Chapter 4092 — Betrothing a Maidservant?
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"Really? You truly are an honest man!" Sima Qian burst into delighted, coquettish laughter, her whole air dripping with seductive, wanton charm. Then she said, "This young lady also finds you quite heroic—venturing alone into the Hu Caitian Wu Mountains to do missions is a rare sight in this day and age. It would be such a pity to let a rare talent like you slip by. How about this: why not come work for our Sima family?"
"This..." Wei Zhao was taken aback. He had been guessing all along what this Miss Sima was really after, but he never expected such an abrupt proposition.
Seeing his reaction, Sima Qian gave a radiant smile, reached out a slender hand, and gently tilted up Wei Zhao's chin. Licking her lips seductively, she said, "If you agree, then as a reward, I can betroth one of my household maidservants to you. She may not be as beautiful as I am, but she is still a rare beauty. Just nod your head, and she is yours!"
Wei Zhao frowned inwardly. However he listened, these words reeked of scheme. This seductive woman first deliberately provoked his desires with words and touches, then offered to betroth him a beautiful maidservant—one link hooked into the next. Had it been any cultivator with a slightly more impulsive temperament, he likely would not have been able to resist such temptation.
But Wei Zhao had long been on guard against this woman and had remained calm from start to finish. These muddled seductions were utterly ineffective on him; he did not even think much of a woman of Sima Qian's caliber.
To say nothing of the distant past—take the recent Shangguan Lan'er and Ning Xuefei. Which of those two was not more beautiful than Sima Qian? Even Huang Xiaotao, whose face had been ruined, left a better impression on Wei Zhao than Sima Qian did!
Still, for the time being Wei Zhao had to follow her lead and could not afford to fall out with this Sima Qian. He could only pretend to be delighted and play along: "Truly? That would be wonderful! To be frank with you, Miss Sima, I have always been lonely and despondent on the North Island. Female cultivators are such rare beings—only cultivators with sects and backing ever get the chance to encounter them, while I could not even dream of laying eyes on one. And ordinary women can hardly serve as companions. Miss Sima, you have not only saved my life but sent me coal in the snow. Such great kindness and virtue I can never repay!"
Seeing that Wei Zhao had indeed taken the bait, Sima Qian's lips curved slightly. Her silken, seductive eyes glanced at him as she lightly brushed his cheek with her sleeve and said, "Very good. Then rest well and recover from your injuries first. When the time comes, I will arrange everything for you. As long as you do exactly as I say, I guarantee you will carry a beauty home!"
"Yes, yes, I will certainly obey Miss Sima." Wei Zhao deliberately put on a lecherous expression, his gaze even wandering shamelessly up and down Sima Qian's delicate body as he nodded repeatedly.
Far from showing any displeasure, Sima Qian seemed to thoroughly enjoy it. She even deliberately swayed her waist and rubbed herself against Wei Zhao, now intentionally, now seemingly by accident, before she walked down from the carriage with a coquettish laugh.
Watching Sima Qian's departing figure, Wei Zhao's expression instantly turned cold. This woman was indeed no simple character. Just now he had deliberately taken the opportunity to observe her strength, and she was actually an expert at the great perfection of Foundation Establishment—truly a formidable figure!
Over the next two days, Wei Zhao remained in the carriage the whole time. Besides completely healing his injuries, he also took the chance to consolidate his cultivation realm somewhat.