Chapter 129 - Consider Yourself Tough
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She puffed up her chest in response to the challenge.

“Try me!”

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D-D-Dum

The air shuddered around him as he drove his somatic essence furiously in his body.

In response, Yaomu Shou edged the blade ever closer till the cold steel rested on her soft palm. Any undulation would split the skin and cause beads of blood to flow, which was unacceptable.

Uncle Yan’s eyes narrowed as the energy Uncle Yan amassed continued to grow at a crazy rate. The power lurking in his body was bursting to get out!

Beads of sweat built atop his brow. It wasn’t because of his current exertion, but because of this entire situation!

Yet Yaomu Shou never broke her gaze with him as she stared him down.

Phwip!

Her grip tightened as her muscles grew taut to make the cut!

“Impe-”

“Fine!” Uncle Yan shouted. He retracted his hand and laid the power he was about to release to rest.

“Sighs…”

“Consider yourself tough this time,” he said helplessly as he descended with his head hung low.

“Hehehe,” Yaomu Shou giggled as she put the sword away and skipped to the side of Uncle Yan before taking his arm up in a swing to placate him.

“Do you not like Shou’er anymore, Uncle Yan?” she asked with a smile.

This switch in mood was too quick, too jarring, wasn’t it!?

As he stared at this little demoness, he really couldn’t bring himself to hate her. Though she called him uncle, he wasn’t her true uncle, however; he watched her grow up and as such, he treated her like his own child.

Because of this, he doted on her a lot and he knew how wilful she could be. He just didn’t think that she had gotten so attached to these kids that she was willing to execute the Imperial Divine Edict.

If she did such a thing, and they then returned to the family, he was sure he and his colleague wouldn’t be able to escape punishment.

He then turned his gaze towards Shen Ling, who looked back at him warily. Would he attack her now that Yaomu Shou had put that strange sword away?

“Because the young miss has vouched for you, I will give you the benefit of the doubt regarding your… lin

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