80: Misunderstand

After the trip to Green Wave Cave, Lin Feng's days became much quieter.

Inside the Immortal Cave, Spiritual Qi permeated.

Lin Feng sat cross-legged, a crystal-clear Jade Slip suspended before him, which contained the latter three layers of the Great Evolution Art. Lin Feng could gradually begin to Cultivate the latter three layers after Core Formation.

Beside him, a woman dressed in a light green maid's uniform was carefully brewing a pot of Spiritual Tea for him.

The woman had a beautiful face, with a hint of unshakeable timidity in her brows; it was Han Yunzhi.

She moved gently, pouring the boiling Spiritual spring water into the purple clay pot, and an elegant tea fragrance instantly diffused.

"Young Master, please have some tea." Han Yunzhi came gracefully, holding the teacup, her voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz.

Lin Feng opened his eyes, recovering from his contemplation, took the teacup, and smiled gently: "You've worked hard."

These simple three words made Han Yunzhi's pretty face flush slightly, and she quickly lowered her head.

Just as Lin Feng was savoring the Spiritual Tea and enjoying this rare leisure, a slight fluctuation suddenly came from the Restriction outside the Immortal Cave.

Someone was visiting.

Lin Feng's eyebrow twitched, and his Divine Sense subtly probed out.

The next moment, his expression became a little strange.

Outside the Immortal Cave, a beautiful woman stood gracefully. She was wearing the attire of a Huangfeng Valley Foundation Establishment Disciple, with a slender figure and a beautiful face, and her bright eyes now held a hint more composure than before.

Her aura was condensed, and she was clearly at the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment Cultivation.

It was Chen Qiaoqian.

Lin Feng put down his teacup, his thoughts racing.

He hadn't used the Forget-Sorrow Pill to erase her memory back then. He had thought that after her Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment, she would help her brother rebuild the Chen Family. He never expected her to come knocking so soon.

What troubled him even more was that in the mountain forest not far away, he also detected a faint, ethereal aura.

That aura was elusive, carrying a natural charm, clearly from a female Cultivator who had Cultivated a special Cultivation Technique. Although it was extremely well-hidden, how could it escape his Divine Sense, which far surpassed those of his peers?

Was it Dong Xuan'er?

Lin Feng rubbed his temples and said to the docile Han Yunzhi in his arms: "You go and rest; I'll be back soon."

With that, he stood up, straightened his robes, and walked towards the outside of the Immortal Cave.

Since he couldn't avoid it, he could only brace himself and deal with it.

...

The stone gate of the Immortal Cave slowly opened.

Chen Qiaoqian had originally been ordered by her Master, Hong Fu, to deliver a token for the "Treasure Competition" to a Junior Brother named Lin Feng.

Some time ago, with the help of the Medicinal Pill given by that mysterious Senior, and with the tilt of Family resources, she finally lived up to expectations and successfully achieved Foundation Establishment. After returning to Huangfeng Valley, she was favored by Hongfu Immortal and exceptionally taken in as an Inner Sect Disciple of Huangfeng Valley.

The name Lin Feng felt somewhat familiar to her, as if she had heard it somewhere, but she couldn't recall it at the moment.

She simply regarded it as a routine errand.

But when the heavy stone gate opened and a figure walked out of the light, Chen Qiaoqian froze.

It was him!

That face, those eyes, that composed demeanor...

Even though he had changed into Huangfeng Valley attire, even though his aura was restrained like that of the most ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivator, that face had long been etched into her Divine Soul, thought of day and night, not forgotten for a moment.

He was the benefactor who avenged her blood feud! He was the Senior who descended upon her in her most desperate hour!

He... how could he be here?

Was he also a Disciple of Huangfeng Valley?

Countless questions and immense surprise instantly overwhelmed her rationality.

Lin Feng walked out of the Immortal Cave, looking at Chen Qiaoqian, who stood rooted to the spot, her beautiful eyes misting up, and sighed inwardly. On his face, however, he wore a perfectly appropriate, polite, and distant smile.

He decided to test the waters first, to see if he could bluff his way through.

"Senior Sister, what brings you to my humble abode?"

He cupped his hands, his tone gentle, his posture very humble, completely acting as if he didn't know her.

However, it was this very sentence that completely shattered the last trace of doubt in Chen Qiaoqian's heart.

A woman's intuition, at this moment, showed terrifying accuracy.

She could disbelieve her eyes, but she believed her heart.

Senior... was deliberately pretending not to know her!

Why?

Was it because she was not qualified enough? Or... did he simply not want to have any more dealings with her?

A huge wave of grievance and panic surged into her heart.

No!

She couldn't let Senior just slip away from her life like this!

Lin Feng saw that she was silent, merely staring at him blankly, and was about to speak again, to say some polite words to gloss over the matter.

But he never expected.

