Qian Xunji's bedchamber.
Bi Ji appeared before Qian Xunji with Zi JI. She winked at him in secret, telling him she'd already won Zi JI over. Well? Pretty impressive, huh? How are you going to reward me?
Qian Xunji secretly gave Bi Ji a thumbs-up, showing his approval of her work.
Zi JI nearly exploded with rage.
Did they think she was blind?
Did they think she couldn't see them?
That wretched Bi Ji really had been stringing her along!
Zi JI badly wanted to leave then and there.
But when she thought of Di Tian's tragic death, of how she wasn't strong enough to avenge him, and of how Bi Ji's plan really might work, she had no choice but to suppress her urge to leave.
Qian Xunji quietly sized Zi JI up and couldn't help marveling to himself. Hatred and hope really were wondrous things.
They could make Zi JI set everything aside and endure anything.
Qian Xunji secretly decided to raise Zi JI's education level straight from level five to level ten.
Only then would Zi JI obey his every word from now on.
Though, sometimes, a little disobedience seemed rather nice, too!
Qian Xunji decided to lower her education level from ten to eight.
Seeing that Qian Xunji still hadn't spoken, Zi JI had no choice but to greet him first. "Senior Dragon King."
"Zi JI, what brings you here?" Qian Xunji asked in confusion.
Shameless Qian Xunji, what are you pretending for? Don't you know why I came to see you?
Isn't it because you want me?
Though Zi JI despised Qian Xunji, she clearly wasn't going to say so aloud.
She answered politely, "Senior Dragon King, I hope you'll take me under your protection."
"Protection, you say?"
"That's easy enough. I already promised