Free Web NovelChapter 2720: Chapter 2720: The Arrogant Woman
Boom!!
Rumble!!
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In the blink of an eye, dust billowed up along the path of Wyatt Barnes and Leilany, causing passersby to evade in all directions. Some slower pedestrians were almost hit by the galloping nine-headed Immortal Beasts.
As the dust gradually dispersed, the no-top chariot pulled by the nine-headed Immortal Beasts blocked Wyatt Barnes and Leilany’s path ahead.
The young woman on the no-top chariot, dressed in a bright orange outfit, was staring intently at Wyatt Barnes, with no trace of feminine modesty.
Behind the young woman on the chariot stood an extremely elderly crone, dressed in a gray robe, her expressionless face exuding an aura of profound mystery.
"What’s your name?"
The woman looked at Wyatt Barnes and slowly asked. Although her voice was quite pleasant, it sounded particularly harsh to Wyatt’s ears.
As she spoke, her eyes that looked at Wyatt suddenly seemed to bend into two sinister devil moons, glistening with a malevolent gleam.
Seeing the woman urging the vehicle to block the road, almost hitting some passersby, Wyatt had already confirmed his suspicion in his heart:
This woman, indeed, is an arrogant noblewoman.
Moreover, she regards human life as insignificant.
When faced with the woman’s inquiry, Wyatt merely gave her a brief glance and then took Leilany’s hand, preparing to lead her around the obstructing chariot pulled by the nine-headed Immortal Beasts to continue finding an inn.
Just as he was about to step aside.
Slap!!
Accompanied by a crisp and piercing sound, a red long whip suddenly appeared in the hand of the arrogant woman on the chariot, and with a flick of her hand, she lashed it out, striking the void on the path Wyatt was about to take next.
Instantly, Wyatt’s expression changed drastically, and he halted in his steps.
Under the veil and the face covering of Leilany, a layer of frost appeared instantly on her face, exuding an icy chill.
"What are you doing?!"
Wyatt glared at the woman, questioning her.
"What am I doing?"
The woman kept her gaze fixed on Wyatt and said calmly, "Didn’t you hear? I asked for your name."
"Do I know you?"
Wyatt frowned and asked.
"From this moment on, you naturally will... My name is ’Jenny Campbell’! From today onwards, you will be my ’male favorite.’ Being chosen by me is considered your good fortune."
The arrogant woman raised her head and said proudly.
Male favorite?
Hearing the arrogant woman’s words, Wyatt was dumbfounded and took a long while to react.
Of course, he knew what a ’male favorite’ was.
However, generally speaking, isn’t it only those older women who have the hobby of collecting ’male favorites’ for their amusement?
How could this arrogant woman, who looks so young, have such a preference?
"Right... Eternal youth, people in the mundane realm can achieve that, let alone those from the celestial realms. This Jenny Campbell, although looking young, might very well be an old woman who has lived for thousands or even tens of thousands of years, merely wearing a youthful facade."
Wyatt mused inwardly.
"Male favorite?"
And upon hearing the arrogant woman’s words, Leilany couldn’t help but ask Wyatt, "Wyatt, what is a ’male favorite’?"
Hearing Leilany’s inquiry, Wyatt was momentarily speechless, unsure of how to explain.
"I was just saying... Why would the fourth lady of the Campbell Family block this young man’s path? Turns out she fancies him and wants to bring him back to the Campbell Family to be her ’male favorite.’
Suddenly, a passerby’s whispered comment timely entered Wyatt’s ears, also informing him that this arrogant woman named ’Jenny Campbell’ was from the Campbell Family.
"This fourth lady of the Campbell Family may be open-minded, enjoying the collection of ’male favorites’ for her entertainment... But, one must admit, she has high standards; it’s difficult for the average man to become her male favorite."
"This young man in purple clothing, in both appearance and demeanor, is top-notch. It’s no surprise she fancied him."
"Judging by his extraordinary bearing, it’s evident he isn’t from an ordinary family... Isn’t this fourth lady of the Campbell Family afraid of offending someone with a background?"
"You’re overthinking it... The Campbell Family, apart from being one of the top-notch families in the Ascendant Dragon Celestial Nation, is also a royal relative, closely connected with the Imperial Family. In the Ascendant Dragon Celestial Nation, the only young men the Campbell Family’s fourth lady can’t provoke probably are her royal cousins in the Imperial Family."
"What if this young man is an outsider?"
"Then he will just have to consider himself unlucky... Haven’t you heard, ’A strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake’?"
...
A crowd of passersby’s whispered dialogues timely entered Wyatt’s ears, allowing him to gain some understanding of the background of the arrogant woman in front of him.
The fourth lady of the Campbell Family.
The Campbell Family, still one of the top-tier families in the Ascendant Dragon Celestial Nation, and also a royal relative.
The exalted and noble princes of the Imperial Family of the Ascendant Dragon Celestial Nation, this fourth lady of the Campbell Family would greet them with a ’cousin’ or ’brother.’
