Sunshine, Beach, Sunscreen-Cuteness Was Worthless Before Sexiness

Sunshine, Beach, Sunscreen—Cuteness Was Worthless Before Sexiness (4K)

The next day, afternoon.

The scorching sun hung high overhead, draping Eastsea City in a thin golden veil. Seagulls streaked across the sky like white phantoms. It was perfect weather for sightseeing and travel, as if even the seagulls' eyes carried a sense of ease and laziness.

At the Eastsea City Spirit Pagoda, the moment the elevator doors opened, Na'er grabbed Zhao Xuanzhen and skipped outside, her face blooming with longing for sunshine, the sea, and the beach. Leng Yaozhu followed behind the two little ones, a smile curling across her rosy lips.

On a vacation in a coastal city, the sea was an essential experience. Na'er had originally planned to visit Eastsea City's liveliest beach to join the crowd, but Leng Yaozhu disliked crowded places. To avoid the endless stream of men striking up conversations on the beach, they changed locations to a private beach owned by the Spirit Pagoda, which was open only to the three of them today.

The white sand was fine and soft. Waves shattered against the reefs into countless droplets, while their feet sank into the sand, slightly hot from the sunlight. In the distance, flocks of gulls skimmed over the crests of the waves, their wings rimmed with a gold-foil glow.

"The smell of the sea!"

Na'er gazed excitedly at the beautiful horizon where sea met sky and took a deep breath of the seaside air. The sea breeze tousled her silver long hair, while her skirt hem fluttered freely.

"Zhao Xuanzhen, do you like the sea?"

She tilted her head slightly and looked at Zhao Xuanzhen beside her. He nodded seriously.

"You can look at it when you're happy, jump into it when you're depressed, and go down with it when you're broke. Who wouldn't like such an all-purpose sea?"

"Hm?"

Na'er and Leng Yaozhu both turned to stare at him in perfect unison. Kid, those were some dangerous thoughts!

"Forget this guy. Aunt Leng, let's go change into our swimsuits!"

Na'er dragged Leng Yaozhu into the changing room. Since Zhao Xuanzhen was a boy, he did not have so many concerns. He took off his outer clothes, revealing the swim trunks he had already changed into, decorated on both sides with a Silver Dragon and golden phoenix design.

They had bought those swim trunks yesterday after eating stewed beef at Eastsea Shopping City. Dragons and phoenixes had been embroidered all over them. Zhao Xuanzhen had thought they were a little flashy, but Na'er had fallen for them at first sight, paid for them, and left in one smooth motion, giving him no chance to refuse.

Facing the sea, Zhao Xuanzhen felt the salty sea breeze rush against his face. As far as the eye could see, the water glittered beneath brilliant sunlight. Waves rolled onto the edge of the beach, carrying fine sand with the tide and shallowly covering the tops of his feet. When the sea waves receded, broken foam streamed down his ankles.

The Sea God might not be any good, but the sea itself was fantastic!

"Ta-da!"

The bamboo curtain of the changing room rolled up, and shell wind chimes shattered the sound of the waves. A youthful, energetic beauty made her dazzling entrance!

Na'er had changed into a backless bikini with a strapless round-neck clasp design and a pink bow tied around her waist. Her silver long hair was gathered into a high ponytail.

Fine sand wrapped around her tender toes. Her snow-white skin reflected the sunlight, and her figure's lines were even and gentle. Every inch of her body overflowed with the vitality of youth.

The first thing Na'er did after stepping out of the changing room was watch Zhao Xuanzhen's reaction. Sure enough, he was looking at her with an expression she had never seen before—one part surprise, two parts approval, three parts appreciation, and four parts amazement...

People on Douluo Continent developed at absurd speed. Na'er's figure had already begun to take on lovely curves, and a blush spread across her stunningly beautiful face. Just as she was about to run over and tease him, she noticed his gaze shift to the side.

Leng Yaozhu parted the bamboo curtain, like a beautiful mermaid emerging from the deep sea. Her fiery red hair cascaded naturally over her shoulders, while gold-like light spots swayed in the hollow of her collarbone, making her skin resemble white porcelain rinsed in coconut milk.

Her wine-red bikini had an exceptionally daring cut. Two slender golden chains crossed behind her neck and trailed down her spine to the hollow of her waist. Her waist was slender, and the tiny diamonds decorating the shoulder straps sparkled brilliantly with an eye-catching shimmer.

Na'er looked at Leng Yaozhu's mature, graceful figure, sexy to the fullest, then lowered her head to look at herself, who seemed no different from a bean sprout by comparison. Her little mouth puckered, and she nearly failed to hold back her tears!

