This Is Not the Female Demon Lord I Remembered
Chapter 103: Convincing with Reason

Chapter 103: Chapter 103: Convincing with Reason

"My lord, shall we intercept them?" A guard approached Ying Xi and whispered, the Shadow Guards of the Fourth and Fifth Realms in the Secret Realm were present, and it would be no problem for them to stop those two.

Ying Xi shook his head, signaling there was no need to bother. With him watching over, even if Tianxing and Liang Yi truly let loose, they would not die.

However, Liang Yi was unexpectedly surprising. It was said that he had only cultivated for half a year, yet he had already reached the fifth layer of the Mystic Gate Realm, and was even able to force Tianxing to defend with full force with a cross-Realm strike.

Is this the standard for the Banished Immortal’s disciples? No wonder he didn’t accept Tianxing back in the day—no match at all!

Ying Xi had originally dispersed his Divine Sense, diligently supervising the thousands, nearly tens of thousands, of battles on the Cloud Platform. Distracted as he was, he failed to realize that Liang Yi’s strike nearly had his beloved son carried off the field to be buried, still thinking it was a normal conflict.

Liang Yi expressionlessly glanced at the broken sword hilt in his hand. The Yunlan Sword’s quality was too low, the blade simply could not withstand such a violent infusion of Mana. Moreover, the Immaculate Sword Technique, unlike the Flawless Sword Technique which favored intricacy, leaned more towards the philosophy of overwhelming force. As a result, the Yunlan Sword was destroyed on the spot.

"It’s a bit of a pity." Since arriving in this world, Liang Yi really hadn’t drawn his sword many times, and after buying this sword, he had used it less than three times before it broke.

Although Liang Yi was fully filled with anger value, he stayed rational, knowing that he couldn’t really kill Ying Tianxing under his father’s watchful eye, so after one strike, he didn’t pursue further.

He glanced at the battle panel from just now. Ying Tianxing was only level 39, whereas Wu Yangshuo had been at least level 60 before becoming the commander of the official arrest force.

Ying Tianxing, only level 39, must have been seated there thanks to his father’s influence.

A single word for weak—trash!

"Cough cough!!"

A bout of violent coughing erupted, drawing countless gazes.

Only to see that Ying Tianxing’s once dignified and dark brocade clothing had long been torn and tattered, his white gloves had turned into black gloves, his originally neatly groomed black hair was now akin to that of a beggar’s, and the corners of his mouth were even stained with traces of blood.

Although Liang Yi’s sword had been blocked by him, in his haste, he was truly unable to take care of his appearance, leading to his current disheveled state.

The crowd looked on in amazement at the other side—the handsome and elegant youth who stood untainted even amidst the mire, his aura profound and inscrutable. Then they looked back at the pitiful state of Ying Tianxing, wasn’t the contrast striking?

Just when Qingliang City was buzzing with rumors about Liang Yi, they happened to enter the Secret Realm to participate in the competition, so they couldn’t guess that this sword-wielding youth was the Liang Yi from Taoist Sect spoken of in the rumors. Although most people didn’t recognize Liang Yi, it didn’t stop everyone from respecting his strength.

Moreover, while many did not know Liang Yi, they recognized Ying Tianxing. Being able to beat Ying Tianxing to such a state, with his father not intervening, this person must have an incredibly impressive background.

The sharp-eyed citizens around them silently commended themselves on their perceptiveness.

What was most important was that Liang Yi was too handsome, to the point where most people didn’t even want to fight anymore, they just wanted to sit down and admire Liang Yi’s exceptional beauty. Moreover, after watching the youth for a long period, they even felt a faint enlightenment in their hearts.

Sss! Could this person indeed be so handsome as to assist others in reaching enlightenment?

Terrifying! Truly terrifying!

"Ah, Brother Ying, what happened to make you so miserable? I accidentally slipped my hand a moment ago, and the sword just slipped out unintentionally—I didn’t expect that I would actually hurt Brother Ying, I really am sorry! Hahaha!"

Liang Yi put on a brilliant smile with his ancestral skill of changing faces, leaving the fuming Ying Tianxing utterly bewildered.

Is there really such a shameless person in the world??

An accidental slip? You™ claim an accidental slip conjured such a fierce sword light? Who do you think you are, the Banished Immortal or the Sword Master?

So infuriating! But still, he had to maintain a smile; with so many people watching, he had to preserve his composure.

"Haha, I naturally know that Brother Liang’s hand slipped, and I was just a bit careless too," said Ying Tianxing, who notably failed to notice the disdainful looks thrown his way from those around him.

