"Y-you, what are you trying to do?"
Although Luo Feng had not used force and still wore a smile,
Ju Zi inside the cockpit looked terrified.
She even instinctively crossed her arms.
As though trying to protect a certain part of her body...
This left Luo Feng bewildered.
So he simply grabbed the Soul Tool's door and yanked it outward.
Crack!
Without any suspense, the all-terrain exploration Soul Tool's security door was forcibly torn open.
Against the Mountain Dragon King's brute strength,
these toys made by the Sun Moon Empire really were nothing!
"Ah! Y-you, what are you trying to do?"
At that moment, Ju Zi was like a frightened little lamb.
She quickly shrank into the farthest corner of the cockpit.
"I'm not trying to do anything!"
"I just wanted to ask you to show me the way, Miss Ju Zi!"
"I'm going to the highest peak of the Ming Dou Mountain Range!"
"Climbing with my own two hands is pretty tiring, so I wanted to hitch a ride!"
Luo Feng's eyes were sincere as he spoke.
But for some reason,
this only made Ju Zi more frightened the more she thought about it.
"A-after I take you up there, you won't kill me to silence me, will you?"
All right, then!
Because the Sun Moon Empire had previously fought a major war with the Star Luo Empire,
Ju Zi was now like a bird startled by a bowstring.
She was already imagining Luo Feng as someone guilty of every unforgivable evil.
"Silence you?"
"Don't joke!"
"Wouldn't it be such a shame if a pretty girl like you were killed?"
As he spoke,
Luo Feng stopped paying attention to Ju Zi's terror.
He plopped straight down in the cockpit.
But the bewildering assortment of buttons was truly a headache to look at.
With no other choice,
he caught Ju Zi by the wrist again.
He forcibly pulled her to the controls.
"You drive. I just need to reach the summit as soon as possible!"
"The better you perform, the sooner you'll get your freedom. Get started!"
Honestly, Luo Feng really had no designs on this future empress of the Sun Moon Empire.
After all, he already had the Heavenly Soul princess.
It would be rather hard to justify flitting from flower to flower elsewhere!
"Oh, all right! All right!"
Although fear still lingered in her heart,
Ju Zi also understood that when under someone else's roof, one had to bow one's head.
Only by serving the man before her well could she save her life now!
Hum!
Clack, clack, clack!
Sure enough, Ju Zi was quite familiar with operating Soul Tools.
She merely pulled the control levers back and forth a few times.
Then she pressed several colorful buttons.
The all-terrain exploration Soul Tool assumed a climbing posture of almost ninety degrees!
It quickly set off toward the towering peak ahead.
But because Ju Zi had not fastened her seat belt,
and the incline was too steep,
she lost her footing.
Her entire body fell backward uncontrollably!
As though throwing herself into his arms against her will, she tumbled straight into Luo Feng's embrace.
"Ah!"
Thump!
This was entirely an accident!
Seeing things going wrong,
Luo Feng hurriedly caught her by the shoulders.
Luo Feng forcibly pressed her graceful, delicate body into the passenger seat.
He even thoughtfully fastened her seat belt!
"Th-thank you!"
Throughout the entire process, Ju Zi's mind was in a daze.
Never in her dreams had she imagined
that the man before her would make no improper moves whatsoever.
He even gave her a sense of security!
"Phew!"
Before she knew it, Ju Zi's face had turned red.
After all, she was a beautiful young girl in the bloom of youth.
She also fantasized about stories of princes and princesses.
"Miss Ju Zi, are you all right?"
Seeing the girl beside him blushing,
Luo Feng looked somewhat surprised.
He thought she was ill.
He even kindly touched Ju Zi's forehead with the back of his hand.
Her temperature was quite normal.
This blush probably wasn't a fever?
Could it be...
"Um, please hold on tight!"
"We'll reach the summit in about nine minutes!"
Perhaps she had sensed the unusual look in the eyes of the man beside her.
Ju Zi lowered her head in embarrassment!
In terms of age,
she was actually about the same age as Princess Vina.
So girls of the same age had similar thoughts, too!
However, while the two shared the same cabin and headed toward the summit,
they had no idea that another search team from the Sun Moon Empire was rushing their way.
Had it merely been an ordinary reconnaissance team that went missing, the Sun Moon Empire would never have mobilized so extensively.
But there was a special girl in this team.
She was a friend of Xu Tianran, the crown prince of the Sun Moon Empire.
It was precisely because of this connection that the subsequent search operation took place.
Soon, the shattered Soul Tools and the imperial soldiers buried beneath the mountain were found.
After a brief radar search,
the all-terrain explorer carrying Ju Zi was immediately locked onto as well.
"Quick, look! What's on the mountain?"
"That should be Captain Ju Zi's vehicle!"
"But it's too far away. We still don't know whether she's alive!"
"Hurry and ask the nearby high-ranking Soul Engineers for help! We must ensure Miss Ju Zi's safety!"
Of course, Luo Feng knew nothing of these arrangements by the Sun Moon Empire.
Just as he had promised earlier,
he kept his distance from Ju Zi throughout the journey.
The two also treated each other with the courtesy of honored guests.
Even Ju Zi's gaze gradually softened as she looked at him!
"Lord Luo, may I ask why you're risking your life to climb this mountain?"
Like Princess Vina,
Ju Zi also seemed curious about this man's strange behavior.
He had already learned that Sun Moon Empire troops were stationed nearby.
Why was he still so determined to reach the summit?
"Heh!"
"It's just a personal hobby!"
"I keep my word. I'll let you go once we reach the summit!"
In truth, the closer they came to the summit, the more excited Luo Feng became.
After all, leveling up was within sight.
Previously, he had gained thirty-five levels in a row at the Clear Sky Sect.
He wondered what surprises awaited him this time!
Soon, that familiar electronic voice sounded again.
This also proved that everything Luo Feng had done was worthwhile!
[Ding! Congratulations, host, on successfully climbing to the highest peak of the Ming Dou Mountain Range!] [You have successfully completed this summit mission and will further unlock the Mountain Dragon King bloodline...]
Here it came!
Exactly the same as last time!
As long as he made it through this period,
Luo Feng's strength would advance by leaps and bounds.
But just as he was at his happiest,
a series of mechanical roars suddenly came from behind him.
"What the hell?"
He looked back!
He saw several people equipped with the Sun Moon Empire's Flying Soul Tools rushing toward the summit.
Their leader appeared to be a girl dressed in tight leather clothing.
Her voice arrived before she did!
"We're from the Sun Moon Empire Soul Tool Academy! Don't hurt Senior Ju Zi!"
Oh my!
Who would have thought Ju Zi was so precious?
Someone was actually risking their life to save her.
"Who are you?"
"My name is Jing Ziyan. You'd better remember it!"
Huh?
Jing Ziyan?
Hearing this, Luo Feng could not help grumbling inwardly.
She was a very famous female Soul Engineer in the original novel and had even exchanged blows with Huo Yuhao.
Unfortunately, this female Soul Engineer had been cut from the later animated adaptation.
He had never expected to run into her here!