Yang Feilong played with the nightingale for a while, then collected his thoughts and reflected on himself, feeling he had been a little out of line.
His current women, Alice and Pudding, were both missing, so how could he be captivated by the beauty of the nightingale?
With this thought, Yang Feilong gently stroked the nightingale's head.
"Why are you ruffling my hair?" the nightingale looked at Yang Feilong pitifully.
"It's nothing, I just feel your hair looks better when it's messy, to prevent you from seducing me," Yang Feilong nodded seriously and said.
"Huh?" The nightingale looked at Yang Feilong with a dazed expression, thinking if this was something a person would say.
I seduce you? Wasn't it you who forced me?
"I was a gentleman before, but after meeting you, I've become a bit less of a gentleman. Do you think this is because you seduced me?" Yang Feilong asked.
"..."
The nightingale looked at Yang Feilong with a wronged expression, completely taken aback by his words.
"Alright, don't be upset. If you make a mistake, you must accept the punishment. I'll fine you one hundred 'good brother' calls!" Yang Feilong patted the nightingale's shoulder with a solemn expression.
I can barely bring myself to say 'good brother' once, and you want me to say it a hundred times?
"If you don't call me 'good brother', I won't protect you," Yang Feilong said with a dark expression.
Threatening me, how infuriating!
"Good brother," the nightingale called out, her eyes reddening, on the verge of tears.
She had no choice. In these chaotic times, even the safest imperial palace had fallen. With her stunning beauty, without protection, she feared she would fall into the hands of wicked people.
Although Yang Feilong spoke with a hint of naughtiness and often bullied her, he was at least aesthetically pleasing to her, and he had stolen her first kiss.
If not him, then who else?
Well, that was simply her submissive nature.
Seeing the nightingale's pitiful state, Yang Feilong felt like he was committing a crime. Alas, he truly wasn't that kind of person!
"Alright, don't be upset. Brother will dote on you, won't that do?" Yang Feilong coaxed. But seeing the tears continuously fall, he couldn't bear it and leaned in to kiss her sweet, adorable cherry lips, savoring the sweetness and delicacy of her mouth.
Mmmph.
The nightingale's tears clung to her cheeks, her eyelashes fluttered, her cheeks flushed with a rosy glow. Her hands had nowhere to go, her heart in a turmoil. Again, he was bullying her, the bad guy.
After a period of teasing the nightingale, he reflected again.
"No wonder the Purple Gold Demonic Dragon Emperor liked her but dared not approach her. Perhaps he feared that by getting too close, he might inadvertently kill her out of an uncontrollable passion. After all, even his concubines with insufficient cultivation couldn't withstand the Purple Gold Demonic Dragon Emperor Vera Wubing's vigorous intimacy for a single night," Yang Feilong mused inwardly.
"Bad guy, where are we going?" the nightingale asked, tugging on Yang Feilong's sleeve.
"How about your clan?" Yang Feilong asked with a smile.
"No," the nightingale shook her head repeatedly upon hearing this.
"Why not?" Yang Feilong asked curiously.
"Because you're a bad guy," the nightingale mumbled with a pout.
Yang Feilong: "..."
"Didn't I save your life? And you still call me a bad guy? Is this repaying kindness with enmity?" Yang Feilong said helplessly.
"Hmph, you bully me," the nightingale's voice was clear and crisp, "Those bad guys didn't bully me, you're worse than them!"
Alright, his repeated bullying had left a deep negative impression on the nightingale!
"Those people didn't dare to bully you because they intended to deliver you to a significant figure," Yang Feilong said.
"I know, but they didn't bully me, and yet you saved me and then bullied me. You are a bad, bad savior!" the nightingale's ethereal and melodious voice rang out.
Yang Feilong: "..."
Regarding the nightingale's assessment, he could only exclaim "Good heavens!" and felt a sense of wry amusement.
Of course, he also knew that the nightingale wasn't truly angry, merely a bit shy and vexed. Otherwise, she wouldn't have responded when he was teasing her, and would have looked quite entranced.
"Aren't you worried about your clansmen encountering danger?" Yang Feilong asked.
"Only a few people know where my clansmen reside, and it's difficult for bad people to find them!" the nightingale said after a moment of thought.
"If that's the case, then we won't go!" Yang Feilong said. "Come with me to a place!"
"Where?" the nightingale asked.
"You'll know when we get there!" Yang Feilong shrugged and said.
"Making it so mysterious?" the nightingale blinked.
"It's not a matter of mystery," Yang Feilong sighed.
"Then what is it?" the nightingale asked, like a curious baby.
"I'm afraid you'll be jealous," Yang Feilong said with a wink.
"Jealous?" the nightingale was taken aback. She naturally knew the meaning of jealousy, as it wasn't a term exclusive to Yang Feilong's world; it also existed in the demon realm.
"How could I be jealous!" the nightingale exclaimed indignantly, "No, how could I be jealous of you? You're not my man!"
Seeing the nightingale's flustered state, even though her voice remained pleasant, Yang Feilong chuckled and said, "If you say so, then I'll tell you! I'm going to find my woman!"
She had just said not to get angry, but upon hearing Yang Feilong say he was going to find his woman, the nightingale felt inexplicably upset.
Didn't she say she didn't care?
Why did she still feel a little hurt?
How strange!
"You go find your woman, why are you telling me!" the nightingale said in a娇声 (jiāo shēng - delicate/sweet voice), her voice laced with a hint of vexation.
"No, didn't you want to know just now?" Yang Feilong blinked and looked at the nightingale speechlessly.
"..." The nightingale's breath hitched, then she said in a娇声, "Hmph, I don't want to know."
Heh, a woman who says one thing and means another.
Yang Feilong didn't argue with the nightingale. While she appeared somewhat naive, she had been an empress before. She had always been doted upon, and still possessed some girlish temperaments.
Yang Feilong enveloped the nightingale with his power and headed towards the location of the Qingluan clan.
The Qingluan clan's territory was protected by a grand formation, which even powerful cultivators in the integration stage would find difficult to breach quickly. Moreover, in these chaotic times, if they activated their supreme defensive formation, it was possible for the clan protection formation to block transmissions from communication stones.
Yang Feilong and Alice had never discussed this matter, so Yang Feilong could only speculate that Qingluan Alice might be with her clan. Primarily, he lacked contact information for other members of the Qingluan clan, otherwise, he wouldn't have to resort to such guesswork.
Furthermore, the tripartite allied forces' invasion of the Vera Empire was not a complete annihilation. They only targeted the imperial family of the Vera Empire, their supporters, and those who attempted to resist.