"Heh heh..." At that moment, Chu Feng laughed.
Earlier, Chu Feng had listened to Xianyu Shi and deliberately pretended to lose, partly because he viewed Xianyu Shi's difficulty as a kind of test. But it was also a helpless choice—after all, when you're under someone else's roof, you have no choice but to bow your head.
Though Chu Feng's strength was already enough to run roughshod over many places, within the massive entity that was the Spirit Elf Kingdom, he truly didn't dare to act too outrageously.
He had previously antagonized the Four Great Emperor Clans and had suffered tremendously for it. If he were to make an enemy of the Spirit Elf Kingdom as well, then no one would be able to save him. And with the Spirit Elf Kingdom's power, all of his loved ones would likely suffer too.
Let alone anyone else—even Nangong Longjian was far from being a match for the Spirit Elf Kingdom.
But now that Princess Lingyue had arrived, why would Chu Feng still listen to this scoundrel? With a grin, he said, "Chu Feng is willing to have a serious spar with Young Master Shi."
"Serious? What do you mean by that? Are you saying you weren't serious just now?" Upon hearing this, Xianyu Shi grew immediately unhappy.
As for Chu Feng, he didn't bother answering this foolish question. He simply smiled faintly.
At this moment, Princess Lingyue also smiled and said, "Younger Brother Shi, it seems Chu Feng doesn't think much of you at all."
"Hmph, what arrogance! Come—I'll make you regret those words this time." Xianyu Shi angrily rolled up his sleeves, but at the same time, he continued to secretly threaten Chu Feng, ordering him to keep losing on purpose.
Chu Feng heard every word of those threats, but he didn't take them to heart in the slightest. This time... in front of so many people, Chu Feng was not going to lose to this good-for-nothing again.
"It seems Younger Brother Shi is quite confident. But if it's just a spar, there's not much point. How about this—let me add a little penalty."
"If you lose, you'll drink a bowl of Black Lotus Glue. How about that?" Princess Lingyue said with a smiling expression.
"That's a great penalty! They say Black Lotus Glue is edible, but no one dares to actually eat it. I'd love to see what happens if someone does." At this, the other Ancient Spirit Elves clapped and cheered.
Xianyu Shi's face turned ashen. No matter how dense he was, he could read the meaning behind Princess Lingyue's words. He already sensed that things were going badly, but he couldn't understand—hadn't Princess Lingyue hinted for him to make things difficult for Chu Feng and teach him a lesson? Why was she now speaking up for Chu Feng at every turn?
As for Chu Feng, he was secretly delighted. Princess Lingyue could have chosen any other penalty, yet she deliberately chose the very Black Lotus Glue that Xianyu Shi had used to make things difficult for him. Clearly, she knew exactly how Xianyu Shi had been tormenting him earlier and wanted to give him a taste of his own medicine.
In that moment, Chu Feng was almost certain that Princess Lingyue bore him no ill will—in fact, she was on his side. Though he still didn't know why she was backing him, this was unquestionably a good thing.
"I have no objections. I wonder if Young Master Shi is willing," Chu Feng said with a smile.
"If you're not afraid, do you think I would be? What a joke." Xianyu Shi forced out the words with a stiff upper lip, but in secret, he continued to threaten Chu Feng.
Listening to the ceaseless stream of threats ringing in his ear, Chu Feng knew that Xianyu Shi was terrified right now. He didn't want to lose, and he couldn't afford to lose—it would completely destroy his face and leave him humiliated before his own clansmen.
But Chu Feng intended to do exactly that. This was punishment for all the difficulties Xianyu Shi had put him through.
"Chu Feng, go all out. I'll be the one to answer for anything that happens." Just then, another voice transmission entered Chu Feng's ear.
After hearing this voice transmission, Chu Feng suddenly felt a twinge of sympathy for Xianyu Shi—because this voice didn't belong to Xianyu Shi. It was Princess Lingyue's. She was actually giving Chu Feng free rein to teach Xianyu Shi a lesson.
"Fists and feet have no eyes. If I accidentally hurt Young Master Shi, please don't hold it against me," Chu Feng said with a bright smile.
"Chu Feng, we Ancient Spirit Elves are not so easily bullied. If you don't believe me, you're welcome to try," Xianyu Shi said viciously. Chu Feng had ignored every single one of his secret threats, instead provoking him again and again. He now knew that Chu Feng had no intention of going easy on him anymore.
But he couldn't afford to lose, so this statement of his was also brimming with menace, hinting that Chu Feng had better not cross the line—or face the consequences himself.
"In that case, I won't hold back." Yet in the face of Xianyu Shi's threat, Chu Feng's smile didn't change one bit. He couldn't have cared less.
Whoosh—
Suddenly, Chu Feng moved. His speed was like light—in the blink of an eye, he had arrived right in front of Xianyu Shi.