"Hello! My name is Wolong."
Looking at Zhen Mi, who was incredibly beautiful, Wolong seemed to transform into a completely different person, instantly exuding an air of noble elegance and refinement, extending his right hand politely.
Zhen Mi was surprised by Wolong's sudden change but extended her hand and shook his.
Seeing Wolong's demeanor, Shen Lang knew the young man had fallen for Zhen Mi.
Zhen Mi was indeed remarkable, not only beautiful but also skilled at playing the guqin. She was, by all accounts, an excellent girlfriend, though perhaps a bit young.
"Hello, my name is Zhen Mi."
Their handshake was brief. Zhen Mi smiled at Wolong and said, "I didn't expect Brother Shen to have a junior like you. But why is your name Wolong, and not Fengchu?"
"Ah..."
Wolong was taken aback by Zhen Mi's question. He paused, scratched his head, and replied, "Doesn't Wolong sound more impressive? If you like, you can call me Fengchu too."
"Haha, you're truly interesting, just like Brother Shen Lang."
With that, Zhen Mi turned her attention from Wolong to Shen Lang, smiling, "Brother Shen Lang, what do you think of my makeup today?"
"It's very good."
Shen Lang nodded and said, "You are already beautiful. Any makeup in this world would only be adding splendor to your already exquisite appearance."
Shen Lang's compliment delighted Zhen Mi, but she soon sighed, "Alas... I'm still too far behind Wang Yuyan."
Before meeting Wang Yuyan, Zhen Mi had been quite confident in her beauty. However, after meeting her, she felt increasingly ordinary.
Wang Yuyan was not just Zhen Mi's rival, but the rival of all girls. How could such a celestial beauty exist in this world?
"Ah... Yuyan... she is indeed beautiful... but you are not bad either. Each has their own charm, no need to dwell on it."
Shen Lang hadn't expected Zhen Mi to compare herself to Wang Yuyan. However, truthfully speaking, while Zhen Mi was stunningly beautiful, she was indeed outshone by Wang Yuyan.
After all, a beauty like Wang Yuyan was likely unparalleled in this world.
"Wang Yuyan, is she really that beautiful?"
Wolong asked Shen Lang, having overheard their conversation.
"Yes, very beautiful. There is no girl more beautiful than her."
Shen Lang nodded.
"That's not right. If she's a beauty, then who was the Wang Yuyan I met? You know, that Wang Yuyan was clearly an ugly monster, no, a freak of nature."
Wolong couldn't help but retort.
However, as soon as Wolong finished speaking, an enraged voice boomed, "Who called me an ugly monster, a freak of nature?"
With that, a woman less than 1.3 meters tall, weighing at least 380 jin, with a pockmarked face and even stubble, struggled upstairs, roaring.
"Shi... Shixiong... She... She is Wang Yuyan! A freak of nature!"
The moment Wolong saw the woman, he was so terrified that he instinctively darted behind Shen Lang, his voice trembling with fear.
As Wolong spoke, he couldn't pronounce the characters 'Wang' and 'Huang' clearly, so Wang Yuyan came out as 'Huang Yuyan,' which was the reason for his misunderstanding and subsequent chaos.
"Pfft..."
Seeing the woman, Shen Lang spat out a mouthful of tea. He knew this was the same woman who had terrified Wolong into a week-long bout of vomiting.
According to Wang Yuyan, this woman was Huang Yuyan, the daughter of Huang Shiren, a notorious bully from Nanling.
"You brat, how dare you call me a freak of nature?"
Hearing Wolong's words, Huang Yuyan wobbled her enormous frame and laboriously approached Wolong, saying.
"I... I... I... Don't come near me."
Huang Yuyan was an ordinary person. Logically, with Wolong's martial prowess, swatting her away would be trivial.
However, upon seeing Huang Yuyan, Wolong trembled uncontrollably, stuttering his words. He didn't even dare to entertain the thought, which showed how deeply he was frightened.
"Shixiong... Save me... Save me!"
Wolong's psychological trauma, which had only just begun to fade, resurfaced instantly upon seeing Huang Yuyan. His vision blurred, and he repeatedly cried out to Shen Lang.
"I... I... I..."
Shen Lang himself was also pale with terror, his hands and feet shaking. He instinctively retreated to a corner, utterly incapable of helping Wolong.
At this moment, Shen Lang finally understood why Wolong had been so terrified after meeting Huang Yuyan that he had fled back to Qiulong Mountain in the middle of the night. This woman was truly too ugly, too horrifying.
"Brat, tell me, was it you who insulted me as a freak of nature?"
Huang Yuyan seemed uninterested in Shen Lang. Her focus was entirely on Wolong. She stepped forward, grabbed Wolong by the collar, and demanded.
"I... I didn't."
Wolong was genuinely terrified of this woman, suffering from severe psychological trauma. Facing her, his mind went blank, all his training forgotten. He could only stubbornly try to deny it.
"Slap—"
Wolong's denial was met with a slap from Huang Yuyan. She angrily declared, "Liar, it was you who said it, I heard it all."
"I... I'm sorry... I was wrong... I shouldn't have said that about you."
Being slapped, Wolong, who would normally have retaliated instantly, was now too terrified to resist. He could only beg for mercy.
"Heh... Saying the wrong thing isn't something that can be brushed aside with a simple apology. You know, spreading rumors and slander is quite a serious offense."
Huang Yuyan licked her lips and said, "Since you called me a freak of nature, then as punishment, I can only marry you."
"Think about it. I'm a freak of nature, and you're marrying a freak of nature. Isn't that the greatest punishment for you?"
"What?"
Hearing Huang Yuyan's words, Wolong felt as though lightning had struck him. He was utterly stunned. "N-no... If I have sinned, let the law punish me, let the heavens strike me down, but do not make me marry you."
"Hmph, do you think you have a say in this?"
Huang Yuyan patted Wolong's face, like a seasoned coquette teasing him, and said, "I am merely informing you, not negotiating with you."
With that, Huang Yuyan clapped her hands heavily. Immediately, a commotion erupted downstairs, and seven or eight burly men in black rushed up and asked Huang Yuyan, "Miss, what are your orders?"
"This brat insulted me as a freak of nature. Take him away. Tonight, I will have a wedding ceremony with him, then marry him, and make him responsible for the rest of my life."
Huang Yuyan waved her fleshy hand and declared.
"Yes—"
As Huang Yuyan finished speaking, the seven or eight men surged forward and easily subdued Wolong.