Chapter 259 Twenty Seconds Ago

Twenty seconds ago, in the stone pavilion.

As Ji Fenglong unleashed her attack, Feng Bujue moved in response.

"So fast…" Even Ji Fenglong couldn't help but be secretly astonished.

The speed of Feng Bujue's backward leap had reached the limit of what her eyes could capture… In other words, if Jue-ge's movements were even a fraction faster, Ji Fenglong wouldn't have been able to see them clearly.

At that same instant, Xu Huai殇 also moved… Almost instinctively, she drew her dual blades and charged toward Ji Fenglong.

"Oh? Even Miss Xu…" Ji Fenglong truly hadn't expected that this beauty beside Head Feng was also a top expert. She had even deliberately avoided Xu Huai殇's location when attacking, but now it seemed that was unnecessary…

"Don't move." In the blink of an eye, Xu Huai殇's voice rang in Ji Fenglong's ear, and two cold glints were already pressed against the city lord's neck.

Of course, Ji Fenglong wasn't to be trifled with. She was, after all, one of the strongest fighters in the Holy Origin World. The possibility of her being subdued by a surprise attack was extremely low… Just as the blade edges were about to touch Ji Fenglong's skin, she abruptly gathered her Holy Origin, covering her body with energy to form an invisible armor.

"Heh…" Ji Fenglong had already taken defensive measures, so she was fearless. Therefore, she smiled calmly and unperturbed, saying, "Miss Xu, it seems your dual blades… are not just for self-defense, are they?" She paused for a moment, then slowly said, "Intent precedes the blade, spirit and energy are complete, strength and form are one, just right… You're an expert…"

"City Lord overpraises me. Just a small skill," Xu Huai殇 said with a cold expression, as if she had entered a serious state.

Goddess Xu was also a very rational person. To her, Ji Fenglong, no matter how beautiful, was just an NPC in a game. She wouldn't become infatuated with a virtual character, so… when it was time to strike, she would strike without hesitation…

"I'm fine, don't get excited… City Lord Ji is just playing around with me," Feng Bujue, floating above the lotus pond, said at this moment.

"Haa…" Xu Huai殇 breathed a sigh of relief, separated her hands, and moved the dual blades away from Ji Fenglong's neck.

"Hahahaha…" Ji Fenglong laughed, "Interesting, both of you… are very interesting."

As she spoke, she turned to face the direction of the lotus pond again, and said to Feng Bujue, "Head Feng is indeed extraordinary. In that unavoidable situation just now, you were still able to turn danger into safety, using 'technique'… rather than 'flesh' to resist my Holy Origin power."

"City Lord Ji… has sharp eyes…" Jue-ge also looked at the other party, and replied in a deep voice.

When he said these words, Feng Bujue's expression was very calm, but his heart had already become tense…

That's right, Jue-ge's power system was different from this world's, which gave him a certain advantage, but… power was power. As long as one understood the rules, there was no advantage to speak of.

Ji Fenglong was worthy of being called a "Holy Sage." Compared to the opponents he had encountered before, she was on a completely different level. In just one exchange, she had analyzed Feng Bujue's weakness—he almost completely lacked the ability to directly resist Holy Origin attacks with his body.

This woman… was truly terrifying.

"Then… should I target this weakness in my next move?" Ji Fenglong asked again.

"Of course," Feng Bujue said, "In a martial arts contest, attacking the opponent's weaknesses is common sense…"

"Hmph… what underhanded tricks are you planning to pull again?" At this moment, Xu Huai殇, standing in the stone pavilion, suddenly interjected in a lukewarm tone.

"Hey!" Feng Bujue was clearly exposed, and immediately shouted, "Whose side are you on, anyway?"

"Anyway, you're just sparring, not trying to take each other's lives…" Xu Huai殇 said, already sheathing her dual blades, sitting back at the table, and taking a sip of tea. "Under this premise, I support City Lord Ji."

"Hahahaha… Miss Xu is truly adorable…" Ji Fenglong glanced back at Xu Huai殇 with affection, then looked at Jue-ge again and said, "Head Feng, are you two really just friends?"

"No, we've already broken ties just now," Feng Bujue replied unhappily, folding his arms across his chest.

"Ha!" Xu Huai殇 wasn't one to be outdone, "Couldn't be better!"

"Hmm…" Ji Fenglong looked at the two of them separately again, as if she had thought of something. "Good… very good…"

She murmured, then lightly moved her lotus feet, stepping into the air. Her graceful figure was like a falling leaf, gently floating into the air… above the lotus pond, standing opposite Jue-ge, facing each other from a distance.

"Head Feng, I have an idea," Ji Fenglong said to Jue-ge with a smile, "Like what you did at the south gate. How about we have a duel?"

"Hmph…" Feng Bujue snorted coldly. The moment Ji Fenglong said the word "idea," he had already guessed that her target was Xu Huai殇. "How are we going to gamble?"

