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He wasn't chivalrous or even conscious of her beautiful existence. That's what Zhao Yufei had thought when Zhao Wei didn't show her any shred of consideration toward her as a girl.
It had been humiliating if she had to say and it made her lament on her own weakness.
It had first been Zhao Feng's figure in her mind but that was, later on, completely eclipsed by Zhao Wei's mysterious figure.
His moves had been fast and efficient, leaving her no room to think or counterattack.
Zhao Wei was an unfair man; unscrupulous to the core.
But what had made it even more annoying and stressing, was her attempts at catching his attention during the tournament but she had been blatantly ignored.
Weirdly, being treated like that was a first for her as she was constantly being surrounded by admirers. She had inevitably found herself sinking deep into the sea of curiosity. Zhao Yufei wanted to know more about Zhao Wei. She wanted to become as powerful as him and she knew her wishes were quite… excessive. Especially when she wanted the help of a young man that she barely knew about.
Through her own means, Zhao Yufei had searched where Zhao Wei resided but throughout her search, she hadn't made it obvious. She had to put on a respectable approach since she had an image to maintain.
Soon, she had found out that the person she had been looking for, lived two or three buildings away from her main residence.
Was fate trying to bring her closer to him? That's what she had thought in her lucid mind.
When she had arrived, Zhao Yufei hadn't found him immediately and took her sweet time to look for him at the training courtyard. She didn't know why but she had a feeling that Zhao Wei was a natural training maniac. For him to have had such despair-inducing skill proficiency, then he would have surely used most of his time in hard, dedicated training.
When Zhao Yufei had seen him, she didn't know why she had hid herself almost immediately.
It was her first time seeing a half-naked man's body. And it wasn't just any time of physique but one that made her eyes strongly glued to it.
Each of his moves was imbued with hidden profundity that she couldn't understand yet Zhao Yufei felt deeply mesmerized - almost spellbound.
His techniques transitioned smoothly and seamlessly like water gently flowing down a stream. And sometimes he was like a tempest threatening to overpower everything standing before his path.
How could someone move so perfectly, so effortlessly as if he had been born to move just like that?
How many times had the young man practiced to show such incomparable performance?
A rosy blush made its way on her soft cheeks when she had noticed the way his sweat coated chest muscles rippled and how his perfectly partitioned 10 abs contracted whenever he made vigorous movements.
Her little maiden heart couldn't help but speed up.
'A breakthrough?' Zhao Yufei witnessed Zhao Wei smoothly achieve a breakthrough amidst his training and she couldn't help but stare in envy and admiration.
But several moments later, her pink alluring lips opened to form an 'O' shape.
Zhao Wei was laughing like a demented man, something that took Zhao Yufei by a surprise and she felt heavily embarrassed by this new side of him.
Zhao Yufei couldn't connect the serious version and this hilarious version of him together.
Zhao Yufei felt that she had seen what shouldn't be seen just like an innocent passerby witnessing a live mugging.
She had to leave fast before that pervert noticed her presence. Her initial intentions had already been buried deep into the ground.
Even before Zhao Yufei could move a single muscle from the door that she was hiding in, a pair of starry eyes locked onto her perfect graceful figure.
She had been found sneaking around!
How was she going to escape from her current predicament?
She had been red-handed and she couldn't formulate any lies to extricate herself from the embarrassing situation.
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Since he hadn't been vigilant over his surroundings when he was lost in his martial arts practice, Zhao Wei had naturally eliminated the possibilities of anyone coming to disturb him. He had no close acquaintances since he was socially detached from other people and the chances of someone giving him a visit were almost zero.
But Zhao Wei hadn't thought that he would be proven wrong.
Someone had been watching him when he had been fully concentrating in his training. And when Zhao Wei's invested in something, it is as if whatever's happening around him is pretty much nonexistent.
Zhao Wei noticed someone sneaking around the door when they tried to move. Instantly, he used his see-through ability to identify the culprit and what he saw made him slightly surprised.
Zhao Wei hadn't expected it to be her. Why was Zhao Yufei snooping around his abode?
Did she want something from me? Zhao Wei subtly smiled to himself.
He didn't have any particular dislike or romantic interest in the woman hiding behind his courtyard's door.
Zhao Yufei was a beautiful, delicate woman with immense crit damage when it came to her charm. Spotting a tight fitting purple sleeveless dress that exposed her smooth and unblemished white skin, Zhao Yufei's allure was something that could even tempt his fellow women and fill the men with an intense desire to conquer.
Zhao Wei already knew that Zhao Yufei's lethal attraction was also due to her hidden bloodline -Ancient Spiritual Race- which was currently locked and hadn't started showcasing its true capabilities.
"Who's there? Show yourself!" Zhao Wei called out loudly. He chose to pretend that he hadn't already identified his sneaking visitor.
Silence.
"You don't want to show yourself, huh?"
"Fine, I will do it myself!" Zhao Wei pretended to drag his feet as if he was moving but stayed in the same position.
"And when I find you, I will strip you naked and then whip your butt silly and after that, hand you over to the clan's disciplinary force!" Zhao Wei said angrily.
Zhao Yufei felt her heart palpating furiously against her ample chest when she realized the mess she had dropped herself in and what made it worse was the sound of Zhao Wei's steps which seemed to be echoing closer to her ears.
She found herself suddenly angry and embarrassed when she heard Zhao Wei's perverted words.
'Who in their right mind would dare go through all the effort of stripping their enemy and then whipping?' Zhao Yufei felt as if her entire world had been overturned and if she didn't act, she was going to suffer some injustices.
