Chapter 225: Probably Still a Beauty?
Chapter 225: Probably Still a Beauty?
Jun Yunshang clutched the Golden Dragon Talisman in her small hand, apprehensively boarding the pirate ship.
Lin Fengmian piloted the flying boat that carried Jun Yunshang as they transformed into a long rainbow that soared into the sky.
Jun Yunshang didn’t know what awaited her, nor did she know whether this Young Master Ye was trustworthy.
But since she had made her decision, she didn’t want to regret it or back down.
As the night wore on, the mountains and rivers beneath her feet faded into a blur. Soon the darkness was pierced by a ray of sunlight and the sun slowly rose.
Watching the light break through the clouds, the vast and magnificent scenery of heaven and earth gradually calmed her anxious heart, and she felt much better.
She smoothed the long hair that had been blown onto her face and smiled, asking, “Young Master Ye, do you really plan to charge into Junlin City alone with just me?”
“Alone with just me? Let’s not talk about the weapon, let’s talk about the horse…”
Lin Fengmian sized her up from head to toe and suddenly laughed with a deep meaning, as if he had thought of something amusing.
Jun Yunshang immediately felt insulted and angrily said, “I have a feeling you’re thinking of something very rude!”
Lin Fengmian waved his hand and said, “No, no, Your Highness, you’re overthinking it.”
Sigh, what good is a horse without a weapon? It can’t gallop.
“Hmph, let me ask you a serious question. Are you really planning to barge in with just the two of us?” Jun Yunshang asked.
“Of course, why else would I bring you all this way just to send you to your death?” Lin Fengmian said with certainty.
“Then do you have a plan?” Jun Yunshang asked.
“With just this long sword in my hand, I will fight my way into Junlin City and kill anyone who stands in my way, be it human or deity!”
Lin Fengmian gently stroked the Zhen Yuan sword standing under the rising sun like an unsheathed sharp blade, making it impossible to look directly at him.
“Is Young Master Ye really that confident?” Jun Yunshang asked in surprise.
“Do you have a better plan?” Lin Fengmian countered.
“I… I don’t, but isn’t it too risky?” Jun Yunshang thought for a moment and shook her head.
“For a small realm like Junyan, one person, one sword, and one bottle of wine is enough!” Lin Fengmian boasted.
Hearing Lin Fengmian dismiss her homeland so disdainfully, Jun Yunshang wanted to argue.
But thinking about how he had become a Soul Severing Realm expert in just a few days, she swallowed her words.
Lin Fengmian suddenly turned to look at Jun Yunshang and smiled, “But one thing is missing for perfection!”
“Missing what?” Jun Yunshang asked curiously.
“A beauty of unparalleled beauty!” Lin Fengmian said with a straight face.
Jun Yunshang blinked her eyes and asked puzzled, “A beauty?”
Lin Fengmian argued, “Of course! Having a beauty by your side is not only a feast for the eyes, but the aura and grandeur are also different. You win three-tenths before the battle even begins.”
Jun Yunshang couldn’t help but laugh at his twisted logic.
Lin Fengmian teased her by asking, “Is Your Highness Yunshang a beauty?”
Jun Yunshang’s face flushed slightly, and after hesitating for a while, she said, “I suppose I’m still a beauty?”
Lin Fengmian helplessly shook his head and said, “So lacking in confidence. Well, that weakens your fighting spirit by three-tenths.”
Saying this, he picked up his wine flask, took a sip, and wore an expression of helplessness.
Jun Yunshang did not know whether to laugh or cry. She hesitantly reached out to remove the veil from her face, and then smiled sweetly at Lin Fengmian.
“By Young Master Ye’s standards, am I still considered a beauty?”
Lin Fengmian was struck as if by lightning, staring at her in a daze, momentarily stunned by the fleeting beauty before him.
He was no stranger to beauties. In the Joyful Union Sect, he had seen countless women of all kinds, and it could be said that he had seen it all.
Xia Yunxi, Liu Mei, Chen Qingyan, and others all had unique charms and appearances, but the beauty of Jun Yunshang in front of him still left him speechless.
He was just like the first time he met Luo Xue, unable to recover for a long time, marveling at her heavenly beauty!
Luo Xue was considered to be the foremost of the Divine Prefecture’s Four Great Beauties. Even though she wasn’t in her complete form yet, she was still far beyond the reach of ordinary women.
However, the woman in front of him, though not quite on the same level as Luo Xue, was at least of the same caliber, even surpassing Xia Yunxi by one step.
Jun Yunshang looked at Lin Fengmian with trepidation, not out of a lack of confidence in her beauty, but because of her overwhelming confidence.
After all, she was hailed by the gossips as the first beauty of the Junyan Empire.
Zhao Yunshang worried that Lin Fengmian might be tempted by her beauty, but since he would eventually see her true face, it was better to reveal it directly.
Lin Fengmian’s reaction was no different from any other man seeing her for the first time, his mind captivated by her beauty and unable to recover for a long time.
She couldn’t help but ask again, her hand holding the Golden Dragon Talisman sweating, “Young Master Ye?”
To her surprise, Lin Fengmian quickly recovered from his brief daze.
He smiled at her, “Not bad, you can barely be considered a beauty, and your combat strength can be restored to two-tenths.”
Jun Yunshang’s nervous heart finally calmed down. She giggled at his words, her beauty so captivating that it seemed to outshine the world.
“Who knew that Young Master Ye had such a humorous and charming side?”
Looking at her flower-like smile and the enchanting scene, Lin Fengmian almost lost his composure, inwardly sighing with relief.
Fortunately, he had been specially trained by Luo Xue and Xia Yunxi, otherwise he might have made a fool of himself today.
Even Luo Xue couldn’t help but praise, “This Jun Yunshang is truly beautiful, no wonder she always wears a veil.”
Seizing the opportunity to flatter, Lin Fengmian said, “Even if she is beautiful, she’s not as beautiful as you, Luo Xue, you are the most beautiful.”
“Poor talk, how could I be as beautiful as her?”
Although Luo Xue said this, there was a hint of amusement in her voice.
“Really, you are the first among the four great beauties of the Divine Prefecture. Be confident, when I first met you, I thought I had met a fairy.” Lin Fengmian smiled.
“Then you went and desecrated the fairy?” Luo Xue said somewhat bemused.
Lin Fengmian also felt a bit embarrassed, “Back then, I thought I was having a spring dream, didn’t I?”
“At that time, I wondered when my taste had become so refined that I could imagine such a beautiful fairy.”
While he chatted with Luo Xue, he ignored Jun Yunshang, which left her quite puzzled.
At first, she thought that Lin Fengmian was just pretending, but then she noticed the wistfulness and reminiscence in his eyes, clearly thinking of someone else.
Is he thinking of his wife?
He must love his wife deeply, to overlook a woman of such extraordinary beauty.
Is he using his carefree and cold-hearted demeanor to hide his inner sorrow?
Thinking about how Lin Fengmian had lost everything because of her, she felt a deep sense of guilt, and her gaze softened when looking at Lin Fengmian.
However, Lin Fengmian had no idea how much she had imagined, and he couldn’t help but frown at her peculiar expression.
“Why is Your Highness Yunshang looking at me like that?”
“Nothing, just call me Yunshang.” Jun Yunshang replied gently.
Looking at her expression, Lin Fengmian couldn’t help but let his thoughts wander.
This girl, could she be falling in love with me? She’s even speaking so softly!
What he didn’t know was that this was one of the three great illusions in life: “She likes me!”