Perhaps unable to bear the deep disappointment in her heart, Ouyang Ye squatted on the ground, holding her head as she began to sob.
Han Dong and Qian Shan didn't understand what was happening and hurried forward to ask questions and offer comfort, but Ouyang Ye didn't respond, simply weeping bitterly.
Her crying made Gu Qingfeng, who had been about to leave and find a place to sleep, stop in his tracks. He raised an eyebrow and said, "I say, little sister, there's no need for that, is there? Even if I'm just boasting, you don't have to cry."
"It's all your fault! Waaah! It's all your fault, you jerk!"
"I haven't done anything to you."
"Who told you to impersonate Gu Qingfeng!"
"What do you mean? If I recall correctly, you were the one who asked me to impersonate him, weren't you?"
"You! I... Ah! I'm so angry!"
Ouyang Ye stamped her foot in fury, her eyes red as she pointed at Gu Qingfeng and shouted, "Listen! From now on, you are not allowed to impersonate Gu Qingfeng anymore!"
"Little sister, I'm not impersonating anyone. I am him, through and through..." Gu Qingfeng felt a sense of helplessness bordering on tears. Having lived for several hundred years, this was the first time he felt proving his own identity could be so difficult.
Ouyang Ye angrily yelled, "I said you are not allowed to impersonate Gu Qingfeng anymore!"
"Fine, fine. If you say don't impersonate, then I won't impersonate."
"No."
"What now?"
Gu Qingfeng sat back down on the chair, taking occasional sips of his wine.
"You still have to stay and continue impersonating Gu Qingfeng!"
"I say, little sister, first you tell me to impersonate him, then you tell me not to. What exactly do you want me to do?"
"It's all your fault! You've confused me with your nonsense!"
Ouyang Ye wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her sleeve, glaring at Gu Qingfeng as she said bluntly, "What I mean is you must stay and continue impersonating Young Lord Chiyan, but from now on, you cannot claim to be Gu Qingfeng in front of me to deceive me. Do you hear me!"
"Why?"
"No reason. You're not allowed to ask!"
"Not even a little question?"
"No!"
Gu Qingfeng held a cup of wine, squinting as he looked at her with an amused smile. "Little sister, you won't let me impersonate Gu Qingfeng in front of you... could it be you've developed feelings for him? Are you afraid that over time, you might start mistaking me for the real Gu Qingfeng?"
"You damnable scoundrel!"
Ouyang Ye roared, instantly charging forward and grabbing Gu Qingfeng by the collar. She shouted angrily, "If you dare spout such nonsense again, this lady will show you no mercy!"
"Little sister, how about this? Why don't you just treat me as the real Gu Qingfeng? That way, I can help ease your longing for him. What do you say?"
"You bastard! You shameless rogue! I'll strangle you!"
Ouyang Ye was so furious she felt like she was burning up. She reached out to choke Gu Qingfeng's neck, but the moment her hand moved, her wrist was pinned down by two of Gu Qingfeng's fingers.
"If you strangle me, the Gu Qingfeng you long for will truly be dead."
"Bastard! You..." Ouyang Ye tried to pull her hand back, but no matter how much force she exerted, she couldn't break free from the grip of those two fingers. Shocked, she raised her right hand, intending to strike, but as soon as she lifted it, that wrist was also seized by Gu Qingfeng, leaving her unable to move.
"You think just because you have a bit of strength you can restrain this young lady?!"
Whoosh!
A dazzling, multicolored radiance bloomed around Ouyang Ye's body. At the same time, a vast and profound surge of Spiritual Power erupted from her.
"Oh, not bad. In just a few short years, you've already reached the Nascent Soul stage, and..." Gu Qingfeng said with a smile, "and it looks like it's a Sacred Nascent Soul at that. Not only is your Spiritual Power exceptionally profound, it's also incredibly pure, without a trace of impurity. Truly, you are blessed by heaven."
"You!"
Ouyang Ye frantically circulated her Nascent Soul, yet she still couldn't budge Gu Qingfeng in the slightest.
Han Dong and Qian Shan, witnessing this scene from the side, were utterly astonished. Although they had personally seen Gu Qingfeng kick Bi Lan until he bled from all seven orifices earlier, they couldn't help but feel shocked now. They both knew that while Ouyang Ye's cultivation was only at the Nascent Soul stage, her Nascent Soul was unique. The Spiritual Power it contained was even more profound than that of some Nascent Soul Daozuns who had cultivated for over a thousand years. More importantly, it was pure Spiritual Power without any impurities.
With this, Ouyang Ye could easily handle over a dozen Nascent Soul Daozuns. Yet now, even using all her strength, she couldn't move this Lao Jiu an inch.
"Could it be... do you really possess the Bedrock Physique and Absolute Force like that guy Gu Qingfeng?"
Ouyang Ye was filled with amazement.
"Didn't I tell you already? Gu Qingfeng has the Bedrock Physique, and so do I. He has Absolute Force, and so do I. Everything he has, I have. And I even have things he doesn't."
As he spoke, Gu Qingfeng wrapped an arm around Ouyang Ye's slender waist, pulling her into his embrace. He teased, "So, treating me as the real Gu Qingfeng wouldn't be a loss for you! Besides, I'm much stronger than he was..."
"You! Let go of me, you rogue!"
Ouyang Ye struggled violently.
Unfortunately, no matter how much she struggled, she couldn't break free.
"Young Master, please stop!"
Han Dong issued a warning. Although she was inwardly grateful for this Lao Jiu's help, if this fellow dared to harass Ouyang Ye like this, she would definitely not hold back.
"Let Ye Ye go!"
Qian Shan also shouted disapprovingly.
Gu Qingfeng hadn't actually intended to do anything to Ouyang Ye. He was just about to let go when suddenly, a force brimming with vitality seemed to erupt from within Ouyang Ye's body. Gu Qingfeng's eyebrows rose slightly in surprise. Without hesitation, he immediately released her.
At that moment.
Ouyang Ye stood suspended in mid-air. The flowing, multicolored radiance around her bloomed like a lotus flower in full bloom. This radiance was brimming with vitality, flowing endlessly. The originally lovely young girl, set against this backdrop of myriad colored lights, appeared even more sacred and beautiful, so much so that a single glance could make one feel ashamed of their own inadequacy.
"No wonder everyone calls you the Princess of Nature. I never noticed it before, but looking at you now... I must say, you really do have the aura of the Princess of Nature."
Gu Qingfeng gazed at Ouyang Ye in that moment. In a daze, he seemed to see his youthful first love, Hongxiu, and also that enigmatic and unpredictable Yun Nichang. It was an indescribable feeling—familiar yet strange, like a reunion, a first meeting, and a dream all at once.
"Damnable scoundrel! You dare to flirt with this lady! I think you've truly grown tired of living!"
Ouyang Ye flicked her wrist, summoning her Rainbow Cloud Sword. She shouted, "Sister Qian Shan, Sister Han Dong, don't intervene. If I don't teach this shameless rogue a harsh lesson today, then this lady will no longer bear the surname Ouyang!"
"Little sister," Gu Qingfeng leisurely picked up his wine cup, smiling as he said, "you might indeed not bear the surname Ouyang."
"Lao Jiu! You rogue! You bastard! Even if you do have the Bedrock Physique, this lady will still beat you until you're picking your teeth up from the ground!"
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