Guan Xilan was instantly furious, her primordial energy erupted as she was about to suppress Luo Yuanfei, thinking how dare a Sixth Awakening Cultivator speak to her like this.
"You've surely heard about my temper, and the words I've said will never be taken back. You can kill , but if you do, can you still go back and report to your master?" Luo Yuanfei faced her without fear, smiling as he spoke.
But this sentence was like a splash of cold water poured on Guan Xilan's head, calming her down.
"Change the terms." Guan Xilan said through gritted teeth.
"Then you might as well kill ." Luo Yuanfei folded his hands and leaned back in his chair, unabashedly appreciating Guan Xilan.
"If you want a woman, I can give her to you. A woman like her is a rare beauty in this world. If you have her, you shouldn't have any regrets in this life." Guan Xilan pointed at Shuiyu.
"She is very beautiful and respectful to ; she shouldn't be punished. But you are beautiful and disrespectful to , so you are the one who should be punished." Luo Yuanfei looked at her with undisguised mockery.
"You really think I don't dare to kill you?" Guan Xilan waved her hand, and a Lan knife appeared, slashing towards Luo Yuanfei.
Luo Yuanfei sat there, unmoving, letting Guan Xilan's blade cut into his neck, slicing open the skin and tearing the muscle.
But even so, Luo Yuanfei did not move; his gaze remained unchanged, still smiling coldly, looking at Guan Xilan with icy eyes.
Before severing the main artery, Guan Xilan's Lan knife halted, seeing the blood seep down the blade, and looking at Luo Yuanfei's indifferent manner as if ignoring life itself, she suddenly panicked a little.
She couldn't kill Luo Yuanfei and had to ask him for help because she was instructed upon arrival that, no matter what, she must involve him. She realized she had placed herself in the wrong position from the start.
Though she held the esteed position of Grand Commander of the Hidden Guard and was a top Ninth Awakening powerhouse, facing such a Sixth Awakening guy, she normally wouldn't even bother to look at, she now felt a sense of powerless defeat, and even a subtle worry.
Luo Yuanfei, ignoring the knife in his neck, suddenly leaned forward.
Guan Xilan was shocked and hurriedly retracted the blade; if she acted any slower, Luo Yuanfei's head would be severed.
Luo Yuanfei appeared unconcerned, as if unaware his head was nearly chopped off, directly wrapping his arm around Guan Xilan's waist, drawing her into his embrace.
Shuiyu, who had been standing at the gateway without entering, slowly closed the courtyard doors, and at the last mont of shutting, saw Guan Xilan sitting on Luo Yuanfei's lap, casting a resentful glance towards her.
The nude beauty serving as a model remained motionless, as if seeing nothing, hearing nothing, maintaining that pose like a lifeless statue.
Yet, the sweat on her forehead proved she was living, rely too afraid to move.
On the easel was a human figure painting, positioned just like the model, but it differed in that the image on the easel lacked skin, revealing only bloody muscles and various exposed organs, resembling a sinner in Hell skinned alive for their original sin.
"Are you closing your eyes in prayer to God? If there truly is a god in this world, he would never bless humanity; he'd undoubtedly wipe us out, for humanity is the original sin of this world."
Standing outside the yard, with her back to the gate, Shuiyu heard the last sentence, and a sly smile appeared at the corner of her mouth as she took graceful steps to leave.
...
Chen Guan was basking in the sun at the gates of the Royal Palace, surrounded by Warring States, Zhao Cai, and a little tiger cub, all laying in the sun.
This rare good mood was disrupted by Huang Tianming.
Huang Tianming, full of joy, ran over and said, "State Preceptor, soone has co to join us again."
"Hmm, you go ahead and handle it." Chen Guan said lazily, ward by the sun, totally unwilling to move.
"If you don't go, it wouldn't be good, right?" Huang Tianming looked eagerly at Chen Guan, realizing that these newcors were indeed here for Chen Guan.
"You're the king of the Southern Heavenly Kingdom; eting them is already the highest courtesy, which they'll surely be touched by." Chen Guan was indeed reluctant to move.
"So, I should go myself?" Huang Tianming asked again, unsure.
"Go. You are our king; have so confidence, don't let people look down on you." Chen Guan responded.
Upon hearing this, Huang Tianming straightened his back and marched towards the front hall.
"The Qin, Zhang, Jiang families have all sent people. Which family will it be this ti?" Huang Tianming believed that those coming at this ti must be from the Ten Great Families.
With another family coming, Huang Tianming felt that the Southern Heavenly Kingdom would soon be famous in history, unable to lose.
Upon reaching the main hall, Huang Tianming saw the person who had unveiled the list—a pure-looking girl with a little bit of baby fat on her cheeks.
The girl's attire was simple, dressed in a Taoist robe, accompanied by a Spirit Pet that looked like a black Chow Chow.
Huang Tianming didn't dare to neglect her, thinking to himself, "Which family's young lady is she? Surprisingly plain, and this Self-black Chow Chow is quite notable, surely promoted to Grotto Heaven at a high cost? The State Preceptor also has a house guard dog, likely a Self-red Chow Chow? Are noble circles all into breeding these now? Quite a waste; with this resource, wouldn't an Unparalleled Pet be better?"
"Forgive
for not welcoming you from afar, young lady. May I know which family you're from and how to address you?" Huang Tianming asked politely.
"Which family?" the girl asked, puzzled.
Huang Tianming then said with a smile, "If it's inconvenient to share your identity, that's alright too. Our Southern Heavenly Kingdom welcos you regardless; travelers are guests, and we're even fellow warriors with shared goals."
"I'm called Tian Qinghua," the girl nodded and said.
Upon hearing her na, Huang Tianming was taken aback: "Tian, there's no family nad Tian among the Ten Great Families?"
The more Huang Tianming thought about it, the more it seed wrong, seeing the girl's frankly innocent manner as though she wasn't lying.
"May I ask, Miss Tian, who sent you here?" Huang Tianming contemplated and asked.
"No one sent ; I wanted to co on my own. Wasn't it your world announcent inviting heroes to join and fight against the Celestial Court traitors? It's a great cause, for the nation and people, everyone should shoulder their responsibilities, so I ca." Tian Qinghua said.
Huang Tianming's expression turned strange: "Miss Tian, you really ca alone? No family sent you?"
He realized now that this battle was not rely a showdown between the Southern Heavenly Kingdom and the Celestial Court Army, but also a contest between the families, and those coming here weren't simple.
If such a straightforward young lady truly believed the proclamation and ca here with pure intentions, Huang Tianming felt reluctant to see her hard.
"No, it's just my desire to help, lend a hand." Tian Qinghua shook her head.
"Miss Tian, it's like this, our place…" Huang Tianming was about to persuade Tian Qinghua to leave, considering that such a place was unsuitable for an innocent girl like her.
But suddenly, he saw a fiery silhouette burst out from the rear hall, diving directly at Tian Qinghua.
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