My Arrogant Young Lady

"Oda Seiji, have you grasped the true feeling that comes with cultivating immortality?" I asked.

Breaking through the Golden Core stage leads to the Nascent Soul stage. Becoming a Nascent Soul master is considered equivalent to becoming an immortal. Oda Seiji had already reached the peak of the Golden Core stage several years ago. Although he was only half a step away from becoming a Nascent Soul master, he had never been able to break through and become one. Immortals are different from mortals; how could he easily comprehend the realm of immortals?

Seeing that I had already become a master cultivator, Oda Seiji, true to the Yamato people's respect for the strong, humbly asked me, "What is it like to be a cultivator at the immortal level?"

I simply smiled at Oda Seiji's words. Then, I flicked away the cigarette butt in my hand and walked step by step toward Oda Seiji.

As I approached Oda Seiji, he immediately became wary. Everyone's expression changed drastically as they looked at me, and my heart nearly leaped out of my chest.

My spiritual energy was too strong, so dense it was like that of a true immortal. But I only possessed the aura of an immortal; at this moment, because my sternum was broken by Li Bihui, I couldn't even use martial arts. In front of everyone, I strode up to Oda Seiji and met his gaze. I was only half a step away from him, a relaxed smile on my face.

Then, I reached out towards Oda Seiji's collar. Just as my hand was about to touch him, I saw him visibly tremble. But Oda Seiji was the strongest in the world; if he were to kill me immediately, it would make him appear unsteady. He wouldn't let anyone see his fear of me; he simply watched as I reached for his collar, straightened it, and then smoothed out the wrinkles at his shoulders.

"Once you become an immortal, you'll see everything in this world as mere dust. You'll see all the strong people in this world as nothing more than ants. You'll be indifferent and detached from everything. You are not my match, you are not worthy of being my match." I patted Oda Seiji on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"I am not yet qualified to be your opponent?" Oda Seiji looked at me with a slight frown.

“Yes. Nothing remains in my eyes, nothing remains in my heart. My mind is now as still as water, devoid of any desire to kill. Moreover, your talent is exceptional, making you arguably the strongest in this world, and I wish to protect your talent. I do not wish to kill you. You, repent and return to the right path,” I said.

"Me, have I come to my senses?" Oda Seiji asked me.

“Yes, the sea of ​​suffering is boundless, but there is always a shore to return to. You shouldn’t let hatred blind you. As long as I am here, I will never let you devour this world. Give up and embark on your journey through the mortal realm. If you are willing to become my disciple, I am willing to accept you as my student,” I said.

"I'll be your teacher?" Oda Seiji couldn't help but blink.

"Three days. I'll give you three days. If you've thought it through, come find me at Leifeng Pagoda by West Lake. But, the Dao cannot be easily passed on. If you wish to become my disciple, you'll need to chop wood for ten years, carry water for ten years, and massage my back for ten years. Only then will I consider whether your talent qualifies you to be my apprentice. I'm leaving now. If you are determined to break through to the Golden Core stage and step into the realm of immortal cultivation, I will guide you on your path." With a smile, I turned and walked off the stage.

The moment I turned around, my entire back was instantly soaked with sweat. Then, I walked off the ring step by step, each step feeling like a thousand-pound lead ball was strapped to my feet.

Seeing the wide-eyed stares of the two beauties, Xi'er and Tong Jialing'er, I couldn't help but smile and reach out, saying, "Sword, come!"

"Wang Xi, he wants to fly on a sword!" Upon hearing my name, even Princess Aurora and the Four Heavenly Kings behind Oda Seiji couldn't help but show shocked expressions.

"If you keep pretending, you'll be exposed..." When she saw that I was about to fly on my sword, Xi'er quickly winked at me.

"Don't speak." I glared at Xi'er fiercely and coldly reprimanded her, "Sword, come!"

"Brother..." After hearing my words, Wang Huan hesitantly handed me the sword.

With a disdainful sneer, I used Wang Huan's sword to scrawle on the ground, "Three days later." After writing that, I threw Wang Huan's Green Destiny sword to the ground, grabbed Xi'er's hand, and walked out of the ancient town of Jiangnan.