Bro, can you patch up that hole in your chest first? We’re all men here, and we really don’t want to see that part of you.

"Why doesn’t Brother Ying go find a place to change his clothes first?" Liang Yi kindly suggested. He knew he shouldn’t have let Bai Xiaomo leave early; such a brilliant scene, and he hadn’t captured it.

"Brother Liang’s words are wise; then I shall take my leave first, and won’t accompany Brother Liang any longer." Although Liang Yi’s sword light was ferociously incomparable, Ying Tianxing still blocked most of its force, only sustaining minor injuries, and didn’t need to leave. However, the breezy feeling at his chest, compounded with the bewildering looks from the people around, was becoming unbearable for him.

"Ah, wait a moment, Brother Ying."

Just as Ying Tianxing was about to quickly leave, Liang Yi suddenly spoke up to stop him.

"Brother Liang, is there something else?" Ying Tianxing maintained a smile on his face but was gritting his teeth as he spoke.

"Brother Ying really forgets important things so easily. Didn’t you just say you wanted to bet with me to see if you could completely block my strike? And if not, you’d give me your Qinglu Sword?" Liang Yi said with a smile.

The crowd then came to a sudden realization, wondering no more why the two had suddenly taken action. It must have been that Ying Tianxing, harboring ulterior motives, had set his sights on some treasure belonging to that divinely talented youth. Considering the youth’s mere Second Realm cultivation, he had wanted to use a bet as an excuse to aggressively snatch the treasure, not expecting the youth to be so extraordinary, pushing Ying Tianxing, who had the advantage, into disadvantage with just Second Realm cultivation!

Ying Tianxing’s actions were more than shameless—they were utterly despicable!

The shrewd onlookers, thanks to Liang Yi’s words, had pieced together the cause and effect of the situation, imagining a whole series of events.

"Was there such an event?" Ying Tianxing was grinding his teeth so hard they were almost cracking. Every time Liang Yi spoke, he found a way to outdo himself in shamelessness in Ying Tianxing’s mind.

"It’s all right if Brother Ying forgets important things; I actually don’t lack for a sword anyway. It would be regrettable if a mere object were to damage our friendship," Liang Yi shook his head, choosing not to force Ying Tianxing to hand over the Qinglu Sword.

Forcing it would probably work, but wouldn’t that make Liang Yi seem too aggressive? After all, from the current perspective, Ying Tianxing seemed to be the one at a disadvantage, and people always had a sympathy for the underdog.

"If there’s nothing else, I’ll be leaving first." Seeing that Liang Yi hadn’t forcibly pushed the issue of the bet, Ying Tianxing felt a slight sense of gratitude, thinking that Liang Yi still had some conscience.

Wait a minute, this bet was completely non-existent, right? He was the one in the right here, what was he feeling grateful for?

Liang Yi’s words now sounded like the whispers of a devil to Ying Tianxing, but it wasn’t over yet.

"Ah, it’s just a shame about my Yunlan Sword. It’s been with me for such a long time, day and night, I nurtured it with Sword Qi." Liang Yi choked up as if the sword in his hand was the love of his life, but now only a hilt remained.

The eyes of the crowd brimmed with tears, moved by Liang Yi’s genuine emotion, all while glaring angrily at Ying Tianxing. Carrying out such a beastly act—are you still human!?

Glancing at the numerous unfriendly gazes around him, Ying Tianxing felt like he was going mad. He had been too loose-lipped, idly exchanging words with Liang Yi. He thought that Liang Yi had let him off earlier, but that moment of relaxation had just been in preparation for a massive blow right now.

To escape from Liang Yi, Ying Tianxing hastily took out the Qinglu Sword from his ring and threw it to Liang Yi, saying:

"My apologies for damaging Brother Liang’s sword; consider this sword a compensation gift to you."

"This is really too much; how could our friendship be shaken by just a sword?" Liang Yi pretended to refuse angrily but casually stored the Qinglu Sword away in his backpack.

Ying Tianxing had no wish to continue the conversation and ran off, covering his ears, not wanting to hear another word from this person ever again in his life.

Looking at the Qinglu Sword in his backpack, Liang Yi sighed. It’s not good to force people into giving you their things, but if someone offers them as compensation, well, that’s quite nice.

In his past life as a Bounty Hunter with targets coming to him, Liang Yi had similarly convinced them with reason, making them leave gifts out of shame before they voluntarily left.