A Young Lady Like You

Su Jie smiled, leaned back against the chair, and said, "Of course, you're beautiful, but I get the feeling you want to eat me."

Qin Yushang's expression beneath her veil was cold. "Keep staring, and I'll dig your eyes out."

"Beauty is food for the eyes. A young lady as lovely as you deserves a few extra looks—that's only human nature. If you really don't like it, why not change seats? From here, you can admire the scenery outside. If a fight breaks out later, this will be the best seat in the house for watching."

Maintaining his assumed identity, Su Jie stroked his chin and let out two hoarse, sinister chuckles.

Qin Yushang's gaze turned cold. She curled her jade finger, dipped it into the wine cup, then flicked it.

The wine condensed into beads and bullets, gleaming like white pearls. The reason was that spiritual power had been compressed and concentrated to an extreme degree, transforming the seemingly gentle wine from spring water into a weapon capable of piercing stubborn stone.

Whoosh!

Several drops of wine shot toward Su Jie's shoulder. Qin Yushang only wanted to teach Su Jie a lesson, not kill him.

"A young lady with such a fiery temper? This old man couldn't possibly endure it."

Su Jie lightly tapped his teacup at almost the exact same moment.

Bang!

The tea inside surged upward, transforming into a glistening water-screen barrier.

The incoming drops of wine struck it and instantly dissolved into the water screen, neutralizing the attack.

"Hm?" Qin Yushang narrowed her phoenix eyes slightly and looked at Su Jie in surprise.

Although her move just now could hardly be considered profound—any Secret Treasure Realm cultivator could accomplish it—she had not used the strength belonging to the Dao Platform Realm.

Yet Su Jie had blocked