"Such a grand dream, you just want to give up on it like that? I simply don't believe it!"
After giving Wang Hao another once more, Dongfang Bai said meaningfully, "Compared to giving up, I think what you're showing now is a kind of restraint. You're still striving for those two great dreams, just not on the surface anymore."
"Haha... You saw right through my disguise, Ms. Liu. You truly understand me perfectly. You are a confidante I have chosen."
Wang Hao laughed loudly, then looked at Dongfang Bai and said with a smile, "I have stated my dream, now it's your turn, Master Liu!"
He appeared quite calm on the surface, but in reality, he was extremely nervous.
For someone as strong-willed and intelligent as Dongfang Bai, the chances of success with this kind of questioning are highest on the first try. If the first attempt fails, it will be difficult to get the answer out of him again.
He originally planned to let things develop for a few more days, until their relationship progressed further, at which point he would have a better chance of success.
But unexpectedly, such a good opportunity has appeared today, so I decided to take a gamble.
"Young master's wound has reopened; let me reapply the medicine to him."
Just then, dozens of streaks of blood began to seep from Wang Hao's clothes, flowing from his internal wounds. The sight was quite gruesome, causing Dongfang Bai's heart to tremble.
She had only noticed that Wang Hao was injured, but she hadn't expected it to be so serious. There were dozens of bleeding wounds all over his body, which gave her an idea of how horrific his injuries must have been.
And all of this was done in order to obtain that Heavenly Mountain snow lotus for himself!
"They're just minor injuries, nothing serious. Rather than reapplying the medicine, I'd like to listen to your dreams; who knows, I might actually be able to help you achieve them!"
Grabbing Dongfang Bai's delicate hand as she picked up the medicine bottle again, Wang Hao said Tyrannical Dao.
The bloodstains on his body were intentional, clearly done to elicit sympathy and increase his chances of success.
"Is my lord so obsessed with my dream?"
He tried to pull his hand away from where it was being held, but couldn't. Dongfang Bai lowered his eyelids and said softly.
"Because I can tell you're no ordinary person. Dancers with Peak Super-First-Rate cultivation are rare indeed! And your coming to the capital must have some purpose. Asking about your dream now is to see if it conflicts with my stance, and it will also determine whether I continue to pursue you."
Holding Dongfang Bai's delicate hand tightly, Wang Hao leaned forward, almost face to face with Dongfang Bai, looking directly into her beautiful, Shusui- like eyes.
This can be considered a showdown!
Feeling uneasy under Wang Hao's gaze, Dongfang Bai suddenly stood up, channeled his inner energy, and withdrew his hand, coldly saying, "Since you've seen through my abilities and still dare to say it, aren't you afraid I'll kill you? At this close range, even your Peak Grandmaster guard can't stop me."
Last night, she secretly ordered her subordinates to follow them, and naturally received a report that a Peak Grandmaster expert had secretly issued a warning. She guessed that it was likely this person's guard, which further confirmed her belief in the high status of this person.
After all, even the Da Ming royal family wasn't so extravagant as to assign Peak Grandmaster expert as a bodyguard to every single one of their members.
However, she was still confident that she could kill Wang Hao before the powerful guard in the shadows could react, after all, the difference in strength between the two was too great, enough for her to kill him with a single blow.
"Of course I'm afraid, but I believe you won't kill me before you achieve your own goals, otherwise you won't be able to stay in the capital."
Wang Hao appeared confident and fearless, seemingly unconcerned that Dongfang Bai would make a move, but in reality, he was terrified.
After all, this is Dongfang Bubai, the invincible killer!
"You're very bold, but also very interesting, and you deserve to listen to my dreams!"
With his hands behind his back, Dongfang Bai shed all pretense, revealing an unparalleled Haki.
"My dream is to master all the divine skills in the world, become the number one martial arts master, sit on the throne of the martial arts alliance leader, and..."
At this point, Dongfang Bai paused, then murmured to himself, "If time could flow backward, I would want to go back and kill someone I would regret for the rest of my life!"
"Ding-dong! Side quest generated."
Side Quest 1: Help Dongfang Bai collect ultimate martial arts techniques!
Collection criteria: One Second-rate martial art Fortune Points, First-Rate- rate martial art Fortune Points, one Grandmaster- level martial art Fortune Points, Xiantian Grandmaster- level martial art grants one thousand Fortune Points. There is no limit to the number of martial arts that can be collected.
Side Quest 2: Help Dongfang Bai become the number one person in the world and sit on the throne of the martial arts alliance leader!
The reward for completing the task is 10,000 Fortune Points; failure to complete the task will deduct 10,000 Fortune Points.
Side Quest 3: Reverse time to kill the host's predecessor and prevent the complete annihilation of the Dongfang Lineage!
The reward for completing the task is 100,000 Fortune Points; failure to complete the task will deduct 100,000 Fortune Points.
As Dongfang Bai expressed his wish, a series of notifications immediately appeared in Wang Hao's mind, indicating that a side quest had been triggered.
Wang Hao remained relatively calm and even a little excited while looking at the first two side quests, but he was completely dumbfounded when he saw the third side quest.
However, now was not the time to ask Xiao Mengmeng about these things. Wang Hao maintained his warm and gentle smile, clapped his hands, and exclaimed, "A good dream, and it doesn't conflict with mine. Now we can proceed to the final step."
Then, under Dongfang Bai's bewildered gaze, Wang Hao knelt on one knee, took the beauty's hand, and said tenderly, " Rushi, please marry me! I will protect you with my life, bring you happiness, and for you, I would give my heart to show you!"
"..."
Dongfang Bai was stunned again, his mind completely blank.
She had never experienced anything like this before!
