gentle remark immediately moved Chen Nan. Several thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant: Hmm, is it true or false? Is she playing a trick? If it's true, wouldn't forming an alliance with her mean gaining a powerful ally and eliminating a troublesome enemy? If it's false, what is her purpose?
"Look me in the eyes. Do you think I'm joking?" Nangong Xian'er said seriously, "I have thought this through carefully. I'm not joking, nor am I playing any tricks, because it's not worth it. If I want to deal with you, I have many ways."
In that instant, Chen Nan was certain that she wasn't lying; what she said was true. If she wanted to deal with him, there was absolutely no need to use such a foolish method.
"Why?" Chen Nan asked.
"It's very simple. I need you to deal with Meng Ke'er and the Tantai Ancient Holy Land." Nangong Xian'er's gaze was firm, and her face was serious.
Chen Nan wanted to laugh but couldn't. He already knew about the grudges between the Tantai Ancient Holy Land and the Path of Passion. It seemed that the rumors were true. There was indeed an irreconcilable grudge between these two opposing holy lands.
"I know Meng Ke'er wants to pull you into their camp, and I'll thwart all her wishes. Hehe, don't look at me like that. I'm not a narrow-minded avenger. I'm just trying to make a powerful ally for myself and create a formidable enemy for my adversaries. It's all perfectly normal. I know your strength. You've recently made a breakthrough, and your strength is enough to rank you among the top ten young masters in the Eastern Continent. Isn't someone like that worth recruiting? Have you always underestimated yourself?" Nangong Xian'er asked with a smile.
Chen Nan shook his head and said, "Do you think this is realistic? I think you should understand the grudge I have with the Little Demon King of Chaos. You should know that the successors of other evil holy lands all want to find an opportunity to defeat me."
You're from the heretical holy land; what will the other disciples think?
Nangong Xian'er smiled and said, "Of course I understand the implications, but the evil holy lands are different from the righteous holy lands, and they are not bound by so many rules and regulations. My alliance with you does not mean that the other holy lands cannot be your enemies. This is a private personal alliance, not a grand alliance between holy lands."
Chen Nan took a sip of tea and said, "How could there be such a good thing! You just want to use my power. What good will that do me? You want me to turn against Meng Ke'er and join your evil holy land. In the end, I'll only form an alliance with you, while the other successors of the evil holy land still see me as an enemy. You'll make me offend both the righteous and the evil paths. You don't actually think I'd agree to that, do you?"
Nangong Xian'er smiled and shook her head, saying, "Let me explain slowly. I need to keep your discrepancy with Meng Ke'er a secret, but I have concrete information. If you ally with her now, you'll inevitably face a battle in the end. If you ally with me, we'll never have any conflict. If you ally with Meng Ke'er, the successors of the six evil holy lands will be vengeful and see you as an enemy. If you ally with me privately, the righteous holy lands, except for Meng Ke'er, won't break ties and become your enemy. To put it nicely, they're upright; to put it bluntly, they're pedantic."
Chen Nan asked in surprise, "Really?"
"Of course, my private alliance with you is to deal with the Tantai Ancient Holy Land, not to make an enemy of the entire righteous holy land. So it won't attract those pedantic hypocrites to hunt you down. If it were the other way around, the evil holy land wouldn't have so much reason to talk to you."
Chen Nan sighed, "No wonder there is a distinction between good and evil! However, as you also said, the evil holy lands are vengeful. I, the Little Demon King of Chaos, have made enemies, and the successors of other holy lands must already regard me as an enemy. I am not willing to live in the cracks between the two paths of good and evil."
When Nangong Xian'er smiled, she was exceptionally charming, and her stunning beauty seemed to brighten the entire room.
"Hehe, you've allied with me, how could I treat you unfairly? You and I are allies. My brother will no longer be your enemy, and I can persuade two or three people not to challenge you to a duel. You see, in the end, only one or two people like the Little Demon King will be your enemy. Moreover, the Little Demon King, to save face, will never join forces with anyone to deal with you. Hehe, see how good I am to you, pushing you into a delicate position, no longer in the eye of the storm, with far fewer powerful enemies. How will you thank me?" Nangong Xian'er smiled charmingly, her captivating beauty filled with allure.
Chen Nan squinted and thought for a moment, then said, "You really are a good persuader. I am very tempted now. If what you say is true, I will indeed have fewer powerful enemies."
Nangong Xian'er smiled and said, "Then what are you hesitating for? I never mistreat my friends."
Chen Nan asked, "What aspect of me do you value most?"
"First, you are currently riding high and have a considerable reputation and influence in the cultivation world."
"Secondly, you are strong enough to be among the top ten young masters in the six major universities of Dongda, and your strength is improving rapidly. You are a dark horse with great potential, and I am optimistic about your future." Nangong Xian'er said calmly, "I'm being very direct, don't forget."
