Chapter 752 - 751: Xi Zijin’s Decision (Part 1)

Chapter 752: Chapter 751: Xi Zijin’s Decision (Part 1)

Meng Liuli was furious but couldn’t show it. Her eyes were ice-cold as she looked at Xiao Naihe. If he weren’t the son of the Spiritual Light Pavilion Master, she would have thrown him out long ago.

Xiao Naihe paid no mind to Meng Liuli’s icy gaze. A cold smirk hung on his lips. To be honest, he was quite pleased. The more Meng Liuli disagreed, the more delighted he felt.

He especially wanted to see the look on Lin Yun’s face when he woke up and discovered his woman had been snatched away from him. The mere thought filled Xiao Naihe with immense pleasure.

"Young Master Xiao, I cannot agree to this. Even if you are the General Pavilion Master’s son, it is impossible for me to agree," Meng Liuli said coldly.

When it came to matters involving Xi Zijin, Meng Liuli could not back down. Besides, Meng Liuli knew that Xi Zijin would never find happiness with Xiao Naihe. To a man like him, women were nothing more than playthings.

"Good. Very good. Have you thought it through, Dream Pavilion Master?" Hearing Meng Liuli’s reply, Xiao Naihe didn’t get angry. Instead, he gave a sinister smile.

’Indeed, I can’t just force Xi Zijin to marry me,’ Xiao Naihe thought. ’And even if this gets to my father, I wouldn’t have a leg to stand on.’

Even though the Eastern Domain Spiritual Light Pavilion was a branch of the Spiritual Light Main Pavilion, they couldn’t just force a disciple from the Eastern Domain Spiritual Light Pavilion to marry their son.

However, long before coming here, Xiao Naihe had already thought of a way to make Xi Zijin agree of her own accord.

Without another word to Meng Liuli, Xiao Naihe ordered one of his Saint Guards to bring Xi Zijin over.

Without even waiting for Meng Liuli’s consent, the guard withdrew and headed toward Xi Zijin’s courtyard.

"Young Master Xiao, what is the meaning of this? Aren’t you afraid I’ll report this to the General Pavilion Master?" Meng Liuli finally lost her temper, her voice rising as she questioned him.

"Dream Pavilion Master, please watch your tone. Besides, I never said I was forcing Xi Zijin. I have developed feelings for Miss Zijin; is it so wrong to ask her here to make things clear face-to-face? If you wish to report this to my father, Dream Pavilion Master, then by all means, be my guest," Xiao Naihe replied with a smile.

After a brief pause, Xiao Naihe continued, "However, don’t say I didn’t warn you, Dream Pavilion Master. This Lin Yun is the one who shattered my father’s Saint’s Mark. My father is surely recuperating now. I imagine that once he emerges from seclusion, Lin Yun will become a hunted target of the Spiritual Light Main Pavilion."

It was the Flowing Water Saint who had shattered Xiao Naihe’s Saint’s Mark, but Lin Yun was undeniably involved. To put it bluntly, shattering the Saint’s Mark of a Celestial Saint Realm Saint was a grave act of disrespect.

So, although she could hear the threat in Xiao Naihe’s words, Meng Liuli had to admit he was telling the truth.

The General Pavilion Master was surely recuperating now. Once a Saint’s Mark is triggered, it causes damage to the main body. If not treated in time, it could very well affect one’s future cultivation.

Before long, Xi Zijin arrived at the main hall as expected. She bowed to Meng Liuli, then, without a single glance at Xiao Naihe, sat down in a nearby seat by herself.

At this moment, sizing up Xi Zijin once more, Xiao Naihe made no effort to conceal the lust in his eyes. This woman was indeed beautiful, and also very cold.

It was only now that Xiao Naihe realized that even in the Spiritual Light Main Pavilion, one would be hard-pressed to find a woman as beautiful as Xi Zijin. For a moment, Xiao Naihe felt extremely satisfied with his decision.

’Ogling Xi Zijin’s body without restraint,’ Xiao Naihe thought, ’this decision is truly brilliant. I get to obtain such a peerless beauty and deal a heavy blow to Lin Yun. It’s killing two birds with one stone.’

"Miss Zijin, I admire you greatly and wish to take you as my woman," Xiao Naihe said with a smile after appraising her for a moment.

Hearing his words, a look of contempt appeared on Xi Zijin’s face. She didn’t even bother to acknowledge him. In her eyes, Xiao Naihe was far inferior to Lin Yun—not even worthy of being compared to his little toe.

Xi Zijin’s attitude didn’t anger Xiao Naihe. On the contrary, he simply looked at her and said with a smile.

"Miss Zijin, I know you have feelings for Lin Yun, but there’s something you may not have realized. Even if Lin Yun survives this, he is destined to become a hunted target of my Spiritual Light Main Pavilion. Moreover, regarding the matter in the Eastern Domain, whether the Spiritual Light Pavilion allies with the Flawless Palace still depends on my say-so."

In reality, the matter of the alliance had already been personally decided by the Spiritual Light Pavilion Master, but Xiao Naihe said this purely to put more pressure on Xi Zijin.

Sure enough, hearing his words, Xi Zijin finally looked at him, her face a mask of extreme coldness.

"Heh, Miss Zijin, no need to look at me so fiercely. I’m not the one who wants to kill Lin Yun; my father is. I trust the Dream Pavilion Master understands the consequences of shattering a Celestial Saint Realm Saint’s Saint’s Mark better than I do. Furthermore, I’m sure the Dream Pavilion Master is also well aware of what kind of man my father is," Xiao Naihe said with a laugh.

Hearing Xiao Naihe’s words, Meng Liuli did not refute them. Indeed, as the Pavilion Master of the Eastern Domain Spiritual Light Pavilion, she knew Xiao Naihe’s father, the Spiritual Light Pavilion Master, very well.

The man was a figure who stood at the Peak of the Celestial Spirit Continent, his strength ranking him among the top ten experts on the continent. Moreover, Xiao Naihe’s father had an extremely domineering personality and never allowed anyone to profane his majesty.

This time, with his Saint’s Mark shattered, his personality dictated that he would never let Lin Yun go.

Meng Liuli remained silent. Xi Zijin wasn’t a fool; she quickly understood that Xiao Naihe was using Lin Yun to threaten her.

But even knowing his goal, Xi Zijin was helpless. After all, she couldn’t just stand by and watch Lin Yun be hunted down by the entire Spiritual Light Main Pavilion.

To oppose the entire Spiritual Light Main Pavilion... it could be said that there would be no place left for Lin Yun to hide on the entire Celestial Spirit Continent. Not unless his strength broke through to the Celestial Saint Realm.

"If I agree to your demand, what can you do?" True to her personality, Xi Zijin never wasted words and asked Xiao Naihe directly.

Now that she knew Xiao Naihe’s purpose, all Xi Zijin cared about was what he could actually do.

"I can stop my father from moving against Lin Yun." Hearing Xi Zijin’s question, Xiao Naihe smiled faintly and spoke softly.

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