Whoosh— Chu Feng raised his hand and simultaneously dissolved both formations.
However, after the formations were undone, Chu Feng's expression shifted and he froze in place.
Only at this moment did he realize that outside the sealing formation he had set up, there was another sealing formation — one that had trapped him inside.
And within this sealing formation, there was a figure. It was none other than Xia Yun'er.
Xia Yun'er stood not far away, watching him, as though she had been waiting for him all along.
When Xia Yun'er's gaze fell upon the glass sphere in Chu Feng's hand, Chu Feng noticed that her expression visibly changed.
"Young Master Chu Feng, you're quite impressive — you actually turned this glass sphere gold. How exactly did you manage that?" Xia Yun'er asked.
"Lucky, that's all." Chu Feng gave a perfunctory smile, then asked, "Miss Xia, why are you here? This sealing formation — you set it up, didn't you?"
"That's right, I did. I was waiting for you," Xia Yun'er said.
"Waiting for me? What for?" Chu Feng asked.
"I'd like to trade glass spheres with you," Xia Yun'er said.
"Trade?" Chu Feng's brow furrowed slightly, but he didn't immediately refuse. Instead, he asked, "Then would you mind letting me see your glass sphere, Miss Xia?"
"Here." Xia Yun'er produced her own glass sphere. Its color was cyan.
"Miss Xia, you must be joking. With your strength, there's no way you only managed to turn this glass sphere cyan," Chu Feng said.
"I was careless, that's all! I wonder whether Young Master Chu Feng would be willing to trade with me?" Xia Yun'er said in a coquettish tone.
"I'm afraid that won't work," Chu Feng shook his head, then moved to break through the sealing formation.
After all, this golden glass sphere was the result of his own hard-witted effort — why would he trade it with Xia Yun'er?
What's more, ever since Xia Yun'er had arrived at this place, she had been scheming against Chu Feng time and again.
She had gotten Han Yu to the point where he wanted to kill Chu Feng on sight. There was no way Chu Feng would agree to trade with her.
"Do you still remember the favor you owe me?" Xia Yun'er suddenly spoke up.
Hearing this, Chu Feng stopped his attempt to break the formation and looked at Xia Yun'er. "I remember."
Of course he remembered. Back in the Sacred Mountain, Chu Feng had broken into a ruin and obtained a massive amount of heaven and earth energy within it.
Only later did he learn that the energy had actually belonged to Xia Yun'er. At the time, Chu Feng had said he would repay her someday.
"Here's what I'll do — if you trade this glass sphere with me, I'll consider that half of your debt repaid," Xia Yun'er said.
"Fine." This time Chu Feng didn't refuse. He agreed readily, and as he spoke, he tossed his glass sphere toward Xia Yun'er.
Xia Yun'er didn't stand on ceremony. She raised her fair, jade-like hand and caught Chu Feng's glass sphere.
Once the sphere was in her grasp, a captivating smile bloomed across her face.
"Young Master Chu Feng truly is a man of his word. I, Xia Yun'er, will count you as a friend."
As she spoke, she tossed her cyan glass sphere toward Chu Feng.
At the same moment Chu Feng caught the sphere, Xia Yun'er waved her wide sleeve and dispelled the sealing formation.
As the boundless barrier energy scattered like starlight, Chu Feng was freed from the sealing formation's restraint. He could clearly see the situation outside.
But right now, nearly everyone present had their eyes fixed on the spot where Chu Feng and Xia Yun'er stood.
Han Yu's gaze in particular was like a pair of blades — killing intent radiating from his eyes. He looked as though he wished he could tear Chu Feng apart with nothing but his stare.
"Brother Chu Feng, you're finally out! We really have to thank you properly!"
"That's right, Brother Chu Feng — if not for your warning, we probably wouldn't have been able to enter the labyrinth formation at all!"