The woman in front of him suddenly took a step forward, bringing with her a waft of fragrance, and threw herself into his arms without a second thought.

Soft warmth and jade, a full embrace.

Lin Feng was completely stunned, all the prepared excuses were blocked by this sudden hug.

"Senior... Qiaoqian... Qiaoqian has... missed you so much these days..."

The delicate body in his arms trembled slightly, and a tearful murmur, full of endless longing and grievance, sounded against his chest.

"I... I finally reached Foundation Establishment... I came to find you..."

Lin Feng's hands, suspended in mid-air, didn't know where to rest for a moment.

He could feel that the woman in his arms was not faking it; that emotion was genuine.

"Senior, you said it!"

Chen Qiaoqian suddenly looked up, her pretty face, tear-streaked like a pear blossom in the rain, filled with stubbornness and persistence.

"You said that as long as Qiaoqian could reach Foundation Establishment, as long as Qiaoqian was still willing... you would take Qiaoqian. Does that promise still count!"

Looking into her eyes, washed clean by tears and clear to the bottom, a trace of shame quietly surfaced in Lin Feng's heart.

He had indeed said it.

But things had been somewhat complicated during this period, and he had actually forgotten this promise.

If she hadn't come knocking today, he probably would have genuinely forgotten.

"I..." Lin Feng opened his mouth, but seeing her like this, he couldn't bring himself to say the words of refusal.

...

At the same time.

In a dense forest several hundred feet away from Lin Feng's Immortal Cave.

A seductive figure was secretly observing everything, hidden by the shadows of the trees.

Dong Xuan'er was not in a good mood today.

Her Master, Hong Fu, had somehow gotten it into her head to arrange a male Cultivator companion for her, even saying that he was a Dragon among men and a heaven-blessed genius, and that she must get along well with him.

Who was Dong Xuan'er?

The most dazzling pearl of Huangfeng Valley in the future, the focus of countless male Disciples' pursuit. She enjoyed being the center of attention, liked to see those men fighting for her affection, utterly smitten.

To tie her to a man she had never met?

It was a joke!

Feeling indignant, she secretly snuck over, wanting to see what this Lin Feng, whom her Master spoke of, truly looked like.

But she never expected to see such a scene.

She had only recently joined the sect, and that gentle, lovable Junior Sister Chen Qiaoqian, who seemed so delicate, was actually crying and throwing herself into a man's arms!

And that man was her target for this trip, Lin Feng!

She had an excellent impression of Junior Sister Chen Qiaoqian. Not only because the other party was personally brought into the sect by her Master, but also because Chen Qiaoqian's delicate and pitiful demeanor always aroused her protective instincts.

But now, her most beloved Junior Sister was actually made to cry by this man named Lin Feng!

And she even threw herself into his arms willingly?

How was this possible!

Junior Sister Qiaoqian was so reserved; unless she had suffered an immense grievance or was coerced by someone, she would never make such a move!

This Lin Feng must have used some despicable and shameless means!

Dong Xuan'er was furious, wishing she could rush out immediately and slap that scoundrel to death.

She subconsciously activated her Spiritual Qi, wanting to hear what the two were saying, so she could catch him red-handed.

But the Restriction around Lin Feng's Immortal Cave was far stronger than she imagined. An invisible force field completely isolated all sound.

She could only see the picture but hear no sound.

This deepened the misunderstanding.

In her eyes, the scene now became: the handsome male Cultivator stood with his hands behind his back, his expression cold. And her Junior Sister, tear-streaked like a pear blossom in the rain, threw herself into his arms, seemingly pleading desperately for something.

Isn't this the classic drama of a heartless man coercing a virtuous woman, as written in storybooks?!

"You good-for-nothing Lin Feng!" Dong Xuan'er gritted her silver teeth, having already condemned Lin Feng in her heart.

"How dare you bully my Junior Sister! Just wait until I deal with you properly!"

She instinctively reached for her Storage Pouch, wanting to take out a recording orb to record this "evidence" and take it to her Master to complain.

But she found nothing.

Dong Xuan'er stamped her foot in anger, but she didn't dare to act rashly and alert him.

The other party could make both her Master and Senior Martial Uncle Li Huayuan think highly of him, so he must have some tricks up his sleeve. If she rushed out now without evidence, she might even be turned against.

No, she had to endure.

A gentleman's revenge is never too late, even after ten years. A woman's revenge, a day is too long!

Dong Xuan'er took a deep look at the embracing figures, engraving Lin Feng's appearance firmly in her mind.

"Just you wait, Lin!"

"Next time, I'll bring a whole pouch of recording orbs to record all your hypocritical faces!"

"Then, let's see how you explain yourself to Master!"

With a fierce thought in her heart, Dong Xuan'er's figure swayed, transforming into a faint red shadow, and silently retreated.

She wanted to go back and plan carefully, determined to expose this hypocrite's true colors and rescue her poor Junior Sister from her plight!