Chen Nan walked around with his hands behind his back and sneered, "Although the Ling family is one of the top ten cultivation families in the Eastern Continent, if they want to defy the world and protect their own, they'll probably ruin their reputation and lose face this time. Ling Yun absolutely cannot leave here alive this time. There is someone who is even more eager to kill him than you and I are, and the power she can mobilize is terrifying."
Long Wu nodded and said, "Yes, she, like you, has an irreconcilable hatred for Ling Yun. I heard that when you had just escaped the Death Zone, while you were searching for medicinal herbs for Meng Ke'er, Ling Yun ambushed her. If it weren't for the protection of the Taoist treasure, the Jade Lotus Platform, she would have had no chance of survival. Even so, she secretly recuperated in the depths of the mountains for a long time before recovering."
Chen Nan chuckled inwardly. It seemed that he and Meng Ke'er could now fabricate the "truth" about the Deathly Abyss at will.
"Don't worry, you, me, Meng Ke'er, and some of the top young experts from the four major academies, we can definitely spare Ling Yun's life. If that fifth-tier peerless expert tries to stop us, we'll kill him too!"
Despite saying that, Chen Nan was already calculating in his mind. He had some reservations about teaming up with Meng Ke'er; who knew if she would resort to underhanded tactics during a major confrontation with a fifth-tier expert? However, it was also an opportunity for him. If he seized it, he might be able to take Meng Ke'er down.
After seeing Long Wu off, an uninvited guest, Dongfang Fenghuang, arrived. She and Chen Nan were sworn enemies, having caused a series of troubles at Shenfeng Academy. Whenever she recalled those embarrassing experiences, Dongfang Fenghuang felt a surge of rage, wishing she could grab Chen Nan and bite him a few times.
However, after Chen Nan's identity was exposed during the battle in Jin State, she realized that she could do nothing to him in terms of strength or influence. From then on, she gritted her teeth and harbored resentment, never looking at Chen Nan again.
The graceful and elegant Dongfang Fenghuang, dressed in purple, exuded an air of nobility amidst her unparalleled beauty, her face as cold as ice. Her unexpected visit today greatly surprised Chen Nan, who greeted her with a beaming smile, "A rare guest! Please come in!"
Dongfang Fenghuang snorted coldly, revealing that she still harbored a great deal of resentment, but since she needed her help today, she couldn't afford to make a scene.
Chen Nan smiled, handed her a cup of tea, and said, "Please have some tea."
No matter how she looked at it, Dongfang Fenghuang found Chen Nan's smile extremely repulsive, as if she could see his shameless face when he "teased" her before. She turned her head away, refusing to take the tea, and said through gritted teeth, "Quickly put away that disgusting smile of yours, or I really want to beat you up right now."
"Haha... As expected of the Eastern Phoenix, you're always so genuinely adorable."
"You...you want to die? Don't think that just because you're one of the Seven Heroes, Eight Heroes, or Nine Heroes, you can be so frivolous. In my eyes, you'll always be that despicable scoundrel." Dongfang Fenghuang's face was full of anger, her eyes blazing with fire. The most embarrassing thing in her life was her several flirtatious entanglements with Chen Nan. Especially the incident of groping her breasts, even now, thinking about it makes her feel like she's going crazy.
Chen Nan couldn't help but laugh again. Dongfeng Fenghuang really had a deep prejudice against him. However, her fiery and straightforward personality was quite unique. Although it was hard to compliment her, she wasn't unpleasant.
"Uh, how could Miss Dongfang hold such a grudge against me? Everything in the past was a misunderstanding, let's just let it go. By the way, did you need something from me?" Chen Nan asked calmly, picking up his teacup and taking a small sip.
The more refined his appearance became, the angrier Dongfang Fenghuang grew. However, since she needed his help, she suppressed her anger and said, "I would like to ask about your experience in the Deathly Abyss. Although I learned some things from Fairy Meng, I feel that some parts of her explanation were not very clear."
If anyone else had spoken to Chen Nan in that tone, he would have been a fool to reply. However, since his relationship with Dongfang Fenghuang was somewhat special and subtle, he did not refuse and recounted the "truth" of the Deathly Abyss from his perspective.
However, he deliberately teased Dongfang Fenghuang, intentionally avoiding any information about Xiao Feng and only clearly describing the behavior of the others. Dongfang Fenghuang listened patiently, but one could see that she was secretly gritting her teeth, harboring resentment towards Ling Yun and dissatisfaction towards Chen Nan. How could she not see that Chen Nan was deliberately teasing her?
