"Wow, sister, what are you doing? Why are you massaging that nouveau riche!"
Only Xia Pan'er knew that the woman massaging Gu Qingfeng was Chen Yue. The little girl simply couldn't believe that her usually aloof sister would stoop to giving Gu Qingfeng a massage.
When Xia Pan'er's secret message reached her, Chen Yue had no idea how to respond. What could she say?
Should she say that the nouveau riche had cast some unknown demonic art on her, that her Heart-Mind was shrouded by Union Bliss Breath, and that she was now burning with desire?
How could Chen Yue possibly utter such words? After much deliberation, she could only lie, claiming she was massaging the nouveau riche just to trick him into taking the Spiral Dream-Return Pill.
"I mean, sister, what deep-seated grudge do you have against this nouveau riche? To go to such lengths just to numb his consciousness—first the Sea-Blue Moon wine, then dancing for him, and now massaging him... Your sacrifice is way too big."
If Xia Pan'er hadn't said these things, it might have been better. But hearing them, Chen Yue felt like dying on the spot.
Sacrifice too big?
This damn nouveau riche has practically played this old lady to death!
Despite her intense hatred for Gu Qingfeng, Chen Yue dared not slack off in the slightest, forced to massage him obediently.
"You reckless nouveau riche, putting on airs all the way to Liuren Mountain? You're looking for death!"
Kang Zhengqi had previously intimidated Gu Qingfeng in the pavilion with his Ninefold Flowing Color aura, to the point where Gu couldn't even stand steadily. Naturally, he still looked down on Gu Qingfeng. At this moment, seeing Gu Qingfeng leisurely drinking wine, attended by servants and massaged by a woman, Kang Zhengqi snorted coldly and was about to charge over to teach him a lesson.
But just as he was about to move, two people stopped him.
One was Lan Feier, the other was Zhuo Feng.
Lan Feier stopped him because Kang Zhengqi was also from the Fengyun Branch. She didn't want to see him cause trouble for Gu Qingfeng again. Kang's previous intimidation had been a complete coincidence, and such a coincidence probably wouldn't happen a second time.
Zhuo Feng stopped him because he had been upstaged by Kang Zhengqi the first time. He didn't want to be upstaged by Kang a second time.
With a snap, Zhuo Feng opened his folding fan. With a faint smile, he walked over slowly and said lightly, "Daring to put on airs at Liuren Mountain, you're the first. And I believe you'll be the last. This scene isn't a bad place for drinking, but this low-quality wine... really doesn't suit this pavilion."
As he spoke, Zhuo Feng took out an exquisite white jade pot from his storage bag. The pot was carved with the characters 'Blue Spirit'. Clearly, this was fine wine brewed by the extremely famous Blue Spirit Winery of the Northwest Territories. Everyone present was either a dragon or a phoenix, and they all recognized this bottle as the Blue Spirit Warm Jade Wine—very precious and rare. Few of the geniuses present could obtain such wine.
"How ignorant!"
Xia Pan'er stepped forward. She might dislike Gu Qingfeng's profligate ways, but she hated Zhuo Feng's hypocrisy even more. Walking up, she opened the exquisite wine pot placed before Gu Qingfeng, poured a cup, and said, "And here I thought you were the Ninth Young Master of the Huoyun Branch. You don't even recognize the famous Sea-Blue Moon wine."
Hearing 'Sea-Blue Moon', everyone present was greatly shocked. This was a peerless fine wine. Forget the Four Great Regions; even the entire Great Northwest Territories probably didn't have much of it. Perhaps none of them had ever tasted Sea-Blue Moon, but according to rumors, this wine was brewed from rare resources like Mandala Blue Ice and Illusory Sea Spirit. The wine color was like ice, containing the fragrance of mandala...
Looking carefully at that cup of wine, it seemed exactly so.
It was real!
It really was Sea-Blue Moon.
None of those present had expected this nouveau riche to be drinking such a peerless fine wine as Sea-Blue Moon.
"Well? Still dare to call it low-quality wine?"
Xia Pan'er said triumphantly, "If Sea-Blue Moon is low-quality wine, then your bottle of Blue Spirit Warm Jade probably isn't even as good as muddy water..." Zhuo Feng's face turned ashen, his lips twitching unnaturally. He was very embarrassed, even more humiliated.
Xia Pan'er shot Gu Qingfeng a look, as if saying, 'Well, nouveau riche, did I give you enough face?'
Gu Qingfeng signaled back with an appreciative glance, then asked, "Kid, why did you bring this whole crowd here?"
"What do you mean 'I brought a crowd'?"
Xia Pan'er rolled her eyes and retorted irritably, "They're here to cause trouble for you."
"For me?"
"Of course."
Xia Pan'er pointed at Zhuo Feng across the way and said, "See, this guy. Remember him? The one you knocked unconscious with pure spiritual power back in the Black-Raven Secret Realm. He probably felt humiliated, so he told everyone he was injured by Buddha Breath. Later, seeing you intimidated by Kang Zhengqi, this guy probably thought you were injured in the Black-Raven Secret Realm... So he came for revenge, that's all."
Gu Qingfeng nodded. "So that's how it is."
"Hey, nouveau riche, are you really injured?"
"Injured? Not really. Just a minor thing."
"Then why were you intimidated by Kang Zhengqi's Ninefold Flowing Color?"
"Let's call it a coincidence."
"I thought so. No wonder."
Xia Pan'er raised her little chin and shouted at Kang Zhengqi, "Hey, Kang Zhengqi, did you hear that? Your earlier intimidation of the nouveau riche was just a coincidence."
"A coincidence? Hahahaha! A petty nouveau riche, overestimating himself! This young master wants to see how you'll manage another coincidence this time!"
Whoosh!
Kang Zhengqi charged again. Brilliant light shimmered around him—the shimmer of Ninefold Flowing Color. Within it, lightning flashed and thunder roared, with fierce winds and torrential rain—the very might of the Natural Order.
However.
Gu Qingfeng didn't move. He remained seated on the stone stool, legs crossed, allowing the might of the Natural Order to envelop him. He remained utterly unmoved, just sitting there. He glanced at Kang Zhengqi, then looked at Lan Feier not far away and asked, "Someone from your Fengyun Branch?"
Lan Feier was as embarrassed as could be. She tried to persuade him, "Kang Zhengqi, come back. You're no match for him at all!"
"I don't believe it!"
Whoosh!
Spiritual power surged violently from Kang Zhengqi's body. Unfortunately, it was utterly useless.
That white-robed man, that Gu Qingfeng, still sat there with the same leisurely expression, face not flushed, breath not labored, drinking his wine. Forget being intimidated; Kang Zhengqi's Ninefold Flowing Color, the might of the Natural Order, seemed to have no effect on him whatsoever, not even the slightest bit. It was as if, at this moment, he wasn't the one being enveloped, but someone else. And Kang Zhengqi wasn't just unleashing Ninefold Flowing Color; he was also pouring out his Golden Core spiritual power!
Everyone present watched this scene, unable to believe their eyes. After all, many had personally witnessed Gu Qingfeng being intimidated by Kang Zhengqi earlier. How was this possible now...
"Hey, Kang Zhengqi, what's the matter? I told you it was just a coincidence, but you refused to believe me. Do you believe it now? So, don't go around boasting in the future, or you'll end up very embarrassed and humiliated!"
"You!"
Refusing to accept this, Kang Zhengqi continued to drive his Ninefold Flowing Color and Golden Core spiritual power.
But it was still useless.
If it doesn't work, it just doesn't work.
Even if given a thousand, ten thousand chances, it still wouldn't work!