CHAPTER 406: 173. VERY ANGRY! PRINCESS CONSORT, PLEASE HELP!_3

Feeling increasingly unsettled, Lin Xiao silently recited the purity mantra of his sect, cleansing his body and mind.

However, even after this adjustment, his Dao heart remained unsettled.

When he casually raised his head, he met a pair of beautiful, shining eyes.

Damn, I’d forgotten that Ye Chen’s beautiful, young mother was still sitting beside me.

"Princess Consort, if you have any questions, please ask directly," Lin Xiao said, straightening up and adopting a deliberately impassive tone.

"Humph! Lin Xiao, there’s no one else here. There are some things I must establish with you, three rules in fact!" Nangong Biyao declared, her delicate eyebrows knitting coldly.

"Oh? Which three rules? Please enlighten me, Princess Consort," Lin Xiao replied unhurriedly.

"First! You want me to cooperate with you to help Xuan’er resist the Eight Great Demon Sects. I agree to this. However! From now on, you are not to interfere in any of my actions. You must not order me around! And you certainly must not... act inappropriately towards me! I hate being ordered around by others! Understand?"

"Oh, please continue, Princess Consort." Lin Xiao chuckled noncommittally.

"Good!" Seeing him acquiesce, Nangong Biyao continued, "Second! If we manage to resolve the crisis of the Eight Great Demon Sects, you must immediately honor your promise! Gather the full might of the Qinglan Sect to fight the Blood Demon and rescue my son, Ye Chen. There must not be the slightest delay! I will not tolerate Chen’er suffering even the slightest harm!"

"Hmm, and the third rule?" Lin Xiao asked with keen interest.

"Third." Nangong Biyao’s beautiful eyes widened, her slender fists clenched tightly. Her voice, usually so gentle and alluring, became low and chilling, "I want you..."

"You want me?"

Lin Xiao felt as if he’d heard something outrageous; his Formless Sword Body almost reacted on its own.

"I want you to completely forget any connection between Chen’er and the Demon Sect! Furthermore, you are forbidden to mention it to anyone! My Chen’er possesses the qualities of a Great Emperor and is destined to look down upon all the myriad races of the starry sky! His life must not have a single blemish!"

"Lin Xiao, these three points! I want your stance on them, right now!" Nangong Biyao’s words were sharp and forceful, her tone leaving no room for doubt.

"Princess Consort," Lin Xiao gave a bitter smile, then stood up and stretched lazily. "I appreciate your understanding of the greater good and your willingness to cooperate with me against the Demon Sects. But your attitude towards this cooperation—" Lin Xiao’s gaze suddenly turned cold. He ground out through gritted teeth, "I really don’t like it. Especially your excessive doting on Ye Chen. I find it repulsive; it makes me physically uncomfortable."

The carriage jolted, and Lin Xiao "accidentally" stumbled towards Nangong Biyao’s side, leaning close to inhale the intoxicating scent of her courtly rouge and observe her noble, captivating face at close range.

For an instant, they were face to face, extremely close. The atmosphere grew somewhat charged.

"You... you brat! What are you trying to do now!" A blush spread across Nangong Biyao’s cheeks. She hastily turned her head away, shielding her face with a hand as she gritted her teeth and snapped, "Have you forgotten the three rules I just laid down?"

"I naturally agree to the Princess Consort’s three rules, but before that—" Lin Xiao straightened up, effortlessly breaking free from his restraints as his Formless Sword Body surged forth from him.

The next moment, he looked down from his superior height at the beautiful Princess Consort, whose face had lost all color in astonishment. He enunciated each word clearly, "I’ve been feeling a bit fiery lately, Madam. I’ll have to trouble you."

Lin Xiao was confident.

「One incense stick’s time later.」

The protagonist, Ye Chen, along with his damned daddy who’d faked his death to stir up trouble from the shadows, would enter an irreversible Deep Green Mode!