"..." After glancing at my three crooked characters, Wang Yang thought for a moment, then looked at Oda Seiji with a livid face, and then led his men to walk out of the town with me.

"Brother, this Lin Fan is a fake, he's Oda Seiji!" When An Yao arrived with a large number of soldiers, she was stunned to see Oda Seiji looking preoccupied...

Chapter 366 Ancient Town Operation

"Brother, do you know how much that show-off you just did cost? That was my Green Destiny sword, a gift from my father. That sword contains spiritual power; it's not something you can just buy with money. If you could actually find that sword on the market, you couldn't buy it for less than seventy or eighty million. And you just threw it away after writing three words on it, sigh..." Back in Mingzhu City, not far from the ancient town in Jiangnan, Wang Huan's eyes reddened with heartache.

His father was, of course, also my father. And that sword was a birthday gift my father gave him when he was twelve years old.

Now that I've thrown away the sword, Wang Huan, thinking of Oda Seiji's terrifying strength, didn't dare go back to retrieve it. Wang Huan's family wasn't wealthy; the most valuable thing he possessed was probably this Green Destiny sword.

"Wang Xi, you were actually being mean to me just now." Thinking about how I had spoken to Xi'er earlier, Xi'er angrily pinched me.

“Xi’er, you were too bold just now. That Oda Seiji is not human at all. You can’t treat him like an ordinary person. He’s capricious, his emotions are very unstable, he kills people like dirt, and he’s like a mad dog that will bite at any time. You actually touched him and even wanted to take him as your apprentice. If he really becomes your master, and if he finds out that you don’t have any real skills, let’s see what you do.” Wang Yang said to me with lingering fear after meeting Oda Seiji.

“Oda Seiji, he wouldn’t really want to become my apprentice, would he? If he did, there shouldn’t be any problem, right? I’ll tell him that becoming my apprentice isn’t easy. He’ll have to chop wood for me for ten years, carry water for ten years, and massage my shoulders and back for ten years before I’ll even consider taking him on as a disciple. Maybe I should sacrifice myself for now and stall him for thirty years. Then I can tell him I won’t take him on as a disciple?” I said.

"That's wishful thinking. Oda Seiji, like Wang Yu, admires the strong. How can he possibly become your disciple if you don't display overwhelming strength? He was just intimidated by your aura just now. Once he figures things out, he'll come looking for trouble. Tonight, we'll hear from him that he might challenge you to a duel," Leng Yan said coldly.

"A duel?" Hearing Leng Yan's words, I couldn't help but feel a little scared. Just thinking about Oda Seiji's terrifying strength made me inexplicably nervous.

I glanced at An Yao in surprise again, and noticed that she had brought several soldiers in military uniform. Remembering the many soldiers An Yao had brought that morning, I asked her, "An Yao, are these people your helpers?"

“Yes, they are experts I borrowed from Uncle Tian. Because Oda Seiji is too strong, we martial arts practitioners and police officers alone are not enough to defeat him. Dealing with this demon king, Oda Seiji, is a major responsibility for everyone, so as soon as I approached Uncle Tian, ​​he lent me all the strongest experts in the army. At the same time, he also lent me an army of 10,000 men. The fact that Oda Seiji came to the ancient city of Jiangnan has also received attention from the Chinese high command. If that's not enough, they will lend us the entire Chinese army to wipe out Oda Seiji,” An Yao said.

"Are you injured?" I glanced at the bloodstains on An Yao's face and couldn't help but reach out and gently touch them.

Looking back on the morning, if Wang You hadn't crushed the smoke bomb and used all his skills to get An Yao out, An Yao might not have come back. But even though Wang You was a natural-born strategist, he still fell into Ping Tiandao's hands. Apart from An Yao, all fourteen of them were captured by Ping Tiandao.

After I told him about this, a middle-aged man in military uniform beside An Yao immediately said, "Oda Seiji is immortal and a master at the peak of the Golden Core stage. His subordinate Aurora is also very difficult to deal with. Time is of the essence, let's discuss important matters quickly."

