[Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap!]
In Li Mo's heart, a thousand curses fired off like a machine gun.
[Am I just too handsome? Did Xihe actually fall for me?]
Li Mo muttered to himself as a mirror of water condensed in front of him.
He looked at his reflection in the water mirror.
[As expected, I'm so handsome I could astonish heaven and make ghosts weep. How did I get so good-looking? Di Jun, Tai Yi, and even my master Bai Ze can't compare to me.]
In the room next door, Di Jun heard all this.
He couldn't help covering his broad face. Was Li Mo really that narcissistic?
[Being handsome isn't all good, either. But, big sister, you're Di Jun's wife. Someday, you'll have to give birth to ten little Golden Crows for him.]
Li Mo shook his head, his face solemn, and looked at Xihe.
He snuck a glance at Xihe and said, "Lady Xihe, although I, Li Mo, do like to go with the flow and enjoy a little excitement, I'm afraid I can't accept."
"What?"
Xihe was taken aback. Was she not beautiful enough?
Was she not powerful enough?
Li Mo had actually rejected her just like that.
She wavered inside, even beginning to doubt her own looks.
Di Jun was deeply moved.
"Li Mo really is a loyal friend. He knows that Xihe and I are destined to become husband and wife. Even though he's such a lecherous old pervert, he still rejected her."
"But I can't let this stand! To keep you here, I have to sacrifice little sister Xihe."
Xihe furrowed her brows and asked, "Li Mo, why won't you become Dao companions with me? Am I not beautiful enough, or am I not powerful enough?"
Li Mo didn't want to offend Xihe, so he shook his head. "Neither. Lady Xihe, you're peerlessly beautiful in the Primordial World. There's no one who can compare to you. But you have a lofty status: you're Lord Di Jun's younger sister."
"Not only that, your cultivation is profound. You're a primordial divine being, and now you're already a late-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal."
"By any measure, you're far beyond me. I'm merely a lowly guard of the Sun God Palace and a disciple of Bai Ze. How could I possibly be worthy of you?"
"Even if I someday grew strong enough to stand alongside Lord Di Jun and Lord Tai Yi, there'd still be no end of gossip in the Primordial World. They'd say that I, Li Mo, achieved greatness because of Lady Xihe."
"I, Li Mo, don't want that. I want to rely on my own strength, to make my own way through this perilous Primordial World and become a being who stands unrivaled through the ages."
"I want every living being in the Primordial World to hear, 'Had heaven not given birth to Li Mo, the Primordial World would have languished in eternal night,' and think of my peerless bearing!"
Each of those words seemed to land right on Xihe's heart.
They struck her like a thunderclap, and Li Mo's words echoed in her ears.
"Had heaven not given birth to Li Mo, the Primordial World would have languished in eternal night!"
She murmured the words, as if entranced.
"Had heaven not given birth to Li Mo, the Primordial World would have languished in eternal night! Tsk!"
Di Jun couldn't help getting goosebumps when he heard it.
Li Mo actually had such ambitions? It seemed he'd underestimated him.
Without warning, a scene suddenly appeared before his eyes.
He, Di Jun, stood atop countless beings and proclaimed in a mighty, commanding voice:
"Had heaven not given birth to Di Jun, the Primordial World would have languished in eternal night!"
It was a vision that stirred the soul.
But a voice shattered Di Jun's fantasy.
[Take it easy! I'm not interested in going to all that trouble. "Had heaven not given birth to Li Mo, the Primordial World would have languished in eternal night." It sounds impressive, sure, but it doesn't scan or rhyme. Maybe I should change my name first.]
[Living off someone else is pretty sweet, especially when there's a mountain of comfort to live on! When I was young, I didn't know the joys of an easy life, and I wasted my youth planting rice seedlings!]
[Hey! That's me, all right. Tsk tsk. I'm definitely going to regret this, but I'm still choosing to take it easy.]
In an instant, Di Jun's hopes for Li Mo crumbled.
Those domineering words had just been something Li Mo had casually tossed out as an excuse to reject Xihe.
Xihe was still reeling from her earlier shock.
Her impression of Li Mo had completely changed.
He wasn't some nobody of a soldier. If he didn't die young, he would surely accomplish great things.
"Little sister Xihe, keep tempting him," Di Jun said.
"What? But, big brother, he already rejected me," Xihe replied.
"He has feelings for you. I noticed a long time ago," Di Jun urged.
"Fine!"
Xihe decided to go all in.
Most of the gauzy garments covering her body vanished, revealing skin as smooth as ice and jade.
She moved close to Li Mo and draped an arm over his shoulder. "Li Mo, I used to think you were merely extraordinarily talented, with an exceptional lineage and astonishing comprehension."
"But now I don't think so. I was far too shallow."
"Your grand words just now proved that your ambitions reach high."
"You were born to be an emperor! Xihe is willing to become Dao companions with you. If anyone dares to spread rumors—"
"If they say it once, I'll kill them. If they say it twice, I'll wipe out their whole clan."
Li Mo caught the fragrance so close to him and nearly lost control.
Xihe, who had always seemed mature and composed, now had a completely different air about her—seductive and alluring.
[An emperor? I don't want to be any kind of emperor!]
[You're an emperor, and so is your whole family!]
If Li Mo became an emperor, wouldn't that make him the Demon Emperor of the Demon Race?
The Demon Emperor's fate was miserable. Wasn't she basically cursing him to die?
Li Mo gave her a sudden shove, and Xihe fell to the ground.
He straightened his armor, his expression solemn, and said to Xihe, "Lady Xihe, I'm afraid I must refuse."
"Beauty is like a savage beast. It can break my will and drain my strength. I can't even think about touching you!"
"This would be a major obstacle on my path to the peak!"
"It's not that Lady Xihe isn't beautiful. My heart is simply set on other things."
[Dammit! I laid it on too thick just now. Jun Ge's wife, Sister-in-law Xihe, is getting more and more infatuated with me.]
[What am I supposed to do? I'm doing everything I can to hold back. Jun Ge, if your sister-in-law forces herself on me, there's nothing I can do about it.]
Li Mo knew perfectly well that Xihe would become the Heavenly Queen in the future.
Even if that weren't the case, she was still Di Jun's sworn younger sister.
Become Dao companions with her? What a joke. Would he even be able to get away afterward? When the War of the Liches began and the fighting turned so bloody, would he have to join in or not?
He absolutely had to stay calm!
Di Jun's mouth twitched, and his heart was touched.
Ah! Li Mo really was thinking of me.
Xihe was naturally even more shocked.
She hadn't expected that even after she'd gone this far, Li Mo would remain unmoved.
For the sake of his future achievements, he could actually resist a beautiful woman!
She couldn't help admiring him.
After all, she was the daughter of the Moon Star.
The title of peerless beauty in the Primordial World was a bit of an exaggeration.
Still, she was one of the most beautiful immortals in the Primordial World.
Li Mo's ability to resist her was proof of his formidable willpower.
Di Jun gritted his teeth. He was out of options.
No, he had to bind Li Mo to the Demon Race.
"Little sister Xihe, there's no other way. Force him. You have to sleep with him today."
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