23 Chapter 23: Contest 8 (2/2)

”No, not unless you promise me something.” Jun Huang said. Ying Yue could practically see him crossing his little arms and turning his but to face her in her mind.

”What do you mean no? This is no time to negotiate terms! We are dealing with a time sensitive issue here, and you said it would take you a little while to get it done.”

”Not unless you promise to never kiss me again.” Ying Yue seriously wanted to roll her eyes. Was that what this was about? The fact that she kissed him on his forehead? If Ying Yue could have at that moment, she could have grabbed Jun Huang and smacked his little bottom. Of course, she was currently not inside the Boundless Spirit Pantheon, and thus could not. As a result, she could only agree to his demand.

”Alright, I won't kiss you again. Now, hurry up. There's not much time.” As Ying Yue said this, the eunuch arrived, carrying the testing crystal with him.

”Your Highness, I have retrieved the crystal.”

”Excellent,” the Emperor said, ”Ying Yue, come forward now, so that We may test you.”

Ying Yue cursed the Emperor a thousand times in her heart as she walked up the stairs to the box where his seat was, trying to take as long as possible without appearing suspicious. The whole way up, she was asking Jun Huang in her mind if he was finished yet.

”I'm almost done, don't worry. This isn't very easy you know.” Jun Huang said from within her soul.

Once Ying Yue was almost at the top, she started panicking a little.

”Jun Huang! How much longer!?”

”Stop yelling at me! I can only work so fast!”

”I thought you were some amazing all powerful phoenix, and yet you can't even do this?!”

”I am an all powerful phoenix! I'd like to see you try doing this! If I could simply hide all your affinities I could just do them all at once, but since I have to leave some I can only hide them one at a time. It's not my fault you have so many affinities, OK?”

At this point, Ying Yue and Jun Huang were arguing with each other like a couple of small children. However, since they where the only ones able to hear their conversation, no one else was aware of the argument going on.

Ying Yue made it to the top and stepped into the box, where the Emperor held out the crystal for her to place her hand on.

”We ask that you place your hand on the crystal so We can see if you are telling the truth or not.” The Emperor said, looking at Ying Yue

”Alright Jun Huang, it's now or never. Whatever you've done better work” Ying Yue said to Jun Huang, as she reached out her hand and placed it on the testing crystal.