Teasing from the Women of the Peerless Beauty Group

Lu Jiuyuan hadn't even had the chance to reply before Feng Qing'er started making trouble.

[Feng Qing'er: Fess up, have you been out flirting with girls again these past few days?]

[Yan Lingji: That's right, fess up! Did you go keep that beauty company again?]

[Zi Nu: I'm so curious about what kind of beauty the group leader's woman is!!!]

[Yun Yun: I'm curious too.]

[Medusa: +1]

[Bibi Dong: +2]

Lu Jiuyuan watched the screen full of interrogations, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly.

These women usually acted indifferent toward him, their group leader, but when it came to gossip, they were more enthusiastic than anyone.

[Lu Jiuyuan: She's just an ordinary person.]

[Feng Qing'er: Don't believe it!]

[Yan Lingji: Don't believe it +1!]

[Zi Nu: Group leader, do you know that your tone sounds especially fake when you lie?]

Lu Jiuyuan: "..."

[Lu Jiuyuan: Believe it or not.]

[Yan Lingji: Yo, getting angry out of embarrassment?]

[Feng Qing'er: He must be feeling guilty!]

[Zi Nu: Group leader, the more you act like this, the more we feel there's something going on~!]

Lu Jiuyuan decided to change the subject.

[Lu Jiuyuan: What were you all talking about just now? What manga?]

The group went quiet for a moment.

Then Yan Lingji sent a message, her tone carrying a clear sense of mischief.

[Yan Lingji: Group leader, do you really want to know?]

The group went quiet for a moment.

Then Yan Lingji sent a message, her tone carrying a clear sense of mischief.

[Yan Lingji: Group leader, do you really want to know?]

[Lu Jiuyuan: ...]

[Yan Lingji: A new feature added by the system, the Adult Manga Library.]

[Yan Lingji: The resources are very rich, does the group leader want to take a look?]

[Feng Qing'er: Let him look! Let him broaden his horizons!]

[Yun Yun: Group leader... do you really want to look?]

[Zi Nu: The group leader is a decent man, he shouldn't be interested, right?]

Lu Jiuyuan looked at this message and remained silent for two seconds.

Were they provoking him?

Or were they testing him?

He thought for a moment and replied.

[Lu Jiuyuan: Send it over and let me see.]

[Yan Lingji: !!!]

[Feng Qing'er: Hahahaha, I knew it! All men are the same!]

[Yun Yun: Heh, men.]

[Medusa: Heh.]

[Bibi Dong: Heh.]

[Zi Nu: Heh.]

Lu Jiuyuan looked at the screen full of "Heh"s, his expression unchanging.

[Lu Jiuyuan: I am the group leader; isn't it normal for me to learn about the group's functions?]

[Yan Lingji: Fine, fine, fine, everything you say is right!!!]

[Yan Lingji: Link: Adult Manga Library · Selected Collection · Volume 1!]

[Yan Lingji: Take your time reading, group leader, no need to thank me!]

Lu Jiuyuan clicked on it to take a look.

The moment the page popped up, his eyebrows shot up.

The artistry was indeed exquisite, the characters lifelike, with even the texture of the hair strands drawn with meticulous care. The scene in the image...

He closed the page.

[Lu Jiuyuan: ...]

[Yan Lingji: How is it? How is it?]

[Lu Jiuyuan: It's drawn well.]

[Feng Qing'er: That's it? That's your only evaluation?]

[Lu Jiuyuan: What else? Do you want me to write a three-thousand-word review for you?]

[Yan Lingji: That wouldn't be impossible!]

[Feng Qing'er: Write it! I'd like to see what you could possibly come up with!]

[Yun Yun: Group Leader, if you actually write it, I will... respect you as a real man.]

[Zi Nu: +1]

[Medusa: +2]

[Bibi Dong: +3]

Lu Jiuyuan watched these women egging him on, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly.

