142: persistent

Sister Hong was ultimately kicked out. Li Haotian couldn't even imagine how annoying it would be if he were truly with her.

But judging by what that woman said earlier, it seemed she had no intention of letting him go.

"When are you two planning to come down from the wall?"

Li Haotian turned to look at the two sneaky figures clinging to the wall.

As soon as he spoke, the two figures visibly stiffened, then somewhat sheepishly jumped down from the wall.

"Cough, cough, cough, Revered Master, your indifference to women truly fills your Disciples with immense admiration!"

Zhang Hai tried to flatter him, but was cut off by an eye roll from the other party.

"Enough of that. Su Yao is eating roasted chicken. Yours was stolen by bandits. I'll roast another one for you."

Li Haotian somewhat helplessly took out a fresh roasted chicken, coated it with sauce, and then turned it over the bonfire.

Zhang Hai scratched his head and sat by the side, quietly waiting.

"Revered Master, I am now serving as a Centurion in the army, with my own small squad, responsible for guarding a section of the city wall."

Li Haotian nodded. A Nirvana Realm Expert could already obtain the official position of Centurion.

"Calculating it that way, a Soul Transformation would be a Decurion, and below Soul Transformation, there are no official ranks."

"Precisely."

Zhang Hai nodded, then proudly puffed out his chest and looked at his Senior Sister.

"If you keep showing off, I'll hit you."

Su Yao showed an innocent smile, then put the roasted chicken into her mouth and bit off a large piece of meat.

Seeing this, Zhang Hai immediately reined himself in a bit.

After dinner, the three chatted and laughed before returning to their respective rooms to rest.

Early the next morning, someone broke into the courtyard. Li Haotian slowly withdrew from his Cultivation state. He now had Saint Cultivation, but his Cultivation speed had also slowed down accordingly.

Ever since reaching the Saint Realm, it had become extremely difficult for him to Breakthrough by relying on his Disciples' Cultivation. His Cultivation had reached the Saint Realm after using that Great Realm Advancement Card in Sendai, and now he somewhat regretted it.

If he had waited until he was a Saint to use it, he could have directly reached the Heavenly Monarch Realm.

"Who's there!"

Li Haotian pushed open the door and stretched. He had sent the three Hundred Ghosts Sect Great Emperors to do chores, responsible for registering Disciples, with Lin Tianxuan helping alongside, which was why there was no one guarding the mansion.

Upon seeing that familiar Crimson figure, Li Haotian felt a bit broken.

"What do you want to do?"

He never expected Sister Hong to come again today!

"I've come to bring you breakfast. These are specially cooked by me, and I hope you like them."

Li Haotian looked at her serious expression and took the lunchbox from her hand.

Inside were some stir-fried dishes and a bowl of tofu soup.

"You..."

Li Haotian was about to tell her to leave after putting it down, but seeing her pitiful eyes and wronged expression, he immediately softened.

"Since that's the case, thank you. Let's eat together."

Upon receiving the desired response, Crimson's mood immediately brightened.

"Now, can you properly introduce yourself and tell me your name?"

Li Haotian sat with her at the stone table, took out the contents of the lunchbox, and began to feast.

"My name is Crimson. My father is the Chiyuan Sect Revered Master, my grandfather is the Chiyuan Sect Old Ancestor, and my ancestor is the Chiyuan Sect Grandmaster."

Crimson's opening was a bombshell, directly introducing her family situation, and the most shocking part was that their Sect had been passed down from generation to generation. This fellow even said yesterday that she could leave the Sect; this... Li Haotian was dumbfounded and could only give an awkward laugh. He now wished he could slap himself a few times for asking such a nosy question.

"Is Young Master Li's Cultivation at the Peak Saint Realm?"

Crimson tried to find a topic for conversation. Li Haotian shook his head at her words.

"My Cultivation is not that high. I am currently only at the Early Stage Saint Realm."

When Li Haotian fought yesterday, although he didn't use Cultivation Techniques, he still released a tiny bit of Saint Realm pressure, so she naturally knew he was in the Saint Realm.

"How... could this be?"

Crimson was a little stunned, and then a golden light burst from her eyes.

"As long as you are willing to become my Dao Companion, the entire Chiyuan Sect will be my dowry!"

"Pfft!"

Li Haotian, who was drinking tofu soup, immediately spat it out, his face filled with shock.

He could now roughly understand why she had such a personality. Being the Sect Master's daughter from a young age, she was naturally pampered, so being willful, capricious, and having a fiery temper were all normal phenomena, as she had been spoiled rotten.

Li Haotian shook his head helplessly.

"I'm truly sorry, but I have no plans to find a Dao Companion right now. We are just colleagues. Moreover, I believe that feelings need to be nurtured, right? You can't be with me just because I defeated you. If someone else defeated you, wouldn't you also be able to be with them?"

Crimson nodded thoughtfully: "Young Master Li means that feelings need to be nurtured and developed over a long period, right?"

Li Haotian logically persuaded her to leave. He had just let out a long sigh of relief, but unexpectedly, he saw her again a few hours later.

Crimson came again with the meal she made; this was her lunch.

Li Haotian naturally wouldn't refuse food, especially since her cooking skills were genuinely excellent.

So, the two sat together and ate another meal.

Li Haotian thought the matter was over, but before nightfall, there was another knock on the door.

Looking at Crimson in front of him, Li Haotian felt a bit desperate.

"Big Sister, don't you have anything else to do usually?"

Li Haotian looked at her with a bitter expression. He had already refused so obviously, what was she doing?

"You said feelings need to be nurtured, so of course I have to come see you every day. I might as well just live here; I've brought my luggage."

Crimson tried to enter the door as she spoke, but was stopped.

"You have your own mansion, why stay here!"

Li Haotian's expression was somewhat distorted; he was truly afraid.

"Alright."

Crimson lowered her head and left helplessly. Not long after, a towering blaze ignited in the city, followed by the sound of firefighting, and then Crimson knocked on the door of Li Haotian's mansion again.

"My house is gone, and now I have nowhere to live."

Li Haotian couldn't resist her desperate pleas and could only let her in.

"Honestly, was that fire set by you?"

Crimson blinked her innocent eyes and shook her head.

Li Haotian pondered for a moment: "That fire was great just now, it instantly ignited the entire mansion. I could see the flames from here."

"Exactly, I thought so too. I just set a fire and..."

Crimson realized halfway through her sentence and immediately covered her mouth.

Li Haotian's face was full of black lines. She actually set her own house on fire, truly Heaven-Defying...