Pursued by the Top Grade Saintess after Engagement Annulled-Chapter 420 - 416: No Killing Allowed Within Divine King City
Li Qingxue’s face was slightly flushed with anger, standing up straight, ready to argue with Li Qingyu.
However, Li Qingyu completely ignored her, instead focusing her gaze on Xia Feng.
"In your twenties, reaching the Celestial Tier Martial God realm, truly a rare talent."
"Would you like to work for me? It’s certainly more promising than following that foolish Divine Maiden who holds no real power."
Li Qingyu’s expression remained cold, yet her eyes displayed confidence, as if she was certain Xia Feng would not refuse her.
Beside them, Li Qingxue trembled with rage: "How dare you try to poach someone right in front of me!"
Li Qingyu chuckled lightly: "Fine birds choose the right tree, and wise ministers choose the right lord. If you can’t cut it, you can’t stop your subordinates from seeking better opportunities."
Xia Feng laughed disdainfully, which caused Li Qingyu’s face to darken.
"Don’t refuse a toast only to drink a penalty. It’s best to open your eyes wide and not make any poor choices."
Xia Feng wrapped his arm around Li Qingxue’s body: "Come now, big sister, don’t worry about it. I’m not a fan of drinking anyway."
"Besides, it’s my decision where to go. I know what is the right tree and the right lord. I’m not blind."
"Instead of wasting time here, maybe you should tidy up your face. Look at it, it’s almost twisted with anger."
Li Qingyu’s cold expression showed a slight crack, then she shot a cold look at Xia Feng.
"Such a slick-tongued boy. I hope you won’t regret this in the future!"
With that, she snorted and turned around to leave.
Li Qingxue’s expression carried a hint of worry, but Xia Feng pulled her into a hug: "Alright, don’t concern yourself with people who don’t matter."
Li Qingxue sighed softly, her expression tinged with sorrow: "You don’t know, she has considerable influence in the Celestial Sword Divine Domain."
Setting aside the fact that she is one of the main contenders for the Divine King position, even her subordinate forces are substantial.
Among the Sword Domain disciples entering the Secret Realm this time, one-third are her people, while the other two-thirds are allied disciples from other families.
Only Li Qingxue, due to her lack of social skills, has often been compared unfavorably, causing others in the Celestial Sword Divine Domain to dislike her greatly. Apart from the Sword Slave, she is practically alone.
Even Li Qingxue’s maid, who just spoke disrespectfully at the door, was sent by Li Qingyu to spy on her.
Li Qingyu even attempted several times to secretly harm Li Qingxue, but fortunately, Li Qingxue’s alertness prevented her from succeeding.
After hearing Li Qingxue’s story, Xia Feng emanated an aura of coldness, seemingly restraining his fury.
"I originally thought since she’s your half-sister, she wouldn’t go as far as trying to kill you."
"But I didn’t expect her to be so ruthless. Had I known earlier, I would have dealt with her quickly."
Li Qingxue was touched, yet she held his arm and spoke: "Killing is prohibited within Divine King City."
"You probably wouldn’t have had the chance to act before my mother noticed and intervened."
"Moreover, we each have a Sword Slave bestowed by my mother, and hers is likely even stronger."
Xia Feng listened and became quite interested in her Sword Slave: "You’ve mentioned Sword Slave a few times, what exactly is it?"
Li Qingxue paused, leading Xia Feng to a slightly more secluded spot.
Seeing no one around, she waved toward the void.
A shadow of sword qi suddenly appeared, then twisted into a black, non-human shape.
Xia Feng held his breath, unsure how to describe what he saw.
The Sword Slave resembled a sword, but wasn’t entirely one, more like a shadow.
It bore some resemblance to Li Qingxue, but appeared frail, as if it didn’t really exist, hiding in Li Qingxue’s shadow.
Li Qingxue waved her hand, and the Sword Slave lowered its head, morphing back into sword qi and disappearing into Li Qingxue’s shadow.
She pondered for a moment, speaking hesitantly: "Honestly, I’m not sure exactly what the Sword Slave is."
"It can communicate with me, yet it doesn’t seem human."
"It possesses a Divine Soul and can infuse it into a Sword Talisman."
"Importantly, it can take a fatal blow meant for me once."
The strange look in Xia Feng’s eyes intensified, his right hand trembled, and a childish voice emerged from the sword spirit within.
"Don’t even think about it, Sword Slaves, while transformed from Sword Spirits, have completely lost the original spiritual quality, becoming warped."
"You can’t abandon me for the sake of blocking one fatal blow, I’m still useful."
The Sword Spirit was almost in tears from fear, its voice trembling, but Xia Feng had no intentions of changing its form.
He simply wanted to confirm his suspicions, which were now validated. He furrowed his brow and stored the Sword Spirit again. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎
"Your mother’s control over sword qi is indeed quite formidable."
Li Qingxue looked at him helplessly: "I can’t tell if you’re genuinely praising her or have some other intentions."
Xia Feng and Li Qingxue walked out from the secluded corner together, appearing unconcerned.
"Of course I’m praising her, she’s your mother, the Divine King, how could I have any other intentions?"
Xia Feng nodded, curious: "Is Celestial Sword Divine Domain always ruled by women?"
Li Qingxue shook her head and said: "As my mother mentioned, it wasn’t like that before. But at some point, all Li Family descendants were women. To maintain the family’s position, they started recruiting husbands. My father married into the Li Family, later dying in battle against the Death God and Demons, with his family suffering heavy losses.
During that time, my mother became the Divine King, to consolidate power, she recruited Li Qingyu’s father, giving birth to Li Qingyu. Since then, Li Qingyu’s father has constantly tried to harm me, and to appease her father’s family while protecting me, my mother exiled me to the Mortal Continent.
Having now stabilized her position as the Divine King, my mother is no longer afraid of Li Qingyu’s father’s family, and seeing my exceptional talent, she brought me back. However, my father’s family is greatly weakened, unable to compete with Li Qingyu’s father’s forces, leaving few willing to ally with me in the Celestial Sword Divine Domain."
"I see." Xia Feng was enlightened, noticing Li Qingxue’s dim expression, so he changed the subject: "Speaking of which, you mentioned fighting for the Secret Realm’s Token. How does that work?"
Li Qingxue’s expression turned somber: "Entering the Secret Realm requires a Token, aside from my mother’s lineage being direct descendants of the Holy Sword Divine Emperor with access to Sword Talismans, each accommodating three people."
"The remaining families must compete for Tokens, each carrying one person, totaling two hundred pieces."
"The major families claimed one hundred and seventy pieces, leaving thirty spots for a tournament across the entire Sword Domain."
Li Qingxue spoke with a tinge of guilt: "If I were more capable, I could secure a Sword Talisman for you, even if just a few more tokens, rather than letting you take risks."
She was consumed with self-blame over this matter, her mood conspicuously dejected.
Xia Feng held her tightly, speaking softly: "There, don’t worry over this, or is it that you want me to comfort you more because of this?"
