“Oh? So you’ve suddenly changed your mind about Professor Zhang Wen?”
Just as Zhang Wen and the Kentucky trio stepped onto the floating ladder, and the young man with a gentle smile was waving away the traces of three Saint-level experts, on the fourth floor of the Star Moon building where the examiners’ rooms were located, Ge Luo was on the phone, speaking in a tone filled with sarcasm.
“No, of course I haven’t changed my mind. He’s a huge threat. Greater than anyone else on this ship.”
On the other end of the telepathic communicator was Lofrei, the one who had led Zhang Wen and his group to the airship, but had to stay behind at the Infinite Arena due to the limit on the number of passengers.
“Hey! Then why is he still alive? Didn’t you say you were going to kill him before you left? Are you going to tell me you suddenly had a change of heart and decided to spare them?”
“Ge Luo, if you keep talking to me like that, do you really think I won’t make sure you wake up tomorrow morning missing a few vital parts?” Lofrei laughed lightly, her voice carrying an icy chill that made Ge Luo involuntarily shiver.
“Tsk! You failed your mission and still act so arrogantly… You can be tough on me now, but I’m not the one you should be worried about. Teacher won’t be as easy to deal with.”
“My mission was not a failure.”
“Ha! Lofrei, did you forget Teacher’s orders? He said no matter what method, we must make sure that Zhang Wen leaves this competition. But now? He and those three Kentucky fools came back on the airship, while you’re stuck on an island in the Infinite Arena, and now you’re asking me to come pick you up…”
“Stop babbling, Ge Luo! I have my own plans. Zhang Wen will remain on the Star Moon for at least seven more days. I have plenty of time to fulfill Teacher’s instructions.” Lofrei impatiently cut Ge Luo off.
“Whatever you say. Anyway, I’ll try to find someone to pick you up. But you messed up this time, and Teacher probably won’t be happy. You’d better be prepared, don’t say I didn’t warn you.” Ge Luo laughed heartily and threw the telepathic communicator aside.
“Ge Luo.” Mary Ann, the first examiner to appear in the selection, walked in through the door.
“Hmm?” Ge Luo looked up.
“Zhang Wen is back.”
“I know. I just got a call from Lofrei; she failed. She’s stuck on an island to the south, and we need to figure out how to get an airship to pick her up.” Ge Luo laughed mockingly.
“Of course.” Mary Ann nodded, then suddenly looked incredulous. “Ge Luo, how can you still laugh? Who exactly is this Zhang Wen? To have even Lofrei fail against a mere tenth-stage physical martial artist…”
“Hmph! No matter who he is, he must leave this ship within three days.” Ge Luo suddenly slammed his fist onto the luxurious wooden table, shattering it into pieces. “You’ve seen how determined Teacher is. If we can’t fulfill his request before he personally boards this ship, even we… may not be able to withstand his wrath!”
“Hmm.” Mary Ann sighed softly.
A dozen minutes later, an airship that had previously returned to the Star Moon took off again, heading south.
At this time, Zhang Wen had returned to his room on the Star Moon. However…
“…I mean, why are you following me? And why did you have those two big guys guarding outside my room?”
Looking at Yinel, who had followed him into his private room as if it were the most natural thing in the world, and was now sitting on his bed without a hint of embarrassment, Zhang Wen couldn’t help but frown.
Originally, Zhang Wen had planned to sneak out during the Star Moon’s brief stop at sea to look for Liria’s whereabouts. After all, most of the sailors and bodyguards on the Star Moon were gathered on the deck, and quite a few martial artists hadn’t even returned yet, making it the perfect time to search for someone.
But Si and Kai were blocking the door to Zhang Wen’s room, one on each side, making it impossible for Zhang Wen to leave.
