You Don't Deserve Me!

"Eh? Why is there a dried corpse on the ground?"

Cui Ziming, Cui Hao, and Wei Ying gradually woke up.

They seemed not to recognize that it was their friend Zhang Yanyan at all, and were startled by the sudden appearance of a dried corpse.

Or perhaps they simply no longer remembered ever having such a friend.

Su Hao was deeply astonished. He could not understand Liu Mei's methods at all.

"I don't know. She may be the remains of some senior. Senior Brothers, bury her. It would be too pitiful to leave her exposed in the wilderness."

Liu Mei spoke with compassion.

"Senior Sister Liu truly has the heart of a bodhisattva. Cui Hao, what are you waiting for?"

Cui Ziming was unwilling to do it, so he turned around and dumped the task on Cui Hao.

Cui Hao cast a resentful glance at Su Hao. If Su Hao had not had Lin Zhi Shan as his backer, this sort of task should have gone to the person with the lowest strength.

Now, he could only carry it out helplessly.

They had completely forgotten that this was their friend of several years—the woman Cui Hao had secretly loved. Cui Hao handled her roughly, casually wrapping her in some clothes before walking more than ten zhang out of the cave and throwing the corpse into the river.

During this time, Liu Mei observed Su Hao's performance.

He was worlds apart from the timid, honest registered disciple he had been at Heavenly Medicine Mountain.

Early the next morning, that strange fragrant mist bewitched the three of them once again. This time, it was Wei Ying's turn.

Wei Ying met the same fate as Zhang Yanyan.

On the third night, it was Cui Hao's and Cui Ziming's turn.

"Absorbing Talent Power: Wisdom Heart (White)."

"Absorbing Talent Power: Innate Brute Strength (Gray), Bronze Rock Body (White)."

Cui Hao became a dried corpse.

Cui Ziming's body slowly withered as his blood essence and vital essence flowed toward the demonic Liu Mei not far away.

"Junior Brother Su, you neither told them the truth nor intend to escape? I can't understand you."

Liu Mei stared at Su Hao, who stood silently beneath the tree.

"If Senior Sister Liu wants to kill me, how could I escape your grasp?" Su Hao's expression was calm. "But they respected and feared you, and there was no conflict of interest. You killed them just like that?"

"Hehe, respect and fear come from strength. If my strength were low, Cui Ziming and those other stinking men wouldn't have been so well-behaved."

Liu Mei sneered and glanced at Su Hao. "You couldn't possibly not know what Lin Zhi Shan originally had in mind for you, could you?"

"I knew. I knew what he was planning from the moment I entered Heavenly Medicine Mountain.

"His cultivation of the Hundred Profound Medicine Veins had flaws, so he needed to use medicine slaves to complete it.

"The remaining medicine slaves could also be refined into blood pills, preserving most of the cost.

"Besides, I wasn't his official disciple at all. The moment he came out of seclusion, he would have dealt with me and those medicine slaves."

Su Hao's gaze shone brightly.

Liu Mei grew increasingly puzzled. She could not see through Su Hao at all. "You actually know everything... You're not his official disciple? That's impossible. Then your strength..."

"Hehe, that isn't important. In any case, Lin Zhi Shan probably never figured it out before he died."

"He's dead!" Liu Mei's brows knitted tightly. She stopped the Essence Absorption technique, and Cui Ziming collapsed to the ground, falling unconscious. "You killed him?"

"Of course. The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

"When I went after him to avenge Zhou Cui Feng, I first exhausted all his methods. Once he was grievously wounded, killing him was easy."

Su Hao answered.

Liu Mei instantly understood everything. "You're the one who killed Zhou Cui Feng. You hid your strength, and I underestimated you. You didn't use the Wife-Pleasing Scripture with your full power, thereby deceiving me. You borrowed a knife to kill and framed Lin Zhi Shan. So that's how it was! I kept feeling that something was wrong."

"Alas, I was forced by circumstances. I couldn't just do nothing and wait for you to kill me, could I?" Su Hao spread his hands. "As for Zhou Cui Feng, she wasn't important to you. There's no need to get angry."

