C21 The Spiritplum!!

"Ah, you've arrived!" Wang Feng exclaimed as he approached to greet her. He quickly fetched a chair for Wang Mingzhu to sit on.

Lee and the others knew just what to do, subtly shifting their seats aside to make room for Wang Mingzhu right next to Wang Feng, causing her to blush.

"Ha, now that you're here, why don't we all have a meal together?" Wang Feng suggested to Wang Mingzhu.

"Sounds great! I'm actually quite hungry; I haven't had lunch yet," Wang Mingzhu replied with a smile.

"Here, have some more, you're looking too thin!" Wang Feng encouraged, serving Wang Mingzhu some food.

"Ha, don't worry about me. Here, Wang Feng, you should eat up as well," Wang Mingzhu said, returning the favor by offering him some food.

Lee, Deng Jiu, and the others watched on, their expressions suggesting they felt like they were being force-fed a dose of romance.

"Wang Feng, what's with them?" Wang Mingzhu inquired with a look of curiosity.

"Oh, it's nothing. They're just feeling envious, jealous, and resentful!" Wang Feng chuckled.

Deng Jiu and the rest looked as though they were on the verge of passing out.

After handing a small bottle of pills to Wang Feng, Wang Mingzhu explained, "Brother Wang Feng, this is the Body Refining Liquid I found. Taking it could greatly aid in advancing your current level of cultivation."

Wang Feng gave a wry smile and thought to himself, "Just as I suspected, the high-grade Ironhide Potion that Wang Mingzhu purchased at the Obsidian Market was indeed for my breakthrough."

He affectionately patted Wang Mingzhu on the head and said with a mysterious smile, "Silly girl, you really are foolish."

Wang Mingzhu playfully pinched Wang Feng's ear, giggling, "Say that one more time! Who's the silly girl?"

"Ow, ow, that hurts! I'm the fool, yes, I am. Please let go of my ear; you've pinched it red!" Wang Feng protested.

He pointed to his reddened ear, showing it to Wang Mingzhu. "See, look how red it is!"

Laughing heartily, Wang Feng teased, "You're the silly girl, you are!" He then bravely endured the ear-pinch and dashed off around the courtyard, with Wang Mingzhu hot on his heels.

"Wang Feng, hold up! Don't run!" Wang Mingzhu called out as she chased after Wang Feng.

"Ah, the youth of today! They just don't know how to respect their elders and cherish the young," Deng Jiu lamented.

Lee just shook his head with a smile after his meal and made his way to his furnace.

Seeing Lee shake his head, Deng Jiu grabbed his wine cup and poured himself another drink, muttering, "Some people just can't appreciate romance."

Deng Chanyu shot Deng Jiu a fierce glare, and he quickly fell silent.

After a bit of playful chasing, Wang Mingzhu and Wang Feng found a shady spot under a large tree.

"Hey, Wang Feng, I actually wanted to buy you an Ironhide Potion, but I never imagined I wouldn't be able to outbid those at the auction," Wang Mingzhu confessed.

"Ha, don't worry about it, I know," Wang Feng reassured her, gently patting her head with a smile.

"You do?"

Wang Feng gave an awkward smile. "Of course, I was one of the bidders after all!"

Wang Feng decided not to reveal to Wang Mingzhu that he was actually the owner of the Ironhide Potion.

"Oh, is that so?"

"Yeah, so I appreciate the thought. Whether or not I get the Ironhide Potion isn't really a big deal to me."

"Oh, okay."

"But you know, Chen Ren really missed out! Haha!"

"Haha!" They shared a laugh.

"Here, I've got something for you." Wang Feng handed Wang Mingzhu a neatly wrapped pink gift box.

"What's this? You're being so secretive!" Wang Mingzhu exclaimed.

Wang Feng chuckled, "Ah, you can't open it just yet! Wait until you're home, okay?"

"Oh, got it! Fine, I'll take it and open it at home! Teehee."

Inside the box, Wang Feng had placed one of the two Spiritplum Fruits, unconcerned that Wang Mingzhu might guess his identity.

If she became suspicious, he planned to tell her that the Spiritplum Fruit was a gift from his master.

In his mind, Wang Feng reassured himself, "Exactly! I have a master! That will explain everything!"

"Hah, I suddenly feel like a genius."

"Hey, what's so funny?" Wang Mingzhu asked, glancing at Wang Feng, who was giggling beside her, and playfully stuck out her tongue.

"Ah, it's nothing!" Wang Feng snapped out of his reverie.

"Come on, let's go check that out!"

In the evening, Wang Mingzhu returned to her mansion and retrieved the small box Wang Feng had given her earlier from her private chamber.

She excitedly opened the box.

But her smile quickly faded when she saw a fruit inside. Having attended auctions before, Wang Mingzhu immediately recognized the item.

"A Spiritplum!" But how did Wang Feng come to possess such an item?

Wang Mingzhu was eager to confront Wang Feng about the fruit's origins. Her intense emotions felt like she was about to bare her heart.

The sensation left her heart fluttering with a bittersweetness that was unforgettable.

Wang Mingzhu thought to herself, "All I feel is concern and anxiety."

Overcome with weariness, Wang Mingzhu dressed for bed but found herself unable to sleep, tossing and turning restlessly.

"Why can't I sleep? It's all his fault!" Wang Mingzhu grumbled to herself.

With no solution in sight, she lay there with wide-open eyes, her gaze darting around as she pondered her next move.

Deep into the night, Wang Mingzhu dressed and stepped outside.

Clad in a purple gown, she stealthily bypassed the watchful eyes at the door, leapt onto the rooftop, and propelled herself with spiritual energy toward Wang Feng's courtyard.

A dark silhouette darted across the rooftops, leaving fleeting shadows that hinted at a petite, purple-clad figure.

The sound of rustling, like wind through leaves, followed her path across the rooftops.

Woo woo!

Wang Feng was lying in bed, but he wasn't asleep. He was preparing to practice his cultivation. Recently, he had discovered a method: although his Celestial Nine Revolution Technique couldn't be used to cultivate internally and slowly circulate spiritual energy within his dantian, it could still continuously channel spiritual energy through his bones and meridians.

The Diagram of Cosmic Union, adorned with the pattern of the Eight Trigrams and the Yin Yang Fish, was placed beneath him.

Streams of Yin Yang Fish swirled through Wang Feng's body, creating an eerie spectacle.

"One black and one white, the Dao transforms Yin and Yang, from Tai Chi emerge the Two Powers, the Two Powers give rise to the Four Symbols, and the Four Symbols beget the Eight Trigrams."

"It's amazing! There's no need for me to do anything; the technique works on its own, purifying my body of impurities and strengthening my physique."

Now, without even needing the Spiritplum, Wang Feng felt as though he was on the verge of a breakthrough!

"Hahaha!" His joy was uncontainable!

"What's that idiot laughing about? Has he gone completely mad?" Wang Mingzhu lifted the tiles from Wang Feng's courtyard roof to peek inside, just in time to see Wang Feng seated on some bizarre pattern, laughing heartily. She whispered to herself in bewilderment.