SWISH!
With a wave of her fair, slender hand, the graceful woman sent a blast of scalding spring water roaring toward Hong Yu like a Water Dragon.
This was no ordinary Water Dragon.
It was ford from ninety-nine interwoven streams of water, its very presence causing the surrounding space to hum. A bone-chilling wind followed in its wake, and an imnse, mountain-like pressure crushed down on Hong Yu, making his bones creak and groan.
"..."
Hong Yu wanted to cry but had no tears. He hastily executed the Seven-Star Step to dodge out of the way.
Seeing this, the graceful woman let out a soft sound of surprise. With a flick of her slender finger, the Water Dragon, which should have missed, abruptly turned and shot after Hong Yu.
"What the hell..."
Hong Yu couldn't help but curse aloud.
'I seriously didn't see anything! Why won't this woman just listen to my explanation?'
ROAR!
Xingtian let out a low roar and shot forward like a bolt of silver lightning.
BANG!
The Water Dragon slamd into Xingtian's body.
Even Xingtian, who could withstand attacks from a Late-Stage Earth Soul Realm Powerhouse without issue, shuddered from the impact and was sent flying. The Water Dragon's vicious head clamped down on Xingtian's body, ramming him backward. With a BOOM, they crashed into the canyon wall, making it tremble.
The Water Dragon relentlessly battered the cliff face, sending countless splashes of water arcing through the air.
When the Water Dragon dissipated and the layer of mist faded, the canyon wall was finally visible again.
Where the wall had once been smooth, there was now a huge cave, three ters high, five ters wide, and six ters deep. At the very back, Xingtian's sopping wet body was embedded in the rock in a spread-eagle posture, completely unable to move.
Hong Yu sucked in a sharp breath. "Damn, this chick is way too fierce!"
"Who are you calling a 'chick'?"
A cold voice ca from behind, sending a shiver through Hong Yu. He whipped around, and the expression on his face instantly froze.
Standing gracefully by the edge of the hot spring was a young woman in a purple dress.
The hem of her purple dress was damp, clinging to her body and revealing the faint outline of a pair of long, slender legs. Her wet hair cascaded over her shoulders like a waterfall from the ninth heaven. Her delicate features seed to have been exquisitely crafted by the most skilled sculptor, with a high-bridged nose and bright, clear eyes.
It seed as if, since the dawn of writing, no words had ever been created that could truly describe her.
If one had to try, the only word would be: perfect!
Hong Yu couldn't help but swallow, finding it hard to believe soone so fairy-like could exist in this world.
"You brazen lecher. If you dare to look at with those filthy eyes again, I'll gouge them out." The purple-dressed woman's delicate brows knitted together. She parted her rosy lips, her cold voice carrying an otherworldly, ethereal quality.
But to Hong Yu's ears, her words sounded like a death sentence!
He quickly averted his gaze and said with a wry smile, "Hello, Miss. My na is Hong Yu, a disciple of the Cyan Nether Sword Sect, here on a mission. It was a complete accident that I stumbled upon this place. I hope you can forgive my unintentional transgression!"
"You're a disciple of the Cyan Nether Sword Sect?"
The purple-dressed woman's delicate brows furrowed in doubt.
Hong Yu nodded. "I'm an Outer Disciple who just joined the Sword Sect a month ago!"
"Oh!"
The purple-dressed woman nodded, then asked coldly, "If you're an Outer Disciple of the Sword Sect, why are you out on a mission by yourself?"
"I was separated from my group!"
Hong Yu replied.
This was the excuse he had prepared to give the Sect after deciding to leave the group; he hadn't expected to use it here first.
The purple-dressed woman was silent for a mont, a bright glint flashing through her clear pupils.
It was only then that Hong Yu noticed the purple-dressed woman's pupils were actually violet!
The young woman said coolly, "Since you're a disciple of the Sword Sect, I won't make things difficult for you. However, you did burst in while I was bathing, so you must have seen sothing you shouldn't have..." She paused for a mont, then continued, "I'll just gouge out your eyes, and we'll consider the matter settled. How about it?"
