Chapter 99: Let Her Go, Come at Me! (Second Update, Seeking Monthly Votes)

"What?"

Li Qiushui did not react at first.

What did it say?

A joke...

Does it think I am joking?

After saying that, the Great Demon's aura suddenly erupted!

Demon Qi surged and crisscrossed from his body; Ren Yidao unleashed the ferocity he had suppressed for many years to his heart's content.

Did you really think a fox has no temper?

Huh?

The Fox Demon stared directly at Li Qiushui with chilling murderous intent.

It was different from the calmness of Li Long, who could "slaughter a million soldiers in Jiangnan" with a wave of his hand, and different from the indifference of the Shi Family, who did not value life.

The murderous intent crashing toward her at this moment was the most primitive and insane...

Instinct.

The predatory instinct to hunt for survival and to plunder from other lives.

"!!!"

Completely subconsciously, Li Qiushui took a step back to dissipate this murderous intent...

"Not good!"

But just as she took that step, Li Qiushui realized the problem.

Cannot retreat!

Absolutely must not retreat!

"Heh."

Seeming to hear the roar within her heart, the unknown Great Demon before her took a step forward.

Thump.

The footstep was not heavy, but this step landed heavily on Li Qiushui's heart.

Ren Yidao followed the momentum Li Qiushui was dissipating, pressing forward step by step, striking while the iron was hot!

He said:

"What do you really know about me?"

"And what do you really know about the truth?"

"Since you understand nothing and know nothing, why do you dare to jump to conclusions?"

Fox Speech, bewitching people.

Li Qiushui's Sword Heart was clear, and she keenly sensed the problem the moment she heard the voice.

But her untempered innate Sword Heart was still far inferior to the bewitching power of the Heavenly Fox Bloodline.

She could only watch helplessly as she walked into the quagmire set by the other party.

"You are very brave; you are willing to sacrifice yourself for your country and friends. That is good."

Gazing deeply at the pained Li Qiushui, Ren Yidao's voice echoed slowly but profoundly in the depths of her heart:

"But have you considered one question: are others willing to be like you?"

"You are a hero, but what about her?"

"Your act of provoking me, aside from making you appear taller and more fearless, only increases the risk of her being killed by me."

"So, in reality, you are not worried about her safety; she is merely a tool for you to showcase yourself."

Through his words, Ren Yidao twisted the righteousness of Li Qiushui's actions step by step, speculating with the greatest malice that she was a ruthless and unrighteous person with some ambition.

Whether this is the truth is not important.

Whether it can affect her is what matters.

And clearly, the Ninth Princess, who had been advancing triumphantly from childhood to adulthood, had never encountered such a situation.

No one had ever treated her like this.

Those malicious emotions were either ignored by her or blocked by her subordinates.

The frustration of being misunderstood and interpreted with malice made her want to draw her sword and slash wildly.

She wanted to curse, but the education of Northern Qian Imperial Studies never included vocabulary for insults; she seethed with anger for a long time, and in the end, she only managed to squeeze out:

"You are spouting nonsense!"

Ren Yidao laughed and immediately countered:

"Spouting nonsense? Is there anything wrong with what I said?"

"Or is it that I hit upon your subconscious thoughts, and now you are angry from embarrassment?"

Li Qiushui's struggle had not yet stirred up any waves before it was easily suppressed by Ren Yidao.

I am indeed speaking 'fox-nonsense', but how can you refute it?

If looks could kill, Ren Yidao would have already been killed by Li Qiushui's fierce glare at least a thousand times.

"You!!!"

But Li Qiushui was Li Qiushui after all; although her heart was in chaos, she did not completely lose her footing.

She took repeated deep breaths, attempting to suppress the emotions in her heart.

But would I give you this chance to calm down?

No.

Ren Yidao added fuel to the fire within her tangled, vine-like thoughts.

"Since your goal is to kill her to prove yourself."

He said:

"Then do you need me to give you a hand? After all, a dead hostage is the best kind of hostage."

"If I do it, you might feel better about it, right?"

As he said this, a tail pressed against Shi Xue's slender neck, as if it would pierce through in the next second.

"Or, prove it to me."

"To you, which is more important: your life, or her life?"

He sneered, using sharp fur to pierce Shi Xue's skin, causing black, ink-like tainted blood to flow from the wound.

Drip.

!!!

"Stop!!!"

Seeing this scene, Li Qiushui completely lost her composure; she stepped forward two paces, only to be forced back by the Demon Qi.

In her desperation, Li Qiushui shouted:

"Don't lay a hand on her, come at me instead!!!"

Eh?

Let her go and come at me?

Ren Yidao, who had felt that his role-playing as the villain was just about done and was preparing to retreat after bleeding Shi Xue to detoxify her, was stunned by these words.

"... Come at you?"

Wait a second.

This line of yours—why does it feel so familiar? It seems like something I often see in certain adult works!

To save a lover or friend threatened by a homewrecker, one heroically sacrifices themselves to feed the wolf.

In Ren Yidao's impression, after saying this line, the success rate of actually saving the other person is a staggering ten percent.

As for the remaining ninety percent, either both people end up completely devoured by the homewrecker, or they can only watch in tears as the person they wanted to save has their body and mind become the homewrecker's possession.

Yuck!

Don't watch if there's an Ox Star.

But...

What if I were to play the role of this homewrecker?

"This isn't looking good."

Not good.

It's really not looking good.

I think I'm getting a little excited.

In the state of releasing his bestial demon form, Ren Yidao's rationality is much more fragile than when he is in human form.

Not to mention, Ren Yidao had just finished playing the villain to his heart's content, and the dark emotions within his heart were beginning to stir.

She has set up the posture so perfectly!

If I don't take the... bait, wouldn't that be too disrespectful to her?

Li Qiushui did not know that Ren Yidao was struggling with his own rationality, thinking that he was tempted, so she spoke firmly:

"Yes! Use me to trade for her!"

"I am the Ninth Princess of Beigan; no matter what you want, I can offer greater value."

Shut up!

Don't keep tempting this little fox!

"Little girl, you don't understand anything."

Struggling internally for a moment, Ren Yidao tried to wake up this ignorant princess who was too deep into her role:

"Do you know what I want? What if I want to kill her? What if I also treat her as a Cauldron?"

You can't replace her in everything, right?

Miss, please calm down, and let me calm down too...

"It doesn't matter!"

Withdrawing all expressions, Li Qiushui was actually calm at this moment, recovering her usual imposing manner.

"Isn't that what you wanted to see—my resolve?"

She looked calmly at the black shadow and walked forward slowly.

Li Qiushui tilted her head up and said indifferently:

"Let her go, and take me instead."