My Arrogant Young Lady

"..." Tong Jialing'er looked at me in surprise, then immediately frowned and closed her eyes.

"Big cousin, do you like me or not? You're not allowed to say anything. If you lie, you're not human," I said.

"You are the head of the Wang family, and you just squat in front of me like this. Don't you feel it's an insult to your status?" Tong Jialing'er opened her eyes and looked at me coldly.

“In front of someone you love, there is no distinction of status or wealth. At this moment, I am not the head of the Wang family, and you are not a top expert in this world. I only know that I love you, and I would do anything for you, no matter how humble. Big Cousin, do you love me?” I asked.

"You bastard!" Tong Jialing glared at me angrily after hearing my words.

"Haha, I knew you liked me." I laughed and immediately took Tong Jialing'er's slender hand and kissed it. After I kissed her, she immediately pulled her hand back as if she had been electrocuted, and then her cool and beautiful face turned bright red with embarrassment.

Seeing her like this, I couldn't resist taking advantage of her. Suddenly, the door to Li Bihui's room was pushed open. It was Li Bihui. She rushed into the room, and as soon as she saw me squatting next to Tong Jialing'er, she glared at me angrily and said, "Wang Xi, what are you doing?"

"What's wrong?" I immediately stood up and asked with a serious expression.

“Wang You, Liuli, and the members of the Divine Group have just led the ordinary people here away,” Li Bihui said.

"What? They've already run away?" I couldn't help but widen my eyes upon hearing Li Bihui's words. Then, I immediately patted Li Bihui's shoulder heavily and said, "Well done! As expected of my fifth brother, Wang Xi. I knew this little Aurora couldn't handle him."

“Wang Xi, please watch your words. Our Aurora is no less powerful than your Wang family.” Upon hearing my words, Li Bihui immediately glared at me angrily.

"Ha..." Seeing that Li Bihui didn't like me saying the aurora was bad, I couldn't help but laugh awkwardly.

“Wang You, Liuli, and the members of the Divine Group led the ordinary people here to escape, but Wang Yu and Zhuque were imprisoned by Oda Seiji. According to Qinglong, Wang Yu was imprisoned by Oda Seiji because he released the hostages here and handed over the headquarters map to Wang You. As for Zhuque, it's because of you; you ruined my sister's life… Three days from now, Oda Seiji will come to fight you. If you lose, Oda Seiji will kill you on the spot. Then he will have Heitendo pull out their tendons, crippling their martial arts skills, as a warning to others.” As she said this, Li Bihui couldn't help but clench her fists.

"Where are they now?" Upon hearing Li Bihui's words, my expression immediately changed drastically.

“I’ll take you there,” Li Bihui said solemnly.

Because Wang Yu and Zhu Que had been arrested, I was so worried about their safety that I couldn't wait for An Yao and the others to return. Li Bihui led me out of the inn, and we headed towards another inn on the north side of the ancient town.

At the inn north of the ancient town, a number of Aurora members who were guarding them had gathered. When Li Bihui led me over, the leader of the Aurora members glanced at me in surprise, then immediately lowered his head and said to Li Bihui, "Princess."

"Open the door for me," Li Bihui said.

"Princess, have you also betrayed the Demon King? You should know how the Demon King treats traitors. We are not far from our dream of unification, so why have even you been bewitched by the royal family..."

"Damn it, are you a member of the Li family or Oda Seiji's family? I told you to open the door, didn't you hear me?" Li Bihui said coldly.

"Yes!" Upon hearing Li Bihui's words, the leader, Jing Su, immediately opened the door for Li Bihui.

Jing Su, one of the seven star-level masters of the Vermilion Bird lineage, is a peak-level god-tier expert. As I followed Li Bihui into the inn, Jing Su gave me only a cold glance and immediately said, "Wang Xi, the heir of the Wang family, you're the one who harmed Miss Vermilion Bird. She trusted you so much, and you actually deceived her feelings..."

“Jing Su, we each serve our own masters. To defeat Oda Seiji, I would be willing to sacrifice my own life. Moreover, I have not deceived Suzaku’s feelings; I truly consider her my older sister,” I said to Jing Su with a serious expression.

"Heh, is that so?" Jing Su sneered after hearing my words.

Without answering Jing Su's question, Tong Jialing'er, Li Bihui, and I entered the inn. As soon as we entered, Jing Su nervously glanced around and immediately closed the door behind us.

