After several passionate encounters, Chu Feng once again held the beautiful little Su Mei in his arms and drifted off into a sweet sleep.
When he woke, the sun was already blazing high overhead. They had arrived the previous afternoon, which meant an entire day had passed.
Looking down at Su Mei in his arms — eyes closed, her face radiating satisfaction and contentment — Chu Feng couldn't help but gently stroke her silky hair a few times.
After experiencing the intimacy between a man and a woman, the sweet and lovely Su Mei now carried a mature charm that hadn't been there before. Perhaps this was what they called a girl becoming a woman.
In that moment, Chu Feng couldn't help but smile faintly. His mind drifted back to the first time he had encountered Su Mei within the Azure Dragon Sect.
Back then, Su Mei had been lofty in both appearance and strength, proud and untouchable — the pursuit target of countless Inner Sect disciples, yet none had ever succeeded.
At that time, even if someone had beaten him to death, Chu Feng would never have believed that this girl would one day fall in love with him — or that he would fall in love with her.
"Mmm~~~" Suddenly, Su Mei's long eyelashes fluttered twice before she slowly opened her eyes. Seeing Chu Feng, she broke into a sweet smile. "Brother Chu Feng, when did you wake up? Why didn't you call me?"
"I just woke up myself. You were sleeping so soundly, I didn't want to wake you," Chu Feng replied with a smile.
"Mmm, it's already this late." Glancing at the sky outside, Su Mei's delicate brows furrowed slightly, and a trace of worry surfaced on her face.
"What's wrong, little Mei? Are you worried your sister will find out about this?" Chu Feng asked.
"No, I'm not afraid of my sister finding out. I'm going to be yours sooner or later anyway. It's just… that Qin Yu." As she spoke, Su Mei pointed toward a spot not far away, where a large pool of blood stained the ground. On top of it lay a mangled corpse — it was Qin Yu.
"Damn, almost forgot about this guy." In that instant, Chu Feng shot to his feet. With a sweep of his wide sleeve, a vast surge of power emerged and swallowed Qin Yu's body completely, leaving no trace of the bloodstains on the ground either.
"To think he got to witness what happened between me and little Mei — he really got off easy." After disposing of Qin Yu's remains, Chu Feng said in a rather annoyed tone.
"Brother Chu Feng, what are you saying? He's long dead — how could he have seen anything? The problem is that Qin Yu died on my territory. I'm worried it'll be hard to explain, after all, given his identity…" Su Mei said anxiously.
"Don't worry, silly girl. Do you know how I knew you were in danger?" As he spoke, Chu Feng pulled Su Mei back into his arms.
"That's right — how did you know I was in danger, Brother Chu Feng? Wasn't it just a coincidence?" Su Mei's face was full of confusion and curiosity.
"It was Taikou. Senior Taikou had long suspected that Qin Yu wouldn't let the humiliation from that day go, so he was secretly monitoring him. When Qin Yu tried to make his move on you, Senior Taikou already knew."
"So even if I hadn't intervened, Senior Taikou would have saved you. And when I entered this place, Senior Taikou already told me to eliminate Qin Yu — he'd take responsibility for any consequences," Chu Feng explained.
"So it was Senior Taikou again?"
Learning the full story, Su Mei was filled with gratitude. But she couldn't help rubbing her little face against Chu Feng's chest, her arms around him tightening even more — because she knew exactly what kind of person Taikou was. The only reason he had done all this wasn't for her sake; it was entirely for Chu Feng.
Afterward, Chu Feng met with Taikou once more. The main purpose was to express his thanks, because without Taikou, his fiancée might truly have been defiled.
If that had happened, given Su Mei's personality, she absolutely would not have survived — and he would have been devastated.