“Our previous agreement was that our cooperation would end once we left Pico Island. So our cooperation is over. Miss Yinel, you’re at least a wise woman of the Kentucky clan, so please don’t act like a scorned woman who’s been dumped by her boyfriend, okay?” Yinel remained silent for a long time, so Zhang Wen hardened his heart and almost bluntly told her to leave.
“Teacher Zhang, it’s useless. No matter what you say, I won’t leave unless you agree to my request.” Although Yinel was an extremely attractive woman, and she was sitting on the only large bed in the room, her stubborn expression left no room for Zhang Wen to feel any desire, only helplessness.
To be honest, Zhang Wen was already starting to regret his decision. If he had known things would turn out this way, he might as well have left with Xie Luo and Teng Ping from the beginning! Anyway, he would still have encountered Lofrei’s attack later. With Lofrei, he could still have formed a team of four to fly the airship back to the Star Moon. And he wouldn’t have encountered these few “Kentucky band-aids” in front of him.
“I’ve already told you, your request is too absurd! I’m just a physical martial arts instructor at Almises Academy! How could I possibly have the ability to help you revive the Kentucky clan? Besides, you even want me to help you reclaim the original territory of the Kentucky clan? Are you out of your mind? That’s an entire continent, Miss Wise Woman!” Zhang Wen tried to reason with Yinel, hoping she would leave quickly.
“No! You do have the ability to revive the Kentucky clan!” Yinel remained unmoved. She looked at Zhang Wen and spoke loudly with the same stubborn tone, “This is the guidance given to me by the wise women of the Kentucky clan through the generations. You are the one mentioned in the oldest legend of the Kentucky clan.”
“No, you’re mistaken.” Zhang Wen quickly waved his hands.
Are you kidding me! He already had more than enough trouble on his hands! He definitely didn’t want to take on a big burden called “reviving the Kentucky clan”! Moreover, from what Zhang Wen knew, the conditions Yinel required for reviving the Kentucky clan were practically impossible to fulfill!
The so-called Kentucky clan were actually the indigenous people living on the planet Kentucky. Later, after the Empire expanded its territory to the planet Kentucky, they soon merged with the Kentuckians and turned the planet Kentucky into one of the most prosperous administrative colonies on the southern border of the Empire.
The original Kentucky clan also accepted this change. They signed an agreement with the Empire. In the agreement, the Kentucky clan received one of the three continents of the planet Kentucky, known as the “Pilgrimage Continent,” as their reserved territory.
However, not long after, the Empire’s pioneers discovered a large number of valuable ore veins on the Pilgrimage Continent! This discovery quickly made the reserved territory of the Kentucky clan a coveted prize for the Empire’s nobility.
Through a series of conspiracies, betrayals, and betrayals, the reserved territory of the Kentucky clan gradually shrank from an entire continent to a province, and then from a province to a city…
Now, the population of the Kentucky clan had dropped from 7,600 two hundred years ago to less than 200 today. The remaining reserved territory of the Kentucky clan had been reduced to a small village no larger than a tenth of the size of the city of Casares. The rest had mostly fallen into the hands of the Empire’s various noble families.
Among them, the one with the largest share was the Orleans family, currently known as the “most formidable” among the Empire’s noble families.
Although Zhang Wen now had some strength. Whether it was dealing with super-level martial artists like Iron Mask, or with imperial officials like General William, he could manage. However, compared to a colossal family like the Orleans, which had existed in the Empire for over a thousand years, Zhang Wen was still just an insignificant little ant!
Not to mention, Yinel’s request was for Zhang Wen to help the Kentucky clan reclaim the entire Pilgrimage Continent. This was practically declaring war on all the noble families in the Empire!
Even a fool would know that this was an impossible task!
“No, I won’t be wrong.” No matter how earnestly Zhang Wen tried to reason with her, Yinel remained steadfast.
“You’re wrong!” Zhang Wen almost wanted to take this Kentucky wise woman’s head apart to see how her brain was structured!
“I’m not wrong!” Yinel stubbornly insisted, completely ignoring Zhang Wen’s distressed expression.
