Chapter 2005

Gu Xiaofeng had always trusted his barrier. He never expected someone could enter it so freely.

She knew she had a barrier. In this world, no one was her match. Yet Yan Aohan walked in as if it were nothing. This meant the man’s cultivation was far higher than her own.

"Who are you?" Gu Xiaofeng asked.

"You’re trying to steal my fiancée, and you don’t even know who I am?" Yan Aohan’s body radiated cold air. Gu Xiaofeng clearly didn’t want to live.

Zhu Yanyi smiled and introduced her. "Friend Gu, this is my fiancé. Are you sure you can replace her in my heart?"

"Is her status in your heart because of her high cultivation?" Gu Xiaofeng looked at Zhu Yanyi. She gave her a look that said, You are so shallow.

Zhu Yanyi chuckled. "Isn’t that the impression you gave me? Don’t you want to bully me because of your high cultivation?" She pointed around. "You know I have no barrier, so you made this one to trap me. I admit, my current cultivation can’t make such a barrier. But I can call for help. My fiancé is my help."

Zhu Yanyi looked at Gu Xiaofeng with a bold expression. "Call it borrowing power if you want. Call it pretending if you want. I don’t care. That’s just who I am."

She stared at her, a playful, mischievous charm on her face. "See? That’s who I am. So, what expression will you have?"

What expression? Gu Xiaofeng struggled to answer. She looked at Zhu Yanyi, her eyes deepening. "Are you trying to ruin my first impression of you?"

"I don’t know what your first impression is. It doesn’t matter if it’s ruined or not," Zhu Yanyi said casually. Except for Yan Aohan, she never cared how others saw her.

Gu Xiaofeng spoke softly. "My first impression of you was actually vague at first. My subordinates told me about you when I just came out of seclusion. I was curious. I came here to try my luck, to see if I could meet you. My luck was good. I met you.

"My first impression was that you seemed blended with this world. You could make people ignore your existence anytime. This showed your cultivation was near the peak of the Void Movement stage. So, I wanted to talk to you."

"Then talk," Zhu Yanyi said, gesturing for her to proceed. "I didn’t want to talk at first. Men and women are different. Although cultivators don’t care about reputation, I do. I can’t let my fiancé think I’m cheating. Now that she is here, talking is fine."

"Good. Then I want to know, why do you look down on me?" Gu Xiaofeng asked directly.

"Why is there a 'why'? I just don’t like you. Where are all these 'whys'?" Zhu Yanyi was speechless. "If you insist on an answer, answer me first. Why do you like me?"

Gu Xiaofeng paused. Then he said, "When I first saw you, I felt you were suitable to walk side by side with me."

"But the man I chose to walk with is this one," Zhu Yanyi said, wrapping her arms around Yan Aohan’s arm. "I will only walk with him. I only want to be with him. For him, I will cultivate hard. I will strive to stand at the same level as him soon. You are not who I want."

"Is it just because he appeared earlier?" Gu Xiaofeng asked.

"It has nothing to do with early or late. It is about feelings," Zhu Yanyi sighed. "Gu Xiaofeng, I know you didn’t fall in love with me at first sight. I know my looks are rare. But in the cultivator world, every female cultivator has top-tier looks. There are plenty of women prettier than me on the street. I just have a bit more temperament. If you say you fell in love with my looks, honestly, don’t say I don’t believe it. Ask yourself if you believe it."

Zhu Yanyi’s eyes were clear. She stared at Gu Xiaofeng. "You said this only because you value my cultivation. With your cultivation, you should see my bone age is still young. And I have the Human Book. So you want me. In your eyes, someone like me will surely surpass most people in the future. Honestly, I think so too. But…"

Zhu Yanyi’s eyes became solemn. Her expression was serious. "Did you consider many benefits? Did you consider feelings?

"You said yourself, people are individuals. Everyone is an independent individual. I am the same. I am an independent individual. As long as I am an individual, I have my own feelings.

"My feelings are undoubtedly placed on my fiancé. I met him when I was five. It was hard to grow up and catch up to him. You actually want to break us apart. Tell me, how can you have such a strange idea?"

"It seems I chased you first," Yan Aohan said. He had been angry at Gu Xiaofeng’s words. But after hearing Zhu Yanyi’s words, his anger vanished. He still disliked Gu Xiaofeng, but his eyes were full of tenderness for his lover.

"Nonsense. I was a minor then. If I said I chased you, wouldn’t that be puppy love? So you had to chase me. I allowed it. Otherwise, my father would have broken your legs back then," Zhu Yanyi said with a grin.

Yan Aohan raised an eyebrow slightly. He poked Zhu Yanyi. "You’re right. Before you came of age, I was trembling with fear, afraid your father would find out. Luckily, the result was good." Yan Aohan rarely teased Zhu Yanyi.

Zhu Yanyi looked at Yan Aohan. "That’s because after I came of age, I chased you too. It was easy for you to chase me. It was hard for me to chase you. Look, I still haven’t caught you."

"No need to chase. I am always by your side." The two used the word "chase" with different meanings. But the difference held deep sweetness. This display of affection made Gu Xiaofeng’s heart sour.

As Zhu Yanyi said, Gu Xiaofeng didn’t necessarily need her. She just wanted to test her. Of course, winning her over would be nice. Among the female cultivators she knew, no one matched Zhu Yanyi’s cultivation. But even though she didn’t have a strong desire for her, seeing them show off their love was painful.

Gu Xiaofeng coughed, interrupting their display of affection. "You don’t need to explain who chased whom. I am not interested in that now. I just want to know, how can you be like this?"