Cuteness was worthless before sexiness!

Today was a rare holiday. Leng Yaozhu's stunningly beautiful face was filled with a smile as she took out a pair of sunglasses from her Storage Soul Tool. She strode calmly on her long legs to a row of beach chairs and lay down to enjoy the sun and beach.

Na'er had suffered an invisible critical hit from Leng Yaozhu and was squatting on the ground, drawing circles in depression, when a shadow suddenly fell over her head.

The young girl's silver eyes lit up. She thought her childhood sweetheart had come to comfort her, only to see the boy wearing a refined, gentle expression as he smiled and spoke five words.

"You don't need to feel inferior."

"Zhao! Xuan! Zhen!!!"

Na'er shot to her feet, her pretty face instantly flushing scarlet. She leaped toward Zhao Xuanzhen with a shrill cry.

"If I don't kick your shorts off, I'll take your last name!"

Seeing that things were going badly, Zhao Xuanzhen turned and ran. Na'er chased after him with reddened eyes, leaving staggered footprints across the beach. Their two shadows stretched ahead across the sand, sometimes overlapping and sometimes separating.

Seeing this, Leng Yaozhu lifted her sunglasses and sighed sincerely, "Those two little ones really have such a good relationship."

After fooling around for a while, Zhao Xuanzhen deliberately slowed down. Na'er caught up with him in a huff and, like a puppy, left a round teeth mark on his left shoulder. The two renewed their Peace Treaty and leaped into the sea together for a swim.

"Splash—"

Two figures broke through the waves. Sunlight poured over them from head to toe, and Na'er giggled. Her lower abdomen beneath her swimsuit was fair and beautiful as she said in a crisp voice,

"I was one second faster than you!"

"I'll give you that."

"I am amazing!"

Watching Na'er make a ghost face, Zhao Xuanzhen could not help but smile. With his monstrous physical fitness, he could have easily crushed Na'er in swimming speed. But life was not a competition. There was no need to fight over everything.

Of course, Zhao Xuanzhen was mainly afraid that Na'er could not take losing. A little puppy had already bitten his left shoulder without reason, so he naturally needed to protect his right shoulder carefully!

"Hehe..."

Na'er's eyes spun around as she quietly slipped beneath the water. Zhao Xuanzhen sensed her sneakily approaching him. Just as he wondered what she was up to, the sea exploded from below!

A splash flung up a handful of seawater, forming a string of crystalline beads in midair before shattering into droplets all over Zhao Xuanzhen, covering his face and soaking his black hair.

"You fell for it, dummy Zhao Xuanzhen!"

On the beach chair, Leng Yaozhu peacefully enjoyed her sunbath. Her butterfly bones rose and fell with her breathing, and her two long legs, basking in the sun, were fair and plump enough that one could not bear to look away.

"Why did you come ashore alone? Na'er is swimming farther and farther out instead."

Leng Yaozhu asked, and the next second, a clear voice answered.

"She went to catch crabs. She wants to catch Hundred-Year Soul Beast crabs and stir-fry them with chili tonight..."

Zhao Xuanzhen looked helpless. Na'er firmly believed that the sea was rich in resources and had decided to catch crabs herself. The problem was that this private beach belonged to the Spirit Pagoda. If there had been any Hundred-Year Soul Beasts nearby, they would have been dragged away and turned into Soul Spirits long ago. How could the three of them possibly get lucky?

"It's a vacation. Do whatever you want."

Leng Yaozhu did not mind. Na'er herself was highly capable in battle, and with this Sky Phoenix Douluo's Spirit Domain Realm mental strength monitoring the entire sea, there was no chance of an accident.

Zhao Xuanzhen had swum enough, so he copied Leng Yaozhu and basked in the sun. Master and disciple lay on comfortable beach chairs, thoroughly at ease.

"Teacher, you haven't enjoyed life in a long time, have you?"

"Mm. Not since Yulai... disappeared. If it hadn't been to reward you and Na'er for four years of hard cultivation, and to examine Gu Yue's entry into the Spirit Pagoda, I wouldn't have come to Eastsea City for a vacation."

Leng Yaozhu's tone was low. That was an indelible wound in her heart. Zhao Xuanzhen knew everything and understood Leng Yulai's importance to Leng Yaozhu.

When he thought of Leng Yulai driving the Demon God Sword into Leng Yaozhu's body and condemning her sister's soul to endless torment, Zhao Xuanzhen did not want to dwell on Leng Yulai. Seemingly casually, he changed the subject.