At that moment, I saw the faces of the young couple hanging in the center of the inn turn incredibly pale. Then, I couldn't help but kneel down on the ground with a thud, tears streaming down my face.

"Sister Suzaku, I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have lied to you... I'm so sorry... I'm so sorry..." Watching Suzaku being hooked high on her collarbone, her body covered in wounds from Oda Seiji's torture, I felt an overwhelming urge to find Oda Seiji and kill him immediately...

Chapter 370 The Gentleman on the Beam

The reason I told Li Bihui the secret that I wasn't a cultivator was because I had witnessed Zhuque's kindness and Li Bihui's childlike innocence. I believed in Li Bihui and Zhuque, and I believed that the Li family members weren't bad people. They were simply blinded by their dreams, and for the sake of those dreams, they became accomplices to evil, willingly working for Oda Seiji.

As for Zhuque, she's always been like an older sister to me. If it weren't for her identity as one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Aurora, she would just be a kind and intelligent white-collar worker in my eyes. She has always been like that—kind, gentle, and polite to everyone. The Four Heavenly Kings are: Azure Dragon (cold), White Tiger (violent), and Black Tortoise (cunning). Zhuque's character is practically perfect. During my time at the Aurora training camp, I personally witnessed her spare many innocent people. It was because of her kindness that I developed a liking for her, wanted to be close to her, and often teased her.

Otherwise, given my personality, I would never be so mischievous with her.

Now, watching Suzaku, who trusted me and was eager to pass on all her skills to me, being held high by Oda Seiji with an iron hook around her collarbone, suffering a horrific state of torture and being covered in wounds, my heart was bleeding. I saw her unable to hold back her tears of heartache.

Looking at my seventh brother, Wang Yu, in the same state, I felt an even stronger urge to roar out in hatred.

The man immediately ran to Zhuque and grabbed her legs. I couldn't resist trying to pull her down from the iron hook. Zhuque, pale-faced and tearful, smiled at me. "Why, why did you lie to me? You are Wang Xi, the heir of the Wang family. You saved me. Just tell me your true identity, and I'll send you back to China. Why, why did you betray my trust? Wang Xi, you've deceived me so badly. Do you know that for you, I went to Barcelona to see the church and tried on a pure white wedding dress? I've never liked anyone before. I never dreamed that the first person I liked would weave such a huge lie for me..."

"Sister Zhuque, please don't say anymore. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'll explain everything to you..." I cried, hugging Zhuque's legs and shedding tears. Seeing her tears flowing as well, my heart ached even more.

"Don't save me!" Suzaku suddenly said to me.

"Sister Zhuque, I will explain everything to you..." I said to Zhuque, crying.

"Heh. You still don't understand my intentions. If, upon discovering your identity, I had immediately notified Takeda Hell, and given your high-ranking position at Aurora, summoned you to my side, captured you, and handed you over to Oda Seiji, I wouldn't have been punished; on the contrary, I would have been rewarded. But by not revealing your identity, and allowing Takeda Hell to report my guilt for knowing your identity without telling them, I ended up in this situation. Don't you understand my intentions after all that I did?" Suzaku smiled.

"You like me?" My heart clenched.

“Yes, I love you. Especially after I learned your true identity, I found I couldn’t bear to see you hurt. I’ve fallen deeply in love with you and am willing to give my life for you. You can’t save me; the Heitendo sends people to check on us every hour. And we already know you’ve surrounded this place, know you’ll blow us up with bombs. Oda Seiji’s realm is only half a step away from becoming a sage. Not only is his martial arts outstanding, but his thinking has also become so different from ordinary people. He knows you’ve surrounded this place, but he’s still fearless. Don’t you think that the reason he’s fearless is because he has an even bigger trump card?” Suzaku said to me.

"An even bigger trump card?" I asked.

"I don't know what cards he has up his sleeve, but he's not afraid of you blowing up this town. You should leave now and not make a pointless sacrifice for me. I've long been disgusted by what Oda Seiji has done. If you really feel you've wronged me, then kill Oda Seiji and bring peace to this world," Suzaku said.

"Sister Zhuque..." Hearing Zhuque's words, I couldn't help but hug her legs again and cry.