"Are you ever going to stop? You've talked so much about unimportant things, but you haven't mentioned the real important points at all." Finally, she couldn't help but start questioning Chen Nan.
"What's the key point?"
Dongfang Fenghuang seemed somewhat embarrassed and angry, her face flushed red, and she said angrily, "You didn't explain the details of the nameless god and demon's words and deeds very clearly."
"Oh, that wasn't very detailed. Let me think. Oh, right, there's one more person I forgot to mention. I forgot to mention Brother Xiao Feng; he remained unfazed when facing the Nameless Demon God..."
Chen Nan felt embarrassed to tease her anymore. Putting himself in her shoes, he realized that Dongfang Fenghuang was indeed in a bad mood. He even regretted his words and actions earlier and began to seriously recount Xiao Feng's behavior at the time.
After listening, Dongfang Fenghuang remained silent for a long time before calmly saying, "Tell me about your experience of escaping in the mountains. I want to hear it."
Chen Nan had already noticed that Dongfang Fenghuang had some affection for Xiao Feng, but unlike Long Wu, she wasn't deeply mired in the quagmire of emotions, and she didn't seem particularly sad.
However, Dongfang Fenghuang's desire to hear about his escape from the mountains surprised him, leaving him momentarily bewildered. But he didn't want to tease her, so he patiently recounted the story, selectively revealing certain details, as some events were too shocking to be shared with outsiders.
Dongfang Fenghuang stood up to take her leave, her slender figure appearing somewhat forlorn. Chen Nan was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses.
"Awoo... This kid is such a womanizer. He molested that little wench as soon as he entered the city, and now, only a day later, he's already hooked up with two more girls..." The Purple-Gold Divine Dragon had somehow arrived in the courtyard and was now peeking out of the window, howling and barking.
Enraged, Chen Nan swung out his Dragon-Capturing Hand, and a huge golden palm grabbed it.
"Awooo... What kind of arrogant skill is this? It seems to be specifically targeting me..." No matter how much the purple-gold dragon struggled, it could not escape.
"Hehe, you're right, the Dragon-Catching Hand is specially designed to catch lizards like you."
"Awooo... Let me go!"
Chen Nan tossed it into a corner of the room with a huff, saying, "Didn't I tell you to come find me in a few days? You're being so reckless; the masters here might have already found you."
"Aww... I was just worried about you, so I came to check on you."
"And you, you gluttonous dragon, probably couldn't resist the torment of your cravings and came here to steal some wine and meat, didn't you?"
Just then, Xiao Chenxi's voice came in, saying, "Brother, who are you talking to?" She skipped in, and upon seeing the purple-gold dragon, she was very surprised. Her big eyes blinked repeatedly, and finally she said seriously, "Another little dragon, so cute!"
Upon hearing this, the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon nearly fainted. As a descendant of a dragon king who had cultivated for thousands of years, it was actually called "little cutie" by a three-year-old child. It collapsed to the ground with a thud.
Little Dawn jumped and shouted with joy, picking up the Purple-Gold Dragon and saying sweetly, "What an adorable, funny little dragon! It can actually be mischievous..."
The purple-gold dragon rolled its eyes, but it was too embarrassed to bare its teeth and claws at this exquisitely beautiful little girl.
Chen Nan smiled broadly and said, "Do you like it? This is Long Baobao's little sister, named Long Beibei. I specially brought her back to play with you."
"Awooo..." The purple-gold dragon felt an urge to vomit blood. It quickly struggled out of Xiao Chenxi's arms, pounced on Chen Nan's head, grabbed his hair, and roared, "I'll fight you to the death today! How dare you slander and insult me like this! Awooo..."
It tugged at Chen Nan's hair fiercely, howling loudly. Xiao Chenxi giggled; she knew, of course, that Chen Nan was teasing the strange dragon, but she hadn't expected it to be so temperamental.
Chen Nan grabbed the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon and said, "Alright, just kidding. Um, this is my little sister Chenxi. Protect her while I'm gone." He then said to little Chenxi, "You can call this guy whatever you want, like a worm, a loach, a four-legged snake, or Dragon Baby..."
