Qian Renxue's slender and perfect figure lay on the ground, with no intention of getting up.
At first, her beautiful eyes simply brimmed with tears.
Then, raindrop-like teardrops began to slide from the corners of her long, beautiful eyes, falling to the ground.
"???"
Luo Yu stared at the scene, the corners of his mouth twitching.
"Hey, what do you mean by this," he asked.
"I warn you, I haven't bullied anyone, don't you try to frame me," he said!
Qian Renxue looked at him steadily with teary eyes, tears continuously sliding down her cheeks as she tightly pursed her red lips.
She did not make any sound.
"Hiss—"
Luo Yu looked on, bewildered.
He was clearly innocent, but why did it feel like he had done something terribly wrong, like a heartless scoundrel, under the watery gaze of a beauty?
He suspected that he might have accomplished an unprecedented feat.
He'd made the proud goddess Qian Renxue cry.
At first, Luo Yu managed to maintain an innocent composure, standing there unblushing and unperturbed.
But later on, he could no longer bear it.
A goddess of peerless beauty, struck until dusty and disheveled, lying on the ground weeping silently, with a fist print still visible on her armor.
It was hard not to feel guilty.
He retracted his Six-colored Dragon King Armor and dissipated his imposing air, then squatted down beside Qian Renxue.
He looked at Qian Renxue's tear-stained beauty.
Abruptly, he extended a finger and prodded her delicate, skin-like cheeks.
"Hey," he said.
"Stop crying."
"Didn't I warn you earlier that you might not survive my punch," he asked?
Qian Renxue bit her lips harder, the tears falling even faster now.
This guy used to be all talk no action; how had he become such an iron straight man now?
Was he deliberately messing with her mentality!
Seeing that her weeping did not cease, and seemed to be escalating, Luo Yu's spirit deflated.
"Big sister!"
"Are you a sore loser," he asked?
"Come on, stand up. Let's have another go, and I'll let you win."
Qian Renxue's purple pupils flared with anger. Opening her red lips, she spat out indignantly:
"Who are you calling 'big sister'"
"Who says I can't take a loss."
Luo Yu nodded with a smile.
"Good, no more crying," he said.
"My trick worked after all."
Qian Renxue: "???"
If she weren't so drained by Luo Yu, she'd have the energy right now to punch him in the chest.
Scolding him to die, you straight man.
After being dealt with so miserably by you, couldn't you coddle me a bit?
Luo Yu saw Qian Renxue's gaze turn to one of embarrassed annoyance and sorrow, and she began to cry again, this time with noise.
His face twitched.
What's going on, my superb comforting technique isn't working?
Why is the crying getting louder?
No, he needed another strategy.
He took out a mirror from his Storage Space and held it in front of Qian Renxue.
"Look, just look!" he exclaimed.
"You're Qian Renxue, how can you cry like this," he asked?
"Defiant and insubordinate, standing up to draw your sword and slash at me, that's more you," he said.
Qian Renxue's beautiful eyes widened, her delicate body shuddering slightly.
This man...
This man had to be purposefully messing with her, right?
Was this his revenge?
Qian Renxue felt a fire of fury ignite in her heart.
She wanted to jump up and hammer him.
If only she hadn't been weakened, she would punch him right in the face now.
"Very good, no more crying," Luo Yu said, as a smile spread across his lips and he nodded in satisfaction, showing an expression of paternal pride.
Qian Renxue's nose tingled, and tears gushed like a fountain.
She started sobbing.
Luo Yu was taken aback.
"What... wasn't it all right just now? Why the crying again," he asked?
Qian Renxue bit her red lips, sobbing:
"You... you despicable man!"
"It's not right to bully someone like this."
"In my whole life, I've never been bullied so badly. You're going too far."
"Huh?"
Luo Yu was stunned. He had never seen Qian Renxue show such a vulnerable, womanly side.
Actually, he felt a bit sorry for her, but his mouth seemed to have a mind of its own.
