Seeing Zhang Jing still standing at the door with a rigid face, Luo Yang knew a storm was raging in her heart.
"Sister Jing, please open the door," Luo Yang said with a smile.
She did not answer, nor did she plan to open the door.
It was at this moment that Luo Yang suddenly heard footsteps coming from the Village Office's main gate.
Standing in the corridor and looking down, he saw Tang Guihua and An Yuying strolling into the village public office courtyard, heading for the dormitory building.
It turned out that when Luo Yang went downstairs to open the door for Zhang Jing, Tang Guihua and An Yuying had also awakened.
Hearing Luo Yang say he wanted to chat with Zhang Jing, the two Village Beauties wanted to listen in on what he and Zhang Jing would talk about.
So Tang Guihua got up first and said she was going to go home for a bit, then left and trailed far behind Luo Yang.
An Yuying immediately followed suit.
With the same goal in mind, the two Village Beauties joined forces and followed Luo Yang, keeping a distance of over a hundred meters.
At that time, Luo Yang was solely focused on testing Zhang Jing's physical strength and did not pay attention to his surroundings.
This was the Hongyun Brigade, and Luo Yang was familiar with every sight and item, not needing to be overly vigilant.
While Luo Yang was sparring with Zhang Jing, when the two Village Beauties saw Luo Yang actually reaching towards Zhang Jing's chest, they both became very jealous.
Then, seeing Luo Yang holding Zhang Jing's hand and heading towards the Village Office, Tang Guihua and An Yuying also followed.
By the time Luo Yang and Zhang Jing climbed to the dormitory floor, the two Village Beauties had also slipped into the village public office courtyard.
When Luo Yang poked his head out of the corridor to look around, Tang Guihua and An Yuying both looked up and saw him.
"Sister An, Sister Guihua," Luo Yang greeted.
The two Village Beauties were still in their pajamas, having hurriedly followed him without yet changing their clothes.
"Niu Zai, you said you'd cook for us; why haven't you gone shopping yet?"
Upon reaching the second floor, An Yuying asked in a coquettish voice.
"I came to borrow a book from Sister Jing," Luo Yang replied.
"He didn't come to borrow a book from me; he's like he's been injected with chicken blood today, very excited," Zhang Jing said with a smile.
At this moment, the displeasure had disappeared from her pretty face.
"Sister Jing, clearly I said I was coming to borrow a book from you," Luo Yang said with an embarrassed smile.
The two Village Beauties both approached Luo Yang's side.
Immediately after, Luo Yang felt someone pinch his right thigh.
Doing such a thing, other than Tang Guihua, there was no other beauty.
"You're forcibly dragging Zhang Jing over here, yet you say you're borrowing a book. You're being naughty again," An Yuying pouted with red lips.
"Sister An, Sister Jing is tricking you. She really is going to lend a book to me… Sister Guihua, it really hurts when you pinch someone," Luo Yang gritted his teeth.
"Still borrowing a book? Zhang Jing has already said it's not true. Do you take me for a three-year-old child?"
Before she could finish speaking, Tang Guihua continued to pinch Luo Yang's thigh.
"Sister Guihua, hear me out," Luo Yang hooked his right hand around Tang Guihua's slender waist, drawing her into his embrace.
Seeing Luo Yang embrace Tang Guihua first, An Yuying became even more jealous.
"I don't want to bother with you anymore."
Saying this, An Yuying turned to leave.
"Sister An," Luo Yang called.
Holding Tang Guihua, Luo Yang took a quick stride forward and reached out with his left hand to grab An Yuying's arm, dragging her over.
Then, with a scoop of his left hand, he hooked An Yuying's slender waist and also drew her into his embrace.
The two Village Beauties both swayed their delicate bodies, pretending to try to break free.
But they were just wiggling in place without any intention of walking away.
Luo Yang could feel the elastic and gentle touches on his chest from time to time.
It was tingling.
From the tone of the two Village Beauties and their pursed red lips, it was clear they were jealous.
In such moments, Luo Yang was most skilled at coaxing An Yuying back into a good mood.
As for Tang Guihua, although it wasn't easy to soothe her, with a little extra effort, he could also dissipate the displeasure in her heart.
Luo Yang first pecked An Yuying's lips, then pecked Tang Guihua's lips as well.
