Chapter 74: If This Is Love, Then It’s Too Disturbing
Tang Qi waved his hand, his expression extremely excited.
He had been wanting to do this for a long time, but had never found the opportunity. Today was the perfect time, and how could he let it slip away easily?
“Just a worthless person. Let’s see how you escape my grasp this time?”
He thought to himself, showing no mercy.
This time, he wanted to completely obliterate the other’s dignity, making them forever fearful of him!
“Slap!”
The sound of a hand hitting a face was crisp and clear.
But Tang Qi stood frozen in place.
His expression was blank, one hand covering his cheek, as if he had been struck by lightning.
He had been hit.
Before he could make a move, Lian Hanxing was quicker, landing the first slap on him.
His face didn’t hurt, but his heart ached.
After a moment, Tang Qi felt rage surging in him.
He had been preempted by a worthless person; while the damage wasn’t severe, the humiliation was extreme!
“I want you dead!”
He exuded a strong killing intent, rushing towards Zhou Tong.
The effect was minimal, but the counterattack was decisive.
Zhou Tong remained utterly unmoved; Tang Qi even saw a hint of mockery on his face.
This frightened him—how dare the other party be so arrogant?
Clearly lacking any cultivation, even inferior to an average person, where did they get the audacity?
Could it be a bluff?
But what Tang Qi didn’t know was that the person in front of him could crush him with a single hand.
He couldn’t perceive the other’s cultivation level, completely due to his insufficient realm!
In a daze, Lian Hanxing struck again.
One hand pushed against the illusory aura, easily slicing through the air, about to recreate the previous scene.
“Don’t even think about it!”
Tang Qi gritted his teeth, attempting to jump out of the strike’s range.
Yet oddly, that hand seemed utterly slow, as if even a child could easily dodge it, yet he couldn’t escape.
“Slap!”
The familiar sound echoed again, and Tang Qi knew he had been humiliated once more.
This time, he had no time to get angry, for this strike not only filled him with humiliation but also dealt explosive damage.
Tang Qi felt as if his face had been crushed by a wheel full of steel nails.
The force penetrated deep, causing his brain to tremble, and every part of his body, including his organs, shook intensely.
“Ahhhh…”
He screamed, his voice uncontrollable, echoing for miles.
The pain was excruciating, enough to make him wish for death.
Only now did he realize something was wrong.
How could a worthless person inflict such severe harm on him?
Could it be that the other party hadn’t been crippled at all?!
“Master, what’s going on?”
He asked the soul in the ring.
“I can confirm, this person indeed has no cultivation; perhaps they used other means.”
The elderly voice responded, leaving Tang Qi even more puzzled.
They all remained unaware that Lian Hanxing was also wearing Qian Miaoyu’s treasure, perfectly concealing her aura; as long as her mind hadn’t reached the Imperial Realm, no one could see through her disguise.
“Lend me your power; I want to kill him right now!”
Tang Qi dropped the pretense, with a cold killing intent flashing in his eyes.
At that moment, two figures approached, clearly startled by the earlier commotion.
“What are you doing?”
Voices of Chen Ling’er and Xia Hongxiu rang out, and Lian Hanxing trembled lightly, weakly leaning against the wall, blood even seeping from her mouth.
Tang Qi watched in surprise, feeling a sense of déjà vu.
Suddenly, he was jarred, nearly springing up; wasn’t this a technique he had used before? How could he not have realized it immediately?
“You…”
He pointed at Zhou Tong, his face full of disbelief.
“Stop! What are you doing?”
Chen Ling’er shouted uncontrollably. In her view, Tang Qi was in an absolutely dominant position, seemingly bullying Zhou Tong.
“Junior Brother Qi, you have some nerve, daring to attack Zhou Tong while we’re away. Has your upbringing gone to the dogs?”
Chen Ling’er scolded without reservation, causing Tang Qi’s face to pale.
“Damn it!”
He didn’t explain, aiming to settle the matter in the most simple and brutal way, immediately triggering the Infatuation Insect.
However, this time, the result was minimal. Chen Ling’er’s face merely changed several times but managed to resist the insect’s interference.
This startled Tang Qi; such a situation had never occurred before. Was it because of Zhou Tong?
It seemed that as long as she was near Zhou Tong, Chen Ling’er’s resistance against the insect increased exponentially.
Could it be that she had fallen in love with Zhou Tong, even strongly enough to disregard the Infatuation Insect?
This was impossible; he was well aware of how Chen Ling’er had treated Zhou Tong before.
If that was love, then it was too disturbing!
“Senior Sister, you’ve misunderstood; he struck me first! I’ve never touched a finger on him!”
Tang Qi desperately defended himself, but before his words finished, he received two disdainful glances.
Even Xia Hongxiu didn’t believe his lies. How could a cultivator on the brink of the Heaven-Cutting Realm be slapped by a worthless person? Was he challenging their intelligence?
“Don’t believe me? Look at my face!”
Tang Qi anxiously pointed at his cheek, but there wasn’t even a handprint on his face.
Lian Hanxing was very precise; she didn’t hurt his skin but rather injured his internal organs and bones. Even if she had beaten him badly inside, there would be no visible signs from the outside.
“Junior Brother, you’re overdoing it.”
Xia Hongxiu frowned; she knew Tang Qi’s old tricks and thought this time was the same as before.
“Why don’t you believe me?”
Tang Qi was at a loss, and at that moment, the Lian Hanxing lying on the ground spoke.
“Please, don’t argue on my behalf. I’m just a worthless person; it’s all what I deserve.”
He tilted his head, presenting a self-pitying, self-deprecating demeanor, as if he had lost all hope.
Chen Ling’er immediately burst into tears.
“No! You can’t think like that!”
She seemed pained, reaching out to embrace Zhou Tong, wanting to comfort him.
But she always hesitated to touch Zhou Tong, fearing he might shatter.
“If you’ve been bullied, then say it boldly! I, Senior Sister, will do everything to stand up for you!”
“No, just think of me as weak and hurting myself. Don’t blame Junior Brother Qi; it has nothing to do with him!”
As she spoke, Lian Hanxing didn’t forget to caress her cheek, which was already a fiery red, as if she had been beaten.
“Tang Qi, you’ve gone too far!”
Chen Ling’er’s eyes turned red as she stepped in front of Tang Qi.
“Apologize!”
Hearing this, Tang Qi was incredulous.
“You want me to apologize to him?”
“That’s what you should do!”
“I won’t! I haven’t even touched him; why should I apologize? It’s he who should apologize!”
“Slap!!”
Chen Ling’er finally couldn’t take it anymore, swinging her arm roundly and heavily slapping his face!
