Lu Qing'er's patience was wearing thin.
In the last few days, Wang Hejiu had come calling incessantly. The moment there was time to spare, he was on her front door, trying every possible method he could conceive of to create a reason to meet.
She had never met a more tiresome person.
This time was no different.
She had lingered after cultivation because she wanted to talk to Li Luo. She should have foreseen that Wang Hejiu would come after her yet again.
"Qing'er, I think we grew close during our battle. I was too heavy-handed during the Choosing. I couldn't sleep for nights afterwards, so I kept coming to you to apologize."
He said this with deep contrition. Deep down, he was checking her out. Sexy, lace thigh-highs under a short skirt, and a waist so slim he wished he could slip an arm around it. Best of all was her unblemished, alabaster skin, and those hands sheathed in the ice silk gloves that did nothing to hide their perfection.
He could not stay away from her.
"No need to apologize," she replied, projecting as much disinterest as she could into her tone. "We were opponents during the Choosing. You did nothing wrong, so please stop using that as an excuse to find me."
"Qing'er, must you be like that?" he asked plaintively. "I have no other intentions but to get to know you better. Please believe in my sincerity."
She turned on her heel and walked away.
His jade fan reached out, a grin on his face as he prepared to stop her from leaving.
When he lifted his hand, a whistling sound made him pause. He whirled around, coating his fan with resonant power as he lifted it defensively.
Psh, psh!
A few water arrows melted away, dripping harmlessly to the ground.
"Hello there. Your upbringing is horrible, friend. If harassment was all that was needed to chase girls, would there still be single men in this world?"
Lu Qing'er turned at the humorous and familiar voice. Li Luo pushed his way out of the crowd, walking over with a smile.
Wang Hejiu frowned when he saw Lu Qing'er's face brighten up. "Are you Li Luo?" He cocked his head.
"I might be a little arrogant about this, but it's really hard not to recognize me, given how handsome I am," Li Luo said.
Wang Hejiu's eyebrows almost spasmed. He knew that Li Luo was trying to goad him, but the urge to beat him up was hard to hold down in the face of such shameless remarks.
His face smoothened. "Li Luo, don't try to create trouble. We have no enmity. Why are you doing this?"
"Indeed, I often assume that everyone is good," he replied, walking up to stand in front of Lu Qing'er. "But from the moment you injured her in the Choosing, you chose to sow the seeds of hostility between us."
Lu Qing'er had stopped Wang Hejiu for him. Since Wang Hejiu had hurt her, Li Luo was obligated to stand up for her like a man.
The Choosing of the Mentors was a free-for-all. He had no problem with Wang Hejiu coming at him for a violet talisman. But to harass Lu Qing'er after the Choosing? That was going overboard.
Lu Qing'er was staring at Li Luo's back with shining eyes.
The tension here was immediately noticed by others nearby. After all, this was Li Luo, the man who had just broken the resonant luminescence time record by a gigantic margin.
Versus Wang Hejiu, second in strength only to Qin Zhulu.
It was going to be epic.
Wang Hejiu looked at Li Luo with disinterest. "And what can you do about it?"
"I hope you can leave my friends alone. This sort of harassment is not only ineffective, you're only going to make her hate you more."
Wang Hejiu laughed derisively at him. "I have my ways. Who are you to teach me, Li Luo?"
"You stubborn little poison birdie." Li Luo rolled his eyes.
"What did you say!?" Wang Hejiu snarled.
"I was speaking nicely to you, but you didn't listen. Are insults the only thing that will get through?"
“You better go check. I, the young lord of House Luolan, have never lost a verbal battle before!”
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