"What are you all looking at here?"
Jing Yuan had also happened to come over to fetch something.
Hearing the women cry out in surprise, he naturally wandered over to see what had happened, only to be greeted by one of the strangest sights he had ever witnessed in his life.
For a brief moment, time itself seemed to freeze.
Jing Yuan's eyes widened, his mouth hung slightly open, and he stared blankly at the two men who appeared to be hopelessly 'entangled' together inside the warehouse.
Meanwhile, the wine jar in his hand nearly slipped from his grasp and shattered against the floor, only barely remaining in his hand by pure instinct.
Baiheng froze for a heartbeat before her fox ears shot straight up.
"Wow! You two are already hugging each other?"
Her eyes sparkled with excitement as she hurriedly covered her mouth, though the delight shining in her gaze was impossible to hide no matter how hard she tried.
Even Jingliu's expression stiffened ever so slightly, the corner of her lips twitching almost imperceptibly beneath her usually indifferent expression.
Clearly, the absurd scene unfolding before her had caught even her completely off guard.
Kafka, meanwhile, stood rooted to the spot in astonishment before an unprecedented brilliance lit up her eyes, making them shine with an almost frightening intensity.
"Bladie... it turns out I never truly understood you..."
As expected of Lucian.
He had seen through Blade's deepest inner demons with nothing more than a single glance.
Watching Blade constantly seek death had made her believe he had simply grown tired of living, but clearly, that wasn't it at all. What he truly wanted wasn't death itself, but to follow someone he loved into death.
What an incredibly devoted man.
Kafka couldn't help but feel genuinely touched by such unwavering devotion.
"Wait! Listen to my explanation!"
Dan Feng immediately released Blade and hurriedly straightened himself, waving both hands in panic as he desperately tried to salvage the situation before everyone's imagination ran even wilder.
"He just got stuck! I was helping him!"
As soon as those words left Dan Feng's mouth, Blade finally managed to wrench himself free with one hard pull.
Everyone silently stared at Blade, then found themselves wondering where exactly he had been stuck, since none of them could see anything unusual.
All they saw was a perfectly mobile Blade standing there without a single problem, looking no different from normal.
Realizing exactly what everyone was thinking, Blade's face alternated between crimson and pitch black.
At this moment, he genuinely wanted to draw his Shard Sword and kill himself on the spot.
'Damn you, Dan Feng! Damn this stupid box!'
It had been jammed so tightly just moments ago that he couldn't move an inch, yet now it had suddenly come loose without requiring any effort at all.
"STOP GETTING THE WRONG IDEA! IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK!"
Grinding his teeth in frustration, Blade roared so loudly that his voice echoed throughout the room.
Unfortunately, any explanation sounded utterly powerless after such an overwhelmingly misleading scene had already unfolded before everyone's eyes.
"Mhm, mhm, we get it. We all get it." Jing Yuan fought desperately to suppress his laughter while his eyes drifted meaningfully back and forth between the two of them. "So you got stuck, and Dan Feng was just pulling you out? Totally understandable. Completely understandable. Go on, don't mind us."
Despite his words, the grin tugging at the corners of his mouth completely ruined any attempt to sound convincing.
"Yep! Take your time... 'working'! Dinner can wait!"
Baiheng added, nodding so enthusiastically that she looked like she was pounding garlic with her head.
She even secretly flashed Dan Feng an approving thumbs-up, her expression practically screaming that she completely supported whatever she imagined had happened before turning around.
Jingliu silently turned around, not wanting to say another word.
In her eyes, those two really had no sense of shame whatsoever.
"You... hahh... I wish you happiness."
Silver Wolf covered her forehead with one hand and lowered her head, letting out a long, exhausted sigh.
At this moment, she had no face left to admit that this always gloomy guy was her fellow Stellaron Hunter. Just moments ago, she had assumed they were merely fooling around with swords, but now it looked like things had become far more serious than she had ever imagined.
"No... it's still missing something..."
Kafka, on the other hand, kept gazing at Blade, the light in her eyes growing brighter and brighter as she quietly muttered to herself, as though she had suddenly arrived at some profound realization.
"Mm, we've already shipped them this far. We can't leave ourselves with any regrets..."
Right after muttering those words, she immediately searched through the wardrobe and found a set of women's clothes that one of Lucian's wives had left behind unused.
She carefully lifted the outfit into her hands before slowly turning back toward Blade with an expression filled with gentle anticipation.
"Bladie..."
Kafka's voice carried an extraordinarily gentle, almost hypnotic charm, soft enough to make anyone lower their guard.
"Look. Doesn't this dress suit you perfectly? Once you put it on, all this love will finally make sense..."
"Kafka! What are you doing?! Put that away! I don't want it!!"
Blade's furious shout caused the people who had already begun walking away to stop in unison before instinctively turning around again.
"Actually... I still wanna watch..."
Baiheng admitted without the slightest trace of embarrassment.
"Let's watch then."
Jing Yuan agreed without hesitation, his curiosity immediately overcoming any pretense of restraint.
"What's there to watch? It's disgusting."
Jingliu spoke coldly, though she made no move to leave this time.
"Are you kidding me?! Don't watch! Don't watch!" Silver Wolf immediately protested. "We Stellaron Hunters can't afford to embarrass ourselves like this!"
Jing Yuan glanced sideways at her.
"You commit crimes everywhere without a care in the world, yet this is where you suddenly become self-conscious?"
He had only tolerated the Stellaron Hunters because of Lucian.