"Yesterday, you spoke with Purple Dragon Douluo face-to-face. I wonder what you found out, Teacher?"

"Purple Dragon Douluo... really does have something strange about her."

Leng Yaozhu turned her head. Her exquisite profile gleamed beneath the sunlight as she said slowly, "Purple Dragon Douluo is indeed a Super Douluo. From her words, she vaguely revealed that the Hidden Family behind Gu Yue possesses extraordinary strength.

"However, Purple Dragon Douluo's aura is unstable, and her blood and qi are in turmoil. It is a typical sign of severe injuries that have yet to heal."

"Purple Dragon Douluo was seriously injured?"

Zhao Xuanzhen was astonished. Purple Dragon Douluo was most likely Ziji, the Hell Demon Dragon King. Why would she be badly injured at this point in time?

Gu Yue... Tang Wulin... Golden Dragon King... Sea God...

His thoughts raced, gradually building a chain of logic in Zhao Xuanzhen's mind. From what had happened in the Riot Period Spirit Ascension Platform, it was obvious that Gu Yue had not been of one mind with the other four members of Zero Class. Whenever the others fought, she watched from the sidelines, completely out of place.

In this spacetime, Gu Yue Na had not lost her memories and spent three years with Tang Wulin. The two halves of the Silver Dragon King had no feelings for him. Gu Yue had come to Eastsea City solely to seize the Golden Dragon King God Core.

Given Gu Yue's straightforward personality, after meeting Tang Wulin, she would definitely summon the Xingdou Fierce Beasts to act. That would inevitably draw out the God King's divine sense as well.

That meant Ziji had most likely been gravely wounded by the God King. Di Tian, Bear Monarch, Ten Thousand Demon King, and the other Xingdou Fierce Beasts had probably also suffered heavily after being caught off guard. Even Emerald Swan Biji's healing abilities had failed to restore the fierce beasts to their peak condition.

At this moment, Gu Yue was still staying in Eastsea City, which meant the Golden Dragon King God Core remained inside Tang Wulin. The Xingdou Fierce Beasts had been utterly defeated. Score: 0.

"So the God King only has two uses left."

Zhao Xuanzhen pondered secretly. During the Riot Period Spirit Ascension Platform trip, the God King had occupied Tang Wulin's body to use the trident Spiritual Imprint. That situation had been more like the Phosphorus Fire Refining Soul incident, consuming relatively little energy and not counting as one of his uses.

But against the fierce beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest, the God King would have certainly expended a massive amount of energy. One of the three Life-saving Hairs had been used up.

Then the Xingdou Fierce Beasts could not exactly be called freeloaders who won by lying down. Their score rose by the tiniest trace...

"What about Gu Yue? How do you plan to arrange her, Teacher?"

"Gu Yue is exceptionally talented. She will definitely enter the Spirit Pagoda," Leng Yaozhu said. "However, I am still considering what position to give her."

"Not as a Core Disciple?"

Leng Yaozhu shook her head. "Before meeting Purple Dragon Douluo, she would have been a Core Disciple of the Spirit Pagoda. But after meeting Purple Dragon Douluo, I hesitated.

"Purple Dragon Douluo hoped that Gu Yue would become my disciple. I told her that I already had a Direct Disciple, yet she was willing to offer a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone just to ask me to accept Gu Yue."

"What a huge offer. Did you agree, Teacher?"

"Xuanzhen, remember this: the greater the benefit, the more you must remain calm."

Leng Yaozhu said calmly, "From the way they acted, they seemed desperate to enter the Spirit Pagoda's core circle. They must be plotting something...

"Fortunately, you nearly crushed Gu Yue in your battle. The Spirit Pagoda has a legitimate reason to refuse her Core Disciple status.

"Teacher has a task for you. Gu Yue will enter the Spirit Pagoda as a Quasi-Core Disciple. As her only Examiner, you will have the authority to decide whether she can become official and enter the Spirit Pagoda's Top Tier Circle.

"Whatever Gu Yue and that Hidden Family are after, her talent and background are right there. If you can win her over, she will be a tremendous help in the future."

"Alright."

Zhao Xuanzhen sighed inwardly that experience truly mattered. His becoming Leng Yaozhu's Direct Disciple had triggered a series of Butterfly Effects. Gu Yue, who had originally been sailing smoothly, suddenly could not enter the Spirit Pagoda's core, while Zhao Xuanzhen held her chance of becoming official in his hand.

"Teacher, there is one more thing. In a few days, I'm going to Heaven Dou City."

"Mm, I'll go with you."

