Chapter 55

However, just as he was about to succeed, Chu Feng suddenly appeared beside Su Mei, and with one move, he pulled her into his arms, allowing her to evade the core disciple's sinister hand.

This scene caused the core disciple's face to change drastically, and his eyes instantly shot out two beams of cold light, a look that wished to kill Chu Feng on the spot.

However, Chu Feng completely ignored him and instead looked at Su Mei in his arms with a smile, "Honey, do you know him?"

Seeing this, Su Mei smiled sweetly and said, "Not really."

"Slip, don't chat with people you don't know well; girls should be mindful of their boundaries." Chu Feng spoke while stroking Su Mei's hair, completely disregarding the core disciple's feelings.

"Understood." Su Mei responded in a manner that made her seem like a devoted lover, as if they were truly a loving couple.

"Kid, who are you?" The core disciple's face turned green with suppressed anger as he pointed at Chu Feng and demanded.

He had finally met the beautiful Su Mei here and thought he could take advantage of the situation, but this kid appeared out of nowhere, which greatly annoyed him.

"Who are you?" Chu Feng did not answer but instead asked arrogantly.

"Who am I? I am Zhou Zhiyuan, a core disciple of the Azure Dragon Sect."

"Oh, you're Zhou Zhiyuan?"

"Yes."

"Never heard of you."

"You..."

This time, not only did the core disciple Zhou Zhiyuan drop his jaw in shock, but even the members of the Wing Alliance who were watching were stunned.

Chu Feng was indeed bold, daring to defy the core disciple so openly. Everyone realized that Chu Feng was about to face a great calamity.

"You're asking for death!"

Sure enough, Zhou Zhiyuan, being domineering, attacked. He swung his arm, and his hard palm, carrying a gust of wind, slapped towards Chu Feng's face.

At this moment, Su Mei frowned and was about to use her spiritual energy to intervene, but she felt a gentle force push her away—it was Chu Feng.

"Whoosh"

After pushing Su Mei away, Chu Feng turned his head to the side, dodging Zhou Zhiyuan's slap. At the same time, he took a step forward and struck a palm towards Zhou Zhiyuan's chest.

"This kid"

Seeing that Chu Feng not only dodged his attack but also launched a fierce counterattack, Zhou Zhiyuan was greatly surprised. He hurriedly activated his mystic technique and punched, meeting Chu Feng's incoming fist.

"Bang" The two fists collided, and the powerful force made both of them retreat several steps. Although Chu Feng remained calm, Zhou Zhiyuan's face changed drastically.

Spiritual Martial Realm Sixth Level, a kid at Spiritual Martial Realm Sixth Level, could match him in a direct punch, and the tingling sensation in his hand told him that this young man's body was incredibly strong, almost like steel and iron.

"You have some skills, kid, dare to give your name?" Realizing that Chu Feng was not to be underestimated, Zhou Zhiyuan did not attack again but instead questioned him.

"I, Chu Feng, an inner disciple of the Azure Dragon Sect, stand here with my name and identity!" Chu Feng stood tall and announced his name loudly.

"Chu Feng, very well, I remember you."

"A mere inner disciple, not only failing to show respect to a core senior but also daring to be disrespectful to me, you'd better not let me see you again, or I will make you pay dearly."

After saying these cold words, Zhou Zhiyuan glared at Chu Feng fiercely and then quickly left.

"Brother Chu Feng, you're amazing. Zhou Zhiyuan is a core disciple who has cultivated mystic techniques and has the strength of Spiritual Martial Realm Eighth Level, yet you could withstand his punch without any disadvantage. I, Bai Tong, am truly impressed."

"Brother Chu Feng, with your strength, you could easily rank in the top ten in our Wing Alliance. I, Ye Taotao, am also impressed."

"Spiritual power, indeed impressive. Brother Chu Feng, when you become successful, don't forget us two."

After Zhou Zhiyuan left, Bai Tong, Ye Taotao, and the others, who had been watching from a distance, all gathered around, their faces filled with admiration.

A confrontation between Spiritual Martial Realm Sixth Level and Eighth Level, handled with such ease, was something they had never seen or heard of before.

However, while they were surprised, they did not overly doubt Chu Feng's physique, simply believing that his strength came from his spiritual power.

"We should hurry. I believe the experts of the Essence Martial Realm have already reached the tomb. If we don't hurry, we won't even get the leftovers." Su Mei looked at the map and urged everyone to continue.

After they resumed their journey, Su Mei quietly walked to Chu Feng's side and whispered, "You're terrifying."

"What do you mean?" Chu Feng was puzzled.

"You used the breathing technique just now; otherwise, you couldn't have withstood Zhou Zhiyuan's punch."

"That's right, I used the breathing technique. What's so terrifying about that?"

"Do you know how long it took me to master that breathing technique?"

"How long?"

"I spent a whole year mastering it, and you, just a few days!"

"Are you trying to praise me for being smart, or say you're too slow?"

"You bastard"

"Ah~~"

A scream of pain echoed, and Chu Feng's arm turned blue. Bai Tong and the others were already used to this kind of interaction between the two.

In fact, anyone with eyes could see that Su Mei and Chu Feng had an unusual relationship, so even while traveling, they would deliberately keep a distance to avoid disturbing them.

Looking at Chu Feng, who was wincing and rubbing his arm, Su Mei pursed her lips and said softly, "Thank you."

"For what?" Chu Feng was confused, not understanding what she was getting at.

"You're smart, I'm sure you know what it means to offend Zhou Zhiyuan. Yet, you still chose to help me. I..."

"What are you talking about? Don't overthink it. Remember, not just a mere core disciple, but even if a stronger person dares to bully you, I will stand in front of you without hesitation and teach them a lesson!"

"Why?"

"Because, you are someone I, Chu Feng, want to protect!" After saying this, Chu Feng smiled brightly and continued on his way.

Su Mei, however, remained where she was, her beautiful eyes flickering with complex emotions. She felt, for the first time, that this young man she had just met was incredibly reliable.

"Hehe" Suddenly, Su Mei smiled sweetly, her hands behind her back, and she skipped over to Chu Feng. Her smile was very sweet, truly sweet, because it came from the heart.