Chapter 1660: Take Your Head

Ye Liuyun, in front of the people from the Song Family and the Shen Family, showed no flaw at all.

But the trouble he attracted was not limited to those two families.

That night, the Demon Noble came again with a few guards to his door.

When the maid reported to Ye Liuyun, she also introduced him: the Demon was Yelu Motian, a major local Demon Race faction.

Upon meeting, Ye Liuyun proactively greeted him: "Brother Yelu, what guidance do you bring to me?"

"Ha ha, I'm here to ask for a bowl of soup!" Yelu Motian stared at Ye Liuyun, feigning a laugh.

Then he threatened Ye Liuyun: "If I can't get that human‑flesh soup, the knives in my subordinates' hands won't obey!"

"Oh? Which knife won't obey?" Ye Liuyun asked with a calm smile.

The Demon came to him, apparently thinking he had Ye Liuyun cornered.

To deal with these local Demons, Ye Liuyun must be more forceful, show his strength, otherwise they won't know fear.

But acting too forcefully would cause these Demon Nobles to bear a grudge and continue covert retaliation.

So Ye Liuyun thought of a good plan to make Yelu Motian retreat in difficulty.

"Hm? Which knife?" Yelu Motian was taken aback. He then asked Ye Liuyun: "You're not really planning to spar with me, are you? If you make a move against me on my turf, you won't gain anything!"

"How could I dare to fight Brother Yelu!" Ye Liuyun said with a smile: "But I want to make a bet with you to prove my strength!"

"Oh? You're quite interesting! I heard you plan to resell that female slave at a high price?" Yelu Motian also couldn't guess what Ye Liuyun intended.

Ye Liuyun admitted directly: "That's right! I saw the Song Family present, and the Shen Family also wanted her, so I prepared to capture her and then resell for profit!"

"Then you misspoke; you didn't use that woman to make soup. What should I do with you?" Yelu Motian asked with a sly grin.

Ye Liuyun also smiled: "I'll make a bet with you. If you win, you may stew that woman or take the money, whatever you like. But if you lose, stay out of my affairs thereafter, so we don't spoil our harmony, okay?"

"Oh?" Yelu Motian was quite interested in Ye Liuyun's proposal, wanting to see what they were betting.

"Tell me, how shall we bet?" Yelu Motian asked.

Ye Liuyun smiled and said: "Bet that I can get your head tonight!"

"What did you say?" Yelu Motian's face changed at the words.

The guards behind him all drew their knives, ready to strike Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun laughed and said to Yelu Motian: "Why so nervous! I only said whether I could, not that I must take your head. We have no grudges; taking your head brings me no benefit!"

"Oh?" Yelu Motian was also puzzled. He waved his hand, telling the guards to sheath their knives.

Ye Liuyun explained: "You lend me a knife, mark it. Then you go to sleep tonight. Arrange whatever you like—formation or elite guards—I guarantee that knife will be on your bedside tomorrow morning!"

That would prove I have the ability to take your head, without actually having to act, right?

Hearing this, Yelu Motian's eyes widened, finding the idea very novel.

"Are you sure you have that skill?" Yelu Motian asked: "If you lose, I won't be polite!"

Ye Liuyun nodded: "No problem, I'm willing to accept defeat!"

"Fine! I accept!" Yelu Motian replied cheerfully, though he didn't believe Ye Liuyun could approach him unnoticed.

His family has its own castle, protected by formations and strong guardians.

Yelu Motian immediately ordered his subordinate to bring out an ordinary knife.

He took it, bit into it, creating a notch.

The bite was quite good, leaving Ye Liuyun somewhat stunned.

"Ha ha, just to prevent cheating!" Yelu Motian chuckled, tossing the knife to Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun smiled and took the knife.

"Then I can go back now?" Yelu Motian asked Ye Liuyun.

"Of course you may!" Ye Liuyun confirmed.

In fact, his confidence came from Qiong Qi having just repaired his Invisibility Cloak and even upgraded it.

Now, even a Divine Realm cultivator cannot detect someone inside an Invisibility Cloak.

So Ye Liuyun asked Qiong Qi to help deal with Yelu Motian, to stop the Demon from constantly picking fights.

The Demon has strong local influence; Ye Liuyun can't fight nor compromise, so this method is the only option.

Qiong Qi also found it amusing and agreed immediately.

The moment Yelu Motian stepped out of Ye Liuyun's courtyard, Ye Liuyun had already handed the knife Yelu bit to Qiong Qi, who was dressed in an invisibility suit.

The rest, Ye Liuyun need not worry about. No one in this world should yet be able to stop the invisibly clad Qiong Qi.

Yelu Hongji also returned directly to his own castle, summoned the Leader of the guards, ordered them to add manpower tonight, tighten security, and borrowed several late‑stage Celestial Sovereign masters to guard around his residence.

The castle's formations were activated instantly, and the formations around his own residence were fully opened.

In fact, he didn't know that at this moment Qiong Qi had already followed him into his room.

Even if Qiong Qi hadn't entered, the formations here couldn't stop him.

Afterwards, Yelu Motian began cultivating for a while; by the latter half of the night he actually lay down to sleep.

He thought that with his eyes open, Ye Liuyun might find it inconvenient to act.

He was also curious about exactly how Ye Liuyun would act.

At this time, Qiong Qi saw his state and smiled secretly. He first broke the formations around Yelu Motian's residence, then roamed the castle, dismantling all its formations.

Then he silently returned to Yelu Motian's room. Once he was sound asleep, he used True Essence to control the knife Yelu bit, levitating it over Yelu's forehead.

Then Qiong Qi left the room, knocked out the few late‑stage Celestial Sovereign strongmen Yelu had summoned, drugged them, and tossed them into Yelu Motian's room.

Only after completing all this did Qiong Qi return to the inn, back to Ye Liuyun's Space World.

Early the next morning, Yelu Motian opened his eyes and broke out in cold sweat at the sight of the knife tip before him.

He repeatedly took the knife down, compared the bite marks, and confirmed without doubt that it was the knife he had given Ye Liuyun.