“Hey, what are you doing?!
That was my only set of clothes!”
Feng Hao shot up out of the water, his face flushed with anger.
“You pervert!
I’m going to kill you!”
Hearing the splash, the leather-clad girl knew what had happened.
Her pretty face was a mix of shame and fury.
She stomped her foot on the spot, not daring to turn around.
“Kill me?”
Feng Hao was furious now.
What had he done wrong?
She was the one who had barged in!
She had slashed his clothes, and now she was talking about killing him?
“Do you have any sense?
You’re impossible, you spoiled brat!”
“Spoiled brat?”
The girl’s body trembled.
Her eyes, originally filled with shame, now blazed with murderous intent.
“How dare you call me a spoiled brat?!”
She spun around.
*Crackle!…*
Silver bolts of lightning flickered around her body, making the air nearby pop and hiss.
This girl, who didn’t look much older than him, was clearly a Martial Master or above — and a rare lightning-element martial artist at that.
*Zap!*
Lightning shot toward him.
Feng Hao’s soul nearly fled in terror.
He dove underwater.
The lightning struck the surface, sending spray flying.
The electricity that conducted into the water jolted his entire body.
His muscles went numb.
He quickly activated the Divine Farmer’s Canon, spreading its medicinal effects through his body to maintain his mobility.
“How is this possible?”
The leather-clad girl didn’t look much older than him, yet she was already a Martial Master.
It took him a moment to process.
“Do you think hiding in the water will save you?”
The girl swung her longsword.
Small silver arcs of lightning shot from the blade tip toward where Feng Hao had submerged.
With no other choice, Feng Hao dove deeper to escape the numbing effect.
“You turtle!
Come out here!”
The girl kept swinging her sword.
After half an hour, she showed no sign of stopping.
The amount of martial essence she possessed was astonishing.
*Whoosh…
whoosh…*
Finally, she stopped, panting heavily.
Sweat dripped down her lovely face.
*Splash!*
A figure burst out of the water. The source of this chapter is novelping.com.
A hand shot out, grabbed a bearskin, and quickly wrapped it around his waist.
“You actually dared to come up, you pervert!”
The girl gritted her teeth.
Her eyes practically blazed with fire as she stared at Feng Hao.
“Why wouldn’t I dare?”
Feng Hao rolled his eyes.
He had been electrocuted badly enough underwater.
Without the Divine Farmer’s Canon, he would never have lasted this long.
“Are you crazy?
I was here first!
You’re the one who barged in!
I haven’t called you a pervert yet!
Pervert!
Hmph!”
“Pervert?”
The girl’s jaw dropped.
Her body shook — she was clearly furious.
“I’m going to kill you!”
She stumbled toward him, sword in hand.
“Kill me?
You don’t have the strength right now.”
Feng Hao’s face turned cold.
Even if this girl was pretty, he had no goodwill toward someone who kept talking about killing him.
“I don’t have the strength?”
The girl’s lips curled.
She turned her hand over, and a crystalline martial crystal appeared in her palm.
“A martial crystal?!”
Feng Hao’s eyes nearly popped out.
“At least you have some knowledge.”
The girl’s face showed arrogance at his shock.
“You dared to offend me, you pervert.
Today, I’m going to show you what happens!”
“Not good!”
Watching her begin to refine the martial crystal, Feng Hao’s heart seized.
Without thinking, he charged at her.
*Swish!*
Pushing off his heel, he sprinted forward, reaching out to grab the hand holding the crystal.
The girl hadn’t expected him to be so fast.
Caught off guard, her hand was caught.
“Die, you pervert!
How dare you take advantage of me!”
Having refined some energy from the martial crystal, she had recovered some martial essence.
Her other hand, crackling with silver lightning, thrust toward Feng Hao’s chest.
*Crackle!*
The numbing sensation froze his body.
The medicinal effect kicked in quickly, and he regained control.
He lunged forward, ramming his head into the girl.
“AHHH!”
*Splash!*
With a scream and a splash, both of them fell into the water.
This was clearly the first time the girl had been this close to a stranger.
She lost all composure.
Stumbling, she fell into the water together with Feng Hao.
Feng Hao grabbed the martial crystal from her hand and firmly pinned both her wrists, giving her no chance to pull out another.
*Crackle!*
Electricity surged through him several times in succession.
His body convulsed.
Ignoring the numbing pain, he desperately channeled the medicinal effects to sustain himself.
His hands refused to let go.
“Let me go, you brute!”
The girl twisted and struggled, but Feng Hao’s grip was like iron.
“Do you know who I am?
How dare you treat me like this?!”
“You’re infuriating!”
“Hmph!”
No matter how she threatened, Feng Hao only responded with a cold snort.
If he let go, there would be no good outcome.
Water splashed everywhere in the pool.
The two figures thrashed about, theirposture incredibly intimate.
They were in constant, close contact.
“You little bitch!
So this is where you’ve been hiding!”
A gruff voice rang out, followed by footsteps.
Five or six mercenaries in matching attire appeared at the pool’s edge.
They looked at the girl in the water with lecherous eyes.
“Oh no.
Not them again.”
The girl stiffened.
Her brows furrowed.
“Kid, let me go.
Now!”
“No chance.”
Feng Hao remained cold, but his eyes were fixed on the mercenaries’ movements.
From the looks of it, these mercenaries were all at Martial Master level or above.
“Heh heh.
Let’s see where you run this time.”
The pockmarked brute in the middle leered at the girl, looking pleased.
“Third, Fourth — kill the boy and bring the girl up.”
Two men stepped toward the pool.
“Let go of me.
Now!”
Seeing the men approaching, the girl grew frantic.
“Kill me?”
Watching the menacing mercenaries close in, Feng Hao’s heart tightened.
He released the girl.
[END OF CHAPTER 24]