“Brother, it’s not just Pingtiandao that’s been sending people to keep checking. They no longer believe in the aurora borealis and have planted many spies throughout this ancient town. If you lead us away, we’ll be immediately besieged by Oda Seiji and his men. Even if you’re an immortal, being besieged by Oda Seiji and his six great demons could come at a great cost. The plan to blow this place up with bombs isn’t good; Oda Seiji isn’t afraid of bombs. You need to make other plans to deal with Oda Seiji. Brother, you’re an immortal. Oda Seiji will duel you in three days; you can kill him directly.” Wang Yu looked at me earnestly.

"Brother, I'm a damn immortal...!" Seeing Wang Yu's serious expression, I couldn't help but stomp my foot in indignation.

"Brother. Are you not some kind of immortal?" Upon hearing my words, Wang Yu's eyes revealed indescribable surprise.

Meanwhile, Wang Huan and Nie Xiaohai had already tiptoed into Oda Seiji's room. When they saw the Azure Destiny sword hanging on the wall, Wang Huan's eyes lit up immediately. "That scoundrel actually kept my sword. Just like Li Bihui said, that scoundrel really does have a habit of collecting treasures."

"Brother Wang Huan, take a look at this! My goodness! Oda Seiji seems to be very rich. He actually has three of the ten most famous swords in Japan." Nie Xiaohai's eyes lit up when he glanced at the three other precious swords hanging on the wall.

"Kikuichimonji, Raikiri, Tengoku. Oda Seiji's sword is even better than my family's heirloom. If I could possess such a sword, the twelfth move of my Gale Sword Technique, the Heaven-Shattering Style, would be at least twice as powerful. No exaggeration, if I were to use the Heaven-Shattering Style against Xi-ge, I could cleave him in two with just a slash of sword energy." Nie Xiaohai took down the famous Kikuichimonji sword from the wall, his eyes gleaming as he spoke.

"Damn it, you want to cut my brother in half? You're heartless." Upon hearing Nie Xiaohai's words, Wang Huan immediately glared at him fiercely.

"I was just saying. How could I possibly cut Brother Xi in half? But this sword is really good; just touching it makes you want to take it out and try it out on someone." At this point, Nie Xiaohai finally understood why Japanese samurai, once they obtained a good sword, had the habit of going around cutting people to test it.

"Xiao Hai, there are actually quite a few spiritual pills in Oda Seiji's room." Upon opening a small bottle, Wang Huan was immediately stunned by the rich spiritual energy emanating from it.

“Brother Wang Huan, why don’t we consume all of Oda Seiji’s elixirs and steal all his treasures while we’re at it?” Nie Xiaohai suggested.

"I'm rich! I'm really rich this time! This is a great deal; we'll split all the treasures in this room. Any one of these items would be coveted by any major conglomerate. I, Wang Huan, am truly wealthy now. Let's see who dares to look down on my family for being poor!" With that, Wang Huan poured all the elixirs from the small bottle into his mouth. Then he stuffed several more small bottles into his pockets, followed by a steady stream of US dollars, banknotes, jade, and other valuables from the room. He then reached for the sword on the wall.

However, just as he was about to take down the sword from the wall, his expression changed drastically, and he exclaimed, "Oh no, Oda Seiji is back!"

Although still in Oda Seiji's room, Nie Xiaohai sensed the powerful aura approaching from outside. His expression changed, and Nie Xiaohai quickly put away the three famous swords he was going to take with him, then swiftly sealed two vital points on his body and rolled off the bed.

As soon as Nie Xiaohai rolled off the bed, Wang Huan quickly followed suit. Then, he took out a poison pill from his person and swallowed it to temporarily seal his internal energy and prevent Oda Seiji from discovering it.

Hiding under the bed, they saw the door to Oda Seiji's room open, and a tall figure walked in, followed closely by another. "Lord Heavenly Demon King, I'm increasingly suspicious that Wang Xi is a fake cultivator. If he's really confident in defeating you, why did he have Wang Yu release Wang You and Liuli, and at the same time rescue the ordinary people here? He's not a cultivator at all; he's a fake!"

"Wang Yu placing Wang You and Liuli is his own decision, and has nothing to do with Wang Xi. As long as there is any hope of becoming an immortal, I will not miss it. It's fine to trust Wang Xi for now, but if he is not a cultivator, I will immediately remove the tendons from Wang Yu and Zhuque," Oda Seiji said coldly.

