Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao
Chapter 309 - 179: Woman, you really lack consideration!

Chapter 309: Chapter 179: Woman, you really lack consideration!

"The feeling is excellent, but I don’t like it when a woman is too forward because, for men, there’s no challenge.

So in the future, if a man tells you to undress, don’t do it so quickly, otherwise, men will find it uninteresting."

Zhou Yan released his hand, letting go of Ling He.

His gaze revealed an obvious...yet he did not advance any further.

"Perhaps, men are despicable—easy to obtain, but deemed boring. Yet when unattainable, they continuously pursue."

Zhou Yan sneered at himself.

"I... I just wanted to make amends. I won’t open my clothes for any other man in the future... From that time with you... you have been the only one in my heart, it’s just, before that, someone stripped me of my memories, causing me to forget my feelings..."

Ling He said with a trembling voice.

Zhou Yan’s heart shifted slightly, but he kept his composure and said, "Do you still deserve my trust?"

Zhou Yan’s words made Ling He’s face completely pale.

Perhaps the shame she felt before was nothing compared to the hurt this sentence inflicted.

"Get up, for now, I’ll trust you."

Zhou Yan suddenly spoke again.

"Ah... Thank you."

Ling He’s heart was somewhat chaotic, thrown into disarray by Zhou Yan’s actions, resulting in a sense of unease as if the state of a tranquil heart was completely shattered.

She, who once could control and dominate everything, found that now she couldn’t even grasp a trace of Zhou Yan’s emotions.

Zhou Yan let out a heh-heh laugh and said, "If you want to thank me, how about making me feel good?"

Ling He’s heart was in turmoil, but she dared not go through with it and instead quickly dressed in her Soul-level Battle Armor, stepping back a few steps and refusing, "No, I can’t."

Her refusal, however, was not as quick as Zhou Yan’s speed.

Zhou Yan came up to her, reached out his devilish hand... and after being irreverent for a while, he then nonchalantly pulled it away.

Ling He, subjected to Zhou Yan’s unrestrained and arrogant approach, was completely flustered and utterly distraught.

That domineering behavior, laced with an insult, was like a bolt of thunder, fiercely shaking her heart and making her feel extremely...

She was conflicted, feeling lowly about herself; her pure body had never been touched by anyone, not even by a king! But this man, he...

In this way, Zhou Yan would definitely think she was cheap, yet she couldn’t resist the carefree and domineering attitude Zhou Yan possessed.

Thus, her heart was in utter turmoil.

Never before had a male cultivator been so unabashedly chauvinistic in her presence.

But strangely, deep down, she seemed to not entirely mind being treated this way.

"A woman should be obedient, understand? Your body is quite fine, this time, I truly believe in your sincerity."

"Ah..."

"What is it, coming to me like this? Do you really feel sorry?"

Zhou Yan asked casually, seeming a bit more serious.

"Yes... that’s right," Ling He answered, somewhat confused.

"Although I don’t know what merits Zhou Yan has to make the number one executor of the Heavenly Destiny plan so humble. But for now, there seems to be no better explanation, I’ll take it as Zhou Yan’s charm being invincible."

Zhou Yan nodded and did not delve deeper.

He stood with his hands behind his back, looked at the distant ruined sky, and said, "You have better control over space than I do. I want to find Gu Xi now, can you help?"

"This..."

"If you can help, then do it. If you can’t, you can leave, and we’ll be even."

Zhou Yan smiled, quite nonchalant. At this moment, this sentence also seemed to have a genuine sincerity to it.

"It’s not that—I can take you to that place, but... but we may not be able to meet Gu Xi. I know about her; she’s gone to ’Thunder Flame Breaking Path Mountain.’

That place is truly different from all other desolate lands; it’s really dangerous,"

Ling He explained.

Her face still flushed, and still moved as if in spring’s embrace, the spring feelings lingered.

"What does it matter? Rest assured, right now, if I don’t want to die, no one can make me die."

Zhou Yan spoke with confidence and imposingness.

"..."

Ling He didn’t know how to respond. Because Zhou Yan had changed completely from how he used to be.

If not for the identical soul aura, if not for seeing Zhou Yan refining the Soul-level Battle Armor, if not for the ’Lord’ sending her to find Zhou Yan, Ling He would wonder if Zhou Yan had become someone else altogether.

The Zhou Yan of the past was somewhat sentimental, indifferent to many things, lacking ambition and obsessions, relatively easy to control and manipulate. But now, this man was unyielding and bizarrely unpredictable, not conforming to common sense, and utterly beyond her grasp.

At this moment, Zhou Yan resembled a ’king’, suddenly possessing an indistinct air of superiority.

Even, he felt that Zhou Yan’s temperament had surpassed that of a king, becoming akin to those... those hidden world peerless powerhouses, possessing the same kind of aura.

This was indeed good, but invisibly, the distance between her and Zhou Yan had already widened.

