Chapter 1161: You Have To Marry Me
Li Qiye crossed his arms in front of his chest and leisurely smiled: "May I ask what you are here for, my young miss?"
She immediately became spirited after hearing his question and glared at him with her big and round eyes: "Why don't you want to marry me?!"
"Er—" Li Qiye was caught off guard. Luckily, she spoke in an aggressive manner. If she spoke to him with a tone full of resentment and indignation like an abandoned lover, others would actually mistake him for an unloyal and fickle man.
He smiled and said while looking straight at her: "Why should I marry you?"
"Because this lady is the Golden Isle Princess, the number one beauty of the Jade Sea with a supreme and peerless bloodline." She confidently stated while still posing with her hands on her waist. There was no trace of bashfulness to be found.
Li Qiye wondered whether he should laugh or cry. He shook his head in response: "And I should marry just because of that? What if a demon dragon comes out of nowhere one day and claims to be the number one beauty, do I have to marry her too?"
"Bah, who would dare to take my man?!" The unashamed lady claimed while glaring at him: "If you didn't want to marry me, why did you run here and ruin my business by passing the others on the stage?"
He shook his head once more: "I can't be blamed for that as I only fell down from the sky by accident and coincidentally struck your formation."
"What's wrong with that?" She scowled while staring at him with a burning gaze: "Since it is the providence from the heavens, you still dare not to marry me?!"
To the amusement of Li Qiye, she looked as if she wanted him to take responsibility, prompting him to reply: "So you are saying you are particularly anxious to get married already?"
"I…" She wanted to erupt but stopped in time: "Bah, don't think so highly of yourself. Who says I am in a rush to get married?!"
She simply wanted to kick him out of Golden Isle. Who would want to marry a stranger? Moreover, she was still a little girl, but the moment she returned, she heard some disciples say that someone named Li Qiye possibly didn't want to marry her.
This rubbed her the wrong way. A man actually didn't want to marry her! Thus, she wanted to come and see just what kind of person would do so.
He replied: "Then perfect, you don't want to get married and I don't want to either. Isn't this the end of it? Plus, you are still a little girl. Time is still plentiful on this endless road. One day, you will find a suitable man."
"Bah, who says that I am still young? I'm an adult already!" The moment she heard the word 'little', she immediately became enraged. She hated being called little the most by others, so she grunted unhappily while exaggerating her posture even more by raising her barely gropable breasts.
Her appearance aimed to tell Li Qiye that she was not little anymore for she was already a grown lady.
He couldn't really do anything against this bold girl. He only smiled: "Right, right, you are a grown up already."
"Are you a little puppy or something? You are just going along with whatever I am saying, don't you have your own thoughts?" She glared at him with disdain. 1
A girl's mind was already quite fickle, leaving others confused, but on top of this, she was even more unpredictable.
Li Qiye didn't argue against her and only leisurely said: "If you have no other business, I'm going to take a nap." He yawned afterward.
"Bah, already taking a nap when it is so early, are you a pig?" She really wanted to antagonize him.
He ignored her and gently waved his sleeve: "I guess I'm a pig then. Please leave if you have nothing else to say, I won't entertain you anymore." Li Qiye made it obvious about wanting to send the guest away.
However, she didn't want to leave and answered in a forthright manner: "If I leave after you tell me to leave, won't I lose all face? Golden Isle is my territory."
"Okay, girl, what do you want?" He looked at her and begrudgingly waved his sleeve.
Few things could deceive his eyes. He knew that the girl was not malicious and only wanted to cause trouble due to the fact that she didn't want to marry.
She declared with a domineering presence: "You have to marry me!"
He took a couple more glimpses of her before wryly smiling: "Little girl, do you know what it means to get married?"
"Peh! You are the little girl! If you call me that one more time, I'll personally strangle you to death. No, if you call me a little girl again, I will peel your skin and shred your tendons while drinking your blood!" She gave him a dirty look since she hated being called this the most. 2
"Fine, I'll just call you girl then." He raised both of his hands and acted as if he was giving up: "Girl, do you know what it means to get married?"
"Please, I am not a fool, how could I not know?" She coldly snorted and said: "If I tell you to marry me, then do it, why waste time with so much nonsense?!"