“You… Hmph! Fine! You won’t leave, right? Then I won’t be polite anymore!” Since reasoning with Yinel was impossible, Zhang Wen decided to take drastic action.
He smirked and walked toward Yinel.
“What… What are you going to do?” Backed into a corner by Zhang Wen, Yinel couldn’t help but feel flustered.
“What am I going to do? Of course, I’m going to be impolite to you!” In a flash, Zhang Wen suddenly pushed Yinel onto the bed. With his arms braced on either side of her slender neck, his head lowered until it was just a few centimeters from her face.
“Hehe!” Zhang Wen smirked得意ly. He could clearly feel Yinel’s body stiffen instantly beneath him.
Zhang Wen was almost certain that Yinel would either scream in alarm or slap him hard across the face. No matter which choice this elven beauty made, Zhang Wen had plenty of excuses to kick her out of the room.
However, to Zhang Wen’s great surprise…
Although Yinel indeed looked very flustered, and the blush on her face showed how shy she was, this elven beauty did not make any of the actions Zhang Wen had imagined.
Instead, under Zhang Wen’s gaze, the blushing Yinel actually shut her eyes tightly and assumed a posture as if she were ready to be picked!
A wild and sexy beauty, so tempting, was surrendering herself right before him. Even a saint would probably be unable to resist. Zhang Wen was no exception.
However, Zhang Wen was very clear in his heart that this beauty in front of him was actually a scalding hot potato that he couldn’t touch. If he had a relationship with Yinel, wouldn’t he really have to take on the responsibility of reviving the Kentucky clan?!
Get up! Get up quickly! Zhang Wen subconsciously kept telling himself to get off Yinel. However, the other half of his will made a completely opposite judgment!
Yinel’s scorching body, clearly so shy, yet forcing herself to endure, all made Zhang Wen’s heart burn like a fire.
The battle energy of the Spring Water Technique uncontrollably surged through Zhang Wen’s body. That indescribable feeling made Zhang Wen realize that this time, it was probably his turn to end up hurting himself with his own stone!
“What are you still waiting for?” Yinel’s one sentence, filled with unbearable shyness, was the final blow to Zhang Wen!
“Damn…!” Zhang Wen only had time to say two words before the battle energy of the Spring Water Technique exploded inside him.
Zhang Wen’s lips crossed the final ten centimeters and forcefully pressed onto Yinel’s lips. The wonderful sensation made both of their bodies feel as if they were burning!
“Don’t! Si and Kai are still outside… Mmm! There… Ohhh…” Yinel’s voice, sometimes coy, sometimes high-pitched, sometimes even with a sob, kept rising.
She tried her best to keep her voice low, not wanting her two subordinates outside to hear. However, the new experiences and the irresistible pleasure coming from her body made Yinel almost go crazy with contradiction.
Yinel tightly hugged Zhang Wen, doing everything she could to hold onto the last bit of her sanity. However, Zhang Wen’s hands, roaming over her body, easily shattered Yinel’s final defenses.
“Uhh…” The shy elven beauty bit hard on Zhang Wen’s shoulder, completely letting go of herself.
…
“Ahh! Haven’t they finished talking yet? It’s already so late.” Si, growing sleepy outside the door, couldn’t help but yawn.
“Of course not so easily. No one knows better than the wise lady how difficult the path to reviving the Kentucky clan is. That Zhang Wen isn’t even a member of our Kentucky clan, so getting him to agree to help us probably won’t be simple.”
“Ahh! I know it’s not simple either, but… isn’t agreeing or refusing just a matter of a single word? Why does it take so long to talk? Ahhh! Don’t tell me they’re going to discuss all night?” Sleepy Si kept yawning.
Click!
The door to Zhang Wen’s room suddenly opened, and Yinel walked out.
“Let’s go.” Yinel simply said a few words to the two Kentucky warriors and hurriedly walked toward her own room.
