"What did you say?!"
Xing Wu stared at her sharply, and Pei Yan was not to be outdone.
These two women, it was clear, were both strong-willed. Paired together, they were like a sharp needle against a tough hide, a bandit meeting a hooligan.
There was a subtle difference compared to the arguments between Xing Wu and Xing Meng, the 'mother and daughter', that he had witnessed before.
Although Ye Yun thought that women fighting, especially beautiful women fighting each other, should be quite interesting, now was clearly not the appropriate time.
"I said, so many people are watching, let's be mindful of our surroundings."
His words did remind Pei Yan. She glanced down at herself. Due to the injuries sustained during her previous fight with those three, her clothes, in particular, had been reduced to a battle-worn state.
"I'm truly sorry, I've lost my composure."
As she spoke, whether intentionally or not, her fingertips lightly brushed the skin of her collarbone.
"Then let's not stand here. We should go inside and talk. I also need to change into some clean clothes."
"No problem."
Ye Yun readily agreed.
Meanwhile, Xing Wu, who had been watching Pei Yan the entire time, her eyes full of caution.
Wasn't this woman deliberately trying to seduce Ye Yun?
"Let's go in too."
As Ye Yun spoke, before he could even turn, Xing Wu pulled him aside and said with a gentle smile.
"Be careful later. Don't let that one really bewitch you."
"Uh... Don't worry."
Ye Yun assured her with a firm expression.
"I have strong principles!"
It was a joke, was he someone who couldn't control his lower half?
It was just one woman, what was there to be wary of? He didn't believe that after seeing so many beautiful women, he would still be immune to their allure.
Of course, those words soon turned out to be pure nonsense…
As they entered the palace together, the remaining people on the plaza, under the command of several elders, went for healing if injured, and dispersed if unharmed.
As for the three peak Emperor-tier experts, they were all bound by vines on the plaza, as if performing some legendary rope art…
…
Although the environment on the Abyss Continent was harsh, and most of the structures were merely built to a habitable standard.
This palace, being the most important place in the entire Holy City, or even the entire Abyss race, was still as splendid and magnificent as it could be.
Inside one of the palace chambers, Ye Yun and Xing Wu sat on a red sofa, waiting for Pei Yan, who was behind them, to change her clothes.
That's right, whether intentionally or not, Pei Yan had brought them directly to her private chambers. And with him and Xing Wu present in the room, she began to change.
She even specifically instructed them.
"Young Master Ye, I'll be changing with my back to you. Please be sure not to peek."
With those words, Ye Yun felt as though she was saying, "If you *don't* peek, are you even a man?"
Moreover, sometimes having too good hearing wasn't a good thing. The sound of fabric brushing against skin from behind him entered Ye Yun's ears with perfect clarity.
If it were any other time, wouldn't he have turned to sneak a glance?
But now…
Looking at Xing Wu, who was sitting beside him, calmly sipping tea, Ye Yun coughed lightly and said.
"My dear wife, could you please move your hand from my leg?"
This woman seemed prepared to strangle him at any moment.
Xing Wu glanced at him and said indifferently, "No."
"…"
Ye Yun fell silent for a moment. Then, Xing Wu seemed to think of something and placed his hand on her leg.
This action stunned Ye Yun.
"What are you doing?"
Xing Wu smiled faintly.
"This way, it's fair, isn't it?"
"…"
The gentle touch made Ye Yun's old face flush.
Was this woman trying to seduce him?
If they weren't in Pei Yan's chambers right now, he would have made sure this woman would spend the rest of her days on the Abyss Continent flying.
Not long after, light footsteps approached from behind. Ye Yun felt a tap on his shoulder from behind.
"Your Excellency Ye Yun, I'm done changing."
Ye Yun subconsciously turned his head, only to nearly hit his head on Pei Yan.
Xing Wu also turned her head. Looking at her current attire, she couldn't help but raise an eyebrow and say.
"As the leader of your race, do you usually greet guests dressed like this?"
It wasn't that she was petty; it was just that the way this woman was dressed was a bit too flamboyant.
This could be seen from Ye Yun's current gaze.
"This..."
Ye Yun also felt it was somewhat outrageous. The woman was wearing a thin, golden gauze dress. While it looked quite noble in appearance, it was so sheer that one could see a set of black, lace-trimmed lingerie underneath.
With this dress on, wearing it or not wearing it made little difference in essence, only conceptually.
The most important point was that she had originally seemed to be wearing a chest binder, which had suppressed her figure.
Now, after changing into normal underwear, her explosive figure was fully revealed, even more so than Xing Wu's already excellent physique!
So much so that Ye Yun, sitting down, felt an overwhelming sense of pressure emanating from Pei Yan standing before him!
Regarding this, Pei Yan herself was unconcerned. She gently stroked her long red hair and sat down next to Ye Yun with a smile.
"What are you thinking about? As the leader of my race, I at least know what shame is. I naturally wouldn't dress like this normally."
However, Xing Wu only felt like scoffing at these words and pouted.
"Shame? From the past to the present, I haven't seen any indication that you know what shame is."
Although he and Pei Yan had grown up together on the Abyss Continent and had fought side-by-side as close friends.
But when it came to the choice between a best friend and a husband, was there even any need to consider?
Pei Yan smiled faintly and said, "Isn't Young Master Ye Yun here? Of course, I have to put on my most formal attire to welcome him. Don't you agree?"
As she spoke, she reached out her hand towards Ye Yun.
Ye Yun felt a little embarrassed by her behavior of trying to touch him after just a few words, especially considering the slightly exaggerated fullness of her figure, which exerted great pressure on him.
For a moment, he felt as if he was facing a challenge that he couldn't afford to look at!
But before he could react, Xing Wu, who was by his side, pulled him into her embrace and looked at Pei Yan with a raised eyebrow.
"Hold on. Even if we are old friends, it doesn't give you the right to snatch my man in front of me."
These possessive words, coupled with her soft embrace, inexplicably gave Ye Yun a sense of security.
For the sake of his male dignity, he forced himself to calm down and said to Pei Yan with a cough.
"I'm telling you, I really like Xing Wu. Please, Miss Pei Yan, be more considerate of yourself."
Pei Yan smiled and said, "Really?"
"Really!"
"Are you sure it's not because you're afraid of your wife?"
"…"
Ye Yun turned his head to look behind him and said with resolute determination.
"How could that be? Do I look like someone who's afraid of his wife? Let me tell you, when we're usually together, I say one thing and she wouldn't dare say two!"