Before Chu Feng stood a bathing tub.
Inside the tub was pale green water, its surface rippling with flowing runes as the scent of medicinal herbs permeated the air.
This was no ordinary water — it was a medicinal solution infused with an elaborate formation and a multitude of herbs.
Such a concoction was clearly meant for healing, and the method behind it was no common craft.
Yet what truly captured Chu Feng's attention, and left him so stunned, was not this formation-infused medicinal water.
It was the person inside the tub — a woman of breathtaking beauty.
Her features were exquisitely refined, her figure graceful and alluring. She was nothing short of a nation-toppling enchantress.
More importantly, at this very moment she sat completely bare in the tub, eyes closed in cultivation.
Everything was laid bare before Chu Feng's gaze.
Chu Feng had seen countless women, yet those beautiful enough to quicken even his heartbeat were exceedingly rare.
But his shock had nothing to do with her beauty.
The reason Chu Feng was so stunned was because he could clearly sense that the aura emanating from this utterly bare, stunningly beautiful woman was identical to Wuma Shengjie's.
Yet — this was plainly not Wuma Shengjie. Wasn't Wuma Shengjie a man? And a rather ordinary-looking one at that?
However, in the very moment Chu Feng stood there frozen in shock, the woman suddenly opened her tightly shut, beautiful eyes.
"Ahhh—!"
Upon catching sight of Chu Feng before her, the woman let out a piercing shriek.
In the same instant, she swept her wide sleeve, and a garment draped itself over her body.
Once the clothing covered her, she spun around — and her very appearance changed, transforming into the face of Wuma Shengjie.
"Shengjie, what happened?"
Upon hearing Wuma Shengjie's voice, members of the Wuma Heavenly Clan immediately rushed inside.
However, only the women entered. The men all remained outside — anxious as they were, they did not so much as peek inward, as though deliberately averting their gaze from something.
"So you've been cross-dressing?" Chu Feng asked.
"Heavens — how did Shengjie figure it out? Were you seen?!"
The moment those words left Chu Feng's mouth, the women of the Wuma Heavenly Clan cried out in alarm.
And now, without needing Wuma Shengjie to confirm it herself, Chu Feng had his answer.
Wuma Shengjie had indeed been disguising herself as a man. He simply hadn't expected her disguise to be so thorough — so flawless that even someone with his level of observation couldn't detect the slightest flaw.
Chu Feng concluded that Wuma Shengjie must have been using a specialized concealment technique.
"I'm going to kill you."
A savage roar suddenly erupted — from Wuma Shengjie.
At this moment, Wuma Shengjie's face was twisted with fury, her killing intent surging like a tidal wave. Even as she spoke, she lunged toward Chu Feng.
This was no empty threat. That killing intent was genuine — she fully intended to end Chu Feng's life.
And she was not the only one.
The members of the Wuma Heavenly Clan seemed to have guessed what had happened, and almost all of them now radiated—
Buzz—
But before Wuma Shengjie could even move, she was frozen in midair, bound by an invisible force.
She was not alone. Every single member of the Wuma Heavenly Clan had been restrained, unable to move even an inch.
"You!!!"
Alongside her rage, shock flickered through Wuma Shengjie's eyes.
She knew this was Chu Feng's doing — that Chu Feng had used some method to bind them all in place.
But how was this possible? Just moments ago, Chu Feng had not even been her match. How had he suddenly gained such overwhelming power?
"Uh… well, you see…"
"Brother Shengjie — oh no, Sister Shengjie — I truly had no idea you were a woman. If I had, I never would have barged right in."
"What they say is true: ignorance absolves one of blame. You really cannot hold today's affair against me."
"How about this — I'll give you the Arrow Dao Immortal Bow. Consider it an apology."
Chu Feng said all of this with an awkward expression.
Though it hadn't been intentional, he had still seen a young lady's bare body. He felt genuinely awful about it, and he knew full well that no explanation could truly clear this up. Having said his piece, he focused his will and vanished from the spot.
After Chu Feng had departed, Wuma Shengjie and the others all regained their freedom.
"What just happened? How was that Chu Feng able to restrain even you?"