"I thought I was mistaken earlier."
Mu Lingyao stood before Gu Qingfeng, saying with pleasant surprise, "So it really is you."
"Little sister, do we know each other?"
Gu Qingfeng looked at Mu Lingyao, the more he looked, the more familiar she seemed. He was certain he had seen this young lady somewhere before, but no matter how hard he tried to remember, he just couldn't recall where.
"No way?"
Mu Lingyao asked, "You don't remember me?"
"You do look familiar, but I just can't remember where we met."
"It hasn't been that long, and you've already forgotten."
Mu Lingyao frowned slightly, clearly displeased, and said, "Am I really that forgettable in your eyes?"
"My memory isn't very good."
Gu Qingfeng's memory truly was poor.
Though it wasn't exactly poor.
Rather, it was selectively poor.
Some people or events from long, long ago, he remembered very clearly. But some recent happenings, he would gradually forget, retaining only a vague impression.
He wasn't sure when this problem started. Gu Qingfeng suspected it was caused by his Nirvana rebirths. In his memory, every time he underwent Nirvana rebirth, after awakening, his memories would often become jumbled.
"It's me!
Have you forgotten?
A few days ago, when you fell from the Floating Sky Island, it was me who caught you."
Hearing this, Gu Qingfeng suddenly understood and immediately remembered. He laughed, "No wonder you looked more and more familiar. So you're that great beauty!"
Seeing that Gu Qingfeng had finally remembered, Mu Lingyao was overjoyed. "You finally remembered me?
My heroic little brother?"
"Haha!"
Gu Qingfeng had indeed remembered. It was a few days ago, right after arriving in the Fengyue Small World and having a meal on the Floating Sky Island. While Qianling, Qianniao, and the others went out shopping, he took a nap and then decided to go out for a stroll himself. The moment he jumped off the Floating Sky Island, before his feet even touched the ground, a stunningly beautiful woman caught him. At the time, he had even joked about a beauty saving a hero.
Nearby, Qianling and Qianniao looked at Gu Qingfeng, then at Mu Lingyao.
They had just heard Gu Qingfeng say he seemed to know Mu Lingyao, and they both thought he was bragging again. But they never expected it to be true, and that their meeting had been so extraordinary—Gu Qingfeng falling from the Floating Sky Island and being caught by Mu Lingyao.
"Sister Flower Butterfly, this is the heroic little brother I told you about."
Flower Butterfly Immortal had indeed heard Mu Lingyao mention a heroic little brother.
Moreover, Mu Lingyao had said that at the time, she saw this heroic little brother had no cultivation at all, just an ordinary mortal. She thought he had accidentally fallen from the Floating Sky Island, but later, seeing how calm and composed the heroic little brother was, without a hint of panic, Mu Lingyao found it very strange, so her impression of this heroic little brother was particularly deep.
"Heroic little brother, how could you forget me so quickly? I remember you very clearly."
Mu Lingyao pretended to be angry. "Am I really that unappealing to you?"
"Little sister, you can't blame me for that."
Gu Qingfeng laughed. "I remember you were wearing a smooth, bright red dress that day, and your hair was down. Every move you made was charming and captivating. The impression you left on me was nothing but sexy. But today, you're wearing such a neat black outfit, your hair is tied up, you look quite dashing and heroic, and even your speech has become sharper. I just didn't dare to recognize you."
Mu Lingyao covered her mouth and laughed. "Last time, I had just returned from a banquet and hadn't had time to change. This time, I'm going out for a meal, so of course I'm dressed more properly. But you have the nerve to talk about me? Look at yourself! I remember last time I saw you, you were just wearing a simple white robe. What's with this getup now?
No wonder I thought I was mistaken earlier."
"Well?"
Gu Qingfeng spread his arms, deliberately showing off his luxurious attire to Mu Lingyao. "Impressive, isn't it?"
"Impressive my foot. You look like a complete nouveau riche. It's tacky, vulgar, and tasteless. I suggest you throw it away quickly. It's quite an eyesore."
"Throw it away? You make it sound easy. This cost me two hundred million. I haven't even warmed up in it yet."
"How dare you speak like that? Calling yourself 'grandpa' in front of me? Have you grown tired of living? Wait, what did you just say? Two hundred million? Good heavens! You're really willing to spend. Did you strike it rich?"
"That's right, made a small fortune."
"Perfect timing then."
"What's perfect?"
"Treat us to a meal! Last time, I saved you. Shouldn't you repay me?"
"Is that all? Just a meal? No problem at all. Come on, let's have a few drinks together."
"Sister Flower Butterfly, shall we go mooch a meal off him?"
Flower Butterfly Immortal stared at Gu Qingfeng, as if deep in thought, then nodded.
Watching Gu Qingfeng leave with Flower Butterfly Immortal, Mu Lingyao, and the others, the guests at Babaozhuang were filled with envy and jealousy. None of them had expected this nouveau riche to be acquainted with Mu Lingyao, and it seemed Mu Lingyao had even saved him. Now, Mu Lingyao and Flower Butterfly Immortal were going to have a meal with this nouveau riche. How could they not be envious and jealous?
After all, both Mu Lingyao and Flower Butterfly Immortal were famous Immortals in the Dual-Pole Celestial Domain, especially Flower Butterfly Immortal, who was a well-known medical Immortal.
Being able to share the Eight Treasures Feast with them would not only be a great honor but also a very face-giving event.
Unfortunately, this great honor, this great face, had been snatched away by that damned nouveau riche.
In the venue.
The expressions of Bai Yufei, Liu Feng, and Xuan Yun were very unpleasant—to be precise, very ugly, alternating between green and white, as if they were furious and humiliated!
Yes.
Furious and humiliated.
Because just moments ago, all three had stepped forward, hoping to share a drink with Flower Butterfly Immortal. Not only were they refused, but they were also harshly reprimanded by Mu Lingyao in front of so many people, causing them to lose face completely.
What made them feel even more humiliated was that Mu Lingyao and Flower Butterfly Immortal had refused them but were now going to have a meal with that nouveau riche. How could they not be furious and humiliated!
Especially Xuan Yun.
Before Flower Butterfly Immortal arrived, he had deliberately bragged in front of Gu Qingfeng about his extensive connections, claiming not only to know Flower Butterfly Immortal but also planning to share the Eight Treasures Feast with her. He had even said he would introduce her to Qianling.
And now?
He had been refused by Flower Butterfly Immortal, scolded by Mu Lingyao, and Flower Butterfly Immortal had left with the nouveau riche without needing any introduction from him.
Back on the Floating Sky Island, Xuan Yun had already been simmering with rage. Now, that fury completely ignited, burning with murderous intent. Gnashing his teeth, he spat out word by word, "What an ignorant, death-seeking nouveau riche! I will make you kneel before me, Xuan Yun!"
"Making him kneel is too lenient! Daring to steal face from me, Bai Yufei, I'll make him wish he were dead!"
"He's nothing but an ignorant nouveau riche who doesn't know the height of the heavens or the depth of the earth!"
Liu Feng also said with a sinister tone, "A nouveau riche is, after all, just a nouveau riche. They can't climb to the grand stage. I'll make him understand how high the heavens are, how thick the earth is, and more importantly, who holds sway in the Dual-Pole Celestial Domain."