"Eggy, while the tomb hasn't been opened yet, expose their dirty tricks," Eggy said.
"It'd probably be useless. They only placed Bug-Avoiding Talismans on themselves and haven't done anything else. Even if I speak up, what difference would it make?" Chu Feng said.
"Then what? Are you just going to let them scheme against you?" Eggy asked.
"From what I can tell, there must be some kind of fearsome insect inside this tomb, and they're planning to use it to kill me."
"If that's the case, why don't I turn their own plan against them? Eggy, do you remember — the talismans I got from Bai Mei weren't just Bug-Avoiding Talismans. I also have Bug-Attracting Talismans," Chu Feng said.
"Haha, I get it! You're going to give them a taste of their own medicine — let them release the insects, then use the Bug-Attracting Talismans to break through the Bug-Avoiding Talismans on their bodies and let them suffer the consequences!" Eggy's eyes lit up with sudden understanding.
"Exactly," Chu Feng said.
"Good, good, good! Only you could come up with such a devious idea. Let's do it," Eggy said gleefully.
At the same time, the four elders of the Yaojiao King Beast clan, along with Yaojiao Guang and Yaojiao Ba, sat cross-legged and began channeling the power of their bloodlines to unseal the Black Dragon King's tomb.
Opening the tomb would take some time. Taking advantage of the wait, Chu Feng called Yaojiao Tingyu over to a secluded corner.
"Young Master Chu Feng, what is it?" Yaojiao Tingyu asked.
"Drop the 'Young Master' — it's too formal. Just call me Chu Feng," Chu Feng said.
"Then stop calling me 'Princess' too. Just call me Tingyu," Yaojiao Tingyu said.
"Deal." Chu Feng smiled, then quietly slipped two Bug-Avoiding Talismans into Yaojiao Tingyu's hands. In a low voice transmitted directly to her ears, he said, "Stick one of these to your chest. Give the other to that elder from your faction and have him do the same."
"What is this?" Yaojiao Tingyu asked.
"It's nothing — just a precaution. Trust me on this," Chu Feng said.
"Alright." Yaojiao Tingyu nodded. She trusted Chu Feng completely.
But trust aside, Chu Feng never imagined that Yaojiao Tingyu would proceed to undo her clothes right in front of him, preparing to stick the talisman directly onto her skin.
"Ahem—" Seeing this, Chu Feng was utterly dumbfounded and hurriedly coughed a couple of times to remind her that there were boundaries between men and women.
"What's wrong?" But Yaojiao Tingyu acted as though she understood nothing, continuing to slip off her garments.
"Uh… nothing, nothing." As Yaojiao Tingyu revealed patches of snow-white skin, Chu Feng quickly turned around and shut his eyes. If she wasn't going to be modest about it, he had no choice but to simply not look.
"You fool, she's doing that on purpose! She's obviously trying to seduce you! This is a free show — why wouldn't you look?" Eggy scolded, exasperated at his denseness.
"Whether she's doing it on purpose or not, if I look, then I'm taking advantage of her. I won't do that," Chu Feng said.
"Haha, I was just teasing you. I didn't expect you to be such a gentleman." Just then, a soft, delicate hand patted Chu Feng on the back.
He turned around to find Yaojiao Tingyu looking at him with a beaming smile. Not only that — her clothes were already neatly fastened.
"Good thing I'm a gentleman, or you would've been compromised," Chu Feng said.
"Aren't you afraid of me showing my true form?" Yaojiao Tingyu asked.
*Gulp—* Chu Feng swallowed hard in terror. True form? That meant a Yaojiao — he didn't dare think any further.
"Haha, look at how scared you are!" Yaojiao Tingyu covered her mouth with her small hand, giggling away, looking thoroughly pleased with herself.
"Keep your voice down. It's best if only the three of us know," Chu Feng said, seizing the chance to change the subject.