Chapter 2941 - 2945: What a Vicious Woman

"Many thanks for your guidance, Young Lady. If not for your instruction, I’m afraid I would’ve made a huge joke of myself."

Ling Xiao said awkwardly.

"If you really want to thank me, then give me that golden little bird of yours, hehe."

The Young Lady looked at Xiao Jin, her expression turning excited.

Greedy light flickered in her eyes.

Ling Xiao could only shake his head with a bitter smile. "No matter what, Xiao Jin can’t be given to you."

This little lass, who knows what she sees in Xiao Jin, she’s been wanting to take him from the start.

"Still saying thank you? You’re totally a cheapskate, hmph."

The Young Lady turned her head away and stopped talking.

Right at this time, a towering city wall appeared ahead of them.

This should be the Bright City the Young Lady was talking about.

The scale of Bright City was obviously much larger than the Chen Dynasty’s Thunder City, and even from far away you could feel the nature’s spiritual energy of heaven and earth gathering toward the interior of Bright City.

Those currents of aura could practically be seen with the naked eye.

There was probably some kind of Magic Array inside Bright City; otherwise such a phenomenon wouldn’t appear.

The nature’s spiritual energy outside here was already several times that of a little place like the Chen Dynasty, while the spiritual energy inside Bright City was even denser, feeling richer than what Ling Xiao had experienced in the Imperial Extreme Secret Realm.

Originally, before entering Bright City, Ling Xiao had been worried something might happen because he didn’t have an identity Waist Token.

Who knew that the gate Martial Artists, upon seeing that little lass, didn’t even ask a single question. They all lowered their heads respectfully and shouted, "Young Lady."

Then they watched Ling Xiao, the Young Lady, and her two female guards enter Bright City together.

Though inwardly puzzled as to what this lass’s identity really was,

these matters didn’t have much to do with him, so he couldn’t be bothered to ask. Anyway, once he got an identity plate in Bright City, he would head for the Demon Dragon Sword Court.

From then on, he and this girl might very well never meet again.

"You’re not the least bit curious what kind of person I am?"

The Young Lady suddenly turned her head and asked.

"If it’s something I shouldn’t ask, I won’t ask. If Young Lady wants to say it, you’ll naturally say it."

Ling Xiao replied with a smile.

"You, honestly, are the type no one would like, hmph."

The Young Lady snorted coldly. Clearly she was displeased that Ling Xiao hadn’t looked at her with that shocked expression everyone else wore.

That kind of look was something she especially enjoyed, perfectly satisfying her vanity.

Though she didn’t look very happy, the Young Lady still led Ling Xiao to the Bright City office that reissued identity plates and directly had one made for him.

"Alright, with this identity plate, you don’t need to worry about being hunted down by Sword Temple people anymore. This counts as paying you back for saving my life.

But you really don’t plan on selling that little bird to me?"

Before parting from Ling Xiao, the Young Lady was still thinking about Xiao Jin.

"I really can’t."

Ling Xiao said.

"This Miss can offer a huge price.

How about 1 million mid-grade spirit stones?"

The Young Lady said.

"1 million mid-grade spirit stones!"

Ling Xiao was truly a bit shocked. This Young Lady really was loaded—1 million mid-grade spirit stones was equal to 100 million low-grade spirit stones.

In those small countries, only the Royal Aristocrats might have that many spirit stones.

If it were anything else, he would have sold it, but it happened to be Xiao Jin, and that he would never sell, no matter what.

"Sorry."

Ling Xiao shook his head, his attitude extremely firm.

"Cheapskate. Forget it, go out from Bright City’s west gate, head straight forward, and before long you’ll reach the territory of the Demon Dragon Sword Court.

From then on, you walk your single-plank bridge, I take my broad road, and we’ll owe each other nothing!"

With that, the Young Lady left, escorted by her two female guards.

Ling Xiao then also looked toward the west.

To raise his Cultivation Level as quickly as possible, he should go to the Demon Dragon Sword Court to try his luck first; maybe he could gain quite a few benefits.

Ling Xiao had previously joined Eight Immortals Mountain and the Demon Dragon Sect. Though many things had happened, they had indeed greatly helped improve his Cultivation Level—that part wasn’t false.

However, since he’d already come to Bright City, it wouldn’t make sense not to rest properly.

Earlier he’d fought once in that border town, and later he’d defeated the One-eyed Demon Wolf. Although the Ganoderma Pill could replenish his stamina and let him recover,

a person’s heart would still get tired.

He found a restaurant, ordered a pot of wine and a few small dishes, and ate while thinking about his future plans.

Though he’d already decided to head to the Demon Dragon Sword Court,

plans can’t keep up with changes, and no one knew whether this trip to the Demon Dragon Sword Court would actually end in successfully joining them.

After all, his Cultivation Level was still too low.

The Demon Dragon Sword Court required its members to be Sword Shrine Martial Artists, and demanded that their Cultivation Level reach the First Tier Yin Yang Realm, 14th Layer Hell.

Right now, he wasn’t there yet.

"Ling Xiao!"

Just as he was sipping his wine and thinking, a sudden voice rang out.

Ling Xiao curiously looked toward the source.

It was actually that same fiery Young Lady from before.

He couldn’t help feeling puzzled. This girl had said barely half an hour ago that they wouldn’t meet again—so why was she here now?

But she’d helped him after all, so he couldn’t greet her with a sour face.

He smiled and invited the Young Lady to sit.

"What, you’re not happy to see me?"

The Young Lady asked.

"It’s not that I’m unhappy. It’s just that you’re a noble person, while I’m merely a Martial Artist from some remote backwater. If Young Lady has come to me, you surely have something you want. You might as well speak plainly."

Ling Xiao said.

"You really are straightforward. I quite like that about you. So, I’ve decided: since you won’t give me that golden little bird of yours, you can be my guard instead."

The Young Lady said with a smile.

Hearing this, Ling Xiao’s brows faintly furrowed. As expected, people with status were just that willful.

"Sorry, I currently have no plans to be anyone’s guard."

Ling Xiao shook his head.

"You’d better think this through. In Bright City, offending me has very serious consequences.

To be honest, if you hadn’t saved me, I wouldn’t be speaking this politely at all."

The Young Lady’s expression turned cold.

"Polite? Even now you still haven’t told me your name. It seems your identity is so lofty you won’t even say your name. And that counts as polite? If you ask me, it’s downright rude."

Hearing her words, Ling Xiao instantly grew displeased, and his response was equally blunt.

"Rude? Heh, I can tell you my name. I’m Lan Ruo. I’m not anyone that amazing, but in Bright City, there are people willing to stand up for me.

Just now, I accidentally voiced my heart’s wish to a young heroic Martial Artist who’s been pursuing me all this time.

His name is Bing Li, and he’s very powerful—a Martial Artist with Late Hell Stage Cultivation at First Tier Yin Yang Realm, 14th Layer Hell.

That One-eyed Demon Wolf that beat you so badly? He can kill it with a single move. So, you’d better hurry up and give Xiao Jin to me, or simply become my guard.

Otherwise, when he comes, he’ll just take it by force. He won’t be as polite as I am."

Lan Ruo said with squinting eyes and a smile.

"I didn’t expect a woman who looks so innocent and lively to have such a vicious heart!"

Ling Xiao’s brows knit tightly.

This woman was actually prepared to have him killed just because he wouldn’t give her Xiao Jin!