Chapter 7 Wu Feng: Please don't do that, Yamero!The corner in the back row of the classroom became a tranquil haven insulated from the noise.As class time approached, footsteps in the hallway grew denser, and new students walked into the classroom in groups of two or three.These young boys and girls who had just entered Shrek's doors were at an age filled with curiosity about the opposite sex. Whenever a girl stepped into Class 9, her gaze would involuntarily be drawn to the youth in white sitting in the back row.A few bolder ones even wanted to approach the back row to find an excuse to chat, but after meeting Xiao Xiao's vigilant glare, they admitted defeat and blushingly chose seats in the front row instead.Right then, another set of footsteps echoed from the hallway outside.Two girls stepped into Class 9 side by side.The girl walking on the left was tall and slender, with supple long golden hair draped behind her head and rare golden-blue eyes.She had fair skin, delicate features, and an aura of capability and nobility in every gesture, refined by a prominent clan.Sticking closely beside her was a girl with fiery red short hair.Her aura was the complete opposite of her blonde companion; her red eyes glinted with unceasing wildness and arrogance. Her skin was snow-white, and her figure was exceptionally well-developed, far fuller than girls her age.Half of her body was almost leaning onto the blonde girl, her actions exceedingly intimate.The two were none other than Ning Tian, the Young Lord of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, and her fiercely loyal guard and childhood friend, Wu Feng.As Ning Tian entered the classroom, her golden-blue eyes habitually scanned the room. When her gaze swept across the corner of the back row, her calm eyes paused.Sitting there was a handsome youth so refined that she felt even the top jade master carvers of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect couldn't replicate his features.The youth's eyes were deep and tranquil, devoid of the impetuousness of his peers. That transcendent air caused Ning Tian's usually unruffled heart to skip a beat.Ning Tian's eyes brightened. Without a moment's hesitation, she grabbed Wu Feng—who was still looking around at female classmates—and strode down the aisle straight toward the back row of the classroom."S-Sister Tian, why are we sitting so far back?" Wu Feng stumbled as she was pulled along, her face full of confusion.Ignoring her complaints, Ning Tian pulled her down into the two empty seats directly in front of Xiao Yan.As soon as she sat down, Ning Tian turned around, naturally extending her right hand while a breeze-like warm smile formed at the corners of her lips."Hello, I'm Ning Tian. Would you like to be friends?"Ning Tian's strike of conversation was generous and poised, carrying the unique confidence of an heir from a prestigious clan.Xiao Yan withdrew his gaze from outside the window.His eyes fell upon Ning Tian's extended hand, yet he showed no emotional ripple despite her beauty and proactive approach; his Dao Heart was as steadfast as a rock.Still, having another prominent clan resource to utilize was never a bad thing.He extended his right hand, lightly shaking Ning Tian's fingers before quickly pulling back."Hello, I am Xiao Yan. This is my younger sister, Xiao Xiao." His voice was steady and clear. After introducing himself, he gestured to Xiao Xiao beside him, who was puffing out her cheeks with eyes full of guard.Hearing the words "younger sister," the smile on Ning Tian's lips deepened.She nodded politely to Xiao Xiao and was about to find another topic to chat about.But an inappropriate voice interrupted from the side."Hmph, pretty boy."Wu Feng leaned back against her seat with her arms crossed over her chest.Her red eyes scanned Xiao Yan up and down, making no attempt to hide her hostility.In Wu Feng's subconscious, Ning Tian belonged to her alone. Any male who tried to get close or attract Ning Tian's attention was an unforgivable enemy.This overly handsome guy before her had not only prompted Sister Tian to approach him proactively, but even made her smile so happily—this directly detonated the jealousy in Wu Feng's heart.The air instantly turned silent.The smile on Ning Tian's face vanished, replaced by traces of anger in her golden-blue eyes.She whipped her head around, her voice taking a strict tone."Little Feng, apologize right now."Wu Feng bit her lip and stubbornly turned her head away, showing no intention of apologizing, and even glared at Xiao Yan.Xiao Yan leaned back in his chair, his calm, deep gaze falling upon Wu Feng's defiant face.He was not angry.To a Dragon, an ant barking at it wouldn't induce anger—only annoyance at the noise.However, he was an exceptionally efficient person. If a reckless nuisance like this wasn't dealt with once and for all, she would surely keep buzzing around like a fly in the future.Since this fly had thrust her face forward, he would plant a seed in her Spiritual Sea of Consciousness so she would never dare act out again.Xiao Yan lowered his eyelids.Within that single breath, deep inside his bottomless black pupils, the intricate Fuxi Bagua Array Diagram rotated rapidly.The "Li" Trigram, representing illusion and delusion, lit up.Immediately following that, a formless and invisible string melody directly crossed space, silently sinking into Wu Feng's Spiritual Sea.In reality, time only froze for a brief instant, but in Wu Feng's conscious World, it was stretched out infinitely.Wu Feng felt the scene before her distort as the Class 9 classroom and surrounding classmates completely vanished.She found herself standing on the shore of Sea God Lake, unable to move her body or even make a sound.Terrified, she rolled her eyes around and then witnessed a sight that chilled her to the core.Ning Tian, dressed in a tailored long dress, was leaning coyly in the arms of that