In the crowd.
Bai Niannian’s bright eyes were wide open, her gaze fixed on the scene before her.
She found the figure flying on a sword exceptionally free and unfettered.
Bai Hongyu couldn't help but furrow his brow and mutter softly, "Why does this figure seem so familiar, as if I've seen it somewhere before?"
Yet, for a moment, he couldn't recall where he had seen it.
Feng Ninghe dragged the person all the way to the city gate. Fearing that the crowd would look down on Qing, she leaped onto a rooftop.
Looking at the two people tied up before her, Feng Ninghe's eyes turned slightly cold. With a snap of her slender fingers, she removed the spiritual technique binding Bai Qianqian's mouth.
Finally able to speak, Bai Qianqian glared at her fiercely and blurted out, "You wretched woman, release me at once! Otherwise, our Bai family will never let you go!"
*Slap!*
Feng Ninghe raised her hand and slapped her across the cheek.
The crisp sound of the slap echoed through the sky.
"Will not let me go? But it was the Bai family who handed you over to me."
"If you don't kowtow and apologize, more and more people will gather around. Do you want everyone in the Li Kingdom to witness your utterly pathetic state?"
Feng Ninghe scoffed as if she had heard a joke, her melodious female voice making hearts flutter.
On her face, the white veil concealed her thin, cold eyes, which held no emotion.
Bai Qianqian trembled with rage. When her gaze shifted to the vast crowd below, she was terrified.
In a short while, many cultivators had gathered to watch.
They pointed and chattered, their laughter filling the air.
And she, bound in such a disheveled state, was utterly helpless.
"You wretched..."
Bai Qianqian's eyes turned bloodshot, her anger turning to shame. As she opened her mouth to curse again, her knees uncontrollably knelt on the rooftop!
A powerful pressure descended upon her.
*Thump!*
Her head struck down heavily with a dull thud.
Bai Qianqian was shocked. The spiritual energy emanating from the woman before her was so powerful that she couldn't control her own body!
*Thump, thump!*
Two more dull thuds of her head hitting the roof followed.
Feng Ninghe looked down from above, a corner of her white veil fluttering in the wind. Her black hair danced freely, her aloof demeanor making her appear spotless.
"You maliciously insulted me and mocked the Medicine Valley. As a member of the Medicine Valley, I accept these three kowtows from you. Next, you may begin your apology."
The three kowtows had already stripped Bai Qianqian of all dignity.
And she wanted her to apologize?
Absolutely impossible!
Bai Qianqian glared at her fiercely and uttered a harsh threat, "You wretched woman, wanting me to apologize is a fool's dream."
Feng Ninghe, however, remained detached, calmly observing everything before her.
She curved her lips, her beautiful eyes as cold as ice.
She was like a cold beauty, with a hint of charm in her eyes that made her seem a little more alive.
"If you refuse to apologize as agreed, how about you offer your cultivation as an apology?"
The crisp female voice slowly descended.
Bai Qianqian looked at her as if she had heard a joke, incredulously asking, "You can cripple my cultivation?"
Not everyone had the ability to cripple someone's cultivation.
It required absolute cultivation disparity and knowledge of the essence of crippling a cultivation.
The next moment, Bai Qianqian was speechless, her face turning ashen.
Because she felt a large hand reaching into her dantian.
With just a fierce clench of that hand, all her cultivation would be abolished!
For cultivators, cultivation was of utmost importance!
At her young age, she had reached the middle stage of the Kai Guang realm, a source of pride among her peers.
This woman... how could she be so terrifying!
Bai Qianqian was afraid.
After this commotion, she had already lost all face. If her cultivation were also crippled, she feared everyone would walk all over her in the future!
"You still refuse to apologize, so you intend to abandon your cultivation?"
Feng Ninghe raised her delicate eyebrows, her icy female voice like a sharp blade, piercing each word into Bai Qianqian's heart.
Sensing her dantian tighten, Bai Qianqian's eyes turned bloodshot, and she almost bit her lip to pieces, "I... I am a turtle... I was wrong..."
Xiao Zhao on Feng Ninghe's shoulder rolled its eyes, placing its hands on its hips and grumbling.
Serves her right!
To dare to gamble with Master, wasn't that clearly asking to lose?
Master was the dignified Valley Master of the Medicine Valley, the former Empress of the Lin Kingdom. How could this foolish woman possibly insult someone like her?
"So quiet? Are you speaking for the mosquitoes? Don't you want your cultivation anymore?"
Feng Ninghe raised her eyebrows and reprimanded sharply.
At this moment, all of Bai Qianqian's pride was trampled underfoot. She shouted with all her might, "I am a turtle, and I was wrong to insult you. From now on, I will live with my tail between my legs, and I will scurry away quickly whenever I see you!"
Qi Mu's eyes widened as he watched this scene with trepidation.
He could feel the terrifying spiritual pressure emanating from Feng Ninghe, which was beyond his ability to withstand.
How could this woman possess such cultivation at such a young age?
Who was this person!
The cultivators watching below were stunned and quickly rubbed their eyes, looking at the scene before them: "Bai Qianqian actually called herself a turtle! Who is that woman in white!"
Looking at the graceful and beautiful figure standing on the rooftop, Bai Niannian's eyes were filled with envy.
As the daughter of the Bai family patriarch, she had been pampered since childhood, her every action and behavior restricted.
Seeing the masked woman in white so unfettered, completely crushing Bai Qianqian in cultivation, made Bai Niannian wish she could also take revenge and be as free-spirited.
Bai Qianqian's words echoed again and again, her bloodshot eyes filled with tears, and she glared resentfully at Feng Ninghe.
Her pride had never been so thoroughly trampled underfoot as it was now.
Every word that came out of her mouth made her so ashamed that she wished she could burrow into the ground.
Feng Ninghe looked at the woman before her, unmoved, and began to count aloud, "Eighty more times to go, continue reciting."
Bai Qianqian dared not delay, her heart trembling as she continued to speak, "I am a turtle, and I was wrong to insult you. From now on, I will live with my tail between my legs, and I will scurry away quickly whenever I see you..."
The cultivators stared at the scene in a daze.
The younger generation of the Bai family was also shocked.
They had never witnessed such a scene.
Although Bai Qianqian was the adopted daughter of Old Master Bai, he had always treated her as his own.
Now, such humiliation of Bai Qianqian was akin to humiliating the honor of the Bai family.
As the foremost of the four great families, no one in the Li Kingdom dared to offend the Bai family.
Even a mere disciple of the Bai family was treated with courtesy by others.
Yet this woman in white showed no fear!
Who exactly was she!
The Bai family members had initially thought that the disciple of the Medicine Valley Master would just talk about punishing Bai Qianqian and would at least save some face for the Bai family.
But now, she was making Bai Qianqian recite it word for word.
The crowd of onlookers grew larger and larger, and members of the Feng family were among them.
"It's the eldest young lady!"
Feng Xiaoru recognized the white figure on the rooftop and exclaimed with excitement.
Some of the onlookers also gradually recognized the beast on Feng Ninghe's shoulder, thus identifying her: "Look, everyone! Isn't that little beast the eldest young lady of the Feng family, Feng Ninghe?"