256 War on Sregl Island Part 1 (1/2)

Lex returned to the fifth floor where Saleen was waiting for her. When she saw Saleen, Lex felt anger rising up in her. Saleen couldn’t have mentioned that to Jason, could he? If not, why would Jason make such an unusual request?

”Lex, what did Jason say?”

He did not know Lex was angry and had asked at the wrong time, as Lex replied angrily, ”He asked me to marry you. The hell of god’s punishment will be the dowry. Tell me honestly, was this your idea?”

When Lex was angry, her face turned a deep shade of red and her breathing quickened.

”Ah? Then did you agree?” Saleen had not reacted and allowed his tongue to slip.

Lex grew even angrier. As she looked at Saleen, she could tell that he was not the mastermind behind this. For some reason, upon seeing Saleen’s expression, she became even angrier. She raised her fist and punched Saleen on the nose.

Saleen had not expected Lex to be this violent, and moreover, she had practiced some martial arts when she was young. Even without any sword aura, she was much quicker than many swordsmen. This punch came without warning and landed squarely on Saleen’s nose. Saleen gave a shout as blood spurted out. He covered his nose and knelt down, not knowing why Lex had hit him.

Only after hitting him did Lex feel that he was innocent and release a Chunlin spell. The green aura seeped into his body and his nose stopped bleeding, but it did not stop the pain within his nose bridge as tears welled up in his eyes.

”Why did you hit me?” Saleen asked dejectedly.

Lex raised her fist again as Saleen quickly backed away. He was as strong as Lex but not as skilled at her in close combat. He held his nose and stared at Lex. The redness on her face faded away as she lowered her fist and asked, ”Are you alright?”

”Alright? Why don’t I try punching you?”

Saleen was still focused on Lex’s affairs and getting punched for no reason had left him feeling troubled. At the moment, he did not notice the embarrassment within Lex’s eyes.

Saleen could not really punch Lex anyways, and he said in a low voice, ”This isn’t even my fault. Getting punched for no reason, aiya...”

As Lex listened to his whining, she felt anger rising within her again as she swung her fists at the air and left Saleen’s room.

As Lex left the room, Nailisi appeared from out of nowhere. She took out a handkerchief to wipe the blood off of Saleen’s face and said, giggling, ”Saleen, do you know why you were hit?”

”How would I know? Lex is crazy.”

”She isn’t. You are the dumb one. Sigh, come over and lie down.” Nailisi dragged Saleen over and laid him on the bed as she laid down as well and explained to him, ”I am sure Lex likes you, and yet you said this had nothing to do with you. Why wouldn’t she be angry?”

”Nailisi, if you spout nonsense again… wait? Did you say she likes me?”

”Master, do you not know? I have been reading some books, and they mentioned that human feelings are the strangest of them all. We demons like people who are strong, but humans are different. It doesn’t matter if a person is strong or weak or rich or poor – once someone fancies the other, they cannot let go. Don’t think Lex is from a rich background. How many of the people around her can she actually speak to? They are either her men or those with hidden motives. If it were you, you would need to be wary too, wouldn’t you?”

”That’s true, but what does that have to do with me?”

Nailisi gave a whine as she buried her face into the pillow. She looked up at Saleen with her piercing green eyes and said, ”But you spent a year with her in the hell of god’s punishment. Didn’t you fall for her?”

”Perhaps a little, but not enough for marriage?”

”Master, did something go wrong while you were in puberty? Let me take a look!” Nailisi said, about to take off his clothes. Saleen kicked her away while thinking about Lex’s reaction, still not believing that Nailisi was correct.

Nailisi crawled off of the bed. Her excitement did not wane as she said to Saleen, ”Master, if you want to know if Lex really likes you, it is simple.”

”What?”

”Go and find her now, and no matter what she says, give her a tight hug and kiss her. If she likes you, she will not resist.”

”And what if she doesn’t? Will I be burned to death?” Saleen glared at Nailisi.

”Your teacher is the master of this magic tower. How would she dare?” Nailisi opened her eyes wide and said in a shocked voice, ”She would chase you away at most, Master. Try it.”

”Why don’t you go and try it?”

”Oh… I have already matured and it is impossible for me to become a male now. Master, why aren’t you interested in me?”