119 A Scolding from the Four Beautiful Elders
Dean Yu Qing and Head Instructor Shui Bailan, having witnessed him pass through the Mystic Power attack unharmed earlier, had already guessed he possessed a spatial treasure. Grand Elder Yu Yan and Clan Head Yu Lu had also carefully reviewed Yan Zhen’s information and easily deduced that he had used the spatial treasure to evade the Mystic Power swift.
So, they devised a plan, pretending to leave the White Jade Spring with their naive Xuan’er, then secretly returning to catch Yan Zhen red-handed.
With Xuan’er gone, they could properly deal with this unruly, rule-breaking, future son-in-law.
“Ah!”
The Dean’s foot landed squarely on Yan Zhen’s face, sending him tumbling back into the water, splashing milky-white droplets everywhere. He had been about to climb out of the pool.
Yan Zhen quickly resurfaced, rubbing his poor nose and glaring resentfully at Younger Aunt Dean.
As the saying goes, you shouldn’t hit someone in the face. But this menopausal, short-tempered Younger Aunt, she actually kicked him in the face with her foot! Was this acceptable?
Even if he was in the wrong, was this really okay?
—This was not okay.
“Younger Aunt, why did you suddenly kick me?”
“Because you deserve it.”
Younger Aunt Dean crossed her arms, pushing up her already ample bosom, a magnificent sight.
Beside her, Shui Bailan adjusted her glasses and asked sharply, “Yan Zhen, do you know where this is?”
Yan Zhen blinked, feigning ignorance. “I don’t know~ I… I didn’t see Instructor Yu Xuan in her courtyard, and she didn’t reply to my messages, so I thought she might be cultivating at the back mountain. Then I somehow ended up here. And seeing this pool’s unique, milky-white water, filled with such rich energy, I thought, since I’m already here, why not take a quick soak? I was just about to get out when I ran into you all.”
—Lying, keep lying.
The four beautiful elders looked at Yan Zhen, their expressions varying.
Younger Aunt Dean sneered, Aunt Head Instructor rolled her eyes, Mother-in-law Clan Head remained expressionless, and Great Aunt Grand Elder still wore a gentle smile.
“Little Yan Zhen, this is the Yu family’s forbidden area, the White Jade Spring. Only the five of us, including Xuan’er and the Head Housekeeper, can enter and exit freely. Other clan members need to apply for permission beforehand, and they only get one chance per month~”
Yan Zhen wiped a bead of sweat from his forehead and said, trying to act cute, “Since Instructor Yu Xuan can come and go freely, then I should be able to as well, right?”
“You haven’t officially married into the Yu family yet, so of course not.” Great Aunt Grand Elder shook her head regretfully. “In other words, Little Yan Zhen, you’ve trespassed into the Yu family’s forbidden grounds. According to family rules, you should receive severe punishment!”
“Severe punishment? What kind of punishment?”
“Let Xiao Lu explain that.”
Clan Head Mother-in-law readily took over. “Those who trespass into the Yu family’s forbidden grounds, if they are outsiders, are chopped up and fed to the fish. If they are clan members, the punishment depends on the severity of the offense. The lightest punishment is a caning.”
—That’s terrifying!
Yan Zhen cowered, his voice trembling slightly. “Can you make an exception, Mother-in-law? I didn’t mean to intrude.”
Clan Head Mother-in-law calmly said, “No.”
Younger Aunt Dean placed her hands on her hips and said excitedly, “Enough talk! Come here and surrender yourself!”
Yan Zhen covered his… lower half underwater and said shyly, “Could you turn around first and let me get dressed?”
Younger Aunt Dean sneered. “Trying to trick us into turning around so you can escape? Nice try! Hurry up and come here! No one wants to see your little… worm!”
Yan Zhen was immediately offended. What did she mean, “little worm”? He was quite confident in his size, especially with the dragon mark. Except for Beautiful Master, everyone else had been… thoroughly satisfied by him.
Forget it, he wouldn’t argue with a menopausal virgin. She probably lacked… experience, hence such ignorant words.
“—Look, a distraction!”
Yan Zhen pointed behind the four women and shouted, but they didn’t fall for it, their gazes fixed on him.
“…”
Yan Zhen, feeling awkward, activated the Star Shifting Fire Seal, intending to escape.
However, spatial ripples vibrated around him, disrupting the teleportation.
—What the… a spatial lock?
Yan Zhen stared at the four beautiful elders in shock.
Aunt Head Instructor, a nine-star Mystic King, was one thing, but Younger Aunt Dean was a two-star Mystic Ancestor, Mother-in-law Clan Head a three-star Mystic Ancestor, and Great Aunt Grand Elder, the strongest among them, was only a six-star Mystic Ancestor… How could they use a spatial lock, an ability only high-star Mystic Ancestors could master?
—The formation! The peach blossom maze formation that can trap even Mystic Lords! It’s not an ordinary illusion formation, but a spatial distortion formation!
They were clearly using the formation’s power, and they had prepared beforehand.
—I’m screwed.
Younger Aunt Dean said smugly, “Trying to hide in your spatial treasure? Naive! Since you won’t come out, then don’t blame me for taking action!”
She had been waiting for a chance to teach Yan Zhen a lesson and avenge her earlier humiliation.
With her two older sisters present, she would beat the crap out of this brat!
Younger Aunt Dean let out a sinister chuckle, powerful Water Mystic Power erupting around her. As she formed hand seals, the milky-white spring water surged, forming waves that crashed over Yan Zhen.
The water receded, and a large, translucent sphere of water rose into the air.
Inside the water sphere, however, there was nothing, no sign of Yan Zhen.
Where did he go? Younger Aunt Dean was stunned, then she saw a splash behind the artificial mountain and realized what had happened.
“Trying to run?!”
She jumped into the pool and chased after him, running across the water’s surface.
Shui Bailan, seeing this, quickly followed.
They only wanted to teach him a lesson, not truly harm him. If Yu Qing lost control and seriously injured Yan Zhen, it would be a disaster.
Grand Elder Yu Yan said, smiling, “Young people are so energetic~”
Clan Head Yu Lu, watching her younger sister’s furious pursuit, a hint of worry in her usually indifferent eyes, said, “Yu Qing has never been so… passionate about a man. What’s going on?”
“Matters of the heart… who knows~” Grand Elder Yu Yan opened her eyes slightly. “Whether it’s good or bad, it’s up to them.”
Splash, splash, splash!
Explosions erupted in the pool, water splashing against the artificial mountains and soaking Dean Yu Qing’s dress, the thin, high-quality fabric clinging to her skin, outlining her curves.
Dean Yu Qing, oblivious, continued her relentless pursuit of Yan Zhen, who was swimming around in the pool. Then, she suddenly lost sight of him.
She stopped, standing on a ripple, and looked around warily.
“Come out, you coward! Let me give you a good beating!”
Just then, a mischievous hand reached out from the water beside her foot, grabbed her ankle, and pulled her down.
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