As Huo Jingyi returns, she is struck by the dramatic transformation of the once familiar surroundings. The place is unrecognizable, leaving her momentarily bewildered. She can't even recognize it at all.
Su Yanling's discomfort is palpable as Xia Tian holds her waist in front of everyone. She feels embarrassed as her cheeks flush, and she blurts out, "Aren't you a little too close?" Xia Tian merely nods, and to Su Yanling's disbelief, he pulls himself even closer.
As Xia Tian's actions become more brazen, Su Yanling realizes that he is not the gentleman she thought he was.
He's more of a hooligan, using his charm to deceive her.
Suddenly, she feels like she's been taken for a ride.
Su Yanling sat to the right of Xia Tian, and to everyone's surprise, he had purposely left the seat to his left empty.
The others couldn't help but wonder why, but they all silently agreed not to question him.
Xia Tian had always been unpredictable.
Xuan Ruyan, the Sword Fairy, paid no attention to the situation with Su Yanling.
She kept to herself, not bothering to ask what was going on.
Her aloofness only added to the tension in the room.
Huo Jingyi couldn't help but wonder what was happening.
She walked over and sat on the only remaining seat, to the left of Xia Tian.
Everyone noticed her discomfort, but chose not to comment.
A strange silence hung in the air as everyone waited for Xia Tian to break it. Huo Jingyi's breathing caught in her throat as she realized the indifferent woman sitting beside her was Xuan Ruyan, the Sword Fairy.
No one dared to cross her, except perhaps the leader of the dark soul sect.
Huo Jingyi looked at her friend, Su Yanling, hoping for an explanation, but she could only offer an awkward smile.
The tension was palpable, and the two other girls who had followed Xia Chen were curious about his older brother, Xia Tian, but the atmosphere prevented them from speaking. They could feel the weight of Xuan Ruyan's presence, and they knew better than to cross her.
Breaking the tense silence, Xia Tian brazenly extended his hand towards Huo Jingyi. "And who might you be?" he asked, casually.
Huo Jingyi's eyes narrowed at the man's boldness. "You dare!"
Without warning, she instinctively slapped his hand away and raised her other hand to strike him back.
The room fell silent, and everyone held their breath, expecting Xia Tian to get a beating.
But he remained seated, not even attempting to defend himself.
Huo Jingyi's movements were too quick for Wang Wenshu to react. She could only stand there in shock, watching as her friend attacked the man sitting in front of her.
Xuan Ruyan watched the scene unfold in slow motion, knowing she could easily stop Huo Jingyi from hitting Xia Tian but choosing not to intervene.
Suddenly, a blurry object passed in front of Xuan Ruyan's eyes. "What!?" she exclaimed in surprise, sensing an aura that suffocated her with unknown dread.
Everyone felt the same threatening aura, causing their hearts to scream in fear. And just like that, when everything had returned to normal, the hand that had been raised to slap Xia Tian had turned into a bloody mist.
Huo Jingyi was speechless, her face now clutched by the hand of a mysterious woman named Evelynn.
She had appeared out of nowhere and was clearly upset that someone had dared to hit Xia Tian while she was present.
Evelynn didn't care if Huo Jingyi was Xia Tian's future toy or not, and she dragged her body into a black, empty vortex.
As Evelynn left, she made a final statement. "I'll get you another toy to play with," she said, promising to compensate Xia Tian for the loss of his current toy.
With that, she dragged the ghastly-faced Huo Jingyi away with her.
Xuan Ruyan watched in silence, knowing that the situation was out of her control.
Unconsciously her breathing has been quickened, as she looked at the source of all this mess.
The tension in the room lingered, and no one dared to speak until they were sure that Evelynn was gone.
Xia Tian calmly added, "I need something superior."
How could she even consider giving him an item of equal quality?
He deserved the best!
It was unclear whether Evelynn had heard about the already closed vortex.
Nyx finally tore her gaze away from them. While she ignored Xia Tian's disrespectful treatment of his toys, the same couldn't be said for Evelynn.
