Chapter 20

The next day, afternoon.

The scorching sun was in the sky, and the sunlight draped Eastsea City in a golden veil. Seagulls streaked across the sky at high speed like white phantoms. It was a weather suitable for outings and travel; it seemed as if even the pupils of the seagulls held contentment and laziness.

At the Eastsea City Spirit Tower, as soon as the elevator doors opened, Xiang Xiang Naer pulled Zhao Xuanzhen and bounced outside, her face blooming with longing for the sun, the sea, and the beach. Leng Yaoju followed behind the two little ones, a smile tracing her rosy lips.

Vacationing in a seaside city, the ocean is a part that must be savored. Originally, Xiang Xiang Naer planned to go to the most bustling beach in Eastsea City to join in the fun, but Leng Yaoju did not like crowds, and to avoid the endless pick-up attempts from men on the beach, the location was changed to a private beach under the Spirit Tower, which was open only to the three of them today.

The white sand was fine and crushed, and the waves crashed against the reefs into thousands of water droplets. Their soles sank into the sand, which had been baked slightly hot by the sun. In the distance, flocks of gulls skimmed over the wave crests, their wings plated with a golden halo.

"The taste of the sea!"

Xiang Xiang Naer looked at the beautiful scenery where the water met the sky with joy, and she took a deep breath of the seaside air. The sea breeze blew her silver long hair, and her skirt fluttered freely.

"Zhao Xuanzhen, do you like the sea!"

She tilted her head slightly and looked at Zhao Xuanzhen beside her, who nodded earnestly.

"You can watch it when you're happy, jump into it when you're depressed, and go down into it when you have no money. Who wouldn't like the all-capable ocean?"

"Hmm?"

Xiang Xiang Naer and Leng Yaoju cast their gazes over in perfect unison. You kid, your thinking is very dangerous!

"Ignore this guy. Aunt Leng, let's go change into our swimsuits!"

Xiang Xiang Naer dragged Leng Yaoju into the changing room. Zhao Xuanzhen was a boy after all, so he didn't have so many qualms. He took off his outer clothes and pants, revealing the swimming trunks he had changed into beforehand, which had patterns of silver dragons and golden phoenixes drawn on both sides.

This pair of swimming trunks was bought by Zhao Xuanzhen and Xiang Xiang Naer at the Eastsea Commodity City after eating the braised beef yesterday. It was carved with dragons and phoenixes; Zhao Xuanzhen felt it was a bit flashy, but Xiang Xiang Naer had taken a fancy to it at first sight. She paid the money and left in one go, not giving Zhao Xuanzhen any room to refuse.

Zhao Xuanzhen faced the sea, and the salty sea breeze blew toward him. Looking out, the water rippled, and the sun was bright. Waves rushed to the edge of the beach, and the fine sand was moved by the tide, shallowly covering his insteps. When the waves receded, broken foam flowed down his ankles.

The Sea God is not capable, but the ocean is very capable!

"Dang dang dang dang!"

The bamboo curtain of the changing room was rolled up, the seashell wind chimes shattered the sound of the tide, and the youthful, energetic beautiful girl made a dazzling appearance!

Xiang Xiang Naer had changed into a backless bikini with a strapless, round-neck buckle design, a pink bow tied at her waist, and her silver long hair tied into a high ponytail.

Thin sand wrapped around her moist, jade-like adolescent toes, and her snow-white skin refracted the reflection of the sun. Her lines were symmetrical and soft; every inch of the girl's body was overflowing with youthful breath.

The first thing Xiang Xiang Naer did after walking out of the changing room was to immediately observe Zhao Xuanzhen's reaction. She noticed that Zhao Xuanzhen was indeed looking at her with a look she had never seen before, containing one part surprise, two parts affirmation, three parts appreciation, and four parts amazement...

On the Limit Douluo Continent, everyone matures at super speed. Xiang Xiang Naer's figure had already begun to show its delicate curves, and a wisp of red glow appeared on that stunningly beautiful face. Just as she wanted to run over to tease him a few times, she found that Zhao Xuanzhen's gaze had shifted to the side.

Leng Yaoju pushed aside the bamboo curtain like a mermaid walking out of the deep sea. Her fiery red long hair draped naturally over her shoulders, and golden-like light spots swayed in the hollow of her collarbone, making her skin look like white porcelain drenched in coconut milk.

The wine-red bikini was cut extremely dangerously, two slender gold chains crossed behind her neck and hung down along her spine to her waist. Her waist was slender, and the tiny diamonds dotted on the shoulder straps were dazzling, having an eye-catching, shimmering effect.

