119: Chapter 119 King Qi probably didn't want the world to know that the Empress and King Qi were the same person.

"That's right!" Su Xuan nodded casually.

Whoosh!

Just as he finished speaking, Su Xuan's expression shifted in surprise. He leaned to the side to dodge an incoming attack. "Hey, are you crazy?"

"You actually dared to take off my clothes!" The Empress's face was flushed red, her beautiful eyes filled with shame and indignation. Propping up her weak and sickly body, she struck out with another palm.

Bang!

Su Xuan easily caught the Empress's wrist in his hand, bringing her under control. Frowning, he explained, "Your injuries are too severe. You can't stabilize them with Internal Energy alone; you must use medicinal patches. If I didn't take off your clothes, how was I supposed to apply the medicine?!"

The Empress was in no mood to listen to his explanations. She struggled to break free from Su Xuan's large hand, but she couldn't muster even a bit of Internal Energy. She could only stare at Su Xuan in shame and anger. "Let go of me! I'll kill you!"

Hearing this, Su Xuan couldn't help but roll his eyes in exasperation.

Let go so she could kill him? Unless his brain was broken!

Seeing that Su Xuan wouldn't let go, the Empress opened her mouth and bit directly toward Su Xuan's arm.

Su Xuan was startled and quickly released her wrist, cursing, "Are you insane? Why are you like a dog, biting people at every turn?!"

The Empress ignored Su Xuan's words, stepping forward and striking with her palm once again.

Seeing the Empress being so unreasonable and relentless, Su Xuan also grew a bit angry and flew forward.

Thud! Thud!

He tapped twice directly on the woman's chest, sealing her acupoints. Then, with a flick of his hand, he gave her a flick on the forehead.

Dong~

Being suddenly struck, the Empress was a bit dazed, but the shame and indignation in her heart only intensified.

A series of violent movements, coupled with the current surge of intense emotions...

Pfft—

Finally, the Empress couldn't hold it back and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

Bright red blood stained the ground. The Empress's face appeared even more pale and weak, but the shame and anger in her gaze toward Su Xuan remained undiminished.

Su Xuan could guarantee that if he unsealed her acupoints now, this Tigress would definitely attack again.

Su Xuan was also quite speechless. "Spitting blood now, are we? And you still want to kill me in this state? Move a couple more times and you'll probably die first!"

"What is there to fear in death? I... cough cough... as long as I have a breath left, I will kill you..." the Empress said firmly, supporting her weak body.

Hearing this, Su Xuan's face darkened.

Liking her in his past life was a matter of the past life. In this life, he stepped in to save her, only to end up with an irreconcilable mortal enemy?! This isn't how it's supposed to go!!

No matter how good Su Xuan's temper was, he was completely infuriated by the Empress. "Not afraid of death, are you?!"

"Not! Afraid!"

"Hmph!" Su Xuan snorted coldly, his icy gaze shooting toward the Empress. "Fine, then I'll grant your wish!"

As the words fell, the xuantian sword appeared in his hand.

Before the Empress could recover from her shame and surprise, Su Xuan suddenly raised the longsword and slashed toward her neck.

His Aura was fierce and his strike was decisive, without the slightest hint of joking. It was clearly a killing blow.

Swish!

Seeing the sword's edge about to land on her neck, the Empress's expression changed drastically, and she shouted urgently, "Wait!!"

Zheng—

The blade had already reached the side of the Empress's neck. Su Xuan halted the sword, which emitted a faint hum.

As the hum of the sword slowly died down, Su Xuan sneered, "What, so you know how to be afraid now?"

Feeling the sharp Aura constantly radiating from the xuantian sword's blade, beads of cold sweat trickled down the Empress's forehead. She bit her lip, not daring to say anything else Su Xuan wouldn't like, and replied softly, "Yes..."

The Empress wasn't afraid of death, but she couldn't die. The Phantom Sound Workshop couldn't do without her, and the Qi Kingdom couldn't do without her either.