He curiously looked at her and asked: "If I am not mistaken, you don't truly want to get married, so why do you want me to marry you?"
"Hmph! Who says that I didn't want to marry?" She arched forward to accentuate her chest again: "I am now old so it is time to start a family."
Marriage was an embarrassing topic for many girls, but this little one didn't care at all. She blurted out her words in a very comfortable and natural manner.
Li Qiye carefully looked at her up and down, letting her notice his burning eyes. This made her feel very uneasy. After all, although she spoke without reservation, she was still a little lady in the end.
"What are you looking at, pervert! Keep looking and I'll claw your eyes out!" She turned fierce and suddenly lunged forward with her fingers aiming for his eyes.
Naturally, he wouldn't let her succeed and immediately grabbed her small hand. With her being inches away, he smiled and said: "Since you said you wanted me to marry you, then I am your husband. As your husband, it is not unreasonable for me to appreciate you a bit. Plus, it wasn't a big deal. It is not like I was taking your clothes off or anything."
"Bah! You old pervert!" Ye Xiaoxiao was still too young so she couldn't handle Li Qiye. With a blushed complexion, she yelled: "Watch! I'll teach you a lesson!"
With that, a snapping whip was heard. In the blink of an eye, a green vine had wrapped around Li Qiye's arm; it coiled around his body like a demonic snake. The moment it entangled him completely, countless sharp thorns spread out like quills that wanted to suck out Li Qiye's blood.
Li Qiye wouldn't entertain this notion. His Hell Suppression Godly Physique activated. With popping sounds, the vines surrounding his body were immediately split.
At this time, Ye Xiaoxiao had escaped Li Qiye's clutch and spoke: "Hmph, looks like you have some skill."
He resumed his gaze that was quite unpleasant to her. It made her feel very uncomfortable, but she didn't want to show any weakness, so she instead proudly stood straight with her soft breasts forward while glaring at him with a fiery stare.
"Have you had your fill?" She snorted in a very arrogant style with black lines on her forehead.
He withdrew his eyes and said: "I'm really curious about your bloodline now. Not too many things in this can actually hide from my eyes."
She responded haughtily: "Why should I tell you?"
Li Qiye stroked his chin and quipped back: "If you tell me, I will marry you."
This startled her as she blurted: "Who says that I want to marry you, bah!"
"Little girl will always be embarrassed." Li Qiye laughed and shook his head: "Earlier, you were yelling and demanding for me to marry you, but now, it is the other way around. Aiz, this is really frustrating. Girl, do you want to marry or not?"
She stared at him and didn't say anything for a moment.
He nonchalantly stood there with grace to let her look as much as she wanted. After a while, he said with a smile: "Girl, have you had your fill? I know I am incomparably handsome, but you shouldn't be infatuated to this level."
Her face turned red as she regained her wits and angrily said: "Bah! Shameless old pervert! Who would be infatuated with you? Go look in the mirror first. Daring to claim to be handsome with your common appearance, have you no shame?"
Li Qiye ignored her assessment and said: "Okay, girl, stop pestering me endlessly. I actually want to know why you want this marriage. If I'm not mistaken, you have changed your mind for now."
Raw is Pekingese, but this is the first time I've heard of this dog breed. The Pekingese is an ancient breed of toy dog that originated in China. They are called Lion Dogs due to their resemblance to Chinese guardian lions. ↩ This phrase should be familiar by now. ↩Chapter 1162: The Fiery Ye Xiaoxiao
She fiercely glared at him and said: "Hmph! Why should I tell you? Just do what I say instead of blabbering about!"
Li Qiye smiled and shook his head: "If that's the case, then we have nothing else to talk about."
Having said that, he turned back to go into his bedroom.
"Hey, stop, are you listening?" She shouted after seeing this.
Li Qiye paused and turned his head around: "You got something else to say? If not, then don't bother me."
She was annoyed by his attitude and maintained her fierce gaze and aggressive posture: "I'm asking you now, do you really have a bloodline of the imperial prince level?"
He turned his body around and gave her a quick look before smiling: "Are you doubting your Golden Isle's formation? Did you come here to demand a marriage or to see if I have an imperial prince-level bloodline?"
