Chapter 88: Na'er, don't hit the face when you strike!

The long sword sliced through the void as Bai Yuan, with his hands behind his back, stood on the blood-red sword, hurrying along the road.

Soon after, Bai Yuan returned to the Five Elements Formation.

At this moment, Di Tian stood by the ever-expanding lake, silently waiting for Bai Yuan's arrival.

What puzzled Bai Yuan was that the lakeside was surrounded by myriad ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts, packed tightly together.

You should know these Soul Beasts had only just fled under Di Tian's leadership not long after the battle began.

Looking up at the swiftly approaching Bai Yuan, Di Tian slowly said, "Bai Yuan, the Master ordered me to bring you over."

Bai Yuan nodded and said, "I know that, but how did you bring all these Soul Beasts back?"

Di Tian gave Bai Yuan a strange look and said, "Some of them claim they've already taken you as their master and want to stay here, while others say they wish to take you as their master."

Bai Yuan suddenly understood: they had seen his previous display of divine might and now returned, hoping to cling to his thigh.

However, there is no longer a task requiring a certain number of disciples.

Thus Bai Yuan waved his hand and said, "Leave these 1,029 Soul Beasts behind; the rest, go back where you came from."

Bai Yuan's voice was not loud, yet all the Soul Beasts heard it; though not many in number, they let out angry roars.

It seemed as if they were saying, "We clearly chose to become your disciples earlier—why can't we stay?"

But Bai Yuan ignored them, using his overbearing spiritual power to lift his 1,029 disciples and move them aside.

"Su Yin, the rest is up to you." Bai Yuan commanded his senior named disciple.

Bai Yuan and Di Tian left; the group of ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts grumbled but dared not cause trouble, slinking away dejectedly.

Di Tian reached out and tore open the space before him.

A space rift several meters long appeared.

On the other side of the rift lay a vast emerald-green lake.

That is the Lake of Life, a space hidden away by the Silver Dragon King, now nowhere to be found in the world.

"Bai Yuan, the Master waits for you inside," Di Tian said.

Bai Yuan gave a soft 'hmm' and jumped in without hesitation.

"Plop!"

Bai Yuan's voice faded away here.

All the way down, Bai Yuan felt as if he had entered a bottomless abyss; even though his senses told him he had descended thousands, even tens of thousands of meters, there was still no bottom in sight.

Bai Yuan realized something was wrong, his face darkening as he said, "Gu Yue Na, are you playing me like this? I just helped you recover from your injuries, and now you're already taking advantage and denying it?"

As Bai Yuan's words fell, a cold, clear voice sounded beside his ear: "How so? You're allowed to tease me, but I'm not allowed to play with you?"

Bai Yuan twitched the corner of his mouth, but he didn't fall for Gu Yue Na's tricks; instead he put on a resigned expression and said, "Fine, fine, play however you want—I can take it."

"Hmph!"

Gu Yue Na said coldly, "Who wants to play with you? I called you over because I have serious matters to discuss."

Light appeared before Bai Yuan's eyes.

After passing through the light, he arrived at a vast cavern with no light source yet extremely bright all around.

And Gu Yue Na, clad in a long dress, stood there silently, perfect as a dream, utterly unreal.

Bai Yuan gazed at Gu Yue Na, a smirk forming on his face: "Serious matters? You could handle that with a mere consciousness projection—now let me in; what serious business can a lone man and woman discuss?"

Gu Yue Na glanced at Bai Yuan with a slightly speechless expression, then slowly approached; Bai Yuan wanted to go meet her, but found he couldn't move.

The next moment, Gu Yue Na extended her slender, fair forefinger and tapped Bai Yuan's brow, saying, "Can you be serious?"

Just as Bai Yuan tried to compose himself, he saw Gu Yue Na suddenly blush and lean in, lightly kissing his cheek.

Bai Yuan:???

Weren't we just supposed to discuss serious matters?

How come I was about to get serious?

And yet you do something improper to me?

Bai Yuan tried to reach out to Gu Yue Na, but discovered he still couldn't move, and she had him pinned down tight, leaving him no chance to struggle.

"Are you satisfied now?" Gu Yue Na said, the flush on her face not yet faded, a little afraid to look at Bai Yuan as she came up behind him.

This was a feeling Gu Yue Na had never experienced before.

Bai Yuan observed Gu Yue Na with his divine sense, the corner of his mouth curling: "Satisfied? Satisfied with what? I've given so much—how could I be so easily pleased?"

Gu Yue Na's pretty face grew even more flushed, yet she reached out and angrily punched Bai Yuan's shoulder, saying, "You can't beat me; your dissatisfaction is useless—come talk when you can defeat me."

Bai Yuan: ……

He doesn't follow the usual routine.

As a result, Gu Yue Na also doesn't follow the usual routine.

"No way, I won't do it—at the very least you have to let me kiss you; that's reciprocity." Bai Yuan threw a tantrum like a child.

In the vast underground space, silence fell for a moment, and Bai Yuan noticed the restraints on his body had vanished, leaving him stunned.

After all, he had only been joking earlier.

But since Gu Yue Na had released the restraints, Bai Yuan had no intention of being polite; he swept her up in a backhanded move and tightly embraced the beautiful woman who was a bit shorter than him.

After a long while, Bai Yuan's breathing grew ragged, and Gu Yue Na, extremely shy and unable to speak clearly, stammered, "You… still… want to kiss… how much longer?"

Bai Yuan likewise replied without slurring, "You… there's no… set time."

Gu Yue Na didn't know how to answer.

She could only close her eyes while Bai Yuan continued to mess around in her mouth.

As for Bai Yuan, Gu Yue Na felt quite fond of him, after all he was the first person to pursue her since her birth.

Especially the last time, Bai Yuan felt his own loneliness.

Gu Yue Na also had her inner loneliness stirred.

But Bai Yuan had Bai Yu and Wang Qiu Er to comfort him.

She, however, had no comfort.

That's why Gu Yue Na later said, "I don't want to be a widow."

Actually, there, she had already accepted Bai Yuan's pursuit.

Thinking and thinking, Gu Yue Na suddenly felt that Bai Yuan, at some unknown time, had already pressed her down and placed his two hands where they shouldn't be.

Gu Yue Na:???

Gu Yue Na froze for a moment, then instantly her mind was filled with shame, but in the blink of an eye it turned into angry shame, and she shouted, "Bai Yuan! Die!"

Bai Yuan, who was happily kneading, was sent flying by a spotless white fist, and a black eye appeared on his handsome face.

Even in her angry state, Gu Yue Na was still quite restrained; a full-powered punch from her would be enough to kill Bai Yuan.

Bai Yuan climbed up from the ground, covering his black eye, feeling somewhat wronged as he said, "Na'er, you're not observing martial virtue; I clearly probed several times, yet you never stopped me—how did you suddenly strike?"

Gu Yue Na angrily said, "You still have the nerve to say that? You said it was just a kiss, but you ended up groping, and you still think you're in the right!"

Bai Yuan was speechless; who would believe such a line from a man?

Without further words, the angry Gu Yue Na rushed over.

Bai Yuan decisively covered his head and crouched, saying, "Na'er, don't hit the face when you strike!"

(End of chapter)