“But this is a token of my apology,” Lin Shuyin protested, lowering her voice slightly. Last time, her master knew that she’d almost revealed her true colors because of the Wargod. She’d been punished for that.
Unless she won Feng Tianlan’s trust, she would lose all her value. The consequences would be dire.
“There’s no need. We are even now. An apology is not required.” Feng Tianlan’s gaze landed on Lin Shuyin’s clean, elegant face as she continued coldly, “Although, for now, we are even, Miss Lin should know when to stop. If anything else were to happen, then I’m afraid that it would be impossible to settle the score between us, even if you wanted to.”
Lin Shuyin looked at Feng Tianlan’s back and bit her lip gently. This was a warning. She was afraid that Feng Tianlan might have dug up some clues concerning the incident with the man-eating flower.
Damnit. Why did this woman have to be so smart?
“Miss Lin is older than Eldest Sister, and we are from the same Academy. Why don’t we look after Eldest Sister together?” Tu Xiupei stood beside Lin Shuyin while also looking at Feng Tianlan’s back with hatred in her eyes.
Lin Shuyin cleared her voice and said, “Looking after Feng Tianlan is necessary, but I’m afraid that I will not be doing it with Miss Tu.”
She so wanted to please Feng Tianlan. Therefore, she could never get too close to Tu Xiupei.
The Flying Frost Pavilion was located in the middle of the largest island, Anqing Island. It was surrounded by smaller islands. During low tide, you could walk directly between nearby islands because the seabed became like a road.
“Are you Feng Tianlan?”
When she arrived at the foot of the stairs leading up to the Flying Frost Pavilion, someone obstructed her path.
“That’s right.” Feng Tianlan raised her head and looked at who was obstructing her. It was a man whose appearance was ordinary, but he was almost six feet tall. He looked like a big, strong man, but without good intentions.
The sight of the tiny Feng Tianlan standing below a tall, strong man on the steps looked like a meeting between a dwarf and a giant.
However, their auras were utterly opposite, and it was as if the tall man looked up to Feng Tianlan.
Faced with Feng Tianlan’s imposing manner, which was like a king descending from the heavens, the tall man’s tyrannical arrogance was eradicated entirely.
The sudden decrease in haughtiness made the man mad. He turned sideways and put his leg on the step above him. Relying on his height, he peered down at Feng Tianlan and growled, “Newcomers have new rules. To get to the top of the mountain and become a Flying Frost Pavillion disciple, you have to crawl between my legs.”
Previously, he’d heard that Feng Tianlan was the prettiest girl in South Winds Nation. He’d expected that he would be tender to her because of her charm. However, looking at her ugly face now, his previous plan now seemed disgusting.
Since she’d bullied his junior sister, Tu Xiupei, he would help his junior sister out by bullying this newcomer back.
“What a gigantic guy.” Feng Tianlan tilted her head slightly sideways and saw that a man was standing on every other step. Every one of them was doing a hip-lifting stance. There were about twenty to thirty of them in total.
These men really did not have good intentions. They were purposely finding fault with her!
“If you crawl between our legs and reach the top of the mountain, then you won’t have to take any exams. You’ll just become a disciple of the Flying Frost Pavilion,” the man sneered at Feng Tianlan. He then added with feigned graciousness, “This is considered the most straightforward test here at Flying Frost Pavilion, which is due solely to my kindness. I set this test just for you after seeing what a piece of trash you are.
“I had no choice but to set up a trash test for trash like you. Hurry up and grovel to thank me for my graciousness and crawl over here. Crawl up the mountain, and you will turn from a wild chicken into a phoenix.
“However, if you don’t want to get on your hands and knees, then take off your clothes and let me have a look. I heard that you like seducing men. If you can seduce us, then we can arrange to let you up the mountain.”