Chapter 76
Chapter 76
Di Xiulan did not slow his steps. He forcibly dragged her out the door.
With a smile on his face and a voice gentle to the bone, he said, “I allowed you to spend money to sleep here, yet you insisted on stealing this king’s bed. Since you’re so disobedient, I may as well feed you to the dragon.”
Ye Piaoling said, “I swear I’ll never do it again! From now on, I’ll honestly pay! Whatever the price is, I’ll pay it!”
“Do you truly think this king lacks money?” Di Xiulan laughed lightly. “The Soul-Departing Curse has been lifted. You are of no use anymore.”
“Who says I’m useless?” Ye Piaoling was furious. “Man, you’re playing with fire!”
Di Xiulan: “…”
Ye Piaoling put on the fierce air of an overbearing CEO about to unleash her wrath and said in an extremely ferocious tone, “Fine. Since you’ve challenged my bottom line, don’t blame me for getting reckless!”
With that, she suddenly threw her arms around him and kissed him hard!
Mwah!!!
When the kiss ended, Ye Piaoling let him go, her expression turning incomparably shy. “See? Aside from breaking curses, I can also give kisses!”
“…”
Di Xiulan frowned and rubbed a fingertip over his lips. It was impossible to tell whether he was disgusted or savoring the aftertaste.
Ye Piaoling reached out a little hand and tugged at his sleeve. “Um, babe, I’ve got something to do, so I’ll head back first. I’ll come play with you another day. Love you!”
With that, without waiting for his response, she turned and ran off.
And this time, the man actually did not stop her!
Ye Piaoling left with her back to him, so she could not see the expression on his face. But somehow, just like that, he forgave her…
As Ye Piaoling rode her electric scooter, she suddenly achieved enlightenment.
So it turned out Di Xiulan still liked the Demon Emperor’s style after all!
He liked sweet critical hits!
Heh. Men.
Ye Piaoling let out a sinister chuckle.
Now that she had figured out the Regent King’s temper, she would know how to make use of him in the future… no, how to coexist with him harmoniously!
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Duke’s Mansion.
Xiao Mei had waited for several days. Not only had the electric scooter not been stolen, even the thief who was supposed to steal it had vanished without a trace.
“Useless! You can’t even accomplish a tiny thing like this!”
Xiao Mei angrily berated the guard.
The guard lowered his head, looking aggrieved.
He had found that thief from the black market. The man came from a mysterious organization called Qieleme.
The name sounded professional at first glance, so he had boldly hired the man. Who would have thought he would be so unreliable?
Xiao Mei said, “It will be my brother’s birthday very soon. I want to give the Divine Donkey to him as a present. I’ll give you two more days. I don’t care what method you use-you must get me that Divine Donkey!”
After scolding the guard, Xiao Mei went to find Xiao Chengxu.
Xiao Chengxu’s injuries were already mostly healed, and he was practicing swordsmanship in the courtyard.
Sunlight fell over the young man in white. Though he had grown somewhat thinner from his wounds, his figure remained lithe and vigorous, the longsword in his hand moving as smoothly as drifting clouds and flowing water.
Xiao Mei gazed at him in a daze. Her brother was so handsome. The only eyesore was the Daily Use Extra-Long Instant Absorb in his hand-the sword he had bought from Divine Weapon Pavilion!
Her brother liked the sword Ye Piaoling sold, and he also liked the donkey Ye Piaoling rode…
A wary jealousy and hatred surged up in Xiao Mei’s heart.
She had heard that after her brother was injured, when Duke Anguo went to the Ye residence to demand an explanation, he seemed to have discussed a marriage alliance between the two families with Prime Minister Ye.
If it was a marriage alliance, then it would definitely be between her brother and Ye Piaoling!
Fortunately, for some unknown reason, it had fallen through in the end. But the moment Xiao Mei thought of it, she hated Ye Piaoling even more.
Ye Piaoling, you think you can marry my brother? Dream on!
Brother is mine. No one can take him away!
Xiao Mei waited until her brother put away his sword before walking over and hugging his arm. “Brother, your birthday is coming up soon. I’ve already picked out your birthday gift. I guarantee it’ll be a surprise.”
Xiao Chengxu smiled and said, “You should put more thought into preparing a birthday gift for Father.”
Duke Anguo and the Heir happened to share the same birthday, and Xiao Mei was already making preparations for the banquet.
Xiao Mei said, “Of course I have to choose Father’s birthday gift carefully too. Oh, right, I want to invite all the disciples from Tianwen Sect to attend the banquet. It’ll be the perfect chance to show off the prestige of our Duke’s Mansion!”
“All of them?” Xiao Chengxu frowned. “Then Ye Piaoling…”
“She injured you so badly. Of course she isn’t allowed to come!”
Xiao Mei immediately said with hatred, “I’ve already thought it through. I want to invite every disciple to the banquet, except Ye Piaoling. I’ll let her have a taste of what it’s like to be isolated!”
Xiao Chengxu said, “As long as you’re happy.”
After being injured at the Prime Minister’s Mansion last time, he had lost all face. He did not want to see Ye Piaoling again either.
When Xiao Mei returned to Tianwen Sect, she began handing out invitations in a very conspicuous manner.
Every male and female disciple received one-except Ye Piaoling.
It was obvious she was deliberately excluding her.
Xiao Mei proudly promoted the event to everyone. “The cooks for the banquet are all being invited from the palace. There will be lots of performances when the time comes, fireworks too, and even dancers from Xiliu Kingdom!”
Several young ladies and young masters chimed in one after another.
“Wow, a birthday banquet at the Duke’s Mansion! This time, we’ll finally get to broaden our horizons!”
“Exactly! I’ve never seen dancers from Xiliu before!”
Xiao Mei smugly advertised the banquet, glancing at Ye Piaoling not far away, hoping to see the embarrassment of being abandoned by everyone on her face.
However, Ye Piaoling had no attention to spare for embarrassment at all.
She was thinking about something else entirely-
Lately, people have been sneaking around and spying on my electric scooter. Someone must still be trying to steal it!
No way. I need to add a lock to my electric scooter!