295: Fengming, you bastard!

As her smile gradually faded, a persistent thought resurfaced in Hua Dieer's heart: was last night's Feng Ming truly controlled by her charm arts, or had he been acting all along?

She truly couldn't figure out the answer to this question, yet she couldn't bring herself to ask him directly. Even if she did, Feng Ming would certainly never admit it.

With a flicker in her eyes, Hua Dieer came up with a plan. Facing the communication stone, she cursed fiercely, "Feng Ming, you bastard!"

Sure enough, Feng Ming replied quickly, "Wait, we had a deal yesterday. I was responsible for helping you resolve your Heart Demon, but I couldn't guarantee what would happen. You can't just turn your back on me now. After all, you were the one who took the initiative last night."

"Truth be told, by cooperating with you, I was the one who got the short end of the stick."

Hearing this, Hua Dieer was momentarily stunned. She was now essentially certain that she had been played by this bastard last night.

If he had truly been charmed and controlled by her last night, how could he possibly remember what happened? He even knew that she was the one who took the initiative!

Hua Dieer's face instantly burned, her cheeks turning so red they looked like they could drip blood. Her almond-shaped eyes went wide, filled with both shame and anger.

"That big bastard Feng Ming wasn't charmed by me at all; he was acting the whole time to trick me."

The thought that she had made Feng Ming bark like a dog and drink pond water—and that he remembered it all clearly—made her realize how much he must be laughing at her in his heart.

Especially that line about wanting to have ten children; thinking about it now made her so ashamed she wanted to vanish on the spot.

"Feng Ming, you bastard!"

Coming to her senses, Hua Dieer gritted her teeth in anger and hurriedly sent a message: "I took the initiative, but you didn't refuse either! You scumbag! Pervert!"

Feng Ming replied nonchalantly, "Look, let's just talk about whether it worked or not. Your Heart Demon was resolved, right?"

Hua Dieer was both ashamed and furious. "It was resolved this time, but knowing you deceived me last night is an even bigger disaster for me. An even greater Heart Demon will arise in my heart. I thought you were sincerely helping me, but now I find out it was all an act. This makes me doubt my own strength; the Heart Demon will only grow stronger."

Feng Ming's indifferent voice soon came through the communication stone, "That's nothing. Don't be afraid. I offer after-sales service and a free lifetime warranty. If a Heart Demon appears, you can come find me again. I'll take responsibility for you."

"You!"

Looking at that line of text, Hua Dieer felt a surge of anger rush to the top of her head. Her chest heaved violently, and her hand holding the communication stone trembled. Her almond eyes were wide with such rage that she wanted to grab a blade, rush over, and cleave that glib-tongued fellow in two!

She immediately focused her mind to determine the direction and set off to chase after the path Feng Ming had taken.

Being toyed with like that by that jerk left a towering fire of rage stuck in her chest. If she didn't catch up to him and demand an explanation, this grudge would likely keep her restless for three days.

A young woman's reputation and modesty had nearly been wiped out by him last night. How could she let this debt go so easily?

However, before she could take a step, the communication stone at her waist emitted a series of urgent buzzes. A message from Feng Ming popped up: "I have an emergency and must return immediately. You don't need to follow; just make your own way back!"

Hua Dieer stared at those words, her beautiful face instantly darkening. The fire in her heart flared straight to the top of her head.

That Feng Ming!

To think she was considering chasing him down to argue! This guy was great—not a shred of apology, and he even dared to dismiss her so casually!

But on second thought, she couldn't help but frown. For that habitually lazy fellow to be so urgent, could it be that some massive upheaval had truly occurred?

Hua Dieer dared not be careless. Her fingertips quickly brushed over the light screen of the communication stone as she began to flip through the latest news.

No one had sent her any specific private messages, but the regional public channel had already exploded. Emergency broadcasts were scrolling past, and with just a few glances, she could clearly grasp the current situation.

When she saw the news that "Li Cheng led more than three hundred people to surround and intercept Jiang Shuwan," Hua Dieer couldn't help but gasp, her beautiful face changing color slightly from the shock.

"Over three hundred people? Jiang Shuwan only has a few people with her. How can she possibly deal with that?"

Hua Dieer subconsciously clenched her fists, an impulse to go and provide support instantly surging in her heart.

It was just that if she rushed over now, it would likely be too late.

Fortunately, Hua Dieer also saw who was with Jiang Shuwan—Feng Mian, Qin Hu, and Guan Rong were all by her side.

In that case, the situation would surely be much better.

Most importantly, Feng Ming was rushing over.

With his unfathomable strength, dealing with that ragtag bunch led by Li Cheng would be no problem at all.

Though they hadn't stayed at Wangyue Spring for long, their gains were immense. Feng Ming was now at the seventh level of the Nascent Soul stage.

Against those people, it would be like a tiger entering a flock of sheep; he could crush them with just a flick of his finger.

Therefore, in Hua Dieer's view, even if she chased after them, she likely wouldn't be able to help much and might instead distract Feng Ming.

Especially after last night, they had... At the thought of those shameful scenes from last night, Hua Dieer's cheeks became hot enough to fry an egg, and she wished she could find a hole in the ground to hide in. In this state, how could she have the face to see Feng Ming?

After several rounds of consideration, Hua Dieer eventually gritted her teeth and suppressed her remaining worry.

Forget it, they didn't need her help anyway. She might as well drop the idea sooner rather than later. The priority now was to seize the time to collect Heaven Board votes; that was the major matter concerning her future prospects.

Immediately, Hua Dieer no longer hesitated. She turned and sped off in the opposite direction of Feng Ming, her figure as light as a butterfly, vanishing into the vast sea of trees in an instant... On the other side, Feng Ming was treading on the wind, racing toward the direction of Jiang Shuwan and the others. The airflow around him whistled as he disturbed it, but his handsome face was set in a frosty expression, and his eyes were churning with intense worry.

From the moment he left Wangyue Spring, his communication stone had been ringing incessantly. Private messages arrived one after another, continuously feeding the events occurring outside into his ears.

Jiang Shuwan and the others were retreating toward Wangyue Spring, so his current journey to meet them would take no more than a day and a half.

But the closer he got, the more intense the anxiety in Feng Ming's heart became. He wished he could grow wings and fly to Jiang Shuwan's side in an instant. He unhesitatingly pushed his speed to the limit, operating the heaven grade movement technique, Gale Art, with consummate skill. His figure turned into a blurred stream of light, darting through the mountain forests, leaving only a string of sonic booms in his wake.

After running at full speed for a while, Feng Ming keenly sensed something was not quite right.

Although the Gale Art was already a top-tier heaven grade movement technique with peerless speed, as he performed it now, he faintly felt somewhat constrained, as if he were unable to reach the true limits of this Cultivation Technique.

“Could it be... because of the Breakthrough in the Way of Divine Sense?”