Teasing

In the forbidden area of the Li family's backyard, there was now an additional guest besides Li Yi. All the items from the woman's stall had been brought into the Li family's territory by several guards. As for Li Yi bringing a woman into the forbidden area, although some people wanted to stop him, they were silenced by Li Yi, who said, "These are essential items for my cultivation."

As he looked at the woman, who might have fainted due to anger, a strange thought suddenly crossed Li Yi's mind. It seemed that his reputation as a lecher had become more solidified.

While thinking, Li Yi casually pulled down the veil that had been covering the woman's face. In an instant, Li Yi's gaze became somewhat dazed.

This was a girl who appeared to be eighteen or nineteen years old. She had light brown hair, nearly translucent fair skin, and a face that carried an indescribable allure. This indescribable charm would be extremely captivating to any man! If this face were on an ordinary woman, it would undoubtedly be a disaster for her.

Li Yi hesitated for a moment and then casually pulled aside the dirty-looking robe she was wearing. What came into view was a close-fitting leather armor. This leather armor was clearly top-quality, made from the fur of some magical beast, emitting a faint blue light. There were also some strange patterns carved on the leather armor that Li Yi had never seen before, which seemed rather peculiar. The armor resembled a bustier, only protecting a portion of her chest, leaving the upper part exposed, revealing a captivating cleavage. Below it was a bewitching waistline, and her flat abdomen had a tempting gloss to it. The slight depression at the center made it irresistible.

Her lower body attire was even more provocative, with a short leather skirt that only covered her crucial area, leaving her fair and shapely legs exposed. A belt was tied on the side of her right leg, and it seemed to hold a dagger, which was now in Li Yi's hand. She also had a curved knife hanging from her waist, but its position seemed somewhat odd.

Li Yi furrowed his brow and removed the curved knife, revealing a hasty bandage on her back. At this moment, the wound beneath the curved knife was oozing fresh blood, indicating that she was not lightly injured.

Li Yi took off the curved knife and, after a brief search, finally found a strangely shaped ring hidden beneath her chest armor.

This ring was of a simple deep black color with two intertwined snake shapes on top. At the mouths of the two snakes were tiny crystal stones, which strangely seemed to absorb light and did not emit any glow.

However, considering how tightly the woman had hidden this ring, Li Yi knew it was probably extraordinary. He didn't think much and simply stuffed the ring into his pocket. Next, he undid the hastily tied cloth on the woman's back.

A wound that was over half a meter long and deep enough to expose the bone appeared before Li Yi's eyes. The flesh around the wound was somewhat rotten, and a pale yellowish fluid oozed out with the woman's breath. With just a glance, Li Yi could tell that the wound was infected, and it had likely placed a significant burden on her body, given her current state of weakness.

Seeing the woman in this condition, Li Yi's eyes twitched slightly. He suddenly reached out and pressed her temple firmly. With the dagger in his hand, he gently rested it on her neck.

With his actions, the unconscious girl slowly woke up. However, it was clear that she was not a naive young girl. Her eyes flickered for a moment, and she probably understood her current situation. She looked at Li Yi with a somewhat indifferent expression and asked, "What do you want?"

"What do I want?" A charming smile appeared on Li Yi's lips. "You see, you are such a beautiful young lady, and I am a young, passionate man. There is no one around right now, and you are powerless to resist, while I can do as I please... What do you think I will do?"

"Shameless!" The girl muttered lowly, her voice still icy cold.

Li Yi's eyes lit up with a strange light. "Shameless? In this world, there are far more shameless things happening, aren't there? So, Miss... Do you want to cooperate with me to make things easier, or are you ready to play an exciting game with me?"

"Furthermore, I can warn you that if you make any more moves, your own dagger will slit your throat. This... I believe you understand the consequences."

As he spoke, Li Yi's left hand had already grabbed the girl's wrist, pulling her hand away from the curved knife beside her. At the same time, he threw the curved knife aside slightly.