Evelynn's duty was to take care of Xia Tian, including his toys.
Xia Tian might find his toys' small rebellion amusing, but Evelynn certainly did not.
Su Yanling's eyes widened in disbelief as she snapped out of her initial shock. "Where did she take her in?" she asked Xia Tian, almost accusingly.
Xia Tian shook his head. "I don't know," he said with a shrug. "Maybe she threw her somewhere, who knows?"
Su Yanling couldn't help but chuckle at Xia Tian's nonchalant attitude. "You're really something else," she said, shaking her head. "How many people are you going to offend at once?"
Xia Tian just grinned in response, clearly not too concerned about the consequences of his actions.
But Su Yanling was finding it hard to describe his madness.
First, he had angered the Su family.
Then, he had crossed the Limitless Sword Sect.
And now, he had managed to get on the bad side of the Huo family as well.
"What exactly do you want?" Su Yanling asked, exasperated. "Do you just want to plunge the whole Sacred Sky Jade Realm into chaos and destroy it?"
Xia Tian just shrugged again, still grinning. "Hey, even immortals don't casually go around running realms," he reminded her with a wink.
Suddenly, Xuan Ruyan spoke up, her voice as serene as ever but with a hint of surprise. "Is she an immortal?" she asked, her eyes widening in shock.
The others looked at her, confused. "Who are you talking about?" Su Yanling asked.
"Evelynn," Xuan Ruyan replied. "Is she an immortal?"
The group gasped in unison, the earlier events suddenly taking on a whole new meaning. "Immortal?!" Su Yanling exclaimed. "That woman was immortal?!"
Even Xuan Ruyan found it hard to keep her composure.
She may have been the strongest among mortals, but in the face of true immortal power, she was nothing but a speck of dust.
The other two girls, who had been curious about Xia Tian earlier, suddenly felt a wave of fear wash over them.
They looked at Xia Chen, who was making an unsightly expression, clearly feeling envious of his brother's ability to attract immortal women.
"How does he do it?" Xia Chen muttered under his breath. 'How does he have so many immortal women near him? A golden rod?'
Xia Tian ignored the sword fairy's fluttering and instead focused his gaze on a certain spot outside the building. Su Yanling, on the other hand, was starting to panic.
"Hey, can I take back the offer?" she asked urgently, hoping to get away from there as soon as possible. "I don't want to be a sugar baby anymore! I'd rather keep my life!"
But Xia Tian just chuckled and pulled out the Celestial Yin Lotus, tossing it to her without a care.
Su Yanling's eyes widened in shock as she caught the miraculous spiritual flower carefully, knowing full well how valuable it was.
Xuan Ruyan and Xia Chen both recognized the flower and their eyes shook heavily in surprise.
Xia Tian just grinned at Su Yanling.
"It would normally cost you 10 million rainbow crystals, but since you're my sugar baby, you owe me only 2 million!" he said with a smirk. "Pay me back and you're free to go."
Su Yanling's brain short-circuited at the thought of owing Xia Tian so much money.
"Wait, when did I even agree to buy it?"
"And how am I supposed to pay two million rainbow crystals?" she protested, trying to stop him from leaving.
But Xia Tian just ignored her and strode out of the restaurant towards the street he had been looking at earlier, leaving Su Yanling and the others behind in shock.
Everyone in the restaurant watched in curiosity as Xia Tian strode out, wondering what crazy scheme he had in mind this time.
Su Yanling, meanwhile, slumped down in her seat, realizing that she had been tricked badly.
"He played with me," she muttered under her breath.
But as she looked at the Celestial Yin Lotus in her hand, she couldn't help but sigh.
She had already signed her own death warrant by associating herself with Xia Tian, but she might as well enjoy the time she had left.
After all, she thought to herself, being a sugar baby to Xia Tian was like signing up for a death sentence.
With a heavy heart, Su Yanling put the lotus inside her storage ring, realizing that she was now one of the richest women in debt.
It was a debt that she could never hope to repay.