Shui Bing'er looked up from Yang Tian's embrace, and Lin Zhiling stared intently at Yang Tian's face.
His mask had fallen off, and she had long wanted to see what kind of face was beneath Yang Tian's mask.
However, Yang Tian always wore his mask, which made her never bring up the matter.
Now, Yang Tian's mask was pulled off by Shui Bing'er, fulfilling Lin Zhiling's fantasy.
That face was not as handsome and dashing as they had imagined; it was far more handsome than they could have ever imagined!
Forgive my limited vocabulary for being unable to perfectly describe Yang Tian's appearance, but in one word: handsome, and that's all there is to it.
Shui Bing'er's hand, which had removed the mask, lingered in mid-air until Yang Tian's hand squeezed hers again.
Only then did she blush and reluctantly put the mask back on Yang Tian.
After putting it on, she playfully stuck out her tongue, smiled foolishly, and then returned to Yang Tian's embrace, her beautiful eyes fixed on his face.
"You scoundrel, it really is... No wonder you wear a mask."
Yang Tian pouted, then stared at Shui Bing'er and said, "Tonight, wash up and wait for me, as punishment for taking off my mask today."
Shui Bing'er's expression froze; she had only thought about taking off the mask and completely forgotten Yang Tian's wishes.
Now, this was going to be interesting...
Lin Zhiling was delighted by this and immediately said, "Bing'er is in for a treat! This little rascal, whatever else you say about him, will absolutely make you feel like you're in heaven tonight."
Hearing Lin Zhiling's teasing, Shui Bing'er shrunk into Yang Tian's embrace like a Little Cat.
At this moment, Yang Tian spoke again: "I wear a mask for a reason.
As for my name, I can actually tell you two, since you are both my women; there's nothing I can't tell you.
It's just that I walk the continent as a swordsman and don't want to be entangled with my original identity."
"Then, what's your name, Swordsman?" Shui Bing'er looked up again after hearing Yang Tian's words and asked curiously.
"Yang Tian."
"Yang Tian..." Lin Zhiling murmured softly, and Shui Bing'er also quietly repeated the name, wanting to engrave it in her mind.
Yang Tian continued, "From now on, in front of others, you must still call me Swordsman, understand?
Or, calling me 'husband' is also fine.
In short, Yang Tian is currently a student at a certain academy.
And I, the Swordsman, am a Seven-Day Golden Douluo, a peerless genius who challenges those above my rank as easily as drinking cold water.
Understood?"
"Understood, Sir Swordsman."
"Call me husband!"
"No, just Swordsman.
Swordsman is such a cool name, it suits your identity.
The name Yang Tian is just too tacky!" Shui Bing'er playfully stuck out her tongue, while Lin Zhiling propped her chin on her hand, watching the two of them bicker.
Of course, this bickering would occasionally escalate into a real argument, and she would also be drawn into it.
"Blazing Fire City.
The Tianshui Academy's battle team is also heading to Blazing Fire City for a friendly match.
We can go watch then."
"Should we also help Yang... Swordsman find a few more beauties?
The Immortal Sword Battle Team is still missing five main members.
How about we find five more stunning beauties to massage our husband's shoulders and legs?"
Lin Zhiling suggested with a smiling look in her beautiful eyes.
Shui Bing'er rolled her eyes: "Do we even need to worry about him?
He can't move when he sees a good-looking one himself."
Yang Tian could only give a dry laugh, squeezed by the two women, but being in their embrace, deeply immersed in this gentle paradise, was truly wonderful.
Yang Tian's carriage had been traveling on the main road, occasionally veering onto less-traveled paths to take shortcuts.
With his divine soul guiding the horses, he didn't have to worry about taking the wrong route.
As night approached, Yang Tian glanced at the map and gave Shui Bing'er a helpless, wry smile: "It seems we'll be 'roughing it' tonight."
Shui Bing'er blushed furiously at his words and immediately punched Yang Tian: "'Roughing it' your head! Don't even think about it."
With that, Shui Bing'er jumped off the carriage.
As night fell, Yang Tian set up a large tent and, with a wave of his hand, lit a bonfire.
"You two wait here; I'll go into the woods ahead and hunt some wild game."
Hearing this, the two women, while arranging the cold food they had brought, waved their hands and said, "Go, go, but be careful!"
Yang Tian lightly tapped his feet, each leap covering tens of meters.
After a few leaps, he disappeared into the forest.
In the current Douluo, Spirit Beasts were still relatively common, unlike in Douluo ten thousand years later, where, apart from a few large forests, no traces of Spirit Beasts could be found.
In today's Douluo, any slightly deep mountain forest would have Spirit Beasts, though their age would not be very high.
They were mostly ten-year-level Spirit Beasts.
Yang Tian's divine soul spread out, looking for two Spirit Beast rabbits.
It had been a long time since he had eaten roasted rabbit meat.
He recalled that back then, whenever he bought roasted rabbit meat and braised rabbit meat, Xiao Wu would drool and run over to snatch it from him.
Now... sigh, never mind.
Xiao Wu had almost broken off their friendship because of it.
If it hadn't been for the few carrots he had in his Soul Tool...
Spicy rabbit head, braised rabbit meat, whole roasted rabbit...
Yang Tian delved deeper into the forest, ignoring that this forest was already much deeper than an ordinary mountain forest.
With his skill and courage, would a mere wild mountain forest make Yang Tian hesitate?
That was impossible.
However, rabbits were indeed hard to find in this mountain forest.
The few wild rabbits he saw were ordinary beasts, and their meat quality naturally couldn't compare to Spirit Beast rabbits.
"I'll keep looking.
If I really can't find any, I'll hunt a grass sheep instead." Yang Tian continued to go deeper...
Meanwhile, as Yang Tian went deeper, Lin Zhiling and Shui Bing'er welcomed a few uninvited guests.
In the distance were two slender figures of almost identical build.
They had spirit power fluctuations, and three spirit rings—two yellow and one purple—flickered around them.
Above their heads, two dazzling starlight crowns were perched side by side.
If Yang Tian were here, he would immediately recognize the Spirit of those two: the Star Crown, the hidden Sect Spirit of the Star Luo Empire!
The two starlight-dazzling figures approached rapidly, and Shui Bing'er and Lin Zhiling immediately became alert.
"Two Spirit Elders, both women, and they look quite young.
I just don't know what their looks are like.
That little rascal isn't here, should we help them?
They seem to be being hunted." Lin Zhiling's beautiful eyes looked at the two figures without much wariness.
She was a sixty-ninth-level Spirit Emperor, had refined four Snow Lotus Seeds, and cultivated the Nine Transformations of the Heavenly Fox.
Her Spirit had evolved into the Ice Spirit Heavenly Fox.
In terms of combat power, Lin Zhiling was confident she could easily handle a Spirit Saint's attack.
Even if she couldn't defeat them, she wouldn't lose.
And Spirit Saints were not found everywhere.
The Tian Shui City Lord was merely a Spirit Saint.
Shui Bing'er's beautiful eyes flickered.
She also saw that the two women seemed to be being pursued, but she didn't know who was chasing them or their strength.
Although she wanted to save them, she didn't want to cause trouble for Yang Tian.
At this moment, Lin Zhiling spoke again: "Those chasing them are Spirit Kings."
Upon hearing this, Shui Bing'er and Lin Zhiling exchanged a smile and said, "Save them!"
It was only a Spirit King; they weren't afraid.
Moreover... those two girls looked so innocent.