In Luo Huayin's eyes, Shen Yun was the epitome of a well-behaved girl.
Fair-skinned, beautiful, and kind-hearted, she would even tear up during touching scenes while watching TV during her lunch break at work.
Most importantly.
Before Luo Huayin knocked out Xiao Lu with a palm strike, she had determined from the latter's startled cry for Chongchong to escape quickly that Chongchong was a complete coward!
But now—
How could such a street punk, capable of knocking out and carrying away girls, consistently carry eight-gauge wire with her, hoping to get revenge on Luo Huayin for kidnapping Li Qianfan?
Luo Huayin stared at Chongchong's pupils, which visibly contracted.
Then, she let out a mocking laugh. "Heh, Shen Yun, you really know how to act. Alright, it's getting late, and it's raining. I'm not interested in playing games with you here. Just obediently do as I say and let me hand you over to the person who wants you. But don't worry. After I hand you over, I won't let them hurt you. I'll stake my reputation on it. I'll rescue you before they can harm you."
What?
Chongchong, who was about to lash out, felt a jolt in her heart upon hearing Luo Huayin's words.
"You didn't come to kidnap me willingly. Someone hired you?" she asked.
"That's right."
Luo Huayin nodded. "Although that little scumbag almost killed me in the Arctic last year when I kidnapped Li Qianfan, and I swore to have my way with him for half a year before chopping him up and feeding him to the dogs if I ever caught him again, I truly had no intention of making things difficult for you. After all, bullying an ordinary girl like you would lower the prestige of my War Demon Palace."
She said this.
With her hands behind her back, her black fox mask facing the cold rain, she cut a figure of an aloof master before Chongchong's eyes.
Her voice remained shrill and unpleasant, "My main target in coming to the Eastern Lands is that little scumbag. My secondary target is your mother, Su Nanyin. Who asked your mother to be even more beautiful than me? Who asked her not to sleep with other men but to sleep with that little scumbag? A foolish woman is innocent, but one who sleeps around is guilty. Apart from the little scumbag and your mother, none of you three sisters are within my hunting range."
Chongchong was a little dazed.
She suddenly realized that this sinister and dangerous young殿主 seemed to have some issues in her head.
Luo Huayin continued, "I've revealed myself to you, a mere ant, because someone paid twenty million US dollars for me to capture you alive. While I despise money, I've been a bit short on cash lately. Therefore, I've made an exception to be a slave to money this time."
Chongchong immediately pressed, "Who paid twenty million US dollars to have you kidnap me?"
"Heh."
Luo Huayin let out a cold laugh with the demeanor of a master. "Shen Yun, do you think the young殿主 of my War Demon Palace would betray her client? I warn you, don't ask such questions that diminish my prestige. Otherwise, heh, you'll face the consequences."
Chongchong, however, said, "I'll give you two choices: tell me who hired you to kidnap me."
Luo Huayin replied coldly, "You first."
"One, I'll give you thirty yuan for all information about your client."
Chongchong said slowly, "Two, I'll pierce your scapula and cut your flesh with a knife until you tell me!"
What?
Luo Huayin felt as if her tail had been stepped on.
It was one thing for Chongchong to talk about piercing her scapula and cutting her flesh.
But what was unbearable was that Chongchong wanted her to betray her client for a mere thirty yuan!
Was the dignified young殿主 of the War Demon Palace and the second-in-command of the Huayin Sect only worth thirty yuan in prestige!?
It was utterly infuriating—
"Little coward, you've successfully stirred my compassion."
Luo Huayin chuckled sinisterly, unwilling to waste more words. With a flick of her right hand, she shot out from her green raincoat like a viper, lunging towards Chongchong's neck.
She had decided.
After capturing the feigning Shen Chongchong, she would first strip her, spank her until her bottom was swollen, and then hand her over to Ye Rumming.
All because Shen Chongchong had dared to insult her with thirty yuan!
Thirty yuan.
That wasn't even enough for Luo Huayin to buy a glass of soda at a socialite's nightclub.
Of course.
After handing Chongchong over to Ye Rumming, Luo Huayin would rescue her within half an hour and send her back to the Su family in Sijiu.
Then, she would patiently wait for Ye Rumming to pay another twenty million US dollars to have her kidnap Shen Chongchong (or someone else) again.
Furious, her pupils flashing with a fluorescent glow, Luo Huayin felt her right wrist suddenly held tightly as her right hand was about to lock onto Chongchong's neck.
It was Chongchong, who had wrapped the eight-gauge wire she held around Luo Huayin's wrist with lightning speed.
Ah!?
Luo Huayin was shocked.
Although this little fox's mind had been corrupted by money and a life of extravagance shortly after arriving in Sijiu, her martial arts skills had not diminished one bit.
She clearly knew how fast, accurate, and steady her attack had been!
Yet, Chongchong had used the eight-gauge wire in her hand to ensnare Luo Huayin's fast, steady, and accurate right hand in an instant.
What did this signify?
It could only signify—
This fair-skinned, beautiful, little coward was indeed a master!
A top-tier master who could confront Luo Huayin head-on without fear!
"So, she's truly a wolf in sheep's clothing."