Little Dawn tilted her head back, blinked her big eyes, and looked at the furious purple-gold dragon, saying, "I'll still call it the Big Dragon. Although it looks small, it doesn't seem like a small dragon."
The Purple-Gold Divine Dragon nodded repeatedly and said, "You have a good eye. Just call me Big Dragon. The little girl is so cute!" It was rare for someone to acknowledge that it was a dragon, and even give it the title "Big." The Purple-Gold Divine Dragon was naturally overjoyed. It was much better than a name like "Long Worm."
The golden dragon circled Little Dawn once, its eyes shining, and said, "Strange, why do I sense the aura of immortal herbs and spiritual ginseng?"
Little Dawn pulled a translucent red fruit from her pocket and said, "What are you looking for? Could it be this?"
"Awooo... My God, a thousand-year-old Vermilion Fruit, how... how do you have something like this on you?"
"Of course, we should eat it." Little Morning Light didn't care at all. She opened her small mouth and took a bite of the vermilion fruit, and the room was immediately filled with a refreshing fragrance.
The purple-gold dragon's mouth was practically watering, its dragon eyes wide open, and it stammered, "You...you don't usually eat this kind of thing like a snack, do you?"
"I'm not eating it as a snack, I'm eating it as a meal," Xiao Chenxi replied nonchalantly, climbing onto a large chair and sitting on it, eating the vermilion fruit while swinging her little legs.
Upon hearing this, the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. It stopped howling and stammered, "You...you're going to eat this?! My god, little...little girl, how about giving me one?...can I?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Nan immediately tapped it and said, "You greedy dragon, you're really pathetic. You actually tried to beg for food from a three-year-old child. I'm ashamed for you."
The Purple-Gold Divine Dragon, having cultivated for thousands of years, though somewhat oblivious to many things, still blushed upon hearing this, muttering under his breath, "Wasn't I severely weakened? Seeing such a highly nourishing natural treasure, of course I couldn't resist. Besides, doesn't she eat Vermilion Fruit like it's her staple food? She must have plenty..."
Chen Nan looked at the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon and said seriously, "You absolutely must not try to take advantage of Chenxi. She doesn't eat mortal food and can only consume these rare fruits nurtured by the essence of heaven and earth. Although there are still quite a few left, they are her food for the next ten years or so. You must not have any bad intentions..."
"Could she be a fairy reincarnated?" Then the purple-gold dragon wailed again: "Awoo... My god, what did I just hear? The stored rare and precious herbs are enough to last for more than ten years! This world is too crazy!" Then it muttered to itself: "No matter how tasteless I am, I would never covet a little girl. But if I could just have one, I would be satisfied."
Little Dawn blinked her big eyes and said with a grin, "Big Dragon, if you swear to listen to me and play with me from now on, I can give you a Vermilion Fruit."
Wait a minute, why does this scene feel so familiar? He looked at Xiao Chenxi suspiciously and found that her eyes were full of a smug smile.
Chen Nan cried out in his heart, "Oh no!" The little girl has really become cunning after being with the little devil. In such a short time, this little girl has already learned to be scheming!
The purple-gold dragon, with its poor pronunciation, stammered, "Really, you can give me one? But... the oaths of the dragon race are very solemn and can't be given casually, uh... but... I'm still willing to accept this suggestion..."
After letting out a series of wild roars, the purple-gold dragon looked expectantly at Little Dawn.
Little Chenxi's face was full of smiles, her excited little face flushed red. She stretched out her snow-white little hand and said, "Here!"
"Awooo... Two! Both for me?!"
"Yes, it's all for you. You have to listen to me from now on."
"Awoo... Little girl, you're so adorable. If you have any requests in the future, just tell me. We dragons will never break our oaths once we've made them. I'll go refine the spiritual energy of the Vermilion Fruits now." The Purple-Gold Divine Dragon was moved to tears. He took the two Vermilion Fruits and flew out the window with a "whoosh."
"Did the little devil teach you all those tricks just now, Dawn?"
Xiao Chenxi lowered her head and whispered, "Actually, I think what Sister Xiaomang taught me is very practical, as long as you don't prank or harm others."
Chen Nan slumped weakly into the chair, silently praying in his heart: Please, Chen Xi, don't let that little devil lead you astray!
Another day passed. While Chen Nan was taking a walk deep in the bamboo forest, he suddenly felt an unusual fluctuation. He turned around sharply and saw a flying sword with a cold glint rapidly approaching him.