Chapter 138: Teasing
Birds sang, making the mountain seem more secluded. This place was very tranquil. Peaks were wrapped in thin mist, green trees were entwined with vines, and a stream babbled as it flowed over smooth pebbles, winding around ancient trees. The stream fish were unafraid of people.
At first, Li Xiaoman slightly furrowed her delicate brows, but she quickly calmed down. She stood gracefully, stopping ahead and looking toward Ji Ziyue.
Beside her, several disciples of Star Peak were also sizing up Ji Ziyue and Ye Fan, momentarily unsure of the origins of these two.
Ji Ziyue embodied the spiritual elegance of heaven and earth, standing tall and graceful. It was impossible for her not to attract attention. All the male disciples turned to look at her.
With a beautiful face and arched brows, she exuded confidence. Her purple clothes fluttered in the wind, giving her a lively yet noble air. She tilted her head to look at Li Xiaoman, a smile spreading across her delicate, pink face.
Li Xiaoman was very calm and did not respond. Her beautiful eyes were as still as a placid lake as she met Ji Ziyue’s gaze, her face betraying no emotion.
“Why doesn’t sister speak?” Ji Ziyue chuckled. She even extended a slender hand, waving it in front of Li Xiaoman’s eyes, then casually stroked Li Xiaoman’s face, like a delinquent youth harassing a respectable woman. “You have quite a bit of charm. Even I feel pity at the sight of you.”
Li Xiaoman was no ordinary person. Hailing from the other side of the starry sky, her ideas and concepts were very different from the women of this world. Naturally, she wouldn’t be intimidated. She merely showed a hint of surprise and said, “Little sister, do you have something to discuss?”
“I do have something. I am seventeen years old, dignified and beautiful, and still unmarried…” Ji Ziyue’s expression was radiant, her smile enchanting. She extended her delicate right hand, cupping Li Xiaoman’s chin, and said, “Today I meet a beauty. Love at first sight, captivated at second glance, and at the third, I want to possess you. I ask for nothing else.”
A beauty teasing another beauty was a pleasing sight, making the few Star Peak disciples wish they could swap places on the spot.
Being teased with her chin held, even Li Xiaoman, who was not overly conservative, couldn’t help but frown. She moved her lotus steps lightly, quickly retreating backward.
“Sister, don’t worry. Actually, I’m a man—a graceful gentleman, a handsome youth. I can definitely marry you.” Ji Ziyue chuckled as she followed.
Seeing this, Ye Fan quickly stepped forward and pulled Ji Ziyue over. This little girl was mischievous and cunning; she had even dared to bite him. If she really latched onto Li Xiaoman, who knew what she might do.
“I’m helping you…” Ji Ziyue was very dissatisfied, breathing into Ye Fan’s ear, and he could hear the sound of her grinding her teeth. But to others, it looked rather intimate, as if the two were very close.
Beside them, a male disciple of Star Peak naturally asked, “May I ask which main peak you two disciples belong to?” Although he addressed both, he only looked at Ji Ziyue.
“This little junior sister is naturally beautiful, like a lotus emerging from water, like an orchid in a secluded valley. I think she must be a disciple of Li Peak,” another Star Peak disciple flattered.
Ji Ziyue ignored them, glancing sideways at Li Xiaoman with her big eyes. But Ye Fan wouldn’t give her a chance to approach, firmly holding her back and shielding her behind him. He didn’t want Li Xiaoman to misunderstand anything. Since the past was over, there was no need to stir up trouble.
He stepped forward, facing Li Xiaoman, and said, “I didn’t expect to meet at Tai Xuan. Over a year has passed. Is everything well with you?”
“It’s fine.” Li Xiaoman withdrew her gaze from Ji Ziyue and looked at Ye Fan. “It’s indeed surprising. I didn’t expect to see you again. You’ve also come to Tai Xuan.”
“Why do you look familiar to me?” A Star Peak disciple stared at Ye Fan for a moment, then suddenly shouted, “It’s you, that bastard from Clumsy Peak?!”