“Eh? Already? Yinel, how did your talk with that guy go? Did he agree?” Confused, Si quickly asked while following Yinel.
“I don’t know either. Anyway, he hasn’t agreed yet. Let’s go back first; we can talk tomorrow!” Yinel didn’t look back as she spoke, quickly turning to the other side of the corridor.
“Hey! Yinel?” Si and Kai, whose rooms were on the other side, could only helplessly exchange glances and head back to their respective rooms.
As a result, neither of the two Kentucky warriors, who weren’t particularly perceptive, noticed that after turning the corner, Yinel’s walking posture suddenly became extremely strange, and her face was even redder than blood. At the same time, as soon as she rushed into her room at top speed, she whispered softly, covering her chest and slowly sliding down to sit on the floor with her back against the door.
“Hey hey!… This definitely wasn’t part of the plan!” In his room, Zhang Wen blinked in astonishment at the glaring bloodstain on the bedsheet.
Everything had come suddenly and gone just as quickly. After everything was over, Yinel had suddenly pulled away from Zhang Wen’s arms. She hadn’t even given Zhang Wen another chance to speak before quickly picking up her clothes, dressing, and rushing out.
“No matter what, the situation shouldn’t have turned out like this, right?” Zhang Wen suddenly hit his head hard.
The next moment, Zhang Wen also jumped off the bed, dressed quickly, and pushed open the door.
Yinel and the two Kentuckians hadn’t been gone for long. Following the faint scent in the air, Zhang Wen didn’t take much time before arriving outside Yinel’s room.
Knock knock knock!
Zhang Wen knocked on Yinel’s door.
“Just a moment!” Soon after, the door opened, and Yinel’s pretty face peeked out.
However, the moment she saw that it was Zhang Wen at the door, Yinel’s face turned red, and she quickly tried to push the door shut again.
“Hey! What are you doing?” Fortunately, Zhang Wen, who had cultivated the Spring Water Technique, reacted much faster than an average person. Before the door could close, Zhang Wen quickly pressed his hand against it.
After trying twice and failing to close the door, Yinel finally gave up on giving Zhang Wen the cold shoulder. However, she still didn’t open the door, but instead stood behind a narrow crack, her face stern as she asked Zhang Wen.
“What do you want?”
“Uh…” Honestly speaking, Yinel’s question really stumped Zhang Wen. He hadn’t even thought about why he came to find Yinel.
Taking advantage of Zhang Wen’s hesitation, Yinel pushed the door again, trying to shut Zhang Wen out.
“Don’t… Wait!” Just as the door was about to close completely, Zhang Wen finally came to his senses and hurriedly pressed against the door, leaving just a small crack.
“Go back! I don’t want to see you again!” Yinel’s voice came from behind the crack.
“Hey! A few minutes ago, you were still in my room telling me I was the legendary figure destined to revive the Kentucky clan. How come now you won’t even let me see you?”
“That was a mistake!” Yinel’s stubborn voice came again.
“You didn’t make a mistake.”
“No! I did make a mistake!”
“Sigh… You’re really a stubborn woman.” Zhang Wen sighed deeply, suddenly pushing the door open a bit more.
“Listen to what I’m saying! I said, you didn’t make a mistake!” Zhang Wen stared into Yinel’s eyes and said loudly, word by word.
“No! It’s not like that!” Yinel shook her head vigorously.
“Why? Back then you were so eager for me to agree to help you revive the Kentucky clan, but now you won’t even let me see you?”
“That was then, this is now!”
“Damn it! What difference is there between then and now?”
“There is a difference! We… we did that!” Yinel shouted, her face as red as blood.
“So what?”
“I know you didn’t want to agree to my request! Now that we’ve done that, if you agree now, it will seem like I… seduced you into agreeing! The legendary person definitely wouldn’t be like that!” Yinel shouted, tears welling up in her eyes.
