49: Chapter 49 Cousin?

Feng Huowu watched as Bai Yu tightly wrapped three fluffy fox tails around Xiang Tian. Her jealousy completely exploded, her willow-leaf eyebrows arched in anger, "Who are you? Don't you understand the principle of first come, first served?"

Bai Yu lifted her head from Xiang Tian's chest, her fox eyes sparkling with cunning intelligence, "I don't mind telling you; I am Master's Spirit Pet."

"A Spirit Pet?" Feng Huowu felt slightly reassured, a look of disdain curling at the corner of her lips, "You're nothing but a pet, and you dare to compete with me?"

"So what if I'm a pet?" Bai Yu tightened her fox tails and rubbed her cheek against Xiang Tian's lapel, "I can keep Master company to relieve his boredom, and I can also engage in Dual Cultivation with him. Isn't that more useful than some women who only know how to throw tantrums?"

"You!" Feng Huowu was so angry that the veins on her forehead throbbed. She pointed a finger at Bai Yu, but was momentarily speechless.

She truly hadn't expected that even a fox could become a love rival.

"Have you two argued enough?" Xiang Tian rubbed his throbbing temples; his ears were practically calloused from all the bickering between these two women, "Bai Yu, don't be rude. Huowu, she is just a Spirit Fox; why are you getting angry with her?"

"Master, she was the one who started trouble with me first!" Bai Yu pouted aggrievedly and buried her head even deeper.

Xiang Tian understood in his heart that Bai Yu had been loyal to him from beginning to end.

He patted Bai Yu's fox tails and said softly, "Alright, I know it's not your fault. Don't be sad."

"Sister Huowu, are you really going to get jealous of Bai Yu too?" Yan Qingyu held back a smile and stepped forward to mediate, "We are all sisters here; harmony brings wealth."

"Sister Huowu, a woman should be broad-minded," Jinlian added with a giggle while hugging Xiang Tian's other arm, "Otherwise, Master will get annoyed."

Seeing the three of them acting so intimate, Feng Huowu felt like an outsider. A wave of grievance surged in her heart, and tears fell uncontrollably, "You… you are all bullying me!"

She turned and ran, the hem of her skirt fluttering as she quickly disappeared into the forest.

"Uh? Why is this woman crying?" Xiang Tian rolled his eyes helplessly, truly unable to fathom women's minds.

"Master, go chase after her!" Jinlian pushed him, "Regardless of anything else, she is our sister, and we can't let her be sad all by herself."

Yan Qingyu and Bai Yu also nodded in succession, their eyes urging him on.

Xiang Tian sighed and had no choice but to chase in the direction where Feng Huowu had fled.

Following her all the way, he eventually saw a figure sobbing loudly on a stone table inside a pavilion on a small mountain peak.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone upon her, outlining her slender back, which appeared unexpectedly fragile.

Xiang Tian's heart softened instantly. Her pursuit of a lifetime of devotion between one pair was not wrong; what was wrong was his own greed in wanting to take care of everyone.

"Huowu, I'm sorry." He walked to her side and gently pulled her into his embrace.

"Go away! I don't need you to care about me!" Feng Huowu struggled a little, her voice thick with a heavy nasal tone.

"If I don't care about you, who will?" Xiang Tian patted her back, "This is the middle of nowhere. If you cry alone here, what will you do if you encounter danger? If you want to cry, you should at least do it back home."

Feng Huowu lifted her head, glaring at him with teary eyes, "Are you doing this on purpose to anger me?"

"How would I dare?" Xiang Tian smiled and reached out to wipe the tears from her face, "We agreed to have a child first, how can you give up halfway?"

"You're actually still thinking about such things!" Feng Huowu's cheeks flushed red, and she snorted coldly, though the grievance in her heart dissipated quite a bit.

