Chapter 159. A Unique Loyalty
Chu Feng walked forward step by step, each step unbearably slow. Every one of them seemed to land on the tip of Cailin’s heart, as though an invisible hand were clutching it tightly, making it hard for her to breathe.
Her heart was in turmoil, and she could not guess at all what Chu Feng intended to do next.
Cailin only knew to keep retreating instinctively. She simply felt, on instinct, that Chu Feng’s approach could not mean anything good. To avoid anything strange happening, she felt that fleeing was the best choice.
And yet, before she could even act, in the very next moment Chu Feng wrapped an arm around her slender waist.
With a slight exertion of his wrist, he drew her in with a casual pull. Cailin’s body lifted into the air, tracing a perfect arc before falling directly into Chu Feng’s embrace.
The whole process happened so smoothly that Cailin herself had no time to react...
By the time she came to her senses, she only realized that her face and hands had pressed against a firm body.
When she raised her head slightly, she discovered that the firm body she had bumped into was Chu Feng’s chest.
“Y-You... let go of me... I did not even say anything wrong. What gives you the right to treat me like this?” Cailin struggled in embarrassment and anger, but found that her whole body had gone soft, leaving her unable to muster any strength.
She abruptly raised her head and glared at Chu Feng in indignation. “What do you mean by this? I truly did not say anything wrong. The Seven-Colored Spiritual Aura is the most important foundation of our Heavenly Python Clan. Only the Clan Leader can possess such a spiritual aura. It should have been devoted to our Ancient Royal Clan to begin with, so why should it be given to a human like you?”
Cailin protested angrily, with the air of someone throwing caution to the wind.
The main reason was that she had no idea what Chu Feng was thinking. But when she recalled how he had acted toward Yuntian before, she could not help feeling that now he had already taken everything he wanted from her, and might cast her aside like worn-out shoes.
Once she thought of it that way, then since death seemed inevitable either way, she might as well pour out all the resentment in her heart. That way, even if she truly had to face death later, she would have no regrets.
Just as Cailin’s thoughts were running wild, the pair of large hands at her waist suddenly tightened ever so slightly. Warm body heat spread swiftly from her waist through the rest of her body.
A tingling numbness washed over her, making Cailin let out a soft, involuntary sound.
Chu Feng lowered his head and said softly by her ear, “This emperor’s entire body is full of treasures. However you look at it, joining with me is you coming out ahead.’’
And after following me, your cultivation will surely achieve extraordinary breakthroughs in the future. Though it is true that your Seven-Colored Spiritual Aura has already fused into my body, this emperor’s entire body is full of treasures. The Seven-Colored Spiritual Aura within you has now been purified to the utmost. From here on, so long as you cultivate even a little, you will certainly break through to a level of power never seen before.
“Today is only the beginning. In time, you will understand just how wise today’s choice was. Still, this emperor does not force others against their will, so the choice of where you go from here is in your hands. I will not make things difficult for you in the slightest.”
His warm breath, carrying that unique scent that belonged to Chu Feng alone, brushed against her ear. Cailin felt her entire body go numb, even the tips of her ears turning red.
The main reason was that the Heavenly Python Clan was extremely sensitive to scent. Chu Feng’s scent seemed to have been carved into her bones. The moment it entered her nose, Cailin could not help recalling the scene from earlier, when the two of them had been utterly entwined, as though fused into one.
Those images made her face flush scarlet in an instant. She bit her lip, originally wanting to say a few harsh words to save face, but when the words reached her lips, they turned into a murmur as faint as a mosquito’s buzz. “What nonsense are you talking about? Who wants to follow you?’’
“Besides, I never had any choice to begin with. What choice do I have now? So stop putting on that hypocritical act here. That kind of thing does not work on me at all.”
Before Cailin had even finished speaking, Chu Feng had already released her and turned to walk out of the chaotic mist.
What needed to be done had already been done. Chu Feng felt that, at this point, the chaos served no further purpose here. At first it had merely functioned as a screen, but now it was completely unnecessary.
But in Cailin’s eyes, Chu Feng’s action clearly carried another meaning.
She thought that because of what she had just said, Chu Feng had become angry from humiliation and now intended to dispel the chaos and throw her out.
Cailin stood there in a daze. She did not know why, but when she looked at that departing figure walking away without the slightest hesitation, a strange sense of loss surged up in her heart.
Clearly, she had wanted nothing more than to escape Chu Feng as quickly as possible. Yet the moment she thought about truly being cast aside by him, her heart felt indescribably bitter.
After dispersing the chaos, Chu Feng glanced at Cailin, who was still standing there blankly, and could not help frowning.
Chu Feng had never been a patient man. That might well have had something to do with his extraordinary ability—he did not like waiting for things.
“Why are you still standing there in a daze?” Chu Feng did not even turn his head. His indifferent voice went straight into Cailin’s ears. “Keep up.”
Cailin bit her lip. Although she was somewhat at a loss, she still obediently followed after him on instinct.
Chu Feng’s strength was simply too overwhelming. Perhaps Cailin already felt a certain fear of him deep down.
Yet inwardly she grumbled: What kind of emperor are you? So morally corrupt, and yet still worthy of being called an emperor? And why do you get to order me around like this? Is it not just because your cultivation is a bit higher? Sooner or later, someone will come along to deal with you.
And yet her beautiful eyes, entirely against her will, continued to follow that figure from behind, unable to move away.
With a light wave of Chu Feng’s hand, the chaotic mist gradually dispersed.
Outside the chaos, Jin Wuwei was still kneeling on one knee, standing guard respectfully.
The moment he saw Chu Feng appear, he hurriedly bowed his head. “Congratulations, Master, on your great advancement in cultivation. Congratulations on soaring forward through this opportunity. From now on, throughout the entire Ancient Immortal World, I would like to see who would still dare make an enemy of you.”
Hearing those words, Chu Feng gave a slight nod and said calmly, “Let us go. We continue deeper.”
Naturally, those words were not directed at the woman, but at Jin Wuwei before him.
Sure enough, Jin Wuwei rose to his feet and cast a glance at Cailin, who was following behind Chu Feng with her head lowered, seemingly lost in thought. He muttered inwardly: Why does this woman seem different from before?
But he did not ask further. He merely said respectfully, “Master, while you were within the chaos just now, I sensed even stronger fluctuations from the depths of the treasury. There should be an even greater opportunity there.’’
“I believe that if we continue deeper, we will likely be able to reach the true treasure very soon.”
“Mm.”
Chu Feng’s gaze was deep and inscrutable, a man of ruthless action and few words.
Divine light flowed within the Chaos Dual Pupils as he looked toward the depths of the treasury.
There, he could faintly sense an aura that interested him.
“Go.”
As his voice fell, Chu Feng’s figure transformed into a streak of light and shot toward the depths of the treasury.