Traveling Back Early: Forcing the Young Empress to Sign a Lifetime Servitude Contract

103: I’m ready to see Susu.”No?”

The smile on Chen Qingxuan’s face froze.

Watching Pei Qingli charging towards him like the wind, he could only grab her hands first, ”It’s been a while, why has our relationship grown distant?”

”Who has any relationship with you?”

Pei Qingli was so angry her chest heaved.

Her two jade-like hands struggled vigorously, but she couldn’t break free from Chen Qingxuan’s grip. Her twisting, graceful waist instead looked like she was dancing a ballroom dance in Chen Qingxuan’s arms.

”...Let go!”

”I’ll let you go... but you mustn’t attack again.”

Chen Qingxuan slowly released her.

Pei Qingli rubbed her wrists while giving Chen Qingxuan a resentful glare, ”You lecher! Normally flirting with me is one thing... but you’re also seducing Susu? What are you trying to do?”

”?”

Chen Qingxuan looked as if he was questioning his entire life;

What seduction and flirting?

When did he ever do that?

Remembering he had important business, he first soothed her, ”Keep your voice down. I sneaked in here secretly. It wouldn’t be good if someone discovered I’m here.”

Hearing this, Pei Qingli was also deeply surprised, ”You were living well in the Demon Emperor Palace, why did you come back to the Eastern Lands?”

”Sigh, it’s a long story.” Chen Qingxuan first looked around, then lowered his voice to ask, ”Is Susu at Yihua Palace?”

”She won’t be back for a while... Did you come back to find her?”

”Don’t be nervous, I came to find you.”

”Find me for what?”

”Emm...”

Chen Qingxuan thought for a moment, then tentatively said, ”This matter concerns all of us, but before I tell you, I want to ask first... do you trust me?”

”No!”

”...”

Chen Qingxuan’s mouth twitched slightly;

Facing Pei Qingli’s blunt declaration, he spread his hands, ”Thinking of me as an evil cultivator who uses women as Cauldrons—that’s all a misunderstanding from the world. Surely you don’t believe that nonsense too?”

”When you kissed Qingxue back then... why didn’t you say that?”

”Cough!”

Chen Qingxuan’s handsome face flushed red, guiltily rubbing his nose, ”That was also unavoidable back then. Mainly because those two kept pestering me, I really couldn’t get rid of them. I just wanted them to face reality and Cultivate properly... Do you trust me or not?”

This time, Pei Qingli didn’t respond immediately;

Facing Chen Qingxuan’s serious expression, after a long while, she finally said, ”That depends on what the matter is.”

”That’s enough for me.”

Chen Qingxuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Immediately, he straightforwardly recounted the secrets about the Three Thousand Divine Provinces and the Immortal Assessment, telling everything in detail.

He thought she would feel panic or shock;

Unexpectedly, Pei Qingli just smiled and applauded, ”Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant.”

”What? You don’t believe it?”

”I do believe it!”

Facing Chen Qingxuan’s stunned expression, Pei Qingli said righteously, ”Actually, I discovered long ago that you’re the one-in-a-million peerless hero, the great hero who saves the world from peril... Hero Chen, you must protect us well. The world is waiting for you to save it!”

”...”

Chen Qingxuan’s mouth twitched violently.

He wasn’t a fool either—how could he not see that Pei Qingli didn’t believe him at all;

Instead, she was mocking him?

Looking at Chen Qingxuan’s speechless expression, the next moment, Pei Qingli couldn’t hold back anymore. One jade hand patted Chen Qingxuan’s chest, while the other supported her willow waist that was bent over from laughter,

”World reshaping... Three Thousand Divine Provinces... Immortal Assessment... Giggles~ You’ve become the public enemy of both the Human and Demon Races, yet you’re still thinking about saving the world... Haha... My great hero... You’re already shouldering the heavy responsibility of saving the world, yet you still have time to come find me... Oh my~ I’m so touched!”

”...”

Chen Qingxuan’s face turned completely dark.

Facing Pei Qingli’s unrestrained mockery, he grabbed her jade hand, ”Do I fucking look like I’m joking with you? What the hell are you laughing at!”

”Hmm?”

Pei Qingli opened her watery big eyes, pretending to be innocent as she met his gaze, ”There’s less than two years until the end of the world... Can’t I seize the time to laugh?”

”If you keep laughing... I’ll do you right now.” Chen Qingxuan’s facial muscles twitched, angrily pointing at the half-person-high jade table nearby, indicating he would use it as a bed.

”Hey!”

Pei Qingli frowned upon hearing this, ”Is this kind of joke something to make casually... What relationship do we have? You’ve been saying this kind of thing since the first time we met? Do you really think this Palace Master has no temper!”

”When this Palace Master gets angry... even I’m afraid of myself.”

”...”

Chen Qingxuan said solemnly, ”I’ll ask you one last time, do you believe me or not?”

”I...”

Pei Qingli instinctively wanted to deny it;

But when the words reached her lips, touching Chen Qingxuan’s unprecedentedly serious expression, she inexplicably couldn’t speak them.

But as the Palace Master of Yihua Palace, she wasn’t some ignorant woman who would change her mind just because of a scare.

So the next moment, Pei Qingli directly asked, ”Where’s the evidence?”

”...”

Chen Qingxuan fell silent.

If there were evidence for such things, would he need to work so hard planning?

Seeing this, Pei Qingli frowned, ”You come tell me these things without any evidence—how can I believe such absurd matters... What exactly do you want to do?”

Chen Qingxuan sighed lightly, ”According to that Senior Luo’s instructions, I must unite the forces of the Human and Demon Races before the next Immortal Assessment... Only by fighting that disaster together can our Cangyun Continent possibly survive.”

”What? Unite the Human and Demon Races?”

Pei Qingli thought she misheard.

Facing her shocked gaze, Chen Qingxuan continued, ”I know that with my current situation, it’s impossible to achieve, but I’ve already thought of a plan. It just needs someone to cooperate. I originally thought you understood me and wanted you to help me...”

”...”

Pei Qingli was dumbfounded.

What Chen Qingxuan said had truly exceeded what she could accept.

She hadn’t even accepted the news about the world’s impending destruction, and the next second, he told her to unite all forces of the Human and Demon Races;

Forget about the current relationship between the Human and Demon Races—the main thing is right now... Chen Qingxuan himself is the public enemy of both races.

To Pei Qingli, these words sounded like—

A man seduces a married woman, then when her husband returns, instead of panicking, he demands the woman’s husband come serve them together.

Who wouldn’t find that absurd?

Chen Qingxuan stepped forward, ”Palace Master Pei, I know it must be difficult for you to accept these things immediately, but I guarantee with my character... trust me once, okay? Saving the world is right before us.”

After a moment of silence, Pei Qingli finally said, ”Use something else as your guarantee.”

”...”

Chen Qingxuan had black lines on his forehead;

At this point, he hardened his heart and pointed at a certain part, ”I, Chen Qingxuan, swear to heaven, if I’m lying to you, then for the rest of my life... it will be crushed by cart wheels, beheaded by ten thousand swords, and never rise again!”

”Alright, alright.”

Pei Qingli frowned and interrupted upon hearing this.

The next moment, she glanced at it and said, ”Let’s be clear—I’m only agreeing because you made such a vicious oath, not because I actually believe such things... Also, how do you plan for me to help you?”

”...”

Chen Qingxuan smiled knowingly and honestly revealed his plan.

Unexpectedly, at that moment, an aura intruded into his detection—it was clearly Jiang Susu returning.

”Quick, quick, go hide.”

”It’s fine, I’m ready to see Susu.”

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