Lin Feng helplessly rubbed his temples, a bitter smile in his heart. He hadn't expected to encounter such a scene the moment he returned.
One was the reincarnation of the Seraphim, the Young Master of Spirit Hall; one was a successful cultivator of twin martial souls, the inheritor of the Rakshasa God's seat, the Pope of Spirit Hall. These two women, no matter which one, were rare and extraordinary women in the world. Their status, strength, and wisdom all inspired reverence.
And at this moment, his two confidantes were actually arguing like common women in the market. It was a good thing their vocabulary was not extensive, at most cursing words like "bastard." Otherwise, Lin Feng suspected that foul language would be echoing in each other's ears at this time. Such a scene was truly beyond his expectations.
He secretly calculated in his heart. Having heard so much, he also had a general understanding of the current situation.
Ling Yuan, following his instructions, had told Qian Renxue some past events. And Qian Renxue, just like after attaching the Angelic Raiment last time, had once again obtained a piece of memory. Thus, she had directly questioned Bibi Dong and had learned everything.
Lin Feng looked towards Gu Yuena at his side and saw her calmly crossing her arms, the corners of her mouth slightly lifted, as if watching a good show, her eyes sparkling with a playful light.
There was no such grand drama on the shore of the Lake of Life. She asked softly, "Do all human spouses engage in such jealous squabbling?"
Hearing this, Lin Feng was somewhat surprised. "Don't soul beasts?"
Gu Yuena thought for a moment and then replied, "I don't know. After all, I slept for a long time and don't understand very well. But for me, I don't have this concern. They are fighting for the position of the main wife. Who are you more inclined towards?" She looked at Xiao Feng with a radiant smile, her teasing gaze unconcealed.
Xiao Feng sighed. "Are you still going to join in at a time like this? Shouldn't you first help me think of how to solve the current problem? Or should I say, you also want to go over and argue with them for a bit, and then take the fruit of victory?"
Gu Yuena blinked her purple pupils playfully and said, "Main wife? Emm, you are already my soul beast's consort. Do I still need to fight for this title in the human world?"
Xiao Feng's mouth opened. For a moment, he was speechless. To think you could come up with this term.
He shook his head. "Let's solve the matter here first. So..."
Hearing this, Gu Yuena looked at Xiao Feng with some surprise, then nodded.
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On the second floor of the Pope's Hall, Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong, who were in the middle of an argument, were both stunned at the same time. A look of pleasant surprise flashed in their eyes, but the next instant, they quickly retreated a few steps to separate.
Facing each other, Qian Renxue snorted coldly. "Let's see who Xiao Feng will come to find first." Bibi Dong chuckled lightly. "Alright."
Qian Renxue then flew up and quickly approached the small wooden house in the forest. Bibi Dong's gaze flickered for a moment, then, without any martial virtue, she concealed her own aura and went directly towards the foot of the mountain.
What a joke. Only a fool would wait for Xiao Feng to come and find them. Isn't it better to take the initiative? Without being a little proactive, where would the secret room incident have come from?
"Sister Ling Yuan, Xiao Feng is back!" Qian Renxue's surprised voice sounded outside the small wooden house in the forest, carrying a bit of urgency and expectation. Hearing this, Ling Yuan smiled lightly, a smile that carried a bit of helplessness and doting. She put down the teacup in her hand, stood up, and looked at the hurriedly arriving figure outside the door.
"Where's Xiao Feng?"
Qian Renxue shook her head. "The senior just transmitted her voice, saying they're almost at the foot of the Six-Winged Mountain. Bibi Dong and I made a bet to see who Xiao Feng will come to first."
Ling Yuan blinked her eyes. "Then where is Bibi Dong?"
"Her? Naturally, she's in the Pope's Hall."
"Emm, do you think a person who would sneak a bite can endure it? I estimate she has already gone to the foot of the mountain."
Qian Renxue was stunned, then suddenly reacted. "Right! We should also hurry."
The two of them then also sped towards the foot of the mountain, but their speed was naturally half a step behind Bibi Dong.
When they arrived at the appointed place, Qian Renxue and Ling Yuan withdrew their martial souls and slowed their pace. The former looked at Bibi Dong standing in front and sneered, "What, didn't we agree to wait separately? Why did you sneak off again? Aren't you just feeling guilty?"
Bibi Dong responded faintly, "Didn't you also come? And you even brought Ling Yuan. Could it be that you are afraid?"
