"So why did they break up when she had such a good temper?" Emily asked Lin Feng doubtfully.
As expected, gossip spreads quickly among girls.
At first, he had only told Yuna, but in the blink of an eye, Emily knew about it too.
"She wanted to travel the world, and I wanted to stay in this little place to make money. We had different ideas, so we broke up," Lin Feng said, looking into Emily's eyes and wondering what she was thinking.
"Who dumped who?"
Lin Feng knocked her on the head and said impatiently, "What the heck? We broke up amicably. Neither of us dumped the other."
"Did you guys sleep together?" Emily's question was quite provocative.
At that moment, everyone looked over, including the still young Yu Li.
"Ahem... regarding that question..." Lin Feng said awkwardly, sweating profusely.
It was like a trick question for his current wife to ask if he had slept with his ex.
This was dangerous territory!
Although Emily was unlikely to get angry given her personality, answering this kind of question still made Lin Feng very uncomfortable.
He glanced at Emily. She seemed quite concerned.
Lin Feng took a deep breath and decided to tell the truth: "Our proficiency in that game had reached max level."
"Huh?" Emily looked confused. She didn't quite understand.
Max proficiency meant doing it frequently, right?
"I'm not too clear on what you mean. Could you say it in a more straightforward way?"
Lin Feng was drenched in sweat.
He could hardly tell Emily that he had been addicted to women back then, going at it for a whole day at a time!
He had to end this topic quickly.
"There's a maze up ahead. The monsters inside are quite powerful, so be extra careful..."
Emily covered Lin Feng's mouth.
"No changing the subject."
"Bunny, spare me. I don't want to keep talking about this."
Emily pouted and suddenly hugged Lin Feng's arm. "Then don't expect to get in bed anymore."
The culprit, Yuna, was peeking back at the two of them.
"That's just what I... Ahem! What I mean is, you mustn't do that." Lin Feng waved his hand as if reluctantly.
Doing happy deeds with the beast-eared girl was what he looked forward to most.
"I've told you everything and given myself to you," Emily harrumphed and knocked Lin Feng's shoulder. "I'll be very upset if you still keep things from me."
That was a fair point too.
Their relationship now was like that of husband and wife. Honesty between spouses was very important.
Emily had even told him what positions she liked. If he still hid things from her, it would be taking advantage of her.
"Alright, alright! I'll come clean!" Lin Feng surrendered outright.
He recounted everything in minute detail.
She was just like her mom, loving to interrogate people...
"No wonder you're so experienced. Turns out you've been through hundreds of battles with her." Emily suddenly understood.
No wonder she couldn't keep up whenever they started battling.
The level difference was just too big.
"I was young and ignorant back then, had seen little of the world, and my thoughts were incredibly simple. I happened to be very attracted to that sort of thing then, so I overdid it a little."
"Just a little?" Emily repeated.
"Are you angry?"
"What's there to be angry about?" Emily looked at Lin Feng in confusion, then tiptoed to kiss his cheek.
Lin Feng felt ashamed. Beastmen had quite open attitudes when it came to lewd matters.
It seemed they had no messy feelings whatsoever.
As long as both parties were willing, they could be together, not even caring what you did in the past.
"Beast-eared girls are awesome."
"Humph humph, of course we are." Emily hugged herself arrogantly.
The party of four headed towards a new maze.
This maze had recently appeared out of nowhere to the west of Lance City.
It was hidden in the river that cut through the Great Forest. It was said that if you followed the river for a stretch, you would enter the maze.
Supposedly the monsters inside were quite strong, making it suitable for Emily and Yuna to level up.
And Yu Li, who had been training as an intern for two and a half years, could practice her magic there too.
"Yuna, Emily is very powerful now. You mustn't fall behind." Lin Feng helped pluck the fallen leaves from her head.
"Mm."
"And Yu Li, you can only stay by my side. Help them out with your magic occasionally, but don't run around."
Yu Li yelled at Lin Feng in her sweet, girly voice, "Meanie brother... stingy, pervert!"
The reason she scolded him went back to yesterday.
Yesterday after breakfast, Yu Li ran into Lin Feng's room to play. She happened to spot a very beautiful red flower on the windowsill.
She really wanted to pick it to play with, but Lin Feng adamantly refused.
So she got upset.
"You really can't pick that flower, or Sister Emily will get angry." Lin Feng rubbed Yu Li's head and continued, "Be good. I'll buy you candy to eat on our way back later."
Yu Li pouted, glancing slightly at Lin Feng. "Fine, since brother says so, I won't be upset anymore."
With that, she hugged Lin Feng's leg, clinging to it like a sloth.
After walking along the stream for a while, the party suddenly entered an illusion.
The surrounding trees were instantly replaced by moss-covered stone walls, and the path ahead was pitch black, unable to see a thing.
Just as Lin Feng was about to light a torch, Yu Li directly cast an illumination spell.
A faint yellow glow emanated from everyone's bodies.
It could probably illuminate an area about ten meters around them.
"Impressive. When did you learn that?"
"I just learned it recently, so I'm not too skilled yet. I can only maintain it for two to three hours." Yu Li scratched her head. She relished being praised by Lin Feng.
Lin Feng estimated that two to three hours would be enough.
Next would be intense combat for Yuna and Emily.
After fighting for so long, it was just right for them to rest a while.
"How long do you need to rest before you can cast it again after maintaining it for two to three hours?"
Yu Li blinked her big blue eyes cutely at Lin Feng. "If brother is willing to play with me and massage my head, half an hour is enough."
That was good enough already.
"Also, I researched my own magic while you were away the past few days."
What!
This girl had skills.
She was even starting to research on her own already.
Letting her walk this path was undoubtedly the right decision.
She was smarter than her sister and seemed to enjoy thinking more too.
"I want brother to take a look, see if there are any shortcomings."
"Sure."
Yu Li smiled happily, then closed her eyes and started sniffing around.
She held Lin Feng's hand and pulled him along running. "I want to take on one myself first."
???
She really was a newborn calf unafraid of tigers.
Monsters at this level were still too difficult for her.
"It'll be very dangerous."
Yu Li blinked at Lin Feng. "Brother will protect me like you protect Sister Emily. I trust you very much, brother."
Such powerful girl charm!
If she grew up some more, Lin Feng might even fall for her.
Lin Feng beckoned Emily and Yuna to follow.
He was very curious what stunt Yu Li would pull.
lanned to earn money steadily and take life at a slower pace. But he never expected... his father's remarriage, and the stepmother bringing along a dependent, would completely disrupt his life's plans...
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e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