Luo Huayin suddenly realized this. Although she was extremely shocked and even a little panicked, she remained calm. As she forcefully pulled her right hand back, her left hand slammed towards Chongchong's face.
It happened so suddenly—
Luo Huayin had no time to be gentle.
At worst, she would smash Chongchong's nose with a punch, then pay for her plastic surgery and a million dollars in emotional compensation.
However.
Chongchong really didn't want this pauper to spend money.
So, as Luo Huayin's left fist lunged forward, Chongchong let out a clear cry and met the blow with her own right fist.
Hai!
With two sharp cries, their small pink fists collided fiercely.
Bang—
When their small pink fists met with a heavy impact, they produced a muffled explosion of air.
This demonstrated the immense power behind their punches.
Instantly.
Luo Huayin felt her entire left arm go numb as if struck by high-voltage electricity.
Chongchong also felt a sharp pain in her tiger's mouth.
They both exclaimed in unison, "You have such great strength!"
Before their voices died down.
They both roared in unison again, "Again!"
Bang!
Clang!!
Duang—
In the blink of an eye, they exchanged three more powerful blows.
Chongchong felt as if her tiger's mouth had cracked open.
She was secretly amazed by this little fox's incredible strength.
Meanwhile, Luo Huayin's vision went dark, and her lips tasted salty.
Her entire left arm had lost all sensation.
She could clearly feel that after four direct clashes with Chongchong, she hadn't gained any advantage. Instead, she had suffered from the backlash of the immense force, sustaining some internal injuries.
"I can't keep this up. Otherwise, I'll eventually have my heart meridians shattered by her, and I'll die or be severely injured and spitting blood."
Luo Huayin's mind raced as she prepared to retreat quickly.
Even if she didn't turn to run, she would never exchange punches with Chongchong again.
Luo Huayin intended to use her most proficient style of agile movement and elusive footwork to unleash her peerless techniques like poking eyes, throat locks, grabbing children's rations, and knee strikes to subdue this wolf in sheep's clothing!
But she was dreaming—
Her left wrist was already tightly bound by the eight-gauge wire held by Chongchong. No matter how fast she retreated, Chongchong simply pulled back with her left hand and shouted, "Come back here!"
Luo Huayin, who had been rapidly retreating, was obediently pulled back in front of her.
Chongchong's right fist then slammed fiercely towards Luo Huayin's fox mask.
"Stop!"
Luo Huayin cried out in alarm, "Pause!"
Chongchong's right fist stopped precisely 0.03 centimeters from the fox mask.
She wanted to see what tricks this little fox was up to.
After all, following the four exchanges, Chongchong was certain that Luo Huayin was no match for her in terms of speed or power (this was indeed true. After all, not everyone could be as abnormal as Chongchong, whose chromosomes had undergone a qualitative change, giving her speed and power comparable to the mysterious and eerie primal 209).
Moreover.
Luo Huayin's left wrist was tightly bound by the eight-gauge wire.
As long as Chongchong didn't let go, she had nowhere to escape.
"Unfair."
Luo Huayin shouted in her shrill voice, "You're using your right fist, and I'm using my left. I'm not left-handed, and you're definitely not. I'm at a disadvantage when we exchange blows. For a fair duel, let go of my right hand. Then we can continue punching, to the death!"
"Okay."
Chongchong looked at Luo Huayin for a moment, then nodded slowly. "I'll let go of your right hand, and we'll continue punching to the death. But you absolutely cannot take the opportunity to escape."
"Heh, do you think the young殿主 of my caliber would break her word to a wolf in sheep's clothing like you?"
Luo Huayin chuckled coldly, her tone filled with disdain.
Chongchong said no more. With a flick of her left hand, she loosened the eight-gauge wire wrapped around Luo Huayin's right wrist.
Luo Huayin turned and ran—
She shouted with a laugh, "Shen Yun, you truly are foolish! A fool would..."
A fool would what?
Before the fleeing Luo Huayin could finish, she felt a sudden tightness around her throat!
It was Chongchong, who, the moment Luo Huayin turned to run, had looped the eight-gauge wire she held around her neck.
This meant—
Even as Chongchong was about to release Luo Huayin's right hand, she had anticipated that Luo Huayin would seize the opportunity to escape and had prepared to wrap her neck with the wire!
Chongchong was confident she could defeat Luo Huayin head-on.
But Luo Huayin was, after all, Zhuang Wujian's daughter. Even if defeated by Chongchong, she could still inflict some damage.
So.
Why shouldn't Chongchong use Luo Huayin's assumption of her foolishness to show Luo Huayin who the real fool was!?
Thus—
The moment Luo Huayin turned, she fell into Chongchong's trap.
From this, it was evident that Shen Chongchong, the wolf in sheep's clothing, was an extremely dangerous and cunning individual.
What did it feel like to have your throat gripped tightly by eight-gauge wire?
Even with all her abilities, Luo Huayin could no longer use them.
All she could do was struggle instinctively, her eyes wide with terror.
"Luo Huayin, you really shouldn't have treated the man I love in such a cruel manner as to pierce his scapula."
Chongchong tightened her grip on Luo Huayin's neck and said softly, "Go well. Don't let me see you again in the next life."
With that said.
Chongchong's hands exerted force—