Ever since climbing aboard Long Ye and becoming the Young Prince's follower, Long Han had never suffered such an indignity.
That brutal fist struck his face mercilessly. In a daze, he felt his childhood nightmare reappear. Although he had long since grown up, his wings full-fledged, he shouldn't fear the young woman before him. But his resistance was insignificant against Tian Ning's fists. She was truly ruthless. Not only did she slam a fist into his handsome face... she also charged a blow at his chin!
She absolutely did it on purpose! Specifically targeting his face!
He didn't know how many blows he took before Tian Ning got tired and took a break, finally knocking out two of his front teeth.
Long Han: "..."
"I... will kill you!" With his mouth injured, his words were slurred. Long Han was forced to keep his threat brief.
"Fine, let's play then. I haven't exercised my muscles in a while." She picked up a suitably sized piece of firewood from the ground.
Shi Qinxin, whose movements were suppressed by the Nascent Soul Stage cultivation, instantly lit up.
As a former Sword Cultivator, she knew very well that her junior martial sister's posture with the firewood was that of holding a sword!
Long Han raised an eyebrow, his eyes full of disdain: "You know how to use a sword?"
Just a show-off who stayed at Wanjian Sect for less than half a month!
"I know a little," Tian Ning said modestly, "Dealing with you is more than enough."
Long Han sneered, disbelieving.
Who gave her the courage?
She was merely relying on the treasures the Dragon King gave her and her brute strength. Did she really think that he, a dragon, couldn't handle her?
Facts proved that trying would lead to death—
The matchstick in Tian Ning's hand looked insignificant and couldn't exert any deterrent power, but when it was enveloped by Spiritual Energy and directly confronted Long Ye's attack, it unexpectedly fought back repeatedly?
She seemed to be able to anticipate her opponent's moves, easily blocking Long Han's every attack, and even seizing the flaws inadvertently exposed by Long Han to counterattack!
If Tian Ning had used some powerful sword moves, Long Han could have comforted himself that the girl had received some Great Power's legacy or had been intentionally taught by a Master, allowing her to use swordsmanship against him without falling behind in such a short time.
But the swordsmanship Tian Ning used was something countless Sword Cultivators were all too familiar with, even Long Han knew it... the Basic Swordsmanship learned when Sword Cultivators first entered the sect.
Basic Swordsmanship…
At this moment, Long Han's expression was exquisite, this ultimate humiliation was a mockery of his incompetence!
He didn't dare to underestimate her, his sword swings becoming increasingly ferocious.
He didn't believe he couldn't even defeat a girl who only knew Basic Swordsmanship, but the reality was that, under the condition that his Nascent Soul Stage cultivation couldn't suppress Tian Ning, in a pure test of combat ability, he was simply no match for her!
After several rounds, his hair crown was askew, and most of his carefully groomed lock of hair was cut off, making him look quite disheveled.
Moreover, the longer the fight went on, the more he found himself unable to defeat Tian Ning. She seemed to have figured out his pattern, and her attacks became even more ruthless! She didn't give him a moment's rest!
Shi Qinxin watched dumbfounded from the side. Her junior martial sister was too fierce, actually using Basic Sword Moves to this extent.
Nowadays, Sword Cultivators all like to pursue flashy moves, and Basic Swordsmanship, something children learn, is never used by Sword Cultivators! This was the first time Shi Qinxin had seen such standard Basic Swordsmanship, like a perfect foundation when building a house, every move was so perfect that there was nothing to fault…
This made her, a former Sword Cultivator, heart race, and she even felt signs of enlightenment!
Originally… for a Sword Cultivator, what mattered was not powerful Sword Moves, not expensive Spirit Swords, but her junior martial sister was able to achieve this level with just a matchstick and a set of Basic Swordsmanship!
Shi Qinxin's realization was correct. Although Tian Ning looked relaxed when wielding her sword, a moment on stage is the result of ten years of practice off stage. This was all the result of the Old Man's devilish training.
It didn't take much effort before Long Han completely lost his former image. His clothes were even more tattered than his fourth senior brother's beggar's clothing, full of sword scars. His face was swollen like a pig's head, and his hair was as messy as a bird's nest.
He was beaten to the ground by Tian Ning, his breaths shallow and ragged.
Even the oppressive pressure on Shi Qinxin was gone…
Even so, his gaze remained fierce, sweeping towards Tian Ning like a blade, completely unrestrained in his hatred.
"It... I underestimated you!" He said, his teeth loose, his body limp, but his mouth firm, "Tian Ning, even so, what can you do to me? Kill me? I have a contract with Wenren Yang. If I die, his cultivation will inevitably plummet, and losing a contracted dragon, the Wenren Family will also let you go…"
Shi Qinxin, having regained her ability to move, came over and kicked him: "You were the one who tried to kill my junior martial sister first!"
"So what? I didn't succeed…"
Long Han was now unafraid.