However, Dongfang Bai, worthy of being the future number one martial arts master, possessed exceptional mental fortitude. He quickly regained his composure and politely declined, saying, "I am already a withered flower, and dare not accept your kindness!"
Just kidding, they've only known each other for less than two days. Even if this guy brought over a top-quality Heavenly Mountain snow lotus, there's no way he'd let her marry him.
Furthermore, the current Da Ming emperor is also her enemy, and they will inevitably be enemies in the future, making it even more impossible for her to marry him.
Of course, despite her refusal, she was still very touched.
After all, this era was a man's world, and it was extremely rare for a man to kneel down for a woman, let alone someone of such high status.
Dongfang Bai had no idea that Wang Hao came from the modern era. In that time, if the man didn't kneel down on one knee to propose to the woman, who would be willing to marry him?
Compared to this, Wang Hao's proposal was rather simple, since he hadn't prepared a ring beforehand. Fortunately, Dongfang Bai wasn't a modern woman; otherwise, she probably would have kicked him away long ago if she hadn't been offered a proposal without a diamond ring.
"What? You're already a used woman? Why didn't you say so sooner? You've wasted my feelings and money!"
Unexpectedly, Wang Hao seemed to be provoked by Dongfang Bai's words. His expression changed immediately, and he picked up the outer robe placed on the soft couch next to him. Without even glancing at Dongfang Bai, he slammed the door and left.
"..."
Left alone in the room, Dongfang Bai was once again dumbfounded by Wang Hao's actions, not understanding what was going on.
"Ha! Men!"
After regaining her senses, Dongfang Bai gave a disdainful, cold laugh. "Broken flower body" is usually used to describe a woman who has lost her virginity. She only said that to reject that guy.
After all, she really couldn't marry him, but this guy was of noble status, and the capital was his territory. If she refused directly, it might cause trouble, so she came up with that excuse.
But as soon as he heard this, his attitude changed completely. He even went so far as to talk about protecting her with his life and showing her his heart.
Sure enough, no man is any good!
Dongfang Bubai didn't know was that Wang Hao breathed a huge sigh of relief after leaving, since there was no point in staying any longer after his plan to win over the girl through a roundabout way had failed.
Now that the side quest has been triggered, there's even less reason to stay.
So those words were just an attempt to extricate myself as quickly as possible, lest I expose something.
After all, that girl is quite intelligent!
Without daring to pause for even a moment, Wang Hao quickly arrived at the bottom floor. Seeing the beautiful woman there, his eyes darted around, and he immediately stormed over, angrily shouting, "What's going on with this Listening to Rain Pavilion? What nonsense about being the number one beauty in Chuanshu? She's long since a withered flower, yet you dare to bring her out to embarrass yourself? Do you think I'm easy to bully?"
Upon hearing this, Listening to Rain Pavilion immediately fell silent, and everyone's eyes turned to look at them.
The beautiful woman was stunned by Wang Hao's barrage of angry words, her mind going blank. She had never experienced anything like this before, but she quickly recovered and said apologetically with a smile, " Young Master Zhu, please calm down. Is there some misunderstanding?"
"There's no misunderstanding. Liu Rushi admitted it. Quickly return my 20,000 taels of silver, or don't blame me for burning down your Listening to Rain Pavilion."
Wang Hao spoke arrogantly, a stark contrast to his previous refined demeanor, and even directly demanded the return of the 20,000 taels of silver he had previously paid for prostitution.
"Oh? Young Master Zhu, I'm so sorry, I'll return it right away."
The beautiful woman was dumbfounded. She looked up at the boudoir where Dongfang Bai was on the ninth floor and assumed that it was Dongfang Bai's deliberate arrangement. She didn't dare to say anything more and hurriedly took out two 10,000-tael silver notes and returned them to Wang Hao.
"You're smart enough to know your place. Don't cause this kind of trouble again. Everyone who comes here is a big shot in the capital. It's an insult to entertain them with these used and faded women!"
After accepting the two 10,000-tael silver notes, Wang Hao cursed loudly again before striding out of the Listening to Rain Pavilion.
Those inside the Listening to Rain Pavilion nodded in agreement upon hearing Wang Hao's words, and at the same time, they gave up their thoughts about the so-called number one beauty of Chuanshu.
Previously, Dongfang Bai had put a lot of effort into publicity in order to attract people of sufficient status to whom she could extract information, which attracted a large number of young noblemen.
However, now that she's suddenly labeled as a withered flower, her appeal has plummeted. Coupled with Wang Hao's words, even those who still have some lingering feelings will likely stop contacting her out of politeness.
"That bastard!"
Sitting in her boudoir, Dongfang Bai clenched her fists tightly. If she hadn't still had some sense of reason, she would have rushed out and torn Wang Hao to pieces long ago.
She, Dongfang Bai, had never suffered such humiliation!
"Miss, you..."
The beautiful woman quickly entered the room, closed the door, and then looked at Dongfang Bai with a puzzled expression, not understanding what he was doing.
"The intelligence has been basically gathered, and I will be leaving the capital tomorrow. As for what happened just now, I said that on purpose, so you wouldn't have trouble explaining things to those young masters after I leave."
Dongfang Bai suppressed his anger, appearing confident and composed.
Although she hated that bastard to the core, she had to maintain an air of authority in front of her subordinates, so she had no choice but to take the blame herself.
Besides, after Wang Hao's words, he had virtually no chance of attracting anyone of importance to extract information, so he had no choice but to leave.
Fortunately, we've already gotten most of the information about what happened back then, and we even unexpectedly acquired a powerful skill, so the gains have exceeded our expectations.
"Miss is wise!"
The beautiful woman suddenly realized, and her admiration for Dongfang Bai's intelligence was beyond measure.
Indeed, after this commotion, those young masters lost much of their interest in Dongfang Bai. Even if some still harbored feelings for her, she was able to appease them.