My Endless Life.

Chapter 584 Eat
Ephisia was invited by Sophie Yuna to sit next to the seat reserved for the two of them.

This exclusive dining table, which had never been sat by anyone except Li Qi and Sophie Yuna, welcomed its first guest.

Sophie Yuna sat next to Li Qi, holding him with one hand as if to declare her sovereignty. Ephisia sat opposite her, staring at Sophie Yuna's hand. The atmosphere between the two of them dropped to freezing point.

"Don't put on such an attitude. You wanted to see Richie, and I let you see him. What else do you want?"

Sophie Yuna is arrogant. Except in front of Li Qi and the Queen of the Empire, she treats everyone like this, even Zelia herself.

Efisia did not respond to Sophie Yuna. She looked at Li Qi and said seriously:

"Rich, if you don't want this kind of life, you can just tell me and I will help you."

"Help?" Sophie Yuna interrupted before Li Qi could speak, "You are an exiled princess who doesn't even have the right of inheritance. What qualifications do you have to help Li Qi?"

"It's none of your business!"

“Haha, that’s a good one, you don’t have to worry about it. I won’t talk about other things. Let’s just talk about this time, when Richie was almost caught and ended up in the Darkest Star Sea. What did you do during this period?
"Be your 'Princess' in the Sages' Meeting? Or be a pure spectator, watching everything like a movie?"

Sophieuna's tone was unfriendly. She did not relax her attitude at all because Ephisia was her sister. Instead, she was even more strict.

She continued, "You didn't do anything! You didn't try to save Richie! You didn't have the strength to save him! If I hadn't brought people there in time, Richie would have been taken away again! Is this what you mean by 'help'?"

Sophiuna's words were full of sarcasm. Such contempt and disdain made Ephisia grit her teeth.

But Ephissia had no way to refute it, because what Sophiuna said was right. She was not throwing mud at Ephissia without reason. She was just stating the facts.

But sometimes the truth can hurt more than a lie.

Ephisia hated Sophiuna, but at the same time she also hated herself for not being able to do anything at that time.

She's always like this.

No matter what I do, I can never compare to Sophie Yuna. It was like that in the past, it is like that now... and maybe it will be like that in the future.

"Okay, can you two sisters stop quarreling? You weren't like this when you were little."

When the quarrel stopped, Li Qi's persuasive voice was heard.

Sophie Yuna and Ephisia looked at each other after hearing this, then snorted coldly and turned their heads away.

Sophie hugged Li Qi even tighter, as if she was worried that Ephisia would snatch Li Qi away.

This is natural. After all, the "childhood" that Li Qi refers to is his and Effie's childhood.

Li Qi and Effie met when they were six years old, and at that time, Sophie Yuna was almost an adult, so strictly speaking, Li Qi and Effie Xia were childhood sweethearts.

It’s just...people who cultivate consciousness have a long lifespan, and the stronger a person is, the longer their lifespan is. A mere age difference of ten years or so is nothing at all.

Therefore, even if Sophie really snatched Li Qi away from Effie, Effisia would not point at Sophie Yuna and curse her like "an old cow eating young grass".

Li Qi's persuasion did have some effect.

At least the sisters Sophiana and Ephisia calmed down and stopped arguing.

Seeing that the atmosphere had eased, Li Qi went on to talk about some childhood events and persuaded Sophieuna to be nicer to Ephisia. After all, in the imperial family, there were very few sisters who had the same parents. Especially since the two were born by the empress herself and not from test tube embryos, this kind of family relationship was even more precious.

However, Li Qi did not forget to let Ephisia settle down. After all, Li Qi and Sophie Yuna were the engaged couple recognized by each other's families, and in a few years they would walk down the aisle.

This relationship cannot be shaken by Ephisia's personal will.

Considering his good relationship with Ephisia in the past, Li Qi advised her not to think about herself anymore and to focus on improving her own strength.

But although Li Qi said this, he didn’t know whether Ephisia would listen or not.

Anyway, when Ephisia left...she had a very unhappy expression.

I hope she doesn't do anything stupid.

A rare meeting between sisters ended in a bad mood.

After Li Qi and Sophie Yuna confirmed their next itinerary, they returned to their room to rest.

After returning to the Richie, there would definitely be no more accidents, because Richie knew that in order to welcome him back, Sophie Yuna mobilized all her connections and even invited a ninth-level royal priest.

It's just that the royal priest is hiding in the dark to protect the fleet. He will not appear unless he encounters an enemy of equal strength.

On the surface, there is only one eighth-level mecha master who is the strongest in this fleet.

Therefore, even if there were some blind people who came to cause trouble for the returning Imperial Fleet, or even if Wuming came here in person, this fleet would be fine.

Li Qi didn't need to worry about whether there would be any accidents along the way. He only needed to consider how to explain to Zelia when he returned.

Even though Zelia wasn't very angry about running away from home this time, she still had to go through the formalities.