"Good." With the help of the Chinese army, we are more confident in dealing with Oda Seiji.

Then, the middle-aged man quickly had a sand table set up. The sand table was a topographical map of the entire Jiangnan Ancient Town. Because we had left Jiangnan Ancient Town, the entire town was now occupied by Oda Seiji and Aurora. Lighting a cigarette, the middle-aged man immediately pointed to the topographical map of Jiangnan Ancient Town and said, "This was originally a tourist area, but because your Wang family has taken it over, now apart from the vendors in the tourist area, there is basically no ordinary person here. The matter of Oda Seiji is something that the higher-ups have been paying close attention to. If there are no ordinary people here, it would be worth it even if we bombed this entire ancient town with missiles. Now, Oda Seiji has arrived, and his six Heavenly Demons, Wang Yu, and Aurora are all in this ancient town. His original goal was to kill your Wang family and all the remaining members of the entire Chinese martial arts world. But because Wang Xi is a master cultivator, he spared you."

"This small town is home to all of Aurora's forces in China, totaling 30,000 people. Aurora's members are either clones created by Oda Seiji using scientific technology, or internationally wanted criminals. None of these people are good; they deserve to die. Our initial plan is to rescue the ordinary merchants in the town, and then use bombs to wipe out Oda Seiji and all Aurora members in this ancient town."

"Mr. Wang, An Yao, do you have any objections to our plan?" the middle-aged man asked.

We all know Oda Seiji's purpose. If he doesn't die, we'll be the ones who die. Hearing the middle-aged man's words, Wang Yang lit a cigarette and shook his head slightly. "You're a professional, your plan is excellent, I have no objections."

“I have no objection either.” An Yao nodded gently.

“Wang You, Liuli, and the members of the Divine Group are in Oda Seiji’s hands. Wang Yu is my younger brother; I can’t watch him die. I must rescue him too. And there’s Zhuque; she’s been very good to me, she’s a good person. I need to find a way to persuade her to take her out of the ancient town as well. It seems I have to go to the ancient town this time.” After a moment of contemplation, I immediately looked at Wang Yang and said, “Father, let me go to the ancient town in Jiangnan myself. Before we blow it up, let me bring them out.”

“Xi’er, you have been severely injured by Li Bihui and cannot use martial arts for the time being. Even though you are skilled in formations, this operation in the ancient town is still very dangerous for you. This time, let Leng Yan and I go there ourselves. Listen to me, Wang Yu. I believe I can persuade Wang Yu and bring him out of the ancient town,” Wang Yang said.

“But what about Suzaku? Suzaku only listens to me, she won’t listen to you,” I said.

“This…” Wang Yang hesitated after hearing my words.

Suzaku, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Aurora. Her feelings for me are self-evident. If I could persuade Suzaku to join us, I think a quarter of Aurora would immediately betray Oda Seiji. And what we truly need to do is not slaughter, but eliminate Oda Seiji and dismantle Aurora.

At that moment, the conference room was filled with smoke, and Wang Yang began to seriously consider my words.

“Father, let me go. I can intimidate Oda Seiji with my identity as a cultivator; he shouldn’t dare to touch me. My relationship with Wang Yu seems to have changed quite a bit, and I think I can persuade him to bring him out. As for martial arts, I can forcefully use them if necessary. Besides, I’ve lost my fourth brother’s sword. I need to bring it out.” As I spoke, I smiled and looked at Wang Huan.

"You're being inappropriate again..." An Yao glared at me, annoyed that I had brought up the sword. Wang Huan, on the other hand, looked anxious and said, "Brother, we don't need the sword. Just bring Wang You, Liuli, and Wang Yu out. And the ordinary people in the ancient town, don't let anyone else die because of Oda Seiji."

“No, I will definitely help you bring the sword out,” I said.

"Uncle, Li Bihui has arrived with her men," said Xiao Haoren, who suddenly walked in from outside the door.

"Huh?" After hearing what the little good guy said, Wang Yang looked towards the door with a cigarette in his mouth.

