The Emperor Reigns Them All

Chapter 163 Perseverance

Chapter 163 Perseverance

When Xu Xianjian stood up, Wei Nianci’s charming eyes curved into a half-moon shape with brilliance and encouragement and her coquettish mouth curled slightly. She was waiting for a good show and desired to stir up trouble.

“Brother Xu, why are you standing up?” Lyuluo was shocked by Xu Xianjian’s sudden action. She blinked her big eyes in surprise and looked at Xu Xianjian with puzzlement.

Xu Xianjian said with a fake smile, “Nothing. The black-robed childe is so cordial that I want to make friends with him.”

After looking at Wei Nianci and Xu Xianjian, Lyuluo soon understood. Although she was young, she wasn’t stupid, otherwise, Wei Nianci couldn’t take her out. “Brother Xu, please don’t go!”

After saying that, she glared at Wei Nianci. Her cousin was very nice, but she thought highly of herself. She liked to see men fight for her and enjoyed it. Therefore, she still didn’t want to get married in her twenties. “Sister Wei, please don’t do this.”

When Xu Xianjian was standing still as expected and wanted to sit down, Wei Nianci got angry secretly. Although Xu Xianjian and his senior brother, Sun Shangjian, treated them with hospitality all the way, it was obvious that they took more care of Lyuluo, which made Wei Nianci dissatisfied. After all, she had been being sought after before in her life in Jianghu. When had she been neglected? She was not old yet!

Wei Nianci blinked her eyes and an idea came in her mind immediately. “Sister Lyuluo, do you really like that childe? Well, if I were at your age, I would be tempted too. He’s not only handsome but also well-educated and propriety-minded. Who would dislike such a childe?”

Lyuluo blushed immediately. She didn’t have that thought in her mind originally and she just thought that the black-robed childe had a good demeanor, so she looked at him a few times. She didn’t love him at first sight and she just had a good impression on him. But Wei Nianci kept “brainwashing” her, which made her believe that she fell in love with him.

When Xu Xianjian saw this scene, his anger rose sharply. This was really going too far! He didn’t get any advantage in a favorable position, while she had a crush on someone else! So he snorted and stood up again. “He’s just good-looking. Today, I will show you that it depends on strength instead of appearance in Jianghu!”

As soon as Xu Xianjian left the table, Lyuluo couldn’t sit still, so she immediately stood up to stop him. “Well, he is eating his meal and doesn’t provoke us. If he gets in trouble because of me, will I become a beauty of disaster?”

A hint of coldness and sarcasm flashed in Wei Nianci’s eyes.

Li Ye was chatting with Wei Xiaozhuang. Suddenly, he felt that two people were walking towards him, so he turned to look at them. Xu Xianjian was looking at him angrily, while the young woman in cyan clothes was flustered. She blushed and ducked her head, ill at ease, as she saw Li Ye looking over.

“What’s up?” Li Ye wondered.

Xu Xianjian raised the glass in his hand and declaimed, “I’m Xu Xianjian from the Wukong Sword Sect. You have an extraordinary demeanor, so I want to make friends with you. I propose a toast to you first!”

Xu Xianjian had made trouble for others many times, so he had experience and could do it with ease. He knew the way of not seeming to throw his weight around and not letting people catch his mistakes. Done speaking, he finished his wine first.

Li Ye looked at Xu Xianjian strangely, a little confused. But after Xu Xianjian finished the wine, Li Ye didn’t put on airs and he raised his glass to drink.

As Li Ye drank wine, Xu Xianjian felt happy. Tried peaceful means before resorting to force. Now that you had drunk wine, you couldn’t say no to what I would ask. He glanced at Lyuluo who came over rashly without knowing what to do and sneered in his heart. “Little girl, you wait and see how I show my power. Don’t admire me too much later.”

Xu Xianjian threw the wine glass back at random with elegant movements. He didn’t even look back because he knew the glass would land firmly on the table. He cupped his hands towards Li Ye. “We’re friends since we have already drunk wine. Next, I hope you would agree to give instruction to my cultivation!”