"Don't you worry about that, I'll do what I want." Her hands were often found on her waist as she said: "Stop asking so many things. Do you have it or not?!"
"It really looks like we have nothing to talk about." Li Qiye waved his hand and turned around, leaving with a smile on his face.
"Hey!" Ye Xiaoxiao felt a little anxious and stomped once before blocking his path: "Do you have an imperial level bloodline or not?"
Li Qiye looked at the little girl in front of him and said: "I understand. You came here not to see whether I want to marry you or not, but to see if I have that type of bloodline."
With that, he crossed his arms before his chest and looked at her in a carefree manner: "If you sincerely asked earlier, maybe I would have told you."
She muttered under her breath after hearing this then shouted: "Just let me know, do you have it or not?!"
Li Qiye nodded his head and chuckled: "If we are using the definition of your treant race, then yes, my bloodline is of the imperial level."
She didn't completely buy this, so it was her turn to look at Li Qiye up and down to find some clues from his body.
After a careful examination, she asked with a voice full of suspicion: "Is it really at the imperial level? You don't look like someone with that type of bloodline at all."
Li Qiye burst out in laughter in response: "Can you really determine an imperial bloodline with the naked eye? Don't you have a very powerful bloodline as well? Can we tell its strength just by looking at you?"
"Hmph! What do you know? My bloodline is supreme and unique in all the eons." She was unhappy with his answer and spoke with confidence: "How can your commoner's eyes see through my bloodline?"
Li Qiye replied in the same fashion: "Then the same goes for me. My bloodline is supreme and unique in all the eons, how can a little girl like you see through it with the naked eye?"
She managed to restrain her anger this time, but she still glared at him nevertheless: "Shouldn't an imperial bloodline have a surging imperial aura as if an Immortal Emperor has descended? They can suppress their enemies with just their bloodline."
Li Qiye was quite amused by this response: "Who told you that an imperial bloodline has such characteristics?"
A limited definition of an imperial bloodline was being the child of an Immortal Emperor and inheriting his bloodline. These people were called imperial children.
The truth was that Li Qiye didn't have an official imperial bloodline, but in a sense, his was even more precious than an imperial prince because his blood contained the legacy of the Blood Progenitor. More importantly, his blood had been refined multiple times by the Worldly Prime Liquid among other immortal items. Thus, his bloodline became even more precious.
After hearing his answer, she looked at him with skepticism and asked: "Don't you humans always say this?"
Li Qiye smiled and said: "Have you met an imperial prince with said bloodline? A few things are only baseless rumors."
"Hmph, I knew that you humans couldn't be trusted. Your race doesn’t have this imperial bloodline or whatever, at least not at the Heaven Spirit World." She immediately became a bit spirited.
Her latter statement was correct. In fact, the human race didn't have an imperial child in this world.
The truth was that in the nine worlds, this type of bloodline would not appear in every generation. For humans, the chance of it appearing was even lower.
He was a little interested after noticing her excitement and told her: "Isn't one in front of you right now?"
She looked at him once more with suspicion: "You really have it…?"
Her suspicion was warranted, Li Qiye didn't look like someone who has an imperial bloodline. His blood energy was concealed and his dao force was weak. It could even be said that no matter how one looked at him, he simply resembled a mortal.
Even if an imperial bloodline didn't have a surging aura like the arrival of an Immortal Emperor, at the very least, the owner should have exuberant blood energy and an incredible physical body.
If Li Qiye didn't pass their trial, Ye Xiaoxiao wouldn't even be interested in doing this and would have just assumed that he was a lying swindler.
"It can't be faked." Li Qiye chuckled: "Even if you don't believe me, you should believe your Golden Isle's formation that was made by your treefathers. Plus, your father's people have confirmed it as well."
"Hmph, are you sure you aren't an accomplice of my father and scheming to trick me?" She fiercely stared at him and said: "If I find out that you are conspiring with my father's people to fool me, I will really peel your skin…"
"Okay, little girl, this isn't a conspiracy or anything." He waved his sleeve and interrupted her while laughing: "Even if your father wants to trick you, I don't have the time and interest to do so. Hurry up and tell me what you want from me."