A faint fragrance wafted through the air as a girl entered the conference room with seven or eight followers. Dressed in Hanfu and with a sword at her waist, she coldly looked at me and said, "The Demon King has asked me to tell you that he will personally come to Leifeng Pagoda by West Lake to find you in three days. If you can defeat him, he is willing to become your disciple."

"What? You really want to become my disciple?" I exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes. Our Heavenly Demon King admires the strong. If you can defeat him and grant him the power to cultivate immortality, he will be willing to become your disciple," the girl said coldly.

The best way to deal with Oda Seiji is naturally to subdue him peacefully without bloodshed. However, Oda Seiji is already considering becoming my disciple, and I lack the power to defeat him. Moreover, he challenges me to a duel, but I am not a skilled cultivator. If he fights me with all his might, won't I be killed in a single move?

No, we still have to fight Oda Seiji. Besides a peaceful resolution, our best option is to wipe out both Oda Seiji and Aurora with bombs.

At this moment, not only me, but everyone is thinking the same thing.

"Hmph!" Seeing that I didn't say anything, the girl turned around and was about to leave.

Looking at the girl's thin back, I thought for a moment and suddenly said, "Li Bihui, you are a clone."

"What?" Upon hearing my words, the girl immediately turned around to look at me.

"Are you a clone?" I asked.

"What did you say?!" The girl's expression changed slightly.

I'd heard An Yao tell me before that many of the Aurora Army under Oda Seiji, a force of god-level powerhouses, were clones. And this girl, at only seventeen, was already a peak-stage Fusion Realm expert. Her talent was only slightly inferior to Wang Yu's.

At that moment, I couldn't help but scrutinize the girl closely, wanting to see how she differed from ordinary people.

"Wang Xi, you actually suspect I'm a clone? I, Li Bihui, possess the noble bloodline of the Li Dynasty. How could the noble bloodline of a princess of the Li family be that of a clone? Moreover, many of the powerful members of our Aurora army of god-level experts have their strength genes copied from mine. Wang Xi, do you think you're so great just because you're a cultivation expert? How dare you speak to me so rudely!" Li Bihui looked at me angrily.

Perhaps because South Korea was colonized by island nations in the past, the Koreans, like the people of those island nations, are very spirited; both men and women are warlike. When I saw Li Bihui was angry, I immediately smiled awkwardly and said, "I was just joking, why are you so angry?"

"I'm leaving." Li Bihui gave me another cold look, then turned to leave.

"Wait!" Standing behind Li Bihui, I thought for a moment and suddenly called out to her.

"What is it now?" Li Bihui turned around and looked at me.

"Actually, I'm not a master cultivator..." After thinking for a moment, I lit a cigarette and looked at her seriously.

Chapter 367 The Emperor's Sword

At that moment, Wang Yang, An Yao, Wang Che, Wang Huan, Xi'er, Tong Jialing'er, and Leng Yan all looked at me with utter shock. Li Bihui was an enemy, a subordinate of Oda Seiji. The reason we were able to easily escape Oda Seiji's clutches was precisely because I possessed the false identity of a cultivation master. This false identity intimidated Oda Seiji, allowing us to leave safely. If the fact that I wasn't a cultivation master reached Oda Seiji, we believed he would be enraged and immediately bring his men to kill us.

I revealed my biggest trump card to the subordinates of my greatest enemy.

"Brother Xi, what are you doing?" In an instant, Young Master Bao looked at me in surprise. The expert An Yao had invited also looked at me in astonishment and questioned, "Wang Xi, how could you reveal such important information?"

But it was too late for anyone to blame me, because I had already spoken. Seeing that someone was about to blame me again, Wang Yang suddenly grinned wickedly, "This Li Bihui...she's actually a good candidate for my Wang family's daughter-in-law."

“Father, I didn’t mean to pursue her…” I quickly explained to Wang Yang.

“I know you want to get rid of Oda Seiji at the lowest possible cost.” Wang Yang nodded slightly.

"Yes." I was somewhat surprised that my father understood me so well. Then, I looked at Li Bihui seriously and said, "Princess Li, not only am I no longer a master cultivator, but your martial arts have also been crippled. My sternum was broken by your seventh-level fist shadow, and I cannot use martial arts for the time being?"