"Lord Heavenly Demon King, I need to find Wang Xi and verify his strength. We are on the verge of achieving our dream of unification; we should not be fooled by such a cunning Chinese!" Ping Tiandao said coldly.

“Hehe, no need. It’s simple to find out if Wang Xi is a cultivator. If he doesn’t appear in this ancient town in Jiangnan within three days, it means he has nothing to hide and is a true cultivator. But if he appears in this ancient town in Jiangnan to save people within three days, it means he is not a true cultivator,” Oda Seiji said.

“If he dares to show up in this ancient town within three days, then kill him,” Ping Tiandao said.

“Yes, I will kill him immediately, and at the same time, I will pull out the tendons of Wang Yu and Zhu Que, and hang them on the flagpole of our impending victory, to offer their blood as a sacrifice to the god of victory,” said Oda Seiji.

"..." Upon hearing the conversation between Oda Seiji and Heitendou, Wang Huan, who was hiding under the bed, couldn't help but widen his eyes at that moment...

Chapter 371 Schemes Against Schemes

"Brother, have you seen Wang Yu and Zhuque?" On the other side, An Yao, accompanied by Wang Che, had already planted the bomb in the ancient town. Entering Li Bihui's room, An Yao asked, looking at my solemn expression.

"Yes." I lit a cigarette and nodded slightly.

Because the ancient town is heavily guarded, if I rashly take Wang Yu and Zhu Que away, not only will we be unable to leave the town, but we will also endanger Zhu Que's subordinates, Jing Su and his men, who allowed us to pass. All of Wang Yu's men are already dead; I don't want any more people to sacrifice themselves for us.

Our initial plan was to rescue the people in the ancient town and then wipe out Oda Seiji and Aurora's entire force with bombs. Li Bihui joined us and is now one of us. But Li Bihui also has her own wishes; she doesn't want us to kill everyone here with bombs. Her family is still here. Her father is here, as are the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, and Black Tortoise.

“Wang Yu said that Oda Seiji has another trump card; he’s not afraid of us blowing this place up with bombs,” Li Bihui said to An Yao after thinking for a moment.

"Does Oda Seiji have another trump card?" An Yao's eyes flashed coldly upon hearing Li Bihui's words.

“That’s right, Oda Seiji is no ordinary person. He dared to gather all of Aurora’s forces in China here. He must have anticipated our plan to eliminate them with bombs. And the fact that he gathered everyone here so confidently means he must have some trump card. He must have something he can use to blackmail us, preventing us from using bombs to destroy this place.” Wang Che nodded slightly. Then, a smile appeared on his face as he said, “Sister An, the plan of the helper you invited won’t work. We need to make other arrangements.”

"If Oda Seiji has a trump card that makes him unafraid of us blowing up this place, what could it be?" After listening to Wang Che and Li Bihui's words, An Yao thought for a moment and closed her eyes.

An Yao's mother, An You, is the smartest woman in the world. An Yao inherited half of An You's bloodline, so her intelligence is naturally no less impressive.

She quickly recalled everything about Oda Seiji in her mind, and everything about Oda Seiji seemed to turn into a series of images in An Yao's mind.

Kill the real Lin Fan, impersonate him to participate in the martial arts tournament. Bury the real Lin Fan's body in the countryside, unafraid of our bombs.

“Oda Seiji isn’t afraid of our bombs at all, because he’s planted bombs too!” An Yao suddenly said, opening her eyes.

"What?" I couldn't help but frown after hearing An Yao's words.

"The real Lin Fan was an ordinary person, with no distinguishing features except for his good looks. Oda Seiji killed him simply because he happened to run into him; he had no other intention in killing him. The fact that Oda Seiji happened to run into him means that he left many traces throughout Jiangnan. If I'm not mistaken, the reason Oda Seiji left traces in so many places in Jiangnan is that he's planning something. The reason he dared to gather all of Aurora's forces in China in this ancient town is because he has the same leverage to blackmail us. If I bomb this place, I believe Oda Seiji will definitely bomb the entire Jiangnan region. Oda Seiji's hostages aren't Wang You and Liuli, but the people of Jiangnan!" An Yao said earnestly.

“Indeed, Oda Seiji is not only a martial arts genius, but also a top-notch strategist. If he were a fool, he wouldn't be worthy of being our Wang family's opponent. Sister An's reasoning is excellent. The reason Oda Seiji left so many traces in Jiangnan is that he must have planted many bombs there. The plan to blow up Oda Seiji won't work; we need to devise a new plan.” Wang Che nodded slightly.