[Lu Jiuyuan: Are you all very free?]

[Yan Lingji: Very free!]

[Feng Qing'er: Extremely free!]

[Yun Yun: Don't you need to cultivate?]

[Yan Lingji: Cultivation is nowhere near as interesting as watching the Group Leader get teased!]

Just as he was about to say something, Wen Min's voice called out from the direction of the camp: "Senior Brother! It's time to depart!"

He looked up and saw that the Qingyun disciples were already packed and ready to go.

Lu Xueqi stood at the front of the group, her back to him, her white robes like snow, her long hair fluttering gently in the morning breeze.

She seemed to sense his gaze and tilted her head slightly, not turning around, but the tips of her ears turned red again.

Jin Ping'er toyed with the Purple Glow Blade in her hand, a faint, elusive smile on her lips as her gaze darted back and forth between him and Lu Xueqi.

Lu Jiuyuan withdrew his consciousness and quickly sent a reply in the group.

[Lu Jiuyuan: We're departing, let's talk later.]

[Yan Lingji: Running away again?]

[Feng Qing'er: Every single time!]

[Zi Nu: Be careful on the road.]

[Yun Yun: +1.]

[Medusa: +2.]

[Bibi Dong: +3.]

He closed the group chat, stood up, brushed the dust off his robes, and walked toward the group.

"Move out," Xiao Yicai said in a deep voice.

The group began to move forward.

Lu Xueqi walked by his side, remaining silent throughout, refusing to look at him.

But under the cover of her sleeves, her hand quietly took hold of his fingers.

Lu Jiuyuan glanced down, said nothing, and simply gave her hand a gentle squeeze.

Behind them, Jin Ping'er watched those two clasped hands, licked her lips, and a flash of light vanished from her eyes.

In his mind, a group notification pinged again.

[Yan Lingji: By the way, Group Leader, remember to read more volumes of that manga library!]

[Yan Lingji: Learn some positions; you'll find them useful later on!]

Lu Jiuyuan nearly tripped over his own feet.

He closed the group chat with a blank expression, pretending he hadn't seen anything.

Beside him, Lu Xueqi noticed his strange behavior and finally looked up at him in confusion.

"Senior Brother? What's wrong?"

"It's nothing," Lu Jiuyuan said, his face unchanging. "The wind is strong; something got in my eye."

Lu Xueqi didn't press the matter, simply holding his hand a little tighter in silence.

After some time.

Lu Jiuyuan was walking at the front of the group when his brows suddenly furrowed slightly.

The perception of the Taiqing Realm captured something at that very moment.

In the mountain forest in the distance, countless auras were awakening, as if summoned simultaneously by some force.

Not one, not ten, but hundreds of them, densely lurking in the shadows, their breathing heavy and manic.

Those auras were moving, converging from all directions, their speed increasing, and the tremors of the ground could already be faintly felt from several miles away.

"Enemy attack." Lu Jiuyuan's voice was not loud, yet it reached the ears of every Qingyun disciple clearly, "Everyone, prepare for battle."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a low beast roar erupted from the distant mountain forest.

Immediately following, more roars joined in, rising and falling, merging into a deafening wave of sound.

Then the ground began to shake.

Lu Xueqi's Tianya Sword had already been unsheathed, the blue sword light flowing under the sunlight; she stood at the very front of the formation, her white robes fluttering, her expression cold and stern.

Wen Min gripped her sword, looking ahead with a serious expression. Jin Ping'er lightly swayed the Purple Glow Blade in her hand, her gaze calmly fixed on the surging tide of beasts.

Lu Jiuyuan stood in front of everyone, his gaze sweeping across those demonic beasts.

Giant Wolf, Venomous Lizard, Iron-Back Bear, Crimson Flame Bird...

All kinds of demonic beasts were mixed together, their eyes glowing with an unnatural scarlet red, saliva dripping from their mouths, charging toward this side as if they had gone mad.