youth named Xiao Yan.Xiao Yan gently brushed away the messy hair on Ning Tian's forehead. The two smiled at each other, their eyes brimming with deep, tender affection."No! Sister Tian! Look at me!" Wu Feng roared frantically in her mind, but no sound reached the outside World.The scene before her began to fast-forward rapidly.Red petals drifted down through the sky.This was the wedding venue of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.Adorned in a phoenix coronet and bridal robes, Ning Tian was breathtakingly beautiful. Holding Xiao Yan's hand, she bowed to Heaven and Earth under the witness of the Sect elders.As for Wu Feng herself, she was forced to stand in the corner like an invisible ghost, helplessly watching the person she loved most fall into someone else's arms.Her heart was ripped apart, the suffocating agony far worse than death by a thousand cuts.The scene shifted once more.Outside the bridal chamber where red candles flickered, Wu Feng's perspective was forcefully fixed before the window frame.The intimate signals conveyed from those scenes were like poisoned daggers stabbing viciously into Wu Feng's heart, twisting relentlessly inside.She tried frantically to close her eyes and cover her ears, but her body was completely out of her control.She was forced to listen, forced to visualize in her mind the very scenes that drove her insane.She lost track of time; it felt like a night, yet also like several long months.The scene jumped to outside a delivery room.Accompanied by the crisp cry of an infant, the delivery room door opened.Xiao Yan walked over to the bed, holding a baby girl swaddled in blankets.Ning Tian leaned against the headboard, pale yet overflowing with happiness."Yan, what should we name our child?" Ning Tian's voice radiated maternal warmth.Xiao Yan looked down at the baby girl in his arms, a gentle smile curling at his lips as he softly spoke a few words."Let's call her... Xiao Feng."*Boom!*Those final two words became the straw that broke the camel's back.Seeing the name she treasured so deeply placed onto an infant who embodied her tragedy and humiliation, Wu Feng's mental line of defense shattered completely."Yamero!"An agonizingly shrill scream detonated deep within Wu Feng's consciousness, her entire Soul trembling amidst ultimate terror and despair.The illusion shattered instantly.In the real World, only two seconds had passed.Wu Feng shot up from her chair, gasping heavily for air.The back of her school uniform was drenched in cold sweat, her face as pale as paper.Bloodshot eyes widened with violently contracting pupils; she couldn't stop trembling, looking as if she had just been dragged out of water.Turning her head, she saw Ning Tian frowning, anger showing on her face because Wu Feng hadn't apologized.Turning the other way, her gaze met Xiao Yan's black eyes—unruffled like an ancient well, yet containing boundless, subtle depth.That gaze was identical to the abyss hidden beneath that tranquil exterior!"Wah—!"Wu Feng's psychological defense completely collapsed. She lunged forward to hug Ning Tian, burying her face in Ning Tian's shoulder and bawling at the top of her lungs with total disregard for decorum.Ning Tian was completely baffled by this sudden turn of events.Defiant and refusing to yield just a second ago, how was she crying like a child who had suffered immense grievance the next second?In flustered haste, she patted Wu Feng's back, turning to look at Xiao Yan with a face full of embarrassment."Classmate Xiao Yan, I'm truly sorry. Little Feng isn't usually like this. Perhaps she's been too exhausted from cultivation recently, so her mental state is a bit off." Ning Tian explained apologetically, and out of a desire to build good relations, she added smoothly,"We were in the wrong today. If you ever need help with anything in the academy in the future, feel free to come find me anytime."To normal ears, these words were an extremely friendly pleasantry.But to Wu Feng, who had just suffered through a full beating in the illusion of "marriage and childbirth," it sounded like nothing short of a deadly curse.Come find her anytime? Wasn't this the exact beginning of them developing feelings for each other and meeting frequently in the illusion?! Was that nightmare about to replay in reality?!Extreme fear endowed Wu Feng with astonishing initiative.She abruptly released Ning Tian and sprang up from her seat.Standing bolt upright facing Xiao Yan, she pinned her arms tightly to her sides and bent deeply at the waist, delivering a textbook ninety-degree bow to Xiao Yan."I'm sorry!" Wu Feng's voice cracked sharply from terror.Even after bowing, she still felt it wasn't enough.Looking at Xiao Yan's frighteningly handsome face, she raised her right hand.*Slap!*A crisp, loud sound of a slap resounded in the back row of the classroom.Wu Feng slapped herself mercilessly, and a bright red mark immediately bloomed on her once snow-white cheek.Having delivered the slap, she seemed to exhaust all her remaining strength. She turned and threw herself back into Ning Tian's arms, hugging Ning Tian's neck tightly and sobbing even more heart-wrenchingly than before, smearing tears and snot all over Ning Tian's shoulder.The entire back row fell dead silent. A few students nearby stared over as if looking at a monster.Ning Tian held her hands up in the air, frozen completely in her seat.She looked at Wu Feng, who was crying so hard she was practically hyperventilating and unable to speak, and then at the composed Xiao Yan across from her, completely at a loss as to which side she should appease first.Xiao Xiao blinked her big eyes as she watched this sudden farce.She leaned into Xiao Yan's ear and whispered, "Brother, is something wrong with that red-haired girl's head?"Xiao Yan turned a page of his book, his finger lightly tapping the desk."Perhaps. But now, she should have learned her lesson."