Zhao Xuanzhen pursed his lips and said softly, "Teacher, Na'er and I can go by ourselves."

The moment those words fell, the world seemed to freeze for an instant. The surrounding temperature suddenly soared. Sky Phoenix Douluo rose from her beach chair, her crimson phoenix eyes fixed intently on her own disciple. Her stunningly beautiful face appeared inexplicably twisted as she said coldly,

"Xuanzhen, are you saying that you intend to abandon Teacher and go to Heaven Dou City alone with Na'er, without any safety guarantees? Who knows whether someone might trick you away..."

Zhao Xuanzhen shuddered. Leng Yaozhu's manner was truly terrifying. It felt as though the two of them might appear in some Secret Chamber the next second!

"It's not that serious..."

Zhao Xuanzhen finally understood why Han Tianyi had suggested that he leave Leng Yaozhu's sight before heading to Heaven Dou City to meet Muye.

If he went to Heaven Dou City with Leng Yaozhu, then imagine the scene: Zhao Xuanzhen's body trembled, his True Self aura no longer hidden. Muye was overjoyed and passionately invited Zhao Xuanzhen to join the Body Sect. Then...

There would be no then. Leng Yaozhu would slap Muye to death, send people to drag out A Ruheng, and the Body Sect, which had endured for ten thousand years, would be declared extinct!

"The Federation is fairly safe. I really do have important business in Heaven Dou City this time... for myself, and for our future.

"Besides, people have to grow up. I need to learn to face hardships on my own. I can't live forever under the protection of my elders' wings."

Every word Zhao Xuanzhen spoke was sincere. Telling Leng Yaozhu in advance was necessary. He did not want to sneak away and make the teacher who had always cared for him sad.

Besides that, Leng Yaozhu had too many ways to track him. Rather than exhaust themselves by arguing, it was better to speak openly from the very beginning.

This trip to Heaven Dou City was not only to meet Muye. Zhao Xuanzhen had other plans. He could hide them from Na'er, but not from Leng Yaozhu. Leng Yaozhu had watched him grow up, and there was no way to explain certain things appearing out of nowhere.

After a long silence, Leng Yaozhu looked at her resolute disciple and let out a quiet sigh, choosing to compromise.

"You really have grown up and can no longer be kept here. You may go to Heaven Dou City, but promise Teacher three things.

"First, use the Soul Guide Communicator to report that you are safe twice a day.

"Second, do not agree to any unreasonable requests, such as being asked to leave me and join another faction.

"Third, wear this. It will keep you safe."

She handed Zhao Xuanzhen a Scarlet Pendant. It felt warm in his hand, and Phoenix Chirping echoed around them.

The Phoenix Pendant contained Sky Phoenix True Fire. A single strike carried enough power to erase a level ninety-five Title Douluo. Once it shattered, Leng Yaozhu would sense it mentally and rush over to support him at the fastest speed.

"Thank you for allowing it, Teacher."

Zhao Xuanzhen put on the Phoenix Pendant. Although he had the Soaring Serpent protecting him, the pendant would put Leng Yaozhu at ease.

"Protect yourself. If the Phoenix Pendant shatters, return obediently to the Spirit Pagoda."

Leng Yaozhu tried to appear stern, but quickly failed, saying with deep meaning,

"Xuanzhen, when you go to Heaven Dou City, do not let other people's verbal promises deceive you...

"Trust Teacher. What I can give you is more than anyone else."

"Mm. I have never doubted that."

"You nearly ruined my good mood for vacation. Come here."

Leng Yaozhu beckoned Zhao Xuanzhen over and stuffed a bottle into his palm. Then she propped up her chin and lay on her side on the beach chair, her delicate hands gathering her scarlet hair. Her entire snow-white back unfolded beneath the sunlight, light spots swaying in the hollow of her waist.

"Help Teacher apply some sunscreen."

"Huh?"

Zhao Xuanzhen froze. A dignified Sky Phoenix Douluo was afraid of getting tanned!?

Leng Yaozhu's eyebrows furrowed slightly, seemingly wondering why he had not started yet.

"Sigh... this... I..."

Zhao Xuanzhen was honest, reliable, and respectful toward his teacher. He could only obey her orders and complete work ten thousand times harder than fighting a Darkgold Fearclaw Bear.

The curves of her waist and hips gleamed with dewy moisture, her skin polished smooth as jade. The faint sound of sunscreen soaking in seemed magnified a thousandfold. His fingertips passed over the hollow grooves along her spine, while sunlight broke into seven-colored light spots like a liquid rainbow.

Xuanzhen said nothing. He simply kept applying sunscreen!