Chapter 76: An Unexpected Visitor

As the faint sound of footsteps came from the corridor, Long Feng and Bai Liying immediately separated.

By the time Su Qingxue stepped out of the bedroom, both of them had already composed themselves.

Long Feng was sitting casually on the sofa, his bathrobe properly tied around his waist.

Bai Liying stood a short distance away, her expression calm despite the faint blush that still lingered on her cheeks.

Su Qingxue walked into the hall wearing a simple white bathrobe.

Her long hair fell naturally over her shoulders, and her usually cold expression carried a hint of embarrassment.

The moment her eyes landed on Long Feng, she smiled and came forward.

But just then, her gaze shifted toward Bai Liying. For a brief moment, their eyes met.

Su Qingxue immediately realized her mistake. Judging from Bai Liying’s expression, it was obvious that she had already figured out their relationship.

Her cheeks became slightly warmer.

"Qingxue." Seeing her appear, Long Feng called casually.

"What?" Su Qingxue looked at him with a faint pout, silently complaining about why he couldn’t behave himself for even a little while.

"Come here."

She hesitated for a moment before walking toward him.

As soon as she approached, Long Feng reached out, wrapped an arm around her waist, and pulled her down beside him.

Su Qingxue’s delicate body landed against his side.

"Long Feng!"

She glanced toward Bai Liying in embarrassment.

"You..."

"What?" Long Feng asked innocently.

"She’s here."

"So?"

Long Feng didn’t seem bothered at all. Instead, he casually tightened his arm around Su Qingxue’s waist.

Bai Liying lowered her gaze. Although she had already guessed the relationship between the two, seeing Senior Sister Su being held so naturally by Long Feng still felt somewhat unbelievable.

Su Qingxue was famous within the sect for her cold and distant personality.

Yet now she was sitting beside a man with his arm around her waist.

The contrast was almost too great.

"Senior Sister Su," Bai Liying said with a faint smile, trying to ease the awkward atmosphere, "you don’t have to be so embarrassed."

"You..." Su Qingxue looked at her, her cheeks still slightly red.

Bai Liying gave her a reassuring smile.

"I won’t say anything."

Su Qingxue felt even more embarrassed. She secretly pinched Long Feng’s waist.

"This is all your fault."

"You were the one who came to me," Long Feng casually replied, a faint smirk hidden on his lips.

"Don’t say such things in front of her!" Su Qingxue lowered her voice.

Bai Liying couldn’t help smiling.

Seeing the usually cold and distant Senior Sister Su behaving like this made her feel somewhat amused.

Su Qingxue quickly realized that if they continued talking about this, the atmosphere would only become more awkward. So she decided to change the subject.

"By the way, Liying, aren’t you also participating in the wilderness training?"

"Huh?" Long Feng’s expression changed slightly. He turned toward Bai Liying in surprise.

"You’re going too?"

Bai Liying nodded. "Yes. I managed to enter the top thousand during the ranking tournament, so I received a qualification for the wilderness training."

Long Feng looked at her with some surprise.

"I didn’t know that."

A faint smile appeared on Bai Liying’s face.

"I was going to tell you later."

Su Qingxue continued, "She also broke through to the Golden Core Realm recently, so it wasn’t too difficult for her to secure a place in the top thousand."

Long Feng carefully sensed Bai Liying’s aura.

Only then did he notice the faint but unmistakable pressure of the Golden Core Realm surrounding her.

"Not bad."

Su Qingxue glanced at the two of them and said.

"The wilderness training will take place outside the sect. There could be dangers along the way, so you two should be careful."

"Then that’s perfect. We should go together." A strange smile slowly appeared on Long Feng’s face as he looked at Bai Liying.

"The wilderness can be dangerous. If we travel together, we can look out for each other."

Bai Liying was slightly stunned. Her heart skipped a beat.

"Together?"

She understood that Long Feng’s words carried more meaning than they appeared to. Still, she maintained a calm expression.

"Then I’ll have to rely on Brother Long during the training."

Long Feng smiled. "Don’t worry. I’ll take care of you."

Bai Liying’s cheeks became slightly warm.

Su Qingxue, who was sitting beside him, didn’t notice the subtle change in her expression.

The awkward atmosphere from earlier had completely disappeared. The three of them continued talking for a while before Bai Liying finally stood up.

"I think I’ll leave you two alone."

Su Qingxue nodded.

"Alright."

Bai Liying turned around and walked toward the entrance. But before leaving, she glanced back at Long Feng.

