Midnight.

Li Tianyi was sleeping against a pile of rubble when suddenly a dark figure appeared nearby, and a gleaming dagger swiftly stabbed down.

A strong sense of crisis washed over me, and I woke up abruptly, rolling to the right.

when!

The dagger struck the stone, sending sparks flying.

The shadowy figure tossed the dagger into his other hand and slashed horizontally.

At the same time, Li Tianyi had already pulled out Po Jun and parried the dagger. "Who are you?"

"The one who'll take your life!" The voice was shrill, and it was impossible to tell if it was male or female.

The dagger stabbed three times in quick succession, as fast as lightning.

Li Tianyi dodged with all his might, but only managed to avoid the first two attacks. He couldn't avoid the final blow, and in desperation, he could only summon a steel plate to block the fatal attack.

Bang!

The dagger broke, and the force rebounded onto his wrist. The shadowy figure was so frightened that he quickly dropped the broken dagger, a look of disbelief flashing in his eyes.

"Rice-shaped Slash!"

Just as he was about to quickly wield the Breaking Army sword, the dark figure retreated hastily, shouting, "Let's talk!"

Her voice, as magnetic as a lark's, is soothing and captivating, inspiring endless daydreams.

Li Tianyi frowned slightly, remaining on guard. "A woman?"

The shadowy figure nodded and pulled off his face mask.

Her face combines the best features of beauties from four countries, making her breathtakingly beautiful. She is 170cm tall, with a square face, long hair, and a stunning figure, and is wearing a black tight-fitting night outfit.

"My name is Isabelle. What should I call you?"

A simple question can be incredibly captivating.

Even someone as experienced as Li Tianyi, who had seen countless beauties, was still somewhat overwhelmed. He looked at the thicket of thorns and asked, "Li Tianyi! Miss Isa stopped me for what reason?"

"I want to make a deal with you!"

"What deal?"

"Kill one snake, and after it's done, I'll only take the snake's tendon; the rest is yours!"

"This snake is probably not simple, is it?"

"Its strength is about the same as the Ghost Bat!" Isabelle looked at him expectantly. "There are treasures where it lives!"

Li Tianyi was only three layers of worry before, but now he is ten layers. He was able to kill the Ghost Bat by luck. If he had to face it again, even ten lives wouldn't be enough to kill him.

"I refuse!"

He turned and left.

Isabelle froze on the spot, muttering, "So Grandpa had been lying to me all along..."

The distance between the two widened.

She snapped back to reality and cried out anxiously, "Wait! As long as you help me, I'll name my price!"

Overwhelmed with emotion, a deep reddish-yellow light, tinged with red, suddenly shot out from the top of his head.

A crimson gold box is gradually taking shape.

Li Tianyi turned his head and saw it. Overjoyed, he deliberately put on a stern face and asked, "You'll agree to anything?"

"I'll agree to anything I can do!" Isabelle looked at him eagerly, "Except for suicide!"

She smiled gently, secretly gathering her strength in her feet. "Be my woman, and everything will be fine!"

"Ah!" Isabelle exclaimed in shock, her mind going blank for a moment. She angrily shouted, "You rude person!"

"If you agree, lead the way; if you don't, then leave!" Li Tianyi slowly turned around and moved deeper into the thicket of thorns.

A flicker of hesitation crossed Isabelle's eyes, her heart filled with turmoil.

Suddenly, he shouted, "I agree! But besides the snake tendons, I also want the snake skin and the spine."

Li Tianyi slipped and nearly fell. "Are you sure?"

"Yes, I'm sure!" Isabelle blushed, feeling very embarrassed.

"Don't feel like you've been taken advantage of. I must have paid a heavy price to kill the Ghost Bat, and that price was related to my life and death. I can't tell anyone but my closest and most trusted confidants!" Li Tianyi slowly approached, but dared not meet her gaze.

"Understood!" After carefully examining him, Isabelle thought to herself, "This man is honest and quite capable; marrying him wouldn't be a bad deal!"

With a change in mindset, the way she looked at Li Tianyi changed.

"This vixen is too alluring, I must keep my distance!" Li Tianyi's heart was pounding, and he increased the distance. "Should we go directly, or wait until dawn?"

"Let's go home and get some things to deal with it!" Isabelle pointed in the direction of 3:30.

"good!"

...

As dawn broke.

The two finally returned. Isabelle rushed into the house and carried out two sacks of things that smelled pungent.

"What the hell?" Li Tianyi frowned slightly.

"Secretly prepared realgar!" He dropped the sack, turned, and walked into the house. "There's also a bag of special poison powder that can weaken the deadly venom of the Azure Cloud Blood Python."

Upon hearing the name 'Azure Cloud Blood Python', Li Tianyi shuddered and involuntarily took two steps back, his face darkening and his brows furrowing into a deep frown.

He had heard the older generation mention this thing; it was over forty meters long, three to five meters thick, with a pair of poison sacs like elephant ears, impervious to swords and spears, extremely poisonous, and possessing immense strength.

Li Tianyi gave a wry smile. "Miss, is it too late for me to quit now?"

"Too late!" Isabelle stared intently at him. "The rules in the mountains are such that once a woman accepts a man's marriage proposal, even if she dies, she is still his woman! Also, don't you feel a little itchy in your abdomen?"

"You?" Li Tian was furious and glared at her fiercely.

"Have you heard of the Heart-to-Heart Gu?" A bitter look flashed in Isabelle's eyes. "It means that if someone changes their mind, the Gu worm will devour that person's heart and liver, and the other person will die within three days."

"Oh, how hasty I was! I entrusted myself to the wrong person!" she cried, tears streaming down her face.

Li Tianyi was not a heartless person, but he couldn't accept that she had used a spell on him. He silently recited a calming mantra, and his heart gradually calmed down. He asked, "Since you say you are now my woman, shouldn't you fulfill your duties as a wife?"

Despite being twenty years old, Isabelle had little exposure to the outside world and was extremely naive, completely ignorant of matters between men and women. She asked blankly, "What obligations?"

His eyes were clear, without a trace of evil.

"You've defeated me!" Li Tianyi put the three large bags of items used to deal with the Azure Cloud Blood Python into his system space and said irritably, "Aren't you going to lead the way?"

"How did you do that?" Isabelle had wanted to ask for a long time.

"I'll tell you when you truly become my woman!" Li Tianyi wanted to test her reaction, so he stared straight at her.

"How can I become your real woman?" Isabelle asked earnestly.

Li Tianyi was truly defeated by this innocent young lady, who was both endearing and exasperating. "No rush, we'll talk about it later!"

"No, tell me now!"

He held onto Li Tianyi tightly, pouting, his face gloomy.

"sleep!"

"It's just sleeping, right? Come on, let's go to sleep now!"

"Damn it!"

Li Tian felt dizzy, saw stars before his eyes, and staggered violently.

"What's there to be afraid of when you're sleeping?" Isabelle asked, her eyes full of confusion, her face almost pressed against Li Tianyi's.

The scent, as sweet as musk and as fragrant as orchids, rushed into his nostrils, and Li Tianyi's breathing became rapid. He wrapped his arms around her waist and silenced her with a kiss.

A jolt of electricity coursed through their bodies, and they kissed passionately...

(The following is omitted: 50,000 words)