The first thing that Xie Feng did after crossing the blue portal was to observe his surroundings immediately while he positioned himself to attack, defend himself, and retreat. However, his concerns proved to be unnecessary because even though he was deep in the forest, there were no monsters around.
After looking at the map, Xie Feng realized that he was actually not far from the site of the Calamity Palace, known to the humans of the Adastreia Continent as the Holy Shrine.
There was no sign of Long Bai ouside, so Xie Feng assumed that the middle-aged man had returned to the interior of the Calamity Palace.
[Ding!... Player 'Feng Yao' tried to contact you at 17:03 pm.]
[Ding!... Player 'Feng Yao' has left a message in your inbox.]
"Em?" Xie Feng was slightly surprised by the announcements he received. Only now he knew that on the special maps communications were forbidden. In addition, it appears that Xie Yao tried to communicate with him almost ten minutes ago.
Due to curiosity, Xie Feng opened his inbox and read the message sent by Xie Yao. As he read the contents of the message, Xie Feng's face slowly changed, and by the end, his face had become quite ugly.
Without hesitation and without delay, Xie Feng took out a teleportation scroll to Eminentis City. After canalizing for a few seconds, he turned into a ray of light and disappeared from the scene.
Only a moment after Xie Feng left, a gust of wind hit the place and a huge eastern dragon several hundred meters long appeared in the sky.
The dragon was covered with bright white scales that reflected the sunlight, giving it a miraculous appearance. Its eyes looked like two yellow suns that seemed to reject all darkness.
"Child, you will have to face many trials. But the biggest test you will have to face will be yourself... There is no boat that sinks for external water... They always sink because of the water that penetrates them."
The dragon's voice sounded, even when its mouth did not move.
This dragon was one of the most powerful existences in all of the Adastreia Continent, Light Saint Dragon!
***
Approximately five minutes before Xie Feng leaves the bottom of the abyss.
Seeing the group of five people slowly approaching, Gu Qianxue put her innocent girl's mask back on and smiled:
"Young master Nangong, it has been a while since our last meeting."
"In fact, the last time I met Miss Gu was a year ago. By the way..." Nangong Lei smiled and looked intently at Gu Qianxue's body: "It seems that in the year we haven't met, Miss Gu has grown up well."
Under her mask, Gu Qianxue frowned in disgust. Nangong Lei was always gentlemanly and respectful in front of everyone, but after seeing her body changed in the virtual world, he unconsciously showed his true face. Even if it only lasted for a second, it was enough to make Gu Qianxue even more sure that she didn't want to have any contact with him.
"Although I am very happy to see you again, unfortunately, I have to prepare my baggage to return to Beijing tomorrow." Gu Qianxue kept her composure and politely tried to end the conversation.
But Nangong Lei seemed to be aware of Gu Qianxue's intentions, as he quickly talked again: "So you will also attend Yao Mei's birthday party? Qianxue, how about going together?"
Nangong Lei changed the way he referred to her from 'Miss Gu' to 'Qianxue' naturally as if it were the most normal thing in the world. However, Gu Qianxue was not as innocent as everyone thought.
"Young Master Nangong, my last name is Gu. I don't think we're close enough for you to call me by my name," Gu Qianxue's tone of voice sounded slightly less friendly than before.
Nangong Lei noticed it too, as he smiled bitterly and said, "Qianxue, why are you so determined to keep your distance from me? For better or worse, we are destined to be together as husband and wife... Besides, believe it or not, I'm really in love with you. This has nothing to do with the marriage arranged by our parents."
However, even before Gu Qianxue could respond, Xie Yao, who had been forgotten, stepped in:
"If you know that it is an arranged marriage by your parents, then why are you trying to use the fact that you are both bound by an agreement that she clearly did not accept?"
"Huh?" A sound of surprise escaped from Nangong Lei's mouth. His eyes were focused on Gu Qianxue's body at all times so that only now he noticed Xie Yao standing to one side.
"Excuse me, may I ask who you are?" Nangong Lei smiled brightly and nodded to Xie Yao. However...
