Qiqi said, "What happened in Western Sichuan really is shrouded in mystery. There wasn't the slightest hint beforehand. I thought you would gradually nibble away at Western Sichuan, but who knew that while the mantis stalked the cicada, the oriole was waiting behind it? Were you and your father enemies in your previous lives?"
Hu Xiaotian said, "I don't know about our previous lives, but in this one, I'm afraid we're destined to fight until one of us is dead."
Qiqi laughed. "Like father, like son. Both brimming with ambition, both insatiably greedy."
Hu Xiaotian said, "When it comes to ambition, could I really compare with you?" His gaze unwittingly took off and landed on Qiqi's airfield of a chest again, and he sighed inwardly. How can this girl be so flat? They're probably smaller than mine. That was why women should not be too career-minded or too hungry for power. When they held the whole world in their bosoms, stuffing too much inside left the outside malnourished. Still, he had to admit that even flat-chested, Qiqi possessed peerless beauty and grace.
Qiqi said, "I am a member of Great Kang's imperial family. This realm belonged to my Long family to begin with!"
Hu Xiaotian said, "Do you know just how big this world is? Right, you ought to know. In fact, you may know more than I do. Otherwise, how could a ruthless figure like Hong Beimo bow his head and obey your every word?"
Qiqi sneered. "It seems they weren't wrong. I really have raised a tiger that will bring disaster upon me!"
Hu Xiaotian said, "I didn't get where I am today by relying on you. Granted, you've helped me a few times, but I've saved your life too. I doubt even you can say which of