Is there any hope for me, who proposed to the world-destroying empress at the very beginning?

At this point, he gave Ning Zhexian a meaningful look.

"Hehehe!!"

"Crack!"

In an instant, Ning Zhexian clenched her fists again, her teeth practically grinding to powder.

This is a self-deprecating joke about being old!

Are you implying that a beautiful woman is too old?!

It's not too late yet.

Su Liang followed suit and shook his head again.

"Besides, while you are certainly stunningly beautiful, I've seen several women who are just as beautiful as you."

"To be honest, the most beautiful woman in the Great Qin Dynasty, Princess Jun Hongyan, is my fiancée."

"My wife is much younger than you. What do you think gives you an advantage?"

After Su Liang asked such a sincere question, Ning Zhexian's face turned bright red.

My lungs are about to explode!

What women hate most is comparing themselves to another woman, especially one who is much younger than them.

Even the Palace Master of Qinghan Palace was no exception.

So much so that she lost her temper and angrily slapped her knee, huffing in a very womanly manner.

"What a frivolous woman! Is the most beautiful woman in Qin blind to have chosen you?"

"I bother!"

"If you were his fiancé, what would it matter if I married you—"

Realizing that her words might have been somewhat inappropriate, Ning Zhexian snorted coldly and turned her head away.

The moonlight was hazy, and it happened to illuminate Su Liang's back, which he saw.

Silent all night.

Despite being seething with anger, Ning Zhexian slept soundly that night.

When I woke up again, the eastern sky was just beginning to lighten with the first hint of dawn.

It was now the early morning of the second day.

Seeing that Ning Zhexian had awakened, Su Liang put away his Po Jun spear and turned to sit down beside her.

"Slept well?"

Ning Zhexian frowned slightly.

"You didn't sleep all night?"

"There always needs to be a watchman. If other ferocious beasts gather around, I'm afraid I'll die if I'm with a lazy pig like you!"

Hearing such sarcasm, Ning Zhexian's cheeks flushed slightly, then she said coldly,

"I'll keep watch tonight!"

(Regarding why he didn't just stab her to death, objectively speaking, the male protagonist is a good person, and the other party is a beautiful woman. He could have just captured her and used her as sex slave without killing her.)

Subjectively speaking, this is a pineapple bun, not a certain Lu (Is my analysis correct?)

Chapter Seventy-Eight: A Gentleman's Agreement

"Ah!"

"What are you laughing at now?"

Facing Ning Zhexian's fierce gaze, Su Liang was used to it and said calmly,

"No, I just didn't expect you to take such a small thing so seriously."

"I saved you twice before, and instead of repaying me, you wanted to kill me. That's really strange!"

"One thing at a time."

"I never said I would let you go."

Ning Zhexian retorted in a low voice.

After a night's rest, her body had fully recovered, and she turned to leave.

It is located on a cliff.

But after she had only taken two steps, she heard Su Liang remind her from behind.

"If you don't want to cause any more trouble, just stay here quietly. You're making too much noise."

"And I can't guarantee that I'll risk my life to save you like I did last night."

Ning Zhexian frowned slightly, wanting to refute.

At that moment, a low roar came from the outside again.

Ning Zhexian's tense body finally relaxed, and she took two steps back, returning to Su Liang's side.

Not long after.

When Su Liang returned, he heard him casually joke,

"Alright, there's no major problem for now, provided you don't do anything reckless."

Seeing Su Liang's irritating appearance, Ning Zhexian felt a surge of hatred.

But she also had to face a reality.

This despicable guy in front of her is probably the key to her trip!

Because she could sense that Su Liang's intuition about danger was far superior to hers at that moment.

Or rather, Su Liang was more familiar with this place than she was.

After all, the system is useful sometimes.

At this moment, the morning sun rose from the east, casting rays of light that illuminated the wilderness.

After all the conflicts of yesterday and last night, Ning Zhexian finally acknowledged the current situation: she now needs Su Liang's protection.

But how could she possibly bring that up?

They were threatening to kill us before, repaying kindness with enmity, and now they're begging for help... She's the third most powerful woman in the world, she can't afford to lose face like that!

On several occasions, Ning Zhexian hesitated to speak.

But as time went on, she became more aware that she couldn't procrastinate.

Ning Zhexian was never one to beat around the bush, and finally took the initiative to speak.

"I see that your strength is only at the Foundation Establishment stage, yet you can move freely in this Yunmeng Great Swamp, so your foundation must be quite good."

"I'll ask you one last time—"

"You really haven't heard of my name?"

After Ning Zhexian finished speaking, Su Liang couldn't help but look up and ask.

Why are you so fixated on your name? Is it even that important?

Upon hearing this, Ning Zhexian was truly quite surprised.

She could tell that Su Liang wasn't lying.

but!

As the world-renowned third person and the master of Qinghan Palace, is there anyone in this world who doesn't know her?

However, this is somewhat understandable, considering that the other party had previously been unmoved by his words and even intensified their actions...

And that is precisely the most important point.

There is room for cooperation only when people don't know each other.

While pondering, Su Liang raised his hand to indicate that she could continue the previous topic, while occasionally observing the surroundings.

Ning Zhexian continued.

"Admittedly, your foundation is not bad, but your combat skills are too crude and rudimentary."

Relying solely on animalistic instincts and reflexes, they are completely unable to unleash the hidden power within their bodies.

"Don't rush to refute. For an ordinary person, this height is indeed not bad, but it is far from the top and far from perfect perfection."

"Are you really willing to stop here?"

Ning Zhexian waited a moment, and only spoke again after confirming that Su Liang had no intention of refuting him.

"However, I can help you make up for this, and even make you several times better than before!"

"Tell me, what are your conditions?"

Su Liang seemed to have seen through Ning Zhexian's intentions long ago, and asked with a smile.

Ning Zhexian gritted her teeth. So what if her intentions were seen through? Couldn't she just say it out loud?

Since Su Liang saw through his intentions, yet did not leave.

So he stayed here, which must be because he was waiting for Ning Zhexian to say it himself.

What a treacherous fellow!

Having roughly thought of this, Ning Zhexian spoke up.

"I need you to protect me for half a month until I recover my strength. During this time, I will guide you in your training and combat."

"Furthermore, once I recover my cultivation, I can take you away from here."

After saying this, Ning Zhexian looked at Su Liang with a strange gaze.

"You don't agree?"

Meeting Ning Zhexian's questioning gaze, Su Liang spread his hands.

To be precise, I agree halfway.