"Cough, cough. Senior Han Yue and I merely met by chance at the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda before. She and I are just friends."
Xiao Tian coughed twice, his face serious, and spoke without blushing or even breathing hard.
"Is that so? I heard you and Sister Xian'er were also just friends at first~ And after I appeared, Senior Han Yue's expression was a little off. It seems Brother Xiao Tian is quite the lady-killer. Even Senior Han Yue, who is rumored to be indifferent to men, specially came to ~care~ about you."
Xun'er looked at Xiao Tian playfully. She knew her boyfriend very well.
In this situation, Xiao Tian knew he couldn't reason with her, or things would become even harder to control. He had a track record, so he had to resort to physics.
Slap!
Xiao Tian directly pulled Xun'er into his arms and gave her a smack on her shapely bottom.
"Ah! Brother Xiao Tian, what are you doing?"
Xun'er felt a burning sensation on her bottom. Her face immediately turned crimson, her small mouth pouted slightly, and her eyes darted around.
"Do it."
"Brother Xiao Tian, what did you say?"
Xun'er looked at Xiao Tian in confusion and asked.
"Nothing…"
Indeed, she was still the pure Xun'er. Others were already on the highway, while she was still humming nursery rhymes.
To prevent Xun'er from asking again, Xiao Tian directly used his ultimate move — holding Xun'er's head and capturing her lips with his. Xun'er's eyes widened, and under Xiao Tian's expert technique, she gradually lost herself. Even the words she had wanted to ask were held back.
The two kissed passionately. Of course, this time, because they were in the main hall, Xiao Tian kept his hands perfectly in check.
However, there was no one else here now. Most people had gone to cultivate in the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda under Xiao Yan's lead.
After the passionate kiss ended, Xun'er collapsed in Xiao Tian's arms, panting, her pupils unable to focus. Xun'er suddenly felt something abnormal. Her body stiffened, and she sprang up, leaving Xiao Tian's embrace. Her entire face was flushed, like a red-hot iron. Xun'er glanced slightly and noticed the tent in his robe, then ran outside.
She suddenly recalled overhearing Sister Ya Fei and the others discussing how several of them together still couldn't outlast Xiao Tian in bed.
"If I agree, then it's fine. As for whether I agree or not, that depends on your performance."
"I'm also preparing to go cultivate in the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda."
Xun'er finished speaking and gradually disappeared from Xiao Tian's sight.
"Alright, be careful not to over-cultivate and suffer fire poison."
Xiao Tian called out to Xun'er's retreating figure.
"I know, but I'm not afraid."
Xun'er's soft voice sounded, but her tone was firm.
Why wasn't she afraid? Not afraid is not afraid — cough, cough, wrong track. Xiao Tian remembered that Xun'er's body contained a sub-flame of the Golden Emperor Incinerating Heavenly Flame, so the flame projected by the Fallen Heart Flame was essentially its little brother.
Xiao Tian returned to his room and took out the Monster Egg he had obtained from the Holy Radiance Heavenly Saint Storage Ring. He had kept it inside the Demon Flame Ring all this time. Since this one was still unhatched, it could be stored there. Today, Xiao Tian felt the egg move a little, indicating it wouldn't be long before it hatched.
Xiao Tian had never obtained a Monster Egg before and knew nothing about beast taming. So he directly cut his palm, and bright red blood immediately gushed out.
Taking a deep breath, he carefully held his bleeding palm over the Monster Egg. His eyes were filled with nervousness and anticipation. This was like opening a blind box; he had no idea what kind of creature this crimson golden Monster Egg contained.
Blood dripped down, one drop after another, hitting the silver and golden eggshell. As the blood continuously poured, many patterns appeared on the eggshell. The blood slowly flowed along the patterns, and finally, the entire egg emitted a dazzling light. After the light dissipated, the red patterns on the Monster Egg had disappeared, the egg returning to its original appearance. But Xiao Tian felt that he had established a bond with the Monster Egg, and he sensed a strange, innate closeness.
"I hope it won't disappoint me."
Another crimson golden Monster Egg appeared in Xiao Tian's hand. This was the other, lifeless egg from the reward.
"Even if that egg is a gamble that loses, at least the things from this egg are very good."
"It seems this matter also needs to be put on the agenda soon. Now that little fellow has gradually been suppressed," Xiao Tian muttered to himself.
The crimson golden egg beside him seemed to hear Xiao Tian's words. As if it felt Xiao Tian looked down on it, it moved a few times, expressing its dissatisfaction.
"No matter what you are, you are my most beloved companion."
Xiao Tian touched that Monster Egg. Hearing his words, the egg quieted down, seeming to agree with Xiao Tian's words. Xiao Tian then put the two Monster Eggs away separately.
At the same time, Xun'er also arrived at the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda. The moment she stepped in, Xun'er's body stiffened, and a slight blush appeared on her face. About two minutes later, Xun'er opened her tightly closed eyes, and a golden flame flashed through them.
"Is this the wonder that Brother Xiao Tian also praised? I didn't expect the effect on cultivation to be so obvious. No wonder those old students' cultivation progresses so quickly."
Xun'er ignored the onlookers and walked straight inside.
"Who is this woman? She's too beautiful — like she walked out of a painting, enchanting everyone."
"I've seen her. Her name is Xiao Xun'er. She used to stand beside Boundless Gate's Xiao Tian. The rumor is she's Xiao Tian's girlfriend."
"So it's her. Rumor has it that Junior Sister Xiao Xun'er is as beautiful as a celestial being, with a noble, elegant, and confident temperament — like a pure lotus in a muddy world. Now that I see her in person, she's even more so. I'm completely smitten. Even if my ancestral grave emitted green smoke, I still wouldn't get her."
A young man looked at Xun'er's departing figure with infatuation and whispered.
"Don't talk about green smoke. I'd be willing even if my ancestral grave exploded."
Another young man also shook his head and sighed, while the people around looked at the two filial sons with black lines on their faces. Truly, a grand filial piety — to the point of death.
…
As the sun set, the moon rose, and then the sun rose again.
Under the sunlight, all things revived, and the chill of the night was driven away.
In the courtyard of the Boundless Gate headquarters pavilion, more than forty young men and women stood in neat formation. Before them stood two women and three men — Xun'er and Wu Hao among them. At the very front stood a handsome young man in white.
Xiao Tian spoke loudly to the people before him. "Since its establishment, our Boundless Gate has always been questioned. Today is the first battle of our Boundless Gate, and also the battle to make our name known."
"Boundless Gate will surely win!"
More than forty Boundless Gate members shouted, their faces flushed, their eyes filled with excitement and anticipation.
When the time was almost right, Xiao Tian raised his hand to quiet them, and the noise immediately died down.
"Destination: the Arena. Move out!"
Xiao Tian waved his hand, leading the Boundless Gate members toward the Arena.