Demon Lord and His Unknown Child With the Empress

Chapter 39
You Dare Insult My Husband?!

Qi Yuan led Ning Yechen and Luo Ruying through several streets, enthusiastically explaining the main features of each street as they passed.

“This is the most prosperous commercial street in Nanli City. Here, as long as you have money, you can buy anything.”

“This street is also a commercial street. Although it’s not as lively as the previous one, the goods here are more affordable, and the prices are lower.”

“And here, this is called Tianbao Street. The things sold here are all spiritual artifacts, elixirs, and some demonic beast materials.”

“If you’re lucky, you might even find some demonic beast pets!”

Knowing that Luo Ruying was a powerful cultivator, Qi Yuan specially took them to Tianbao Street.

In Nanli City, there was no cultivator who didn’t know about Tianbao Street.

The street was filled with a dazzling array of low-level artifacts, but many of them were damaged or fake.

Ning Yechen and Luo Ruying only took a brief glance before losing interest.

To them, these things were practically trash…

“Oh my, who do we have here? It’s the young miss of the Qi family~”

As Qi Yuan was leading Ning Yechen down the street, several figures approached and blocked their path.

The leader was a man dressed in luxurious clothes and adorned with various accessories and artifacts, the perfect image of a nouveau riche. His expression was arrogant and condescending.

He was followed by dozens of attendants, quite a grand entourage.

The surrounding stall owners, seeing the man, turned pale and quickly moved out of the way.

Wherever the man went, anything in his path was kicked aside or trampled upon. His behavior was utterly arrogant.

Yet, the people around him could only seethe in silence.

Even those with considerable cultivation didn’t dare say anything.

This was because the man before them was Jiang Li, the eldest son of the Jiang family, one of the two major merchant families in Nanli City.

The Jiang family currently controlled nearly sixty percent of the commercial streets in Nanli City, and countless cultivators curried favor with them.

The Jiang family also employed many cultivators as guards, and it was said that there were even several experts above the Sky Spirit Realm among them!

Their backing was said to be unfathomable and incredibly powerful.

No one in Nanli City dared to provoke the Jiang family!

Jiang Li had noticed Qi Yuan from afar. Seeing her appear on the street, his eyes flashed with surprise and shock.

She had actually returned?!

Although it was unexpected, Jiang Li still sneered and approached Qi Yuan with a fake smile.

Seeing Jiang Li approaching, Qi Yuan’s face darkened, and her expression turned cold. She said bluntly:

“Hmph, seeing that I’ve returned, are you disappointed?”

“No~ Not at all.”

“It’s actually more interesting this way.”

Jiang Li didn’t bother hiding his intentions, boldly admitting that the assassination attempt was orchestrated by the Jiang family. He had an air of “what can you do about it?”

Qi Yuan had thought that Jiang Li would at least pretend to be unaware, but she hadn’t expected him to admit it so openly!

How arrogant!

Qi Yuan clenched her fists, wanting to attack, but seeing the dozens of guards behind Jiang Li, she could only grit her teeth and give up.

Jiang Li, confident that Qi Yuan couldn’t do anything to him, grew even more brazen. He leaned closer to her face and whispered with a sinister smile:

“Soon, the Qi family will disappear from Nanli City~”

“Young Miss Qi, you better start thinking about how you’re going to make a living~”

“The Flower Moon Pavilion is currently recruiting. I could recommend you.”

“I believe with Young Miss Qi’s reputation, you would surely become their top courtesan~”

“You…!”

Qi Yuan’s face turned pale with anger, and her hand instinctively rested on the hilt of her sword.

The dozens of guards behind Jiang Li also immediately gripped their swords.

“Young Miss Qi, fighting in the city is against the law~” Jiang Li said, gesturing for his guards to put away their weapons. He looked at Qi Yuan with a mocking expression, not taking her seriously at all.

After careful consideration, Qi Yuan finally loosened her grip and gave up on the idea of drawing her sword.

With her strength, she couldn’t even defeat one of Jiang Li’s guards, let alone him…

“That’s right~” Jiang Li said with a smug smile. His gaze then shifted to Luo Ruying, who was holding Luo Hongye behind Qi Yuan.

He had already noticed Luo Ruying’s breathtaking beauty when he approached.

Seeing her up close, he couldn’t help but marvel inwardly:

“This woman is truly a national beauty!”

Ignoring Ning Yechen beside Luo Ruying, Jiang Li walked straight towards her and asked with a feigned politeness:

“This lady looks unfamiliar. I don’t believe we’ve met in Nanli City before?”

“May I know your name?”

“I am Jiang Li, son of the Jiang family of Nanli City.”

“I am not talented, but I do have some wealth and status in this city. If I may be so honored, I would like to befriend you~”

Ning Yechen, standing beside them, frowned slightly.

He was desperately suppressing the urge to slap this guy to death!

Damn it!

Trying to steal his wife right in front of him!

If it weren’t for Luo Ruying being here, and his concern about being discovered, this guy would already be dead!

“Get lost!”

Luo Ruying said coldly to Jiang Li without any politeness.

From the first glance, she had felt disgusted by this arrogant and lecherous young master who relied on his family’s power to bully others.

Jiang Li’s face was pale and puffy, his eyes filled with lust. Countless women had fallen victim to him!

If it weren’t for her desire to live a peaceful and quiet life with her husband and child in Nanli City and avoid unnecessary trouble, she would have already killed him!

Being publicly rejected by Luo Ruying, Jiang Li was momentarily stunned, then he sneered with disdain.

He wasn’t angry at all.

He wasn’t fazed by arrogant women like Luo Ruying. He had encountered women even more ferocious than her.

But those women, like her, were new to Nanli City and didn’t know his methods or the power of the Jiang family.

Once they witnessed his power, those women would obediently end up in his bed, at his mercy!

Qi Yuan, seeing Jiang Li shamelessly hitting on Luo Ruying, knew he had ill intentions. She immediately stepped in front of Luo Ruying and scolded Jiang Li:

“Jiang Li! Don’t even think about touching Sister Luo!”

“Sister Luo already has a husband and child. Stop your wishful thinking!”

“Get lost!”

“Husband and child…?”

Jiang Li glanced at Luo Hongye in Luo Ruying’s arms, then turned to look at Ning Yechen, his expression still filled with disdain.

“That pretty boy?”

Ning Yechen: “…”

Endure…

Endure…!

Ning Yechen’s hands, clasped behind his back, were itching to swat this annoying fly dead!

It had been ages since even an Immortal Emperor dared to speak to him like this!

Luo Ruying’s delicate brows furrowed, her expression turning cold. She stepped in front of Ning Yechen, holding Luo Hongye protectively, and said coldly:

“You dare insult my husband?!”

With that, a powerful aura erupted from Luo Ruying, sweeping towards Jiang Li and his entourage!