Subconsciously, he said:
"Don't keep saying 'damned man' over and over. What if you end up saying 'Damn, that man is really something' later? How embarrassing would that be!"
Qian Renxue's purple pupils instantly widened, grinding her teeth furiously.
"Luo—"
"Yu!!!!"
"I'm going all out against you, young master."
Suddenly, she sat up and threw a punch at him.
Luo Yu was startled.
The punch barely registered, feeling no different than a caress.
But then, with a thud,
Qian Renxue seemed to lose all her strength and fell back to the ground with a crash.
"What the…"
Luo Yu opened his mouth in surprise.
"What's the meaning of this? That's totally scamming."
"Ah!!"
Qian Renxue's aloof composure was thoroughly shattered by Luo Yu, and she let out a high-pitched scream unique to women.
"If you don't kill me today, I swear I'll butcher you, you damned man!"
"What?" Luo Yu was taken aback.
"I said I'm going to butcher you!" Qian Renxue repeated.
Luo Yu swiftly leaned over her, quick as the wind, and planted a kiss on her cheek.
Qian Renxue's beautiful eyes widened, and her curvaceous and slender body began to tremble.
"You… you… how dare you??"
Luo Yu smacked his lips.
"What's there to dare not do?"
"You're going to butcher me, so kissing you once shouldn't be too much, right?"
Seemingly not yet satisfied, as Qian Renxue was so beautiful it was intoxicating,
He went for it again.
Another kiss to make it symmetrical.
Qian Renxue clenched her teeth, making a cracking sound.
"You… you…"
Luo Yu shook his head.
"Stop with the 'you, you'. You were going to butcher me, so two kisses shouldn't be too much, right?"
Qian Renxue sneered.
"Heh, shameless reprobate, why didn't you say three kisses instead?"
"Uh…"
Luo Yu pondered for a moment and then his eyes lit up.
"As you wish, that's doable."
"Ah! Don't come any closer."
Qian Renxue exclaimed in alarm.
After some flustering, her cheeks blushed crimson.
Luo Yu wiped his mouth, looking smug and satisfied.
"Luo Yu, you're shameless!!!" Qian Renxue's face was flushed with anger, her lips tightly pressed.
"What do you mean, 'shameless'? Don't forget that it was you who proposed the bet. What happens if you lost the duel?" Luo Yu helpfully reminded.
"This…" Qian Renxue's gaze flickered away, hesitating to meet Luo Yu's eyes.
Luo Yu said, "What's the matter? Thinking of welching on the bet after losing?"
"I... I didn't think I would lose when I proposed the bet," Qian Renxue stubbornly said.
Luo Yu rested his chin on his hand, pondering,
"Seems like you really want to welch on the bet."
"Tsk tsk, no matter, since you can't move now, I can just inspect the goods myself."
Qian Renxue panicked, her pretty face turning pale.
"What… what are you going to do to me?"
"What do you think?" Luo Yu asked, a wicked smile playing on his lips.
Qian Renxue said urgently, "I'm the Little Princess of Martial Soul Hall. If you lay a hand on me, neither Martial Soul Hall nor my grandfather will let you off."
Luo Yu laughed and said, "Do you believe that if I took you away, not only would your grandfather not be angry, but he'd even wish us a swift birth of a noble child?"
Qian Renxue glared.
"You stop—"
"Tch, are you really clueless, or are you just feigning ignorance?"
"What are you talking about? I don't understand," said Qian Renxue.
Luo Yu playfully asked, "Don't you have a fiancé?"
"How do you know that…"
As soon as Qian Renxue spoke, a thought flashed through her mind, and her expression changed drastically.
She said incredulously,
"You're also called Luo Yu, and you've been disguising your appearance."
"Are you the Martial Soul Hall genius my grandfather mentioned?"
Luo Yu smiled.
"Your reaction is a bit slow, don't you think?"
"Then allow me to reintroduce myself."
"Yes,"
"Your fiancé—"
"Is indeed myself."
Qian Renxue's slender and sensual body shook violently at the revelation.