"Come now, lass. We're all on the same side. There's no need to be so angry."
At that moment, it was
He didn't want the situation to become too awkward.
"Normally, I,
"But they really cannot forget their place, cannot forget what hierarchy means."
Long Xiaoxiao said.
"This subordinate is at fault."
Elder Rui Yun and
However, Long Xiaoxiao paid them no attention. Instead, she turned her gaze toward
Yet when she looked at Chu Feng, the fierce, domineering gaze she had shown just moments before suddenly became playful and adorable.
Especially after those eyes narrowed into two little crescent moons — she was utterly endearing.
"I'm sorry, little benefactor. My discipline has been lacking, and I've embarrassed myself in front of you," Long Xiaoxiao said with a smile.
"The princess is not to blame today. Rather, I was the one who failed to meet the princess's expectations."
"If there is a next time, I will make it up to you," Chu Feng said, looking quite guilty.
"Deal. A promise is a promise."
"I'll be waiting for you to make it up to me."
Before speaking, Long Xiaoxiao deliberately took a step forward, closing the distance between herself and Chu Feng until they were very close.
The sight made Long Nanxun's eyes turn red with jealousy, and even the others were momentarily stunned.
But Long Xiaoxiao made no further intimate gestures. She simply continued chatting with Chu Feng.
Although Long Xiaoxiao was perfectly amiable, Chu Feng didn't feel comfortable lingering any longer.
So after a brief farewell, he and Fumo Xin'er left the area.
And Long Xiaoxiao truly proved herself a loyal friend — she even walked Chu Feng and Fumo Xin'er all the way out of the palace complex before turning back, alongside Long Shengbu no less.
She also ordered Long Nanxun and Elder Rui Yun to accompany them, presumably because she feared those two might try to cause trouble for Chu Feng and the others.
"Why don't you seem the least bit upset?"
Along the way, Fumo Xin'er looked at Chu Feng and asked.
Before this, Chu Feng had been thoroughly humiliated.
If it had simply been a matter of not being strong enough to beat those two Spirit World Masters, that would have been one thing.
But to be unable to fight for various reasons, and then to be mocked and ridicled on top of that — that was truly frustrating.
Fumo Xin'er had assumed Chu Feng's state of mind would be badly affected.
Yet to her surprise, he acted as though nothing had happened at all.
"What's done is done. Feeling bad about it won't help."
"I believe
"You really do have a remarkable attitude," Fumo Xin'er said with a smile, though as she spoke, she cast a glance back at the Long Clan encampment, which was growing ever more distant behind them.
Chu Feng naturally noticed the backward glance.
But what he did not notice was the flicker of cold intent that passed through Fumo Xin'er's eyes as she looked back.
After that, Chu Feng and Fumo Xin'er met up with
Once they recounted what had happened, Long Daozhi naturally could not blame Chu Feng. After all, in his heart, he already felt he owed Chu Feng a great deal.
But the group did not leave the area immediately.
They had arranged beforehand with Fumo Shaoyu to meet here, and by the calculations, if nothing went wrong, Fumo Shaoyu should be arriving soon.