"Huh?"
Hong Yu's eyes widened as he stared at the purple-dressed woman in disbelief.
He never would have imagined that such a beautiful girl could be so vicious. 'She wants to gouge out my eyes?'
Hong Yu's expression turned ugly. He was the type to yield to soft persuasion, not hard pressure. Any guilt he'd felt about barging in on her bathing vanished. He gritted his teeth and said, "To hell with it! If you want to kill , kill ! If you want to fight, let's fight! I, Hong Yu, admit I'm no match for you, but if you think I'll surrender without a fight, not even the Celestial King himself could make !"
Hong Yu puffed out his chest, ready to fight with all he had.
The purple-dressed woman had casually swatted Xingtian away, and he still hadn't recovered. One could only imagine how terrifyingly powerful she was—definitely a powerhouse beyond the Late-stage Earth Soul Realm. Against such strength, Hong Yu knew his chances of winning were almost zero, even if he played all his cards.
But that didn't an he was willing to surrender!
"Hee hee hee!"
Seeing Hong Yu's grave and wary expression, the purple-dressed woman suddenly let out a peal of silvery laughter.
She waved her hand lightly. "Look how nervous you are. Relax, I was just joking with you." The purple-dressed woman's smile was bewitching, the frost on her face lting away instantly. Her violet eyes narrowed into captivating crescent moons. "Even ordinary Celestial Soul Realm cultivators get lost in this canyon, yet you managed to make it here. How strange!"
"Er..."
Hong Yu blinked, his face a mask of confusion and bewildernt. 'What is with this girl?'
'One mont she's an icy queen, the next she's the girl next door?'
Gazing at the rcurial woman before him, Hong Yu had no idea how to describe what he was feeling.
The purple-dressed woman widened her violet eyes. "Hey, I asked you a question!"
"I was just wandering aimlessly. It's just that…" He thought for a mont before saying, "On the way, I heard so strange cries. I followed the sounds and found a Peach Garden Fairyland. After I passed through it, I ended up here!"
"Peach Fairyland?"
The purple-dressed woman's eyes lit up, and a faint blush appeared on her fair cheeks. She pressed, "Did you see a strange Little Beast?"
"A strange Little Beast?"
The image of the strange, panda-like Little Beast flashed in Hong Yu's mind, and he nodded.
The excitent on the purple-dressed woman's face grew more apparent. In the blink of an eye, she moved to stand in front of Hong Yu, her eyes burning like two stars as she stared at him intently. "Where is it now? And how do I get to that Peach Fairyland?"
The purple-dressed woman was incredibly excited.
The reason she was here was to find traces of that Little Beast.
Unfortunately...
She had already waited here for a full six months. She had encountered the Little Beast during that ti, but it had always managed to slip away. She had also tried to enter the fog to search for it, but the mist in the canyon was simply too powerful; even with her formidable cultivation, all her attempts had been in vain.
Now that she finally had news of the Little Beast, how could she not be excited?
"Well..."
Hong Yu looked a bit helpless. He scratched his head, and just as he was about to say that he couldn't find the way back either, his eyes suddenly widened, staring intently at sothing behind the purple-dressed woman.
"Huhu!"
From out of the mist, the adorable, strange Little Beast slowly waddled out. Its round body looked like a black-and-white furball, so cute that one couldn't look away.
"Ah? Little guy, you finally showed up?"
The purple-dressed woman reacted as well, her fervent gaze locked onto the Little Beast.
"Hu?"
The Little Beast tilted its head to look at the purple-dressed woman, blinking its gem-like eyes. It seed to rember that this was the very pretty woman who had tried to catch it ti and ti again. It puffed out its cheeks in annoyance and raised a paw, waving it at her as if to say, 'You dare try to catch again, and I'll scratch you to death!'
But its appearance was just too cute; even its fierce expression was adorable.
