Chapter 573: Mysterious Woman
Ling Feng’s body stiffened, "Is that okay?"
"No, no problem," Zhou Yi said with a flushed face.
"Then I won’t be polite, this wet and sticky feeling on my body is really uncomfortable!"
After saying that, Ling Feng reached out and took off his coat,
and then his undershirt, revealing a well-built body of muscles that left Zhou Yi staring in astonishment, her heartbeat quickening without reason!
She hadn’t expected his physique to be so splendid!
The inverted triangle of back muscles, well-defined, and the arms too; each line was clear, exuding a strong masculine charm!
Zhou Yi’s eyes were fixed, and for a while, her mind went blank.
By this time, Ling Feng had taken off his pants and then turned back around.
Seeing Zhou Yi wearing only a white undergarment, her snow-white skin glistened with a faint golden sheen under the firelight, he also stood stunned!
The two exchanged looks and both felt somewhat awkward, so they quickly averted their gazes.
Afterward, Ling Feng let out a forced chuckle, trying to make conversation, "What do you think makes that statue glow?"
Zhou Yi shook her head, "I’m not sure, some stones can indeed absorb sunlight during the day and emit a soft glow at night, but the light from that statue outside is too bright, it’s quite baffling."
"Hmm, I feel there must be some reason for it, once I’m dry, I’ll go out and have a good look!" Ling Feng nodded.
As the conversation reached this point, they ran out of topics again. Zhou Yi kept her head down, not daring to look up, with her long legs tightly pressed together and her hands on her knees, fearing too much of her body was exposed.
Ling Feng dared to steal a few glances, finding her figure truly top-notch, but that was as far as he allowed his thoughts to wander, not daring to entertain any other ideas.
Time ticked away, and both of them began to feel a strong sense of fatigue, as the downpour had drained a lot of their energy.
Seeing Zhou Yi yawning with her hand covering her mouth, Ling Feng had an idea, "I have some bedding in my Space Ring, why don’t you lie down and rest for a bit?"
"How come you have that?" Zhou Yi asked in surprise.
"I bought it before."
Ling Feng didn’t explain much because the bedding was originally intended for use in the First Layer of Heaven, but everyone thought it was unnecessary since the grass there was very clean, and lying on it was even more comfortable than bedding.
So, the bedding had remained unused, and it had been sitting in the ring for a while.
He hadn’t expected it to come in handy this time, so he quickly took it out and spread it next to the fire, urging Zhou Yi, "You seem so sleepy, you’d better take a nap, we will talk when it’s daylight."
"Okay then."
Zhou Yi originally felt it wasn’t quite proper, but she was indeed very tired and sleepy, so she lay down on it anyway.
To avoid any impropriety, Ling Feng sat on the opposite side of the campfire, quietly gazing into its flames.
He wasn’t sure how much time had passed, feeling the moisture on his body had nearly been baked away, leaving him feeling refreshed, when he finally stood up to check on his clothes.
They were still wet, not drying as fast as he’d hoped.
Noticing Zhou Yi had drifted into dreamland, her conservative side-lying position relaxing into a supine one after falling asleep, Ling Feng took a few longer glances at the slight rise and fall of her chest.
After satisfying his eyes, and remembering the luminous statue outside, he turned and walked out the door.
As there was nobody else around, Ling Feng didn’t mind stepping out in just his boxer shorts, and he walked up to the statue.
Standing at his height of one meter eighty, he still had to tilt his head up to look at the statue because of its pedestal.
Gazing at the holy visage of the woman, Ling Feng inwardly sighed, wondering if the person it was modeled after was even more beautiful than the statue?
With that thought, he suddenly let out a sly chuckle!
Because this scene seemed very familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before!
Afterwards, he suddenly understood. Wasn’t that a plot straight out of a wuxia novel?
A noble young master, upon seeing a sculpture in a cave, falls in love with the woman just by gazing upon the visage of the statue...
"I’m not that foolish!"
Ling Feng said with a wry smile as he shook his head. What he was more concerned about now was why this thing was glowing!
However, standing close by, he couldn’t discern anything out of the ordinary. The light was indeed emitting from the stone, but the reason why was unknown!
After looking over and over and still not understanding, Ling Feng couldn’t help but stretch out his hand, wanting to touch the material of the stone.
But this time, things took a turn for the worse. As soon as his finger touched the stone, the light from the sculpture immediately intensified a great deal. Dazzled by the bright, blinding white light, Ling Feng quickly closed his eyes!
A moment later, when the light dimmed, he opened his eyes again.
To his surprise, he found himself no longer beside the sculpture.
He was now in a space enveloped by white everywhere, with misty white vapor under his feet, and a blanket of snow white all around and above!
"What, what place is this?"
The transformation had happened so suddenly that Ling Feng had no chance to react.
Now that he had collected himself, he turned his head to look around, only to find that aside from himself, there was nothing here!
Just as he was puzzled, a woman’s low sigh suddenly reached his ears.
"Ah!"
"Who’s there!"
Upon hearing a sound, Ling Feng immediately became alert. Just as he wanted to draw his saber to be on guard, he realized with confusion that he wasn’t wearing trousers, and the God Slayer Saber wasn’t even with him!
As he wondered about this, a soft female voice said, "Successor, you have arrived."
"Who are you?"
Ling Feng was astonished. The other party had called him Successor—what did that mean?
"I am the Main God of this space. You need not be nervous. After the previous test, I specifically brought you here," the female voice said.
"A test?"
Ling Feng was a bit confused. Remembering the torrential rain, he immediately asked, "Are you talking about that rain just now?"
"It’s not just that. You being able to enter this Chaotic Space of your own accord, I also pulled you in!" the female voice stated.
"Oh?"
Hearing this, Ling Feng finally understood why he had been sucked in.
He then asked, "So what do you want to do? Why test me?"
"As a Successor, of course I have to see what your mind and character are like," the female voice replied.
Ling Feng looked blank: "And then?"
"Then, if you do not qualify, I will destroy you, to avoid failing the great trust Shennong has placed in me!"
"..."
Ling Feng shivered involuntarily and then asked, "So, I have qualified now, right?"
"That’s correct!"
"Then who are you? What benefit do I get after passing the test?" Ling Feng asked.
The female voice fell silent for a moment. Just when he thought it odd, a flash of white light appeared before him, and afterwards, a beautiful young woman dressed in a white gown appeared before him. She had large eyes, and her pupils were as profound as a pool of autumn water, making it so that one did not want to look away.
Ling Feng stared at her in amazement, knowing that she was the original form of that sculpture, and indeed, the person was far more beautiful than the statue!