"Got it, got it. I'll listen to my husband in everything here.
Whatever my lord husband says goes. How could Ling'er dare disobey? My lord husband is a genuine Immortal Realm cultivator. Ling'er is so scared, so very scared."
Gui Ling'er truly lived up to her origins in the Ghost Fox Clan. Her talent for acting cute and wheedling was simply something she had been born with.
Only by keeping his face rigidly stern could Qin Jiuge avoid surrendering. Otherwise, he would probably lose his composure in an instant and let this little lass wrap him around her finger.
Meanwhile, elsewhere in the Ghost Fox Clan.
Gui Tianlian, another of the ranked prodigies, looked at the twin brother and sister before him, his expression growing colder by the moment. "You actually lost to Gui Ling'er?
Our third sister? Really?
With her talent, she only managed to join the ranked prodigies through sheer luck.
Your talents aren't bad, and with your coordination, even I, the sixth-ranked prodigy, sometimes have to stay on my guard to defeat you. How have you become so pathetic?"
Gui Tianlian smiled faintly.
His contempt for the siblings was practically written all over his face.
The siblings refused to accept this. "Gui Tianlian, don't get so smug. If we really fought, you might not get the better of us.
You should know that Gui Ling'er is nothing like she used to be. She now has a genuine Immortal Realm cultivator as her Dao Companion. Do you think you could take on someone in the Immortal Realm?"
"Heh."
Gui Tianlian continued to sneer. "The Immortal Realm? You expect me to believe that?
It's nothing but idle gossip.
If she has the guts, have Gui Ling'er send me a challenge. Then she'll learn just how formidable I am."
Gui