"You're still so eye-catching."
After reaching the top of Leisurely Mountain, Cao Miao rubbed his nose.
"I've already said I don't want to come." The woman frowned. Although she was used to it, she still seemed slightly uncomfortable with the focused gaze.
"The Tang Family needs resources. Fan Yingqiu didn't come this time, but for the sake of the family, you should attend the conference." Cao Miao said helplessly, "I'm doing this for your own good."
"Hey, did you hear me?" Cao Miao, who was speaking, noticed that the woman seemed lost in thought, so he followed her gaze and laughed, "Is that Kang Zuoqing from the Kang Family?"
Don't tell me you've got your eye on him! Young Master Fan would be heartbroken, haha, just kidding, I know that's impossible... Hey, where are you going?"
Before he could finish speaking, the woman moved. She ignored Cao Miao and the young men from wealthy families who came up to greet her, and instead pushed through the crowd, walking in one direction.
Everyone was taken aback. Following the direction the woman was heading, they saw Kang Zuoqing. Immediately, the men's eyes were filled with jealousy!
Fairy Tang actually walked towards Kang Zuoqing!
Many of them waited here aimlessly, hoping to catch a glimpse of Fairy Tang's charm, but they never expected that she would head straight for Kang Zuoqing as soon as she arrived at the mountain!
"Sigh, Kang Zuoqing Kang Zuoqing risen to prominence very quickly these past few years. I'd heard he was pursuing Fairy Tang for a long time, but I never imagined it was true."
"Yes, Kang Zuoqing dislikes Fan Yingqiu, so he's also pursuing the woman Fan Yingqiu has his eye on. Judging from the current situation, it's impossible that they'll actually get together, right?"
"That's not necessarily true. The Tang Family is eyeing a marriage alliance with Six Great Families..."
Kang Zuoqing didn't hear the surrounding chatter at all. At this moment, the murderous aura on his face had dissipated considerably, and even when facing Fairy Tang approaching, this arrogant man showed a hint of nervousness and trembling.
Soon, Fairy Tang was standing in front of Kang Zuoqing.
"Soup..." Kang Zuoqing swallowed, about to speak, but the woman immediately interrupted him.
"Could you let me have a turn?"
Fairy Tang glanced at Kang Zuoqing, her voice devoid of warmth, her face expressionless.
Kang Zuoqing was taken aback; Fairy Tang's words were clearly unexpected!
He instinctively stepped aside slightly, and Fairy Tang nodded to him and said, "Thank you."
Then, something unexpected happened: Fairy Tang stood in front of another man, and that man was none other than Gu Chen!
"You, what are you doing here?!" Fairy Tang looked at Gu Chen and asked.
It turns out she wasn't looking for Kang Zuoqing, but rather for the unknown young man behind him!
What's going on here!?
Not only them, but even Gu Chen was extremely surprised, because the girl who had attracted everyone's attention, the number one beauty in Land of Heaven and Earth that Li Yiran had mentioned, was actually someone he had met once before!
That was in his previous life, before he and his father were driven out of the Gu Family. He was fifteen years old that year, cultivating on the back mountain of the family, when he happened to meet a girl who was drowning in the lake on the back mountain. Although she was a few years older than him and had Inner Breath, she could not swim.
Without hesitation, Gu Chen jumped into the lake to save her. The girl blinked her big eyes and solemnly told him that a small act of kindness should be repaid with a great one.
"I, Tang Miaomiao, promise you, I will return this life to you. If you do not despise me, I, with my humble appearance, will serve you."
The girl spoke with a straight face, saying things that were neither entirely true nor false, which Gu Chen found amusing.
However, Gu Chen just smiled faintly and didn't take it to heart.
At that time, his father was at the height of his power in the Gu Family, and he had a close relationship with the Xiao Family. Xiao Zhuxin was the only person he wanted to marry.
He never saw the little girl again after that, but unexpectedly, he encountered her here.
In fact, Gu Chen was also very curious at the time about why a strange little girl would appear in the back mountain of his family. Now, seeing the graceful and beautiful Fairy Tang, his doubts only deepened.
Gu Chen was lost in his memories and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
At this moment, Tang Miaomiao wasn't angry; instead, she looked somewhat nervous. "Why did you come to Leisurely Mountain? Are you also a descendant of an ancient martial arts family? Are you here to participate in the Aristocratic Family Assembly?"
"These are questions I'd like to ask you too." Gu Chen suddenly crossed his legs, then looked at Tang Miaomiao with interest, before pointing to a seat beside him and saying, "Sit down, let's talk about it slowly."
Gu Chen's actions enraged everyone!
What the hell? How dare they order around their goddess, Fairy Tang!
But what surprised them even more was that this ice-cold goddess actually smiled slightly at Gu Chen, like a little girl who had received a gift, with a hint of joy in her eyes!
"Good!"
As she spoke, she actually sat down!
What... what's going on?
A moment of complete silence fell over the surroundings. No one had expected that Tang Miaomiao would actually listen to Gu Chen and sit down when he told her to!
Kang Zuoqing, standing beside him, instantly turned grim and looked extremely ugly!
Everyone thought that Tang Miaomiao had come for him and that she was interested in him. Even he himself thought so. But no one expected that the person she was looking for was actually Gu Chen!
However, it was Li Yiran who spoke first.
He had actually wanted to speak for a long time, but he just hadn't had the chance. He hadn't expected that the kid who had clashed with Ren Chong earlier would attract so much attention. First, he made arrogant remarks looking down on Fan Yingqiu, then he told Kang Zuoqing to get lost, and now, even the goddess Tang Miaomiao from the Land of Heaven and Earth had come looking for him!
How come he'd never seen such a person before? No, he'd never even heard of him! Even if he wasn't from a prominent family, he should be famous by now!
Caught in this vortex, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Li Yiran desperately wanted to run away. This was no longer something he could get involved in; he couldn't afford to offend Kang Zuoqing, Tang Miaomiao, or even Cao Miao in the distance.
So at this moment, he forced a smile and said, "Fairy Tang, you... know each other?"
After Tang Miaomiao sat down, her face returned to its usual aloof expression. Upon hearing this, she looked up at Li Yiran but didn't answer immediately, seemingly wondering who Li Yiran was.
Li Yiran was incredibly embarrassed, but she didn't dare to meet Tang Miaomiao's gaze. She coughed and said, "I'm the second oldest in the Li Family. My Li Yiran, Fairy. Since you all know each other, I'll go to the other side."
With that, he ran off like the wind.
"Young Master Kang, what are you still doing standing here?"
After Li Yiran left, Gu Chen looked at Kang Zuoqing with a half-smile and said, "I have a few words I'd like to say to Fairy Tang in private, would you please excuse me for a moment?"