Ye Ziyun glared at
"Oh, uh… bad timing. Sorry about that!" Nie Li gave an awkward chuckle and quickly turned to leave.
"Nie Li! Who told you to barge in here? Get out!" The more Ye Ziyun thought about it, the angrier she became. She let out a cold hmph, flicked her right hand, and a shard of ice shot toward Nie Li.
Sensing the temperature in the room plummet, Nie Li scrambled out the door and pulled it shut behind him.
With a sharp crack, the ice shard exploded, covering the door in a layer of frost.
Seeing Ye Ziyun's furious expression, Xiao Ning'er let out a soft laugh and glanced toward the door. Nie Li's burning gaze had indeed made her a little bashful, but a competitive thought also stirred in her heart — between her and Ye Ziyun, who could attract Nie Li more?
"That Nie Li — always pulling stunts like this. He really needs to be taught a lesson," Ye Ziyun huffed indignantly. Her own face was red all the way to the base of her neck. Never mind Ning'er, who had nothing on but a chest binding — she herself was practically naked in that see-through robe. Those sharp eyes of his — who knew how much he'd seen? He definitely got an eyeful.
"Nie Li didn't do it on purpose. He was probably worried about us. That's why he rushed in," Xiao Ning'er said, pressing her lips together.
"Ning'er, you're not even married to Nie Li yet and you're already defending him. In the future, you'll be bullied to death by him," Ye Ziyun pouted, clearly indignant.
At Ye Ziyun's words, a shadow of sorrow flickered through Xiao Ning'er's eyes. Marry Nie Li? Could she really be worthy of him? His talent was extraordinary — only a favored daughter of heaven like Ye Ziyun would be a suitable match for him. What was she? What could the Wing Dragon Family possibly offer compared to the Wind Snow Family?
Ye Ziyun watched as Xiao Ning'er suddenly fell silent, and for reasons she couldn't quite explain, a faint ache stirred in her own heart. Though Xiao Ning'er seemed cold and unapproachable on the outside, her heart was burning hot. Once she fell for someone, she became extraordinarily tender, willing to give everything she had. As for herself, she was different from Ning'er — as the daughter of the City Lord of the
In that regard, she wasn't really suited for Nie Li.
Out in the courtyard, images from moments ago kept flashing through Nie Li's mind — two beautiful young maidens. Truly worthy of being the two most radiant goddesses the City of Radiance would ever produce. Even if he'd gotten beaten to a pulp for barging in, it would have been worth it.
In his previous life, if the City of Radiance hadn't fallen, a good-for-nothing poor kid like Nie Li would never have caught the attention of his goddess, Ye Ziyun. Having endured life and death together back then, and then being reborn, Nie Li's feelings for Ye Ziyun were absolutely unshakable. As for Ning'er — in his previous life, he'd barely had any interaction with her. He'd only felt a bit of pity toward her. In this life, through a twist of fate, Nie Li had changed Xiao Ning'er's entire life. How he was supposed to handle Ning'er's feelings for him now was something he genuinely struggled with.
But Nie Li was a naturally easygoing person. Whatever couldn't be solved now could be left for the future.
Nie Li sat cross-legged in the courtyard and continued refining his Soul Power. Having advanced to Gold Two Star, he'd gained a new level of understanding. All things possessed spirit, and the Soul Power in this world was left behind by all manner of living things after they perished. His Soul Sea had a powerful attractive effect on the surrounding Soul Power — the more he ventured into places like battlefields, the faster his cultivation progressed.
Still, he'd need to be more careful going forward to avoid accidents like this one.
It wasn't until evening that Ye Ziyun finally emerged from the room.
"Ziyun." Nie Li waved, greeting her with a slightly sheepish expression.
Ye Ziyun wore a cold face, and Nie Li assumed she was still angry about what had happened earlier. He could only give an awkward grin. Seeing Ye Ziyun like that didn't bother him much — after all, in his previous life things had gone far further — but the fact that he'd seen Xiao Ning'er was entirely his fault.
"Nie Li, you can no longer live in my villa. Pack your things and move out tonight," Ye Ziyun said, her voice cold and steady.
"Why?" Nie Li looked into Ye Ziyun's eyes and saw nothing but ice and an unprecedented seriousness. He furrowed his brow slightly. "Your father already agreed to it."
Sensing that something was off about Ye Ziyun's demeanor, Nie Li couldn't help but frown.