If she died, the Qi Kingdom would surely fall into chaos. Once Qi was in chaos, other Vassal states would definitely swarm in.

At that time, the Qi Kingdom—the world her brother had worked so hard to conquer, the world she had painstakingly guarded for over ten years—would be finished!

Therefore, she couldn't die yet. At least until her brother returned, she couldn't die...

Besides, what woman wouldn't be furious if a strange man stripped her clothes without her knowledge?!

Wasn't that just a normal reaction? This guy, too—he didn't even hesitate, he just went to hack her to death...

Seeing the Empress soften, the anger in Su Xuan's heart dissipated somewhat. He frowned and spoke coldly, "Apologize to me!"

"Ah?"

"What do you mean 'ah'? I am your savior. Even if you don't express your gratitude, you still wanted to kill me? Hurry up and apologize, or I'll hack you to death right now and act as if I never saved you!"

As he spoke, Su Xuan pressed the longsword half an inch closer, to the point where it almost touched the Empress.

The Empress immediately lost her temper. She swallowed hard and stammered, "I'm... I'm sorry..."

Seeing that Su Xuan still didn't intend to let her go, the Empress bit her silver teeth and continued, "I... I shouldn't have attacked you... Please... please forgive me..."

To stay alive, the Empress was really pushing herself, actually saying such humiliating words.

One must know that even that three-hundred-year-old monster Yuan Tiangang never had such a privilege.

Today, the Empress had truly fallen into Su Xuan's hands.

Seeing the Empress blush while apologizing, the anger in Su Xuan's heart finally vanished. He withdrew the xuantian sword and set it aside casually.

As the longsword left her neck, the Empress breathed a sigh of relief.

Thud! Clang!

Before she could relax for even two seconds, she suddenly heard two crisp sounds.

It turned out that Su Xuan's seemingly casual placement of the xuantian sword had actually smashed a nearby boulder into small fragments, and the sword itself had sunk halfway into the ground.

The Empress's beautiful eyes widened slightly in surprise. A heavy sword?!

Then the Empress's gaze fell upon Su Xuan. This guy was not simple!

"What are you looking at? You're sick!" Su Xuan glanced at the Empress and cursed.

The corner of the Empress's mouth twitched slightly, but she didn't talk back.

In her view, Su Xuan had a very strange temper. If she really provoked his anger, she might actually die here today.

Since the Empress didn't speak, Su Xuan didn't feel like scolding her further. He casually unsealed her acupoints, helped her to sit by the large boulder, and then sat down beside her as well.

Feeling the itchy sensation on her chest, the Empress opened her mouth to speak, but thinking of something, she ultimately said nothing. She lifted her hips slightly and shuffled to the other side, moving a bit further away from Su Xuan.

Su Xuan naturally noticed these small movements but said nothing. After a pause, he said, "The herbal medicine I just applied to you used three herbs that were several decades old. I'll need to use three more later. Setting aside the life-saving favor for now, you must pay me back for my herbs!"

Hearing Su Xuan mention this, a hint of bashful red flashed across the Empress's pretty face. Her beautiful eyes darted away as she said, "I don't have any herbs on me right now..."

"Don't you think I know that?" Su Xuan raised an eyebrow and looked the Empress up and down.

"You..." How could the Empress not know what Su Xuan was implying? But she had no choice and could only snort to express her shame and indignation. "Hmph!"

Su Xuan smiled and stopped teasing her. "I don't need you to give them to me now, but you must return them later!"

"Oh..."

After she spoke, the air was silent for a few seconds. The Empress suddenly felt a bit curious. She looked up and asked, "You trust me that much? You think I'll actually pay you back?"

Su Xuan got down from the boulder and stretched. He didn't answer her question directly but instead pulled a token engraved with the words 'Phantom Sound Workshop' from his robes. He smiled meaningfully and said, "I believe the King of Qi wouldn't want the world to know that the Empress and the King of Qi are the same person, right?"

The Empress frowned and just looked at Su Xuan without saying anything more, a trace of wariness unconsciously rising in her heart.

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