Her form of address had indeed drawn a wave of hatred toward me. I put on a fierce expression and said, "Speaking of which, how are your preparations going? I'm the only companion who came up here with you. If I get killed, you'll have to remain a widow."
"Shameless." Qingcheng Ruoxue rolled her eyes at me before saying, "You'd be better off relying on yourself than me. Lu Qiu has personally instructed people to protect me, so Luo Qingjun doesn't dare do anything to me. You, on the other hand, have only been here this long and have already attracted so much resentment."
Lu Qiu was the sect master, while Luo Qingjun was the grand elder.
"Hmph, don't you ever wonder where all this resentment comes from? If you looked like an ugly monster, would I be treated this well? I might not only have avoided trouble, I could even have taken your place as the sect master's personally chosen closed-door disciple!" I mocked.
"Oh? You have what it takes to be a pretty boy? I hadn't noticed." Qingcheng Ruoxue sneered. Seeing the disdainful look I gave her, she continued, "I'm fine here. You just take care of yourself. Your Rabbit Sword probably can't be used here, can it? It was originally made for the World Gods below."
"It can't be used. It'll break. What about your God-Slaying Whip? Isn't that also a boundary-guarding weapon?" I asked with a frown.
"Of course not. This is an innate treasure. Only after absorbing origin power does it become more formidable. Down below, it's not much different from your Rabbit, but here, you could count on your fingers the number of things capable of defeating it." Qingcheng Ruoxue explained.
"Fine, you're amazing. Since you're so amazing, can you protect me?" I shamelessly