Su Yi raised his brows slightly.
He stared at You Xue's beautiful, otherworldly pretty face for a moment, then said, "You didn't dare try before. Why have you changed your mind now?"
Meeting Su Yi's gaze without yielding an inch, You Xue said, "Because I suddenly realized that now is the best chance to defeat you. If I wait until you attain the Dao and become an Emperor, I'm destined never to have another chance."
Su Yi was somewhat helpless. "Is that really necessary?"
You Xue pursed her lips and smiled as well, a strange light glimmering in her lovely eyes. "The more you refuse, the more I feel that you're guilty."
Su Yi fell silent at once.
You Xue was the spirit of the Heavenly Cliff Candle Nether Lamp. Here on Candle Nether Mountain, shrouded in the Candle Nether Law, she was almost a sovereign-like existence.
Even an expert of the Profound Darkness Realm like Old Butcher could never possibly be You Xue's match.
Of course, if Su Yi wanted to win, he naturally had his ways. He would merely have to pay a certain price.
It was just that Su Yi feared that if he won, he had no idea what a severe blow it might deal You Xue.
Su Yi sighed softly. "Even ordinary mortals know that forcibly twisted melons are never sweet. What can you gain by insisting so stubbornly?"
You Xue said earnestly, "First, I'll obtain your person. Then, I'll obtain your acknowledgment. And if fortune turns in my favor, perhaps I can even obtain your heart. That would naturally be best of all."
Su Yi: "..."
That tone was even more manly than those domineering, overbearing men.
"But what if you lose?"
Su Yi asked.
You Xue said indifferently, "Then I lose. Don't worry,