The other women also nodded in agreement, surrounding Gu Qingfeng, feeling they absolutely had to get this matter straightened out.
"Get it straightened out?"
Gu Qingfeng swept his gaze over them, feeling utterly speechless. "Straighten out what? What is there even to say? Does this matter have anything to do with me?"
If Gu Qingfeng hadn't said this, it might have been fine. But once he did, all five women trembled with rage. If not for this guy's bizarre and formidable strength, the five women would have definitely charged forward to tear him to pieces to vent the hatred in their hearts.
Xiao Danrou forcefully suppressed the fury in her heart, glaring deathly at Gu Qingfeng, grinding her teeth as she said, "You... don't tell me... you're just going to let this go?"
"Exactly!" Lan Feier also indignantly rebuked, "Today you must explain yourself clearly!"
Gu Qingfeng said leisurely, "Young ladies, what are you talking about? What do you mean I 'saw' you? If I recall correctly, does it have anything to do with me? I even kindly reminded you, but you yourselves didn't listen. Now you're blaming me instead?"
"You..." The hatred in the women's hearts was so intense it made their teeth itch. The five of them looked at each other, none knowing how to refute, because deep down they all knew this was the truth.
But even if it was the truth, this guy was still a man after all. How could he say it so nonchalantly?
"Gu, you still... you shameless pervert!" Chen Yue glared viciously at Gu Qingfeng, clenching her fists tightly, her chest heaving with anger.
"Big sister, back then when you all charged over, I refused, didn't I? But it was useless!" Gu Qingfeng explained with a smile, "I was doing that to help you dispel the Mystic Breath."
They had seen shameless people before, but never one this shameless! Gu Qingfeng's words reached the ears of the five women, making their expressions turn increasingly ugly—shifting from green to white to red. They were both ashamed and furious, both embarrassed and humiliated. Five women, ten eyes glaring at Gu Qingfeng, each more furious than the last.
Gu Qingfeng never considered himself a good person, much less a gentleman. Looking at the five women, he smiled carelessly. "What's this? Didn't get enough fighting earlier, want to start again?"
"You!" Although Shui Yunruo, Chen Yue, and the others were seething with anger inside, they lacked concrete evidence. More importantly, Gu Qingfeng was too bizarre and powerful, leaving them completely at a loss for what to do.
"Today you must give us an explanation!" Xiao Danrou said sternly.
"Right! You must give us an explanation!" the other women chimed in.
"What's this, trying to extort me now? And you want an explanation?" Gu Qingfeng's tone was extremely flippant. Chen Yue immediately rebuked angrily, "You nouveau riche, don't get cocky! What do you have to be proud of? What do you have that's worth this young lady extorting?"
Not only was Chen Yue fuming, but the other women also felt deeply uncomfortable.
What did he mean, 'extort him'? That was truly a disgusting word. Did this guy think too highly of himself?
Especially looking at this relaxed and carefree fellow across from them, the women grew more and more displeased the longer they looked, their anger mounting. The composure, the indifference, the nonchalant attitude on Gu Qingfeng drove them absolutely crazy.
They felt this guy was just too casual! So casual it was as if from the very beginning he hadn't put them in his eyes at all. In his eyes, they were like a joke, like unreasonable people clamoring to throw themselves at him.
That's exactly how it felt.
None of the five women were exceptions. The more Gu Qingfeng didn't care, the more indifferent he was, the stronger this feeling grew within them. And the stronger it grew, the angrier and more furious they became.
"No! You must give us an explanation today!"
"Otherwise, we won't let this matter rest!"
"Exactly! If you don't give us an explanation today, we'll... we'll..." Lan Feier originally wanted to threaten Gu Qingfeng, but after thinking for a long time, she couldn't come up with anything. Facing a mysterious, bizarre, and unbelievably powerful guy whose true identity they didn't even know, what could they possibly threaten him with?
"I'm asking you, what kind of explanation do you want?"
Right! What kind of explanation did they want?
Shui Yunruo looked at Lan Feier, Lan Feier looked at Chen Yue. They didn't know what explanation they wanted either. It was just that this matter made them feel too unbalanced inside; they felt they couldn't just let it go. As for what explanation they wanted, they truly didn't know. They all looked at Xiao Danrou and Qing Zhu, thinking that since the two were older, they should know how to handle this matter.
But was that really the case? Not necessarily.
Xiao Danrou and Qing Zhu were indeed older than them, but only in age. Perhaps they had experienced many things, but neither Xiao Danrou nor Qing Zhu had ever encountered a situation like today's. If the other party were an ordinary person, it might be easier to deal with. But facing such a mysterious and bizarre person, they also didn't know what to do.
After much thought, Xiao Danrou made a demand: "You must not mention this matter to anyone!"
Qing Zhu also spoke up. She probably realized threats were useless, so her tone became much more peaceful. "Young Lord Chiyan, first I must express my gratitude to you. You warned us earlier; it was this young woman's ignorance that led me to disregard your advice. Then you acted to help me dispel the Mystic Breath, saving me from the sea of desire... I sincerely thank you for your rescue."
As Qing Zhu said this, her expression was quite sincere. Then she gave a slight bow and continued, "Next, I apologize for our earlier rude actions. The situation happened too suddenly, causing us to lose our senses, which is why we attacked you. For this, I deeply apologize and hope you can understand."
Gu Qingfeng nodded, not saying anything, waiting for her to continue.
"Then... I hope you absolutely do not mention this matter to anyone. It would be best if you could forget it. Although we were at fault first... but we are, after all, women. Once word spreads, the consequences are unimaginable... So I hope you will keep this strictly confidential. This young woman would be eternally grateful!"
"Fine, don't worry. Although I'm a very idle person, I'm not so idle that I'd go around shouting about this kind of nonsense."
Gu Qingfeng was about to say something else when he suddenly sensed something amiss. "Let's leave it at that. Farewell!"
With that, his figure instantly vanished.