All eyes were on Yang Zhen, and the feeling of being constantly watched made Yang Zhen's skin crawl.
Damn it, why didn't I look carefully before taking the picture? Now look how embarrassed that young lady is!
"Um... haha, no wonder I was captivated by a beautiful light from afar and found myself walking this way without realizing it..."
Amidst the gloating gazes of a group of male animals, Yang Zhen's survival instinct suddenly kicked in. He hurriedly wiped the woman's shoulder with his sleeve and said in a low, serious voice:
"It's as if the Unseen has drawn me to your side, like a red thread of destiny. I'm so blind; I didn't recognize your dashing appearance and mistook you for a handsome young hero."
Yang Zhen's serious face softened with a perfectly timed sigh of relief as he patted his chest and said:
"Just now I was terrified, thinking there was something wrong with my orientation, that I was attracted to a man's charm and my heart was racing. Now it's all right, it turns out I was blind. This young lady is so dashing and beautiful, even the geese in the sky can't fly when they see her, and the fish in the water are ashamed and sink to the bottom..."
"Thank goodness, thank goodness. Only a woman like this is the kind of woman a fine man like me should pursue. You all continue, you all continue, don't let one unknown admirer like me disturb your journey to the Spirit Road... Continue... You all continue..."
As Yang Zhen spoke, he stepped back to Bai Xuan and the others, looking down at his nose and into his heart, like an old monk in deep meditation.
Everyone around stared at him in disbelief, then looked at the spirited young woman, their mouths agape in utter astonishment.
"How shameless!" Yang Zhen said with righteous indignation and force, without the slightest sense of shame. However, most of the men present wished they could disappear into the ground to observe how things were going.
But what happened next left everyone speechless. The spirited woman's initially angry expression gradually softened. Her brows furrowed slightly, and she let out a soft snort, muttering to herself, "You lecherous scoundrel!"
This sentence, like a jade bead on a bronze plate, is crisp and gentle, showing not a trace of anger, but rather a hint of shyness and reproach.
Especially when she heard the phrase "heroic and dashing," which made even the geese in the sky and the fish in the water feel ashamed in comparison to her, a blush appeared on her face. Although it was fleeting, it left everyone present completely dumbfounded.
Among the twelve, a tall, handsome young man stared at Yang Zhen in disbelief and asked, "Who... who is this person?"
Upon hearing this, a chubby boy next to him suddenly snapped out of Celestial Person daze, staring at Yang Zhen in astonishment and muttering to himself, "A talent! A talent! This is the first time I've ever seen a man who offended the Spirit Maiden Hongluan and wasn't beaten to a pulp. I must befriend him! I must befriend him!"
The handsome young man's face darkened, and he coldly snorted, "A Void Refinement Realm stage cultivator is not worth your esteemed friendship, Huang Mao?"
The chubby boy, called Huang Mao, rolled his eyes and scoffed, "What do you know? Perhaps I'll need to rely on this brother to find my ideal dao companion in the future. You, Young Master Feng, have been pursuing the Spirit Maiden Hongluan for years, but have you ever made her smile?"
After saying that, Huang Mao chuckled and added, "Not to mention making the Spirit Maiden Hongluan blush. Compared to this brother, you, Young Master Feng, are practically a toddler, unable to even speak properly."
"Hmph!" Young Master Feng stared at Huang Mao with a gloomy expression and said, "You surnamed Huang, are you just looking for trouble?"
Huang Mao glanced at Young Master Feng, chuckled, and said, "No, no, I wouldn't dare to test Young Master Feng's Earth Wheel Yin-Yang Sword!"
Spirit Maiden Hongluan was taller than most women, even comparable to Yang Zhen, especially her legs, which were stunningly Celestial Person, firm, beautiful, and well-proportioned, adding to her heroic bearing.
Such a woman would naturally not have a hairstyle like the "fallen horse bun," which is more commonly used by women and makes them appear taller. This is why Yang Zhen mistakenly took her for someone else.
Heavenly Mandate Road, the scene was eerily quiet for a moment. Only a few people were whispering among themselves, while most people were still gaping in disbelief.
Beside the Spirit Maiden Hongluan, a petite woman giggled, looked up at her, and said, "Sister Hongluan Spirit Maiden Hongluan, that man just now said he was your admirer, and thought you were a young man, even doubting whether he was... hehe, that was really funny. Didn't you see how gleeful and relieved he looked when he found out you were a woman? It was truly amusing."
Upon hearing this, Spirit Maiden Hongluan frowned and rebuked, " Xiu'er, stop talking nonsense! This lecher is just trying to save face for himself."
Xiu'er giggled and muttered softly, "Why does Xiu'er feel like he's giving you a way out?"
The Spirit Maiden Hongluan blushed imperceptibly, glared at Xiu'er, and said, "Nonsense, you can enter the Heavenly Mandate Road first."
"No!" Xiu'er exclaimed in alarm, tugging at Spirit Maiden Hongluan's sleeve and saying, " Xiu'er knows she was wrong."
Yang Zhen, like an old monk in deep meditation, glanced at everyone's expressions out of the corner of his eye and breathed a sigh of relief.
Damn, that almost caused a huge mess. Luckily, that capable and magnanimous young lady was very understanding, otherwise it would have been really difficult to handle.
The Shameless Cat's eyes had never been so wide before. It stared at Yang Zhen with utter Celestial Person, then let out a strange cry, "Damn it, kid, I've suddenly realized that your shamelessness has reached a whole new level! No, it's practically pierced through the Netherworld! Tsk tsk, you're the first person I've ever truly admired. How about that? Surprised? Unexpected!"
"Get out!" Yang Zhen threatened the Shameless Cat expressionlessly, "I might get diarrhea tonight, so I won't be cooking."
"Damn it!" the Shameless Cat yelled, pointing at Yang Zhen and saying, "Kid, are you cheating?"
The shout startled everyone, and they all turned to look in their direction.
Yang Zhen was furious. Pointing at the Shameless Cat, he said, "Damn it, this Sage of Saunter finally manages to keep a low profile, and you're just looking for trouble, aren't you?"
"So what if I am?" The Shameless Cat didn't back down at all. "You're a man of your word, and you call yourself the most low-key? If you're the most low-key, then wouldn't I be completely invisible?"
"I don't care, anyway, I'm the most low-key person!" This Shameless Cat is a bit less adept at shifting Sage of Saunter.
A group of people stared dumbfounded at Yang Zhen and Shameless Cat, who were standing with their hands on their hips, looking at each other with wide eyes, all looking completely bewildered.
Bai Xuan and Ye Zhiming exchanged a glance and both smiled wryly. Water Moon Spirit Maiden snorted and turned her head away, but she didn't look back at Yang Zhen. Looking at the bewildered faces of the people around her, a smile she couldn't help but smile appeared on her lips.
The Spirit Maiden Hongluan couldn't help but look at Yang Zhen. Seeing that Yang Zhen was actually arguing with a cat and even resorting to cheating, she couldn't help but burst out laughing and quickly turned her head away.
This one smile alone caused eleven out of the twelve people to be utterly astonished, looking at the Spirit Maiden Hongluan in disbelief.
In the crowd, the chubby Huang Mao glanced at the ashen-faced Young Master Feng, then looked at Yang Zhen and the Shameless Cat with great interest, muttering to himself, "Interesting, interesting. This is the kind of carefree spirit we cultivators should have, unlike some people who, despite their true feelings, put on the act of being a gentleman."
"You..." Young Master Feng snorted coldly, his expression shifting between anger and uncertainty. He flicked his sleeve and walked towards Yang Zhen.
For a moment, the surrounding air seemed to freeze!