"What an adorable little girl!
"Hehehe~"
Changying narrowed her eyes and smiled drunkenly, reaching out to pinch Sushang's round, apple-like cheeks.
A creepy uncle!
No, no...
This was clearly a woman through and through!
A creepy big sister?!
Sushang jumped in fright. With a swift thought, she summoned the Radiant Sun Sword and took up the immortal sword to defend herself.
But...
Changying raised a slender, jade-like finger and lightly touched Sushang's forehead.
A lukewarm sensation spread across her forehead.
Clang!
The Radiant Sun Sword fell to the ground!
Sushang immediately felt her limbs go weak. Her body seemed unable to move, leaving her rooted to the spot.
S-so strong...
She was already at the Mahayana Realm Fourth Stage!
Someone who could immobilize her in a single move-Ascension Realm? Immortal Ascension Realm?
In any case, her cultivation was definitely terrifying!
What was she going to do out here in the wilderness? Help...
Sushang cried out inwardly.
Chuckling, Changying reached out and felt her all over.
Huh?
Terror appeared on the little girl's face, and goosebumps rose all over her. What-what was this woman doing to her?
She was being felt all over in broad daylight?
Even if it was a woman!
Still!
She was touching her!
My innocence is going to be ruined, boohoo...
Even Master hasn't touched me...
Ptooey!
What kind of nonsense was that!
Anyway, this is an emergency! Help!
The big sister who looked like a fairy was actually a stinking pervert!
This was too much!
Sushang's little face flushed with embarrassment, and tears swirled in her eyes. She felt terribly wronged.
"Ah, it really is the primordial white tiger immortal physique~
"I was wondering why you felt so familiar when I saw you, as though we'd met before. Hehe, Guixu and the Primordial White Tiger Clan did indeed know one another once."
Changying cupped her slightly flushed cheeks, her eyes sparkling. Her adorably vacant air mingled with refined elegance, making her utterly captivating.
Huh?
Sushang blinked, her mouth hanging wide open.
She was actually examining my physique?
She actually wasn't having any dirty thoughts?
Wait...
What am I thinking?!
But why did she have to feel me up all over just to examine my physique?
Master could tell just by looking back then...
And another thing!
Could she undo this immobilizing technique?
Sushang pouted in grievance, looking at the wine fairy with tears in her eyes, utterly pitiful and helpless.
Changying curled a finger and flicked the little girl's fleshy chin, while thinking to herself, Could the old acquaintance Master mentioned have something to do with this little girl?
Could it be, could it be...
As though something had suddenly occurred to her, her eyes flew wide, and she stared at Sushang in disbelief.
Could this girl be Master's illegitimate daughter?!
But her age doesn't fit!
Master is old enough to be her great-grandfather!
Could she be the illegitimate daughter of Master's illegitimate daughter?
Oh, what a complete mess...
Changying shook her head and pressed her fingers to her dizzy cheeks.
Just then!
Sushang suddenly grew agitated.
She stared behind Changying, making muffled "mmph, mmph" sounds. Her fine, soft eyebrows knitted tightly together, and she looked terribly aggrieved!
Changying glanced lazily over her shoulder and saw a tall figure in green. With a single step, he appeared nearby from the distant, boundless horizon.
She stuck out her tongue and touched Sushang's forehead again. Finally able to move, the little girl called out, "Master," her voice brimming with grievance.
Changying rose lightly, looking at Xie Feng with her clear, beautiful eyes. Her gaze was completely direct, without the slightest understanding of subtlety or restraint.
She knew this man.
First on the Heavenly Ranking, Xie Feng!
He's completely different from Master~
Master is so stern, his face always like ice and snow that haven't melted in ten thousand ages.
He looks much gentler!
Only...
Why can't I see through him?
It's like looking at a pale expanse of heaven and earth!
As expected of number one~
He seems to have quite a close relationship with Sushang. Ah, how embarrassing to tease this girl in front of him...
But why does he look more handsome the longer I look...
Hiss!
