Murong Qiuyue, as she smiled, realized what she had lost.
It seemed that Yang Feilong had previously agreed to be her boyfriend, so why did it suddenly turn into a fake relationship from the start?
Her feelings for Yang Feilong were actually very complicated. Did she like Yang Feilong? Naturally, she did. Otherwise, she, who had always been reserved, wouldn't have said those words even if she was impulsive. But she hadn't reached the point of "I will only marry you."
Murong Qiuyue bit her lip and looked at Yang Feilong, asking, "Why were you so resistant when I asked you to pretend to be my boyfriend before?"
"Because I had a few girlfriends, and at first, it was just pretending to be boyfriends. While pretending, it became real!" Yang Feilong looked deeply at Murong Qiuyue.
Murong Qiuyue: "..."
She was utterly confused!
Seeing Murong Qiuyue's dazed look, Yang Feilong found it somewhat amusing, "So, do you understand now?"
"I understand, you despise me!" Murong Qiuyue gritted her teeth.
"..." Yang Feilong was also bewildered. Was that what he meant?
"Hmph." Murong Qiuyue snorted charmingly and didn't dwell on the matter further, as she herself hadn't sorted out her feelings for Yang Feilong.
"Since you've agreed, you'd better behave well then!" Murong Qiuyue said.
"Behave well? How should I behave?" Yang Feilong shrugged and asked.
"Just drive away the annoying flies!" Murong Qiuyue said calmly. "It's very easy."
"Very easy?" Yang Feilong blinked his eyes. "You're not tricking me?"
"Why would I trick you! At worst, you'll just get beaten up a bit," Murong Qiuyue said with a relaxed expression.
"Get beaten up a bit?" Yang Feilong's forehead creased, and he asked suspiciously, "Not a lot?"
"How many times you get beaten up depends on how good-tempered you are!" Murong Qiuyue giggled.
"Hmm?" Yang Feilong raised an eyebrow.
"Someone will definitely cause trouble for you then. If you have a good temper and endure it, they won't attack you, especially since this banquet is being held at my place," Murong Qiuyue chuckled.
"Do I look like a good-tempered person?" Yang Feilong was speechless.
"No!" Murong Qiuyue shook her head and paused, "Of course, I'll put in a good word for you."
"Better not," Yang Feilong waved his hands upon hearing this.
"Huh?" Murong Qiuyue was puzzled.
"The more you speak up for me, the more it will make me the target of public anger!" Yang Feilong explained helplessly.
"Why?" Murong Qiuyue looked at Yang Feilong with confusion.
"Because people are already envious that I've 'gotten' you. If you help me speak, won't they be even more envious and jealous? In such a situation, those who wouldn't have acted will definitely find trouble with me!" Yang Feilong explained in exasperation.
Hearing Yang Feilong's explanation, Murong Qiuyue understood the meaning behind his words. Finally, she shyly said, "I haven't been 'gotten' by you yet."
Yang Feilong's forehead creased, and he felt utterly exasperated with Murong Qiuyue. She really knew how to pick her words!
Was that the main point of what he was saying?
"Ahem, let's go appreciate the flowers then!" Yang Feilong didn't want to discuss this matter of getting beaten up or not with Murong Qiuyue. He would just keep a low profile then, and ignore any cold stares or provocations.
"Are the flowers as beautiful as I am?" Murong Qiuyue pouted and asked.
"..." Yang Feilong paused his breathing and said righteously, "You are more beautiful than the flowers!"
"You know how to speak," Murong Qiuyue praised Yang Feilong proudly.
Yang Feilong rubbed his nose. Murong Qiuyue seemed much livelier than when he first met her. Come to think of it, when they first met, she wasn't her usual self. The current her, well, was authentic.
"By the way, everyone attending is young, no older than thirty! Although no one is over thirty, there's one person you need to pay attention to," Murong Qiuyue said.
"Who?" Yang Feilong asked.
"The prodigy from the Lu family, Lu Yao. He's twenty-eight years old, at the sixth level of the Foundation Establishment realm, and is on the Dragon Phoenix Ranking," Murong Qiuyue said.
"Sixth level of Foundation Establishment, someone on the Dragon Phoenix Ranking?" Yang Feilong stroked his chin. "He seems to be quite a figure!"
"The Dragon Phoenix Ranking is the most populous list in the Spirit Realm. Although it's ranked by potential, generally, the ages of those on the list are not too different. Those with higher strength usually have a higher ranking. Lu Yao is ranked 985th on the Dragon Phoenix Ranking," Murong Qiuyue said.
"Isn't that rank almost at the bottom?" Yang Feilong coughed and said.
"It is at the bottom, but in our Yong'an City, he's one of only two cultivators on the Dragon Phoenix Ranking! Moreover, being on the Dragon Phoenix Ranking is an honor in itself!" Murong Qiuyue gave Yang Feilong a disgruntled look for his disdain towards the Dragon Phoenix Ranking.
"That's true!" Yang Feilong nodded.
His master had told him about the six heavenly secrets rankings in the Spirit Realm: Heaven, Earth, Mysterious, Yellow, Human, and the Dragon Phoenix Ranking. The first five were ranked by strength within each major realm, not always perfectly accurate, but to a certain extent, quite reliable. The Dragon Phoenix Ranking was ranked by potential, of course, taking into account age, physique, strength, and other comprehensive factors. The Dragon Phoenix Ranking had the largest number of people; anyone under forty had a chance to make it onto the list. The total number of people remained unchanged, at one thousand and one, signifying one in a thousand!
A rank of 985 meant he was almost at the tail end, with only sixteen people behind him.
Of course, with the vast number of cultivators in the Spirit Realm, there were probably eight million, if not ten million, cultivators at the Innate or Foundation Establishment stage who met the age requirement. Selecting one thousand and one from so many people could indeed be called one in a thousand.
"By the way, isn't the other person on the Dragon Phoenix Ranking coming?" Yang Feilong asked.
"The other prodigy on the Dragon Phoenix Ranking is my brother!" Murong Qiuyue said proudly. "My brother is in the top hundred on the Dragon Phoenix Ranking! In the latest issue, he's ranked sixty-second!"
"Tsk tsk, amazing. Where is your brother? Why isn't he coming back?" Yang Feilong was suddenly surprised and curious.
"My brother, afraid that I would arrange his engagement, went off to wander the jianghu!" Murong Qiuyue said helplessly. "He hasn't been back for several years!"
"Alright, your brother sounds like a man of character," Yang Feilong clicked his tongue.
"Hmm? That's my brother!" Murong Qiuyue pouted and corrected him.
"Alright, your brother," Yang Feilong saw that Murong Qiuyue wasn't picking up on his joke and insisted on being serious, so he didn't say more. "You specifically mentioned Lu Yao just now. Is he the one who pursues you most fiercely?"
"You could say that!" Murong Qiuyue nodded.
"He's not that old, and he's a prodigy on the Dragon Phoenix Ranking. Why aren't you interested in him?" Yang Feilong blinked his eyes, quite curious.
"This..." Murong Qiuyue changed the subject and eventually didn't answer, "You'll know when you meet him."
Yang Feilong looked at Murong Qiuyue, always feeling like there was a story behind this, or perhaps Lu Yao had a problem? Seeing that Murong Qiuyue didn't seem to want to talk about it, he didn't press further. Perhaps he would get the answer when he met the person!