Accepting Her Fate

The middle-aged man from the Nalan Family left in humiliation after hearing that. Though humiliated, he still forced a smile on the surface.

Seeing that even someone in the Qi Realm could be beaten by Ye Hao, the people from the various factions hurriedly sent out those at the third level of the Spirit Sea Realm to present congratulatory gifts.

There was no way around it. These gifts had to be sent.

They had previously tried to scheme for the Ye Family's Cultivation Method and had even considered eradicating them root and branch. Since they had yet to form a true life-and-death grudge with the Ye Family, it was best to turn a major matter into a minor one and a minor matter into nothing.

As congratulatory gifts were presented one after another, only Ask Sword Sect, the Xu Family, and the Great Zhou Royal Family—the three top-tier factions—had yet to offer theirs.

These three factions all had irreconcilable conflicts with Ye Wuchen. As for what the three families were thinking now, no one knew.

Seeing that no one else was bringing over gifts, Ye Hao called out to the young men and women of the Ye Family, "Let's go back."

The young men and women of the Ye Family were extremely excited at that moment, each of them feeling as though they had finally held their heads high.

"Wow! This feels unbelievably great! All this time, it was always our Ye Family being bullied. Now it's finally our turn to bully others!"

A young man from the Ye Family smiled, clearly exhilarated.

"We only bully bad people. Those who have no grudge against us and aren't bad people can't be bullied by us." A young woman from the Ye Family added at that moment.

"Heh heh, of course I know. I only bully bad people—and those who hold a grudge against our Ye Family."

"Brother Ye Hao, don't forget to call us next time there's work like this." One of the Ye Family youths spoke expectantly.

Ye Hao gave a faint laugh. "Got it."

As the young men and women of the Ye Family chatted happily, Ye Hao chuckled and said to them, "Take everything they sent to the old ancestor. I have something to attend to."

"Go on, go on." A young man from the Ye Family grinned.

Ye Hao left with a smile. He did indeed have something to attend to, because he could feel his realm loosening.

Previously, constrained by the might of the various top-tier factions, he had still felt somewhat stifled inside. Now that he had scolded and beaten people from those factions, his heart felt much smoother.

This feeling of Clear Mind made him feel extremely satisfied.

Ye Hao returned to his own residence and entered the room, then began cultivating.

After an hour, his realm broke through to the second level of the Spirit Sea Realm. His spiritual power was compressed infinitely to the extreme once again. When it rebounded and exploded, his sea of qi became even larger, while the quality and strength of his spiritual power also rose considerably.

After breaking through, Ye Hao sensed the powerful strength within him and could not help revealing a faint, unrestrained smile.

The stronger his strength, the more unrestrained he became!

The clearer his mind, the stronger he became. The stronger he was, the more unrestrained he became—then wilder, and wilder still!

The Great Freedom Mad God Art seemed to emphasize Clear Mind, but to achieve Clear Mind, one inevitably needed the boldness within one's heart!

Whether it was boldness on the surface, boldness in one's heart, or boldness in one's very bones, one had to be bold to achieve Clear Mind!

Ye Hao then condensed his voice into a line and called over the Lin Shige sisters. At the same time, he also called over Song Qingxue.

Now that things had come to this.

Song Qingxue had only kneaded his shoulders and pounded his legs for him. What a waste of such a beautiful face.

"Young Master."

The three women appeared inside the room and bowed in unison.

The four of them did not make the room seem crowded at all. On the contrary, it was quite spacious. The room was not small; it could easily accommodate a hundred adults and still have some room to spare.

There was a very large bed in the room.

It was five meters long and four meters wide. The room was relatively spacious, with no clutter or unnecessary furnishings.

Ye Hao sat down on the couch. The Lin Shige sisters stepped forward and appeared on either side of Ye Hao, kneading his shoulders.

Ye Hao looked faintly toward Song Qingxue. "Your Song Family can't compensate me with a million Mid-grade Spirit Stones. According to our original marriage agreement, you are my woman, Ye Hao's woman, for all eternity. Do you understand?"

Song Qingxue nodded. "I understand."

"Whether you truly understand or are merely pretending to, if I discover even the slightest malicious intent from you, you know the consequences!"

Ye Hao spoke indifferently.

Song Qingxue said, "I won't."

Ye Hao then said indifferently to the Lin Shige sisters, "Give her a demonstration."

"Yes, Young Master." The sisters rose and stood before Ye Hao. Then they knelt down.

Song Qingxue was utterly shocked. She stared at the scene with her mouth agape. She was eighteen years old and did not know much about such matters, but she had never imagined this was possible!!!

Did she have to do this too???

Why did it feel so humiliating?

Yet Lin Shige and Lin Shiyu both wore delighted expressions. Didn't they feel that this was humiliating them?

Song Qingxue's entire body trembled slightly as she stared fixedly at the scene, as if a door to a whole new world had been opened before her.

"Ye Hao... you... I... I really don't understand any of this... Can you give me some time to adjust?" Song Qingxue pleaded.

"No." Ye Hao looked at her coldly and reminded her, "Don't forget that you and the Song Family once planned to flatten my Ye Family. Rather than calling you my fiancée, it would be more accurate to say that you are atoning for your sins! What qualifications do you have to bargain with me?"

Ye Hao was not softhearted. He considered himself not to be a bad person either, and he had his own way of reasoning when dealing with people and matters.

He did not bully the weak, nor did he bully good people.

He considered himself rather kind. If Song Qingxue had never thought of flattening the Ye Family and seizing the high-grade Cultivation Method from his father, or if Song Qingxue had fulfilled their marriage agreement, how could he possibly treat her like this?

Everything was Song Qingxue's own doing!

Ye Hao looked coldly at Song Qingxue, who was dressed in a white gown, and said indifferently, "I'll warn you only this once. If there's a next time, it won't be merely physical suffering."

Song Qingxue could not help shivering. Over the past two days, she had kneaded Ye Hao's shoulders and pounded his legs, and Ye Hao had not made things difficult for her again. She had thought that their relationship had eased considerably, but she had never expected... it was just as it had always been. Nothing had changed.

Song Qingxue's face was pale, and her voice trembled. "I understand."

Song Qingxue deeply regretted everything now. How wonderful it would have been if she had never come to the Ye Family!

Yet she had arrogantly believed that her Song Family was one of the top-tier factions in the Eastern Region. Even if the Ye Family had a King Wu ancestor, they absolutely would not dare do anything to her.

But there was no regret medicine for her to take.

Song Qingxue could only accept her fate.

Her pride and dignity had long since been trampled utterly into the dirt by Ye Hao. At that moment, she only wanted to avoid further harm and no longer suffer humiliation like a dog.

Compared with physical pain, she was even more afraid of her dignity and reputation being completely trampled.

She completely believed that if she refused to obey, Ye Hao would certainly make her stand before everyone and be stripped bare for all to see, her dignity and reputation utterly trampled beneath their feet.

She cared about her reputation.

Rather than suffer a little humiliation here, at least only Ye Hao, Lin Shige, and Lin Shiyu would know. No one else would find out.

Song Qingxue accepted her fate and knelt on the ground.

Ye Hao looked at her indifferently and said to the Lin Shige sisters, "Stand to the side and guide her."