She hesitated for a moment while peering at him. She truly looked like she didn't trust him at all, but in the end, she still asked: "If you have an imperial bloodline, do you feel that there is something different about you or something special in the bloodline itself?"
Li Qiye's curiosity was suddenly aroused. He stared at her for a bit before answering: "It looks like this groom selection from your isle really isn't that simple. So if I didn't have an imperial bloodline and it was someone else instead who passed your examination, someone found to be unsuitable for you in the future, the marriage would be canceled and it would just end there?"
There was a well-established system for stallions and incubators in this world. When a lineage picked them from a young age, a marriage wouldn't take place if it turned out that they weren't a good match or if there was a disparity between them. The majority of these stallions and incubators would be repatriated back to their sect.
In order words, even if someone was selected to be the groom of Golden Isle, it was just an agreement. The stallion still needed to undergo observation and trials. Once they passed, the marriage would finally take place so that they can produce offspring.
"Well, that has nothing to do with you." She glared at him: "If you have a real imperial bloodline, you don't have anything to worry about."
"I understand, you all want to find the most powerful bloodline. Your first choice was not an imperial bloodline, maybe it was a search for an ancient bloodline." Li Qiye narrowed his eyes while looking at her.
"Hmph, you're talking nonsense." She fiercely replied: "It is good that you have an imperial lineage since I'll be marrying you. No, actually, I'm the one who's taking you in!" 1
Li Qiye laughed it up while looking at her fierce appearance and said: "Girl, you're thinking too much into it. Even if you were willing, I still wouldn't want to marry you."
She held her pretty little waist and tigerishly declared: "This is not up to you. If you dare to not marry me, I'll beat you until your face looks like a pig."
All along, people had only heard about a lady being forced to marry. How many had heard about a groom being forced to take a wife?
His piercing glare once again settled on her body before he gave a leisurely response: "Girl, it is not that I'm looking down on you, but do you think you can force me to marry you with your little body? Return from whence you came."
In China, the common notion is that the bride is married off to the groom. In this passage, she's implying that she's the groom, the person in power. ↩Chapter 1163: Ye Xiaoxiao's Mysterious Bloodline
She was furious from being looked down upon like this by Li Qiye and shouted: "Bah, you're the one with the little body! You dare to not marry me when it is not up to you to decide? That's it, watch me beat you into a pig's head!"
She immediately took action after finishing her threat. There wasn't too much movement since she didn't even use a merit law. There was only a frightening blood energy. Space seemed to be opening up as she waved her hand. One could hear a clattering sound as a strange flower appeared before Li Qiye.
It was large and had eight bright red petals. In other words, this odd flower was made from extreme Yang true fire.
"Extreme Yang Godflower." Li Qiye's eyes turned serious after seeing this flower. In a short time period of time, the endless sunfire trapped Li Qiye completely. With a clunk, the flames turned into universal laws. They didn't only imprison him, they also attacked him like a scorpion's tail that aimed to pierce his body.
"Clank!" A metallic bang resounded when Li Qiye immediately used his Nine Sun Locking Heaven Law. With a poof, the refined fire laws entered his body.
When fire laws of this caliber pierced one's body, even if the victim didn't turn into ashes instantly, they would be burned and suffer a pain worse than death.
However, Li Qiye didn't show any signs of him being in pain at all. He only smiled and said: "Quite nutritious. This thing is quite rare."
"Try this then!" She shouted after seeing that Li Qiye wasn't afraid of her godflower at all. Her vitality soared. With a loud bang, a strange tree half the size of a man emerged. It seemed to be carved out of profound ice.
The moment it appeared, a buzzing sound could be heard as a terrifying power suddenly froze everything. Its target was Li Qiye.
However, Li Qiye's nine suns law began to blaze. His own refined sunfire circled around him and easily stopped the freezing attack from this tree, leaving him completely untouched.
He didn't bother looking at the flower and the tree for his eyes were fixated on Ye Xiaoxiao. He spoke with a changed expression: "Little girl, what is this bloodline of yours!"
Very few things in life could move Li Qiye. However, she really did shock him this time. She didn't use any merit laws, but the godflower and strange tree came out. They were not items created from merit laws, they were real existences.
