Chapter 16 - The Princess's Vengeance

Long Chen was pondering on how to gradually unearth the mastermind behind the scenes when suddenly a giant net fell from the sky. Before Long Chen could react, he was instantly trapped. The net was designed with great ingenuity. As soon as it enveloped Long Chen, it immediately tightened swiftly, binding him firmly. Just as Long Chen was about to exert force to struggle, his body suddenly felt light, and he was lifted into the air. Only then did he realize, to his horror, that there was a giant hawk above him. The hawk was not a magical beast but a wild beast. However, due to its massive size and gentle temperament, many powerful individuals liked to use them as mounts. Obviously, this hawk was a mount, but it was too late for Long Chen to regret it. Carelessly, he had fallen into the trap. Now, the hawk had flown a hundred meters high into the sky. Looking at the ground below, Long Chen's face turned pale with fright, not daring to move. He hoped that the quality of the net was sturdy enough because if it broke, even if Long Chen had ten lives, he would lose them all from falling from such a height. Even if Long Chen had immense abilities, falling down would still result in him being flattened like a pancake, and the area would be even larger than when he had previously dealt with Zhou Yaoyang. "Hmph, audacious servant, how dare you bully my brother," At that moment, a crisp and delicate rebuke came from the back of the hawk. The voice was very pleasant, but the anger contained within made Long Chen secretly feel that things were not looking good. Long Chen held onto the net tightly but couldn't see the person on the hawk's back. He simply remained silent, fearing that he might provoke the girl. If she let go, he would be doomed. A wise man knows when to retreat. Long Chen kept his mouth shut, making it seem like he was afraid. The girl on the hawk's back, seeing Long Chen not speaking, also remained silent. Suddenly, she spotted a large mountain and urged the mount to fly over. That mountain was none other than Luoxia Mountain, which Long Chen had visited before. However, this time it was completely different from when Meng Qi had brought him here. Last time, he was on an eagle's back, but this time he was being carried, and the landing was different too. The last time, it was a stable landing. This time, the treatment wasn't as good. From a dozen meters above the ground, Long Chen was released to fall freely. "Bang!" With a loud crash, even though Long Chen was prepared and used Qi to protect himself, being thrown from such a height left him dizzy and seeing stars. "Hmph, audacious servant, if I don't teach you a lesson today, you won't know how to respect your master," the voice came, and flames of anger rose in Long Chen's eyes. Now that he was on the ground, if he didn't beat her nose straight, she wouldn't know how to respect her Dragon Lord. Long Chen's eyes burned with two flames, and he abruptly turned around. However, as soon as he did, half of the raging fire in his eyes was extinguished. Though he knew the other party was a girl, he couldn't help but be a bit dazed when he saw her. The girl appeared to be seventeen or eighteen years old, with a tall and slender figure, a voluptuous chest, and a slim waist. She wore a white long robe with a jade belt around her waist, accentuating the fullness of her chest. What surprised Long Chen the most was that the girl's eyebrows were like willow leaves, her eyes like peach blossoms, her nose was dainty and upturned, and her small lips had a hint of anger, yet she exuded a unique beauty. "Audacious servant, where are you looking?" the girl said angrily, seeing Long Chen staring at her without blinking. The anger that had disappeared was reignited by her calling him a servant again. Long Chen sneered, "Young lady, are you out of your mind, or have you taken too much medicine? What nonsense are you talking about? Why have you brought me here? Could it be that you've taken a fancy to me, coveting my beauty and plotting something improper?" Long Chen spoke with a look of shock and regret, enraging the young girl, whose face turned crimson. "You shameless scoundrel, you bullied my brother, and I'm here to stand up for him today. With your looks, even if I were blind, I wouldn't fancy you," the girl retorted angrily. "Your brother?" Long Chen was puzzled. "Hmph, my brother is the seventh prince, Chu Feng. You embarrassed him today, and I'm here to avenge him." The girl was none other than Chu Feng's sister, Chu Yao, the third princess of the empire. The Fengming Emperor had seven sons and three daughters, with Chu Yao and Chu Feng being the youngest. Today, Chu Yao suddenly saw Chu Feng returning in a daze and found it strange. She asked him what had happened, but Chu Feng was so scared that he refused to say anything. Chu Yao found out through other means that Chu Feng had been invited out by the heir of the Marquis of the Wilderness, and soon she learned the ins and outs of the matter. Knowing that her brother had been frightened, Chu Yao was furious and wanted to cause trouble for Long Chen. However, being a princess, she couldn't act too openly, so she secretly waited on Long Chen's way home. As a result, Long Chen, who was lost in thought, never expected someone to openly ambush him within the