“Hey, hey, hey, how are you talking?” Ji Ziyue was displeased and glared at him.
“Junior sister, please don’t be angry. Don’t blame him. This person has a great grudge with us Star Peak disciples. Please don’t interfere.” The few Star Peak disciples immediately surrounded them.
Ye Fan didn’t move, looking at Li Xiaoman.
“What’s wrong, senior brothers?” Li Xiaoman asked.
“This is the guy from Clumsy Peak. He’s injured many of our Star Peak disciples and holds a deep grudge against us.”
“Relying on a heavy treasure from Clumsy Peak, he repeatedly harms our Star Peak disciples. Today, we demand an explanation!”
Ye Fan said nothing, just quietly watching them. Ji Ziyue’s big eyes darted around, and she stopped speaking, glancing at Li Xiaoman to see how she would react.
“This matter… I’ve heard about it too.” Li Xiaoman slightly frowned, then looked at Ye Fan. “You did wrong by injuring several Star Peak disciples. Apologize to these senior brothers here, then quickly return to Clumsy Peak.” After speaking, she turned to the others and said, “Senior brothers, what do you think?”
The few didn’t want to embarrass Li Xiaoman, but they also didn’t want to let Ye Fan off so easily. “How can we just let him go like this? We need a proper explanation.”
“Great, great!” Ji Ziyue clapped and laughed, as if she wanted to stir up trouble.
Ye Fan turned and looked at them a few times. “Where were those people injured?”
“Naturally, at Clumsy Peak.”
“Clumsy Peak is a main peak. They trespassed without reason. After being punished, who can they blame?” Ye Fan swept his gaze over them and said no more.
“Junior sister Li, it’s not that we’re not giving you face. You can see how arrogant he is. He injured our peak’s disciples first and still refuses to bow his head. We have no choice but to act.”
“Ridiculous.” Ye Fan sneered. “Even in the mortal world, breaking into someone’s home is a serious crime, let alone in the world of cultivators. Trespassing into a main peak’s inheritance grounds and being expelled—do you still have a leg to stand on? Even if I had killed them that day, your peak master would have had nothing to say.”
“How arrogant!”
The few Star Peak disciples sneered, but none dared to step forward. One quickly retreated, fearing that Ye Fan might have an ancient treasure from Clumsy Peak. They were wary of being subdued instead of capturing him, as past lessons had taught them caution.
“Regardless, seriously injuring others is wrong. You should apologize to these senior brothers here,” Li Xiaoman said, stepping forward.
“What do you mean by this?” Ye Fan raised his head. “I’m not in the wrong. Why should I apologize?”
“You…” Li Xiaoman’s expression changed slightly. “I’m trying to help you.”
“Some ants want to mess with me. I’ll just flick them away. I don’t need your help like this!” Ye Fan turned to face the Star Peak disciples.
“Ye Fan, you’re really too arrogant,” Li Xiaoman said sternly. “I’m doing this to help you, but you… I know you have extraordinary talent and a unique physique, but Star Peak has many experts…”
“Good, good!” Ji Ziyue clapped.
Half a month ago, Ye Fan had already taught the Star Peak disciples a lesson. Now that Clumsy Peak was rising, with a powerful figure like Li Ruoyu sitting in charge, Ye Fan naturally had no concerns. Surrounded by a few Life Spring realm cultivators, he could just send them flying.
“Get as far away as you can. Don’t block my path!” Ye Fan swept his gaze over the people surrounding him.
“You think you can leave today? Impossible!” Though they said this, none dared to step forward, afraid he would unleash an ancient treasure to deal with them. They were just stalling for time, waiting for a true expert to arrive.
Ye Fan couldn’t be bothered with them. He turned directly and walked toward Clumsy Peak, intending to leave.
Those blocking his path immediately retreated, not wanting a direct confrontation.
“Hahaha…” Ye Fan laughed loudly. “If you want to stop me but are so afraid, then don’t talk big.”
