Xie Linyuan pressed his temples, his eyes, filled with the coldness of the deep abyss, coldly sweeping over the group of people frozen in place at the doorway.
The lotus-patterned jade pendant at his waist seemed to sense its owner's surging displeasure; with a flash of light, a figure quietly appeared.
The spirit was tall and slender, dressed in a moon-white robe with wide sleeves that matched the color of the jade pendant. Its black hair was half-tied up, and its face was exquisite. Its brows and eyes seemed to hold the snow of a mountain peak that never melts. Its temperament was surprisingly similar to Xie Linyuan's, only more aloof and ethereal, unlike a person from the mortal world.
Zi Xiao's eyes widened in disbelief. The pale purple phantom swayed excitedly, and he almost drooled. He howled and wanted to pounce on her: "Wife—mmm!"
The second half of his sentence was frozen in his mouth by Yu Ling's cold gaze.
Yu Ling didn't even look at anyone else. She knelt down beside Xie Linyuan, her head slightly lowered, her voice clear and cold like striking jade: "Master, is it these noisy creatures who have disturbed the peace?"
"Yu Ling then cleared them all out."
Before he could finish speaking, Pei Lang felt an overwhelming force that was completely irresistible engulf his entire body. The scenery before his eyes suddenly blurred and distorted. He couldn't even utter a cry of surprise before he was as if he had been gripped tightly by an invisible giant hand and disappeared from his spot with a "whoosh".
Also disappearing were Murong Xiao, who was clinging to the door frame trying to make himself less noticeable, and the Purple Cloud Sword Spirit, which was silenced halfway through its howl.
The entire luxurious and spacious atrium was instantly left with only Shen Zhaozhao and Xie Linyuan, the man at the head of the table opposite her, whose aura was so low it could freeze people to death.
Dead silence.
Looking at the icy face opposite her, and those unfathomable eyes churning with dark emotions, Shen Zhaozhao felt a sudden pang of guilt, which was instantly suppressed by an even stronger will to survive.
No, we can't wait for him to make the first move.
Thinking of this, Shen Zhaozhao immediately straightened her back: "Sect Leader, does Second Senior Brother know you're doing this?!"
"No matter how rich our sect is, we don't squander money like this!"
"Besides, I did the math. You've already thrown out about 300,000 spirit stones. Even if you bundled all of us together and sold us off, you still couldn't raise that many!"
"So how do you plan to settle accounts with the Yuntai Alliance now? Are you planning to mortgage our entire sect here?"
She launched into a tirade, attempting to seize the moral high ground with overwhelming "evidence" to cover up her earlier thuggish behavior.
However, Xie Linyuan simply watched her quietly, his eyes, which seemed to hold the coldest depths of the heavens, remained unmoved until Shen Zhaozhao finished speaking. Only then did he slightly twitch the corner of his lips, letting out a chilling laugh.
"What exactly is your relationship with that thing?"
He spoke slowly, his voice low and deep, but no longer the aloof and indifferent tone he used to have. Every word carried a questioning tone that was being suppressed but still trembled uncontrollably. He even forgot his usual use of "the real person".
“Shen Zhaozhao, you treat me like a substitute. After we slept together, you were even stingy with your coaxing.”
"I accept all of this."
Xie Linyuan raised his eyes and looked directly at her: "But you can't sleep with me while you're still flirting and exchanging glances with that Pei Lang who only wags his tail, can you?"
Do you think this is appropriate?
Shen Zhaozhao: "???"
Shen Zhaozhao was stunned by his barrage of accusations, which were completely off-track, and almost thought she was hallucinating.
What is that?!
"Brother, we're talking about those 300,000 high-grade spirit stones, about how you're going to clean up this mess!"
She felt like her brain was being turned into mush by this person's logic: "Can you throw away that lousy script?! Be normal!"
"normal?"
Xie Linyuan seemed to have a taut string ignited by her words, and the calm he had been maintaining suddenly cracked.
He suddenly stood up, the sudden movement causing a gust of cold wind to rise from the sleeves of his dark robe. His peach blossom eyes, which always held a distant and clear light, were now tinged with a faint red at the corners, and were churning with grievances and anger that he could no longer suppress.
Xie Linyuan's voice suddenly rose, but he forcibly suppressed it back into a cold tone with a slight tremor, "What do you consider normal?"
"Is it only considered normal to be like Pei Lang, wagging your tail around you?"
Every word seemed to be squeezed out with difficulty from between Xie Linyuan's teeth.
He was always a master strategist, and he never hesitated when he was in charge of the order of the three realms. But in front of her, all his pride in his calmness and self-control became a joke.
He tried to be aloof and distant, but she thought he was putting on airs.
He tried to hint at it indirectly, but she didn't understand at all;
He even listened to that idiot's foolish suggestion to conceal his identity, all for the sake of "amazing results afterward".
And what was the result?
There was nothing amazing about it, but a lot of shocking moments.
Yes, he admitted that after being forced into bed at first, he was somewhat ashamed and maintained that ridiculous sense of pride and the airs of a celestial being.
But isn't this just human nature?
How could she completely ignore his feelings and turn around to get entangled with that silly guy?
What is he?
Is it something she can just throw away after using it, something worthless?
“And spirit stones.”
Xie Linyuan seemed to have heard something utterly ridiculous, a cold and self-mocking smile curving his lips. "That little bit of stuff is just a few days' worth of output from the Nine Nether Profound Crystals. Is it really worth you making such a fuss about?"
"Whom am I sitting here today, taking these photos for?"
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