(27) Courage
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Soon enough, a shadow swiftly entered his room without making a sound. The shadow went towards the bed where a silhouette is currently cultivating. There is a noticeable fabric around the shadow's hand as it neared the bed. Then, it pounced on the figure atop the bed but the silhouette puffed into smokes.
"What?!"
"Sneaking in a man's room at night, you have such courage." the room lit up with a fragment of floating blue flames around the person in black. Zi Yingjun stepped out of the darkness with a cruel grin. "Make a move and you'll die."
The person in black opened its closed eyes, revealing a pair of golden iris. Jin Xuan Meng can't identify what the blue flames are. It's better to silent for now than be sorry because of recklessness.
"Huh. So it was Miss Jin." Zi Yingjun stepped closer to the bed. He had expected it would be her. No one is capable enough to infiltrate Zi Clan other than experts. Zi Yingjun quickly grabbed her mask and took a good look at her. His lips curved to see her wary expression.
"Zi Yingjun, let me go and no fight will happen. I'll let you off." she found his smile so malicious. It's like he is planning to do something horrible. But she's in the sixth rank and he's only in the third rank, how will he fight her?
"You're the one at my mercy." he lifted his hand and the flames drew closer to Jin Xuan Meng. She nearly jumped but the flames prevented her. It burnt her robe and created many holes. Jin Xuan Meng cursed him for disgracing her this way. She hurriedly surrounded herself with the quilt.
"You-"
"Scream and they will come here to see you in that state." Zi Yingjun crossed his arms. He specifically shortened her sleeve and skirt. Once she screams and an onlooker comes, she'll be disgraced heavily. As for him, he wont care if they spread rumors of his unfaithfulness towards Jiang Mei Hua. It will be even better so that he can break off their engagement.
"Let me leave. Or else." she threatened. Jin Xuan Meng secretly took out a dagger that she strapped on her leg. Seeing that he wont move, she quickly raised her hand to aim at him.
Unfortunately for her, he saw through her plans and held her down. Zi Yingjun's purple eyes gleamed evilly once he was able to suppress her. He intertwined their hands and blocked the flow of qi from her palms.
"Miss Jin, is this what you want?"
His question made Jin Xuan Meng both furious and embarrassed. "Not! Get off me you demon!" Jin Xuan Meng can't risk using qi or he might destroy her hands.
"Oh, you just reminded me how to treat you properly." Zi Yingjun gripped her hands tighter that she nearly screamed. Jin Xuan Meng bit her lip with only a groan coming out. It felt like her bones broke. She never knew what a psychopath Zi Yingjun is and how he enjoys someone else's misery. Thus, he completely broke her hand to disable her flow of qi, almost destroying her meridians.
"Ah!" unable to help it, she grunted in pain. Jin Xuan Meng held back her tears. She angrily looked at the smiling devil on top of her. He's not human at all, how can he bear to break her hands?!
"Shh. Miss Jin, keep it down, en? Others will hear you." with his problem solved, he let go of her hands. Zi Yingjun took the dagger she dropped above her head and tapped the cold blade on her cheek. "Quick death or not? I'll do you a favor."
"Rascal! You killed Hei Xue and blamed me, I will get back on you!" she lowered her tone to squeeze those words out in anger. Jin Xuan Meng glared intently.
"Woman, don't be ridiculous." he shrugged his shoulder and lowered the tip of the dagger to her neck. Zi Yingjun can see fear and disbelief from her eyes. "I killed Hei Xue? How?"
"Y-you plotted to get the first place in the competition. What's wrong with you? How could you do that?" Jin Xuan Meng can tell he is serious. Her lip quivered a bit from nervousness. She can die anytime if Zi Yingjun wants to.
Zi Yingjun leaned down to whisper. "Knowing what you shouldn't can bring you death. However, you don't have any proof I did it. But I can at least let you live for now. Do it the second time and I'll terminate your whole clan." his pupils brimmed cruelly. Zi Yingjun suddenly bit her neck that it bled a bit.
"Zi Yingjun!" her eyes widened in shock. She can't push him with her hands broken.
"There. Now tell your brother what we did." Zi Yingjun grinned as he got off the bed. He wiped the blood from the corner of his lip.
"I'll get back on you! Wait and see!" Jin Xuan Meng held her neck. His canine teeth bothered her since it wounded her. She hastily left his room like a scared prey and the predator is still smiling like a demon.
"Tch." Zi Yingjun spat out from his window. He raised his hand where a bloodstain is. The dried blood dissipated as his qi sea increased. A thread of yang is still floating in his dantian which hindered him. "This yang, where did it come from? It prevented me from killing Jin Xuan Meng."
The thread of yang is contrasting with his pure yin attribute. Its seems to be affecting his attitude either. Zi Yingjun cant refine that qi no matter what he does.
Jin Xuan Meng hissed after feeling her wound spreading pain. She fell down the floor of her room and curled herself. It's quite painful she would rather lose consciousness. Soon enough, the pain receded just as quick as it came.
"He poisoned me! Damn that demon!" she breathed heavily. Jin Xuan Meng should have known. A demon is a demon, no one can change that. Since he have the heart to kill Hei Xue and plot against both Hei and Jin Clan, why cant he have the courage to poison her to death?
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