Chapter 1197: Just Asking for Trouble

The monkey, with gleaming eyes and golden fur, was staring at Jin Lin, somewhat lost in thought. He was imagining Cao De subduing her and forcing her to become his mount. For a moment, his mind wandered, and the expression on his face was… quite suggestive.

Jin Lin's face immediately turned cold. The Six-Eared Macaque was staring blankly at her, smiling in such a strange way—it was utterly… lewd!

"Mitian, do you want to die?!" Jin Lin snapped.

The Six-Eared Macaque snapped back to reality, seeing Jin Lin glaring at him, her eyes spitting fire and seething with anger. What was going on?

Chu Feng, with good intentions, picked up a piece of his robe sleeve and wiped the corners of his mouth, saying, "Watch your image, you're drooling!"

The monkey was confused, wondering where the drool was coming from. Why was this "Hot-Tempered Bro" acting this way? Then he understood: Chu Feng was trying to frame him.

"Cao... De!" His face flushed scarlet with anger. Damn Cao De, he was adding insult to injury and ruining his reputation.

"I was just lost in thought!" he corrected.

Chu Feng nodded, saying, "We understand. It's perfectly normal to admire beautiful young women if you appreciate beauty!"

"Get lost!" the monkey retorted, enraged and embarrassed.

Meanwhile, Chu Feng was preparing to make his move. He intended to seize this opportunity to strike the woman with his mace. He was seething with indignation that she dared to force him to make a humble apology to the weasel demon and Hong Sheng. While provoking the monkey to distract everyone, he simultaneously communicated quickly and secretly with the monkey and Peng Wanli, telling them it was time to act!

"Cao De, your parents truly considered what you lacked when they gave you that name—you're utterly despicable!" the monkey gritted his teeth. Even if it was to intentionally distract everyone, he shouldn't be made to take the blame like this. If this spread among the aristocratic families, he would be utterly humiliated.

"Ready..." Chu Feng was about to shout "Attack." He planned to first smash Jin Lin's head with his mace and then strike the weasel demon with another blow.

However, just then, an urgent telepathic message came from Mi Qing in secret: "Don't attack, there's an ambush!"

Mi Qing had arrived but hadn't revealed herself. She had invited Chi Lingkong, the prodigy of the Red-Scaled Crane clan, who was hiding in the distance and had spotted a dangerous situation.

Chu Feng and the monkey were instantly startled. Was there a trap here?

At this moment, Peng Wanli and Xiao Yao's hearts sank, and their bodies went cold. They had been plotting against a half-saint, aiming to defeat them, but did others also want them dead?

"Don't attack!" the monkey secretly warned Chu Feng.

"Strike first to gain the upper hand, strike later to suffer. Just you watch, when I bring this mace down, I guarantee this mutated Qilin woman's face will be a bloody mess, truly a spectacle of blood!" Chu Feng fiercely told him he couldn't wait any longer. This young mistress was too overbearing, and it made him uncomfortable.

"Wait a minute!" the monkey quickly informed him of the rules here. High-level cultivators are forbidden from actively attacking lower-realm cultivators; otherwise, they will be severely punished. This rule exists to prevent deities, saints, and similar powerful beings from deliberately harassing weaker cultivators. If left unchecked, and enmity existed between clans, wouldn't powerful cultivators be able to retaliate freely and kill the weak? Therefore, a rule was established here strictly forbidding high-level cultivators from bullying the weak. Violators would face severe punishment, even direct execution! However, if a lower-realm cultivator courts death by actively attacking, they are no longer protected, and powerful cultivators may strike directly.

Chu Feng's face fell. He secretly asked, "Are you saying this woman is fishing for a reaction, intentionally provoking me to attack her, so she can then kill me?"

"That's likely it!" the monkey replied gravely.

Peng Wanli and Xiao Yao also made this judgment. Who didn't know about Cao De's "straightforwardness"? He was truly quick to anger and tolerated no slight. Hadn't he crippled both Hong Sheng and his brother several times already?

The monkey said, "Those people think that 'Hot-Tempered Bro' will act with just a little provocation. They're just waiting for you to make a mistake, and then crippling or killing you won't be a problem."

After hearing this, Chu Feng's face darkened. "Who's 'Hot-Tempered Bro'?" he said. "You're all older than me. And that woman, with her ample chest, acting like an arrogant young lady—so it was intentional? This means she's quite calculating, even more detestable than I initially thought?"

The monkey said, "Exactly. This woman is no pushover at all. Why do you think she's talking to you here for no reason? If she had the choice to kill you, she wouldn't say a word and would have gotten rid of you long ago!"

Chu Feng's eyes gleamed with a deep light. He felt that the direct descendants of famous powerful clans he had encountered were all difficult to deal with, and even the monkey was no angel. If he wasn't careful, he would suffer a loss. Their secret conversation was conducted telepathically and finished in an instant, so it didn't arouse any suspicion from Jin Lin and the others.

At this moment, Jin Lin was still despising the Six-Eared Macaque. "You lewd, rotten monkey," she said, "we'll settle this later!"

Mitian's face turned green. He had been inexplicably given this label, and he was thoroughly displeased.

At this moment, Chu Feng looked at Jin Lin, feeling uncomfortable. This woman had an excellent figure, with undulating curves and extraordinary beauty, but she had come with murderous intent. He felt it was necessary to subdue her as a mount and teach her a lesson. With one mace strike, he would hit her regardless of whether she was a mutated Qilin or not.