"Although we haven't bowed in ceremony, we have long been husband and wife in reality." Xiang Tian set aside his joking tone and said seriously, "You are the Valley Master of Luo Feng Valley. If the Disciples see you looking like this, how will you establish your authority in the future?"

Feng Huowu was stunned for a moment, then realized, hurriedly wiped away her tears, and stood up, "Fine, I will go back with you."

Returning to Luo Feng Valley, Feng Huowu went straight to her room, and Xiang Tian followed her inside without hesitation.

"Why did you follow me in?" She turned around, her eyes filled with panic.

"Naturally, it is to…" Xiang Tian deliberately dragged out his tone, swept her up into his arms, "Do what we ought to do."

"Let me go quickly!" Feng Huowu struggled symbolically twice, then stopped resisting, her cheeks flushed bright red.

Lying on the bed, only a maiden's shyness and a faint expectation remained.

After a night of tenderness, when the sky was bright, Feng Huowu leaned in Xiang Tian's embrace, "You are just a scumbag."

"Yes, yes, yes, I am a scumbag." Xiang Tian smiled and agreed, "But I will not fail any of you. You are all the most important people in my life."

Feng Huowu was silent for a moment, then softly gave a hum of agreement.

In the end, she compromised, perhaps because of his honesty, or perhaps because she had already fallen too deep.

"Huowu, I have been away from the Haotian Sect for too long. It is time to go back." Xiang Tian stroked her long hair.

"You're leaving so soon?" Feng Huowu's heart tightened, but she immediately replied stubbornly, "Go then, go then, who cares about you."

Xiang Tian smiled and did not expose her hypocrisy.

Before leaving, Xiang Tian took Jinlian into his Purple Mansion and stored Bai Yu in the System space.

Yan Qingyu then circulated her Spiritual Qi, grabbed his collar, and transformed into a stream of light that disappeared into the horizon.

"Wait for me!"

An anxious shout came from behind, but unfortunately, the two were traveling too fast and could no longer hear it.

It was a female Disciple dressed in the attire of the Wanyun Sect. Watching the direction where the two had disappeared, she pouted aggrievedly, "Wuwuwu, I traveled over mountains and through waters to finally reach Luo Feng Valley, and he's actually left again…"

"Qingyu, did you hear any sound just now?" During the flight, Xiang Tian asked suspiciously.

"No. Are you too tired? Are you having auditory hallucinations?" Yan Qingyu shook her head, her speed not decreasing in the slightest.

Xiang Tian scratched his head. Perhaps he had been too exhausted these past few days and really was having auditory hallucinations.

Returning to Xiahou Peak of the Haotian Sect, it was inconvenient for Yan Qingyu to enter, so she bid him farewell outside the mountain gate.

Just as Xiang Tian stepped into the mountain gate, a figure came rushing over; it was none other than Xiahou Yu.

"Xiang Tian, you're finally back! Where did you go?" Xiahou Yu threw herself in front of him.

"I went to take care of some matters." Xiang Tian smiled and swept her up into his arms, "Where is Hongdie? Why don't I see her?"

"She went back a long time ago." Xiahou Yu's cheeks flushed red, and she struggled, wanting to get down, "Put me down quickly, there are guests."

"Guests?" Xiang Tian raised an eyebrow, "What guests?"

"It's your cousin." Xiahou Yu explained.

Xiang Tian pondered in his mind, "I do indeed have a cousin named Ouyang Yuexi. Her family lives very far away, in the capital of the Tianyun Kingdom."

Xiahou Yu's cheeks were bright red, "She is in the room right now. Put me down quickly, don't let her make a joke out of us."

"Make a joke out of what?" Xiang Tian chuckled. Not only did he not put her down, he held her even tighter, "Today, no matter what, I must have my way with you."

"Can you stop acting like a hooligan?" Xiahou Yu was both shy and angry, and she lightly punched him.

"In front of you, I want to be a hooligan." Xiang Tian laughed, carrying Xiahou Yu as he strode towards the room and kicked the door open.