"If I don't kill you today, my Beichen Qian's innocence will be no more!" Beichen Qian drew her sword in fury. I snapped my fingers, preparing to immobilize her again, but this time she had been ready and vanished at once. When she appeared behind me, the thorny swords exploded into countless thorn chains that rained toward me in a dense, overwhelming barrage!
I secretly marveled that after entering this world, the girl's strength had actually increased dramatically, reaching the Five Extremes. It was indeed astonishing, so I didn't dare underestimate her too much. With a sweep of my sleeve, I immobilized all the thorn chains. "There's no need to fight so desperately, is there? If you feel you've suffered a loss, I can let you touch my ears too. How about fifteen minutes? Surely you'd count that as getting your money's worth?"
Beichen Qian grew even angrier. After cursing me as "shameless," she continued fighting me with all her might.
"Brother Tian! Perhaps this is simply their local custom. Why don't you follow the local customs?" Zhao Qian couldn't help saying. I smiled bitterly inwardly. Really, I had only done it out of curiosity. If her ears hadn't been so large, I wouldn't have reached out to touch them.
But judging from what Beichen Qian had said, her ears represented her innocence, so it wasn't actually quite as abrupt as it seemed. The reason I couldn't resist reaching out was that her ears were too alluring. Perhaps this was a special physiological feature of their native people, one that increased their chances of finding a mate.
"Miss Beichen! I admit I was wrong! But there has to be some way to resolve this, right?! Name your terms, and I'll satisfy them all. I can pay you, or apologize properly—what