Her summoning reminded Li Qiye of a very archaic legend about the treants. Perhaps even members of this race didn't know about it because it was too ancient. Moreover, it had never appeared before, so there was no proof. Even in the distant ages, those who had heard about it paid it no mind because there was no way it was true!
"Hmph, why should I tell you?" She waved her hand and the godflower and odd tree vanished.
Li Qiye stroked his chin and said with a grin: "If you tell me a little bit about your bloodline, I might consider taking you in. And in accordance with your wish, I can also give you an answer to your question about the imperial bloodline."
"You go first. This lady will listen to you first about the bloodline, then I'll consider telling you about my own." She snorted while looking at him.
Li Qiye stared at Ye Xiaoxiao as his eyes flashed several times. She suddenly felt uneasy against his gaze. Even though it was not a sharp and scary pair of eyes, they seemed to be able to penetrate all things.
"I see, I see." Li Qiye noticed her demeanor and slowly spoke: "In the end, you yourself don't even understand your bloodline, likewise with your isle. You all don't even understand the mysticisms within."
"The more accurate reason for this groom selection was to find an answer within the many bloodlines of the human race, it wasn't just to find a mighty one. You are searching for a bloodline that is truly comparable to your own so that you can analyze its mysteries." With that, Li Qiye smiled: "If I'm not mistaken, even the items left behind by your treefathers cannot analyze your bloodline."
"Hmph, what a bunch of nonsense, this is only your one-sided speculation." She scowled: "What is this about not knowing my own bloodline? I naturally know everything about it. I just don't want to tell you so that you'll get mad."
Despite her strong retort, it was evident that it was all for show.
He gently shook his head: "Girl, there's no need to be stubborn, you can't hide it from my eyes. If you tell me the truth about your bloodline, maybe I can even help you."
Ye Xiaoxiao wanted to speak, but she immediately closed her mouth while turning cautious.
"Clang—clank—" At this moment, the alarm suddenly sounded at Golden Isle. A disciple shouted: "We're under attack!"
Ye Xiaoxiao's expression sank after hearing this. Her eyes narrowed as she said: "Which bastard is sneak attacking my Golden Isle!"
With that, she turned and left. A flower bloomed after each step as she soared into the sky.
Li Qiye smiled and went outside the room to look towards the island.
"Splash!" Outside of the islands, sea water in the form of aqua dragons rose. They were completely blue and soared into the sky before plunging down towards Golden Isle.
Even the Golden Isle Lord was alerted after this sudden attack. He stood up in the sky and shouted: "Who is it!"
Without a doubt, the assailant didn't want to show themself, they simply controlled these aqua dragons for the assault.
Bursts of alarms rang across Golden Isle. Keep in mind that it was definitely a powerful lineage comparable to any imperial lineage or immortal gate. It had to be someone skillful to even dare attack it.
"Activate!" The disciples immediately rushed out to meet the enemy the moment these aqua dragons reached the warning zones.
"Crash!" However, more and more dragons came out of the sea. In the blink of an eye, ten thousand aqua dragons leapt into the sky and attacked these crucial zones with great ferocity.
At this time, Li Qiye withdrew his gaze from the distance and redirected it down to the surface of the water. He turned serious after seeing the sparkling sea water.
Someone emerged from the ocean. It was a girl riding a seahorse.
She wore a blue dress and an ethereal silk veil. In the light breeze, she seemed particularly slim and graceful. Her entire being seemed to be swaying with the wind.
This dark green seahorse resembled both a flood dragon and a horse. With its perfect outlines, it was definitely the finest in terms of horses in the ocean.
The girl hid her face so no one could see her true appearance. She came out of the ocean without any warning or sound like a ghost. No one noticed her arrival.
If it wasn't for Li Qiye, no one would have detected her intrusion. Despite being completely soundless, she was extremely fast while riding her seahorse. In the blink of an eye, she was already next to Li Qiye.
"Get on." She told him while concealing her real voice.
"Why should I?" Li Qiye smiled while looking at the girl; he was relaxed as always.
The girl didn't waste words. She immediately grabbed Li Qiye and pulled him onto the seahorse so that he was sitting in front of her.
"A bit interesting." Li Qiye didn't bother resisting. He seemed to be entertained by this.
The seahorse turned around and snuck out towards the ocean in order to escape.
