My Sexy CEO Wife

Chapter 509 - 506: Can Sacrifice Everything

Ximen Lie did not advance to pursue the attack, instead he watched Shangguan Yunyue with an indifferent expression, "Just now, you walked in front of the God of Death's Door, how did it feel?"

Shangguan Yunyue took a deep breath, "You are very strong, I am not your match."

"Good that you know." Ximen Lie snorted, "If I wanted to kill you, it would be as easy as flipping my hand!" With that, Ximen Lie pointed towards Nangong Qi and the others, "Including them! I could easily kill them all! If I were a bit more ruthless, I would have directly wiped out the Piaomiao Palace!"

Shangguan Yunyue's face twitched, "What exactly do you want?"

"I have already said, hand over the stele, and I will spare you all."

"There is no stele here! How many times do I have to tell you before you believe me?"

"I sensed the presence of the stele's qi here."

"You could have... sensed it wrong..."

"I sensed it wrong?" Ximen Lie laughed, but it was a cold laugh, "It seems the lesson from that slap just now was not profound enough for you." As he spoke, Ximen Lie raised his hand again and slapped towards Shangguan Yunyue.

Shangguan Yunyue's face turned pale, and she hastily created an avatar to retreat while throwing out dozens of Treasures. As the Palace Master of Piaomiao Palace, her wealth was indeed substantial, easily producing dozens of Treasures.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

The dozens of Treasures only held for a brief moment before all shattering, and what made Shangguan Yunyue both angry and frustrated was... the palm wind that Ximen Lie had released was still intact, whistling towards her. Left with no choice, Shangguan Yunyue could only throw out dozens more Treasures...

"Keep throwing, throw as much as you like." Ximen Lie said contemptuously, "I want to see just how many Treasures you have on you."

"Bang, bang, bang..."

The recently thrown dozens of Treasures collapsed again, turning into fragments that fell towards the ground.

The palm wind still existed, though its power was somewhat diminished.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!"

Biting her teeth, Shangguan Yunyue threw out another batch of Treasures. Destroying over a hundred Treasures in a single day, even someone as wealthy as Shangguan Yunyue felt extremely pained by the loss. At this moment, Shangguan Yunyue hated Ximen Lie to the core, wishing she could rush forward and tear him apart alive. Unfortunately, this thought could only be a wishful longing, as with her strength she could not harm Ximen Lie.

...

Nangong Qi and the others were struggling internally. They wanted to step forward to help Shangguan Yunyue but did not dare to offend Ximen Lie. For a moment, they were truly stumped.

Finally, Nangong Qi thought of a plan. He walked up to the Emperor Dugu Jingtian and whispered, "Your Majesty, you and our Palace Master are good friends. Can you bear to watch her be killed?"

Dugu Jingtian moved his lips, "She brought all this on herself."

"I believe the Palace Master must regret it by now, probably cursing her luck." Nangong Qi added, "Your Majesty, please speak to the Immortal on her behalf, and ask him to spare our Palace Master." After this, Nangong Qi added another sentence, "I will not let Your Majesty help for nothing. Afterwards, I will certainly express my deep gratitude."

Dugu Jingtian pondered for a moment, "I'll try my best."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Seeing that Dugu Jingtian was willing to help, Nangong Qi was immediately overjoyed.

As Dugu Jingtian walked towards Ximen Lie, he contemplated how to plead for mercy… When he reached Ximen Lie, he had an idea in mind, "Immortal, you cannot kill her now."

"Why not?" Ximen Lie asked coldly.

"Because the Stele has not been found yet," Dugu Jingtian said. "If Shangguan Yunyue is killed, there's a chance that the Stele might never be found." These words were extremely effective, striking at Ximen Lie's heart. He could disregard anything, but he couldn't let go of the Stele.

As long as something was related to the Stele, Ximen Lie became agitated.

"Fine, I won't kill her, but she must receive a severe lesson." Ximen Lie vanished with a faint sway and reappeared behind Shangguan Yunyue in an instant. His speed was just too fast. Ximen Lie reached out and grasped at Shangguan Yunyue's neck.

By the time Shangguan Yunyue reacted, it was already too late. Her fair neck was tightly seized by a large hand, the intense pain assaulting her nerves, causing her immense suffering.

"This is the gap between an Immortal and a mortal," Ximen Lie said indifferently. "No matter how much a mortal struggles, in the end, they cannot escape the palm of an Immortal."

"…" Shangguan Yunyue opened her mouth to speak but couldn't make a sound, as if she had become mute at that moment.

"All I need to do is squeeze lightly, and your neck will break, then… you will go to the Underworld as a wronged soul." As Ximen Lie spoke, he gently touched Shangguan Yunyue's neck with his fingers. "Such a beautiful person, it would be such a pity for you to die like this."

Anguish and rage filled Shangguan Yunyue's eyes. This was the first time she had ever been so humiliated by a man, and in front of so many people at that. What infuriated her the most was Ximen Lie's fingertips continuously brushing her neck, a touch she found extremely repulsive. No man had ever touched her body from her birth until now.

The humiliation she suffered today would be returned a hundred, no, a thousand-fold! Shangguan Yunyue swore in her heart.

"If you don't want to die, then hand over the Stele quickly," Ximen Lie slightly loosened his grip, allowing Shangguan Yunyue to make a sound.

"Cough, cough, cough…" Shangguan Yunyue coughed violently, her face turning red and her body trembling. Everyone familiar with her knew that she was angry, furiously so. After catching her breath, Shangguan Yunyue rasped, "You are a loftily placed Immortal, is it not disgraceful to humiliate a mortal like me?"

"Quit the nonsense," Ximen Lie glared and shouted. "Speak up, where have you hidden the Stele?" As he spoke, a murderous aura burst forth from him.

Shangguan Yunyue took a deep breath, "Alright, I'll tell you…"

"Speaking the truth now?" Ximen Lie snorted. "If you had done this earlier, you wouldn't have had to suffer so much."

Nangong Qi and the others showed surprised expressions. What was going on? There was clearly no Stele in Piaomiao Palace. Why was Shangguan Yunyue admitting there was a Stele? Was she lying? Or had Shangguan Yunyue secretly kept the Stele to herself?

At that moment, Emperor Dugu Jingtian spoke up, "Shangguan Yunyue, hand over the Stele honestly, and I guarantee the Immortal will not harm you." He and Shangguan Yunyue had been friends for years and had a rather good private relationship. If not for wanting to please Ximen Lie, Dugu Jingtian would never have troubled Shangguan Yunyue. In fact, Dugu Jingtian had always been interested in Shangguan Yunyue, hoping she would become his woman. He had hinted several times, but each was declined by Shangguan Yunyue, much to Dugu Jingtian's frustration.

Between the woman he loved and the hope of Becoming an Immortal, Dugu Jingtian chose the latter without hesitation. If he could become an Immortal, he was willing to sacrifice everything, including the woman he loved.

"That's right!" Ximen Lie nodded in agreement. "As long as you hand over the Stele, I will not make things difficult for you, and I will even give you some benefits."