“Alright, Chu Feng, stop looking so pitiful.”
“Sister Yuexian has actually been very good to us.”
Su Rou said to Chu Feng.
“Yes, yes, Sister Yuexian has been really, really kind to us.”
Su Mei nodded repeatedly, fully agreeing with her sister.
Seeing how these two girls called Yuexian “sister” so affectionately and were constantly mindful of her feelings, Chu Feng knew that the bond between the sisters and Yuexian was not an act. They genuinely got along well.
Whoosh.
Suddenly, the formation power within the immortal cave dispersed.
Crack.
Crack.
Immediately afterwards, countless cracks appeared inside the cave. They spread at terrifying speed and, in the blink of an eye, covered every visible rock wall. Chunks of stone began to fall.
The entire immortal cave was on the verge of collapse.
“So the rumours were true. This place really is going to crumble.”
Seeing the danger, Chu Feng quickly took Su Rou and Su Mei and left.
Once they were outside, they discovered it was not just the cave. The whole mountain range was splitting with enormous fissures. Billowing black smoke rose into the sky in the distance, and parts of the range had already begun to collapse.
The rumours were indeed correct. Once both the Overlord Star Immortal Grass and the Overlord Star Demon Flower were removed from this mountain range, the entire vast expanse could no longer hold.
However, Chu Feng left the area long before the mountains fully collapsed.
After all, this was not his territory, and he felt no attachment to it. Whether it existed or not made no difference to him.
Along the way, he saw no sign of anyone. Not a single person from Overlord Star Mountain Villa, nor anyone else.
Only after he exited the cultivation forbidden zone did Chu Feng understand why the place was completely deserted.
Overlord Star Mountain Villa: every building had been razed to the ground.
Thick smoke had turned into dark clouds that blotted out the sky.
The once-magnificent Overlord Star Mountain Villa was now nothing but ruins.
The villa had been destroyed. Although not many people had died, the Overlord Star Mountain Villa that had been passed down for generations no longer existed.
This was undoubtedly Yuexian’s doing.
Even though the people of the villa had escaped, her anger had not been quenched.
Wiping the villa off the map was, for her, a way to vent that rage.
Chu Feng, however, was not particularly concerned about any of that.
What he cared about most was finding a beautiful, peaceful place.
Because at dawn tomorrow, he would have to part with Su Rou and Su Mei.
He wanted to treasure every remaining moment.
Even if he could not do what he most wished to do, he would still treasure it all the same.
In the end, he stopped beside a lake.
Apart from its crystal-clear water, the lake itself had no remarkable features.
Yet the grassland that surrounded it was rather special.
The grass was not green but a delicate pink. Although there was not a single flower on the pink prairie, a faint, refreshing fragrance filled the air.
On this beautiful grassland, Chu Feng did not bother to set up a grand palace with barrier formations.
Instead, he simply lay on the grass with Su Rou and Su Mei, enjoying the gentle breeze from the lake and watching the sunset paint the sky red, savouring the most natural scenery.
Chu Feng was in an excellent mood, but it was not merely because of the beautiful view.
The martial cultivation world was vast and magnificent; beautiful scenery was everywhere, and he had long grown used to it.
The reason his heart felt so light was the company beside him.
Su Rou and Su Mei.
When night fell, the countless stars in the sky were breathtaking.
They did not sleep at all and talked the whole night through.
Most of the questions came from Su Rou and Su Mei, while Chu Feng did most of the answering.
The two sisters were extremely curious about everything he had gone through to progress so rapidly.
So Chu Feng kept talking, but he had experienced far too much. Even ten days and nights would not be enough to tell it all.
Later, he stopped focusing only on his own adventures and began reminiscing with them about the past.
When the three of them spoke of their days in the Azure Dragon School, happy smiles appeared on all their faces.
Back then, they had all been weak and insignificant, yet those memories were precious to them. It was also the period they had spent the most time together.
Time always passes quickly, especially when one is happy.
They had not finished talking, yet the myriad stars had already faded, and a faint glow appearing on the eastern horizon.
As the sky gradually lightened, Chu Feng’s mood shifted from joy to melancholy. He fell silent and simply held Su Rou and Su Mei tightly.
Neither Su Rou nor Su Mei asked why he had suddenly stopped speaking.
Instead, they obediently nestled in his arms.
They all knew their time was running out.
Once the sky was fully bright, Yuexian would take the sisters away.
They only wanted to enjoy these final moments in quiet.
At last, dawn broke.
“Xiao Rou, Xiao Mei, if I cover the sky right now and turn it back to night, do you think Senior Yuexian might let you stay with me a little longer?”
Chu Feng pointed at the sky as he spoke.
He was not boasting; with his current strength, he really could shroud the heavens.
Pfft.
At those words, both Su Rou and Su Mei burst out laughing.
Su Mei could not resist saying,
“Chu Feng, do you think my Sister Yuexian is stupid?”
“Wouldn’t she realise it was your doing?”
Neither sister doubted Chu Feng’s ability, but they knew it would never fool Yuexian.
Chu Feng knew it too. He had only been joking.
“Sigh. I don’t know when we’ll see you again.”
Chu Feng let out a long sigh.
“No later than thirty years.”
Suddenly, Su Rou and Su Mei spoke at exactly the same time. Their voices were different, but their tone was identical.
Chu Feng immediately released them and stood up.
“Senior Yuexian.”
He looked at Su Rou and Su Mei. The tenderness in their eyes was gone, replaced by respect.
He knew that the two women before him were no longer themselves, but Yuexian.
Sure enough, Su Rou and Su Mei rose to their feet. The gentle, loving gaze they had shown him earlier had vanished.
“Chu Feng, it is I who owe you, and I owe Xiao Rou and Xiao Mei.”
“But rest assured, I will repay this debt.”
Yuexian said to Chu Feng.
“Senior Yuexian, are you leaving now?”
“Where do you plan to go?”
Chu Feng asked.
“I’m not sure myself, but most likely I will leave the Nine Souls Heavenly River.”
Yuexian replied.
“Senior Yuexian, there is actually one more thing I would like to ask.”
Chu Feng said.
“Speak.”
Yuexian said.
“Do you know how to refine the Overlord Star Demon Flower?”
Chu Feng asked.
“Overlord Star Demon Flower?”
At those four words, a change flickered in Yuexian’s eyes.
“Chu Feng, you must not set your sights on the Overlord Star Demon Flower.”