Imperial Capital, and he fell into the trap unwittingly. "It seems I didn't do anything to your brother," Long Chen said, frowning. "Audacious servant, scaring my brother is a capital crime. Don't you understand the hierarchy?" Chu Yao said coldly. Being repeatedly called a servant, Long Chen's anger flared up, and he cursed, "You idiot woman, don't think that I won't deal with you just because you're a woman. Don't push me, or I'll even hit myself when I'm angry." "You... you... you scoundrel," Chu Yao was so furious that her pretty face turned icy. No one in her life had dared to scold her like this. Reaching out her jade hand, she launched an attack at Long Chen, surprising him with her strength at the ninth level of Qi Gathering. With a palm strike, a scorching breath erupted as if flames were attached to her hand, clearly a mid-grade human-level combat skill. Long Chen immediately saw the peculiarity of the strike. Although he wasn't afraid, he didn't want to clash with her using brute force. "Whoosh" Just as the jade hand was about to touch Long Chen's body, he slid backward, gently guiding her palm to strike the air. Chu Yao's full-force palm was easily deflected by Long Chen, her strength felt as if it hit cotton, making her feel terribly frustrated. "Scoundrel, how dare you dodge," Chu Yao shouted angrily, stepping lightly on the ground, her body moving like a butterfly among flowers, launching another palm strike. Long Chen was almost amused by Chu Yao's words. How could such a beautiful woman say such crude things? Though Long Chen was also angry, he couldn't bring himself to be harsh with a beauty. If it were Zhou Yaoyang, he would have kicked and punched him long ago. After dodging several moves, Long Chen noticed that although Chu Yao's cultivation was high, her foundation was extremely unstable. Her actual cultivation level might not even match an average fifth level of Qi Gathering. Her moves were exquisite but too rigid. What almost made Long Chen burst into laughter was that Chu Yao's moves followed a routine. No matter if Long Chen dodged or blocked, she repeated the same set of actions, never changing her moves, almost making Long Chen laugh out loud. "Scoundrel, what are you laughing at," Chu Yao stomped her foot in anger, unable to defeat Long Chen for a long time. Seeing Long Chen struggling to hold back his laughter, she was furious: "You country bumpkin who doesn't even know the routine, dare to fight me according to the routine." Long Chen couldn't hold back anymore and laughed heartily, his previous anger dissipating. It was his first time encountering such an interesting woman. His laughter only made Chu Yao's face turn ashen with anger as she considered Long Chen's behavior the ultimate mockery. "Bastard," Chu Yao shouted angrily, suddenly disregarding the routine and charging at Long Chen like someone who couldn't fight. This caught Long Chen completely off guard. He had never seen such a fighting style before, so he hurriedly reached out to push Chu Yao away. Unexpectedly, at this moment, Chu Yao seemed crazy, ignoring Long Chen's hands and continuing to charge at him. Thus, Long Chen's large hands pressed tightly against Chu Yao's chest. The soft touch, an unprecedented feeling, made Long Chen's eyes widen in shock. Chu Yao suddenly felt a pair of large hands covering her peaks, as if struck by lightning, her whole body stiffened, her eyes filled with disbelief. "Misunderstanding, it's definitely a misunderstanding," Long Chen quickly explained, but in his nervousness, he completely forgot to withdraw his hands before speaking. "Scoundrel, I'll fight you to the end," Chu Yao suddenly grabbed Long Chen's arm, opened her mouth, and bit down hard on Long Chen's arm. "Hey, hey, stop, no, I mean let go, ouch," Long Chen's arm was in severe pain. Chu Yao bit down hard on Long Chen's arm and refused to let go. Long Chen shook his arm a few times, but it only hurt more. In a fit of rage, Long Chen also became anxious. Without thinking, he slapped Chu Yao's perky butt three times in a row, this time with considerable force. Chu Yao whimpered, tears streaming down her face, partly from the pain and partly from feeling wronged, but she still didn't let go. However, what surprised Chu Yao was that after Long Chen hit her three times, he stopped moving, allowing her to bite as hard as she wanted. After a while, perhaps her mouth was sore from biting, or maybe she was tired, Chu Yao slowly released her lips. Long Chen's arm was now a bloody mess, his sleeve soaked in blood. Long Chen sighed and said, "Have you vented enough?" Chu Yao looked at Long Chen. Seeing no anger on his face but rather a faint sense of loneliness, for some reason, her heart trembled slightly. "Why did you stop hitting?" She didn't know why she asked this, but Chu Yao regretted it as soon as she said it, her face turning bright red. "I'm not good at hitting women," Long Chen replied irritably. After saying this, he tore his sleeve, revealing the arm that had almost lost a chunk of flesh. He tore a piece of cloth to bandage it. Long Chen's words made Chu Yao blush, and her original anger inexplicably vanished. Seeing Long Chen struggling to bandage his arm with one hand, she surprisingly extended her jade hand, took the cloth strip from Long Chen, and said softly: "Let me help you bandage it."