Xu Xianjian sneered in his heart. “How could you refuse? If you want to save face, you have to say yes obediently.”

Li Ye saw the change of Xu Xianjian’s expression, and then he looked at the young woman next to him who ducked her head from beginning to end, so he knew the other side’s thought. He couldn’t help laughing bitterly. He did nothing, but the disaster came with no reason. But it was inevitable as he was in Jianghu.

Lyuluo finally found the courage to speak. Nervous or shy, she faltered, “Well, young master, you don’t need to pay attention to us. We have bothered you. See, see you!”

While saying this, she turned around with her head down and pulled Xu Xianjian’s robe eagerly.

Xu Xianjian, of course, didn’t agree with her, instead, he raised his head and said in a loud voice, “Lyuluo, you think highly of this childe, don’t you? So, he must have good cultivation and character. Shouldn’t he be willing to give instruction to my cultivation?”

Lyuluo was forced to turn back again. When she looked up at Li Ye, she almost cried with red eyes. What had happened today completely overwhelmed her.

Wei Xiaozhuang felt puzzled and wondered that people could ask for instructions to cultivation in this way. Cui Keli was clear-minded, so he understood what was happening. Su Emei looked at Lyuluo with her lips tightened slightly, lost in thought.

Li Ye smiled and said to Xu Xianjian, “Do you really want me to give instruction to your cultivation?”

Xu Xianjian cupped his hands. “I hope you will help!” He sneered secretly. “When I defeat you, Lyuluo will admire me very much. Maybe, she will also fall in love with me. You are meant to become my stepping stone, but I won’t thank you.”

Li Ye agreed and said to Xu Xianjian, “Then you go outside and wait.”

Xu Xianjian knew they couldn’t fight in the restaurant, so he didn’t find Li Ye’s words problematic. He said proudly, “I am waiting for you outside the door.”

On the next table, Wei Nianci and Sun Shangjian felt surprised and happy that Li Ye agreed to Xu Xianjian’s requirement without a lot of talking. For Wei Nianci, it meant that a good show was about to begin and that she would have fun. While Sun Shangjian was calling Li Ye stupid in his heart.

However, the fun didn’t happen.

Because Xu Xianjian didn’t go out.

He stood still and didn’t move.

Li Ye had turned his head. He continued to talk and laugh with Wei Xiaozhuang and the others.

Xu Xianjian didn’t move at all and stood still in the place as if he was being punished.

Wei Nianci was waiting for a good show, so she couldn’t help but urge him as she saw Xu Xianjian’s look. “Brother Xu, why don’t you go?”

Xu Xianjian clenched his fists and he was sweating. He not only couldn’t move his legs to go outside but also couldn’t turn his head. When Li Ye finished speaking, he immediately couldn’t move, like a mountain pressing down on him!

He couldn’t even talk!

Xu Xianjian’s limbs were as cold as if he fell into an ice cave! He now realized that he had encountered a master!

Sun Shangjian was the first to notice something strange. He stood up at once and wanted to see what had happened.

But he just stood up, not even turning around, and he froze in the place with his hands trembling. The cultivation power as heavy as a mountain suddenly pressed down on him and almost made him kneel down!

Wei Nianci finally understood that Xu Xianjian and Sun Shangjian were obviously suppressed by the cultivation as she saw Sun Shangjian’s look!

She covered her open mouth and opened her eyes wide in surprise, looking at Li Ye unbelievably.

“His cultivation is so high to this point?”

Now even Lyuluo had noticed something was wrong. She was about to cry because of remorse and shame. She felt very surprised as she saw Xu Xianjian standing still in an uncomfortable look. When she looked back and saw Sun Shangjian was in a look of facing a menacing enemy, she laughed through tears immediately.