A wisp of white smoke rose from the top of Changying's head.
Her face turned completely red.
Meanwhile, Sushang had already scrambled up. She scampered over to Xie Feng, tilted up her little face, and poured out her complaints. "Master, I ran into a creepy big sister. She seemed drunk, and she-she touched me!"
Even if I didn't actually lose anything...
It was still annoying!
And she'd immobilized me for ages for no reason...
She pouted, thinking indignantly.
Even more infuriating was that she, second on the Aptitude Ranking and possessor of the primordial white tiger immortal physique, had been utterly powerless to fight back against this woman!
I've really embarrassed Master...
Earlier, Xie Feng had gone to retrieve unwithering jade, leaving the little girl waiting in this forest. On returning, he had seen someone "running amok" with her, but a step closer revealed that it was a woman!
And someone on the Heavenly Ranking at that!
Changying!
A descendant of ancient immortals from Guixu!
What was she doing here?
Why was she examining the little girl's physique?
Xie Feng's expression was cool. He was just about to speak when Changying propped her cheek on a slender hand and waved lazily. "Ah, I can't hold my liquor today. Let's talk another time. Goodbye, little girl!"
With that, she winked at Sushang, then turned into a white cloud and vanished in an instant.
It was hardly that she couldn't hold her liquor. She had simply grown a little frightened at the sight of Xie Feng becoming stern and fled.
In Guixu, Changying had only ever seen one man: the master of Guixu. Now that she had ventured into the world, the first man she had met was Xie Feng. She didn't know how to deal with men, and thinking that she had been rude first, she panicked and meekly gave in to her fear.
Sushang scratched her head, her slender eyebrows knitting even tighter.
Ugh, this woman was so strange!
Xie Feng, however, smiled faintly. Changying's examination of the little girl's physique definitely hadn't been a passing whim. There was very likely some secret behind it.
Xie Feng was certain she would return.
"Xiao Shang, let's go."
"Are we going back?"
"We're going to the Spirit Continent to find the last medicinal ingredient."
"Mm-hmm!"
The little girl nodded, her cowlick bobbing along.
A little cute...
Xie Feng reached out his large hand and ruffled Sushang's head.
Hiss!
A wisp of white smoke rose from the little girl's head.
Her little face flushed slightly.
So annoying, always touching my head. I won't grow tall!
Meanie!
Sushang pinched her cowlick, making it stand up.
The two headed out of the forest.
"Master, does something feel strange?"
"Master, I feel a little chill behind me."
"Master, someone really is following us, right?"
Sushang whispered to Xie Feng. Suddenly, unable to bear it any longer, she planted her short legs apart, puffed out her cheeks, and spun around, sharply scanning their surroundings.
Not far away...
A white-clad figure froze awkwardly.
That silver hair, that moon-white sachet, that signature White Jade Immortal Gourd...
Seeing Xie Feng and Sushang turn around, Changying, who had been sneaking along without the slightest skill in tailing anyone, immediately stopped. She closed her eyes, letting sunlight spill over her exquisite face, and sighed as though entranced:
"What lovely sunshine."
As soon as she spoke, a dark cloud drifted over and blocked the sun.
Changying: ...
Xie Feng, Sushang: ...
"These flowers are lovely too."
Changying coughed softly. To hide her embarrassment, she bent down, extending her slender fingers toward a plant bearing pale pink flowers.
Swish!
The plant instantly folded its leaves.
A sensitive plant!
Changying then said she was admiring the lake. As she turned her gaze toward it, a gust swept fallen leaves across the entire surface.
Was this deliberately working against her?!
As Changying busied herself finding excuses, she turned her head and discovered that Xie Feng and Sushang had long since disappeared.
Changying's expression went blank for a moment.
So just now...
She'd spent all that time putting on an act like an idiot?
Aaaah!
The dignity of Guixu's future immortal lord!
How mortifying!
Changying pouted, covered her face, and stamped her feet. After going through the whole routine, she still remembered to untie her immortal gourd and savor a mouthful of immortal wine.