"It's very simple. You and I will spar on this lotus pond. If Head Feng can touch my body within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, then you win. If not, then I win…" Ji Fenglong replied.

"If I win, what do I get? If you win… what happens?" Feng Bujue tilted his head, asking with a rogue-like smile.

"If Head Feng wins, I will immediately present you with a top-grade magical treasure and respectfully send you both away," Ji Fenglong replied, "Hmm… if I win… I will also give Head Feng a mid-grade magical treasure and personally escort you out of the palace, but…" At this point, she looked back at Xu Huai殇, “…Miss Xu has to stay.”

"Ha?" Xu Huai殇 was stunned as soon as she heard this. "That's not right… you two are gambling, what does it have to do with me?"

"Can I ask, what do you want to do with her if she stays?" Feng Bujue's tone turned cold, and his eyes became sharp.

"Hehe… you're not even friends, what does it really have to do with you if I keep her?" Ji Fenglong replied.

"Hmm… that makes sense," Feng Bujue nodded.

"Hey!" Xu Huai殇 in the pavilion was already angry, and shouted loudly at them, "Are you two listening to me? Don't decide where other people go without asking!"

"Can I ask again, if she doesn't want to stay, do you have any way to keep her here?" Feng Bujue asked again.

"Of course…" Ji Fenglong replied with a smile, "From the moment you entered the Lianxian Palace, your departure has not been up to you to decide."

As soon as these words were spoken, a thought flashed through Feng Bujue's mind. So, he blurted out: "Woman's fragrance?"

"Head Feng is truly quick-witted," Ji Fenglong answered.

"Hmph… I never believed in the 'body fragrance' thing to begin with," Feng Bujue said.

"Believing or not doesn't change anything," Ji Fenglong raised her right hand and began to tease the long hair on her shoulder. "That's right, 'woman's fragrance' is not a body fragrance, but a colorless poisonous mist… As long as you stay in this mist for a while, you will no longer be able to breathe the outside air. Only after taking the unique antidote I personally prepared can you leave the Lianxian Palace."

"No wonder you have so many wives, and you're not afraid of them running away…" Feng Bujue laughed.

"My women will never run," Ji Fenglong released the hair in her hand and replied coldly, "Besides… that's none of your business." She flicked her sleeves, putting her hands behind her back. "Alright, stop talking nonsense… Head Feng, what do you say to this gamble?"

"Hehe…" Feng Bujue shrugged and smiled, "Can I… not gamble?"

Ji Fenglong smiled charmingly: "Guess."

Jue-ge looked at Xu Huai殇: "Miss Xu, what do you think?"

"How about the two of us go together and chop her up?" Xu Huai殇 made this suggestion very seriously.

"Hmm… not a bad idea," Feng Bujue replied, "Compared to me fighting alone, the two of us joining forces… we'd have a better chance of killing her."

"Head Feng, do you know the saying 'an ant trying to shake a tree'?" Ji Fenglong interjected with a sneer.

However, Jue-ge ignored her and continued his previous words, saying to Xu Huai殇, "But there's a problem… even if we chop her up, we may not be able to get the antidote… Furthermore, she has many subordinates. Unless we can kill her in an instant… please note that this possibility is extremely small… otherwise, she can call several to dozens of Holy Origin Limitless level experts to help at any time, and then the two of us will be finished."

"Alright…" After hearing Jue-ge's analysis, Xu Huai殇 also gave up, simply sitting down peacefully, ready to watch the show. "Let's gamble then."

"It's okay if we lose?" Jue-ge asked with malicious intent when he saw this.

"Actually… it's really okay," Xu Huai殇 replied, "Not to mention that there's system protection, so nothing will happen anyway…" She pointed to Ji Fenglong, "Even if we take ten thousand steps back… what can a woman like her do to me?"

Due to the system's shielding, Ji Fenglong couldn't hear the part in the middle of this sentence, but she heard the beginning and the end. She immediately continued, "Miss Xu, don't misunderstand… I'm inviting you to stay just to talk about romance and enjoy the scenery, there's absolutely nothing untoward…"

"Alright, alright… you don't need to explain to me," Xu Huai殇 interrupted impatiently, "Hurry up and fight…"

"Uh… alright," Ji Fenglong didn't know if Miss Xu's reaction was good or bad, but so far, things were still developing according to her script. Next, with just the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, and an unremarkable mid-grade magical treasure, she could send that Feng Bujue away…

"City Lord Ji," Feng Bujue's floating time was almost up, he stood on the surface of the water, and said in a relaxed tone, "I'm ready to start at any time."

"Good!" Ji Fenglong waved her sleeves, and an hourglass appeared out of thin air in her hand. "This sand is the time it takes for an incense stick to burn." As she spoke, she threw the hourglass behind her.

The hourglass spun a few times in the air, then suddenly stopped, remaining vertical and motionless.

At this moment, the sand began to flow…

"Head Feng, please…" Ji Fenglong had only spoken half of the word "please" when she discovered… Feng Bujue had already disappeared from her sight.