Deal

"You guys go ahead; I have to meet someone." As Yawen, Xueli, Yunxi was about to go eat something after the auction was finished, Xi Qiye uttered.

"What? Do you not want to eat with me? Look, I am sorry for mocking you earlier, alright?" Yunxi thought Xi Qiye was angry with her, and it was a fact they would go bankrupt buying that strange box... however unbelievable it was, so she apologized. Although she was many things, unreasonable wasn't one of them.

"Haha... don't worry about it. I really have to meet someone. It won't take long either, don't eat my portion." He winked at her and scurried away.

"I swear, Xueli, did you intentionally married to a rouge to spite me for my clinginess?" Aggravated at the gall of Xi Qiye, Yuxin theorized.

"As if. We were betrothed before I even met you."

"Then why didn't you ever told me about him and not even invited me to the marriage."

"As I said earlier, it happened in a hurry."

...

Xi Qiye changed his figure and went to meet up with Jing Fenfang.

"You are here." Once there, he saw Jing Fenfang's sensuous body leaning against the wall. It seems like she was waiting for some time.

"Have you prepared what I asked for?" If he had time, he would have loved to flirt with her, but unfortunately, he had a Sealed Soul to steal. Which by another round of soul search earlier confirmed its position to be still in Royal Capital.

"Right. Here."

She threw a space ring towards him. Xi Qiye checked its content in a second and put it in his pocket.

"So... how long will it take for you to create the antidote?"

"About a week, give or take."

"A week?!" She didn't expect it to take that long.

Of course, it wouldn't. He just wanted to make her desperate. The Black Krait Snake was an Emperor Realm beast, born in the darkest of places, and their venom was very potent. Finding a Black Krait Snake was hard; finding its antidote was even harder.

Jing Fenfang's brain was in turmoil. She remembered how her mother was suffering even now as she is speaking. Just them, she heard the faintest of a chuckle. Her teeth clenched instantly; she understood immediately why it would take a week.

Her trudging directed towards Xi Qiye, only stopping at the hand's distance.

"Can mister please try to do it faster?" She bit her lower cherry-red lips.

"Hmm?" He smirked. "I can truly try if... I get the chance to inspect the goods I am about to receive."

The exasperated Jing Fenfang's body suddenly went stiff. A rough hand was rubbing her bubbly butt unceremoniously.

Smack!

Her brain experienced several degrees of humiliation; never in her life did she expect a man to play with her so overbearingly. Much less an unknown man who she met earlier today.

After pinching, smacking, and rubbing her butt for another five straight minutes, Xi Qiye finally took his hands off. "I have checked the quality of the goods. It is to my liking. Now I feel like I can make the antidote in six days."

Balled up fist of Jing Fenfang opened and closed. She didn't know if she should be happy that minutes of groping had earned her mother a day less of suffering or angry that it was only one day. But one thing she sure of, it was all she can handle in one day. If he touches her again, she didn't know what she would do.

"Well, then. I will send the first antidote six days later at this address. It will be a free one, but the next two will cost you, keep it in mind."

"And also."

Smack!

This particular smack on her butt was even harder than before; she was sure there were imprints already. Her flaming eyes glared at him in indignation.

"Don't try to pull that little stunt as you pulled earlier."

With that, he departed, leaving an outraged Jing Fenfang.

...

It took Xi Qiye ten minutes to reach the restaurant three girls were eating at.

This place was familiar to Xi Qiye; Xi Family owned it after all. The most luxurious restaurant in Royal Capital, reserved for the strongest and upper powers, it was known for its premium food quality.

It was easy to spot the trio since they were all peerless beauties and always stood out.

Xi Qiye's eyebrows twitched, seeing the amount of food on their table. Looking at the food and then at their thin stomach, he wondered how they would eat that much?

"Xi Qiye, I heard your family owned this place, and the food is delicious, so I ordered a bit more than usual and put the bill in your name. That's fine with you, right?" The moment Yunxi saw Xi Qiye, she smirked in delight. She ordered the most expensive item on the list and was sure he would be pissed off. So when Xi Qiye, calm as ever, sat down and said, "it's completely fine," her schadenfreude smile froze before widening.

"I will even hope you guys don't put any weight." Cutting a piece of meat that looked the best among several dishes, he started eating.

The girls involuntarily glanced down at the amount of fat present in the meat, and their faces turned a bit unnatural.

Xi Qiye enjoyed watching them pick apart their meat from lean places, leaving the juicy fat ones for him to relish.

Yunxi grunted how she couldn't get the upper hand on this guy no matter what she does.

"Yunxi, how long are you going to stay here this time?" The least spoken person here, his scheming wife asked.

'Come to think of it, that Jing Chen still hadn't made a move against me, is he waiting for something?'

"Well, you know my mother is very busy with her work as a Queen as always and can't come to attend your marriage reception. So I will be Nanfeng Kingdom's representative in the upcoming event. After that, I will stay probably depart the next day."

"So another three days?"

"Uh-huh. Why, do you want me to be gone away that quickly?" Yunxu looked hurt.

"Sigh! It's not like that. Rather, Xi Qiye will be following you to your Kingdom?"

"Huh? Why?"

"Royal Father and Duke Xi wants him to learn swordsmanship... from Queen Nanfeng Aoxue."

"What?" Yunxi looked at Xi Qiye, who seem completely unbothered by this. She did remember King Chu and Duke Xi aid when her Kingdom was in war five years ago, is this their way of asking for a repayment? But to teach a 3rd Level Body Refinement Realm?...

"Big Sis Yunxi, you may not know this but brother-in-law's swordsmanship is one of the best in this Kingdom. It was also the reason why he never got interested in the way of cultivation." Yawen spoke for Xueli, looking enthusiastic and prideful.

"Him?" The scrutinised gaze of Yunxi intensified. This feeble looking white face is a great swordsman?