In that instant, Zhao Ningyi spoke almost instinctively. "I've never made a habit of taking back something I've given away."
The moment the words left her mouth, even she froze.
Inside her, Huo Lifei nearly exploded with rage, making Zhao Ningyi's Sea of Consciousness buzz along with her.
"Idiot! You stupid woman, has lard clouded your heart? You actually believed that?" Huo Lifei's furious shout exploded in her Sea of Consciousness.
"What are a lousy pair of boots worth?! Toss a single Low-Grade Spirit Stone into any market ward and you could buy thousands, tens of thousands of pieces of junk like those, and you actually let this brat wrap you around his finger?"
The violent fluctuations of her Divine Soul left her feeling stifled and utterly agitated.
The more Huo Lifei thought about it, the angrier she became. She was now living under someone else's roof, relying on Zhao Ningyi's Physical Body to move about, yet a Nascent Soul True Lord from a lower realm had led her around by the nose. If word got out, where could she hide her face?
It was utterly absurd.
Anger flared in Huo Lifei's heart, and she nearly forced Zhao Ningyi's consciousness back down to seize control of her body again.
"A mere lower-realm True Lord wouldn't even have qualified to carry my shoes in my prime! I might not even think much of an ordinary Void Refinement expert. What does Qing Chen amount to? Does he think he's worthy?"
"I, Huo Lifei, possess the Fire Phoenix Spirit Body, a saint-origin grade Spirit Body!! I'm the daughter of the Immortal-Locking Cult's Vice Sect Leader and his principal wife. When have I ever suffered such indignity? Blood Fiend's comprehension defies the heavens, so I can grant him a measure of respect, but why