But before the seahorse could reach the sea, a shout came about: "Where do you think you're going?!" Ye Xiaoxiao noticed the abduction and immediately attacked with blossoming flowers below her.
The odd tree emerged again. With a buzz, she instantly froze the nearby sea with astonishing speed.
The other girl noticed the frozen sea water, but she didn't halt. She rode the seahorse into the sky with lightning speed.
"Where are you from, demoness, to dare steal my man! You court death!" Ye Xiaoxiao had a scorching personality indeed. She stomped on a vine below her feet. This swift vine instantly caught up to the seahorse.
With one more cry, she attacked once more. A gigantic willow emerged. Its branches were like immortal ropes that intended to ensnare the other girl.
However, this girl was not that easy to mess with. Her delicate and jade-like hand unleashed a palm attack.
"Boom!" Ice dragons instantly rushed out of the frozen water and attacked the willow branches with unparalleled speed.
"Pop!" The willow branches tied up the dragons. Shortly after, the dragons and willow branches began to fight; neither side wanted to give in.
In this split second, the sea horse suddenly leaped forward. This one leap alone caused space and time to reverse. The area ten million miles away suddenly appeared beneath the seahorse.
Chapter 1164: Mysterious Girl
This leap from the seahorse crossed space instantaneously. Even Li Qiye sitting on it had to praise: "Incredible, this is an exceedingly rare divine horse."
A gap was instantly created after this jump. Even though Ye Xiaoxiao's vine used its top speed, it was unable to catch up.
The seahorse made it out of the frozen sea. It instantly dived into the vast ocean and submerged itself.
The veiled girl then hid their presence and traces. Without a doubt, she came prepared.
The seahorse leaped a second time under the surface of the water. This was even faster than the leap in the sky. The ocean was its playground, so it could cross from one sea to another. People would be speechless by its speed.
"Shameless demoness, you better not let me find you or I'll show you. Stealing my man now, huh?" The chasing Ye Xiaoxiao had lost her target and angrily stomped her foot.
At a certain place in the Jade Sea, there was a towering cliff with large shoal rocks and deep underwater gullies. After water flowed into these gullies, one would hear a loud roar. The water fell straight down like waterfalls. Waves of currents were wrestling with the boulders down here. Of course, there were also circular channels around the cliff in the form of whirlpools…
This particular location was quite dangerous. Ordinary cultivators wouldn't want to come here.
A loud bang occurred below the steep cliff. The seahorse climbed up from the water to the top of the cliff. There were two people riding it. Of course, it was Li Qiye and the mysterious girl.
A panoramic view of this sea was available at the top of this cliff. The sea breeze was blowing with water vapor everywhere. The waves were galloping in this place with loud roars. The scene ahead was quite extraordinary and precarious in a supernatural yet marvelous manner.
Li Qiye was still at home while riding the seahorse and bathing in the sea breeze. His head was resting against a soft and plump chest. This was indeed a time to be cheerful.
The girl's temper took a turn for the worse when Li Qiye rested against her chest like this. She coldly said: "It is time for you to get off."
Li Qiye remained unmoved while his head was still in the middle of the valley. His faint grin told the story of his comfort and enjoyment. "Little girl, if you want something, you have to pay the price. You might be thinking that I am taking advantage of you, but the truth is that you are taking advantage of me. If I was unwilling, you wouldn't have been able to take me along."
This answer left the girl silent. It was arrogant and narcissistic to an unreasonable level.
She jumped down from the seahorse and looked around at the sea nearby. Who knows what she was thinking.
Meanwhile, Li Qiye was still leisurely sitting on the seahorse while closing his eyes to enjoy the breeze. After a while, he murmured: "The sensation of the Heaven Spirit World really makes people feel attached with strong sentiments."
She finally turned back to look at him with a cold glare: "You should talk about your circumstances now."
He finally opened his eyes to look at her and smiled: "Little girl, if you want to negotiate with me, you should assume a friendly attitude. If I am in a good mood, maybe I can point you towards a clear road."
The girl became annoyed and asked: "Are you always this narcissistic?"
"Narcissistic?" Li Qiye laughed and replied: "Little girl, I don't know what narcissism is, and you haven't seen when I truly act smug. When I feel cocky and put on airs, a little girl like you can only stand to the side since even gods and demons have to prostrate before me."