Had Lucian not spoken up for them, Jing Yuan would have mobilized the Cloud Knights to hunt them down long ago without giving them the slightest chance to roam the Luofu so freely.
Just then, Lucian casually walked over.
He had sensed that something entertaining was happening nearby, so with remarkable speed, he arrived almost instantly.
As soon as he reached the entrance and looked inside, he found the entire group gathered together, all wearing unusually weird expressions while surrounding Blade and Dan Feng for reasons he had yet to understand.
"Why wouldn't I watch when something this entertaining's happening?"
Without the slightest hesitation, Lucian squeezed his way to the very front to enjoy the show.
Seeing that, everyone else naturally gathered around once more, curiosity getting the better of them as they eagerly prepared to watch what happened next.
Kafka slowly approached while holding an elegant qipao in both hands—the silky fabric draped gracefully over her arms as she gazed at Blade with gentle anticipation.
At the same time, she softly chanted with the irresistible authority of Spirit Whisper.
"Listen to me... Bladie, put on this outfit, and you will be reborn."
Hearing those words, Blade instinctively tried to retreat, but his body froze beneath the absolute command of Spirit Whisper. No matter how desperately he struggled, his limbs refused to obey him, as though they had ceased belonging to him altogether.
Even worse, his arm slowly lifted on its own, involuntarily reaching toward the qipao waiting in Kafka's hands.
"OOOOHHH—!!!"
Baiheng excitedly grabbed Jingliu's arm and nearly bounced in place, her tail swishing wildly behind her.
Jing Yuan had already taken out his phone and secretly started recording.
For him, this was absolutely priceless—a once-in-a-lifetime collector's edition of Blade's darkest history.
Dan Feng, meanwhile, stood rooted to the spot, completely dumbfounded as he watched the nightmare unfold before his eyes.
Like Jing Yuan, Lucian also pulled out his phone without hesitation, determined to preserve this historic moment forever.
No matter how strong Blade's will was, resisting Kafka's Spirit Whisper was simply impossible. In the end, under her irresistible command, he was forced to change into the unbelievably embarrassing women's outfit.
A few moments later, when Blade finally emerged from the room behind them, the sight that greeted everyone was so overwhelming that it practically assaulted their eyes.
For a brief moment, complete silence fell over the room.
"Pffft."
Jing Yuan silently picked up his folding fan from the floor and unfolded it to hide half his face. His shoulders trembled violently behind the fan, making it impossible to tell whether he was laughing or desperately trying not to.
"Wooow~!"
Baiheng let out a heartfelt cry of amazement, her eyes shining brighter than ever.
"..."
Jingliu silently averted her gaze, unable to bear watching any longer.
"..."
Dan Feng silently looked at Blade standing beside him in women's clothing, utterly dead inside while somehow being forced to maintain an inexplicably awkward pose.
His lips parted slightly as though he wanted to explain everything once again, but in the end, every word caught in his throat, leaving behind only bewilderment and the faintest trace of... admiration?
Kafka, on the other hand, admired her masterpiece with complete satisfaction before elegantly nodding to herself.
"Mm. It really suits you, Bladie."
Truth be told, ever since she had started treating Blade like her own little brother, she had wanted to dress him in women's clothing for a very long time.
Previously, she had worried that her emotionally fragile little brother might become overwhelmed.
Now things were different.
Now she could do whatever she wanted.
"Kafka, you've gone too far! Why are you bullying one of our own?!"
Silver Wolf immediately scolded her.
*Click!**Click!**Click!*
Yes, despite her righteous words, the camera in her hands never stopped firing for even a second.
Ultra HD.
Lossless quality.
Every single picture was perfectly sharp and crystal clear.
Embarrassing?
It wasn't her who was embarrassing herself, so she didn't really care in the slightest.
"Hahaha... I'm dying!"
Lucian laughed so hard that tears nearly welled up in his eyes.
He felt as though his Path of Elation had broadened yet again, though his eyes seemed to have suffered a little permanent damage in exchange.
At this moment, Blade stood there in the qipao, clutching his Shard Sword so tightly that even the weapon itself seemed speechless.
His entire body had become completely rigid as his face cycled between red and pale before all color gradually drained away, leaving behind only an ashen expression utterly devoid of life.
He was Stellaron Hunter Blade, carrying an 8.1 billion bounty.
Former Furnace Master Yingxing.
One of the legendary High-Cloud Quintet.
And today, he had completely died of embarrassment.
Utterly.
Thoroughly.
Beyond any possibility of recovery.
Blade slowly turned his head and shot a murderous glare at Dan Feng, who still wore an expression with an unmistakable hint of appreciation.
'I... I really was just trying to help move the toolbox...'
Dan Feng blinked silently, looking both confused and wronged.
Meanwhile, Kafka, one of the masterminds behind the entire incident, happily admired the photos stored on her phone.
Between Blade's cross-dressing pictures and the perfectly timed forced-perspective snapshot that made it look as though she had caught an incredibly intimate moment between the two men, an incomparably satisfied smile gradually spread across her face.
Today had truly been an exceptionally fruitful day, given that her 'little brother' had finally grown up.
"Did you get it? Did you get it?!"
Silver Wolf bounced excitedly beside her, practically unable to contain herself.
"Hurry up and send it to me! I'm gonna edit the hell outta it, and the title's gonna be 'Cross-Dressing Stellaron Hunter & the Vidyadhara High Elder's Warehouse Play'!"
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[A bonus chapter for reaching 400 Power Stones]
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