Before he had even finished speaking, Ye Liubo wrapped herself around him like a snake. She kissed his lips and stuck out her tongue. Li Qingshan was slightly surprised, but he refused to back down, so they actually began kissing in a place like this.
A while later, Ye Liubo still showed no intentions of stopping. Li Qingshan’s lust was roused, so he forcefully pushed her away and pursed his lips. “You can tell me now.”
“Can I trust you?” Ye Liubo’s face was filled with mixed emotion, but it was not the bashfulness of a girl in love.
“Looks like all you can trust is me now.” Li Qingshan obviously did not believe that Ye Liubo had just become infatuated over him. From how she behaved, she clearly had something important to say.
“I can tell you something of great importance to you, so important that it can save your life. However, you need to promise me two things.”
“That doesn’t sound very fair.”
“The first thing is please don’t harm my elder sister!”
“Why do you think I’ll harm her?”
“You’ll harm her once I tell you this.”
“And why are you telling me that?”
“If I don’t tell you, she’ll harm herself.”
“I refuse,” Li Qingshan laid out his hands and shrugged.
“Why?”
“What you’re trying to say is that she has come up with a lousy idea in an attempt to harm me. But to be honest, I’m not afraid at all.” To quite a large extent, Li Qingshan’s mirror clone was for scouting ahead. It would be fine even if a clone or two was killed. Once he understood the situation underground, what would be stopping him from avenging his clones?
“There’s something else. You have no right to make a deal with me.” Li Qingshan’s face coldened.
“Then I’ll beg you, alright? I can become your servant. I’ll serve you. I can even tell you about the situation underground.” Ye Liubo felt very powerless. She knew he was right. Even Ye Liusu was completely helpless against him, so just what could she do with her strength?
If it were not for the fact that his personality was not as violent as regular daemons, probably even great king Ye Liusu would not be able to maintain her sense of pride right now. Many of the times, the feeling he gave her was more human than anything else. It was exactly because of this that she was bold enough to negotiate with him. And, from the probing earlier, she had confirmed he was interested in women. With that being the case, she felt like her chances at success had increased by quite a lot.
This was not a joke. Rarely did Daemon Generals underground suddenly change their sense of beauty after transforming, taking a liking to creatures that walked on two legs. They would still treat them as food that could walk around.
“You’ve finally said what I want to hear.” Li Qingshan smiled. What he wanted to know about the most right now was the situation of the night roamers and the situation of Spider Queen Lolth. As long as he could gain a grasp over the bigger picture, just what significance would Ye Liusu’s measly scheme towards his mirror image hold?
“Then you’re agreeing?” Ye Liubo beamed.
“Can a servant place demands on her master?” Li Qingshan said sternly.
“You!”
“Though, the master can consider the servant’s feelings.” Li Qingshan rubbed her face with a smile. “Tell me, or I’ll consider turning down your allegiance.”
“My sister wants to kill you…”
Ye Liubo was helpless. In the end, she still chose to believe him. He could have used more violent methods to interrogate her, or he could have insulted Ye Liusu viciously, but he did not.
“That’s not surprising. It’s almost written across her face.” Li Qingshan curled his lip.
“...by drawing you into the territory of the enemy.” However, Ye Liubo’s next words finally surprised Li Qingshan.
“Wait, you said the enemy? Who can still be her enemy in the underground world?” As someone who had been awarded her own territory by the Spider Queen, even other daemons could not just kill her.
“Night roamers from other clans, obviously.”
As it turned out, the night roamers underground were not united. Instead, they were split into a few major clans. Spider Queen Lolth forbade open conflict, but she did advocate for chaos and hidden conflict. Coupled with them contending for their interests and resources, the conflicts between the clans were extremely intense.
They could do anything to one another, including assassination, poisoning, or laying traps. As long as no direct evidence was left behind, they could do whatever they wanted. And, these useless failures who left behind evidence would all become sacrifices to the Spider Queen after being judged.
It was possible to imagine just what kind of “welcome” Ye Liusu would receive when she returned underground, entering the territory of other clans. And, in order to silence them, Li Qingshan would definitely be hunted down for being a witness.
“This idea is as stupid as it can get.” Li Qingshan shook his head. This Ye Liusu sure was vicious. She was actually willing to drag herself down with him. Did she really think this would be enough to deal with him?
“My sister has no other choice either. In order to obtain this piece of territory, our Spider Shadow clan has already become the target for attack for many large clans. We’ve sustained very large losses. If she then draws in an enemy like you, it’ll probably be enough to destroy the entire clan. With this idea, even if it’s useless against you, it can still heavily injure those clans.”
If Li Qingshan managed to escape, then the clans would definitely be guilty of killing a leader of a territory and attacking a Daemon General. If he did die, he would definitely drag a lot of people down with him, and the Spider Shadow clan could send someone else to manage this piece of territory.
After thinking through all of this, Li Qingshan really began to admire Ye Liusu. “What an impressive spirit of sacrifice. Liubo, you’re much worse compared to her.”
“I’m only too anxious to see the Spider Shadow clan destroyed and all the night roamers killed. What’s it got to do with us anyway?” Ye Liubo sneered. She was actually filled with hatred towards her own clan. Only then did she look at Li Qingshan eagerly, grabbing his hand and calling out, “Master!”
Li Qingshan’s heart numbed from that. It was impossible for regular people to replicate this seductive feeling. If it were not in consideration for Han Qiongzhi, he probably would have been tempted to do something.
“In consideration for your feelings and loyalty, I’m not going to kill your sister, given that she doesn’t end up killing herself. Actually, she has some use for me.”
Ye Liubo was delighted, but she felt rather strange inside. Originally, she wanted her sister to capture him so that she could toy around with him, but now, she had become his servant instead.
Though, he seemed even more charming now. What attracted her was no longer just that perfect face. With his strength, he would definitely become an important figure who could move around underground freely. Serving him would be much better than being ordered around by the clan. Thinking about it in such a manner, she found that she had made quite a good choice.
In the underground world, the strong preyed on the weak. A handsome or pretty appearance would only turn someone into a toy. Only with great strength could you win everyone over, ruling over all. Strength itself was a form of charm.
“Though, I am curious about the other thing.”
“I want you to protect me.”
“Who wants to harm you?”
“There will definitely be very severe punishments awaiting us after losing the territory. There are just too many people waiting to add insult to injury in the Spider Shadow clan,” Ye Liubo said in resentment but also rather proudly. Now that she was under the protection of a powerful Daemon General, there was nothing the matriarch could do to her!
“Don’t worry. Your master will protect his servant.”
“Thank you, master.” Ye Liubo’s hearted warmed up, and she smiled sweetly.
Legend of the Great Sage (Chapter 301-Chapter 400)
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