Chapter 271 Juggling with Lin Ruoxi’s eyes!
Nevertheless, Shi Yue was acutely conscious that after her energy waned, she would revert to being little greater than a formidable mortal. Although she projected a troublesome exterior, her interior self was riddled with cowardice. Succumbing to this realization, she swiftly divulged each element about Yang Kai.
In any case, the previous was an irretrievable entity, free from any constraints on disclosure.
Yang Kai, because it turned out, was the illegitimate son of the patriarch from the principle department of the Music Household inside the Mystic Peak realm.
His uncle, a member of the third department of the Shen Household, held dominion over the southern empire inside the sacred sky jade realm.
Solely a scant few had been aware about Yang Kai’s true lineage. To safeguard him from assassination makes an attempt, he had been dwelling in seclusion other than the Mystic Peak realm.
Throughout his time right here, he had taken a romantic curiosity within the two daughters of his personal uncle, Shen Zhedong, who held the mantle of ruler over the southern continent.
Nevertheless, Shen Zhedong’s foremost concern was the prosperity of his empire. He had lengthy solid a pact with the northern continent, entailing peace by means of a marital alliance involving his daughters.
Maybe, he might need missed Yang Kai’s actions if the latter hadn’t hid his relationships with Shen Zhedong’s two daughters.
But, circumstances had spiraled into disarray. Shen Zhedong’s answer for Yang Kai was to engineer the dissolution of the settlement with the northern continent with out instigating precise warfare.
Till such a time, Yang Kai had been instructed to keep up his distance from Shen Zhedong’s daughters.
“This bald peacock has his sights set on his personal uncle’s daughters?” Xia Tian murmured, a disapproving undertone lacing his phrases. He believed people like Yang Kai wanted correct training.
Shi Yue’s nod mirrored her settlement; the notion did not sit properly along with her both. “He is undoubtedly morally corrupt,” she concurred.
Xia Tian’s head shook, his expression contemplative. “That is not the principle situation right here.”
Perplexed, Shi Yue questioned, “Then what’s the foremost situation?”
Unbeknownst to her, Xia Tian’s personal report far surpassed Yang Kai’s ethical flaws; he had lengthy since eaten his whole household.
The crux of the matter was, Xia Tian may commit such acts solely as a result of he was Xia Tian.
How audacious of those people, mere sons of destinies, to even harbor such goals?
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With out lingering additional, Xia Tian returned to the Blue Star Realm, with Shi Yue carefully trailing behind. Her choices had been restricted; he was basically dragging her together with him. In some unspecified time in the future, she had already resigned herself to the brand new future Xia Tian had thrust upon her.
Nevertheless, as they made their manner towards a constructing adorned with a big plus signal, her curiosity was piqued. ‘Is that this some form of medical heart?’ she puzzled, her eyes sweeping the environment with inquisitiveness. In the meantime, Xia Tian held her small hand, main her towards a vacation spot unbeknownst to her.
A knock on a door echoed by means of the air, revealing the determine of an unsuspecting girl inside. Her face was partly hid by bandages, and her legs had been encased in casts, with certainly one of them clearly damaged.
Lin Ruoxi sat quietly, sipping on her soup. The sound of the door opening prompted her to show her head, casting her gaze upon the surprising guests.
Fortunately, her fall hadn’t resulted in extreme accidents; the damaged leg was the first concern.
“You!?” Lin Ruoxi’s voice quivered, a mixture of shock and disbelief etched throughout her face.
Nevertheless, the second her gaze locked onto Xia Tian, his mischievous grin appeared to set her whole world right into a sluggish, dizzying spin.
Each step of their journey, Shi Yue had skillfully woven a spell of invisibility, permitting them to stealthily slip by means of every checkpoint.
“Tsk, you thought you might purchase me with cash? Do you consider that all the things you want is purchasable?” Xia Tian’s smirk held a vicious edge.
This girl had made the grave mistake of making an attempt to bribe him.
Such audacity was unforgivable!
A chilly shiver raced down Lin Ruoxi’s backbone, and he or she swallowed onerous, stammering, “I-I did not imply to! I used to be incorrect! Please, return my eyes!” Her determined plea was accompanied by her gripping his ft, her eyeless face making a chilling visage.
“Haha!” Abruptly, he seized her hair, his tone shifting as he spoke, “What I meant was that the value you proposed was far too much less, girl!”
“It’s worthwhile to supply a better bid if you wish to purchase me!” he declared.
Lin Ruoxi froze, momentarily unable to fathom his phrases. “The next value!? How way more?! Take all the things! I possess property price 100 billion yuan! It is all yours!” Her phrases got here out in a determined torrent.
Xia Tian shook his head, a sinister grin enjoying on his lips. “That is nowhere close to sufficient.”
“What!?” Lin Ruoxi’s face contorted, as if she had swallowed one thing disagreeable. “T-Then what else do you require?”
Xia Tian’s reply was chilly and calculated. “The one foreign money that holds worth in buying me is — me!”
Shi Yue’s, “…”
Lin Ruoxi, “….”
Luo Xue, “…..”
Lin Ruoxi and Shi Yue discovered themselves speechless, a mix of shock and confusion portray their faces.
“Is not that unimaginable…?” Shi Yue’s voice was a mere whisper, her ideas racing.
How may she grow to be one other him in an effort to “purchase” him?
“Sure,” Xia Tian confirmed with a stark finality, leaving no room for doubt.
Shi Yue’s expression twitched, mirroring Lin Ruoxi’s now downtrodden face.
This previous fox was actually a peculiar one.
Could not he have merely mentioned, ‘You may’t purchase me?’
However then once more, if he had chosen the easy path, would he nonetheless be a grasp of the artwork of bullshit?
Lin Ruoxi’s hopes crumbled into mud, leaving her seemingly in a state of shock.
But, Xia Tian prolonged a glimmer of hope, dangling it earlier than her like a last-ditch lifeline. “I can return your eyes — however beneath one situation.”
“What situation?” Lin Ruoxi’s spirits rallied, a renewed spark of anticipation igniting inside her.
Shi Yue’s instinct despatched out warning indicators, a way of unease settling over her.
She thought of cautioning Lin Ruoxi in opposition to making any offers with Xia Tian.
Nevertheless, when she glimpsed his grin, a bitter smile touched her lips, and he or she took a step again.
The seemingly cowardly girl selected to not topic herself to struggling for the sake of others.