There will definitely be appropriate punishment, but considering how much Zelia dotes on Li Qi, it should be just a few months of house arrest, which won't be too serious.

And after returning, Li Qi also had many questions he wanted to ask Zelia.

Why was she so good to herself? Why didn't she allow herself to cultivate her consciousness, but let herself escape from the empire?

Li Qi wanted to understand these questions.

He didn't know whether Zelia would tell him, but if Li Qi didn't ask, he would probably never know the answers to these questions.

Returning to his manor-like house on the battleship, Li Qi was planning to recuperate and have a good rest, but not long after, Sophie Yuna came to his door.

She entered Li Qi's house and knocked on the door of Li Qi's room.

Boom boom boom——“…”

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Li Qi knew who was coming without even using his conscious power to look.

He had just laid down, but he had to get up again, put on his clothes and open the door.

Outside the door, Sophie Yuna, also wearing only pajamas, stood there.

“…Sophie?”

Seeing Sophie Yuna wearing thin clothes, Li Qi's eyelids twitched.

Sophie Yuna looked at Li Qi with complicated eyes. She walked into the room, closed the door, and locked it.

Li Qi watched her movements and never stopped her from beginning to end. He just stepped back a few steps, sat on the chair in the room, looked up at Sophie Yuna who was leaning against the door, and asked:

"Are you going to do it...now?"

"!!!"

Sophie Yuna, who had been mentally prepared, became flustered by Li Qi's words. She opened her mouth, looking flustered and at a loss, like an innocent little girl.

In this regard, Sophie Yuna is still a newcomer and cannot compare to Li Qi, who has been married twice and has many children and grandchildren.

Therefore, Li Qi could see Sophie Yuna's nervousness and anxiety.

He patted the table, motioned Sophie Yuna to sit down, and said softly:

"Don't be nervous. After all, we are an engaged couple. Whatever we do is natural. So even if you do something today, I won't be angry. I just have something to ask you, Sophie."

Li Qi looked into Sophie Yuna's eyes and asked seriously, "Are you really ready?"

Li Qi's identity in this life is extraordinary. Although Sophie Yuna is engaged to him, if she really wants to do such a thing, she has to wait until they get married.

This is the etiquette among nobles, especially nobles like them who are at the top of the empire, they need to observe such etiquette.

In other words, if Sophie Yuna and Li Qi were married today, their wedding would have to be held earlier. Once they got married, the other princes and princesses who were originally on the sidelines would really launch an offensive against Sophie Yuna.

Because if the two of them really got married, it would mean that Sophiona would have the support of the Sarnak family, and her own power would leap to the top among all the princes and princesses who have the right of inheritance.

It was at that time that Sophie Yuna truly stepped into the dangerous vortex of the fight for the throne.

Sophie Yuna understood Li Qi's question, so her original nervousness and anxiety instantly turned into loss.

She murmured:
"I...I'm just worried...about losing you..."

"Is this so..."

Li Qi saw Sophie Yuna's uneasiness.

If Li Qi had just run away, Sophie Yuna would not have been so panicked. What really panicked Sophie Yuna was the increasingly charming charm of Li Qi.

This charm makes all the girls unconsciously approach him. They are pursuing him, wanting to get him, and wanting to possess him like Sophie Yuna.

And these people happen to be from the Federation, which is a place where Sophie Yuna’s own influence cannot spread.

There, the forces that Sophie Yuna has always relied on cannot play an effective role, which means that Li Qi is likely to be taken away by someone.

This was something Sophie Yuna didn't want to see.

She was afraid that Li Qi would really leave her, and she was even more afraid that one day Li Qi would marry someone else.

So after Li Qi came back, she thought of using this method to keep Li Qi here.

Although she had thought about being more direct and tough and showing the style she had always shown to outsiders, when the time really came, she began to hesitate.

She is the one who appears tough on the outside but is timid on the inside.

Li Qi stared at Sophie Yuna, as if he could see through her inner thoughts. Then he stood up and hugged Sophie Yuna, who was sitting there, in his arms.

"If you are ready, let's get married when we get back."

Li Qi whispered in her ear.

Li Qi would not resist such a thing, nor could he resist. He was not the kind of person who would not eat meat even if it was placed in front of him.

But compared to simply enjoying that kind of thing, Li Qi cares about more things. After he really marries Sophie Yuna, he will definitely be surrounded by troubles brought by other princes and princesses.

This is the reason why Li Qi doesn't want to be a real husband and wife with Sophie Yuna now.

However... since Sophie Yuna is already prepared, Li Qi, as a man, naturally cannot back down.

He has not been assimilated by this world and has not taken on responsibilities, which is what a man should do.

Li Qi thought so and planned to "eat" Sophie Yuna today.

It’s a pity that Li Qi miscalculated one thing.

Sophie Yuna is stronger than him now...

and so…

The person who was actually "eaten" that night was not Sophie Yuna...

But himself.

(End of this chapter)