Chapter Six: Making You Kiss Through the Leaves

Liu Ruyan bit her lip hard, her beautiful eyes fixed intensely on Xiao Chenxin. She was desperate to see a flicker of reluctance to let her go in his expression. In the past, no matter what she had done, as long as she took the initiative to admit her mistake, Xiao Chenxin would never hold it against her. He was like a homeless, pathetic dog; even after a brutal beating, as long as she tossed him a bone afterward, he would obediently fall back into line.

Seeing Xiao Chenxin remained unmoved, Liu Ruyan played her trump card. She lowered her eyes, her voice choked with sobs, her hoarse whimpering projecting an image of fragility and helplessness. "I’ve already promised to stay with you for my whole life, what else do you want? For a girl like me to take the initiative, I have my pride too, you know. Can’t you be a little more lenient with me?"

If the original owner of this body had encountered this trump card, there is no telling what ridiculous things he might have done. Unfortunately, Liu Ruyan did not know that the person standing before her was no longer the sycophant he once was.

Beside him, Mu Susu quietly transmitted her voice to Xiao Chenxin: "Great-Uncle Master, do not be deceived by her. I have caught her consorting with that Ye Chen several times; this is merely her disguise!"

Had it not been for the events of yesterday, Mu Susu would have kept these words buried in her heart forever. Back then, the Great-Uncle Master would never have accepted such talk and might have even punished her for it. But things were different now; yesterday, the Great-Uncle Master had shown his true dominance, severed all ties with this enchantress, and even reclaimed his Supreme Bone! Uncle Xiao had finally awakened and was determined to make a clean break. He could listen to these words now, and she felt compelled to advise him against straying back onto the wrong path. There were millions of beautiful women in the world; why cling to Liu Ruyan?

Xiao Chenxin glanced at Mu Susu, who was secretly tattling, and nodded slightly. He had already guessed as much.

Liu Ruyan was still there, tears in her eyes, looking pitiful and squeezing out a few more sobs. Xiao Chenxin impatiently dug at his ear. "Are you a mosquito? That buzzing is incredibly annoying."

Liu Ruyan’s sobbing stopped instantly! She widened her eyes, staring at Xiao Chenxin in disbelief, her face full of confusion. A mosquito? Annoying? When had Xiao Chenxin ever "humiliated" her like this! He was nothing more than a sycophant; she had personally come to apologize, what more did he want!

For a moment, anger flared in Liu Ruyan’s heart. She slammed her palm hard against the table. "Xiao Chenxin! I’ve already promised to be with you, what more do you want! You are nothing compared to Brother Ye Chen! Brother Ye Chen succeeded in Foundation Establishment in just three months! That is a height you will never reach in your entire life!"

"Choosing you over Brother Ye Chen is a blessing you wouldn't have earned in eight lifetimes!"

Liu Ruyan's sudden outburst took even Xiao Chenxin by surprise. Her words were so absurd that he was left dumbfounded. A thousand questions raced through his mind. *How do you manage to say such utter nonsense with such self-righteousness? Why do you act as if I, the dignified Master of Red Dust Peak, must hang myself on your tree?*

Xiao Chenxin suddenly raised an eyebrow, and a cold, frigid aura instantly erupted from him. He raised his hand, revealing his seven-colored Foundation Establishment platform. Seven colors—the mark of an immortal!

"Is Foundation Establishment hard?"

Seeing Xiao Chenxin bring out such a treasure, Liu Ruyan’s eyes lit up. This scene was so similar to how the sycophant Xiao Chenxin used to curry favor with her. In the past, if she pretended to be pleased and showed even a hint of interest, the sycophant Xiao Chenxin would find a way to put the item into her hands. Perhaps it was the displacement of the day that made her crave being held in the palm of someone's hand again, or perhaps she simply hadn't looked at Xiao Chenxin closely. She failed to notice that the humble, fawning smile that usually appeared on his face when he gave gifts was missing today.

