Zhu Zhuang forcibly suppressed the churning blood and qi within him, glaring furiously at Qin Hao.
When Qin Hao had thrown those two punches just now, his aura had remained completely steady, as though nothing had happened to him at all. Instead, Zhu Zhuang had been shaken by the force of Qin Hao's punches until his blood and qi surged chaotically.
“Stop pretending. Everyone saw exactly what happened just now.”
Zhu Zhuang stepped forward, intending to expose Qin Hao's true nature.
“You, stop right there.”
Qin Mengya stepped in front of Qin Hao. An extremely frigid aura spread out, and terrifying pressure bore down on Zhu Zhuang. He felt as though his body weighed ten million pounds, making it difficult even to lift his feet.
“Senior sister, don't let that Zhang San deceive you! He's only pretending!”
Zhu Zhuang endured the pressure and pointed at Qin Hao as he spoke.
Qin Mengya's expression turned cold. In a frigid voice, she said, “It seems I went too easy on you. You still have the strength to speak?”
The pressure instantly rose to another level.
Zhu Zhuang suddenly fell to his knees, powerless to resist.
Even opening his mouth was incomparably difficult.
After completely suppressing Zhu Zhuang, Qin Mengya came to Qin Hao's side, bent down, and said softly:
“Junior brother, are you unharmed?”
“Senior sister, junior brother is unharmed. Quickly withdraw the pressure, or second senior brother will take his anger out on me.”
As Qin Hao spoke, he wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. Then, with fear on his face, he glanced at Zhu Zhuang, who was kneeling on the ground, as if he were afraid of Zhu Zhuang's revenge.
After this entire string of performances, the heavenly demon sect disciples who had witnessed everything could only marvel at his skill!
As expected of the Scheming Young Lord, Crouching Dragon Zhang San.
This combination of moves was simply flawless.
It was just that second senior brother would have a hard time next.
“He dares!” Qin Mengya shouted.
Bang!
This time, Zhu Zhuang was directly forced prostrate oneself, his entire body pressed intimately against the ground as Qin Mengya's pressure firmly suppressed him.
Immediately afterward, Qin Mengya extended her delicate hand and placed it on Qin Hao's hand to examine his pulse.
Upon feeling Qin Mengya's hand, Qin Hao wore an expression of utter enjoyment. Cool and soft... Could this be the hand of the heavenly demon sect's eldest senior sister, known as the Nine Nether Demoness?
The sensation was indescribably wonderful.
Seeing the shameless expression on Qin Hao's face, the surrounding heavenly demon sect disciples felt like killing him.
I want to touch eldest senior sister's hand too!
Why does Zhang San get to do this? Why?!
Zhu Zhuang, why didn't you come looking for trouble with me? If you had, eldest senior sister's hand would be resting on mine right now!
If looks could kill, Qin Hao would have died countless times already.
After examining Qin Hao, Qin Mengya slightly furrowed her brows, seemingly angry.
Seeing that Qin Mengya had finished her examination, Qin Hao immediately put on a weak and pained expression.
“Damaged Heart Meridian,” Qin Mengya said indifferently, but her tone was extremely displeased. Upon hearing this, the many disciples felt as though thorns were pricking their backs and their necks had turned cold.
“Zhu Zhuang, explain yourself. Why is Zhang San's heart meridian damaged?”
Her delicate shout exploded like heavenly lightning.
Zhu Zhuang's body was directly forced into the ground.
At this moment, Zhu Zhuang's heart was in utter turmoil!
What the hell? What the hell?!
Zhang San's heart meridian was damaged?
Senior sister, are you joking?
He had been as vigorous as a dragon and tiger just moments ago, with every punch stronger than the last!
I estimate that even if I were beaten to death, his heart meridian might not necessarily be damaged!
The many watching heavenly demon sect disciples were all puzzled.
Wasn't Qin Hao suppressing second senior brother just now?
How had he suddenly suffered a Damaged Heart Meridian from second senior brother's blows?
Could he have been pretending?
But how could someone pretend to have a Damaged Heart Meridian? This was the conclusion reached after eldest senior sister personally examined him.