Ling He’s mindset was somewhat complex.

"Thunder Flame Breaking Path Mountain is actually a place of Heavenly Dao Tribulation, where many experts of the Sword Tribulation Realm manage to survive, with Thunderflame and Breaking Dao. The very name of this place tells you everything.

Gu Xi entered to undertake the Heavenly Dao Tribulation at a lower realm, which indeed presented a chance to strengthen oneself, but the possibility of perishing was extremely high.

Let alone her, even if you and I entered, it wouldn’t be surprising for us to end up as dust and smoke, should we be careless."

Ling He still explained in detail.

Although she knew that Zhou Yan’s decisions never changed, she still made all of this clear.

"If so, if even Gu Xi could enter, why couldn’t I? Besides, you know I cultivate Thunder Power; how could I fear Thunderflame? Maybe this Thunderflame would be greatly beneficial to me."

Zhou Yan showed no fear towards these things. No matter how dangerous Ling He described it, he had already become indifferent.

Could the Fist Intent of his Master, which could shatter voids and who knew how many dangers of Secret Realms his Master had encountered, scare him with just a Thunder Flame Breaking Path Mountain?

Moreover, if Gu Xi could enter, on what grounds could he not?

His mind was made up, and he refused to listen to any persuasion.

"Alright... then I’ll take you to the Cold Ice Sword Sect to find Master Bing Rong. Hmm... Master Bing Rong, that’s Gu Xi’s grandmother," Ling He said helplessly.

Zhou Yan nodded, seeing that Ling He indeed agreed, and knew these people had special achievements in relation to space—or possessed special treasures capable of breaking through space—so he also had certain considerations in mind.

"This is the Pure Heart Lotus Platform; come up here, too. It’s a sky-breaking treasure given to me by the Lord, and it’s also of the Middle Grade Soul Level, but the interior space is a bit small... You’ll need to stay close to me, and not expose parts like your Spirit Armor, or you’ll face the risk of being shredded by the Void Power."

Ling He hesitated for a moment before waving her hand, and a lotus platform flew out of her palm.

The platform had enough space for one person to sit cross-legged, measuring about a half-meter in length and width, and about two meters in height.

In such a space, if standing, two people could only either hug each other or stand back to back.

If sitting, then one would have to sit atop the other.

Seeing this item, Zhou Yan gauged the size of the two people and couldn’t help but show a weird and evil smile.

Ling He’s pretty face blushed as she rebuked, "What are you laughing at? If it wasn’t for her, I wouldn’t be doing this!"

"I’m not laughing at anything, hmm, let’s get in quickly."

Zhou Yan still smiled as he spoke.

Ling He’s face flushed as she warned in a petulant tone, "Don’t mess around during Void Travel; it’s very dangerous."

"The space is sealed; the Lotus Platform is self-contained. If we mess around, we will be blocked anyway. As long as we stay close when the halo seals, we will be fine," Zhou Yan stated directly.

"You already know this, so why do you need me to explain? You clearly want to see me make a fool of myself; I’ve realized you really have changed!"

Speaking of which, Ling He seemed to recall some past events and her voice naturally grew softer.

If Zhou Yan could step out from the past pain and hurt, why should she say words that would sting him?

After pondering, to divert from the earlier grief of the Heavenly Destiny plan, she changed the subject, "With your Heart of Nature, you can transform Fierce Beasts into Sword Spirits; why not transform into a tiny Immortal Crane and perch on my shoulder? That would be fine."

"I am Sword Spirit destroyed, Heart of Nature shattered; how can I still Transform? It’s already not easy to stay like this! You woman, really don’t know sympathy!"

Zhou Yan flatly refused.

"You... weren’t your spirit, Essence Qi, and soul energy in excellent condition when you were Artifact Refining?"

Ling He retorted, somewhat irritated.

She couldn’t help questioning Zhou Yan’s intentions; this man was definitely not as simple and honest, indifferent to feminine allure as she had thought. Moreover, at this moment, he seemed outright wicked to the extreme.

Thinking of it, her heart became inexplicably more disturbed by Zhou Yan’s earlier roughness.

"Come on in, just turn your back to me and I’ll face your back, that’s all."

"Alright... alright, I’ve shown you my sincerity, you better not bully me again."

Ling He said, her voice getting weaker, even she felt a bit embarrassed.

"Of course, I, Zhou Yan, have always been a gentleman," Zhou Yan declared shamelessly.

"That’s something only you believe!"

Ling He rolled her eyes in exasperation.

Untroubled by the situation, reverting back to his true character, and aware that his family’s situation was not particularly dire, Zhou Yan could afford to be relaxed.

Therefore, seeing Ling He like this, he couldn’t help feeling a bit warm inside.

However, he had some things to learn from this woman’s mouth, but he couldn’t make her suspicious, so he refrained from any excessive actions for the time being.