Chapter 183 : Chapter 183

Chapter 183. Forcing Her to Face Reality

Chu ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍Feng’s words might have been blunt, but they were not without reason.

And ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Chu Feng felt that only by properly pushing Cailin now could he make her see her own heart clearly and make the choice that would truly benefit her.

More ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍importantly, from the very beginning until now, Chu Feng had never liked doing things in a dragging, indecisive manner.

No ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍matter who it was, even if it was his own woman.

Over ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍this long period of time, Chu Feng had indeed come into contact with quite a few women, and he firmly believed that those who should remain by his side would naturally choose to stay without hesitation. As for those who should not remain, he would not force them.

In ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍any case, he had already obtained a new power now.

After all, there was not that much feeling between Chu Feng and Cailin yet. Whether she stayed or returned meant very little to him.

What Chu Feng wanted was the power of the Seven-Colored Spiritual Aura within Cailin. Now that power was already inside his body, he could naturally let her go back.

And yet, in the end, Chu Feng had still softened.

Because he knew very well what kind of person Shi Ritian was. By now, Shi Ritian had most likely already returned to the Ancient Royal Clan and reported everything that had happened today to those elders in painstaking detail, perhaps even embellishing it further.

If Cailin returned at a time like this, she would probably be walking straight into a trap.

On top of that, Cailin truly had lost her Seven-Colored Spiritual Aura. When that time came, not only would the Ancient Royal Clan and the other great clans refuse to spare her, but even the Heaven-Devouring Python Clan probably would not show her any mercy.

To Cailin, losing the Seven-Colored Spiritual Aura would be even more humiliating than losing her life. The Heaven-Devouring Python Clan, and indeed the entire Ancient Royal Clan, valued that bloodline foundation above all else. How could they possibly tolerate a woman who had already lost the very root of her clan?

But Cailin was still too naive. She thought that the Heaven-Devouring Python Clan had always treated her with reverence and utmost respect because of who she was, never realizing that it was only because of the Seven-Colored Spiritual Aura she carried.

Once Cailin lost the Seven-Colored Spiritual Aura, then to the Heaven-Devouring Python Clan, she would become a complete loser. At that point, even the lowliest cultivator in the clan could probably trample all over her.

And since Chu Feng truly had stripped away the most precious thing in her life, at this moment he wanted to do everything in his power to pull her back from the edge.

If Cailin could truly come to her senses and remain in the Great Chu Dynasty, Chu Feng could guarantee that she would one day reach a height she could never attain within the Heaven-Devouring Python Clan, and live here without a care in the world.

But Chu Feng also realized that Cailin was kind by nature. Though she sometimes bared her fangs like a little tigress and roared a few times, it never truly meant anything.

These past few days, Chu Feng had also been able to sense Cailin’s emotions and her wavering thoughts. Now that she herself had brought the matter into the open, he felt that this was the perfect opportunity to make everything clear.

To push Cailin properly, and make her face her own heart with greater reason.

As she watched Chu Feng’s figure recede step by step, Cailin stood where she was, one hand pressed to her wildly pounding heart, her cheeks so hot that they could have fried an egg.

How could this man possibly say such things so openly without the slightest change in expression?

Become one of the Great Chu Dynasty’s people...

Why was that different from what he had said at the start?

What did he mean?

He... he was...

Cailin suddenly shook her head, not daring to think any further.

And yet that figure standing against the light simply would not leave her mind.

She remained standing there just like that. Under the glow of the light, her vision grew blurrier and blurrier, until Chu Feng’s figure completely vanished from sight.

When Cailin thought back to when she had first met Chu Feng, it had only been because of a few misunderstandings. Later, she had come to dislike his overbearing nature and his willingness to use any means necessary.

And it was only to save Yuntian, her childhood sweetheart, that she had no choice but to yield to Chu Feng.

In Cailin’s heart, she had always felt that her relationship with Chu Feng was something like a transaction.

Perhaps it was precisely because she had always been entangled by that issue that she had never been willing to admit her feelings for Chu Feng.

During this period of time, the two of them had gone through so much together. Whether it was the way Chu Feng handled problems or the way he dealt with people, all of it had made Cailin see him in a new light.

Especially because Chu Feng’s talent was astonishing, his martial strength was overwhelming, and his cultivation was even more unmatched.

Everyone in the Heaven-Devouring Python Clan admired strength, so Cailin had always been very satisfied with Chu Feng’s performance. On top of that, the Heaven-Devouring Python Clan was deeply loyal to their mates.

It was true that after having intimate contact with Chu Feng, a tremendous change had taken place in Cailin’s heart. It was only because she remained tangled in her own inner conflict that she refused to acknowledge this relationship.

But the problems Chu Feng had raised truly did exist.

Others might not understand Shi Ritian, but Cailin understood him all too well. Shi Ritian’s tyrannical conduct throughout the Ancient Royal Clan had long since become notorious far and wide.

And Chu Feng had beaten Shi Ritian so badly that, judging by Shi Ritian’s temperament, he would definitely go back and complain.

And there was another issue: the Seven-Colored Spiritual Aura in her body really had been taken by Chu Feng. If she returned to the Heaven-Devouring Python Clan now, whether her clansmen would still accept her was indeed a grave question.

Cailin began to waver.

If she returned now, and things truly turned out as Chu Feng had said—if she was cast aside by her own clansmen and expelled from the Ancient Royal Clan—then where would she go?

As she looked at the afterglow of the setting sun, Cailin felt a chill spread through her heart. She was completely shaken and no longer knew what choice she should make.

Meanwhile, at the Ancient Royal Clan encampment, Shi Ritian had gone three full days without sleep. The reason he was working so tirelessly was because he could not wait to take Chu Feng’s life.

For the past few days, Shi Ritian had been running from one leader’s tent to another, exaggerating the facts and fanning the flames, all for the sake of worsening Chu Feng’s image and stirring the fury of the Ancient Royal Clan’s leaders.

There was another reason he was working this hard: Yuntian had also been constantly pressuring him.

From the very beginning, Yuntian had wanted to rescue Cailin by himself, but he had believed Shi Ritian’s account, which was why he was still in the Ancient Royal Clan even now.

Especially since Shi Ritian had failed to handle the matter as cleanly as he had promised, this was exactly why Yuntian had become so impatient.

But Shi Ritian still felt pressure in his heart. If this matter were ever exposed and he completely fell out with Yuntian, then once Yuntian brought his clansmen to demand justice, it was highly possible that the Ancient Royal Clan would simply push Shi Ritian out as the scapegoat.