"Hehe, I never expected you to be so popular with women, husband. This little phoenix's feelings for you..."
Seeing Ma Xiaotao step forward,
Zi JI smiled beside Luo Feng.
Since she had received Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena's approval,
Zi JI now considered herself Luo Feng's wife too.
As a Dragon Maiden who had lived for over two hundred thousand years,
although her romantic experience was still a blank slate,
she had seen plenty, after all.
She could tell at a glance that Ma Xiaotao's feelings for Luo Feng went beyond those between a senior sister and junior brother.
"Zi JI..."
Hearing the mature beauty beside him chuckle,
Luo Feng immediately felt utterly embarrassed.
Zi JI, however, proved very understanding.
"I was just looking to stretch my limbs. Leave these Evil Soul Masters to me!"
"Husband, go have a good chat with her! If you can, take her as yours!"
Could you imagine it?
Not only was Zi JI not jealous, she actually looked indulgent.
This little woman was rather interesting.
Before Luo Feng could explain anything further,
he saw Zi JI raise the sword in her hand and charge straight at the Evil Soul Masters ahead!
And these Evil Soul Masters, whose ranks ranged from Soul Saint to Soul Douluo, clearly had no idea whom they were facing!
One of their leaders even brazenly raised a ghost-headed saber and slashed horizontally at her!
"Little chick, you're courting death!"
"You'll become a sacrifice to our sect!"
Who knew what these fellows were thinking?
Their original plan had been to block Luo Feng, then signal the experts lying in ambush farther away.
But when they saw that there were only three people on the other side, they suddenly thought they had a chance again.
So they decided to swarm the young man before them and take his head.
That would earn them tremendous merit.
But these fellows failed to consider something.
Could a man who had single-handedly beaten their vice sect leader into such a sorry state be ordinary?
In particular, even that purple-haired woman holding a blade was absurdly powerful.
"Miss, you!"
Seeing the purple-robed beauty charge into the army of Evil Soul Masters,
Ma Xiaotao had wanted to help.
But Zi JI gave her a knowing smile.
"Little sister, if you like someone, you have to confess!"
"If you miss today's chance, it'll be hard later!"
Women really did understand women.
One remark from Zi JI left Ma Xiaotao stunned.
During the time Luo Feng had been away,
Ma Xiaotao had felt as though she could not breathe.
She had worried about him constantly.
Yet when she saw him return with another woman beside him, she felt an inexplicable sense of urgency.
She had never expected the purple-haired woman before her to see through all those little feelings.
Crack!
Even as she advised Ma Xiaotao,
Zi JI displayed unparalleled strength.
With nothing more than a light flourish of her blade in a basic attack,
she cleaved that level-82 Ghost Saber Evil Soul Master in two, saber and all...
What overwhelming dominance, what terrifying brute strength.
At that moment, without even a ripple of Soul Power, Zi JI claimed her first kill in full view of everyone!
"Ah, she..."
Seeing this extraordinarily powerful woman who had suddenly appeared beside Luo Feng,
then recalling what she had just told her,
Ma Xiaotao's mind went blank for a moment.
As though under some spell, her body turned toward Luo Feng of its own accord.
Then she said something that left her nearby teammates dumbfounded.
"Junior Brother Luo Feng, I-I like you!"
"Can we be together? Do I still have a chance?"
What was going on?
Was the inner court's most prominent leading lady confessing in public?
Had the same words come from a man's mouth, he would definitely have been mocked as a clueless straight guy.
But Ma Xiaotao was different.
Not only was this woman exceptionally powerful and brimming with potential, she was also a beautiful senior sister.
When they first heard those words,
the teammates beside Ma Xiaotao had not even fully processed them.
Because in their minds, this senior sister was decisive and forceful, and never showed anyone a pleasant face.
Several senior brothers had previously worked up the courage to confess, only to be blasted away by her Phoenix Fire Line.
One fellow had supposedly nearly been disfigured.
Yet today, this fiery-tempered woman was confessing to a young man like a little bird nestling against him.
And she was doing so when that young man clearly already had two beauties accompanying him.
"Xiaotao, you..."
At this, Wang Qiu'er's eyes widened too.
Compared with Zi JI, who was well versed in the ways of the world,
although Wang Qiu'er had already become Luo Feng's little wife, she was still innocent in matters of romance.
This intimate, bold confession before her truly broadened Wang Qiu'er's horizons.
"That's right! If you want to talk love, do it properly. Don't make excuses!"
By comparison, the woman currently cutting down Evil Soul Masters seemed far more at ease.
Even as Ma Xiaotao confessed,
five Evil Soul Masters ranked Soul Saint or higher had already fallen on the other side.
Chopping these fellows down seemed little more than a casual task for this Hell Demon Dragon lady.
Watching the juicy drama over here was what mattered!
"Um, well... Luo Feng, if you think this is too abrupt, I apologize, but..."
Under the gazes of the dozen or so pairs of eyes around her,
Ma Xiaotao's face flushed bright red.
But she knew in her heart
that if she did not confess now, she would surely regret it someday.
And the facts had already proved it.
An outstanding man with potential like Luo Feng could never have just one woman beside him.
Take his trip into the forest, for instance.
When he left, it had been just him and Wang Qiu'er.
Hadn't he returned with another purple-haired beauty?
If another few months or years passed,
Ma Xiaotao feared she would no longer even catch his eye.
"No, no, no, Xiaotao, don't say that!"
"I just think this is so sudden. Happiness came so suddenly!"
As he spoke, Luo Feng instinctively turned to glance at Wang Qiu'er beside him.
Although there was shock on the girl's face, along with a little jealousy,
she did not object.
Because Wang Qiu'er knew that she held first place in Luo Feng's heart.
That was enough!
Wang Qiu'er would never place all sorts of restrictions on her husband like a resentful human wife.
In the Dragon Clan's understanding,
charm and strength went hand in hand.
The fact that her husband could attract so many outstanding women was itself proof of his worth.
"Hehe, why don't we take this little phoenix sister along? Her Martial Soul will come in handy at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well!"
Just as the atmosphere grew slightly awkward,
Zi JI cut off the last Evil Soul Master's head.
She sheathed her sword and walked toward them, smiling.
Although she was nominally the second wife,
she seemed capable of calling the shots.
On many matters where Wang Qiu'er and Luo Feng wavered with their pieces poised over the board, Zi JI could settle things with a single hammer blow.
And upon hearing her words,
Wang Qiu'er, who had still been a little conflicted, nodded to her husband too.
"Husband, Zi JI is right. Accept Xiaotao!"
Damn!
With things put that way,
I suppose I can't refuse now?
And the instant Luo Feng silently nodded,
the system notification unexpectedly sounded again.
[Ding! Congratulations, host, on accepting your Dragon Maiden partners' suggestion. Your bonds with both of them have deepened again.] [Matching system rewards. Please wait...]
What?
Our bonds deepened?
Was it because these two wives urged me to accept Ma Xiaotao?
That counted as another interaction recognized by the system!
This surprise came far too suddenly!
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