“Exactly. How boring. I thought you were going to fight, but you’re scared like this,” Ji Ziyue pouted, muttering in dissatisfaction.
“If you didn’t have that ancient treasure, how could you speak so arrogantly? We would have captured you long ago.”
“Can you fight us fair and square?”
The Star Peak disciples were red-faced and furious, shouting loudly.
“With you small fry, do you even know what an ancient treasure is? Come at me all at once. I’ll send you flying into the clouds with my fists alone,” Ye Fan said, continuing to stride forward.
“If you don’t use the ancient treasure, I’ll fight you!” A cultivator stepped forward.
“I have no so-called ancient treasure. If you’re not afraid of broken bones and torn tendons, come at me,” Ye Fan said with a cold smile.
“Kill!”
Someone activated a weapon. A blood blade turned into a string of starlight, slashing toward Ye Fan. This was a powerful strike from a Life Spring realm cultivator, dazzling as the sun!
“Clang!”
Ye Fan didn’t care. He casually waved his hand, gently flicking a finger. The golden finger met the blood blade, and a cracking sound followed.
“Crack!”
The weapon, refined over many years by a Life Spring realm cultivator, was shattered by Ye Fan’s finger, like dry grass, utterly fragile!
Everyone present was shocked. Li Xiaoman showed a strange expression. She knew Ye Fan’s physique was far beyond ordinary, but she hadn’t expected it to be this formidable.
“And you dare to talk big, casually blocking my path?!”
Since Ye Fan had already struck, he wouldn’t stop. He left afterimages as he charged toward the surrounding people.
They all activated their weapons, attacking Ye Fan with all their might. Brilliant light shone, flowers and grass withered, and rocks shattered. But a terrifying thing happened. Ye Fan kept flicking his fingers, shattering every weapon. Under his golden palm and fingers, all weapons were like porcelain, unable to withstand the immense force.
“Bang, bang, bang!”
After just a few strikes, they all fell to the ground, spitting blood, unable to get up.
Ye Fan couldn’t be bothered with them. He kicked each one away, not looking at Li Xiaoman, and strode toward Clumsy Peak. Ji Ziyue chuckled and followed behind.
“Where do you think you’re going? Injuring our Star Peak disciples and thinking you can just leave?” Light flashed in the distant sky, and several figures flew over. A white-robed man led them, very heroic, with five or six others beside him who also seemed extraordinary.
“Senior brother…” The kicked disciples gathered, their faces full of shame.
“That white-robed man’s cultivation is quite impressive,” Ji Ziyue whispered in Ye Fan’s ear.
The white-robed man didn’t step forward. The one who had shouted wasn’t him either. Another person walked out, his gaze cold, staring at Ye Fan. “Do you dare to fight me?”
“Are you challenging me, a newly initiated little cultivator?” Ye Fan laughed.
“I won’t make it hard for you. I won’t use my Divine Bridge peak strength to suppress you. I’ll give you a chance. I’ll only use my physical strength to exchange three palms with you. If you can take them, then what happened before is settled,” the man said.
Ye Fan laughed loudly, sweeping his gaze over the people present, then looking at Li Xiaoman, and finally fixing his eyes on this man. “Fine, since you’ve said that, I naturally won’t back down.”
Star Peak tempered their bodies with the power of stars. Once they reached the Divine Bridge realm, their bodies became extremely strong. This man relied on this advantage, hence his confidence.
Something happened during the day, and I was very unsettled. Now I’ve finally calmed down. I’ll work hard to write the second chapter. Everyone, read it tomorrow morning.
Also, one more thing. Tonight, another author told me that someone is impersonating me, teaching writing in an author group. I’m completely speechless. I wouldn’t do that. I went in to explain but was kicked out, and they thought I was the fake. I don’t want to say more. I’ll just explain it here. (To be continued. If you want to know what happens next, please visit the website. More chapters available. Support the author, support genuine reading.)