"You seem very confident," Tian Ning's dark eyes fixed on him, her eyes devoid of emotion, making her somewhat inscrutable, "Let me show you something."
Tian Ning took out a Recording Stone and played it, while also taking out a sack of Recording Stones, one playing, and a sack being recorded.
Long Han: "..."
Long Han's forced composure began to crumble.
His confused mind didn't know where to begin complaining. This girl used such expensive Recording Stones just to record him trying to kill her? A whole sack!!
Did she suddenly get so many good things from the Dragon King and develop a nouveau riche mentality?
This isn't how you should squander your wealth!
No… realizing his thoughts were straying, Long Han tried not to dwell on the issue of a sack of Recording Stones. He saw the footage on the Recording Stone start from when he stabbed at Tian Ning.
This girl reacted so quickly? She actually took out a Recording Stone to record it at that time.
The footage stopped after Tian Ning pulled off his black mask, revealing his face.
Long Han's assault was clearly recorded. The played Recording Stone quickly turned into powder, but this one had played, and there was a sack of newly recorded ones.
Long Han: "..."
Tian Ning didn't feel any pain, after all, the Old Man had given her a lot, enough for her to squander.
No way, who made Recording Stones and Sound Recording Stones, though useful, have a useless effect, after recording, they can only be played once and are then unusable.
Tian Ning: "I don't mind giving each member of the Wenren Family a Recording Stone to let everyone know what you did."
Long Han gritted his teeth, still stubborn: "Give them if you want! I don't care about those!"
He wasn't Long Ye, the vain Young Prince. He had suffered from bullying from his clan since childhood, except for that person… he didn't care about anyone else!
"What about Wenren Xue?" Tian Ning blinked, "It's okay if she sees it too, right?"
"You!"
Mentioning the one person who had given him light in the endless darkness, Long Han was truly panicked!
Xue'er was so kind, how could he let Xue'er see such a cruel side of himself... it would scare her!
He didn't want to push Xue'er further away, he so longed for the chance to stay by Xue'er's side...
He absolutely couldn't let Xue'er see the Recording Stones!
If Tian Ning knew this guy's thoughts, she might tell him, actually Wenren Xue already knew he was a black-hearted person, and he was just bored to act so hard.
But Long Han was currently in an extreme state of infatuation; he firmly believed in his goddess's perfect image, even afraid to expose his ugly face to the sunlight.
In the end, he humiliatingly said: "Don't let Xue'er see those Recording Stones! You... you can do whatever you want to me…"
He turned his head away from Tian Ning, inexplicably covering his torn clothes, looking like a young wife forced by a bully.
"..."
Tian Ning felt disgusted.
She couldn't help but punch him in the face again: "Act normal!"
Long Han's pig-like face swelled even more.
"Complete one condition for each Recording Stone," Tian Ning put away the sack of Recording Stones.
？？？
Long Han suppressed the urge to vomit blood: "That sack of Recording Stones... there are at least a hundred of them!"
Did she think he was a wish-granting turtle in a wishing pool?
One hundred conditions!
"You don't want to? Then I can't guarantee that, with so many Recording Stones here, one might accidentally fall into Wenren Xue's hands!"
Tian Ning wouldn't indulge him. This guy was after her life, and she'd already been merciful by not sending him to meet King Yama. Did he want to haggle? Dream on!
At the thought of Wenren Xue possibly showing a disappointed expression, Long Han compromised again.
"Fine!"
He gritted his teeth, swallowing all his grievances.
Tian Ning directly took out a large empty porcelain bottle and threw it to him: "I happen to need High-Rank Demonic Beast fluids for refining improved pills, go behind that rock and get some for me."
Long Han: "???"
Shi Qinxin: "..."
Junior martial sister, what are you saying?!
Long Han was stunned!
Does she even have any shame?
What does "get some" mean…
And what's with that huge bottle?
Does she think he's a breeding pig?!
Long Han's back molars ground, "Don't push me too far!"
"Seriously? You can't handle this?" Tian Ning showed her disdain, "If you're really such a chaste man, go ahead and kill yourself! Anyway, your suicide has nothing to do with me, then I can say whatever I want with the Recording Stones."
Tian Ning took out a Recording Stone, tossing it up and down, playing with it.
"You have one night to fill this bottle, or you know the consequences."
She was busy and didn't have time to wait for him slowly.
Long Han already regretted trying to kill Tian Ning.
Against her, there was no most humiliating, only more humiliating…
Even someone as insidious as Long Han was about to break down, afraid that she would come up with more humiliating methods. This time, Long Han learned his lesson and silently picked up the bottle and went behind the rock.
He hated this broken Secret Realm for not even having a cave, only open-air…
Fortunately, no one was around to see his pitiful state. After taking a Healing Pill, he forcibly thought of Wenren Xue's face, collecting materials for Tian Ning on the spot.
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