Mother-in-law Nan Shuishui's test: leading the Soul Master Tournament team!

"Senior sister, you're not trying to back out, are you?"

Nan Qiuqiu looked utterly captivating with her face flushed red.

How did that saying go again?

A maiden's heart stirring with love! Beauty that made the moon hide and flowers blush!

That described this scene perfectly.

"W-who said I was backing out?"

"I was telling you to come with me to see..."

Perhaps Luo Feng's stare had embarrassed her.

Nan Qiuqiu, who had been so fierce just moments ago, now seemed like a completely different person.

Her eyes kept darting shyly about.

So cute!

"Oh, to meet my mother-in-law, right?"

"Then wait here for me!"

After hearing Nan Qiuqiu's words, Luo Feng seemed ready to turn around and leave!

Now it was his senior sister's turn to panic.

"Where are you going? My mom isn't going to eat you!"

"That's not it, senior sister!"

"Shouldn't I bring a gift when I'm meeting your parent?"

"I'll go see what I can buy outside!"

"You..."

Hearing Luo Feng say that,

Nan Qiuqiu was suddenly at a loss for words.

But sweetness filled her heart.

Yet just as the young couple were flirting,

a mature woman's voice came from behind them.

"Stop scheming, you two. I already know what happened. Come here!"

It was the voice of Sect Master Nan Shuishui.

It wasn't quite as sweet and clear as Nan Qiuqiu's.

But it carried an added note of mature allure.

At the mere thought of the sect master's graceful, shapely figure,

Luo Feng couldn't help but let his thoughts run wild.

She was simply irresistible.

If an outsider saw this mother and daughter together, they would surely think they were sisters.

And it was precisely because of her beauty that this Earth Dragon Sect master had even received preferential treatment when the various sects were taken captive in the original story.

"Mom, we're coming!"

Hearing her mother's summons,

Nan Qiuqiu seemed to regain her confidence.

She stepped right up with a dragon-claw grip and seized her fiancé's arm.

"Let's go!"

"Your senior sister will show you what my bride price is!"

As she spoke, the little beauty even blinked mischievously twice.

This didn't feel like anything good.

"Haha, let's go! After you, my wife!"

"Get lost! My mom hasn't agreed yet!"

Watching the two youngsters bicker and tease each other,

Nan Shuishui wore a charming smile too.

As the master of the Earth Dragon Sect,

and a beauty who could hold her own,

Nan Shuishui knew very well how important it was to keep one's word.

Although she knew her daughter had made that vow in a fit of pique,

there was one thing she had to admit.

That is, Luo Feng truly had enormous potential.

Whatever strange trick the boy had used,

he had managed to eliminate Long Aotian without him even realizing it.

That alone was an impressive ability.

Perhaps the Earth Dragon Sect really could flourish under his leadership!

"Greetings, Sect Master!"

Although Luo Feng also harbored a few improper thoughts about this mother-in-law,

under the present circumstances,

he still had to act respectfully!

"Hehe!"

"Luo Feng, when I first brought you into the Earth Dragon Sect, I knew there was more to you than met the eye!"

"I never imagined you were hiding your abilities so deeply, you little rascal!"

In truth, it wasn't as though Nan Shuishui had never paid attention to Luo Feng.

But the boy was peculiar.

Whenever she saw him, he was either slacking off or sneaking food.

And yet his soul power level never fell behind.

"Hehe, you flatter me, Sect Master!"

"I promise I'll make senior sister happy. Both our martial souls are dragons, so our children are sure to..."

Facing his mother-in-law,

the usually glib Luo Feng suddenly ran out of words.

But before he could finish speaking,

a sharp ache shot through his lower back.

Nan Qiuqiu had pinched him.

"You scoundrel! We're not even married yet, and you're talking about children?"

All right, then!

Wasn't getting married and having children perfectly natural?

Seeing her daughter's bashful expression,

Nan Shuishui smiled.

The mature sect master's smile was enough to charm someone to death!

"In principle, I agree to your marriage, but there's something more urgent right now!"

She stroked her daughter's head.

Then Nan Shuishui spoke slowly.

"The Continental Soul Master Tournament is about to begin, and this time the host nation is the Sun Moon Empire!"

"So I want the two of you to lead our team and win glory for the Earth Dragon Sect!"

Holy crap!

What was coming had come after all.

"What? You're unwilling?"

Seeing Luo Feng's expression tighten, Nan Qiuqiu immediately began pouting.

She looked deeply displeased.

"Well, I just don't think the Sun Moon Empire can be trusted, especially that Xu Tianran!"

According to the original story,

this Soul Master Tournament was a Hongmen banquet—a feast concealing a deadly trap.

Apart from the Shrek Seven Devils, who escaped,

most of the contestants were placed under house arrest by Xu Tianran and his people.

And this beautiful sect master,

after encountering a man who had courted her in their youth,

had even been hidden away by him like a beauty in a golden house.

But Luo Feng couldn't say any of that aloud.

He could only hem and haw.

"Luo Feng, I acknowledge your engagement to Qiuqiu! If you're both willing, you can be together whenever you like!"

"But the wedding must wait until the Soul Master Tournament is over. That's my only condition as her mother..."

As she spoke,

Nan Shuishui actually put on a pitiful, pleading expression.

It was almost as if she were wheedling.

This mother and daughter were really too much.

"All right!"

"Then let's go have some fun in the Sun Moon Empire!"

"But let's agree on this first, Sect Master. If anything looks wrong, I'll take you both and run at a moment's notice!"

Although there were things he couldn't state outright,

he still needed to hint at them.

In fact,

at this point, no one on the entire continent would have imagined

that the Sun Moon Empire could be so shameless.

So Nan Shuishui didn't take Luo Feng's concerns too seriously.

But for her daughter, and for the Earth Dragon Sect,

the great beauty still nodded.

"All right, you'll be the team leader this time, and we'll all listen to you. Happy now?"

Damn!

Why was she giving me that pleading look again?

How was I supposed to withstand it?

If I kept looking, I'd do something wrong!

"All right, no problem!"

To avoid any awkwardness, Luo Feng hurriedly turned his head away.

Just then,

someone suddenly came in from outside to deliver a message.

"Sect Master, Eldest Senior Sister!"

"We have a visitor!"

"It's—it's Lord Du Busi of the Body Sect!"

What?

Could this be because of Long Aotian?

Was this one of those beat-the-young-one-and-the-old-one-comes-running situations?

Before Nan Shuishui could rise to welcome him,

a booming laugh came from outside.

"Hahaha, Sect Master Nan, there's no need for formalities. I've come today to meet that disciple of yours!"

Although Du Busi was merely the master of a sect,

he enjoyed a status within the empire as exalted as that of the imperial family.

Thus, this old man could enter any sect, or even the Marshal's Residence, whenever he pleased.

It was just like strolling through his own back garden.

"A Feng, you!"

Hearing the purpose of his visit, Nan Qiuqiu immediately grew anxious.

She couldn't help even addressing Luo Feng more intimately.

"It's fine. Having the chance to meet the empire's strongest senior is an honor for me too!"

Facing Du Busi, Luo Feng truly didn't feel all that constrained.

Especially after seeing the scene of his self-detonation in the animation in his previous life, Luo Feng held him in even greater reverence.

He was one of the powerful figures in Douluo: Peerless Tang Sect whose fate truly left a lingering ache.

"Hahaha, you've got plenty of confidence, little fellow!"

Seeing Luo Feng walk straight toward him,

Du Busi, whose entire body was packed with muscle, wore a gentle smile.

Like an elder of the family, he beckoned to him from afar!