In the peach forest, after Cold Ruo Li had tried to persuade Ming Jiu Xiao to let her out several times without success, she had ignored him for days.
She spent her days eating and sleeping, and sometimes, when Ming Jiu Xiao wasn't paying attention, she would secretly slip into the system space to conduct research.
Cold Ruo Li had attempted hypnosis on Ming Jiu Xiao a few times, but his alertness and willpower were too strong. She couldn't hypnotize him, so she abandoned that method. /
She had also tried poisoning him, but Ming Jiu Xiao was apparently immune to all poisons.
For this, she felt extremely dejected.
This day, Cold Ruo Li went to dig for wild vegetables in the peach forest as usual. To her surprise, Ming Jiu Xiao wasn't following her this time.
Actually, Cold Ruo Li didn't know that Ming Jiu Xiao had followed her out, but he was hidden in the shadows, keeping a distance.
In the days they had spent together, he had observed Cold Ruo Li's every move.
Ming Jiu Xiao had sensed that Cold Ruo Li did not like him and was hesitating whether to send her back to Prince Leng's mansion.
However, he was unwilling to send the woman he liked back to Prince Leng's mansion. Why should that man, as cold as an iceberg, win Cold Ruo Li's heart?
Although this girl didn't know yet that she had fallen for Jun Mo Han, he could see from her actions and facial expressions that she still harbored some special feelings for Jun Mo Han.
Ming Jiu Xiao pondered for a long time and decided to send her back after all.
This was because Ming Jiu Xiao believed that liking someone wasn't about possessing them, but about making them happier.
Thus, Ming Jiu Xiao finally decided to send Cold Ruo Li back to Prince Leng's mansion.
But at that very moment, a harsh grinding sound reached Ming Jiu Xiao's ears. Cold Ruo Li, who was digging for wild vegetables, also heard it. Both of them hurried to the cliff bottom of the stone gate.
They saw a Flood Dragon fly in from the opened stone gate.
Upon seeing the Flood Dragon, Ming Jiu Xiao knew that Jun Mo Han had come looking for them.
As for Cold Ruo Li, she was full of surprise that Jun Mo Han could find this place. She hadn't expected Jun Mo Han's mount to be so domineering, but what surprised her even more was how Jun Mo Han managed to find such a hidden location.
"Yo, my love rival has come knocking!" Ming Jiu Xiao teased with a sharp tongue. "But you're really quite slow in showing up. If you had come a few days later, the girl and I could have had a child."
Hearing this, Cold Ruo Li's face instantly darkened. This guy really dared to say anything.
Didn't he know that his words would only further enrage Jun Mo Han?
As expected, upon hearing Ming Jiu Xiao's words, Jun Mo Han cursed, "Demon!" and immediately gathered a surge of inner force, launching it directly at Ming Jiu Xiao.
Ming Jiu Xiao reacted extremely quickly, dodging Jun Mo Han's attack with a sidestep.
"Yo yo yo, so the Prince Leng, known as the number one war god under heaven, isn't much of a martial artist either?" Ming Jiu Xiao said sarcastically, maintaining an expression of fearlessness.
Hearing this, Jun Mo Han's face turned ashen. His purple eyes stared grimly at Ming Jiu Xiao, as if trying to pierce through his head. Then, two words spat out from his teeth: "You court death!"
Immediately, Jun Mo Han recalled his Flood Dragon, drew a soft sword from his waist, and flew towards Ming Jiu Xiao. The two began fighting.
Their martial prowess was about equal, and neither could injure the other.
However, the surrounding peach trees suffered. Some were uprooted, some were left as stumps like they had been cut by a knife, and some had all their branches stripped bare. The entire peach forest was ravaged beyond recognition by the two of them.
"Yo yo yo, as expected of Prince Leng, your martial arts are indeed impressive, to be able to contend with me. You are a worthy love rival." Ming Jiu Xiao stopped and teased Jun Mo Han again.
"Hmph! You demon, daring to snatch my woman on my wedding night, I, Jun Mo Han, will not let you off so easily." Jun Mo Han's tone was chillingly cold.
If he hadn't accidentally triggered the mechanism of the stone gate behind the waterfall today, Jun Mo Han might never have discovered such a hidden place, and thus might never have found his Ruo Li.
This was a debt of a stolen wife, and Jun Mo Han had to vent his anger no matter what.
At this moment, Jun Mo Han grew more enraged as he thought about it, and he attacked Ming Jiu Xiao again, catching Ming Jiu Xiao off guard.
"Big Iceberg, you're too ruthless, using underhanded tactics against me. Luckily, this handsome guy reacted quickly, otherwise, I would have become a meat patty."
Ming Jiu Xiao said in a girlish voice, lifting a small lock of hair from his chest with one hand and forming a delicate finger pose with the other, gently playing with the lock of hair with his index finger.
Hearing this, Jun Mo Han and Cold Ruo Li were instantly covered in goosebumps.
"Your words, you effeminate demon, are truly disgusting. I think you are very suited to be a male courtesan in a brothel. If you need it, I can introduce you, and perhaps you could even become the top attraction." Jun Mo Han taunted.
Cold Ruo Li: "..."
Jun Mo Han's mouth was truly venomous. Although she had seen many effeminate men in her modern life, Cold Ruo Li's mindset was still traditional. She still believed that men with masculine energy were true men, and those who were neither male nor female looked rather awkward.
Ming Jiu Xiao was instantly enraged upon hearing this, and he roared at him, "Are you jealous of my beauty, you big iceberg, to insult me like this?"
"Take this!"
Ming Jiu Xiao lightly waved his sleeve, and instantly, many embroidery needles flew out from his sleeves. Moreover, each embroidery needle was threaded with red silk thread, flying neatly in a row towards Jun Mo Han.
Jun Mo Han leaped into the air. All the embroidery needles pierced into the opposite rock, creating holes the size of an adult's finger. Cold Ruo Li watched, dumbfounded.
What kind of martial art was this?
One needle and one thread could create small holes in the rock.
This was too awesome!
Even Jun Mo Han had never seen such martial arts before.
However, Jun Mo Han didn't have time to ponder, as Ming Jiu Xiao had already launched another attack, almost piercing his arm with a large hole.
Subsequently, the two began to fight fiercely under the peach trees. Their movements were extremely fast, and their clashes produced sparks, making Cold Ruo Li dizzy.
"Stop fighting, you two! Stop fighting!..."
Cold Ruo Li kept shouting, unsure if they could hear her. But at this moment, she felt extremely embarrassed. She felt like she had become what the ancients called a femme fatale, the source of conflict between the two men.
An hour later, as the two were fighting again, they were both sent flying out in a single thought.
Jun Mo Han managed to steady himself with his sword, while Ming Jiu Xiao spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
"Big Iceberg, you win. Take the girl away," Ming Jiu Xiao said, his face full of dejection.
Afterward, Jun Mo Han took Cold Ruo Li and flew away on the Flood Dragon.
However, before leaving, Cold Ruo Li left Ming Jiu Xiao some medicine to treat his injuries.