Deliberately Teasing Me

The golden figure slowly descended.

Sunlight spilled over her, as though draping her in a veil of gold.

She was a woman.

She looked about twenty, tall and slender. Her flowing golden gown outlined her perfect curves, its hem swaying gently with her movements.

Her brilliant golden hair cascaded down her back like flowing sunlight, every strand seeming to glow.

Her skin was fair as snow, and her delicate features looked as though they had been sculpted by a god's own hand. Especially those golden eyes, which carried an innate nobility and majesty.

Behind her, two pairs of golden wings slowly folded away. A Four-Winged Angel!

Before level thirty, an Angel Martial Soul had two wings. After breaking through level thirty, it became four-winged, and upon reaching Titled Douluo, it attained the complete form of the "Six-Winged Angel."

The instant Zhang Fei saw that face clearly, he froze.

That was... Qian Renxue?

Those brows, those features, that pride radiating from her very bones—Zhang Fei could not possibly be mistaken. It had to be her.

Qian Renxue definitely had not yet reached Soul Saint. She must have consumed Whale Rubber, increasing the age limit of her sixth Soul Ring.

When Qian Renxue saw She Long, her gaze shifted slightly before landing on Zhang Fei.

A flicker of delight flashed through her eyes, but she quickly suppressed it. Her expression remained calm as she deliberately put on the manner of a stranger.

She Long had just been about to bow when Qian Renxue stopped him with a look.

She Long paused, then jolted in realization. He hurriedly swallowed the words on the tip of his tongue and pretended to be mute.

Qian Renxue withdrew her gaze and looked toward the dead Holy Light White Tiger. Her voice rang out, heavenly and clear. "You two, thank you for helping me stop this soul beast. If this senior had not acted, it probably would have escaped again."

She Long gave a dry cough and waved his hand. "It was nothing, hardly worth mentioning!"

If Zhang Fei had not been completely focused on Qian Renxue right now, then with She Long's painfully obvious acting, was he treating everyone else like fools?

Qian Renxue slowly turned and looked at Zhang Fei beside her.

Zhang Fei was still standing there without moving, staring straight at her as though his soul had left his body.

The corner of Qian Renxue's lips curved almost imperceptibly. Deliberately, she stepped two paces forward and moved closer to Zhang Fei.

A faint fragrance, warm like sunlight, wafted toward him.

"Little brother, are you staring at me like that because I'm not pretty?" Her voice was gentle, carrying a hint of teasing.

Qian Renxue thinks I don't know who she is. She's deliberately teasing me.

But he did not expose her. Instead, he cooperatively put on a dazed, foolish expression and hurriedly waved his hands. "No, no! It's because you're too beautiful! I've never seen a woman as... as beautiful as you. Are you an angel?"

A trace of secret delight flashed through Qian Renxue's eyes, though she maintained her aloof and noble appearance. She lightly brushed the golden hair beside her ear. "Then... little brother, do you like me?"

Wasn't that question way too direct? Her emotional intelligence was really worrying.

She Long stood nearby, dumbfounded, his jaw nearly dropping to the ground.

The young mistress was flirting with my grandson? That tone, that posture, that look... could it be that the young mistress had really taken a fancy to Xiao Fei?!

The young mistress was going to become my granddaughter-in-law?

My She family... was finally going to rise up and sing?!

She Long's heart churned with turbulent waves, but seeing the ambiguous atmosphere before him, he felt that this old third wheel really should not remain here.

He gave a dry cough and said awkwardly, "Um... I'll go keep watch nearby and see whether any other soul beasts are approaching."

Before Zhang Fei could even react, he vanished in a puff of smoke.

"Why aren't you saying anything? Don't you like me?" Seeing Zhang Fei spacing out, Qian Renxue moved closer again.

"I do! Of course I do!" Zhang Fei hurriedly said, then deliberately acted bashful. "But... I'm still young. I... I'm not even ten yet."

Seeing him like this, Qian Renxue's heart softened completely.

She said softly, "Then come find me when you grow up."

Zhang Fei's eyes lit up as he anxiously asked, "But how will I find you? I don't even know your real name. You... what's your name?"

Qian Renxue smiled mysteriously and pretended to be profound. "If we are fated, you will naturally find me. It depends on whether you... truly like me."

Her voice was very soft, like a feather stirring ripples through Zhang Fei's heart.

What do I do? I'm about to lose the act! If she keeps flirting with me like this, I'm really going to give myself away!

He took a deep breath and tried to make himself look like a boy experiencing first love. Looking directly into Qian Renxue's eyes, he said, "Then when I grow up and find you, would you be willing to be my girlfriend?"

Qian Renxue froze at his words, and the tips of her ears gradually turned red.

She turned her face away, her voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz. "When that time comes... I can consider it."

"It's a deal." Zhang Fei immediately replied with a smile.

Their eyes met, and golden light seemed to shimmer in both of them.

A moment later, Qian Renxue gave a light cough and regained her composure. "All right, little brother, I need to absorb the Soul Ring. In a while, it will dissipate."

Zhang Fei hurriedly said, "I'll stand guard for you!"

"No need." Qian Renxue shook her head. "My guards will arrive soon. You... should leave quickly, so no one else sees you."

Zhang Fei knew that Ci Xue must be hiding nearby and protecting her in secret. The imperial family's worshippers would surely follow the battle's fluctuations here as well, so neither of them should remain for long.

Though reluctant, he still nodded. "Then... goodbye."

"Mm, go on. Cultivate well." Qian Renxue spoke softly, a trace of tenderness flashing through her eyes.

Zhang Fei looked deeply at her, engraving that peerlessly beautiful face into his heart. Then he turned and walked in the direction She Long had gone.

After taking several steps, he could not help looking back.

Qian Renxue had already sat cross-legged on the ground. Golden Soul Power enveloped her body as she began drawing in that black Soul Ring.

Sunlight fell upon her golden hair as though coating it in divine radiance. She was incomparably beautiful, like a goddess descended into the mortal world.

Zhang Fei clenched his fists and strode away.

Finding She Long keeping watch in the distance, Zhang Fei called out, "Grandpa, let's go."

"Oh, all right."

She Long looked at Zhang Fei, then glanced back in Qian Renxue's direction, seeming to want to speak but holding himself back.

The two headed deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest.

After walking for a while, She Long could no longer hold back. "Xiao Fei, do you know that woman... ? Is there... something between you two?"

This old man looks like he's dying for something to happen between me and her. He wants me to bring honor to the family through her, doesn't he?

He deliberately shook his head innocently. "I don't know her. But I think I've fallen for her. When I grow up, I'm definitely going to find her and make her my wife!"

She Long's eyes lit up at once. He heavily patted Zhang Fei on the shoulder. "Good! You've got backbone! You brat have good taste. Your grandpa supports you with both hands!"

Zhang Fei frowned in distress. "But I don't even know her name or where she lives. How am I supposed to find her?"

She Long stroked his beard with a profound air and comforted him. "Those who are fated will meet again. Don't rush, don't rush. As long as you become strong enough, one day, you will see each other again."

"Mm! Then I'll definitely become stronger!" Zhang Fei nodded vigorously in cooperation.

One old and one young, one sincere and one pretending, each harboring his own thoughts as they headed deeper into the forest.