At that moment, Su Rou was walking alone through the forest, her delicate brows furrowed as she pondered something. Chu Feng had caught the attention of Zhuge Liuyun, and she couldn't tell whether that was a good thing or a bad thing.
"Elder Su Rou, there's something I'd like to discuss with you." But in the next instant, Zhuge Liuyun appeared soundlessly right in front of Su Rou.
At that moment, Su Rou felt a flicker of nervousness. She was, after all, somewhat afraid of Zhuge Liuyun.
His cultivation was also at the Xuan Wu Realm, but he concealed it deeply. At the very least, she couldn't see through his true level of cultivation. But there was no denying that his strength surpassed the six protective elders of the Azure Dragon Sect—he was universally recognized as the second most powerful person in the sect.
"Elder Zhuge, please speak freely." Su Rou composed herself and spoke respectfully.
"I don't care what your motives are for helping Chu Feng. However, from now on, you are no longer to follow him."
"I want him to face his trials alone. Only that way can he grow faster. You're a sensible person—I trust you understand what I mean." Zhuge Liuyun's tone was grave, and there was even a hint of menace in his words.
"I understand." Su Rou didn't dare to object.
"Good. Go say your farewells to that kid, and then get on with your business."
With a sweep of his wide sleeve, Zhuge Liuyun vanished on the spot. But his tone had been ice cold—a world apart from how he treated Chu Feng.
Su Rou furrowed her brows, seething with indignation at Zhuge Liuyun's attitude. She wanted to say something, but considering his abilities, she swallowed the words back down.
Meanwhile, Chu Feng was sitting in place, flipping through the book on barrier techniques. He suddenly turned around with a grin: "Elder Su Rou, thank you for stepping in just now."
"You mental power users really are scary—it's like you've got eyes in the back of your heads." Su Rou smiled enchantingly, every gesture dripping with charm.
She walked up to Chu Feng and said with a smile: "You don't need to thank me. It was that little girl Su Mei who asked me to look after you."
"That said, you've got quite the nerve—daring to provoke Gong Luyun like that and setting up such a bet. I honestly can't decide whether to praise your courage or scold you for being stupid."
"Heh heh." Chu Feng just scratched his head and grinned foolishly, not knowing how to respond.
"Hm? What are you looking at?" Seeing Chu Feng's silly smile, Su Rou couldn't help but feel a bit helpless, and her gaze drifted to the book in his hands.
"Oh, this is incredible! With this, I can become a Spirit World Master!" Chu Feng opened the book and held it up so the four large characters for "Barrier Technique" were displayed before Su Rou.
"Elder Zhuge took you as his disciple?"
Su Rou was stunned. Her beautiful face changed color in an instant. Though she had a feeling something like this might happen, she never imagined Zhuge Liuyun would teach Chu Feng barrier techniques this quickly.
After all, Leng Wuzui had served Zhuge Liuyun loyally for three full years and had gotten nothing in the end—ultimately meeting his fate by being devoured by Zhuge Liuyun.
But Chu Feng, who had only just met Zhuge Liuyun for the first time, had already obtained the method for cultivating barrier techniques. The gap between them was simply too staggering.