"Wipe that fake smile off your face. Do you really think you're too handsome or something? Don't you feel ashamed? Besides, didn't your parents teach you that answering a question with a question is idiotic?" Xie Yao frowned and started talking nonstop.
"This..." Nangong Lei was stunned.
The people behind him were stunned.
Gu Qianxue looked at Xie Yao in shock.
Everyone was stunned.
None of them expected that the silent beauty standing next to Gu Qianxue would actually be so deadly when she talks!
A shield warrior who was in Nangong Lei's group looked at an archer standing next to him and asked quietly: "Th-That girl... She just called the first young master an idiot...?"
The archer had his mouth wide open and nodded. It was the first time in his life that he heard someone else dare to call Nangong Lei an idiot face to face!
Nangong Lei coughed slightly and cleared his throat. He kept the smile on his face and apologized: "I am sorry for my disrespect. In response to this lady's question; it is not that I use the marriage our families formed, it is that it is an inevitable fate. Even if I refused, my family would force me... Therefore, instead of trying to resist the impossible, wouldn't it be better to accept the reality? That way, we will all suffer less and we can at least try to be happy".
Nangong Lei looked at Gu Qianxue with a loving and continuous gaze: "This is precisely why I eventually came to love at Qianxue... I am sure that if she gives me the opportunity and knows me better, she will also love me as much as I love her!"
The group's talk made several female players who were in the vicinity come forward curiously to see what was going on. When the female players heard Nangong Lei's words, many of them had hearts in their eyes.
A handsome man, with money and power, expressing his love openly and even practically begging for an opportunity; he was fatal to many women who were still young and inexperienced in life.
However, Xie Yao intervened again:
"Love? How old are you? 29? 30? How old did you start to love Qianxue? When you were 20? At that time she was only 8 years old!... Oh, wait... Maybe you started loving her when you were 25? Well, she was only 13 years old! Don't you really feel ashamed?"
Xie Yao's attack was fatal. Many women realized that, in fact, Nangong Lei looked like a fully grown and mature man. Although Gu Qianxue looked much more mature due to the body of her avatar, when everyone heard that she was only 18 years old they began to look at Nangong Lei strangely.
Nangong Lei's face was freezing. He did not expect this woman to interrupt once again. Unfortunately for him, Xie Yao was not yet finished:
"Besides, what the hell? Think carefully for the love of God. When you are 50 years old, Qianxue will be about 38 years old; at that age, you will just be an impotent old man who cannot get his little friend to stand up. She will however be like a wild lioness. How could an impotent old man possibly satisfy her? Oh! I know! Are you that kind of man? Those who enjoy knowing that their girlfriends or wives are sleeping with others? Really disgusting." Xie Yao finally stopped and sighed softly.
The place was completely silent. Even the surrounding birds stopped flapping their wings and stood still, as if they could feel the heavy atmosphere of the place.
Gu Qianxue, Nangong Lei, the four people behind him, and the rest of the players in the vicinity stared at Xie Yao with their mouths open, stunned.
"Pfft - Hehehehe..."
Finally, Gu Qianxue could not contain her laughter and burst out laughing. She simply did not expect that the usually noble, calm, and obedient Xie Yao would actually be so cruel with her comments!
The only time Gu Qianxue had seen Xie Yao make such a cruel comment was when the three of them went to the shopping mall not long after she moved in.
However, Gu Qianxue had no way of knowing that in reality, Xie Yao was only obedient and submissive to Xie Feng; with the rest of the men, she did not spare a glance. Moreover, if any man tries to do something that in any way prejudices Xie Feng, the result of that man will be as pitiful as the current Nangong Lei.
Gu Qianxue's laughter was like the harbinger of the beginning of a storm:
"Damn it! That big sister sure is cruel with her words!"
"Just the thought of being in that guy's place makes me feel sorry for him."
"*Snort* Really a scoundrel. Go get a woman your own age, damn it!"
...
A lot of players started to mutter to each other.