These two bothersome guys were very domineering. But for Wei Nianci, she wouldn’t have stayed with them. Just now, they made her extremely embarrassed, so she was happy to see them being taught.

Wei Nianci looked at Li Ye with her gaze vastly different from before. Her gaze was full of surprise and gravity with no more banter as if she had found an unexpected treasure. She rolled her eyes and stood up with a smile. She came to Lyuluo’s side to take her hands and gently asked, “Are you all right?”

Just like a bosom sister.

Seeing Lyuluo shaking her head, Wei Nianci couldn’t wait to turn to look at Li Ye, wearing an apologetic smile that she thought it impeccable, yet charming. “I’m sorry to bother you. It is my fault that I haven’t restrained my younger sister’s curiosity. I apologize to you.”

Li Ye took a glance at Wei Nianci, and then he withdrew his eyes, saying nothing.

Wei Nianci was stunned slightly. “I’m so beautiful, but why did he just glance at me and look back as if nothing has happened?”

She wasn’t content of being despised, so she wanted to save face. Moreover, Li Ye was obviously a youth of a rich family and had a much better family background than her. Most importantly, his cultivation could completely suppress Xu Xianjian and Sun Shangjian. She hadn’t married yet and still traveled in Jianghu because she wanted to find such a “rich husband” for her family. Now that she had met him, how could she let him go so easily?

Wei Nianci smiled brightly and said, “I offended you just now, so it seems that you’re angry with me. How about my drinking a glass of wine for self-punishment?”

Without waiting for Li Ye to refuse, she returned to the table and poured a glass of wine. Coming to Li Ye’s side, she drank it all in one gulp, and then she said with a more enchanting smile, “Are you satisfied?”

Li Ye just looked at her lightly, without saying a word.

Feeling Li Ye’s coldness, Wei Nianci gnashed her teeth secretly. “I’ve seen many people put on airs, but no one likes you. Wherever I go, I will be flattered by others. I’ve never been neglected like this!”

Wei Nianci was determined and unwilling to admit defeat, so she poured herself another glass of wine. “If you aren’t satisfied, I will drink once again.”

In Lyuluo’s surprising gaze, Wei Nianci drank three glasses of wine.

The wine was nothing to her, but she deliberately swayed her body, holding her forehead in a look of being drunk. “If I get drunk beside you, how could you get rid of the matter? There are so many people watching here, so I don’t believe you dare to ignore me all the time!”

“Sister Wei, are you all right?” Lyuluo thought Wei Nianci was really drunk, so she was very worried and blamed herself. “It’s my fault that I’ve got you in trouble!” She took Wei Nianci’s wine pot and glass to make amends to Li Ye personally.

Li Ye who had been ignoring Wei Nianci finally turned to look at Lyuluo. “Little girl shouldn’t drink wine. I’m not mad at you.”

Lyuluo felt a little bit surprised. A wine pot and a glass cup on each of her hands, she stood stunned there, not knowing what to do.

Wei Nianci was so furious that she almost lost control of her anger. “I tried so hard to drink so much wine, but you didn’t stop me, while Lyuluo hasn’t drunk wine yet, but you’re worried. How could you be so partial?!”

Wei Nianci gnashed her teeth, but she smiled brightly. “Young master, may we sit down? So many people are watching us.”

After saying this, she blinked her watery eyes to make eyes at Li Ye. Wei Nianci knew clearly that when a woman was tipsy, she was very charming. She was confident in her appearance which was touted by countless men. She didn’t believe she would fail today!

“He blamed me because of Xu Xianjian. Even if he is lukewarm, as long as I persevere, could he really ignore my beauty?”

As soon as Wei Nianci finished her words, Su Emei, who was sitting in front of her with her back facing her, stood up sideways to give her a place before Li Ye could respond.

Wei Nianci saw Su Emei’s face.

Immediately, she stood stunned there with her red lips opened!

“How is this possible?”

Her confidence in her appearance was shattered in an instant!

And she also understood why Li Ye was so indifferent to her.