"If you really have that ability, then naturally I'd hope you could become a good match with her. After all, a girl as outstanding as Bai Ruochen is truly rare — and she'd be a fine match for you."
As Sikong Zhaixing spoke, a genuine look of anticipation actually surfaced in his eyes. He couldn't help but recall that offhand remark Bai Ruochen's mother had made once upon a time. If it were possible, how he wished that remark hadn't been a joke — but something she truly meant.
"Bai Ruochen is indeed a fine girl. Though she's a bit cold in temperament, I feel she's not cold at heart — she's the type who's cool on the outside but warm within."
"However, matters of the heart can't be forced. I can tell that she doesn't think of me that way, and as for me, I currently regard her as nothing more than a sister. If you want to talk about what we are to each other right now, at most we're friends."
"There's absolutely no problem with me getting along with her, but if you're asking whether we could be together — all I can say is that it depends on fate." Chu Feng shook his head. At this point, it wasn't Bai Ruochen's many fine qualities that came to mind, but rather the three girls waiting for him back in the Eastern Sea Region.
Zi Ling, Su Rou, Su Mei — these three girls were the ones who had truly moved Chu Feng's heart, stirred his feelings, and earned his genuine love.
That kind of feeling — a constant ache of longing, hearts bound together, an unceasing thread of care. But so far, apart from these three, no one else had ever made Chu Feng feel that way.
Still, Chu Feng was a man of a free and easy nature by temperament. He never deliberately concealed his feelings. If someone truly managed to make his heart flutter again, Chu Feng would never hide it. Love was love — and it was worth fighting for. If the feelings weren't there, they simply weren't, and no one should be forced.
As for Bai Ruochen, so far, she truly hadn't stirred anything in Chu Feng's heart.
Not even Bai Ruochen's breathtaking beauty — like a lotus blossom frozen in ice, or a fairy descended to earth — could move Chu Feng.
After all, when it came to beauty, those three girls in the Eastern Sea Region were in no way inferior to Bai Ruochen. And Zi Ling in particular was a peerless beauty, truly someone who could topple kingdoms and bring ruin to cities. To this day, no one had appeared who could rival Zi Ling in beauty.
Of course, the Queen residing within Chu Feng was naturally an exception. When it came to sheer allure, Eggshell was nothing short of perfect. But to be precise, Eggshell wasn't human, and so she couldn't really be compared to Zi Ling.
But if one truly had to make the comparison, then even Zi Ling would likely fall short of the Queen. Zi Ling was like a pure, lovely fairy — but the Queen could be both tender and enchantingly seductive, a perfect goddess who embodied both innocence and sensuality.
"The commander's banner has been taken! The one who took the commander's banner is Yuan Qing — Yuan Qing took the commander's banner!!!"
And just at that moment, several figures suddenly burst out from the stone forest, shouting the news at the top of their voices as they flew.
"So it really was Yuan Qing?"
The moment those words reached the crowd, a fresh wave of uproar swept through. Every face in the crowd wore a complicated expression.
The people of Star Gazing Observatory could barely contain their elation. The people of the Three Forests wore masks of bitter, unwilling disappointment. And some were simply stunned by the revelation.
"Yuan Qing of Star Gazing Observatory, of all people?" But compared to the others, when Sikong Zhaixing heard this news, his face showed a mixture of confusion and disappointment.
Though he himself had felt it was somewhat unrealistic, deep down he had still harbored the hope that Chu Feng would claim the commander's banner. Now that Yuan Qing had obtained it instead, Sikong Zhaixing couldn't help but feel let down.
"Senior Sikong, check this." Noticing the change in Sikong Zhaixing's expression, Chu Feng placed Sikong Zhaixing's hand onto his Universe Bag, deliberately releasing the seal so that Sikong Zhaixing could sense the items within.
"What is this?"
"Heavens — this, this..."