“If that’s the case, then I have no choice but to take Oda Seiji as my disciple. But I’m just a pseudo-cultivator; I’m no match for Oda Seiji at all. In fact, I might be killed by a single, all-out attack from him. We should use strategy to deal with Oda Seiji. If only we could get the remote control for the bomb he has.” I thought for a moment and said.

“Wang Xi, you’re a master of sweet talk. If you could approach Oda Seiji as a cultivator, could you get the remote control for the bomb he has?” Li Bihui thought for a moment and said to me.

"You mean, I should go find Oda Seiji right now? And intimidate him with my identity as a cultivator, just like at the martial arts tournament?" I asked.

“That’s right. If we can get the remote control from him, we can go find him. You can scare him and then try to trick him into giving you the bomb remote control,” Li Bihui said.

“Li Bihui, are you trying to kill my brother? He was incredibly lucky to have fooled Oda Seiji at the martial arts tournament last time. If I’m not mistaken, Oda Seiji was so eager for immortality that he didn’t want to miss any opportunity to become an immortal, which is why he let my brother go. Now, if my brother appears before Oda Seiji again, he’s very likely to be exposed. A true cultivator should maintain the demeanor of a cultivator. How could my brother possibly appear before Oda Seiji again? If he does, wouldn’t that prove he has something to hide?” Wang Che immediately said to Li Bihui.

“Wang Che, your brother is so eloquent, maybe he can fool Oda Seiji. Otherwise, do we really have to wait three days for your brother to duel with Oda Seiji? Your brother is a fake cultivator, while Oda Seiji is a master who is only half a step away from becoming an immortal. How could your brother possibly be a match for Oda Seiji?” Li Bihui was getting anxious.

Hearing Li Bihui's words, I thought of Wang Yu and Zhuque, who were still imprisoned by Oda Seiji, and my heart ached again. I couldn't help but grab Wang Che's hand and say, "Che'er, Li Bihui is right. I'm no match for Oda Seiji. Delaying until three days later will only make our chances of winning smaller. As long as there's a glimmer of hope, we must try our best. Why don't I risk going to talk to Oda Seiji? Maybe I can trick him out of the remote control bomb and get him to release Wang Yu and Zhuque. Wang Yu and Zhuque are currently hanging by their collarbones by Oda Seiji. I don't want them to suffer too much."

“But you are very likely to be seen through by Oda Seiji.” Wang Che couldn’t help but frown.

"Give it a try and see how good my acting is." I smiled.

“If Oda Seiji discovers Wang Xi’s identity, I will immediately turn against him. I am a princess of the Li family. If Oda Seiji wants to kill me, my father, Qinglong, Baihu, Xuanwu, and the higher-ups of my Aurora organization will definitely not stand idly by. We’ve had enough of being accomplices to evil. We’ll fight Oda Seiji to the death,” Li Bihui said.

"Okay. Let's rest here with Li Bihui for a while. I'll go find Oda Seiji tomorrow. Wang Huan and Nie Xiaohai, why haven't they returned yet?" I asked in surprise, suddenly realizing that two people were missing from our group.

"Oh no. Could Wang Huan and Nie Xiaohai have been arrested?" Li Bihui said.

Meanwhile, Wang Huan and Nie Xiaohai were hiding under Oda Seiji's bed, staring at each other. They watched as Heiten Dao left, and Oda Seiji lay on the bed, making no sound.

Nie Xiaohai couldn't understand the Japanese conversation between Oda Seiji and Heitendou, so he lightly traced lines on Wang Huan's body with his finger. "What did they just say?"

“If my brother shows up within three days, it means he’s a fake. Oda Seiji will kill him immediately and lead a massive attack on Pearl City. He’ll kill my father and everyone connected to the Wang family, and wipe out the entire Chinese martial arts world.” Wang Huan grew up in the Wang family, receiving the best education and knowing seven or eight languages. The conversation between Oda Seiji and Heiten Dao sounded like normal conversation to him.

"Oh no, we need to tell Brother Xi right away that he absolutely cannot show up within three days." Nie Xiaohai's expression changed as he wrote on Wang Huan's body.

"How do we leave?" Wang Huan wrote on Nie Xiaohai's body.

"..." Nie Xiaohai glanced at Wang Huan. He blinked, looking somewhat confused.