Si Lei Zhenjun

Chu Xing said without thinking: "Thirty years."

Jiang Lihuo said:

"I cannot wait that long. During these thirty years, the Thousand Puppet Sect will commit countless evil deeds. I will give you three years at most. If you still haven't done it within three years, no matter what you are planning, you must cooperate with me to attack the Thousand Puppet Sect!"

"Okay." Seeing her firm attitude, Chu Xing did not bargain anymore.

Anyway, we can delay it for one day longer. If it really doesn't work, we can only notify Cui'er and Master in advance and run away.

"Just go ahead and do it. If you run into any problems you can't solve, you can come to me," Jiang Lihuo said with a smile. "If you can truly turn the Thousand Puppet Sect around, I wouldn't mind supporting you to become its leader."

Chu Xing curled his lips:

"Princess, if you're going to paint a rosy picture for me, could you please paint something decent? I've already said this leader is not even worthy of being a dog."

"What's this empty promise?" Jiang Lihuo was puzzled.

Chu Xing said slowly, "It's just empty promises to others of benefits that will never be given in the future."

Jiang Lihuo was very angry:

"I always keep my word! Do you think everyone lies like you?"

Chu Xing extended his hand to her without hesitation, "Then you should give me the benefits now. If I don't do it, I will repay you in the future."

Jiang Lihuo slapped his hand away and said unhappily, "You want benefits when nothing has been done yet?"

"See, I knew you would react like this," Chu Xing spread his hands. "You leaders are all like this. You clearly don't want to give benefits, but you insist on saying it. I didn't even ask for it in the beginning. You just get used to it."

Jiang Lihuo's tone rose and fell, and he said angrily:

"Then what do you want? I'll give it to you right now!"

"Really?" Chu Xing's face was full of suspicion.

"Really!" Jiang Lihuo gritted his teeth.

Chu Xing touched his chin and pondered:

"I've had plenty of spiritual stones and magical treasures lately... I'm really at a loss as to what to ask for right now. Oh, and does your royal family have something like a death-immunity medal? Something that would protect you from punishment if you committed a serious crime."

"I am your golden ticket to immunity from death!" Jiang Lihuo looked disdainful.

Hearing this, Chu Xing's heart began to beat faster, and he looked at her bright and beautiful face for a few more seconds.

Then he shook his head resolutely and said seriously:

"No, Princess. Even if you're willing to marry me, I can't. First, my master won't agree. Second, you're too strong-willed and powerful. If you marry me, Qiu'er and the others will be bullied to death by you. Third...ah!"

Before Chu Xing could finish his words, he was hit hard in the face by a fist.

"What are you dreaming about? Did I ever say I would marry you?!" Jiang Lihuo felt ashamed and angry.

Chu Xing covered one eye and said angrily, "Didn't I agree to marry you? If I don't marry you, what's the point of saying it's my golden ticket to immortality?"

Jiang Lihuo's pretty face turned red, and she said proudly:

"Hmph! What I meant was that I could easily forgive your crime. In this Dali Dynasty, as long as you don't offend a few people, I can keep you safe."

"I always feel that what you said sounds a little familiar..."

Chu Xing's eyes were full of suspicion. He stared at her for a long time before he suddenly said:

"I remember now, my master also said something similar! She said that in the Yunxiao Sect, only old man Lu Yuan could not give her face. But if she committed a crime and was caught by old man Lu Yuan, she still had to pay the fine!"

"Honestly, Princess, it's as if you didn't say anything. Even if you say you'll pardon me, as long as someone you can't afford to offend stands up and opposes me, won't I still be imprisoned or even beheaded?"

"Then what do you want?" Jiang Li glared at him with his fire phoenix eyes and said:

"Since you are so scared, can't you just be honest and not get into trouble?"

Chu Xing sighed:

"How can I decide this? With Master around, it's easy to get into trouble. How about Princess, give me a token of your status? The kind that makes seeing the token like seeing the princess."

Jiang Lihuo rolled his eyes at him:

"You're dreaming, but how could I possibly give you something like this? If you use it to cause trouble, wouldn't it all be my fault?"

"It's alright if you don't give it to me. I don't have any expectations for it anyway."

Chu Xing waved his hand indifferently.

"If you ask me, Princess, sometimes you're really not as good as Cui'er. As soon as she said she liked me, she immediately gave me the small bone sword that represented her status, without even asking me to do anything."

Before he finished speaking, he put away the puppet and turned to walk towards the training room.

"Wait a minute!" Jiang Lihuo hesitated for a moment and finally called out to him.

Chu Xing was delighted, but he turned around slowly and said calmly:

"What else do you want, Princess?"

Jiang Li's face flushed red as he gently untied a thin red string from around his neck.

The jade pendant hanging under the red rope is crystal clear and its color is as bright red as blood.

Inside the blood jade, there seems to be a phoenix soaring, lifelike, as if it will break out of the jade at the next moment.

A hint of shyness flashed in her eyes. She turned her head slightly and gently handed the jade pendant forward with her fair and delicate hand.

"This is the Flame Phoenix Blood Jade, a unique symbol of our royal family's status. You...don't let me lose it!"

Chu Xing took the jade pendant, and felt a warm sensation on his fingertips. He could also smell a faint fragrance from it between his nostrils.

"Don't worry, Princess. Even if I lose myself, I won't lose it." Chu Xing carefully put the jade pendant into his arms.

Jiang Lihuo's lips curled up slightly, then his face turned stern again:

"Hmph, that's better. If it's really lost, I will never forgive you."

Chu Xing smiled and nodded, then suddenly asked:

"Princess, has that old fellow Wang Huntian returned?"

"Well, what do you want him for?"

"Let him pay back the money!"

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"Geneva, give me back my money!"

Inside the City Lord's Mansion's treasury, Chu Xing found Wang Huntian, who was busy putting things into his storage bag.

"What money do you want to pay back?" Wang Huntian was slightly stunned.

Chu Xing narrowed his eyes and asked, "Did you forget so quickly about the 300,000 spirit stones you promised me?"

Wang Huntian suddenly realized:

"Oh, this money, nephew? It hasn't been that long. We don't have that many spirit stones in the treasury to give you yet. Besides, didn't we agree to pay it back within ten years?"

Chu Xing's face darkened:

"I don't care. Who told you to always go to Jiang Lihuo to snitch? You must pay me back today, or I'll have my master come and ask for it back from you!"

Wang Huntian smiled apologetically and said:

"Well, nephew, calm down first. Your uncle can't do anything about this, can he? The eldest princess was so angry that day that she came to question me - why did you encourage Qi Shunan to compete with her for the championship of Nantian? What can I do? I didn't intend to tell her that you wanted to become the leader of Qianguimen."