She stared at him for a good while. If it wasn't for his sober appearance, she would have thought that she had caught the wrong person, a complete psycho.
"Don't look at me like that." Li Qiye lazily looked at the distant sea and said: "This is the best your Exquisite Valley can do? You're able to carry a few bloodlines, but your vision for the overall situation is still completely lacking. The criticism from before still stands; your valley does not lack fresh blood, it is lacking a wise strategic foresight."
The mysterious girl was surprised and immediately took one step back while staring at Li Qiye with a chilling glint flashing across her pupils.
She had hidden everything so that others wouldn't recognize her background. Even a God-Monarch wouldn't be able to see through her, so she was astonished that this seemingly ordinary man was able to divulge her origin instantly. She was completely confident in her concealing technique, but now, she felt an urge to kill.
"Again, there's no need to look at me like that." Li Qiye was basking in the sea breeze as he calmly stated: "If you have any disrespectful thoughts about me, it will be your own undoing. I am not someone who enjoys plucking flowers, but when necessary, I have no qualms about eliminating beautiful women."
The girl was bewildered and couldn't guess his background at this time. It was quite pitiful how little she knew about him.
After a while, she calmed down and stared at him: "You are Li Qiye?"
He ignored her and took a deep breath to say: "What a world this is." He smacked his lips afterward before speaking: "Among all the people I've met, I am the only person called Li Qiye."
"Can't you be any less narcissistic?" The annoyed girl found this answer to be quite exasperating.
He raised his brows and said: "And then? You mean like this?"
The girl was a bit speechless. The situation had somehow reversed. The man ahead was the one in charge, so she tried to take back the initiative: "Do you have an imperial bloodline?"
Li Qiye was bored and reached out to brush her hair that was blowing wildly in the wind. However, she immediately made some distance between them and coldly said: "You better act properly!"
Li Qiye withdrew his hand and stared insipidly at her: "What does it matter? Is this bloodline worth talking about? After so many years, your Exquisite Valley still relies on bloodlines for business. Back and forth, back and forth, only to go around in a circle. A nice way to put it is cultivating talents while a more offensive way is to call it a brothel. Marrying excellent bloodlines to powerful lineages — not much different from a breeding stable."
The mysterious girl quivered with rage after hearing this. This was simply humiliating her lineage; he was treating them as if they weren't worth a single coin.
"You better start acting more respectful to me!" She shouted. If it wasn't for her great self-restraint, she would have already taught this guy who didn't know the immensity of the heaven and earth a lesson.
Li Qiye only smiled and didn't say anything else, or maybe he was too lazy to do so.
She took a deep breath to calm down and then said in a serious manner while looking at him: "If you have an imperial bloodline, you should have a different plan. There are wider paths for you to take, battles await your advance."
Li Qiye turned and slowly looked at her carefully. She didn't know why she felt so uncertain when subjected to his glance like this. She felt as if she was being stripped completely by his insipid eyes. All of her concealing methods were useless.
"Have you seen enough?" She raised her head and coldly stared at him.
"A very good bag of skin." He withdrew his gaze and flatly said: "Worthy of being from the Exquisite Valley."
She felt like vomiting blood after hearing this. She wasn't only from the valley; if she revealed her true identity, she could look down on the entire Heaven Spirit World. Countless men would want to marry her.
But according to Li Qiye, she was only a "good bag of skin." If this could even be considered a compliment, it was the most disdainful one she had ever heard in her life.
A homicidal impulse arose from Li Qiye's triggering words. She had to try quite hard to stabilize her emotions.
"Little woman, don't you know?" Li Qiye lazily glanced at her and said: "If I wanted to stay as a son-in-law at Golden Isle, then you would have spoiled my business. If that was the case, then you would have to be my concubine to make up for it, no, you are still not enough to even be a bedwarming maid."
She had managed to calm down a second ago only to be enraged once again. She gritted her teeth while trembling.
"Would you die if you have to stop boasting for a single second?" One could hear the sound of her teeth grinding together. If she didn't want to maintain her ladylike demeanor, she would have ruthlessly bitten big chunks out of him.