70: The sleazy Wei He

At that moment, Wei He was also feeling thirsty. Coincidentally, his water flask was empty, so he decided to go to the water's edge for a drink. The mountain spring water in this world was surely much cleaner than that on Blue Star, with far less pollution. Thinking this, Wei He walked towards the source of the sound—a waterfall.

Wei He arrived at the waterfall's edge, surrounded by patches of green moss. He bent down, catching the waterfall's flow in his water flask. The moment the flask was full, he froze completely.

In front of the waterfall lay a small, crystal-clear lake, its bottom visible at a glance. And at that very moment, a beautiful woman was bathing in its pristine waters. Wei He instinctively crouched lower, captivated by the delightful scene in the lake.

Her raven-black hair, dampened by the water, cascaded like a dark waterfall over her fair skin. Her slender, jade-like fingers scooped water from the lake and poured it over her delicate, well-defined features. Her exquisite face reminded Wei He of a certain female star from an island nation on Blue Star, one he had only ever seen on DVD.

"Who's there? What are you doing here?" Just as Wei He was utterly entranced, a furious shout snapped him back to reality.

The beauty glared at him, her anger tinged with a hint of adorable indignation and a flush of embarrassed rage. Wei He hurriedly explained, "My name is Wei He. I came here to fetch water. You know, bathing in such a pristine environment pollutes it. I'll let it slide this time, but don't do it again, okay?"

Without a hint of shame or a racing heart, Wei He finished speaking and quickly dashed away.

"You damn pervert! How dare you peep at me bathing, and then claim *I'm* polluting the environment? You're asking for death!" Neme hastily put on her clothes, lightly tapped her toes, and leaped into the air. Chasing after him, she shouted viciously.

The sight of her green armor, white riding boots, and curvaceous figure caused Wei He, who kept glancing back while fleeing, to run headfirst into a large tree.

"Ah! My head! It hurts so much!" Wei He clutched his head, howling in pain.

"Serves you right, you lecher! You deserve to die! Hand over your life!" Neme landed beside Wei He, her eyes full of disdain. With a casual flick of her wrist, she sent a wind blade shooting from her hand straight at Wei He.

Although Wei He, after awakening his Supernatural Ability, wasn't even considered an Entry Level Ability User, his physical reflexes were much faster than before. Sensing Neme's attack the moment it was launched, and given their close proximity, Wei He simply rolled aside on the spot, barely dodging the strike.

Where Wei He's head had been moments before, the wind blade carved out a small crater in the earth.

"Ah! You really are trying to kill me! It was just watching you take a bath! Is that worth murder? You demon!" Wei He complained, shocked by the woman's brutality.

Meanwhile, Neme's face flushed crimson, the fury in her eyes seeming ready to burst forth. It turned out that when Wei He dodged, he had rolled right onto Neme's foot, dirtying her pristine white shoe. Even worse, Wei He had even sniffed it.

"You damn pervert! I will definitely kill you! You damn pervert! I'll stomp you to death, you damn pervert!" Enraged, Neme lifted her foot and viciously stomped down on Wei He.

Just as Neme was stomping with gusto, several mages who were on good terms with Wei He in court hurried over. They didn't get along with Carlos either; as the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

"Great General, shall we depart? Please, stop fighting! This is the Magic Empire's newly appointed lord, who has undergone His Majesty's investiture ceremony!" A fair-skinned mage with rosy lips and standing 1.87 meters tall said urgently.

"Him? A lewd pervert like that is the newly appointed lord?" Neme's eyes were full of disbelief, but she stopped her foot, ceasing her assault on Wei He.

"Ah, that hurts so much! You're too brutal, too cruel! A true femme fatale!" Wei He wailed, rolling on the ground.

"Lord, are you alright? Lord!" The men hurried over, clumsily helping Wei He to his feet.

"To appoint you as a lord, His Majesty must be blind!" Neme said viciously between heavy breaths, her chest heaving with each one.

"You! You! You! Are you saying you're completely blameless? What are you doing bathing in the middle of nowhere? Bathe! Besides, I didn't look on purpose! I was fetching water!" Wei He said, swallowing hard as he looked at Neme's chest, putting on an aggrieved expression.

"You! Shut up! Don't say another word!" Seeing the mages beside her covering their mouths to stifle laughter, Neme pointed at Wei He, her eyes wide and round, speaking sharply.

"Fine! Fine! Fine! I won't say anything! I'll shut up, okay!" Seeing Neme's angry expression, Wei He promptly sealed his lips.

"Hmph! We depart immediately. And let me tell you, this isn't over! You just wait, Wei He!" With that, Neme turned and strode away, leaving only a faint fragrance of perfume behind.

"Lord, I truly admire you more and more!" The mages wore mischievous smiles, their eyes filled with admiration.

"Although she's beautiful, her temper is extremely fiery. She once beat a man from the second floor all the way down to the first. And her magic level is very high. You'd better pray for your own good fortune!" A mage with a pockmarked face kindly reminded him.

"I have no idea what you're all talking about. Let's go, quickly! Time to depart!" Wei He said with an innocent, disgruntled look, then took the lead walking back, leaving the others staring at him in bewilderment.

Returning to the caravan, Wei He took the roasted wing handed to him by Bozi Youning, who had already returned with the hunt. Staring blankly at Neme's green carriage, he couldn't help but sincerely admire, "Well, her temper might be awful, but her figure is truly exceptional. Her chest rivals that island nation star's!"

After this little interlude, the marching column finally got back on the road. They arrived at Kela City without further major incident. The city's lord was none other than Jian, whom Wei He had previously run circles around.

At the gates of Kela City, Jian had been waiting eagerly. Upon spotting Neme's Beast Carriage, he rushed forward excitedly, greeting her with obsequious enthusiasm.

"Great General, we have prepared everything. Rest in the city tonight, and you can pass through the frontier gate tomorrow!" Jian said, his lustful eyes greedily roaming over Neme's exquisite features and translucent skin.

"Very well. We'll rest and regroup today, then pass through the gate tomorrow." The moment Neme's words fell, Wei He hurriedly stepped forward.

"Ah, you... aren't you that... that newly appointed Commander, the lord!" Before Wei He could speak, Jian was the first to open his mouth.

"Haha, now that we serve in the same court, let's not dwell on past matters, alright? Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!" A slight smile played on Wei He's lips as he thought of the previous events, unable to suppress a chuckle.

"No hard feelings, no hard feelings. I'm not a petty man. Just return my grain to me, that's all!" Jian, still under the impression that Wei He was a friend of the Space Mage, was thinking about his batch of grain.

"What grain? What are you talking about? I have no idea." To Jian, Wei He's behavior seemed like feigned ignorance. But Wei He genuinely didn't know that a Space Mage could return items, after all, a Chrono Legionnaire wasn't a real Space Mage.

"You do love your jokes, Lord. Please, enter the city first. I've made all the arrangements!" Jian said with a cheerful smile.