"Ah!" Fourth Miss Zhao came to her senses and screamed again, turning to run.
"The skin is really white." Seeing Fourth Miss Zhao’s torn clothes barely revealing her figure and large swathes of pale skin, those who had just regained their composure were mesmerized again, instinctively admiring her out loud.
"Quick, quick, help me block it." Fourth Miss Zhao, both embarrassed and enraged, knew she couldn’t outrun the flying creature, and she yelled in panic.
"Oh," Zhou Qi habitually responded, stepping forward. But then he immediately realized—wasn’t that the Royal Family’s exclusive top-notch Exotic Beast, the Griffin? Could he really stop it?
Zhou Qi wanted to retreat, but it was too late. The Griffin, seeing someone dare to block its path, swooped down with a claw strike.
"Hiss slash"—another sound of fabric tearing. Zhou Qi’s clothes split in half and gently fell to the ground. Zhou Qi’s clothes weren’t as complicated as Fourth Miss Zhao’s, so they came apart with one tear.
"Ah!" Zhou Qi also let out a sharp scream before turning and dashing out, all the while clutching desperately at his private parts.
"Sigh, what’s up with this year? Is streaking in pairs now in fashion? When a woman exposes a bit, it’s nice to look at, but what’s a man showing for? Ruins the view." With Zhou Qi’s dash, he blocked the crowd’s view of the pleasant scenery, prompting someone to complain discontentedly.
Others didn’t speak, but they all nodded inwardly, feeling that the remark was all too true.
"Nice body, nice body indeed." An incongruously loud voice spoke up at this moment, causing everyone to turn their heads to look.
They saw a chubby merchant from out of town staring at Zhou Qi’s retreating figure, eyes practically glowing green. Thɪs chapter is updated by novelꞁire.net
Everyone felt a chill and stepped back, putting some distance between themselves and him.
"Cough, cough, I was talking about Fourth Miss Zhao. You all misunderstood," the chubby man quickly explained, noticing the strange looks from those around him.
Alas, no one believed him, and they stepped even further away.
It was Zhou Qi’s first time streaking, and he was even more exposed than Fourth Miss Zhao—while hers was a suggestive tease, he ended up completely stripped from inside out, so mortified that he wished he could just burrow into the ground. One moment he wanted to cover the "elephant" below, the next the two "spots" on his chest; then he thought of shielding the two cheeks behind, only to realize he should really be covering the "elephant" in front. He was so entangled he almost twisted into a pretzel. Seeing the bustling market outside, bustling with people, he truly wished he could just collide with something and end it all. (Don’t tell me you don’t know what the "elephant" is! Haha!)
"Cover your face, cover your face!" The Third Elder had initially decided to turn around and leave, not willing to be a part of Big Playboy Mu’s embarrassment, but he hadn’t expected such a turn of events, and was completely dumbfounded.
Then, snapping back to reality and seeing Zhou Qi in utter shame and indignation, he couldn’t help but feel compassionate and loudly reminded him.
It was then that Zhou Qi realized what to do and covered his face as he sprinted away.
At that moment, the surrounding people watched the Third Elder with admiration, their gazes filled with reverence. Someone even spoke out directly, "You can’t beat the wisdom of the old."
The Third Elder, basking in the admiring looks from around him, felt a twisted sense of satisfaction and pride rising within him. Then he twitched the corner of his mouth, wondering internally if this was really something to feel satisfied and proud about.
The Griffin, giving chase, was blocked by the guards of the Zhao Zhou families stationed outside, and after wounding several of them, Fourth Miss Zhao and Zhou Qi had already fled. Thus, with a flap of its wings, it soared into the sky.
"Catch it!" Mu Hanyan quickly said to Qu Shanling. Out of everyone present, his cultivation was the highest, so it all depended on him now.