Ling Yuan pursed her vermilion lips, looking at the confrontation between the two before her with some helplessness. Good sisters of the same era, who had a period of estrangement because the other's temperament had greatly changed, but after many years had once again become true good sisters. Her mood was already complicated.
During this period of time, she had already gotten used to the passive-aggressive remarks between these two. If not for Xiao Feng returning at this time, she really would have wanted to take Qian Renxue out for a period of time, to save these two from quarreling the moment they met.
"Since you've all come, let's wait for Xiao Feng and that senior together," Ling Yuan said.
Qian Renxue snorted coquettishly, which counted as an agreement, but her eyes still shone with an unyielding light. She would not easily show weakness in front of Bibi Dong, especially on this kind of issue concerning "face." Bibi Dong, on the other hand, had a slight lift at the corner of her mouth, a trace of cunning flashing in her eyes, as if quite interested in this silent contest.
In the mountain forest, a gentle breeze blew past, carrying the rustling sound of leaves, as if also accompanying this special "welcoming ceremony." The three peerless women each had their own thoughts, but they all tacitly did not continue the verbal confrontation, just quietly waiting. The air was filled with a subtle and tense atmosphere.
Before long, under the shocked gazes of the three, a black spatial rift appeared before them. The three looked at each other and saw the grave look in each other's eyes. The power of space was never something a soul master could easily master.
At most, if they were lucky, they could use a soul skill like spatial jump or teleportation. To be able to summon a spatial rift at will to achieve transfer, the strength of the person performing it was definitely not as simple as just a Limit Douluo.
Bibi Dong's willow-like brows furrowed slightly. On the day Gu Yuena had taken Xiao Feng away, she had not been present, so she did not have a deep understanding of Gu Yuena's strength. Looking at it now, the matter of being able to protect Xiao Feng as much as possible, as she had said to Qian Renxue, was probably not so easy.
With a flash of light, the spatial rift closed, and the figures of Gu Yuena, Xiao Feng, and Ah Yin appeared before the three women. As for the rabbit that had been brought back, she was currently wandering around in Spirit City. Xiao Feng had sent a bishop to temporarily watch over her.
The three from Bibi Dong's group narrowed their eyes at the same time, somewhat like facing a great enemy as they simultaneously locked their gazes on Gu Yuena.
Among those present, in terms of appearance and beauty, none were not of a peerless posture. Each had their own merits and could be called an existence that could topple a city with one glance and a nation with a second. But at this moment, their gazes were all focused on Gu Yuena without exception. It was a complex gaze mixed with vigilance, curiosity, and a faint hostility.
The appearance of Gu Yuena undoubtedly added a few more unpredictable variables to this already subtle meeting. Her beauty was different from anyone present. Her beauty was almost illusory, as if a 2D virtual character had walked into reality. It even gave people a feeling of being unrealistically beautiful. To describe it as a dimension-lowering strike would not be an exaggeration.
Ling Yuan and Qian Renxue had met her once and were a little better off. But the impact it brought to Bibi Dong's heart was not ordinary. A sense of vigilance rose suddenly.
But the next moment, the gazes of the three fell on the standing positions of the three from Xiao Feng's group.
Xiao Feng was standing in the very middle, with Ah Yin and Gu Yuena on either side. The distance between them was only two or three inches. This made the hearts of the three once again become worried.
"It's been a long time since we've met. Why don't I see a welcome?" Xiao Feng coughed lightly in embarrassment.
The three did not speak. Qian Renxue took a step forward, directly pulling Xiao Feng between Ling Yuan and herself. Under the cover of her sleeve, she twisted his waist 360 degrees and whispered in his ear, "You'd better give me an explanation quickly. What's going on with Bibi Dong?!"
Bibi Dong at the same time took a step forward. She glanced at Gu Yuena beside Ah Yin without leaving a trace and pulled Ah Yin to her side, transmitting her voice, "You've been gone for so long. Did you get him?"
Ah Yin's cheeks were drunkenly red. She nodded weakly, then looked at Gu Yuena and Xiao Feng with a plea for help.
Ah Yin was flustered in her heart. Although before being taken away by Gu Yuena, she had been arranged by Bibi Dong and had been pulled into her camp, but later when she went to the Lake of Life and learned of Gu Yuena's identity as the common lord of soul beasts, and now that Xiao Feng was even called the soul beast's master-consort by the Master... how was she supposed to take a side?
Seeing this, Gu Yuena gave Ah Yin a sound transmission. Only then did Ah Yin calm down, standing beside Bibi Dong, but not speaking.