The girl snorted and suddenly said coldly, "Do you think that's enough to stop me from killing you?"

"I know you can," Li Yi nodded, squinting his eyes into slits. "So, let's make a deal right now... As long as the deal is reached, I promise I won't lay a finger on you."

The girl took a deep breath, her heaving chest rising and falling for a moment. Finally, she gritted her teeth and asked, "What kind of deal do you want to make?"

As Li Yi gazed at her pale lips, which were even paler due to excessive blood loss, he couldn't help but lick his own lips, barely suppressing the desire to kiss her.

He wasn't a prude when it came to women, especially not women as stunning as this girl.

Seemingly aware of Li Yi's physiological changes, the girl sneered, "Can't hold back, can you?"

Li Yi shook his head slightly, his smile becoming even brighter. He took a deep breath as if he had absorbed all of the girl's jasmine-like fragrance into his lungs before saying in a low voice, "Miss, how about you tell me your name first?"

The girl hesitated for a moment but didn't say a word.

Li Yi continued, "You'd better tell the truth. I believe you understand that we are both of the same kind. You should know better than I do whether you can deceive me or not."

The girl stared at Li Yi as if she wanted to devour him, but after a moment, she squeezed out two words from between her teeth, "Ruo Lin."

"Ruo Lin, that's truly a beautiful name," Li Yi snapped his fingers. "Your name is as beautiful as you are... So, Miss Ruo Lin, tell me, what has brought you to such a miserable state, and why did you attack me, an innocent commoner?"

Innocent commoner?!

Ruo Lin was close to being infuriated. If Li Yi looked like an innocent commoner, then there were no innocent commoners in the world.

Ruo Lin had initially wanted to remain silent, but Li Yi's smile always sent a shiver down her spine. Although she knew that the guy in front of her was far from being her match, there was something about him that made her feel suffocated and inexplicably fearful.

"Chased," Ruo Lin finally whispered, "I was being pursued. I had nowhere else to go, so I had to do this... As for you, I thought you were sent by my rival, so..."

"So, you wanted to kill me, right?" Li Yi said lightly. "Unfortunately, I happen to have some skills. Otherwise, I might have died inexplicably in your hands today. So, to make up for the damage to my wounded soul, should you compensate me in some way?"

Ruo Lin gritted her teeth and said, "You see for yourself, I don't have anything valuable on me. I even traded my last bit of gold coins for this worthless stall. So, don't even think about getting anything from me."

Li Yi shook his head and said, "Who said you have nothing valuable?"

Ruo Lin's complexion changed, and she muttered in a low voice, "Unless I'm dead! Otherwise, you won't touch a finger of mine!"

Li Yi reached out and gently touched Ruo Lin's cheek, sliding his hand along the curves of her face for a moment before withdrawing it and placing it under his nose, inhaling deeply. He had a look of intoxication on his face as he said in a low voice, "You smell so good..."

Seeing his actions, Ruo Lin didn't know if she was angry or embarrassed. Her face turned bright red. However, Li Yi acted as if he hadn't noticed and looked at her with a smile. After a moment, he said, "I've touched your pretty face. Why haven't you killed yourself yet?"

Ruo Lin almost choked with anger. She held back for a long time before whispering, "Bastard!"

This time, her voice was no longer as cold as before, but carried a hint of anger. Strangely, even though she knew that the guy in front of her was far from her match, she felt an inexplicable fear when she saw his charming smile.

Li Yi chuckled and looked at her, then sighed softly, "Alright, if I were really interested in you, would I need to go through all this trouble? While you were unconscious, I could have done many things... Now that we're done with the jokes, let's talk about business."

"Earlier, when we fought, you used a certain martial technique, right? As far as I know, techniques at the Xuanwu level don't have any moves. But the one you used... I'm curious, what level of martial technique is it?"

Ruo Lin trembled all over, her face showing an expression of disbelief. She stared at Li Yi as if she wanted to devour him alive!