By chance, he too was looking towards her. A faint blush appeared on her face before she quickly looked away.

After she left, the residence became quiet again.

"You did that on purpose, didn’t you?"

A faint pout appeared on Su Qingxue’s lips. Seeing her childish behavior, Long Feng couldn’t help smiling.

"What’s the matters?"

He gently pulled her closer until she was in his lap and whispered softly. "You are mine, isn’t that true?"

Su Qingxue’s expression softened. She leaned against him and quietly added, "You’re shameless."

Long Feng leaned closer. "And you still like me."

Her face turned red. She wanted to argue, but couldn’t find the words.

Long Feng smiled and gently brushed a strand of hair away from her face.

"I had no idea you still had the passionate fire in you!"

Suddenly he lifted her into his arms and stood up.

"Ahhh!" Su Qingxue instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck in shock and asked.

"What are you doing?"

"Back to the bedroom, to unleash that leftover heat exactly where it belongs."

"You..." She struggled slightly. "Long Feng, stoppp."

But he didn’t, and smiled.

"There’s still some time before the wilderness training begins, so... we can spend some more time together."

Su Qingxue immediately understood what he meant. Her face turned bright red.

"You’re impossible." 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ

Long Feng simply laughed and carried her toward the bedroom.

/

Several Days Later, the day of the wilderness training finally arrived.

Morning sunlight illuminated Su Qingxue’s residence. Long Feng stood in front of the mirror, dressed in his usual cultivation clothes.

Behind him, Su Qingxue carefully adjusted the collar of his robe.

"Everything is ready?"

"Almost." Long Feng nodded.

"Take care of yourself." Su Qingxue straightened his collar one final time and said in a heavy tone.

"I know."

"And don’t take unnecessary risks."

Long Feng smiled upon her and teased slightly, "You sound like my wife."

Su Qingxue blushed slightly and quietly looked away.

"Just go."

A faint smile appeared on Long Feng’s face. He gently held her hand for a moment.

"Don’t worry much."

After leaving Su Qingxue’s residence, Long Feng returned to his own courtyard.

Once inside, he immediately headed toward his room. He opened a concealed compartment beneath the bed and took out a Beast Storage Pouch.

He had deliberately kept it here instead of carrying it around.

There was a reason for that.

Those crazy old geezers had been summoning him everywhere lately, often without even giving him any warning.

If someone happened to inspect his storage pouch, they might discover Puppet Wang inside.

That would be troublesome.

Puppet Wang’s existence was a major taboo within righteous sects like the Azura Heaven Sect. There was no way Long Feng could casually reveal that he had something like that in his possession.

Therefore, he had kept the Beast Storage Pouch hidden in his residence.

Long Feng attached it to his waist.

"Now everything is ready."

Just as he was about to leave, a familiar yet hateful voice suddenly came from his side.

"Kid, it’s really quite difficult to find you."

Long Feng’s expression stiffened.

Not again.

He slowly turned his head toward the sofa and a red-robed elder was sit there as though he owned the place.

The corner of his mouth twitched at the familiar scene.

’This old man really doesn’t understand the meaning of knocking.’

But as if the elder had seen through his thoughts, his eyebrows immediately rose.

"What did you say?"

Long Feng instantly changed his expression.

"Nothing!"

The elder stared at him suspiciously.

"You weren’t at home when I came earlier."

Long Feng smiled awkwardly. "I had some important matters to attend to."

"Important matters?"

The elder narrowed his eyes in suspicious as he suddenly sniffed the air.

With his profound cultivation, his senses towards his surrounding environment were unusually sharp.

Although Long Feng had already bathed and changed his clothes, some faint traces of fragrance still remained that he catched.

As he caught the scent of a woman on him, the crazy old coot glared at him, as if to say, ’Oh, so this was your important matters?’

Long Feng’s face instantly became crimson, not knowing where to hide his face.

Having no way to out, he coughed lightly to ease the matter. "I was merely... handling some important matters."

The elder gave him a strange look and shook his head, muttered slightly.

"Young people these days."

But Long Feng heard his muttering and his face blushed more.

He knew there was no point continuing the lie. Fortunately, the elder didn’t seem interested in prying into his personal affairs.

"Forget it."

The elder waved his hand, his expression finally becoming serious.

"I’m not interested in your private life. I came here because of Ye Wuxie’s matters."

Long Feng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but hearing his words about Ye Wuxie, his ears perked.

"There is something you need to know before the wilderness training begins."