Shi Hao had already been intimate with Qing Yi. How could he stand hearing talk like that?
A pack of bastards, lusting after my Dao Companion?
You're all from the Cao Family, aren't you?
He promptly went knocking on their doors one by one and beat up everyone who had deliberately approached Qing Yi.
The Heavenly Prodigy whose family had said they would make him family head if he married Qing Yi got the worst beating of all.
"Desolate, this should be a matter of mutual consent and fair competition. Aren't you ashamed to resort to such despicable methods?"
One of the men Shi Hao had beaten shouted at him indignantly.
Everyone wanted something from Qing Yi. Why couldn't they compete fairly? Why did he have to be so savage?
"Desolate, do you think Fairy Qing Yi would fancy someone as crude as you?"
"Desolate, you're nothing but a brute! Even if you drive us away with your fists, you'll never win Fairy Qing Yi's heart!"
Shi Hao's face grew darker as he listened. He turned to Qing Yi, who stood before him, and asked:
"Why are they worrying about whether I can win your heart? What's it to them?"
"And what's wrong with being a brute? Maybe an unreasonable brute like me is exactly your type!"
"Besides, tell me: would you fancy someone as outstanding as me?"
Qing Yi chuckled and gave Shi Hao a look, leaving him to work out the answer for himself.
Her relationship with Shi Hao was complicated, nothing like the innocent bond he shared with Huo Ling'er.
She truly liked him, but there were other entanglements between them too.
"And are those rumors from the Longevity Aristocratic Families true?" Shi Hao's expression suddenly turned grave. "Has there been any unusual movement from the Blue