A proper lady like her couldn't be stripped. She had yet to show anyone her womanly blessings except for her deceased parents. Her nudity was only preserved for her fated husband and she had dignity to maintain.
Clenching her flawless white teeth in frustration, a resolute look flashed in her pristine eyes.
She was prepared to face that unscrupulous scoundrel. She knew what she had been doing was a silly mistake on her part so it was better to just come clean and clear the misunderstanding before things escalated much further.
"Wait! I didn't mean to hide," A pleasant feminine voice that was like a divine tune from the nine heavens, wafted to Zhao Wei's ears.
Later on, Zhao Yufei walked out of her hiding with a complicated expression on her beautiful face.
A deep shade of embarrassment colored her cheeks as she flashed an apologetic smile towards Zhao Wei.
"Oh, I didn't expect it to be you, Zhao Yufei. Do you happen to harbor some fetishes for this senior brother of yours?" An innocuous smile adorned Zhao Wei's lips.
"W-What… Y-You… Shameless!" Zhao Yufei instantly became a stuttering mess and she totally forgot about the strings of formulated apologies in her mind.
Zhao Wei insinuating that she, Yufei, was an irremediable pervert was something that she really found difficult to accept.
Zhao Yufei felt deeply insulted. No one has ever called her like that.
Her moderate sexily curved breasts heaved heavily beneath the soft material of her dress due to her rising temper.
She wished to rush quickly and teach Zhao Wei some manners but considering the discrepancy between their strength levels, she frustratingly curbed the thought.
'And who the hell was your junior sister? I am older than you. Please have some respect for your elders!'
Just looking at that seemingly innocent smile on his face made Zhao Yufei want to puke blood due to anger.
'I have a vague feeling that he already knew that I was the one hiding behind the door via that smile of his. It's making me uneasy.' Zhao Yufei bit her lip in nervousness.
"How did you know?" With a frustrated sigh, Zhao Yufei gracefully walked towards Zhao Wei.
Zhao Wei raised his eyebrows with a clueless expression on his face.
'What do you mean?"
Zhao Yufei's lips twitched in annoyance.
"It looked like you already knew that I was the one behind that door. How did you know that it was me considering that my figure wasn't exposed?" Zhao Yufei asked curiously.
"It's a secret," Zhao Wei replied blandly, then a no-nonsense expression covered his face.
Zhao Yufei realized that the young man in front could really change faces instantly. It made him quite unpredictable. One moment he's wearing a smile and then almost suddenly, he gets serious.
"I won't hold anything against you for hiding. So tell me, Zhao Yufei, what did you want from me?" Zhao Wei deeply stared at her. His cold and serious gaze almost took her maiden heart hostage but she reminded herself that the young man in front of her seemed to have no particular interest in her whatsoever.
He remained serene and indifferent even in the face of her beauty which she had always prided herself in.
Wasn't she beautiful in his deep eyes? Or did he already have someone in her heart?
Removing the messy thoughts from her mind, Zhao Yufei slowly spoke carefully.
"I wanted to receive some pointers from you. The mysterious feeling I got when you used that palm technique on me made me realize the flaws in my own technique."
She then paused to catch a breath while trying to see if there were any changes to Zhao Wei's facial expression. But she found that his face remained unchanged with his gaze still lingering on her face.
It made her feel shy and she couldn't hold his gaze for longer intervals.
"Please spar with me, big brother!" Her voice was meek and almost needy, pleasant like a lonely purple lotus in the middle of autumn.
She felt immensely embarrassed by her words but it had to be done. She wanted to be more convincing so that Zhao Wei wouldn't turn her down.
Zhao Wei finally showed a vague one-sided smile on his face.
"Big brother? That one's certainly new to me considering that you are older than me."
Zhao Yufei sadly felt offended but she remained silent to hear his thoughts.
"The world is all about the law of equivalent exchange. It's centered around a give-and-take approach. So my dear cheap 'little sister', What's in it for me?" Zhao Wei held his chin while thoughtfully gazing at Zhao Yufei.
Gnashing her teeth, she restrained her anger and humiliation.
She was naturally a gentle person in nature but on this day, it seemed as if she had been afflicted with a strange disease of anger management issues.
"A peak ranked martial technique, that can be said to be quasi holy rank!" Zhao Yufei spoke with pride in her voice.
"And it's a body cultivation technique. I see that you also cultivate your body." Her eyes inevitably stared at his bare abs and she couldn't help but unconsciously swallow a gulp of saliva.
Anyways, no one could resist the allure of something that they didn't have.
Zhao Wei seemed to be in a dilemma, trying to arrive at a decision.
"Deal!" Zhao Wei had wanted to continue messing with her since it was quite enjoyable but he decided to just be done with it.
It wasn't a bad deal anyway since he was just giving pointers.
Having a body cultivation technique added to his knowledge depository was very much appreciated since the [Primordial Stellar Energy Body Refining Art] needed to be revised and improved constantly.
What he had at the moment was just an embryonic form of a reality-shaking technique but it was already so powerful enough to make him jump a few small realms above his current realm and fight on equal terms with higher realm cultivators. The potential it had was something that Zhao Wei couldn't wait to explore to the fullest.
So that might be one of the reasons why he wanted to roam around the world and experience its varieties of techniques and heaven-defying bloodline abilities.
A small amount of knowledge was still knowledge after all since a more in-depth understanding of a difficult concept needed the reinforcement of every basic and tidbit of knowledge that you could ever find.
"Now how should I begin?" A teacher-like demeanor manifested on Zhao Wei's figure as he thought about the simplest way to guide Zhao Yufei.
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