’t it normal to find a few people familiar?”
The underling wanted to advise further but was directly shut down by Huang Long. “Enough! I don’t want to hear any of this. If you dare advise me again, get lost right now!”
With these words, the underling didn’t dare say another word, retreating with a face full of fear.
Lin Huanhuan couldn’t help but sigh again in her heart. ‘I’m really done for. To encounter this kind of divine being… so annoying. Forget it, let’s just resolve this quickly.’
Bai Lingfeng raised an eyebrow, just about to say a few more words, when he saw Lin Huanhuan’s two long willow-leaf eyebrows droop slightly, a trace of weariness showing between them. She said to him in a delicate tone, “Bai Lingfeng, can we resolve this matter quickly? I feel a bit tired.”
Seeing this, Bai Lingfeng’s heart felt as if it had been suddenly gripped by a large hand. His breathing nearly stopped. He quickly nodded repeatedly. “Okay, okay, I’ll go resolve it immediately.”
‘This is the first thing Huanhuan has ever asked me to do. I have to perform well, to salvage my image in her heart as much as possible.’
In his eagerness to perform, Bai Lingfeng no longer cared about hiding. The cultivation of the early Foundation Establishment stage directly radiated from him. A terrifying spiritual pressure surged forth like a tide, causing the expressions of everyone present to instantly change drastically.
Huang Long’s face was full of shock, his eyes filled with disbelief. He shrieked involuntarily, “Th-th-this is impossible! How could you possibly be a Foundation Establishment expert? You should clearly just be an ordinary Qi Condensation ant! This is absolutely impossible!”
The surrounding onlookers, witnessing this scene, collectively gasped in shock.
“I knew all along this young man in white wasn’t simple. That aura of his was definitely not something an ordinary person could possess. To think he’s actually a Foundation Establishment expert! It seems my judgment is indeed accurate!”
“I know this one. This young man in white is playing the pig to eat the tiger. He planned to first act weak, letting Huang Long push him step by step, retreating step by step, and then reveal his biggest trump card at the last moment, shocking everyone’s jaws off to get his kicks!”
“I originally thought this Huang Long was strong, but it turns out he’s just a clown. Fits his usual style, really. It’s laughable.”
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Hearing the nearly mocking words from all around, Huang Long finally snapped back to reality. Gnashing his teeth in anger, he said, “Don’t get cocky! A mere early Foundation Establishment! My father is a mid Foundation Establishment expert! I’m not some ant you can bully at will!”
Huang Long hurriedly shouted to the underling beside him, “The Huang Family residence is nearby! Go call my father! Someone is plotting against me, intending to overthrow the entire Huang Family!”
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