Cripple His Third Leg

Jiang Li and the others were greatly alarmed.

In an instant, they felt that the spiritual pressure and aura were utterly beyond anything they could withstand!

The powerful, terrifying pressure directly sent Jiang Li and the others sprawling onto the ground!

Just as Luo Ruying was about to teach Jiang Li a more profound lesson, a figure suddenly leaped out from nowhere and stood in front of Jiang Li and the others.

He was an elderly man with a head of gray hair, hawk-like eyes, and a hooked nose.

The old man stretched out his withered hands and struggled to block the aura Luo Ruying had unleashed. He staggered back several steps, nearly being knocked to the ground!

What formidable pressure!

This young woman looked so young, yet her cultivation was at least at the Immortal Transformation Realm, the same as his!

Perhaps she was even above him!

"Young lady, my young master had no intention of offending you. I hope you will not take it to heart."

"On another day, the Jiang Family will surely bring generous gifts to visit you in person."

Zhao Zhuohao cupped his hands and spoke politely to Luo Ruying.

He had judged that Luo Ruying's cultivation and strength exceeded his own. He might not be a match for this young woman before him!

Luo Ruying frowned slightly, withdrew her aura, and said indifferently,

"You are his guardian?"

A guardian, as the name implied, was generally a personal protector specially assigned by great families to ensure the safety of their outstanding descendants.

Guardians usually concealed themselves around the person they protected, appearing only when their charge was in danger.

Luo Ruying simply had not expected that scum like Jiang Li would have a guardian as well.

It seemed the Jiang Family truly possessed considerable strength.

Zhao Zhuohao nodded, admitting his identity as a guardian.

"Elder Zhao, this cannot end just like that!"

"Quick, seize her for me!"

Having been so frightened that his legs gave out beneath him and sent him crashing to the ground, Jiang Li flew into a rage out of humiliation and pointed at Luo Ruying as he gave the order.

In Nanli City, he had never suffered such humiliation before!

"Young Master, the family head is already waiting for you to return."

"If you keep him waiting too long, my lord will be angry again."

Zhao Zhuohao turned around and advised Jiang Li.

He knew his young master's temperament well and knew he would never let the matter rest. Thus, he leaned close and whispered into his ear,

"Young Master, that woman is not easy to deal with."

"If you like her, this old man will find a way to bring her to you someday. Let this matter go for now."

Jiang Li stared at Luo Ruying with a sinister expression, unwilling to leave things at that.

But upon hearing Zhao Zhuohao promise to bring this woman to him someday, an expectant, lecherous gleam emerged in Jiang Li's eyes, and he licked his lips.

Fine, he would spare this woman for now!

Once she fell into his hands, he would make her pay!

"Let's go!"

Jiang Li climbed to his feet and angrily shouted at the guards behind him.

Before leaving, he gave Luo Ruying another meaningful glance.

A married woman...

That made her even more delicious~

Zhao Zhuohao put on a hypocritical, apologetic smile toward Luo Ruying before following the others out of sight.

"I'm sorry, Sister Luo, Brother Ning. I made things unpleasant for you..."

Qi Yuan bowed apologetically to Luo Ruying.

Jiang Li had clearly come for her. If she had not insisted on coming along, Luo Ruying and the others would not have been dragged into this.

Though Luo Ruying felt helpless inside, she still shook her head to show that it was fine.

If not for Luo Hongye and Ning Yechen, then just for Jiang Li's filthy gaze alone, she truly would have killed him on the spot!

If the matter could end like this, then so be it.

But if he dared offend her again, she would show no more mercy!

"Let's go too."

Luo Ruying turned to call out to Ning Yechen.

Only to see Ning Yechen looking at her with a silly, beaming grin...

"W-what's wrong with you...?"

Luo Ruying asked in astonishment.

"Your husband is fine. I'm just very happy that my wife is finally willing to call me husband again~"

Ning Yechen said with a smile, leaning his face close to Luo Ruying's.

He had been furious just moments ago, but when he heard Luo Ruying say, 'My husband is not someone you can insult,' his heart instantly blossomed with joy.

This was the second time since Luo Ruying had told him to flee with their child that she had addressed him with the affectionate term for a husband.

Remembering what she had said just now, Luo Ruying's cheeks could not help turning red.

She had been unable to endure Jiang Li calling Ning Yechen a pretty boy, so in a fit of anger, the words had slipped from her mouth.

Thinking back on it now, it truly was rather embarrassing...

Still, wasn't that a perfectly normal way for husband and wife to address one another? Was this fellow really so happy over a single sentence...?

Qi Yuan stood to the side, staring blankly at Ning Yechen and Luo Ruying as they gazed at one another, unable to help sighing inwardly.

Sister Luo and her husband had such a good relationship...

But why did their relationship seem somewhat immature...?

They clearly already had a child...

"Can my wife call me that way from now on, just like you did earlier?"

Ning Yechen clung to Luo Ruying's side and asked with a smile.

Luo Ruying's cheeks were crimson and radiant, as though dyed with rosy clouds. She muttered softly,

"I-I'll try if there's a chance in the future..."

Calling Ning Yechen husband over and over again was still somewhat embarrassing for her...

But seeing how happy Ning Yechen was, she could not bring herself to refuse him. She could only shyly put it off until later.

Once she got used to it in the future, she would naturally change the way she addressed him...

Ning Yechen smiled faintly. Though he felt somewhat regretful, he was not in a hurry. He took Luo Ruying's hand and continued strolling down the street.

No rush. There was plenty of time ahead~

Luo Ruying held her child in one arm while allowing Ning Yechen to hold her other hand. The family of three made for an especially warm sight.

Qi Yuan, walking behind them, suddenly felt too embarrassed to go up and join them...

Was she perhaps a little superfluous here...?

As Ning Yechen, Luo Ruying, and the others walked down the street, they brushed past three figures wearing bamboo hats.

The three figures sat at a stall with their backs to Ning Yechen's group, eating food.

As Ning Yechen's group passed by, the faces of the three great Demon Kings of the Demon Realm Forest were revealed beneath the bamboo hats.

That was right. They were the three people who had followed Ning Yechen here: Chaos Demon Bull and the others!

The three of them had been secretly tailing Ning Yechen all along, waiting at every moment for his orders.

They had witnessed everything that had just happened.

When they saw Jiang Li being disrespectful to Luo Ruying and even daring to call their lord a 'pretty boy,' the three of them had nearly been scared out of their wits!

They had truly feared that their lord would grow angry and directly level Nanli City...

Sky Swallowing Python pretended to eat the food in her hand. Without looking toward Ning Yechen, she transmitted her voice directly to him and coldly asked,

"My lord! Shall we kill everyone who offended you just now?"

"Don't kill the one called Jiang Li. Cripple his third leg."

"Kill all the others."

"Remember not to make too much noise. Don't disturb my wife, child, and me while we're shopping."

Ning Yechen narrowed his eyes slightly and replied indifferently.

It was as though he were merely giving instructions for an utterly ordinary matter.

Having received their orders, Sky Swallowing Python and the other two silently rose from the stall and walked toward Jiang Li's group...

Sky Swallowing Python and the others wondered why their lord only wanted that man's third leg crippled rather than having him killed.

After considering it carefully, they realized that their lord would most likely deal with him personally, and they could not help feeling sympathy for Jiang Li...

If he died by their hands, at least he would receive a quick death.

But in that lord's hands, that might not necessarily be the case...