I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense

Indeed, there was only one person in the vast Eastern Sea who dared to be called the Vice Leader!

Could this real god actually be on this ship, and even staying together with Li Xiaobai?

Moreover, had he actually just flirted with the other party, wanting to take her back to his estate to cherish her?

Situ Renjie felt his pupils trembling, every pore quivering, wishing he could slap himself. How could his mouth be so cheap, and why hadn’t he noticed earlier that something was off about Uncle Ying?

“Hehe, just now you were quite arrogant, wanting to capture me and bring me to the Situ Household?”

“What, now you’re cowering?”

Liuren stared at Uncle Ying with a smile that was not quite a smile, a cold light flickering in her eyes, deeming the junior before her hardly worthy of her direct gaze.

“No, no, no, just now it was this damn fool who was blind and offended the elder. I will take him back to the Eastern Sea to be punished at the Punishment Hall. I only hope the elder can consider the good relationship between the Situ Household and the third leader, and spare this nephew of mine!”

Scared witless, Uncle Ying frantically waved his hands and immediately invoked the power behind him, pleading for a chance at life. If the Vice Leader wanted to kill him, she wouldn’t even need to use her cultivation level; a single glance would be enough.

The good relationship between the Situ Household and the third leader of the Eastern Sea might mean that she wouldn’t make things too difficult for him.

However, rumors within his family suggested that the Vice Leader and the third leader didn’t get along, which made him somewhat uneasy.

“Yes, yes, elder above, it was I who was blind and accidentally offended the elder. I deserve to die, I deserve to die, please show your great mercy and let me go!”

Meanwhile, Situ Renjie, who had collapsed at the bow of the ship, also crawled back, continuously slapping his own face, tears streaming down as he begged the Vice Leader to spare him.

“Young Master Li is a distinguished guest of the Eastern Sea, personally invited by me, under my protection, understand?”

Liuren’s eyes narrowed slightly as she spoke indifferently.

“Understood, understood. Young Master Li, I was wrong, it is all my fault. I implore your forgiveness; please spare me this time!”

Situ Renjie, cold with fear, kowtowed and made salutations to Li Xiaobai, knowing that his fate today depended on the words of these two people.

“Hehe, Brother Situ, your groveling is truly ugly.”

Li Xiaobai said with a smile, his words thick with sarcasm.

“Yes, indeed, I am really ugly. As long as Young Master Li is willing to spare me today, I will be at your beck and call for whatever you may need in the future!”

Situ Renjie was ready to throw all his dignity out of the window. With life, there would be opportunities in the future; what did pride matter? Besides, there was no one else around to know how he acted, so it was better to just kneel and beg for mercy outright.

“Young Master Li, you decide.”

Liuren said slowly, finding these petty squabbles beneath her interest. Moreover, the Situ Household had indeed built a good relationship with the third leader, and because of the broader implications, she wouldn’t be inclined to make things difficult for them.

“Hmm, Brother Situ’s cultivation level is too poor, too low-level; he doesn’t have much of value left on him. Let your Uncle Ying hand over his Space Ring then, and consider it the ransom for both your lives.”

Li Xiaobai gestured to Uncle Ying with a crook of his finger, signaling for him to willingly comply.

“Yes, yes, my cultivation level is too low, it’s only natural for Young Master Li to look down on it. Uncle Ying, hurry and hand over the Space Ring to Young Master Li, and later I will have father compensate you for your loss.”

Situ Renjie nodded repeatedly and signaled Uncle Ying with winks and gestures from behind.

Uncle Ying felt like killing Situ Renjie at that moment; it was all because of his nephew’s troublemaking outside, and now he was the one expected to foot the bill.

The Space Ring contained treasures accumulated by a cultivator over half a lifetime, including some treasures he was reluctant to use himself. Now, he had to hand them all over, which caused him unbearable pain.

“Uncle Ying, give it to him quickly!”

“You don’t want to see your own nephew get into trouble, do you!”

“The clan will definitely compensate you for today’s loss!”

Situ Renjie kept urging.

Uncle Ying’s face darkened horribly. Compensation? With what would the clan compensate? Some of the treasures in his Space Ring were so precious that even the Situ Household would be envious. This kid understood nothing and only knew how to cause trouble!

His expression changed several times before he finally steeled his gaze and, grinding his teeth, took out three Space Rings. With Liuren, the top-notch expert present, hiding Space Rings was meaningless. It could even displease the other party, and he might end up dead right here.

So, he decided to offer up all his belongings straightforwardly.

Li Xiaobai looked surprised. This guy was quite cooperative and self-aware, saving him the trouble of exerting himself.

Upon receiving the rings and taking a brief look, Li Xiaobai saw that they were all valuable items—the property of a Great Crossing Realm Expert was indeed substantial. There was no question about it. Hundreds of thousands of top-grade Spirit Stones were added to his account, along with countless Heaven and Earth Treasures. His Hellfire should now be able to advance to the initial range of one kilometer.

“Hmm, not bad at all, very sensible. You can go now. The next time you’re out and about, wipe your eyes clean. In this world, there are some people you just can’t afford to offend.”

Li Xiaobai put away the Space Rings, returning Elder Mo’s words exactly as they were to Situ Renjie.

“Yes, yes, I understand…”

“Rest assured, Young Master Li, I will certainly teach this boy a good lesson when I get back!”

Uncle Ying thanked him profusely, placed his hand on Situ Renjie’s shoulder, and in an instant, they disappeared from the warship. The adjacent large merchant ship hurriedly turned its bow and sped away as if flying.

“I didn’t expect such blockheads in the Eastern Sea, originally targeting me but ending up involving the senior as well.”

Watching the departing warship, Li Xiaobai withdrew his gaze and spoke slowly.

“No harm done. The Situ Household has been rising like the sun at noon lately, developing quite a few small schemes. It’s good to take this opportunity to knock them down a peg. It’s just unexpected that today’s clan scions have become so arrogant in their ways. If Southern Ming finds out, it’s bound to be another headache.”

The Liuren’s eyes remained cold, and he spoke icily.

The way Situ Renjie tried to forcefully take a female cultivator earlier was vivid in his mind. If the person here hadn’t been the Vice Leader of the Eastern Sea but an ordinary female cultivator, wouldn’t she have fallen into the enemy’s clutches?

What was most unexpected was that the scion of the Situ Household actually brought a Great Crossing Realm Expert to seek revenge and carry out an assassination—it was as if the rules of the Eastern Sea meant nothing to him.

Just thinking about Ling Xue’er causing a scene in the first battlefield of the borderlands gave her a headache. If the Kingdom of Women were to come knocking, it would indeed be difficult for her to cope. After all, the Eastern Sea was at fault, and that woman was crazy and fearless, which was quite troublesome.

It seems it’s time to correct the manners in the Eastern Sea.