Xiang Xiang Naer looked at Leng Yaoju's graceful and mature figure, which was sexy to the extreme, and then looked down at herself, who was no different from a bean sprout in comparison. Her little mouth pouted, and she almost couldn't hold back her tears!

Cutie is worthless in front of sexy!

Today was a rare vacation time. Leng Yaoju's stunning face was overflowing with smiles. She took out a pair of sunglasses from her storage soul guidance device, walked calmly with her long legs to the beach chairs lined up in a row, and lay on them to beautifully enjoy the sun and the beach.

Xiang Xiang Naer was hit by Leng Yaoju's invisible heavy blow and was squatting down, drawing circles in self-seclusion, when her head was suddenly shrouded in shadow.

The girl's silver eyes shone, thinking her childhood sweetheart had come to comfort her, and then she saw the boy with a gentle and elegant face, smiling and spitting out five words:

"You don't need to feel inferior."

"Zhao, Xuan, Zhen!!!"

Xiang Xiang Naer sprang up, her pretty face instantly turning red to the extreme. She made a big jump toward Zhao Xuanzhen, a sharp, explosive sound coming from her mouth:

"If I don't kick your pants off with one kick, consider yourself holding on tight!"

Zhao Xuanzhen saw that the situation was bad and ran away, while Xiang Xiang Naer chased him frantically with red eyes. The two left staggered footprints on the beach, and two shadows were cast on the ground, constantly moving forward, occasionally overlapping, occasionally separating.

Seeing this, Leng Yaoju lifted her sunglasses and sighed sincerely: "The two little ones have such a good relationship."

After playing for a while, Zhao Xuanzhen deliberately slowed his pace. Xiang Xiang Naer chased up, pouting, and left a round tooth mark on his left shoulder like a little dog. The two signed a peace treaty again and leaped into the sea to swim together.

"Splash—"

Two figures broke through the waves, the sunlight pouring from their heads to their bodies. Xiang Xiang Naer giggled, her abdomen under her swimsuit white and beautiful, her voice crisp:

"I swam one second faster than you!"

"Consider yourself impressive."

"I am just impressive!"

Looking at Xiang Xiang Naer making faces, Zhao Xuanzhen couldn't help but smile. With his perverted physical fitness, his swimming speed could easily crush Xiang Xiang Naer's, but life is not a competition, and there is no need to compete for high or low in everything.

Of course, Zhao Xuanzhen was mainly afraid that Xiang Xiang Naer wouldn't be able to handle losing. His left shoulder had been bitten unreasonably by the little dog, so he should cautiously protect his right shoulder!

"Hehe..."

Xiang Xiang Naer's eyeballs rolled around, and her body quietly dived into the water. Zhao Xuanzhen sensed her sneaking toward him. Just as he was curious about what kind of trick Xiang Xiang Naer was up to, the sea surface exploded from below!

Water splashes lifted a handful of seawater, which condensed into crystal beads in mid-air, shattering into water dust on Zhao Xuanzhen's body, covering his face and wetting his black hair.

"You fell for it, you idiot Zhao Xuanzhen!"

On the beach chair, Leng Yaoju enjoyed her sunbath with peace of mind, her butterfly bones rising and falling with her breathing, her two long legs basking in the sun white and plump, making people reluctant to look away.

"Why did you come ashore alone? Xiang Xiang Naer is swimming further and further away."

Leng Yaoju asked, and the next second, a clear voice answered.

"She went to catch crabs, and she wants to catch hundred-year crabs for spicy stir-fry tonight..."

Zhao Xuanzhen's expression was helpless. Xiang Xiang Naer firmly believed that the ocean resources were rich and decided to catch crabs herself. The problem was that this private beach belonged to the Spirit Tower. If hundred-year soul beasts lived nearby, they would have been dragged back to be made into soul spirits long ago; how could it be their turn to pick up a bargain!

"It's a vacation, after all, do as you please."

Leng Yaoju didn't take it to heart. Xiang Xiang Naer herself had high combat power, and with this Spirit Domain Realm spiritual power of the Lady Lady Tianfeng Limit Douluo monitoring the entire sea area, there would definitely be no accidents.

Zhao Xuanzhen had swum enough and learned from Leng Yaoju's appearance to bathe in the sun. The master and disciple lay on the comfortable beach chairs, feeling relaxed and content.

"Teacher hasn't enjoyed life for a long time, right?"

"Mm, ever since Leng Yulai went... missing, there hasn't been any. If it weren't to reward you and Xiang Xiang Naer for four years of hard cultivation and to inspect Gu Yue's entry into the Spirit Tower, I wouldn't have come to Eastsea City for vacation."

Leng Yaoju's tone was low; that was an indelible pain in her heart. Zhao Xuanzhen knew everything and understood Leng Yulai's status in Leng Yaoju's heart.

