"Go ahead and try."
Jiang Qingyi's voice rang through the room.
The long sword in her hand was already trembling, as if it could shoot forward at any moment and slice off the other woman's head.
Their eyes met. Silence settled over the room as their Spiritual Energy formed a crushing pressure, seeming to freeze the very air.
"Enough, enough. What use is there in fighting until one of us is dead? Wouldn't that just benefit the Lord of the Four Seas in the end?"
Qin Siyao sighed.
At the mention of that woman, Bai Ruxue, the fury in Jiang Qingyi's eyes finally gave way to reason.
"When I met with Sect Master Jiang before, I proposed that we work together. Sect Master Jiang refused me then.
"Today, I'm making the same proposal. Sect Master Jiang should give the terms I mentioned last time some serious thought.
"If we don't join forces, neither of us will fare well.
"Or does Sect Master Jiang think the Myriad Sword Sect is a match for the Four Seas?"
"..." Jiang Qingyi furrowed her brows, her expression displeased, but she didn't refute her.
"I'll give Sect Master Jiang another month. I'll wait for your answer."
With that, Qin Siyao looked away, no longer bothering to argue with her.
Since she and Jiang Qingyi couldn't settle things by fighting, what was the point of fighting at all?
Qin Siyao put on the clothes she had just taken off and fastened her belt, then gently dressed Xiao Mo, as if she were helping her husband get dressed.
Then Qin Siyao lightly tapped Xiao Mo between the brows. His brow furrowed, and he slowly opened his eyes.
When Xiao Mo woke and saw Qin Mujiu sitting beside him and Fairy Jiang standing in the distance, he paused