The arrogant little brat is done for

Jiang Che glanced at the little loli sword spirit. Not going to lie, she was quite a beauty.

With her fiery temper, Young Master Jiang loved a bit of spice.

Young Master Jiang had seen almost every type of woman out there, but this was his first time seeing an artifact spirit, and more importantly, a little loli.

"What are you looking at? Believe it or not, I'll stab you!"

The little girl, who was in the middle of fighting Li Qinghuan, accidentally caught Jiang Che's eye. That trash-like gaze... instantly ignited her explosive temper.

"You better shut your mouth! It's all your fault! You ruined all my immortal wine!" Li Qinghuan was exasperated. If you aren't afraid of death, I certainly am!

Jiang Che became interested. He walked up to the little sword spirit and looked down at her.

But this little girl feared nothing in heaven or earth, glaring back at Jiang Che with her big eyes.

"Pfft! Trash!"

"That look in your eyes... Are you some kind of filthy lolicon? How disgusting!" Her eyes were full of disgust, and she even stuck her tongue out, making a face at Jiang Che.

Jiang Che chuckled. This was exactly the right flavor—a pure bratty girl, with a pedigree even purer than Yu Wan'er's!

Young Master Jiang might not have other methods, but he definitely knew a thing or two about disciplining bratty girls.

"Li Qinghuan!" Jiang Che said indifferently.

"Here... I'm here. Young Master Jiang, I... I'm not familiar with this sword spirit." Li Qinghuan seemed to understand something and directly shoved the little sword spirit into Jiang Che's arms.

The sword spirit's cultivation was not low, almost equivalent to a First Tribulation Immortal!

Despite her short, potato-like stature, her strength was like that of a calf. Jiang Che directly used the Immortal Binding Rope to tie her up completely.

"Trash, don't even think about tying me up! I'm a Sixth Tribulation Immortal Artifact... You can't trap me... Ah, it hurts, hurts, hurts! You stinking trash!"

The more she cursed, the tighter the Immortal Binding Rope constricted, tying her up almost like a hairy crab.

"Your sword spirit is a bit rebellious. This young master will discipline her for you first." Jiang Che simply tucked her under his arm.

"Uh..." Li Qinghuan's mouth twitched.

But then, a hint of schadenfreude appeared in her smile. She had always had a headache dealing with this unruly sword spirit. This little girl feared nothing, so it was actually a good thing they ran into Young Master Jiang today. Letting Young Master Jiang teach her a lesson would be for the best.

"Li Qinghuan!!! I'm your sword spirit... Save me!"

"Smack—" A loud slap landed directly on her. The sword spirit screamed even louder, "You trash! Once I transform, I will definitely stab ten thousand holes in you!"

"Zhu'er, follow Young Master Jiang and learn proper etiquette and Daoist methods!" Li Qinghuan said.

Li Qingzhu, affectionately called Zhu'er, was a name she had bestowed herself.

Her original intention was for the sword spirit to be as elegant and refined as an immortal bamboo, but she ended up becoming a little devil incarnate.

Watching Jiang Che carry Zhu'er away on his shoulder, Li Qinghuan breathed a sigh of relief. Zhu'er was going to suffer... which meant she wouldn't have to!

...

A week later.

Jiang Che came out with Zhu'er.

By now, the little sword spirit's gaze had changed. Although she was still that bratty girl who looked annoyed at everyone, the way she looked at Jiang Che was filled with uncontrollable fear. The light had completely vanished from her eyes.

Jiang Che controlled the laws of time and could now compress his time domain by a hundred times.

Spending a hundred years in his domain was equivalent to just one year in the outside world.

"Young Master Jiang?" Li Qinghuan was still waiting for him. Seeing him come out... she walked over.

"Zhu'er..." She glanced at her little sword spirit. Good heavens... she was looking at her with teary eyes.

"I was wrong! I'll never talk back to you again, and I'll never hack at people randomly again..." Zhu'er trotted behind Li Qinghuan, transforming back into an immortal sword and plunging into her scabbard. However, the blade of the immortal sword looked slightly worn.

"How about it? This young master has authored the 'Analects of the Cudgel', a masterpiece meant to educate the world. Making a mere little sword spirit turn over a new leaf was as easy as pie," Jiang Che said earnestly.

At the mention of the 'Analects of the Cudgel', the immortal sword trembled. That stinking trash had actually swung a club and beaten her!

"Not bad, I'm in a good mood... That matter of you stealing my immortal wine is completely written off!"

Jiang Che felt refreshed, radiating high spirits!

"Phew—" Li Qinghuan let out a long sigh of relief.

"But Sword Venerable... you still owe me a life! Do you know how much effort my Master spent to give me a chance at life-saving rebirth?"

Jiang Che started spouting nonsense again.

"This—"

"Then... then Young Master Jiang, what if I give up this immortal sword?" Li Qinghuan offered her natal immortal sword to Jiang Che with both hands.

Was she giving away an immortal sword?

This was clearly giving away a wife!

The immortal sword trembled violently. "Sword Venerable, please don't! Zhu'er knows she was wrong... Don't give me to him! I'll never be arrogant again!!!"

The sword spirit Li Qingzhu was terrified. She now had a severe psychological trauma regarding Jiang Che.

"Keep it for yourself, but from now on, both of you must follow my orders!" Jiang Che crossed his arms and smiled.

Li Qinghuan was speechless. She had really gone for wool and come home shorn. She originally wanted to stick around Jiang Che to freeload some immortal wine, but looking at it now... she would have to serve this great VIP well before getting any chance to drink the immortal brew.

[Li... Li Qinghuan, why don't we run away? I don't want to stay with that perverted trash.]

The sword spirit urged again.

[Heh, do you think you can escape? There is a supreme Immortal Emperor backing him. And just for those jars of peerless immortal wine... there's no way this Venerable is leaving.]

"......"

[Then can you take the heat for me? I don't think I can hold on much longer,] the little sword spirit said tremblingly.

Li Qinghuan was speechless, but seeing her usually incredibly arrogant sword spirit reduced to this state... she actually felt a bizarre sense of satisfaction in her heart?

[Hmph, you brought this disaster upon yourself, so deal with it yourself!]

...

Jiang Che had gained another ultimate bodyguard, Sword Venerable Qinglian, Li Qinghuan.

As of now, he had two true Dao Protectors by his side: the Heavenly Fox Immortal Venerable and Sword Venerable Qinglian.

With two Immortal Venerable-level cultivators, Young Master Jiang could be considered truly noble now.

"Jiang Che~~~ Is the Immortal Venerable pretty?"

A faint, eerie voice sounded by Jiang Che's ear, revealing immense resentment, as a small head poked out from behind him.

Who else could it be but Yu Wan'er?

The girl vaulted over the sofa into Jiang Che's arms. With a face full of displeasure and scrutiny, her little nose sniffed at his chest.

"I smell a bratty girl! The woman you encountered wasn't just that Immortal Venerable, was she?"

"Holy crap! Your nose is that sharp?" Jiang Che's eyes widened. This Yu Wan'er was a bit too terrifying, wasn't she?

"Hmph! You dog of a man, you really deserve to die!" The girl stomped her foot viciously on Jiang Che's body, wanting to vent the intense jealousy in her heart.

[Leaving your affection everywhere, I really wish I could castrate you.]

Jiang Che spread his hands. "If I really died or got castrated, you'd probably be the first one to be unhappy about it."

"Alright, I'll stop complaining to you!" Yu Wan'er pouted, her expression gradually turning serious. "Jiang Che, a few days ago, another man claiming to be my father came looking for me."