It couldn't be wrong. It shouldn't be wrong.
“Senior sister, with you pressing down on second senior brother like this, he can't speak.”
Qin Hao spoke with feigned weakness, but the smugness in his eyes was impossible to conceal.
No matter how Zhu Zhuang racked his brains, he could never have imagined that his heart meridian had been injured by his own force.
The purpose was simple: to frame Zhu Zhuang!
The heart meridian was the foundation of a person. Anyone who was not a fool would never damage their own heart meridian.
But Qin Hao was not an ordinary person!
“Junior brother is right. Zhu Zhuang, get up and explain yourself.”
For some reason, Qin Mengya was somewhat angry.
This rarely happened. Because of her constitution, her emotions had always been steady.
However, today was somewhat different.
Could it be because of him? Qin Mengya glanced at Qin Hao, then shook her head.
Zhang San had often tried to curry favor with her before as well, but she had never felt anything.
Perhaps there was another reason.
This absent-minded glance from Qin Mengya terrified Qin Hao.
Could she have discovered it?
However, after glancing at him, Qin Mengya paid him no further attention. This allowed Qin Hao's heart, which had risen to his throat, to drop back down.
Zhu Zhuang shakily stood up.
This was truly terrifying!
Eldest senior sister was truly terrifying!
With nothing but pressure, she had left him completely powerless to resist.
“Eldest senior sister, I truly don't know what happened. I was fighting Zhang San just now, and everyone saw it. Clearly, I was the one who suffered!” Zhu Zhuang was on the verge of tears as he spoke in a tearful voice.
“You suffered?” Qin Mengya seemed to have heard a joke. Shaking her head, she said, “Are you going to tell me that Zhang San's Damaged Heart Meridian was an act, while you were the one who was genuinely injured?”
“Eldest senior sister, please see clearly. That is indeed what happened!”
After hearing Zhu Zhuang's reply, quite a few thoughtful heavenly demon sect disciples sighed.
There was no denying that second senior brother was powerful, but when it came to scheming, compared with Zhang San, he was like an ant beside an elephant. They did not exist on the same level at all.
“You can even fake a Damaged Heart Meridian? Then fake one for me to see!”
Qin Mengya looked at Zhu Zhuang before her, who was spouting utter nonsense.
Then she looked at Qin Hao behind her, whose body was trembling as if he feared retaliation.
Her emotions fluctuated.
A disciple capable of expressing an insight such as The Dao That Can Be Spoken Is Not the Eternal Dao was actually displaying such a posture. From this, it could be seen how overbearing and unreasonable Zhu Zhuang was!
“Very well. Today, I will let you suffer an injury.”
Qin Mengya's delicate hand moved lightly, and she slowly struck out with one palm.
A blow from across the air sent Zhu Zhuang flying.
As he was sent flying, Zhu Zhuang felt an indescribable chill begin to spread from his chest. It seemed as though this chill would freeze the meridians within his body and seal his heart meridian in ice.
“Senior sister, spare me!” Zhu Zhuang struggled to stand and spoke slowly.
“I am not going to take your life. This is merely a small punishment. You will naturally be unharmed after three days.”
“Thank you for showing mercy, senior sister,” Zhu Zhuang said.
“From now on, you had better know clearly in your heart what you should and should not do.”
After leaving him with those words, Qin Mengya glanced at Qin Hao and said softly, “Come to my place later. I will give you some healing pills.”
With that, Qin Mengya left.
As soon as Qin Mengya departed, Qin Hao immediately returned to his vigorous state and said to Zhu Zhuang:
“Ahem, second senior brother, I will head to senior sister's place first. Take care of yourself. It would be best if you stopped looking for trouble with me. It wouldn't look good if senior sister saw.”
After speaking, Qin Hao changed back into a weak expression and limped toward Qin Mengya's room.
Pretending!
Still pretending!
You really know how to pretend!
Every Heavenly Demon Sect Disciple present thought the same thing.
Zhu Zhuang gritted his teeth, hatred blazing in his eyes.
What a Zhang San.
What a Zhang San!
I, Zhu Zhuang, will remember you!