Blue Phoenix Chapter 27 – Secrets

“Rong Xing, my heart, my flower, my life! How can you look even more stunning tonight than you did when I left you this morning? Your beauty rivals that of a goddess and your eyes are shining like the most elusive star in the sky. Oh my queen of the night, how can this brave warrior be good enough for you? I give you my heart, my soul, my everything!”

As soon as the monologue started, everyone turned towards the person who was speaking. Their faces lighting up in smiles. Even Hui Yue could not help but laugh every time he heard Deng Wu act this way. Although Deng Wu was dangerous, there was an understanding between the two of them. Hui Yue knew that Deng Wu would gain nothing from informing others about him.

Deng Wu walked towards the group at a slow pace. Rong Xing unexpectedly decided to kick him which caused the handsome youth to yelp out of surprise. Deng Wu fell right on his buttocks then scurried towards Hui Yue whom he intended to use as a shield.

For all that, as soon as Deng Wu’s hand touched Hui Yue’s shoulder a current of electricity exploded between the two, causing both Hui Yue and Deng Wu to shoot away from each other in opposite directions.

The electric current had shocked Hui Yue. Although his body was currently in a lot of pain, his eyes were alert as he stared at Deng Wu, who in turn stared at Hui Yue.

Looking at each other it felt as though time stood still; both searched the other’s eyes to see if they had been found out.

Hui Yue’s heart sank when he saw Deng Wu’s shocked face. Notwithstanding there was fear with an alertness within the beautiful eyes which usually looked at the world with apathy.

Hui Yue had felt an energy very similar to that of Lan Feng, and Hui Yue knew where it came from.

Suddenly Deng Wu let out a scream of agony. His hand grabbed the finger on which he had a ring with an embedded storage memory stone, pain evident on his face as he finally managed to pry off the ring.

On the finger, a burn mark remained, and the scent of burnt skin could be smelled all over the ar

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