Thinking of Leng Yulai stabbing the Demon God Sword into Leng Yaoju's body, making her sister's soul suffer forever, Zhao Xuanzhen did not want to focus the topic on Leng Yulai, and changed the subject seemingly casually:

"Yesterday, I had a face-to-face exchange with the Purple Dragon Limit Douluo. I wonder what the results were for Teacher?"

"Purple Dragon Limit Douluo, there really is something strange about her..."

Leng Yaoju turned her head, her exquisite side profile shining in the sun, and said slowly: "The Purple Dragon Limit Douluo is indeed a Super Limit Douluo. Her words vaguely revealed that the hidden family behind Gu Yue has extraordinary strength.

However, the Purple Dragon Limit Douluo's aura is unstable, and her blood energy is vibrating—typical of a serious injury that has not yet healed."

"The Purple Dragon Limit Douluo is seriously injured?"

Zhao Xuanzhen was surprised. The Purple Dragon Limit Douluo is most likely the Hell Demon Long Wang Zi Ji. How could she be seriously injured at this time node?

Gu Yue... Tang Wulin... Golden Long Wang... Sea God...

His thoughts turned rapidly, and a logical chain gradually built up in Zhao Xuanzhen's mind. From the performance in the Riot Period Spirit Ascension Platform, it could be clearly seen that Gu Yue and the other four in the Zero Class were not of one mind. She watched the show while others attacked, having a feeling of being out of place.

In this space-time, Gu Yue Na did not lose her memory and spend three years with Tang Wulin. The two halves of the Silver Long Wang had no feelings for him. Gu Yue came to Eastsea City purely to seize the Golden Long Wang's divine core.

With Gu Yue's straightforward personality, she would definitely gather the Star Dou ferocious beasts to attack after seeing Tang Wulin, and it would inevitably trigger the God King's divine sense.

In this way, Zi Ji was very likely seriously injured by the God King, and even Star Dou ferocious beasts like Di Tian, Xiong Jun, and the Ten Thousand Demon King suffered a big loss when caught off guard. Even the healing ability of the Emerald Swan Bi Ji could not help the ferocious beasts recover to their peak.

At this moment, Gu Yue is still staying in Eastsea City, which shows that the Golden Long Wang's divine core is still in Tang Wulin's body, and the Star Dou ferocious beasts were defeated, rating 3.0.

"So the God King only has two chances left to act."

Zhao Xuanzhen thought secretly. During the trip to the Riot Period Spirit Ascension Platform, the God King occupied Tang Wulin's body to cast the Trident spiritual imprint. The situation was more like the time of phosphorus fire refining the soul, using less energy and not occupying the number of times to act.

Changing to facing the Star Dou Great Forest ferocious beasts, the God King must have consumed a large amount of energy, reducing one of the three life-saving hairs.

That Star Dou ferocious beast doesn't count as a "lying-down winner" dog, the rating rose slightly...

"What about Gu Yue? How does Teacher plan to arrange her?"

"Gu Yue has excellent talent and must enter the Spirit Tower," Leng Yaoju said. "However, I am considering what position to arrange."

"Not a core disciple?"

Leng Yaoju shook her head: "Before I saw the Purple Dragon Limit Douluo, she was a core disciple of the Spirit Tower. After seeing the Purple Dragon Limit Douluo, I hesitated instead.

The Purple Dragon Limit Douluo hoped that Gu Yue would take me as her teacher. I told her that I already had a direct disciple, and then she was actually willing to take out a hundred-thousand-year soul bone just to ask me to accept Gu Yue."

"What a big move. Did Teacher agree?"

"Xuanzhen, remember Teacher's words: the greater the benefit, the more you must remain calm."

Leng Yaoju said indifferently: "Looking at their appearance, they seem to be urgently wanting to enter the core circle of the Spirit Tower. I'm afraid they have some schemes...

Fortunately, you defeated Gu Yue in a near-crushing manner, so the Spirit Tower has a legitimate reason to refuse to grant her core disciple status.

Teacher gives you a task: Gu Yue will enter the Spirit Tower as a quasi-core disciple. As her only inspector, you have the right to decide whether she can become a full member and thus step into the top circle of the Spirit Tower.

Regardless of the purpose of Gu Yue and that hidden family, Gu Yue's talent and background are there. If you subdue her, it will be a huge help for the future."

"Okay."

Zhao Xuanzhen sighed that ginger is still old and spicy. He became Leng Yaoju's direct disciple, triggering a series of butterfly effects. Gu Yue, who was originally smooth sailing, suddenly could not step into the core of the Spirit Tower, and Zhao Xuanzhen held Gu Yue's right to become a full member in his hands.

