Evan Chu stayed on guard, dodging aside with a flash. "Wait a minute, are you out of your mind? If you kill me, then what? Do you still have the nerve to keep living in this world? Your body was seen and touched by a man all over—are you still planning to get married? Still planning to hold a marriage-by-combat in three years?"
Evan Chu's words struck Rhea Yang like thunder. Her raised hand fell limply, and then—"Wuwu!"—she squatted down on the ground and started crying.
This was exactly the effect Evan Chu wanted. At this moment, Rhea Yang's beauty was truly breathtaking—especially when she wasn't wearing clothes; he had almost lost control, and it took him a long time to suppress the burning desire inside him.
In the past, Rhea Yang could be compared to Jenny Sima and Roxanne Lin, but after Shadow, the Bloodshadow Berserker Lion cub, had purged the impurities from her body, both her temperament and looks were a level above what they used to be.
"Hey, why are you crying? Your man isn't dead yet, is he? There's no need to cry so hard!" Evan Chu kept provoking Rhea Yang.
"You! You! Scoundrel! Shameless! I—I... wuwu!" Rhea Yang was so angry she couldn't even speak clearly.
"Alright, alright. Didn't you want me to join the marriage-by-combat in the future? Since you're willing for me to marry you, why are you crying now? Gouging out my eyes and chopping off my hands—do you know what that is? That's murdering your own husband. You'll get struck by lightning for that!"
Evan Chu was in a great mood. He knew Rhea Yang would be fine soon. Sometimes, you have to be tough with women—not just indulge them all the time. A little thunderous action now and then makes them much more obedient.
"You—you've seen my body. What if, in the future, you... you don't want me? What am I supposed to do then?" Rhea Yang actually stopped crying and looked seriously at Evan Chu as she asked.
"Haha! So that's what you're worried about? Don't worry about that. Sure, I'm a bit of a romantic—I'm destined to have twenty or thirty women in this life—but I won't abandon you. You're pretty enough, just a bit fierce, but I can barely accept that." Evan Chu laughed, seeing his words were having an effect.
"Twenty or thirty women? Fierce? Evan Chu, do you believe I'll kill you right here and now!" Rhea Yang couldn't believe Evan would say something so shameless.
"Kill me? Looks like you're not strong enough for that. You should know, my poison's been cleared and my realm's improved quite a bit. Want to try me?" Evan Chu decided to make Rhea Yang completely submit to his authority—after all, a woman should take a man as her sky.
"If I can't kill you, I'll kill myself!" Rhea Yang said, a longsword suddenly appearing in her hand as she prepared to cut her own throat.
"Enough!" Evan Chu roared. "Since you've chosen me, you should listen to me. Stop with the life-and-death drama in front of me."
I, Evan Chu, hate women like that the most. If I said I'd marry you, then I'll make it happen. Twenty or thirty women? You think I'm the type to take just anyone?
Don't lower your own value. To be my woman, you have to have astonishing talent and beauty that could topple nations. Otherwise, don't even think about it."
After hearing Evan Chu's words, Rhea Yang went from tears to laughter. "Are you serious? You're not lying to me?"
"Are you doubting yourself, or doubting me?" Evan Chu shot back, clearly satisfied that he'd achieved his goal.
Suddenly, Rhea Yang rushed forward and hugged Evan Chu tightly. "I believe you. I believe in myself too. Just promise you won't betray me in the future!"
Evan Chu felt two soft, warm sensations pressing against his chest. The feeling was incredibly comfortable, and with Rhea Yang's fragrant breath, it only stoked the fire. A rush of heat surged in his lower abdomen, and a certain part of him instantly reacted, pressing against something soft.
Rhea Yang naturally felt the strange sensation below and her face instantly turned red. She quickly let go of Evan Chu and said, "Not honest at all!"
Evan Chu, for his part, was reluctant to let go. But now, with Pure Yang Qi in his body, he could suppress it—and even slowly channel it into his Earth Star Pellet to convert it into Chaos Qi. That was something he'd never even dared to imagine before.
At this moment, Shadow—the Bloodshadow Berserker Lion cub—struggled up from the ground. Evan Chu could clearly see its fur had dulled noticeably, and it seemed to have shrunk back to its original size. This change was obviously related to absorbing the poison from his body, and he felt a bit guilty about it.
"Shadow, come here!" Evan Chu called out, and Shadow trotted over happily, leaving Rhea Yang stunned.
"Evan Chu, how did you get this monster beast? It seems really powerful!"
"Haha, of course my pet monster beast is powerful. Who do you think I am?"
"Tch! Arrogant fool!"
Evan Chu smiled and said, "Since there's a gravestone here, this place must be unusual. Should we look around? Who knows, maybe we'll find something interesting."
Rhea Yang actually wanted to see if there were any treasures left by ancient experts here, but she was also a bit worried—this place was just too strange.
"Evan Chu, this is obviously a tomb, but we don't even know where the entrance is. Places with treasure are always full of traps and dangers—it's better to forget it. Besides, it's not safe here. If a monster beast or someone from Sea Dragon Academy shows up, I don't want to do all the work just for someone else to reap the rewards. Don't forget, this is Hellwing Centipede territory."
"Weren't you the one who was so proactive before? Why the sudden change? Women really are fickle creatures!" Evan Chu sighed.
He then had Shadow merge back into his arm. "If you're not interested, let's just go. We've wasted enough days here, it's time to get moving."
After picking a direction, the two of them quickly left. They definitely weren't going back the way they came—if they ran into Hellwing Centipedes again, their lives might really be forfeit.
They couldn't go in the direction Rhea Yang had fled, either. Any spot where dozens of monster beasts could appear was just as dangerous. In this place filled with danger, caution was the only way.
Their journey was uneventful; whether their luck was unbelievably good or just rock-bottom bad, they didn't encounter a single student or monster beast. Evan Chu chatted with Shadow along the way and learned that helping him this time had cost Shadow dearly—all the giant serpent's energy was used up, and it would take at least half a month to recover.
The two walked and joked together, growing much closer. After several hours, they felt tired and were about to look for a secluded place to rest when the sounds of fighting drifted over from afar.
"Rhea Yang, did you hear that? There's a fight going on!" Evan Chu perked up, sensing an opportunity, and asked.
"I heard it. There are quite a few people, too. What, you want to join the fun?" Rhea Yang could see right through Evan Chu's intentions.
"Yeah, there must be a ton of Magic Crystals. Don't you want some?" Evan Chu was already set on going to check it out. If the opportunity arose, he didn't mind killing a few people.
"Just the two of us? We probably can't pull it off. If there are too many people, we'll get crushed." Rhea Yang wanted to go too, but she felt she had to warn Evan Chu—men are impulsive, and if he angered the crowd, it could end badly.
"We'll play it by ear. If there's a chance, we'll strike; if not, we'll run. With my speed, most people can't catch me!" Evan Chu said confidently. The talk of running was just to reassure Rhea Yang—he wouldn't run unless he absolutely had to.
"I know you're a total maniac. Let's go!"