Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“You? You’re the princess?” Ye Mo gazed at the familiar face in shock. He had never expected that Li Mengli might actually be the princess of Tianwu Kingdom.
But, when he gave it more thought, it wasn’t as impossible as he’d thought. It explained why Chen Yihan had been so polite to her at the Marshal’s Residence the other day.
Next, a scary thought surfaced in Ye Mo’s mind. If Li Mengli was the princess, was the person who battled him the other day the emperor?
“Why? Is it so surprising?” Li Mengli rested her chin on her slender arm, a teasing look in her lively eyes.
“Yes, I’m surprised,” Ye Mo said after calming himself. “Then again, it’s also understandable.”
“Now that you know I’m the princess, will you consider being mine alone?” Li Mengli said with a prideful smile.
“Sorry, I’ll never be able to agree to that,” Ye Mo said stubbornly. “Even if I do like you, I won’t agree to be your man alone.” He continued, “If you exposed your identity just to tell me this, I’m leaving. No matter who you are, I won’t change my position.”
“You!” Li Mengli was infuriated when she heard his words. This Ye Mo was truly dumb!
“Ye Mo, no matter what, don’t win in the match tomorrow,” Li Mengli said after she calmed herself down.
“And why is that? Do you want to be the champion?” Ye Mo said with a cold smile. “You’re the princess. Your brother’s the emperor. The prizes must mean nothing to you.”
“Ye Mo, you’re my man,” Li Mengli said. “Why would I ever do something to harm you? During the semifinals tomorrow, I’ll arrange for you to be matched with me. Just lose to me.”
“Lose to you?” Ye Mo asked. “So I’d have to be your man? Stop dreaming, Li Mengli. No matter who I face tomorrow, I won’t hold back. If that’s all you have to say to me, I’m leaving. I need to rest for the match tomorrow.”
Ye Mo had no patience for Li Mengli. Ye Mo had said before that if she could defeat him, he would agree to be hers alone. She was probably just trying to pressure him into submitting to her by revealing she was the princess.
Ye Mo didn’t hate this princess, but it wasn’t like he liked her either.
“Fine! Piss off! Ignore my kindness!” Li Mengli shouted in anger before leaving the pavilion. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ novｅlfire.net
Ye Mo shrugged helplessly before heading towards his room as well. He was planning to return to his cultivation room, but right as he walked out of the hall, a gust of black wind blew past. His vision turned dark and he fainted on the ground.
When Ye Mo woke up, he was in a sealed room. In front of him was a curtain of pearls, and behind the curtain, a woman was seated.
“Who are you? You dare ambush a chief elect of the Qingyun League in the league itself? You’re too bold!” Ye Mo realized that since this person could ambush him without him seeing anything coming, she was definitely a powerhouse with strength above the Heaven’s Strength Realm. Otherwise, with his strength, he would have detected her ambush.
“Ye Mo, I am Qi Ying,” said the woman as she walked out from behind the curtain, revealing her face, beautiful enough to ruin kingdoms.
“Sister Qi Ying?” Ye Mo was flabbergasted. “Sister Qi Ying, why did you bring me here?”
“Ye Mo, I initially thought that you will be eliminated in the very first round. Surprisingly, you were actually able to defeat Chu Ge,” Qi Ying spoke. Ye Mo didn’t understand.
“Sister Qi Ying, I told you I would champion of the league war and show you I’m a dependable man. Since you’ve already taken the first step for me, I will walk the remaining steps for you,” Ye Mo said resolutely.
“Ye Mo, you’ve already proven everything you wanted to prove,” Qi Ying shook her head. “If I could take back what I said, I would. But this situation is not as simple as you think it is.”
“What do you mean?” Ye Mo asked.
“Do you know why the emperor hasn’t attended the competition?”
Ye Mo shook his head. She continued, “The emperor is in a closed cultivation. He’s preparing to break through again. The moment he’s reached whatever lies beyond Transcendence Realm, he’ll combine with me to further secure his position. He’ll kill everyone in the Martial Faction. At that realm, even if he were half-dead, he would still be strong enough to defend the kingdom.”
“What? Another breakthrough? Into a scarier realm?” Ye Mo’s eyes widened in shock. His goal had been to snatch Qi Ying away during her forced wedding with the emperor, to tell everyone in Tianwu Kingdom that Qi Ying was his woman. But if the emperor managed to break through again, it would be even more difficult.
“I’m not trying to undermine your confidence.” Qi Ying sighed when she saw Ye Mo’s shocked expression. “The emperor’s always terrifyingly strong. It wouldn’t be surprising for him to break through yet again.”
“I’ll just have to try harder in the league war,” Ye Mo said resolutely as he raised the Windchasing Sunslayer spear. “Look at this weapon. It was given to me by a grand elder of the Qingyun League. It’s a mid-grade Spirit Weapon, it’ll be helpful tomorrow.”
Seeing Ye Mo’s resolute expression, Qi Ying’s heart ached. With her teeth clenched, she spoke again, “Ye Mo, in the match tomorrow, even if you have the strength for it, you will never win.”
“What?” Ye Mo couldn’t understand, “Sister Qi Ying, what do you mean? ‘Never win?’s Why?”
“Don’t you understand?” Qi Ying asked. “The winner for the league war has already been decided. It will be Cao Zheng. Why else would the emperor suddenly increase the reward for the champion? It’s just to reward Cao Zheng with the Thundergod Armor. Can’t you see that?”
The additional reward was the Thundergod Armor, and Cao Zheng used a lightning-element cultivation method. The reward might have been tailor-made for him.
“Decided in advance?” Ye Mo said. “Hehe. What if I beat him in the match? Can he ignore the rules set by the three leagues?”
“Rules? Rules are set by humans,” Qi Ying said. “By refining the Hellfire Transcendence Golden Body, Cao Zhengchun’s entered the Transcendence Realm. He’s the second Transcendence Realm powerhouse in the kingdom. Do you think he still cares about rules? Cao Zheng is his son. The Thundergod Armor will be his. Even if you can defeat Cao Zheng and become the champion, he won’t let you deny his wishes. Do you think he’ll hesitate to crush you?” She walked back behind the curtain again and continued, “Ok. If we stay here, someone will see us. I’m leaving. Ye Mo, please think about waiting. Don’t fight Cao Zheng or the emperor until you’re strong enough to win. You can’t win tomorrow’s match.” Qi Ying vanished behind the curtain.
“Transcendence Realm? Decided in advance? Refined the Hellfire Transcendence Golden Body?” Ye Mo muttered before roaring with a burst of mournful laughter, “Haha, hahahaha, hahahaha!”