Lin Qi shook the hand Ashmier had bitten so painfully, nearly chewing the bones in his palm to pieces, and grimaced as he hissed through his teeth. He roared furiously, "Are you a dog? If you are, there are bones all over the ground here. Why don't you go bite them?"
Ashmier smiled until her eyes curved into narrow lines. "But they only have bones on them! Even a dog needs a little flesh on a bone when it bites! Mmm, Lord Lin Qi's blood really does taste wonderful—full of masculine flavor. It truly leaves one wanting more!"
Heaven Mountain and the Nether God Hall sighed at the same time, then indignantly cursed, "Vain, greedy woman!"
The Osmanthus Tree silently began healing the wound on Lin Qi's hand, while the Dragon Witch King stared dumbfoundedly at Lin Qi, who kept waving his hand and drawing in cold breaths, and at Ashmier, whose lips were covered in blood. After a long while, he cautiously asked, "What is going on? Your Majesty Lin Qi, do you know this Lady Ashmier?"
Lin Qi and Ashmier looked at each other, then shook their heads at the same time.
Lin Qi said heavily, "I truly hope I'll never know her for the rest of my life. Today is the first time I've ever seen her!"
Ashmier, meanwhile, gazed at Lin Qi with a beaming smile. "We met too late, Lord Lin Qi. How wonderful it would have been if I had encountered you years earlier! Your blood tastes far better than the blood of the several lords I used to serve! Mmm, youthful, virile, brimming with the breath of life. Those previous lords were all doddering old men—the toxic substances in their blood practically made me dizzy."
After a moment of silence, Lin Qi lowered