"A confidante?"
Upon hearing Luo Yu's vague response, the beauties widened their beautiful eyes, emitting petulant protests.
Bi Bidong and Zhu Qing exchanged glances with the other women.
They had only suspected that Luo Yu had a superficial or profound relationship with the seven pretty girls on the other side.
But now, seeing Luo Yu's guilty demeanor, what was there left to doubt?
It was pretty much confirmed that he was a philandering husband.
Shui Bing'er and her sisters, as well as Xue Wu and the others, also realized this.
They knew the stunning group of beauties opposite them surely had a deep relationship with Luo Yu, one that predated theirs.
They immediately felt enormous pressure.
The air fell into a brief silence, like the calm before a storm.
The beauties on both sides had cold expressions, their thoughts unknowable.
Luo Yu, caught in the middle, sweated profusely.
He was frantic inside.
As wise as he was, he had no solution for a situation where sixteen goddesses were converging.
In a moment of desperation, he wanted to signal Ning Fengzhi, his potential father-in-law, for help with a look.
But he found the man hiding behind a vendor's shelf with Sword Douluo, evidently fearing being burned himself.
Luo Yu's mouth twitched. Well, that's just great.
How unsupportive!
He guessed that guy just wanted to stay and enjoy the show; otherwise, he probably would have already fled Tiandou City.
What to do?
Summoning all his skills in charming women, Luo Yu's mind raced.
There were no flashes of swords or shadows of blades in the room, yet the atmosphere seemed to grow more tense as if a single spark could cause an explosion.
Bi Bidong, the A'yin Sisters, and the Heavenly Water Girl Group were all assessing the other side's strengths in their minds.
Not in terms of combat ability, but in beauty, figure, and charm...
Xue Wu pursed her lips in silence, feeling extremely distressed inside.
She had thought her competitors were just her six sisters.
Well, imagine her surprise when a simple stroll through the market turned up nine goddess-level rivals.
It was truly overwhelming.
No, not overwhelming, but despairing, okay?
Xue Wu sorrowfully realized that each of the seven women opposite her had incredible figures and beauty.
She couldn't fathom how Luo Yu had become acquainted with so many gorgeous women.
Mature beauties, married women, respectable ladies, pure young girls, playful spirits, and cute charmers—they had it all.
Beside others, it might have been okay, since her only unique feature was having a large "ball."
Then her eyes landed on the youthful-looking girl with huge assets in a black leather outfit.
She felt that her title as the one with the "biggest balls" had finally met its match.
Shui Bing'er and her sisters, as well as Yi Na and Ming Mei, also shared these thoughts.
What filled their hearts the most was not irritation, but nervousness.
After all, Luo Yu had been upfront with them earlier; he knew more than just them, and his biggest flaw was his flirtatious heart.
The thought of so many outstanding women being intimately connected with Luo Yu made their hearts tighten.
Did they still have a chance to compete?
While the Heavenly Water Girl Group harbored complex thoughts, Bi Bidong and her group were not having an easy time either.
In their eyes, the Heavenly Water Girl Group had exceptional beauty and figures, each with their own unique features, yet unified as seven.
One on one, neither Bi Bidong nor the A'yin felt any less confident, believing themselves no less than anyone else.
But against seven, confidence waned.
Neither side took the initiative to speak, standing off like on a battlefield, as if the first to break the silence would lose an advantage.
The hotel was on Tiandou City's main street, busy with passersby, and the stand-off between so many gorgeous and delicate goddesses naturally attracted a crowd of onlookers.
They watched the beauties with palpable excitement.
Amazement arose silently within them.
It was hard to imagine that Tiandou City could witness so many distinctive fairies.
When they noticed Luo Yu caught between the women, their expressions gradually turned bizarre.
As if understanding, yet somewhat in disbelief.
Murmurs of noisy gossip started to rise.
"No way, all these goddesses couldn't possibly be involved with that one guy!"
"Holy shit, I didn't study much, but don't you dare lie to me, this guy, all by himself, has had the chance to meet so many beauties?"
"Damn, just look for yourself, with the way those women are standing, isn't it obviously a live scene of them tearing apart a scumbag?"
"Tsk tsk, looks like this dude's flirting has backfired, now there's a spectacle to watch."
"Are you freaking happy about it? Shouldn't you be reflecting on why this guy has a harem while you're still a single dog?"
"That hits home, boo-hoo..."
"Sigh... It's youthful not to be romantic, even if this guy crashed and burned, just count how many beauties are here."
"Screw it, I'm almost crying from jealousy, okay?"
Luo Yu and the women, all being Soul Masters, could clearly hear the murmuring around them.
When Luo Yu heard someone calling him a scumbag and waiting to be torn apart, his face was streaked with black lines.
He wanted to jump up, grab the guy by the collar, and give him a beating.
Although you're right, that doesn't mean I can't beat you up.
The murmurs around them grew louder, and more voices joined in criticizing Luo Yu.
Before Luo Yu could speak up, his women couldn't listen anymore and looked displeased.
"Boom!"
Bi Bidong, the Female Pope, suddenly unleashed her imposing aura, glaring around with her phoenix eyes and scoffing.
"Be quiet, what business is it of yours, speculating about my husband and my family affairs?"
The authority Bi Bidong had accumulated over the years as the Female Pope wasn't something ordinary people could withstand.
Everyone was so frightened their legs went weak.
"Boom!"
Both A'yin and Lan Ling'er unleashed their formidable auras, coldly scanning the crowd.
"What are you looking at? Haven't you seen a woman getting jealous over her own man?"
Xiaowu and her mother, too, surged with Soul Power, suppressing those in all directions.
"Shut your mouths, do we need you to gossip about our private matters with our husband?"
"Anyone who dares to call my husband a scumbag again, I'll cut out your tongues."
Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun looked as cold as ice, their voices carrying bone-chilling murderous intent.
Shui Bing'er and her six companions were indignant, not allowing anyone to slander Luo Yu as they all unleashed their Martial Souls.
The Soul Rings bloomed together.
Shui Bing'er released several ice spikes, shooting them into the ground near some people's feet.
"If anyone dares to speak ill of my man, then you can stay here forever."
Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling might have been support-class Soul Masters, but at that moment, they were united against outsiders.
The onlookers around were shaking with fear, their spines chilling, nearly crying with heartache.
Sisters, mighty ones!
We just wanted to enjoy the drama and eat some popcorn, just a simple rant, could we really have any bad intentions?
They were truly scared.
Nobody expected these gorgeous women to each be more formidable than the last.
Of course, what puzzled the masses most was.
Weren't you all annoyed with that scumbag? Why suddenly point your spears at us?
That's not right!!
Bi Bidong snorted coldly, like the cry of a phoenix.
"Aren't you going to scram?"
"We're scramming, we're scramming right now!"
The crowd scattered in all directions, not daring to stay a moment longer.
At the same time, they felt an infinite confusion.
Both sides seemed to be confronting each other, and yet they were still willing to call that guy 'husband' so fondly.
What kind of virtues and capabilities did that guy have?
How could he make so many women so devoted... and they aren't tearing him apart???
The street was deserted, with even the nearby vendors having run off.
Bi Bidong glanced towards a stall in the corner.
"I didn't say you could stay, you go too!"
"Cough cough."
"I'm leaving, I'm leaving right now."
Ning Fengzhi emerged from behind the small stall, not even daring to breathe heavily.
It wasn't that he was a coward, but who in their right mind would pick a fight with a jealous woman? That's simply courting death.
Ning Fengzhi quickly took off with Sword Douluo, without looking back.
Now, the "battlefield" was left only with Luo Yu and the sixteen goddesses present.