Chapter 29

Ying Chengfeng hadn't expected Yu Feiyan's absorption of the Soul Bone to bring Shui Qinghan running.

"What explanation does the dean want?" Ying Chengfeng stepped forward and asked.

Shui Qinghan looked at Ying Chengfeng calmly. "Taking something without asking is stealing. Return the Soul Bones, and we'll let the matter drop."

"Hmph." Ji Qingyi stepped forward. "The Soul Bones have already been fused. Returning them would mean cutting off both arms. Do you think we'd agree?"

As she spoke, Ji Qingyi had already released her Soul Rings, ready to fight at any moment.

Shui Qinghan continued to look at Ying Chengfeng. "Our academy took good care of these two Soul Bones. How did you get them?"

Ying Chengfeng met Shui Qinghan's gaze. "Didn't you already say? I stole them."

"Where did you steal them from?" Shui Qinghan asked again.

This time, Ying Chengfeng couldn't answer.

Just then, Yu Feiyan finished absorbing the Soul Bone and came to stand beside Ying Chengfeng.

Ying Chengfeng lowered his voice and said to his mother, Ji Qingyi, "Mother, take Xiao Xue and Feiyan and go first. I'll catch up."

Ji Qingyi shook her head. "You take them. I'll cover your retreat. She's considerably stronger than I am, and I'm not confident I can hold her off for long."

"There's no need. I'm very fast," Ying Chengfeng insisted. "Besides, there's no need to let things get this ugly."

Ji Qingyi had also learned about Ying Chengfeng's speed from the Azure Luan Elder.

It far surpassed that of an ordinary agility-type Soul Douluo.

Ji Qingyi hesitated for two seconds, then said, "Be careful. If she dares to go too far with you, I'll go back and get your grandfather."

With that, she immediately pulled Qian Renxue and Yu Feiyan toward the academy gates and flew away.

Shui Qinghan didn't move to stop them. She continued to watch Ying Chengfeng.

"Are you planning to stay and take responsibility yourself?" Shui Qinghan asked coolly.

Ying Chengfeng shook his head. "Responsibility? I really don't want to take responsibility."

His voice held a note of helplessness.

But Shui Qinghan said, "I thought you'd say that in three days, you'll be the ultimate winner, and you're only claiming your reward early."

"Can I say that?" Ying Chengfeng asked in return.

Shui Qinghan's expression turned stern. "Of course you can. But my academy's rules cannot be broken."

"Exactly." Ying Chengfeng knew better than to argue that point.

Then Shui Qinghan continued, "Since you broke my academy's rules, you'll have to pay a price."

"You can't keep me here," Ying Chengfeng said calmly.

"You're very confident."

Ying Chengfeng shrugged. "That's how things are."

"Then why are you still here?"

Ying Chengfeng didn't answer.

Shui Qinghan added, "The person who really stole the Soul Bones is already being punished."

Ying Chengfeng froze for a moment.

He gave a bitter laugh. "What kind of punishment?"

"What does it have to do with you?" Shui Qinghan's expression turned extremely unfriendly. "Can't you even wait three days?"

Ying Chengfeng was stumped.

Of course he wanted to return to the Spirit Hall sooner.

As for waiting three days, he could do that.

He had only asked for the Soul Bones early to see if he could get them.

But Shui Bing'er had brought them over, and he'd thought there wouldn't be any major problems.

Who knew Shui Qinghan would come here to call him to account at this very moment?

But it was too late to say anything now.

Ying Chengfeng was silent for a few seconds before asking, "Can I go see her? As for the price, you can tell me what you have in mind."

Shui Qinghan watched Ying Chengfeng for several seconds, then said, "Come with me."

Before long, Shui Qinghan led Ying Chengfeng to an intensely cold courtyard.

"Go inside." Shui Qinghan stood outside the courtyard and gestured for Ying Chengfeng to enter.

Ying Chengfeng pushed open the courtyard gate, and a wave of freezing air rushed toward him.

The cold wind stung his face.

In the center of the courtyard, Shui Bing'er was kneeling on the ground.

A layer of white frost covered her pale blue hair. Her face was deathly pale, without a trace of color.

At that moment, Ying Chengfeng unleashed the Wind Domain with all his might.

The temperature in the courtyard began to rise.

Ying Chengfeng rushed forward, picked up Shui Bing'er, and flashed out of the courtyard.

"I already stole the Soul Bones. I might as well steal a person, too."

As he spoke, Ying Chengfeng had already carried Shui Bing'er eight hundred meters away.

Shui Qinghan still didn't pursue them.

She merely watched Ying Chengfeng carry Shui Bing'er away and murmured, "Why go this far?"

Ying Chengfeng had already carried Shui Bing'er to an open patch in the woods.

He wrapped his clothes around Shui Bing'er before lighting a fire nearby.

The night was quiet.

Only the crackling of the firewood broke the silence.

Shui Bing'er leaned against a large tree, and her complexion slowly began to recover.

After half an hour, she finally opened her eyes.

She looked at Ying Chengfeng, who was still adding firewood to the flames, but didn't say anything.

After a long while, Ying Chengfeng finally broke the silence. "Are you stupid?"

Only then did Shui Bing'er reply, "I can afford to lose."

"I know you can afford to lose. You're making me look like a scumbag, like I tricked you into falling for me."

"Whose feelings?" Shui Bing'er asked.

"Yours."

Shui Bing'er managed to force a smile. "You're not pretending to be asleep anymore?"

But as someone from Blue Star, Ying Chengfeng really couldn't accept this.

Still, one thing was perfectly clear to him: the Shui Family's girls weren't people you could just go around provoking.

They had an army of tens of thousands, disciplined and well-trained.

At Ying Chengfeng's words, Shui Bing'er said, "It's fine. I'll be sixteen by the time the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament begins."

Then Shui Bing'er looked earnestly at Ying Chengfeng. "Lie to me a little. I'll believe anything you say."

"I can't deal with a love triangle. I sleep around, but I don't get emotionally involved," Ying Chengfeng said seriously.

Shui Bing'er looked confused. "What does it mean to sleep around without getting emotionally involved?"

Ying Chengfeng shook his head. "It means I don't take responsibility. What are you going to do now? Will you still be punished when you go back? How about I take you away?"

"Are you going to elope with me?" Shui Bing'er asked.

Ying Chengfeng rolled his eyes at the sky, utterly at a loss for words.

At that moment, Shui Bing'er forced herself to her feet and leaned against Ying Chengfeng.

Resting her head on his shoulder, she whispered, "I won't tease you anymore. I still have to go back and face the challenge matches in three days."

"As long as no one can defeat the Skywater Academy Team, no one will pursue the matter of those two Soul Bones."

Ying Chengfeng asked, "Are you confident?"

Shui Bing'er fell silent for a moment. "I am. But could you spend the day with me today? Other than cultivating, the only time I ever leave the academy is when I go to obtain a Soul Ring."

As she spoke, Shui Bing'er raised her head and looked at Ying Chengfeng's profile.

Ying Chengfeng turned his head slightly and met her gaze, full of admiration. He was momentarily stunned.

"Am I pretty?" Shui Bing'er asked.

There was no denying it: Shui Bing'er had a unique, cool allure, a special kind of charm.

Her beauty wasn't even what drew people to her most, though she certainly wasn't lacking in looks.

Ying Chengfeng pressed his lips together. "I sleep around, but I don't get emotionally involved."

"Is that so? I don't believe you." As she spoke, Shui Bing'er pressed her lips to Ying Chengfeng's and kissed him.