"This...
Young Lord, we can discuss anything you want."
Ouyang Ye, thinking about the Cave Dwelling's Eye, deliberately tried to flatter Gu Qingfeng, saying, "If you want more Storage Bags, I'll give them to you."
"Storage Bags?"
Gu Qingfeng shook his head. "Not interested. Keep them yourself."
"Young Lord, you should know how dangerous a Cave Dwelling like this can be, right? It's not easy for you to venture in here alone. Right now, it's just the two of us, but who knows if others will catch up soon... When that time comes..." "As for me, I'm not afraid. I'm confident in my ability to protect myself. But what about you? What if they attack you then? I know your Cultivation Level is decent, but as the old saying goes, 'two fists are no match for four hands.' No matter how high your cultivation is, you can't fight off so many people!"
"Back in that previous Cave Dwelling, you saw for yourself how despicable the Hunyuan Sect people are. If I hadn't intervened then, you probably wouldn't have made it here, right?"
"And all along the way, it's been me breaking the formations ahead, allowing you to follow safely and smoothly."
To be fair, Ouyang Ye was truly clever and quick-witted, and absolutely full of cunning schemes. While she claimed to be flattering, her words were actually conveying one message to Gu Qingfeng: that the only reason a guy with your Golden Core cultivation could get here was entirely because this Grandaunt paved the way for you. Without this Grandaunt, not only would you not have reached this place, you'd have died outside long ago. So don't be ungrateful—better spill the method for finding the Cave Dwelling's Eye, or you'll regret it.
Gu Qingfeng naturally understood her meaning but didn't call her out. Testing the erhu's strings, he glanced at Ouyang Ye and said, "So, to express my gratitude for your life-saving grace, I helped you open this central Cave Dwelling, and you've obtained quite a few treasures. Consider that my repayment to you."
"Ah! What repayment? Little Sister felt an instant connection with Young Lord, like we were destined to meet. It was only right for Little Sister to help you. Of course, reaching this central Cave Dwelling was entirely Young Lord's own achievement. For that, Little Sister sincerely thanks you. To express my gratitude, how about I give you another fifty Storage Bags? Pretty generous, right?"
As she spoke, Ouyang Ye took out another fifty Storage Bags. Seeing Gu Qingfeng remain unmoved, not even glancing at the fifty bags on the ground, she gritted her teeth and produced fifty more. To her surprise, Gu Qingfeng still showed no reaction.
Ouyang Ye steeled her heart and took out another fifty Storage Bags.
Gu Qingfeng remained completely indifferent.
Ouyang Ye was seething with hatred inside! She desperately wanted to rush over and give this guy a good beating, but for the sake of the treasures within the Cave Dwelling's Eye, she decided to go all out this time.
Forcing a smile, she tossed out another fifty Storage Bags. This time, Gu Qingfeng finally reacted—though he still didn't look at them—simply replying, "Enough. Put away your worthless junk."
How outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!
Ouyang Ye felt like she was about to explode with anger.
Calling you 'Young Lord' and you actually start thinking you're some young master? Worthless junk? Damn it! All these priceless Storage Bags are considered worthless junk in his eyes?
Ouyang Ye couldn't understand why this guy was so arrogantly self-important!
Not understanding was one thing, but to obtain the treasures within the Cave Dwelling's Eye, Ouyang Ye could only endure. However, this time she decided she wouldn't endure anymore. If soft methods didn't work, she'd use hard ones. She collected the Storage Bags from the ground, stood up directly, and said angrily, "Youth! This Grandaunt has been kindly trying to negotiate cooperation with you! Don't refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit! This Grandaunt's patience has limits!"
"Or what?" Gu Qingfeng adjusted the erhu strings and asked nonchalantly, "Are you going to kill me?"
"You think this Grandaunt doesn't dare? Hmph! Let me tell you, killing you would be as easy as squashing an ant for this Grandaunt! And with only the two of us here, no one would know if I killed you!"
"Then go ahead and kill me."
What?
Ouyang Ye was stunned, as if she hadn't expected Gu Qingfeng to say such a thing. After her shock came fury. "Youth! You really think this Grandaunt doesn't dare, don't you?"
"To be honest, you really don't dare."
"How outrageous! You dare look down on this Grandaunt!"
In her rage, Ouyang Ye summoned a gleaming azure Flying Sword, its tip pointed directly at Gu Qingfeng's neck, threatening, "This Grandaunt asks you one more time: are you going to talk or not!"
"No!"
"Won't talk, huh? I'll count to three. If you still don't talk, this Grandaunt will really kill you!"
"One!"
"Two!"
Ouyang Ye had thought this guy was just putting on a tough act, but now she began to suspect he wasn't pretending at all—he was genuinely tough! She kept staring at Gu Qingfeng and noticed he showed no fear whatsoever, not even a hint of it, as if he was certain she wouldn't dare kill him. Not only was he unafraid, but this bastard hadn't even looked up once the entire time.
Humiliation! Naked humiliation!
And contempt. Naked contempt!
Ouyang Ye had never suffered such humiliation before, never endured such contempt, never been looked down upon like this.
"Three!"
After saying "three" and seeing this guy still unmoved, Ouyang Ye said through gritted teeth, "Youth, I've finished counting to three. You still aren't planning to talk?"
"Whatever."
Gu Qingfeng shrugged, took a sip of wine, and continued adjusting the erhu.
"Fine! 'Whatever,' is it? Fine! Fine! Fine!"
Brilliant light flashed wildly around Ouyang Ye's body. She deliberately released killing intent, glaring furiously at Gu Qingfeng, then suddenly drew back her sword before slashing it down toward Gu Qingfeng's neck.
However, when the blade touched Gu Qingfeng's neck, Ouyang Ye ultimately didn't complete the strike.
It wasn't that she didn't dare, nor that she couldn't, but rather that she didn't want to.
From the beginning, she had only intended to scare him, not actually kill him.
She had thought that if soft methods didn't work, she'd use hard ones, but she never expected this guy's backbone to be so stiff. With the blade against his neck, this bastard didn't even blink, didn't raise his head, didn't even look.
This left Ouyang Ye feeling incredulous and intensely curious. She couldn't understand what gave this guy such confidence? What made him so calm? What made him so composed and unruffled?
She didn't know. She racked her brains but couldn't figure it out.
She only felt this guy was far too strange.
"What's wrong?" Gu Qingfeng looked at her with a smile. "Can't bring yourself to do it?"
"You!" Ouyang Ye was furious but helpless, feeling somewhat defeated inside. "If I didn't pity you, this Grandaunt would have killed you long ago, and besides..." Before she could finish, Gu Qingfeng interrupted, "Alright, enough pretending. You just want to know how to enter the Cave Dwelling's Eye, right?"
Hearing this, Ouyang Ye, who had been fuming with rage moments before, immediately perked up. "You're willing to tell me?"
"That depends on your performance."
"Performance? What performance?" Ouyang Ye inquired. "Just tell me what you want me to do. As long as I can do it, I'll definitely satisfy you."
Gu Qingfeng tilted his head back for another sip of wine, then smiled as his eyes roamed up and down Ouyang Ye's tall and curvaceous figure. "Easy... easy..."