"No wonder she’s so arrogant... With such an extraordinary background."
Wyatt mused inwardly.
According to the passersby, this fourth young lady of the Campbell Family has a background that is considered top-tier within the Ascendant Dragon Celestial Nation.
"To be favored by Miss Campbell is naturally my fortune..."
Wyatt Barnes looked at Jenny Campbell and said indifferently, "However, I know that my fortune is shallow, so I must thank Miss Campbell here for the misplaced affection. If there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave."
After speaking, Wyatt Barnes took Leilany’s hand and prepared to leave.
Knowing the other party’s complex background, Wyatt Barnes decided not to clash with her unless absolutely necessary.
Of course, if it becomes necessary, he could only reveal his true feelings then.
After all, Wyatt Barnes is a man of hardened resolve, not a ’soft target’!
"Stop!"
Just as Wyatt Barnes was about to leave with Leilany’s hand in his, Jenny Campbell moved swiftly, leaving her carriage and appearing on his path, blocking him.
Moreover, her gaze towards their interlocked hands was extremely cold.
If Jenny Campbell’s gaze could turn into knives, Leilany’s hand would probably have been severed already!
"Miss Campbell, a forced fruit is never sweet."
Once again stopped, Wyatt Barnes’ gaze instantly turned icy.
"What Jenny Campbell wants, there is nothing I can’t get... Today, either you die alongside this woman or kill her yourself and return to the Campbell Family with me, as my ’male pet’."
Jenny Campbell’s voice turned cold as well, issuing an ultimatum for Leilany’s life.
Upon seeing the man she was smitten with holding another woman’s hand, she viewed that woman as ’dead’. It’s something she always did when displeased.
"You want to kill me?"
Leilany spoke up, her voice revealing a chilling coldness.
"Leilany."
Feeling the increasing righteous indignation emanating from Leilany, Wyatt Barnes squeezed her hand, softly saying to her, "Let me handle this... If I can’t, then you can step in."
"Miss Campbell, please be polite to my sister."
Wyatt Barnes released Leilany’s hand and spoke in a deep voice.
He could see it clearly.
This Jenny Campbell was extremely jealous.
"She is your sister?"
Sure enough, upon hearing Wyatt Barnes’ words, Jenny Campbell was visibly startled, her previously cold expression softening somewhat, "Since she’s your sister, I can spare her. But you must come back with me to the Campbell Family, as my ’male pet’."
"Otherwise... it’s still as I said earlier: you both will die!"
Saying so, Jenny Campbell’s eyes revealed a threatening gleam.
"Now, choose... Do you want to be buried with your sister, or follow me to the Campbell Family as my male pet?"
Jenny Campbell issued Wyatt Barnes a ’final ultimatum’, forcing him to make a choice.
"Miss Campbell, there are plenty of men in this world... Why focus solely on me?"
Ordinarily, Wyatt Barnes would have lost patience long ago.
But now, after finally traveling long distances to reach the Capital City of the Ascendant Dragon Celestial Nation, he truly didn’t want to be forced to change location after offending those present unnecessarily.
"I’ll give you ten breaths of time to consider... After ten breaths, if you haven’t made a choice, I’ll take it as a refusal."
Jenny Campbell spoke coldly.
"Leilany, let’s go!"
Upon hearing Jenny Campbell’s words, Wyatt Barnes knew there was no room for reconciliation, his expression turning cold in an instant, his voice conveying extreme coldness.
He took Leilany’s hand and started moving past Jenny Campbell.
"Hmph!"
Witnessing this, Jenny Campbell’s expression hardened, her raised hand, with the fiery-red long whip, suddenly transformed into a fiery-red serpent, ensnaring Wyatt Barnes.
When Jenny Campbell attacked, Wyatt Barnes could confirm she was a ’Cyan Sun Golden Immortal’ like himself.
"So ignorant!"
Without patience, Wyatt Barnes spotted Jenny Campbell’s whip coming his way, his gaze growing increasingly cold, and with a harsh shout, his right hand flashed like lightning, Immortal Origin surging, directly seizing Jenny Campbell’s whip.
"Get lost—"
The next moment, with a fury-filled shout, Wyatt Barnes flung Jenny Campbell along with her whip aside.
Vast Immortal Origin surged, directly wounding Jenny Campbell.
"Fourth young lady!"
On the carriage, the elderly woman realized that her young lady was no match for this purple-robed youth as the Immortal Origin from Wyatt Barnes’ body roared out from his hand, seizing Jenny Campbell’s whip, and her facial expression changed dramatically.
"Boy, you’re courting death!"
As Wyatt Barnes injured and flung Jenny Campbell aside, the elderly woman’s face twisted in anger, murderous intent flashing in her eyes, resembling an eagle swooping down on Wyatt Barnes.
"Leilany, kill her!"
Wyatt Barnes cast a cold glance at the elderly woman, casually uttering five words.
