>>6377748"Congratulations, Yanyu. On your victory in the first round. I'd have liked to wipe that smug smirk off of that runt myself" You say, as you close the distance and circle around the couple who are sitting on a heap of silk blankets and cushions they'd brought with them "But it was just as entertaining watching you thrash her. And as you are a subordinate of mine"
She adjusted her robes as Lord Xia pinched the bridge of his nose in frustration
"I thought I'd give you a reward!" You declare, leaning over the edge of their bed with a magnanimous and beaming grin "Or a few, you can take your pick. But I'll have you know, you've won more than the match, but the honor of having a chance to train one of my precious pupils. Chuandapo. I think she and you will have good aptitude as student and teacher"
"Lady Huanliuxue" Lord Xia groaned, forcing a pleasant smile onto his face "Could this not wait...an hour or two?"
Your notched eared twitched
"No" You tell him bluntly "A privilege like this needs to be given with haste, I'd not be able to call myself a generous queen if I made you wait for an honor such as this"
"I accept this responsibility" Yanyu says "And I'd prefer, that the Summer Sea Dawn Sect is rewarded as a whole, rather than just humble self. That is almost all I'd ask of you"
You lean closer, smiling as you sensed she was going to ask another favor, "Very well! It isn't often that I heed requests like this, I'll reward you, specifically, and the sect some other way. So what else do you have to ask"
"Tell. Get out of here Huanliuxue!" She shouts, face flushing nearly as red as your hair as you frown, having crawled half way onto the bed to listen to her. Tittering, you turn semi-intangible via the specter lightness skill and drift away like a mischevious spirit as Yanyu gnashes her teeth in frustration.
The building shakes to the literal roots of its foundation as you coolly retreat, shouting back that you'll discuss the details of the rewards besides Chuandapo's tutoring and you allowing them their privacy. You're not sure they hear you, judging from the sorts of sounds you hear and how loud they're being.
"Seems they have something in common with us cats after all" You giggle, as the two sound almost like they're caterwauling as you float away from their private chamber and catch sight of the steam rising from the hotsprings of your garden.
The next fight isn't going to start, without you, probably. And while you weren't able to get as many insights as you wanted, Yanyu's performance in the ring had made you grow curious. Just how deadly would your Aura be if you could use that technique she used. Just the act of revealing, of stopping to repress it, can easily strike dead anyone who is caught inside of your august, imperial aura. And you've noticed that in your recent fights, the clashing of auras has been having more and more of an influence on the outcome of the battle.
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