Liu Ruyan crossed her arms, seemingly inadvertently pushing her chest out to be more prominent. "Since your attitude is so good this time... I’ll forgive you." Seeming to recall something, she quickly added, "I only agreed to be with you for life; I haven't agreed to marry you yet. This is a lifelong matter, I need to think it over carefully... In short! It all depends on how you perform!"

Being together for life does not equal marriage. The logical inequality was instantaneous!

Xiao Chenxin suddenly withdrew the seven-colored platform. He had originally thought Liu Ruyan was just a gold-digger who had encountered a sycophant; he hadn't realized there was something wrong with her brain. He coughed lightly. "Do you want to listen to yourself? Is that even human language?"

Liu Ruyan was slightly startled and hurriedly looked up at Xiao Chenxin, only to find his expression calm and as still as an ancient well! After a brief inner struggle, Liu Ruyan gritted her teeth, used the last of her remaining spiritual energy to pluck a green leaf, held it to her lips, tilted her head back, and slowly closed her eyes. "I will allow you to kiss me through this leaf, and I will allow you to hold my hand. Is that enough for you now?"

Xiao Chenxin could no longer stand it. *Just how much could the original body have groveled to spoil a woman to this extent!*

Under the shocked gazes of Mu Susu and Meng Yao, Xiao Chenxin ripped off his boot and hurled it hard at Liu Ruyan’s face!

"Kiss! I'll kiss your grandfather!"

"Get lost!"

"Damn it! I hadn't even left my house today, and I run into such a piece of bad luck as you!"

"Meng Yao, go get me the mop that’s covered in filth!"

"Today, I shall use filth to drive away this bad luck!"

Meng Yao, being simple-minded, took her master's words literally and ran toward the house. Mu Susu, standing nearby, was completely stunned. Seeing that Xiao Chenxin was about to do something so beneath his status and so outrageous, she hurriedly stepped forward to stop him and shouted to the disciples guarding the courtyard outside, "Quick! Disciples, take this妖 woman to the dungeon for interrogation immediately!"

The shocked disciples of the Yaoguang Holy Land finally snapped out of it, grabbed the bewildered Liu Ruyan, and dragged her away to the dungeon.

Mu Susu held Xiao Chenxin’s arm tightly, trying to comfort him. "Great-Uncle Master, please calm your anger! It’s not worth ruining your health over her! We shouldn’t lower ourselves to her level!"

Seeing that Xiao Chenxin was still furious, Mu Susu felt both joy and worry. She was glad that the Great-Uncle Master had finally seen through everything and was no longer a sycophant. But she worried that his awakening was perhaps too extreme; how could a dignified immortal figure curse at people? And using a mop with filth? Was that something an immortal would do?

As Mu Susu was trying to comfort him, she turned and saw Meng Yao rushing back with a mop, shouting anxiously, "Master! I went to ask the laborers for some—"

Before she could finish, Mu Susu felt as if the sky were collapsing! The mouths of those laborers were notoriously loose, and those commoners loved such absurd stories! Thinking that the Yaoguang Holy Land might become a laughingstock for a thousand years because of this, Mu Susu felt a chill go through her body. If this got out, she would rather lose her title as Holy Maiden!

She hurriedly used her powers to restrain Meng Yao, snatched the mop away, threw it aside, and carefully set Meng Yao down, bowing in apology. "I apologize for the offense, Great-Uncle Master, please forgive me. Just now, Xiao Chenxin was clearly speaking out of anger. If you actually did that, wouldn't the Yaoguang Holy Land become a laughingstock?"

Meng Yao pouted in dissatisfaction. "She is a bad person! She deserves to be hit!"

Xiao Chenxin nodded as well. "That's right, she deserves to be hit hard!"

Just as Xiao Chenxin was deep in thought, the system's voice rang in his mind.

[Ding! A crucial choice has appeared!]
[Please make the following selection!]
[1. Apologize to Liu Ruyan and continue the sycophantic behavior. (You will gain Liu Ruyan's favor and become husband and wife.)]

Before the system could finish, Xiao Chenxin shouted in a panic: "2, 2! I choose 2!"