"That's only natural!"

Melinda answered without hesitation, the warmth deep inside her intensified even more, and the feeling of embarrassment faded significantly.

However, Xiao Tian protested discontentedly, "Hey, did you ask for my opinion at all?"

Melinda immediately replied with displeasure, "Why? Do you have any objections?!"

Lin Bingxuan added fuel to the fire, "If you have an opinion, just speak up, it's okay!"

But despite what they said, how could Xiao Tian really dare to voice objections? He quickly explained, "I wouldn't dare! Serving two beauties is the honor of a lifetime for me, so there'd be no complaints!"

The two women burst into melodious laughter, chiming in unison, "That's more like it!"

...

At this moment, Ji Dantong, who had been keeping a certain distance from Xiao Tian and the others, really felt an urge to bang her head against the wall. How could there be someone in this world that makes you want to punch them to death?!

"Miss, where are you from?"

"You know the Kunlun Sect, right?"

"I have some food here. Are you hungry?"

"Not hungry? No worries, I also brought some yogurt, unopened!"

"What, not thirsty or hungry? Then let's chat about some interesting experiences of ours, I'll start..."

Yun You was endlessly jabbering on and on, making Ji Dantong hold her head, feeling as if she was Sun Wukong hearing the Tang Monk chant the sutras, her head was throbbing as if it would split and she wished she could faint on the spot.

Of course, this was just a phrase to express her feelings; she definitely wouldn't dare to faint at this moment.

"When I was five, I was with two junior brothers, one called Yun He and the other Yun Mie..."

"Shut up!"

Ji Dantong finally couldn't take it anymore and shouted in a strong and firm voice. She would rather die fighting than endure this nauseating feeling, like standing on a trash heap surrounded by countless flies buzzing around her ears.

Celestial Punishment Daoist, who was always keeping an eye on his son, saw Ji Dantong getting angry and quickly flashed to Yun You's side, dragging him away without giving him any chance to react.

Watching Celestial Punishment Daoist swiftly dragging Yun You away, Ji Dantong suddenly felt an urge to cry. A good person indeed!

...

"Your old habits are acting up again, aren't they?!" Celestial Punishment Daoist dragged him to a secluded place and chided in a low voice, "You never learn from your mistakes, one day it'll be the death of you!"

"Dad..."

As soon as Yun You opened his mouth, he was immediately cut off by Celestial Punishment Daoist, "Don't call me Dad!"

This furious contradiction brought up all the grievances Yun You had endured during this time. Since leaving the Kunlun Sect, he had first been consecutively beaten by Xiao Tian and Melinda.

Then he gathered people to exact revenge, but halfway he was falsely accused by Saintly Sea Daoist and a group of bastards for peeping at their sect's Secret Technique.

After that, he was given a thorough beating without any chance of defending himself, then paraded around like an exhibit, enduring inhuman treatment.

Finally, he met Xiao Tian but immediately surrendered to him. Although begrudging, the strength the latter exhibited was something he might never reach in his lifetime. It was something he could tolerate, given enough reasons!

After witnessing Xiao Tian's illustrious reputation and extraordinary strength along the journey, Yun You had already given up any desire for Lin Bingxuan and Melinda, even not daring to look at them.

But now, wasn't he even allowed to chat a bit with an unfamiliar lady?!

Getting angrier the more he thought about it, Yun You chuckled, "If I can't call you Dad, should I call you bro?"

"You!"

In a fit of rage, Celestial Punishment Daoist lifted his right hand to slap Yun You but restrained himself with his extraordinary self-control, forcefully stopping the action.

Lowering his hand, Celestial Punishment Daoist said with exasperation, "You know who that lady is, yet you go and strike up a random conversation with her."

"It's because I don't know that I want to get to know her!" Yun You stubbornly retorted, sticking out his neck.

"You don't know? Fine!" Celestial Punishment Daoist laughed in angry disbelief, "She had a conversation with Xiao Tian before, and she follows us with his permission. I've said my piece; feel free to go and get to know her now!"

After hearing Celestial Punishment Daoist's words, Yun You felt a booming shock in his mind, why! Why did every slightly pretty girl have a connection to Xiao Tian?!

However, Yun You could only complain without any actual resentment; he had suffered enough on this journey. Even Thunder King Salon and Hidden Needle couldn't stand against Xiao Tian.

A mere weakling like him had no right to try to steal a woman from Xiao Tian?!

Even though Ji Dantong was just a passing acquaintance with Xiao Tian, Yun You knew that as long as a woman was acquainted with Xiao Tian, it was best to stay away and not even look—it was the safest choice!

Celestial Punishment Daoist watched as Yun You slinked away, shaking his head in frustrated disappointment. When he mentioned Xiao Tian, the shock and fear in Yun You's eyes were not hidden from him.

Am I his father, or is Xiao Tian his father?!

...

After half a day's travel, it was nearing evening, with about two hours left until reaching Sun Bo's village.

Given everyone's strength, even those far less skilled Kunlun Sect elite disciples could persist for another two hours.

Yet Xiao Tian decided to rest in place for the night, causing the Kunlun Sect disciples to have an increased fondness for him.

However, before their happiness could fully set in, Xiao Tian calmly stated, "Tonight is our chance to rest well because after tonight, we'll focus full force on the return trip, and there won't be such chances then!"

After hearing this, the Kunlun Sect elite disciples exchanged glances and then, without even eating dinner, quickly went some distance away to take out their sleeping bags, seizing every moment to rest.

Upon hearing Xiao Tian's words, Ji Dantong breathed a silent sigh of relief. If he had dawdled and rested intermittently, she might have had to stay here much longer! 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Though those with ill intentions might not wait for her that long, it's something she couldn't articulate; should even a single coincidence or chance occur, it would be a lifelong regret!

Soon, after lighting a bonfire, the Lei Tong brothers returned with a large wild boar weighing around one hundred pounds. Everyone busied themselves, and it wasn't long before they had it cleaned and set on the grill in front of Xiao Tian.

Smelling the enticing aroma of the meat, Ji Dantong couldn't help but move closer, but after taking two steps, she snapped out of it. It was more prudent to rely on herself at this moment.

Seeing Xiao Tian's gaze turn to her, with a hint of mockery in his eyes, Ji Dantong stomped her foot angrily and began her self-reliance plan.

She imitated what she saw, lighting a bonfire some distance away, carefully maintaining the fire before adding more wood, and only then did she leave the spot to look for her dinner...