"Teacher, there is one more thing. I will go to Tiandou City in two days."

"Mm, I will accompany you."

Zhao Xuanzhen pursed his lips and said softly: "Teacher, I can just take Xiang Xiang Naer."

As soon as the words fell, the world seemed to stop for a moment, and the temperature around them rose sharply. The Lady Lady Tianfeng Limit Douluo got up from the beach chair, her crimson phoenix eyes staring fixedly at her own disciple. Her stunning face looked inexplicably broken, and she said coldly:

"Xuanzhen, you mean to leave Teacher behind and go to Tiandou City alone with Xiang Xiang Naer, with no safety guarantee, and I don't even know if you will be kidnapped by someone..."

Zhao Xuanzhen's body shivered. Leng Yaoju's stance was truly terrifying; it seemed that the two of them would appear in some secret room in the next second!

"It's not that serious..."

Zhao Xuanzhen finally understood why Han Tianyi suggested that he get out of Leng Yaoju's sight before going to Tiandou City to see Mu Ye.

If he went to Tiandou City with Leng Yaoju, imagine the scene: Zhao Xuanzhen's tiger body shook, his true self aura was no longer concealed, Mu Ye was overjoyed, warmly invited Zhao Xuanzhen to join the Body Sect, and then...

There was no "then." Leng Yaoju slapped Mu Ye to death, sent people to find A Ruheng, and the Body Sect, which had been passed down for ten thousand years, was declared destroyed!

"The Federation is still relatively safe. There is indeed important business for this trip to Tiandou City... for me, and for our future.

Besides, people always have to grow up and learn to fight against hardships alone; they cannot live under the protection of their elders' wings forever."

Zhao Xuanzhen's words were sincere. It was necessary to inform Leng Yaoju in advance; he didn't want to leave secretly and make the teacher who had always cared for him sad.

Besides, Leng Yaoju had too many ways to track him. Instead of making things exhausting, it was better to open the skylight and speak clearly from the beginning.

This trip to Tiandou City was not just to see Mu Ye; Zhao Xuanzhen had other plans. He could hide it from Xiang Xiang Naer, but he couldn't hide it from Leng Yaoju. Leng Yaoju watched him grow up, and some things that appeared out of thin air could not be explained.

After a long silence, Leng Yaoju looked at her firm disciple, sighed faintly, and chose to step back:

"You've grown up and can't be kept. You can go to Tiandou City, but promise Teacher three requirements.

First, report that you are safe twice a day via the soul guidance communicator.

Second, you are not allowed to agree to any unreasonable requests, such as asking you to leave me and join other forces.

Third, wear this to ensure you are safe."

She handed Zhao Xuanzhen a crimson pendant. It was warm to the touch, and the chirping of a phoenix echoed all around.

The Phoenix Pendant contained the Lady Lady Tianfeng True Fire. The power of one strike was enough to annihilate a level-95 Title Limit Douluo. Once it shattered, Leng Yaoju would have a spiritual sense and arrive to support at the fastest speed.

"Thank you, Teacher, for your understanding."

Zhao Xuanzhen put on the Phoenix Pendant. Although he had the Winged Snake protecting his body, the Phoenix Pendant could put Leng Yaoju at ease.

"Protect yourself. If the Phoenix Pendant shatters, return to the Spirit Tower honestly."

Leng Yaoju tried to pretend to be strict, but soon broke her composure, saying with deep meaning:

"Xuanzhen, after going to Tiandou City, don't be deceived by other people's verbal promises...

Believe in Teacher, what I can give you is more than anyone else."

"Mm, I never doubt it."

"The good mood of the vacation was almost ruined by you. Come here."

Leng Yaoju waved at Zhao Xuanzhen, stuffed a bottle into his palm, and then propped her chin on the beach chair, her slender hands combing her crimson long hair. Her entire snow-white back stretched out in the sun, and her waist dimples held swaying light spots.

"Help Teacher apply some sunscreen."

"Eh?"

Zhao Xuanzhen was stunned. The dignified Lady Lady Tianfeng Limit Douluo is afraid of the sun!?

Leng Yaoju's eyebrows furrowed slightly, as if she were wondering why you haven't started yet.

"Sigh... this... I..."

Zhao Xuanzhen was honest, reliable, and respected his teacher. He could only obey the teacher's orders. He completed this work, which was ten thousand times harder than fighting the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

The waist and hip curves were moist and pearly, her skin like polished jade. The subtle sound of the sunscreen seeping in was magnified a thousand times. His fingertips brushed over the sunken ravine of her spine, and the sunlight decomposed into colorful spots, like liquid rainbows.

Xuanzhen did not speak, only applying oil!

(End of chapter)