The purple-dressed woman giggled, her eyes shining with excitent and affection. She took a fiery-red Vermilion Fruit from her robes and beckoned to the Little Beast. "Little guy, co here and let big sister give you a hug. This Fiery Fla Vermilion Fruit will be all yours!"
Hong Yu: "..."
'Why does a goddess-like woman suddenly act like a weirdo uncle trying to lure a little girl away with a lollipop when she sees this Little Beast?'
But what concerned him even more was the purple-dressed woman's casual extravagance.
'To casually pull out a precious Fiery Fla Vermilion Fruit, on top of having such imnse power... this woman's identity is definitely not simple!'
"Hu?"
The Little Beast stared at the Fiery Fla Vermilion Fruit for a mont, then shook its head and gave the purple-dressed woman a look of disdain.
It waddled its round body straight over to Hong Yu.
Reaching Hong Yu's side, the Little Beast stood up and gently tugged on his pants. When Hong Yu bent down, the creature bounced its chubby body and wrapped its front paws around his neck. The Little Beast just hung there, kicking its hind legs forcefully, trying to climb up.
"..."
Hong Yu's eye twitched. 'What is happening?'
The purple-dressed woman also looked completely bewildered.
"Hu... huhu..."
By kicking and pulling, the Little Beast finally managed to climb onto Hong Yu's head.
It very naturally began to fuss with Hong Yu's hair with its front paws, ssing it up into sothing resembling a bird's nest, before sprawling right on top, treating his head like its own personal bed.
Hong Yu: "..."
The purple-dressed woman: "..."
"Hong Yu, why is this Little Beast so close to you?" The purple-dressed woman's eyes shimred with unshed tears, her voice full of grievance and resentnt.
'I waited here for a whole six months for this Little Beast!'
'But no matter what I tried, this little guy wouldn't give the ti of day. Every ti it saw , it would even wave its claws and bare its teeth in a show of aggression. But with Hong Yu, it's so proactive and even intimately climbed onto him?'
'What is going on?'
The purple-dressed woman really couldn't figure it out.
Hong Yu himself looked just as baffled. He shrugged and said with a wry smile, "I don't know why either..." As he spoke, a thought occurred to him, and he mused inwardly: 'This Little Beast is quite extraordinary. Could it be there's sothing on that interests it?'
But no matter how hard he thought, he couldn't figure out what on earth he had that would attract this adorable Little Beast.
Seeing that Hong Yu didn't seem to be lying, the purple-dressed woman sighed and said dejectedly, "Forget it. It looks like this little guy is set on following you. It was never ant to be with ." Pouting, she shook a small fist at the Little Beast. "You little rascal, you made wait for months for nothing! You're making so mad!"
"Hu..."
The Little Beast rolled its eyes, as if to say, 'I never asked you to wait!'
"You..."
The purple-dressed woman grew even more annoyed. She stomped her foot, but didn't make things difficult for Hong Yu. She just huffed indignantly, "I don't believe it! The world is a vast place; I refuse to believe I can't find a Little Beast cuter than you!"
After saying these petulant words, the purple-dressed woman tapped her toes on the ground, her figure soaring into the air. She transford into a streak of purple light and fled into the distance, disappearing into the dense fog.
Just as Hong Yu was breathing a sigh of relief at her departure, a sudden cry of "Ah!" ca from the mist. It was followed by the purple-dressed woman's humiliated and furious voice echoing through the canyon: "Hong Yu, you beast! And you, you rogue Little Beast! You just wait! Don't you ever fall into my hands..."
"What the—? How did I provoke you?"
Hong Yu looked baffled. He scratched his head, only to see a purple ribbon dangling down in front of his eyes.
"What the hell is this?"
Stunned, Hong Yu pulled the ribbon down. It felt smooth and silky in his hand and carried a faint, virginal fragrance. He couldn't help but bring it closer to look. When he did, his eyes flew wide with shock and utter disbelief...
"H-holy shit, h-how did this thing end up on my head?"
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