Seeing that Ah Yin had already taken down Xiao Feng, Bibi Dong couldn't help but have joy rise to her brows. In these few days, she had been suppressed by Qian Renxue for a long time. This was the first time she had heard good news.
Thus, it was two against two.
Later, I'll arrange for Nana. At worst, we'll have another secret room session. The reserves of whale gel are still very sufficient. At that time, it will be three against two. The advantage is mine.
Thus, the current situation had become a triangular standoff: Xiao Feng, Qian Renxue, and Ling Yuan; Bibi Dong and Ah Yin; and Gu Yuena.
Qian Renxue spoke first, "Many thanks to this senior for taking Xiao Feng to cultivate. Since you were able to bring Xiao Feng back this time, all matters must have temporarily come to an end. To come to my Spirit Hall headquarters, we must surely treat you well. I wonder what senior's subsequent plans are? If you wish to travel to various parts of the continent, we guarantee we will make good arrangements."
Bibi Dong's eyes darted around. She chuckled lightly, "What is Xue'er saying? This senior has paid so much for Xiao Feng and our Spirit Hall. Coming from afar, how can we not fulfill our duties as a host? Senior, rest assured. However long you wish to stay in my Spirit Hall, you may stay. All matters will be handled by me."
"This one is precisely the current Pope of Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong," her words were all full of the meaning of forming a good relationship.
Qian Renxue was stunned, then suddenly reacted. Sour with jealousy! Bibi Dong has taken the first move! This fellow was truly desperate. Although she wasn't sure yet, this senior should clearly be a common enemy. Bibi Dong actually had the thought of roping her in. She cursed silently in her heart.
"That's not necessarily so. Xiao Feng has returned. Naturally, he is to live with us. Senior values Xiao Feng so much. Why not come along, so we can catch up on old times and discuss great matters," Qian Renxue took over the conversation, her eyes sparkling with an unquestionable light. She would absolutely not easily let Bibi Dong monopolize this "kindness."
She tugged on Xiao Feng's clothes, the threat in her eyes extremely thick. Her face was full of smiles, but her silver teeth were clenched tight. She said one word at a time, "Xiao Feng, where are you staying tonight?~"
Xiao Feng opened his mouth, but before he could answer, Bibi Dong had brought Ah Yin to stand directly opposite the three of them.
Ah Yin's cheeks were burning hot. She lowered her head and dared not look at anyone. Her heart was pounding. On one side was the Master, on one side was Bibi Dong with whom she had made an "alliance" early on, and on one side were the harmonious Xue'er and Ling Yuan. It was not good for her to speak no matter what. She might as well bury her head and say nothing.
Bibi Dong ignored Qian Renxue's gaze, which seemed about to spit fire, and stroked Xiao Feng's cheek with her fair hand, her tone as gentle as it could be, "Xiao Feng, where do you want to go?"
Ling Yuan grinned, feeling a great headache from this scene. Looking at Ah Yin, who had lowered her head and was pretending to be mute, a trace of envy flashed in her eyes. She said quietly, "Xiao Feng, it's better to come to the small wooden house~"
Then the three of them said no more. The air was thick with the smell of gunpowder. They looked at Xiao Feng quietly, the meaning in their eyes all too clear.
The corner of Xiao Feng's mouth twitched slightly. He wiped away some non-existent cold sweat. "Let's all go to the small house. We'll make things clear."
Gu Yuena was calm and composed. Her fair hand gently stroked her chin. This is the first time I've seen Xiao Feng so helpless. She suddenly spoke, her voice as ethereal as a clear spring's echo, "What are you all doing? Do you regard Xiao Feng as your possession?"
The next instant, Xiao Feng's figure disappeared from the encirclement of Ling Yuan, Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong, and Ah Yin, appearing at Gu Yuena's side.
She looked at the four before her with a smile in her eyes, seeming not to care about the several sharp gazes directed at her. In an instant, she had put the pressure on Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong, and Ling Yuan, making them unable to move again.
Then, under their fiery gazes, she directly pressed her cherry lips onto Xiao Feng's, a light peck, and said faintly, "He is mine."
This scene was like a monstrous wave suddenly rising on a tranquil lake, making the three women present instantly widen their eyes. Shock and anger intertwined in their hearts, forming an indescribable complex emotion. Gu Yuena's action was undoubtedly adding fuel to their already tense nerves, making their vigilance and hostility instantly soar to the peak.
Qian Renxue's face became abnormally ugly. She clenched her fists tightly, her nails almost digging into her palms. But she forcibly suppressed the impending rage. It was just that the flame in her pupils was almost about to ignite the air!
