Don't be fooled by the Ice Empress's apparent indifference, taking all the blame for
what happened earlier. She wasn't completely indifferent or fearless…
It had nothing to do with strength. It
was purely about shamelessness.
—Showing off the transfer of life in front of everyone.
Most people couldn't handle that.
Especially not in front of the Snow Empress.
She'd been so sincere; surely Zhuge Lan wouldn't really take it too far?
She'd accept any punishment…
as long as it wasn't too humiliating.
[Emotional Points +10086]
The Ice Empress didn't know what Zhuge Lan was thinking.
Otherwise, she might have truly become enraged.
—I acknowledge you as my master, and I consider you my rival.
And you actually lust after my body?
That's outrageous!
Zhuge Lan, of course, hadn't missed the Ice Empress's reaction.
Things had reached this point.
He had perfectly achieved his goal—to give the Ice Empress a good talking-to.
Looking at the Ice Empress's current behavior, it was finally quite sincere.
It seems she genuinely realized her mistake.
Furthermore, Hyotei had witnessed Zhuge Lan's methods.
Under these circumstances,
even if Hyotei still occasionally became irritable among the students, there would definitely be some restraint.
After all,
Xuanji Pavilion was, after all, Zhuge Lan's territory!
Now that his goal had been achieved,
Zhuge Lan didn't intend to dwell on it further with Hyotei.
He was relatively lenient towards his objectives.
If he accidentally hurt her and
caused her emotional breakdown, things
would get complicated!
Of course,
this was based on Hyotei being pragmatic.
If Hyotei hadn't been so sincere and honest before, and had tried to make excuses, stubbornly refusing to admit her mistakes or repent,
then Zhuge Lan wouldn't have tolerated her.
Even if he quite liked Hyotei, this little beauty, it wouldn't change anything.
A bad character and poor conduct
—no matter how beautiful she was, she wouldn't catch Zhuge Lan's eye.
Zhuge Lan wasn't some indiscriminate lecher,
much less someone who would do anything for a woman.
Unconditionally lowering one's bottom line and losing oneself is not an option.
Otherwise,
Zhuge Lan would become the biggest source of amusement in the world!
"Tsk, you, you really don't believe I'm stupid."
Zhuge Lan shook his head with a smile, intending to put a period to today's events—
"If you want the horse to run, you have to give it grass."
"Without offering enough incentives, how can you expect them to willingly play along with my fun?"
"Admittedly."
"You can use force to threaten..."
"But that would be really, really boring."
"Just like you, Ice Emperor, your heart is with Snow Emperor."
"But if one day your cultivation surpasses Snow Emperor's, would you want to use force to coerce her into being with you?"
"Of course not!"
Ice Emperor couldn't help but blurt out: "That would be an insult to my feelings for Snow Emperor!" As soon as
the words left his mouth,
seeing Zhuge Lan's "you know what I mean" expression,
Ice Emperor was speechless.
And the extremely intelligent Snow Emperor beside him was indeed deep in thought—
in the world of soul beasts.
Even within the same species, there are stark hierarchical differences. These
are far more pronounced and cruel than in the human world.
Higher-ranking soul beasts can completely disregard the thoughts of lower-ranking soul beasts—and the latter don't care either.
Therefore, when Ice Empress first entered the human world, she didn't take those weaker soul masters seriously.
Now, Zhuge Lan has mentioned Snow Empress again.
Clearly…
In his eyes, perhaps there was no such gap.
Of course,
it's normal for the strong to be superior to the weak.
But one must also treat the other as an equal.
Although there are high and low classes, one cannot treat the other as a human being... Moreover
, after Xue Di's observation over the past few days,
Zhuge Lan's behavior and attitude are not common in the entire human world.
Not to mention his family and his background, which can be said to be superior to the entire Douluo Continent.
He has a background that he can be proud of,
yet he still doesn't have that arrogance.
—Although Zhuge Lan often pranks people, the premise is that he treats these people as real people with respect.
As long as they are not enemies, Zhuge Lan uses rewards as an incentive ,
whether it's a prank or just for fun. It's just a transaction, not oppression or humiliation. Otherwise, those people aren't masochists, so why would they still follow Zhuge Lan even when they're crying so miserably...? This has stirred some curiosity in Xue Di's long-unchanging heart. Although because of the method of becoming a god... She and Bingdi had both acknowledged Zhuge Lan as their master. But she truly didn't understand him. Xuedi was genuinely curious about her young master— Zhuge Lan. What kind of person was he? [Emotional Points +66666] Curiosity is a terrifying emotion. Even if it starts as just a tiny seed… as a seed planted in the heart, it will sprout and spread wildly. It's always the beginning of someone's downfall. Zhuge Lan, though noticing Xuedi's emotional shift, didn't take it to heart. Otherwise, he would have laughed out loud— he didn't think too highly of himself. He only considered himself a source of amusement! And a source of amusement simply stirs up other people's emotions. As the saying goes, know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated. Caring about the emotions of your "victims"—that's an essential quality for a source of amusement! … Bingdi was silenced by Zhuge Lan for a long time, wanting to retort— she ultimately didn't want to be compared to those weak soul masters. The other party couldn't possibly be compared to Xuedi. But then another problem arose— neither she nor Xue Di could afford to be arrogant in front of Zhuge Lan. If she were to voice her thoughts, wouldn't that be tantamount to telling Zhuge Lan she didn't take her seriously? While Bing Di was proud and had a temper, she wasn't hypocritical . Entering someone else's world meant accepting their rules! The old Bing Di might not have understood this, but now she did. Rules were meant to protect the weak. She really needed to adjust her mindset in front of Zhuge Lan. "I understand..." Setbacks are the fastest way to grow—provided they don't break a person completely. Bing Di understood this perfectly; although not as sharp as Xue Di, she quickly grasped the crux of the matter. She earnestly assured Zhuge Lan— "I misunderstood before." "It seems the rules for soul beasts don't apply to the world of soul masters." "I'll try to change my mind in the future." Zhuge Lan nodded in satisfaction— that's more like it. And this temperamental, arrogant little girl had become less aloof. This earnest look of his was indeed quite amusing. Although the other person's temper had been interesting before, it was fine as a spice in life. But if it continued like this, Zhuge Lan couldn't stand it.
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