The sudden surge of Rage points assured Zu An that he was right not to sneak out earlier. Choosing to have his lunch in the academy was arguably the best decision he had ever made.
Ye Chengliang swallowed as he watched the situation unfold before him, utterly confused. What is going on here? I was just trying to teach this fool his place! Why are so many women stepping forward to protect him?
Something must be really wrong with this world!
“Junior Ji, what’s your relationship with him?” Ye Chenliang was unable to accept such a reality.
“He…” Ji Xiaoxi looked at Zu An, and she blushed again. “He’s my good friend.”
Her face had reddened as she recalled how they had first met in the river, both of them completely nude. While she now knew that he was deficient below the belt, knowing that her body had been seen by a man still made her feel a little peculiar inside.
Those gathered around mistook her reaction for shyness and embarrassment, and their hearts turned cold. How can this be? Even our beloved little fairy has been snared by that man’s demonic clutches!
Oblivious to their misunderstanding, she began to explain herself. “I once went to the Hidden Dragon Mountain, and there I saw him kill dozens of Assrip Wolves with my own eyes. Even their leader was not spared.”
All of the men nearly burst into tears. It’s all over. Our little fairy actually went into the Hidden Dragon Mountain together with him. A man and a woman, all alone in the middle of the wilderness. The mountains must have awakened their primal instincts and compelled them to… Goddamnit!
“That man actually monopolized three of the top ten beauties in the Sweetheart Ranking! Don’t hold me back, I’m going to duel him!”
“No one is holding you back, go ahead and fight him! If he really managed to kill dozens of Assrip Wolves, you’re just going to be cannon fodder to him.”
“Hmph! I’m only waiting for Ye Chenliang to be done with him. I’ll have you know that I am not in the habit of ganging up on others!”
“Tsk.”
…
As he heard her tale, Ye Chenliang felt droplets of cold sweat form on his forehead. He spared a look at Zu An, lounging in a disinterested manner, before turning to face Ji Xiaoxi with disbelief painted on his face. “He killed dozens of Assrip Wolves? Are you serious?”
Ji Xiaoxi nodded. “I wasn’t able to make sense of how he was able to do it, but he did. If you don’t believe me, you can go and ask my father. He can testify to this matter.”
A chorus of despairing groans rang out from the onlookers. Holy shit! They have even gotten to the stage where they have met the parents!
Off to the side, Xie Xiu’s mind was working on a different matter. Ji Xiaoxi specializes in pill concoction, and so her cultivation is weaker compared to her peers. However, she’s still a third rank cultivator. Despite this, even she was unable to tell how Zu An managed to kill those Assrip Wolves. Does this mean that he has attained an unimaginable level of speed?
It wasn’t just Xie Xiu who had such thoughts in mind.
Many others, including Ye Chenliang, had also grasped the hidden meaning in Ji Xiaoxi’s words. It was hard to imagine that she was lying, especially since she’d even brought Divine Physician Ji into the picture. Ji Xiaoxi was known to be an extremely good-natured person, and hardly anyone had seen her lie before. She would never put her father’s reputation on the line over something like this!
While every word she’d said was true, the way she had worded her statement had unintentionally led them astray.
“I told you! My brother-in-law is a formidable man, but all of you refused to believe me! Hmph!” Chu Huanzhao’s voice was full of vindication as Ji Xiaoxi turned the tables on those naysayers. Despite this, she still turned around and narrowed her eyes at Zu An. She was curious as to when this fellow had managed to hook up with other women outside.
This won’t do. My big sister isn’t around these days, so I need to help her keep him in line. I can’t let those whor… Chu Huanzhao’s eyes fell on the innocent-looking Ji Xiaoxi, and she was unable to finish the word. That really went against her conscience.
The expressions of those gathered there slowly changed as they processed all of the information revealed thus far. Earlier on, Chu Huanzhao’s claim that Zu An had taken seven strikes from the Wailing Whip without crying out had seemed an exaggeration to them. But now, with Ji Xiaoxi providing her testimony, they started to wonder if Zu An could truly be an incredible expert of some sort.
As their minds churned, Zu An walked up to Ye Chenliang and shook his head in sympathy. “Allow me to teach you a lesson too. The only reason why you think mooching is unreliable is because you aren’t handsome enough. That’s why you lack the imagination to fathom just how charming a man like me can be. You can’t even deal with either of the two women standing by my side right now, and you still dream of dueling me?”
Chu Huanzhao’s jaw dropped to the floor, followed by Ji Xiaoxi’s.
Everyone around was staggered by his proclamation. Their eyes had been opened to a new height of shamelessness.