"No need to get angry?!" Liu Mei laughed in fury. Fragrant mist surged around her like a savage beast ready to pounce at any moment. "No one has ever dared to use me!"

Su Hao shook his head. "Those are merely side details. We can still discuss them. This matter isn't enough to make you and me fight to the death. I've told you all this because I hope we can turn hostility into friendship. Our fates are similar. I'm acting against my will, and you are likewise regarded as a forbidden possession by an Inner Sect Elder. We can work together!"

"You have the Primal Yin Physique. Given the Golden Light Sect's ways, sooner or later, someone in the upper echelons will make a move against you."

Liu Mei's expression turned completely gloomy.

By this point, she no longer believed that Su Hao's strength was only at Qi Refining Level 5.

Perhaps he was at Qi Refining Level 9 or 10...

Foundation Establishment? Impossible. If he had reached Foundation Establishment, he would have an absolute advantage and would not need to ramble on like this.

"What makes you think you can work with me?" Liu Mei countered. "With these mysterious tricks of yours, you might fool me, but you can't deceive a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Don't tell me you think you're so clever that you can scheme against those powerful figures?"

"I was deceived by you earlier because I never took you seriously.

"If I had been even a little more cautious, I could have killed you that day!

"All your disguises and lies would be completely useless before the powerful divine senses of those great figures!"

The killing intent in Liu Mei's eyes grew even heavier.

The next second, her beautiful eyes widened. "You... The powerful yang energy I sensed at Bamboo Heart Courtyard that day came from you?"

A hot, pure aura like fire surged from Su Hao's body. "You possess Primal Yin, and I possess Primal Yang. With Yin and Yang complementing each other, the two of us can rely on Innate Yin-Yang energy to achieve perfect Foundation Establishment. You should know what perfect Foundation Establishment means, right?"

Liu Mei's heart stirred. Of course she knew what it meant.

It was said to be a level only top-tier geniuses could possibly reach—the ultimate perfection of Qi Refining. In the past ten thousand years, the number of cultivators who had achieved it could be counted on one hand.

It was even the threshold for cultivating certain ancient arts and secret techniques.

Her beautiful eyes gleamed. "So that's why you had the confidence to negotiate cooperation with me."

"But your strength is only at Qi Refining Level 8..."

Liu Mei suddenly changed tack, her smile becoming even more strange.

"..." Su Hao slightly furrowed his brows. "At least I'm one level higher than you."

"Ha?"

Liu Mei's laughter was mocking, and her figure vanished into the fragrant mist.

In an instant, the fragrant mist surged toward Su Hao like a tide. "So these are all the cards you have? Your concealment is excellent, and you can even hide your Primal Yang aura, but you shouldn't have exposed it no matter what."

"Su Hao, don't you look at yourself in a puddle of urine? With your status and appearance, do you think you deserve to dual-cultivate with me?"

She looked down on Su Hao completely! She looked down on all men!

From the moment she had embarked on the path of cultivation, she had already sworn a vicious oath in secret. Even though she had been forced to cultivate the Wife-Pleasing Scripture of Joy Peak, she would never defile her body by cultivating through physical union with anyone!

Su Hao was unworthy, and that Inner Sect Elder was likewise unqualified!

As long as she captured Su Hao, she could naturally find a way to extract this Primal Yang and make it her own!

The remaining doubts were even less important. As long as she took Su Hao down, she could naturally uncover every secret on him!

The crimson powder mist grew dense and pressed down upon him.

Su Hao sighed helplessly. In the end, it had been like playing a lute to a cow. He still had to fight this woman.

In an instant, the Lightning Strike Talisman and Thunder Fire Talisman shot out together.

With Su Hao's cultivation realm, he could use ten talismans in a single breath.

Dozens of lightning talismans caused most of the Crimson Powder Miasma to collapse in the blink of an eye.

Electric currents darted everywhere. Each talisman could disperse the fragrant mist within a one-square-meter area.

Lightning arts warded off evil and specifically countered all wicked and unclean forces that used Yin energy, Killing Intent, and the like! The Crimson Powder Miasma was likewise within the range of what they countered!