"What do you mean?" Li Bihui was wary, not expecting me to tell her such an important secret.

"Can we talk in private?" I asked.

"...Okay..." After hesitating for a moment, Li Bihui thought about it and agreed.

We are now in Mingzhu City, in the Wang family mansion that Qinglong previously occupied. The Wang family's house is huge, with a conference room, a small cinema, a bar, a Western restaurant, and everything else imaginable. I took Li Bihui's hand and led her into the Wang family's bar. Then I poured Li Bihui a glass of red wine, lit a cigarette, and looked at her solemnly, saying, "Tonight, we will do everything we can to rescue the ordinary people in Jiangnan Ancient Town, Wang Yu, Wang You, Liuli, the members of the Divine Group, and Zhuque. Then we will use bombs to blow up Jiangnan Ancient Town. I don't want too many people to die because of Oda Seiji; I want to kill Oda Seiji with the least possible cost. Although many of you in Aurora are not human, and many are bad people, you are good, Zhuque is good, and I believe you are all good people. If what I said makes sense, you will abandon darkness and turn to light. This Oda Seiji is not human at all. Please stop aiding and abetting evil and join us in fighting against Oda Seiji, okay?"

In Li Bihui's heart, I have always been her enemy. Moreover, I am her biggest enemy besides Wang Yang.

I never expected that I would tell her the secret that I wasn't a cultivation master, or that I would tell her about our plan to blow up the ancient town. This made her somewhat suspicious and wary.

She knew I was a cunning person and thought I was deliberately feigning weakness to plot against her. But looking into my sincere eyes, she wanted to ridicule me and reject me, but for some reason, the words stuck in her throat.

After thinking for a moment, Li Bihui looked at me with a serious expression and said, "Why are you telling me so much? Aren't you afraid I'll tell Oda Seiji all this?"

“I told you, I hope you can join us and fight against Oda Seiji with us,” I said.

“Now, besides your resurgent China, we have already conquered battlefields in Africa, the Americas, and Europe. And we conquered these battlefields entirely on our own, without relying on Oda Seiji’s help. Now, Oda Seiji has come to China specifically for you. We are about to seize power worldwide and will soon launch wars to attack various countries. Do you think we would abandon our victory and join you at this crucial moment when we are about to achieve our goal?” Li Bihui said.

"Yes," I said.

"Why?" Li Bihui asked.

With a wry smile, I picked up the glass of red wine in front of me and took a big gulp, saying, "The victory you see is just an illusion. No matter how strong a martial artist is, can he defeat a pistol and a cannon? The reason we all lost, the reason we kept making concessions to you, is because we didn't want to implicate innocent civilians. My Wang family didn't want to implicate innocent civilians, and neither does China."

"Currently, in the ancient town of Jiangnan where you are stationed, there are 132 ordinary people. Among them are Wang Yu, Wang You, Liuli, twelve members of the Divine Group, and Zhuque."

"Suzaku is one of your Aurora's people, and I care about her, so I want to save her. But in the eyes of others, she is an enemy. If she dies, no one will sympathize with her. And because of Oda Seiji, too many innocent people have already died. Compared to those mere 132 ordinary people, these millions of ordinary people are far more important. As for my Wang family's Wang You, Liuli, Wang Yu, and the members of the Divine Group, if their deaths can bring peace to the people and tranquility to this world, I think they would die immediately for the people."

“We have never lost, we have never lost. In our eyes, you are nothing more than a group of criminals who have taken people hostage. If it could bring world peace, we would blow you all up with bombs immediately. The reason we have not acted yet is because we do not want to miss a single life. We do not want to give up on anyone.”

"Li Bihui, your Li family is already incredibly wealthy in Korea. Wouldn't it be better to just be your rich people? Wouldn't it be better to just be your nobles? If your Li family's emperor were truly a good emperor, you wouldn't be aiding and abetting evil, collaborating with Oda Seiji to oppose the world. A true ruler should be benevolent, a model of loving one's people like one's own children. Your Li family's emperor has absolutely no right to restore the dynasty, absolutely no right to revive the Li family's reign!"