Bibi Dong, on the other hand, narrowed her eyes, a dangerous light flashing within them. She had never expected Gu Yuena to be so direct. This was clearly a declaration of sovereignty to her, a challenge to her authority! A strong anger and unwillingness churned in her heart, but she also did not act rashly, just coldly staring at Gu Yuena.
Ling Yuan was stunned on the spot. She looked at Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong, then at Gu Yuena and Xiao Feng. Her heart was filled with mixed feelings. Finally, she let out a long sigh in her heart. This good little brother of mine has brought back another good big sister. Let's just hope she's not one who can cook...
Ah Yin, on the other hand, raised her head for a look and then buried it again, her ears covered in a red blush. How can the Master be like this...
The three of them wanted to make a move, but it was no use. The suppression from Gu Yuena made them unable to move, unable to stop her kiss.
After she had kissed Xiao Feng, only then did Gu Yuena release the restraint on the three of them.
Qian Renxue's tone was laced with ice. "Senior, what is the meaning of this?"
"What's the meaning?" Gu Yuena blinked her eyes, as if pondering. "The literal meaning."
"You!"
Qian Renxue took a deep breath and looked sideways at Xiao Feng.
Xiao Feng coughed lightly. "Things are a bit complicated, but generally speaking... I was taken to a secret room again..."
It was just that the timeline of this secret room was a bit long. Not like Bibi Dong who wanted it as soon as she came up. Gu Yuena had advanced step by step and had proactively taken down Xiao Feng.
Hearing this, a strange look flashed on the faces of Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue.
The three looked at each other, and for a time, tacitly put aside their prejudice. Bibi Dong was the first to stand beside Qian Renxue and said in a low voice, "Xiao Feng, who is she?"
Gu Yuena smiled. "What's the use of asking Xiao Feng? Didn't I already say it? He's mine. Let me see, that small wooden house is over there. Let's go there."
A spatial rift appeared again.
Gu Yuena took Xiao Feng's arm and was the first to step in.
The situation at this moment had turned into Gu Yuena forcefully taking Xiao Feng away, leaving Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong, and the other four standing side by side.
Looking at the spatial rift before them, Bibi Dong turned her head to look at Qian Renxue and said faintly, "What do you think?"
Qian Renxue sneered coldly. "Think what! Another shameless fellow just like you! I knew it, I knew it! What teaching? She just took a fancy to Xiao Feng. An old hag who covets Xiao Feng!!! With such terrifying strength, her actual age is probably old enough to be Xiao Feng's great-grandmother! Truly shameless!!!"
Bibi Dong was slightly annoyed in her heart. Is this fellow cursing me by proxy? I finally put down my pride to stand with you, and you're still making a fuss here. Can't you see the huge threat from the other party?
Bibi Dong frowned tightly, a trace of displeasure flashing in her eyes, but she quickly regained her composure. She sighed lightly, "Xue'er, although there is competition between you and me, at this moment, we should be united against a common enemy. This senior's strength is unfathomable, by no means someone we can easily provoke. And, looking at Xiao Feng's appearance, he probably has her in his heart."
Hearing this, Qian Renxue's anger slightly subsided, but she still glared unwillingly in the direction Gu Yuena had disappeared and snorted coldly, "Hmph, united against a common enemy? Sounds nice. Isn't it just that you yourself also want to snatch Xiao Feng over?"
"But you are right. Now is indeed not the time for internal strife. This old hag's strength is ridiculously strong. We have to find a way to deal with it. Xiao Feng... hmph, he'd better be clear in his own heart. Don't be like when he was facing you, being deceived by that old woman's sweet words!"
Ah Yin lowered her brow, anxious in her heart. Is it really okay for you to be so loudly conspiring and speaking ill of the Master? If she were to take offense, wouldn't it all be over?
"That..." Ah Yin said in a low voice, "we should still go in first. She... what if Xiao Feng is forced by her again..."
"Forced? Right, forced!"
A light flashed in Qian Renxue's eyes. It must have been that old hag who had forced him. She had to go and rescue Xiao Feng quickly.
She snorted, "Come with me. You have to give up the position of the main wife."
Bibi Dong narrowed her eyes. "What do you think?"
The gazes of the two met again, and then they both snorted at the same time, respectively pulling Ling Yuan and Ah Yin beside them and stepping into the spatial rift.
Gu Yuena looked at the anxious Xiao Feng, whose back was already soaked, sitting on the seat, and couldn't help but laugh out loud. "Soaked in sweat, aren't you?!" She looked at the spatial rift. "They're here."