Chen Nan nodded and said, "I want to hear the truth. Well, in the end, you value my strength. Alright, I'll form an alliance with you."
The two had a long private discussion in the room. Finally, Nangong Xian'er had someone bring wine and dishes to entertain Chen Nan. The two ate and talked, thoroughly enjoying themselves.
Finally, Nangong Xian'er laughed and said, "Don't you feel ashamed of betraying Meng Ke'er like this?"
"Don't test me. Since you already know that there is a secret struggle between her and me, you should understand that we are just putting each other off. Besides, I am not breaking the alliance. My agreement with her is mainly to deal with the Little Demon King. This agreement will never be changed, so there is no question of betraying the alliance."
Nangong Xian'er was truly a versatile enchantress. She smiled sweetly and said, "Alright, I hope we can have a pleasant collaboration."
Chen Nan nodded, then casually asked, "I've heard about the feud between the Path of Passion and the Ancient Sacred Land of Tantai. What exactly do you plan to do to deal with them?"
"It's nothing, just helping all the women of the Tantai Holy Land find a beloved man," Nangong Xian'er said with a charming smile.
Chen Nan felt a chill. In the eyes of the world, the women of the Tantai Sacred Land were sacred, all of them chaste and never married. Nangong Xian'er's idea was far too wicked. If she were to actually put her plan into action, the Tantai Sacred Land would likely be completely ruined, and the sacred land would cease to exist.
After a long pause, Chen Nan only managed to utter two words: "You're good!"
Nangong Xian'er smiled sweetly and said, "They are so clueless about romance and don't know how to enjoy life. I'm helping them, rescuing them from their misery, and giving them the rights that have been taken from them as women. In the end, they will definitely thank me sincerely."
Chen Nan remained silent, but he truly admired Nangong Xian'er; such methods were even more effective than slaughtering all the women of the Tantai Ancient Holy Land. He gave her a thumbs up and said, "Impressive!"
He then teased, "With all this devotion to the women of Tantai Holy Land, have you ever thought about your own marriage? We've just formed an alliance, uh, actually I think our relationship could go even further, hehe..."
Nangong Xian'er smiled charmingly, her peerless face filled with a bewitching allure, and said, "Don't worry, I'm going to build a huge harem, and you'll definitely have a place. If you perform well, I'll marry you first and make you the empress, a prince."
Chen Nan was stunned and exclaimed, "You're going to build a huge harem? Holy crap!"
Nangong Xian'er rolled her eyes at him and said, "You're making a fuss over nothing. What's wrong with that? You men are allowed to have three wives and four concubines, but we women aren't allowed to have multiple husbands? Isn't this world too unfair? I want to change this phenomenon and completely liberate women's minds!"
"This is insane!" Chen Nan sighed. "It's absolutely insane! If you advocated monogamy, I wouldn't have anything to say, but you want to marry countless men? That's going too far! Not only will the people on the continent despise you, but even your parents probably won't approve. I know your 'Lustful Way' has 'open-minded' views, but this is still unrealistic!"
"I don't demand people's approval. I just want to break the existing mental shackles on women. I believe that decades or centuries from now, people will recognize me."
"Oh my god, I'm speechless. I can't be bothered to listen to your explanation of the great ideological liberation movement. From now on, don't tell anyone I know you in public, or people might mistake me for one of your concubines. Keep dreaming, I'm taking my leave."
"Hehe..." Nangong Xian'er laughed heartily, saying in a soft and charming voice, "I knew all men were the same. Alright, just kidding."
Chen Nan quipped, "It's not funny at all. I think no normal man would want to be in your harem right now, even if you were a goddess reincarnated. Nobody wants to wear several, dozens, or hundreds of green hats."
"Hmph, so unromantic! Actually, I'm not greedy. I just want to marry the best of the six evil holy lands and a few outstanding figures from the righteous lands." Nangong Xian'er's face was full of smiles.
"I really have nothing in common with you anymore. I'm scared of you. Goodbye, goodbye!" Chen Nan didn't want to get entangled with a woman like this.
Nangong Xian'er said coquettishly, "Hmph, you heartless wretch! I was even thinking of marrying you first and making you my principal wife!"
Chen Nan cupped his hands in greeting and said, "Sister, please spare me. Although you are the most beautiful woman in the world, your thoughts are too shocking and unconventional. I, a mere mortal, am not worthy of your attention!" He fled the inn as if he were escaping.
"Don't rush to escape. We must keep today's events a secret."
"knew."
Looking through the glass window at Chen Nan fleeing down the street, Nangong Xian'er smiled slyly and said, "I know exactly what you're thinking, hehehe..."