243 Chapter 242: Bluffing (2/2)
Song Ting Yu pouted as she struggled to maintain the crumbling charade. She gambled on throwing a big hint to me.
”More importantly, just this afternoon, an assassin from Green Dragon Sect came. He's named Mo Long.” Song Ting Yu pursed her lips. ”He doesn't believe that we're engaged, and he said that he had come to kill you.”
She then snorted fiercely, and put on a show of a wife ferociously defending her husband to the death by placing her hands on her well curved hips.
”If he dares to attack my fiancée, the Martial Arts Alliance will utterly destroy the Green Dragon Sect! We'll not leave even a single member behind!”
I stared at her frostily, not caring much for this stupid bluff. I already knew this would happen, because of my fourth wall powers, and I enjoyed teasing her and causing her carefully crafted schemes to fall apart. So I merely curled my lips into a sneer.
”Again, I am not your fiancé. And who cares if a Mo Long (Long here is translated as Dragon) or a Shen Long or a whatever Dragon from Green Dragon Sect comes. If he wants to kill me, he's welcome to try. I'll just stomp him into the dust.”
Song Ting Yu gaped at me, her delicate mouth dropping open as if she couldn't believe how stupid I was.
”Mo Long is at the early level of Nascent Soul Stage! Do you really think you can defeat him if he wants to kill you?”
She was spluttering, having forgotten herself and her bluff. I grinned.
”Why not? You guys are too obsessed with all these stages and realms.” Then I turned around and stared at Mo Long, who was hidden in the shadows, having sensed his presence long ago. ”And I know you're there. Quit hiding. If you want to kill me, you're welcome to try.” I beckoned him over. ”But don't complain if you're the one killed instead.”
”Arrogant brat.”
Mo Long revealed himself, lunging out of the shadows and slashing at me with a terrifying green, black and gold saber that was shaped like a demonic jaw. I deflected his attack with Snow Aegis.
Clang!
Mo Long staggered back, surprised that I could push him back. He struck again, but I used Snow Aegis to shield myself and force him back. The mobile turrets detached from Snow Aegis's core and fired a volley of qi beams that punctured several holes through his body.
”Ugh!”
Mo Long jumped away, howling in agony as he grimaced from the cauterized wounds on his body. He hit the ground and rolled back to his feet. Swinging his demonic saber, he unleashed a colossal tide of black qi that slammed against Snow Aegis, knocking both it and me back. I hit the ground and coughed out some blood, before staggering to my feet.
”Foolish brat.” Mo Long was gingerly rubbing his wounds, but was vindicated when he saw that he had wounded me. ”The girl of the Song family was trying to save you, but you spat on her attempts. If you would just go along with her bluff, you might have delayed your death a little further.”
”Please.” I rolled my eyes. ”Who's stupid enough to believe such a dumb bluff? And are you really that idiotic? Instead of trying to confirm things with your own eyes, especially when intimacy and sweet-talking can be acted out, why didn't you just call the Martial Arts Alliance, directly contact Alliance Chief Song Yu and confirm with him?”
Mo Long blinked, stunned. Evidently that common sense tactic didn't even cross his mind. ”That's…”
”…common sense,” I finished for him with an exaggerated sigh. Then I turned to glare at Song Ting Yu. ”Besides, she's part of the Martial Arts Alliance who tried to invade my Nine-Tailed Fox Sect and caused so many of my comrades to die. In what world would I just forget all that, and willingly submit to her and even agree to an engagement with her? She's the damned enemy! There's no fucking way I will trust her!”
When Song Ting Yu heard my declaration, she felt as if she had just been stabbed in her heart. Tears welled up in her eyes and she clutched her well endowed chest.
She was like a tragic heroine who was forced into these circumstances beyond her control despite loving someone from the enemy side, and now, even though she wasn't directly involved, she was being blamed for the atrocities her family committed.
It pained her so much it felt as if her heart was breaking. All she wanted was to live happily with me, quietly and joyfully for the rest of our lives together…
But now, because of her family, we were forever destined to be torn apart. Just what did she have to do in order to earn my forgiveness, to convince me that I could trust her? She was even willing to discard her family name, her high status, just to elope with me…
”What a terrifying influence!”
Song Ting Yu immediately snapped out of her tragic heroine roleplaying. She comprehended the reason why such horrifying passions were ravaging her heart was because my figure had been deeply imprinted within her heart.
When she had been hit by the reflected charm technique earlier, a charm seed had been planted inside her mind. Within a short period of time, the seed had strongly taken root and was growing rapidly, blossoming into a great plant of love.
Now she finally understood why those men who had been charmed by her techniques were forever enthralled by her. She began to realize why these men, who had been ensnared by her charm technique and had her deeply imprinted within their minds were so deeply infatuated with her, and why they were willing to accept any unreasonable requests from her.
She now began to vaguely comprehend a little of those men's feelings.
As long as the charm seed was imprinted within one's heart, it would slowly blossom and grow stronger, its enchanting effect gradually increasing. As time passed, the influence of this charm seed would only strengthen increasingly, and she would view me in a different light. In the end, she would end up completely obsessed with me, and become unable to pull herself away. She would eventually succumb to my non-existent charm.
Unfortunately for her, I had no obligation to play along with her stupid game. Hell, she deserved what she got – if she didn't try this bullshit matter of hypnotizing and charming people with mind control techniques, she would never have suffered a backlash and ended up a victim of her own spell. Serves her right.
Mo Long seemed to have noticed the oddity in her. He glanced at her in surprise, picking out the faint light in her eyes.
”Kid, you do realize that this Miss has totally fallen head over heels in love with you?”
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Evidently he had interpreted that passionate gaze toward me as a sense of love. He was unaware of the fact that Song Ting Yu was suffering from the backlash from her charm technique, which caused me to be imprinted deeply inside her heart. He believed that Song Ting Yu was really in love with me.
I wasn't sure if I should enlighten him, then decided that it wasn't worth my time to explain everything. So I shrugged callously.
”Too bad I don't like her.”
”Wow…are you even a man?!”
Despite his age, Mo Long was aware of how physically attractive and enchanting Song Ting Yu was, and he was shocked that someone like me could resist her charm. His eyes imperceptibly flickered.
”Or perhaps you swing the other way…?”
”I'm a straight male, if that's what you're asking,” I replied. ”But I only love a single girl, and Song Ting Yu is not that girl.” Clenching my fists, I allowed my ferocious qi to bristle about me. ”It was the Martial Arts Alliance who killed the girl I love.”
Mo Long was taken aback by my answer, but then he threw his head back and burst out laughing.
”Good! Very good! I like you, kid. You have strength, integrity and are extremely loyal and faithful to the ones you love!” he shook his head bitterly. ”It'll really be a waste to kill you.”
”That's assuming you can kill me,” I retorted, tilting my head to the side and recalling my Snow Aegis to stand guard in front of me. My mobile turrets hovered about, pointing their deadly maws at him, ready for qi beams to erupt out of them at any time. ”Despite your boasts and the supposed difference in levels, you have yet to succeed.”
”I admit, I've vastly underestimated you.” Mo Long raised his demonic saber. Above him, dozens of energy black dragons shimmered into life. ”I will not be holding anything back now.”
I stared at him for a moment, my jaw dropping to the point I was almost drooling. Then I shut my mouth and watched the dragons greedily as a grin spread across my face.
”That's an interesting technique you have there,” I remarked, my eyes shining excitedly. ”Mind giving it to me?”