"Pretend to be mute? Even if you never speak for the rest of your life, do you think I have no way to deal with you?"
"I gave you a great opportunity, but you couldn't seize it. Now we'll see whether your Li Family or my lackey Yuwen Family is more powerful."
There are plenty of people who want to be my dog, I don't need another one from the Longxi Li Family!
"What might happen to your Li Family then, because of your lack of cooperation today?"
"Perhaps, the possibility of wiping out the entire family is not out of the question."
Xu Xiao had long wanted to teach Li Xiuning a lesson for her refusal to cooperate, and now he directly threatened her.
What are you pretending to be, this pure and virtuous woman? Last night, when things got really heated, you were moaning and groaning nonstop.
"I'm not pretending! I just hate you, I wish you were dead! You villain, you demon!"
Two streams of tears flowed down her cheeks. Li Xiuning, a stark contrast to her silent demeanor during the day, erupted into a furious tirade through gritted teeth.
Hate me? Hate me, but you still have to submit to me!
Xu Xiao, however, didn't indulge her. He pulled her directly into his arms and looked Li Xiuning straight in the eye.
"You know I can directly manipulate your mind to do things, but I won't. I want you to obey me, even if you're unwilling."
"If you're unwilling, that's fine. You don't have to wait until later. I can make a special trip to Taiyuan tomorrow to see how many members of your Li Family can escape with their lives."
"Demon!" Li Xiuning's eyes blazed with fury. If looks could kill, Xu Xiao would have been killed hundreds of times over.
"Yes, I am the demon, so what?" Xu Xiao didn't care. He only cared about the result, not the process.
"The strong prey on the weak; that's just how the world is. You think I'm bullying you, but isn't it the same when your Li Family bullies other people?"
'smack'
Xu Xiao threw Li Xiuning onto the bed, uttering a threat as he did so.
"Think it through carefully: do you want to submit to me and spare the Li Family's life, or do you want to uphold your integrity and take the Li Family down with you?"
"Waaaaah~"
Li Xiuning did not answer, but could only burst into tears.
Fu Junzhuo, standing to the side, saw Xu Xiao turn around and asked somewhat fearfully:
"Is what you just said true? I will serve you well, so that Goryeo can be spared from the ravages of war in the future."
Fu Junzhuo saw it clearly: Xu Xiao in front of her was not much stronger than her master, the Great Grandmaster, but he was enough to keep her master in check.
Yang Guang's previous three campaigns against Goryeo failed because powerful families in the country hindered him, and because there was no one who could directly confront the Great Grandmaster, he was dragged down by Fu Cailin.
Judging from everything we see today, this man's ambition is not limited to the martial arts world, but extends to the entire world.
Once the Tyrant Yang Guang is overthrown, he will have a very high chance of seizing power, and Goryeo will indeed face the massacre that the other side has mentioned.
'For the sake of Goryeo, even if there's only a sliver of a chance, I can't gamble!'
Such is the tragedy of small countries; for a woman like Fu Junzhuo, who is devoted to her country and its people, this is her Achilles' heel.
"Of course, I'm a man of my word, and I never go back on my word." Xu Xiao nodded.
"However, the conquest of Goryeo is inevitable. The only thing we can promise you is that they will kill fewer people."
Xu Xiao wouldn't make promises lightly; Goryeo was destined to be conquered.
Since the True Dragon Qi can only be born when the world is unified and can only remain strong when the country is prosperous and the people are at peace, then expanding territory must play a certain role.
Besides, conquering small, sparsely populated areas and incorporating them into his territory might not be a bad thing.
Fu Junzhuo was stunned for a moment, then slowly took off her clothes.
"We urge Mr. Xu to keep his promise and do what he said he would do."
Although coercion is a dishonest method, Xu Xiao is happy to use it.
If you ask him to get involved in any romantic or intimate interactions with a woman, he simply cannot do it.
After all, this is just a way to satisfy and vent desires, not a worthwhile pursuit.
After figuring out what he wanted, Xu Xiao simply treated it as a way to relax and enjoy life.
Behind her, a warm body pressed against her, accompanied by a weak plea:
"Spare my family, and I'll always be yours."
Xu Xiao smiled. Everyone has their weaknesses, so this is just obeying!
"Well, that depends on your performance."
As the saying goes:
(Omitted here... I originally wrote it, but it didn't pass the review...)
The experience of a night of passion is best left unsaid, and in any case, Fu Junzhuo and Li Xiuning didn't get up until noon the next day.
Xu Xiao, meanwhile, casually flipped through the Yuwen Family's inherited martial art— the Ice Profound Energy Secret Technique—while also giving the Twin Dragons some pointers on their cultivation.
With the support of NZT-49, the essential elements of martial arts were extracted and corroborated with Xu Xiao's power system.
By comparing and studying them slowly, Xu Xiao also compared the text and pictures of the Secret of Longevity recorded in his mind, and gradually found a sense of it.
'Indeed, because the foundations of martial arts differ between the worlds, the martial arts in the Great Tang Twin Dragons World are generally far superior to those in the world of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, both in terms of the power of cultivation and the underlying principles behind their creation.'
'However, all of these require suitable physical constitution and even specific external Spiritual Energy. These martial arts techniques simply cannot be cultivated back in the Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils World.'
Xu Xiao slowly analyzed the differences in martial arts.
The martial arts of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils are mostly for ordinary people, still in the stage of cultivating internal energy and external muscles, bones, and skin.
The only exception is the Carefree Wind Riding technique, which emphasizes replenishing the acquired energy to return to the Innate, drawing in external Spiritual Energy to create Innate Qi.
Simply put, this is a martial arts manual that is on the same level as the Four Great Books of Wonder, as they all cultivate a higher level of True Essence.
Xu Xiao previously referred to it as Spiritual Power, but after seeing the terminology used for martial arts here, he changed it accordingly.
The only pity is that Carefree Wind Riding did not leave behind any inheritance beyond the Innate.
'Those who have entered the Innate Realm, becoming Grandmaster in this world, are already transcendent beings beyond the mortal realm.'
' The Ice Profound Energy of the Yuwen Family, for example, can actually reach the Grandmaster level. Moreover, due to the abundant Spiritual Power in this world, every Isshiki of these martial arts carries extremely strong natural power.'
Xu Xiao asked Yuwen Shang what level he could achieve by using the Ice Profound Energy at full power, and Yuwen Shang said he could freeze a small river, which is far beyond the scope of ordinary martial arts.
Moreover, the martial arts of the Twin Dragons World emphasize mental cultivation; simply accumulating True Essence is no longer a viable path.
'After all, human strength has its limits, and the human body restricts the total amount of Internal Energy, a point in which I am uniquely gifted.'
"Actually, it all boils down to the same thing: first strengthen the body with martial arts, then strengthen the spirit. My previous theory was correct."
Xu Xiao pondered the comparison in his heart, and realized that the path to martial arts was actually not as he had imagined.
Both are based on the body, followed by a strong spirit.
'But what exactly is this so-called Shattering the Void?'