“Yinel, so this is what’s bothering you…” Zhang Wen couldn’t help but smile, “What you said is true. At first, I really didn’t want to agree. I know just as well as you how difficult it would be to revive the Kentucky clan. Honestly, I really didn’t want to get involved in such a complicated ideal. In fact, when I came here just now, I hadn’t even decided whether I should agree to your request or not. Like you said, if I just foolishly threw myself into an almost impossible task just because I had something with a woman, wouldn’t that be ridiculous?”
“Then why are you still here?” Tears were almost falling from Yinel’s eyes.
“I’m still here because everything has changed!” Zhang Wen looked into Yinel’s eyes, “Now I’m sure! Yinel, I like you!!! I’m not agreeing because of what happened between us, nor because of some stupid legend! I like you, so the dream you want to achieve, I must help you achieve! Yinel, you said I’m not the legendary one, but so what? Let the legendary guy appear whenever he wants! It’s me who wants to help you now! Don’t you want that?”
“I…” The wise woman of the Kentucky clan had never felt so flustered before. After Zhang Wen finished speaking, Yinel only felt her heart beating wildly, as if it would jump out of her chest. Although she was shedding tears, what she felt deep inside was not sadness, but a strange, bewildering happiness.
“Don’t cry. It will make me sad.”
In the moment Yinel was dazed, Zhang Wen took the opportunity to kiss the sexy lips of the elven beauty.
“Uhh!” Taken by surprise, Yinel instinctively gasped and tried to shut the door.
This time, facing Yinel’s “full-powered attack” as a Saint-level telepath, even Zhang Wen, who had cultivated the Spring Water Technique, couldn’t dodge the nearby door in time.
Bang! Zhang Wen’s head collided heavily with the door.
“Ahh?! Are you okay? Are you okay?” Realizing what she had done, Yinel hurriedly opened the door.
“Umm… Seems okay. But you first tried to keep me outside, then made me say so many embarrassing things. And finally hit me like that. I paid quite a price…” Zhang Wen rubbed his head, his mouth involuntarily curling into a smile again.
“You… What do you want?” Yinel immediately understood Zhang Wen’s intentions. This annoying guy was asking for “compensation” again.
“Didn’t I just… just make you do that…”
Poor elf beauty Yinel had already blushed countless times in front of Zhang Wen. As she said this sentence, she almost wanted to find a crack in the ground to hide in. She didn’t even know how she managed to say such a shameful thing! But Yinel knew that if she didn’t say it, she might end up doing something even more embarrassing!
“Just like you said, that was then, this is now. How can what happened then be counted in the ledger of now?” Zhang Wen wasn’t going to let Yinel off the hook. He kept pressing forward, and in the blink of an eye, Yinel had retreated deep into the room. Her long legs hit the edge of the bed, and she gasped as she fell back onto it.
Escape… she couldn’t escape anymore!
Yinel, her heart in a turmoil, tightly closed her eyes again. Her long lashes trembled slightly, making her look incredibly adorable.
However, after several seconds passed, Yinel didn’t receive the kiss she had imagined, nor did Zhang Wen do anything else to her.
“Ah?” Yinel secretly opened her eyes and saw Zhang Wen smiling at her, “You… you’re just teasing me on purpose, right?” Yinel, overwhelmed with shyness, was about to question Zhang Wen, but was surprised to see that Zhang Wen extended his finger to her lips, making a shushing gesture.
“What’s wrong?” Yinel silently asked Zhang Wen with her eyes.
“There’s someone at the door.” Zhang Wen leaned close to Yinel’s ear and whispered softly, just loud enough for the two of them to hear.
“Is it Kai and Si?” Yinel asked in a hushed voice. The thought of her two clansmen possibly seeing her in this state made Yinel so shy she almost wanted to die.
“No.” Zhang Wen’s answer made Yinel’s eyes widen in surprise.
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