"Oh? You've got some nerve dreaming that big."
Looking at the faintly lecherous smile on Phoenix Emperor Venerate's face, Yue Yunshang narrowed her beautiful eyes and spoke with a sweet smile, her expression radiating pure menace.
"Cough, cough, cough..."
Phoenix Emperor Venerate coughed a few times and hurriedly banished the fantasies from his mind. "No, no. I just thought of something happy, and couldn't help myself."
Yue Yunshang kept her eyes narrowed. Her red lips curved into a smile, but it was a dangerous one. "Really?"
Phoenix Emperor Venerate nodded like a chick pecking at grain.
"Hmph."
Yue Yunshang suddenly snorted, her smile turning to displeasure. "Didn't I tell you not to come and make trouble? Why didn't you listen? You even sent a tenth of your divine soul down here. Do you know that if you lose that tenth, you'll be crippled for good? You won't just stop making progress—you might even regress!"
Phoenix Emperor Venerate blinked. "So, you're worried about me?"
At that astonishing leap in logic, Yue Yunshang rolled her eyes, grabbed Phoenix Emperor Venerate by the ear, and said irritably, "Worried about you, my foot. What does it matter to me whether you live or die?"
"No, actually, it'd be better if you died. Then no one would come bother me anymore."
Phoenix Emperor Venerate looked utterly aggrieved. "Is that what you truly think? You really would rather I died?"
Seeing him like that only made Yue Yunshang angrier. She tightened her grip. "Do you think acting pitiful will make me go soft? You fool, you're getting bold. Now you're trying to turn the tables and manipulate me?"
Phoenix Emperor Venerate shook his head repeatedly. Caught out, he gave an awkward laugh. "Of course not... Heh..."
Just then, Xin Que suddenly shouted from deep within his