Chapter 622: Chapter 87 Demon Coquettish_3

A light breeze stirred the lake, lifting the lotus leaves while gently fluttering the sashes around the slim waist of the woman and a few strands of hair by her face.

“Lord, Lu Qingshan has arrived,” the middle-aged cultivator respectfully reported to the figure of the woman before consciously retreating.

Lu Qingshan’s brows slightly drew together as he bowed to the woman standing by the lakeshore, neither humble nor arrogant, “Lu Qingshan pays respect to Lord.”

The woman turned around, revealing a face that was bewitchingly beautiful.

Her lips were plump, and her eyes, the proud and imposing phoenix eyes, were even more charming than the lotus flowers.

Xia Daojing’s gaze collided squarely with Lu Qingshan’s in the air, neither shying away as they closely scrutinized each other.

After a longer look, Lu Qingshan had to admit that this princess of Taiping Palace was very beautiful; even compared to Xia Daoyun, she was not the least bit inferior.

However, the two’s styles were completely different.

If Xia Daoyun was like a pure, cold snow lotus, then Xia Daojing was a peony radiating nobility, impossibly rich in elegance, that even the plain black robe couldn’t conceal.

She was born a princess, the enchantress of a nation.

Lu Qingshan thought of these two phrases.

“My sister is usually short-sighted, but who would have thought that her vision in choosing a disciple was not bad, indeed, heh heh…” After locking gazes with Lu Qingshan for a moment, this “enchantress of a nation” slowly began to speak, her voice rich in texture.

Lu Qingshan was initially taken aback, then realized that the ‘sister’ Xia Daojing referred to must be Xia Daoyun.

Strictly speaking, Xia Daoyun indeed should address Xia Daojing as ‘sister,’ so this wasn’t Xia Daojing taking advantage of Xia Daoyun out of the blue.

“Lu Qingshan, I’ve heard that you dominated the arena during the grand martial arts competition, unbeaten by all,” Xia Daojing chuckled, not waiting for Lu Qingshan’s response before immediately redirecting the question.

“Yes,” Lu Qingshan replied calmly.

“Impressive,” Xia Daojing’s lips curved slightly in praise, “like master, like disciple, you indeed possess a bit of your sister’s flair from back then!”

“Thank you for the compliment, Lord,” Lu Qingshan seriously responded to the barely concealed mockery regarding his master in Xia Daojing’s words, “it’s all thanks to my master’s excellent teaching.”

“I have also heard that you defeated Marquis Luotang’s legitimate son, Luo Yi, causing Marquis Luotang to lose face,” Xia Daojing’s gaze sharpened, her voice grew firmer, and she continued, “Do you know that Marquis Luotang is my man?”

So, this was where the intimidation lay.

Not daring to confront Xia Daoyun directly, was she going after her disciple?

Lu Qingshan didn’t directly answer Xia Daojing’s question because there was no right response.

“My master often tells me that Lord usually has a keen eye, except when selecting her subordinates, where her judgment seems rather poor…” Lu Qingshan thought to himself, but on the surface, he remained all smiles and sincerely suggested, “Such incapable subordinates should be chosen more carefully by the Lord.”

“Oh?” Xia Daojing raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised at Lu Qingshan’s boldness.

Lu Qingshan was confident and fearless.

Being the Chief Disciple of Xia Daoyun and a disciple of the Sword Sect who had just made great contributions, either identity was enough to prevent Xia Daojing from taking him lightly.

This was also one of the reasons he had accepted the invitation to come here.

The atmosphere became somewhat strange for a moment.

“Choosing carefully, poor judgment…” After a short pause, Xia Daojing’s lips teased into a smile, she looked at Lu Qingshan with a half-smile, “What if I were to say that now I have taken a fancy to you?”

“Would my eyes still be… poor?” the bewitching woman asked, pausing with each word.

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