Jin Lin rebuked him, saying, "Your eyes are so shifty; you're clearly not a good person!"

As for the woman transformed from the weasel demon, she chimed in with no kind words, helping Jin Lin ridicule Chu Feng and the monkey. This was intentional provocation, designed to make Cao De, the "Hot-Tempered Bro," make a move.

"Jin Lin... is not merely a creature of the pond; once she encounters wind and clouds, she transforms into a dragon," Chu Feng chanted. "It seems you're destined to break free from the pond sooner or later. Why not just call yourself Jin Hualong?"

"How dare you speak like that?"

"Cao De, you should know that if you don't court death, you won't die!"

Beside them, Jin Lin's two close friends spoke up. As for Jin Lin herself, her eyes glinted with cold light. This Cao De actually dared to mock her. At the same time, she was somewhat surprised. Wasn't he supposed to be a hothead who would explode with just a little spark? Why hadn't he flown into a rage yet?

"Do you want to die?!" Jin Lin said directly and coldly, no longer concealing her intentions as she pressured Chu Feng.

If only they were present, Chu Feng would have already swung his mace, aiming to strike her first. However, now that he knew there were half-saints in the shadows, he didn't want to play by their rules.

Chu Feng said, "Even if I wanted to die, no one could take me." This arrogant statement made the expressions of the women present turn cold. He continued, "You certainly can't subdue me. If it were just the two of us fighting, I should be able to subdue you."

This statement was both arrogant and suggestive, making the four women's faces turn very ugly as murderous intent surged from them.

"Then try it," the woman transformed from the weasel demon said. "If you can harm even a single strand of my young lady's hair, we'll admit defeat!"

Chu Feng glanced at her, feigning disdain. "Stay out of this," he said. "When I'm talking to your young lady, it's not your place to speak."

The "Hot-Tempered Bro's" refusal to strike first made Jin Lin and the others grit their teeth. If they were to teach him a lesson, whether by crippling or incapacitating him, they would be severely punished.

"Oh, right, you're not my match. Go call that Kunlong here!" Chu Feng provoked her in turn, but still showed no intention of attacking.

"Kunlong Ge is not someone you can just mention!" Jin Lin rebuked with an ugly expression. "You're not worthy to be compared with him; the difference is like heaven and earth. Don't flatter yourself!"

Chu Feng was very surprised and asked the monkey how strong this Kunlong truly was. Mitian informed him that Kunlong was actually a dragon who had grown up in a Kun's nest and was revered as Brother Dragon. He was known as the 'First Blade among Saints.' As soon as he acted, his saber energy was overwhelming, sweeping away all obstacles, and no one at his level was his opponent.

"'First Blade,' my ass!" Chu Feng scoffed. "I'll deal with him later!"

"Cao De, don't just speak wildly. This Kunlong always has his saber with him, even eating and sleeping with it. He has long since comprehended the essence of the saber path."

Chu Feng said, "Forget it, let's not talk about him for now. There'll be a fight sooner or later. When that time comes, I'll make sure he can't even hold his saber steady!"

At this moment, some people silently approached from not far away. There were eight in total, and all of them were half-saints! The people hiding in the shadows, ready to strike Chu Feng with lethal force, had all come out. They had realized that the "Hot-Tempered Bro" was acting unusually today, having cultivated his patience, and was not cooperating at all, refusing to strike.

"Jin Lin, what do you mean by this?" the monkey said angrily. "You've brought a group of half-saints. Were you deliberately provoking us just now, trying to ambush all of us?"

He feigned ignorance, making such a pointed remark. At the same time, his heart truly sank. They had originally planned to ambush Jin Lin, but instead, they had nearly fallen into her trap. This was not good news; it was very bad. Could it be that the other party had seen through their plan?

Jin Lin said, "I can't be bothered with you. I'm only here for this Cao De!"

Seeing that she didn't seem to be lying, the monkey breathed a slight sigh of relief. Otherwise, if the other party was prepared and had gathered a group of half-saints, his and Cao De's ambush plan would be grounded and difficult to execute.

"You're lucky today, exercising such self-restraint!" Jin Lin, tall and graceful, walked over, stopping about a foot away from Chu Feng. A divine halo enveloped her, and her golden hair swayed. She extended a hand as white as jade and poked Chu Feng's chest, saying, "You better watch yourself!"

Her skin was as fair as jade. Although her beauty was outstanding and dazzling, her eyes held a chilling murderous intent. Nearby, many people had arrived and were quietly watching this scene. Everyone in the Golden Body camp was very nervous. This was a group of half-saints, showing up at their doorstep. At the same time, after they learned Jin Lin's identity and saw her attitude, they all felt that Cao De was in big trouble and would be in danger for his life in the future.

Chu Feng felt uncomfortable. This woman was still provoking him before leaving, repeatedly poking his chest at such close range, which made his eyes burn with fury. Then, everyone around was stunned, almost petrified. People wanted to say that the "Hot-Tempered Bro" was losing his temper again—what was he doing?!

Chu Feng reached out and also poked her snow-white, delicate skin, saying, "You better watch yourself too!" He acted too quickly. Jin Lin had not expected such a move at all; she was completely stunned. Her body tensed, and she broke out in goosebumps.