Ruzhi lost her patience. She waved her hand and pushed Yino away.
"I thought you had some unique secret, but I didn’t expect you to just spout this empty, intangible nonsense like those orthodox Elders..."
As she spoke, the lectures she had heard while seeking masters across the Great Dragon Dynasty involuntarily surfaced in her mind.
Those hypocritical Immortal masters constantly claimed that Ruzhi’s hostility was too heavy and that she was too eager for success. Yet, in the end, her ancient dual pupils easily comprehended their proud Immortal sect secret arts in just a few days!
Ultimately, with the various races and Immortal Sects standing tall in this world, how many of the young geniuses among the True Inheritors under those masters could match Ruzhi in the same realm?
Over the years, Ruzhi had fought invincibly across the world. Even Nangong Xi, the reincarnation of the moon goddess, could only fight her to a draw. Now, only Yino was truly able to defeat her and make her submit wholeheartedly.
Ruzhi originally thought Yino would be an exception. She thought he would be a fellow cultivator who shared and appreciated her talent.
But she never expected... The so-called secret Yino spoke of was no different from those so-called masters!
"If this cultivation secret is really as you say, then I should have lost to those guys who live more freely than me a long time ago, instead of only losing to you today..."
Ruzhi waved her hand, narrowing her dual pupils rebelliously. "The facts prove that you aren’t willing to pass on your true Secret Art to me at all. You’re just casually making up some grand principles to deceive me."
"But it doesn’t matter. Maybe the next time we meet, I will defeat you and use my fists to prove whose Dao is truly correct!"
She spoke fiercely, completely restoring her usual Demoness demeanor.
With that said, Ruzhi prepared to turn around and leave.
Leaning against the alley entrance, Yino suddenly reached out a hand. Catching Ruzhi completely off guard, he slapped her directly on the curve of her backside over her black dress.
Smack!
Ruzhi froze in place instantly.
Her body seemed to react a moment later. A violent tremor ran through her, and she hugged herself with a deep blush, looking as if an old illness had flared up.
In truth, barely half an hour had passed since the end of the martial arts competition. The Charm Flower poison injected into Ruzhi’s Soul had not completely dissipated.
Because of this, she had been beaten by Yino on the Dao Testing Pavilion until she nearly leaked.
"You bastard!"
Ruzhi clamped her legs together, almost leaking again from the sudden stimulation. She turned around to glare at Yino, her pretty face flushed with anger and shame.
Yino blocked her path. There was no playfulness on his face this time; he just looked at her quite seriously.
"This is a lesson for your offense."
Ruzhi was furious but didn’t dare speak.
Yino inspected her body and continued, "The ancients said: A hundred words of advice from others are useless, but a single painful experience will engrave the lesson in your heart."
"This Charm Flower poison is the lesson you learned from meeting me for the first time in your life. It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand it now. Once you experience more at the Divine Abyss Gate in the future, you will eventually realize whether what I said today was just high-sounding nonsense, or the true key to the Dao heart that can help you break your fate."
He spoke cryptically, and Ruzhi found it just as baffling.
She felt a certain magic in Yino’s gaze. Being scrutinized by him made her entire body tense up and left her feeling uneasy, as if even the most sensitive and fragile Acupoints deep within her Soul were being stared down by the abyss of his eyes.
Whenever she felt this fear and unease of having her soul laid bare in front of Yino, Ruzhi would uncontrollably convert the feeling into an emotion called shame.
"You’re just a lecherous scoundrel taking advantage of me! Everything you said is complete nonsense!"
She threw out another angry insult.
In return, Yino pinned her aggressively against the wall.
"Hypocrite!"
Even though her weak body couldn’t fight back, Ruzhi continued to curse at him.
The moment those words left her mouth, Ruzhi could feel the gaze fixed on her grow a few shades darker.
Her body trembled as a sense of foreboding rose in her heart.
Sure enough, Yino grabbed Ruzhi’s wrists, pinning the girl’s hands behind her back before flipping her over and pressing her entire body against the wall.
Under Yino’s suppression, Ruzhi’s face was pressed against the wall. She was forced to bend at the waist, raising the smooth, firm, and incredibly resilient curves beneath her black dress.
Smack!
The black dress was lifted, leaving another bright red handprint on the girl’s skin.
"Yino, don’t go too far!"
Smack!
"You... if you have guts, wait until I recover my strength!"
Smack!
"Hypocrite! Hypocrite! Hypocrite!"
Smack!
Splash...
"Wuu... stop... stop hitting me... if you hit me again, I won’t be able to suppress the Charm Flower..."
"You clearly poisoned me, but now you’re pretending to be a gentleman..."
"Yino, what exactly do you want to do with me?! Did you do all this just to lecture me like a father?"
"Are you truly that noble, or do you just look down on my looks entirely?"
The girl received another round of spanking, crying her eyes out as she leaned against the wall.
Yino looked at the masterpiece of swollen red handprints he had left on the girl. He rubbed his hands together in satisfaction and gave a roguish laugh.
"Neither."
"Then you!"
"I simply can’t stand your excessive hostility. You walk around every day with a miserable face like someone owes you millions. So whenever I see you acting self-righteous and stubborn, I just can’t resist the urge to ruthlessly discipline and humiliate you."
"Twisted pervert! You really are a hypocrite!"
Smack!
"kyaaaah...."
Splash...
Yino sneered, casually landing one last pat to send the girl off.
"Say whatever you want. Get lost. Go back crying to your brother and complain. Tell him there’s a ruthless man outside who beat the living daylights out of you!"
He struck much lighter this time, acting more out of habit.
But his sudden gentle slap was far from the tense impact Ruzhi had expected, catching her completely off guard once again.
"Wuu..."
Ruzhi bit her lip, her body trembling faintly. She carefully covered her backside with both hands, furious but afraid to speak. Finally, she shot Yino a tearful glare before leaning against the wall and wiping the tears from her face as she walked away.
....
.....
"Ruzhi! Why are you crying like this? Did that bastard Yino do this?!"
"He is truly courting death. To dare humiliate the holy maiden of my Divine Abyss Gate..."
"Wait right here. Your brother will go kill him for you right now!"
At the Divine Abyss Gate seating area, the black-robed man slammed the table and stood up. He gritted his teeth and turned to leave.
But before he could get far, the black-dressed girl who had been crying on the bed for a long time suddenly shouted.
"I don’t need you interfering in my business!"
"But!"
"My humiliation today is the Karma I planted myself. In the future, I will personally find him and wipe away this disgrace!"
Ruzhi lifted her head. Her red, teary dual pupils reflected an unprecedented demonic light. "Wen Ruxiu, if you dare touch a single hair on Yino’s head, you are violating my Dao heart! You are polluting my Heavenly Mandate!"