The pretty faces of the two Village Beauties blushed with a charming flush, and their expressions suddenly became a bit bashful.
After all, Zhang Jing was watching from the side.
Luo Yang turned his head and glanced at Zhang Jing, and paused for a brief moment.
He saw a lost look in Zhang Jing's divine eyes.
It was strange.
Whether Zhang Jing's identity was friend or foe couldn't yet be concluded.
From her lost expression, Luo Yang felt she cared about him a great deal.
But why then had she tried to kill him so frantically last night?
That was what Luo Yang couldn't figure out.
But he had found two plausible explanations, the first being that Zhang Jing also had a boyfriend.
Seeing Luo Yang being affectionate with the two beauties might have triggered her longing for her own boyfriend.
Perhaps she was following someone's orders and had to part with her boyfriend for a while.
The second possibility was that she was indeed interested in Luo Yang.
As for last night's incident with the Yin Spirit chasing Luo Yang, it had to be explained by her not realizing it was Luo Yang's spirit and mistook it for a malicious wandering ghost.
Luo Yang thought both explanations were reasonable.
Of course, he was more inclined to believe the first.
"Sister Jing, wait a second, I have something to say to Sister An and Sister Guihua," Luo Yang said with a smile.
"Guihua, Yuying, you better keep a close eye on him," Zhang Jing said with a laugh.
Tang Guihua and An Yuying both smiled seductively and pursed their red lips.
Before, Zhang Jing seemed to be seething with rage.
But now, she seemed to have let bygones be bygones, even appearing to want to make up with Luo Yang.
Zhang Jing's arrival at the Hongyun Brigade seemed, in Luo Yang's view, to be aimed at abducting Hong Jiaxin.
Not long ago, Luo Yang had driven away two strangers.
Those strangers had come for Hong Jiaxin.
Luo Yang always suspected that Zhang Jing was in cahoots with those strangers, but had yet to find evidence.
These people wanting to take Hong Jiaxin away likely aimed at obtaining Mu Tan ultimately.
What secrets did Mu Tan hold?
Luo Yang knew only that the Japan Collector should understand its secrets, but regrettably, he hadn't yet had the chance to meet the Japan Collector.
If Zhang Jing came to kill Hong Jiaxin, she had the opportunity to act, but she hesitated.
This pointed to the possibility that she intended to abduct Hong Jiaxin.
Luo Yang had figured this out long ago.
It was only because he'd narrowly escaped Zhang Jing's attack the night before that he was filled with rage towards her.
Seeing her during the day, he was eager to settle the score with her.
In fact, Luo Yang was fully aware of one fact: falling out with Zhang Jing would be disadvantageous for him.
Luo Yang's Shadow Fist had only broken through to the Second Layer; the Third Level had yet to be mastered.
As for the Shadowless Kick, it had broken through to the First Layer, with eight more layers awaiting cultivation.
The mysterious swordsmanship from the stone cave murals of the "Shennong Scripture" was beyond Luo Yang's current abilities.
Given enough time to master the Shadow Fist and the Shadowless Kick to their highest realms would be quite an achievement.
In other words, the longer Luo Yang could delay open conflict with the forces associated with Zhang Jing, the better off he would be.
After turning these thoughts over in his mind, Luo Yang calmed down.
From Zhang Jing's behavior, she seemed not yet ready to burn bridges, which played right into Luo Yang's hands.
"Sister Jing, don't stir the pot, or Sister An and Sister Guihua will punish me again," Luo Yang said with a laugh.
Before he could finish speaking, Tang Guihua pinched his right thigh again.
"Sister Guihua, you pinched me again," Luo Yang said with a wry smile.
"The old lady just likes pinching you," Tang Guihua said with a suppressed smile.
Luo Yang then pecked Tang Guihua on the red lips, and she smiled even more seductively.
"Cowboy~ I'm ignoring you now; I want to go home," An Yuying's lips pouted even higher.
Before Luo Yang could speak, Tang Guihua jumped in.
"If Yuying wants to go home, why are you still holding her? Let her go home," Tang Guihua said with a smile.
"I really do want to go home; I really am going home; I..."
Halfway through her sentence, An Yuying's mouth was silenced by Luo Yang's kiss.
She continued to shake her delicate body in protest.