The Lonely Spirit [Second Update]

Just as Ye Ting wanted to take a closer look at the real Yu Ji, the woman before him suddenly rose to her feet, then turned and walked toward the study door.

She was leaving?

Realizing this, Ye Ting felt a surge of displeasure.

On impulse, he actually reached out and grabbed her jade-white wrist. "Where are you going?"

The gesture was rather discourteous.

Yu Ji understood human etiquette. Ye Ting's action made her delicate brows furrow slightly. She turned back, her lovely voice carrying a trace of coldness. "I'm leaving."

"Is that so?" Yu Ji's answer left Ye Ting feeling disappointed. At that moment, he realized that his emotions had actually been affected by her.

Though the influence was extremely faint, such a thing was exceedingly rare given the strength of his mind. The last time it had happened was because of Aphrodite—but she was the goddess of love and beauty.

As expected of a natural spirit.

However, compared to the charm born from Aphrodite's pure beauty, Yu Ji's attraction to Ye Ting stemmed not merely from her appearance, but from her aura—that aura of being wholly one with heaven and earth, of being nature's supreme creation, deeply intrigued him.

Perhaps it was also a mage's instinctive curiosity toward such an incarnation of mystery.

[Besides, I'm the King of Qin now. As the ruler of a nation, isn't it only natural for me to take whatever I want?]

Having found himself a reason to keep her, Ye Ting felt quite satisfied.

He turned to the girl.

Her wrist was still in his grasp. After several failed attempts to break free, her expression turned angry.

"Let go," she said. "Otherwise, I'll use force. If I do, you'll get hurt."

"You can't hurt me."

Ye Ting smiled lightly. Seeing that she