Chapter 1163 — Conflict and a Lesson
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"Call the police and arrest us? We're collecting trash, we haven't broken any law. On what grounds would you arrest anyone?" Chen Xi looked at Xie Yufeng, unconvinced. She had already apologized, yet the man would not let it go — he even wanted Grandpa Zhu to kneel. How hateful!
"Collecting trash? You were stealing my beer — you think I didn't see it? My two friends sitting right here are witnesses; they saw it clear as day! And I don't mind telling you: my fiancée is no ordinary person. Do you think she'll believe me, or you?" Xie Yufeng said smugly.
By now he already regarded Qiu Lingshan as his fiancée! In Xie Yufeng's view, with an alliance arranged by the families like this, the Song family must long ago have informed Qiu Lingshan. Though the two families had not formally settled the betrothal, the matter had been discussed by both family heads; it was as good as nailed down, and nothing could go wrong now.
What remained was only whether the two youngsters could get along. So long as there was no great conflict between them and they rubbed along reasonably well, the next step would surely be talk of marriage. Only if the two took a mutual dislike, with some greater conflict between them, would the matter be reconsidered.
Of course, in many cases, for the sake of face, even if the two youngsters were not on good terms, they would still be forced into the match for the greater good. After all, once a thing was settled, to break it off for some reason would look rather ugly.
A cold glint flickered through Grandpa Zhu's eyes. As a martial artist of the inner school at the peak of late Mystic Rank, he would never have come out to collect trash had the family head not entrusted him with the task. And that was bad enough — but for a mere coddled young master to order him to kneel? How could he endure it?
Xie Yufeng's arrogance had roused a murderous intent in Grandpa Zhu, who resolved to teach this creature, who knew nothing of the height of heaven or the depth of earth, a proper lesson! But for fear of trouble, Grandpa Zhu would gladly have killed him on the spot!
"Good. Very good." Grandpa Zhu, far from angry, smiled. He reached out and patted Xie Yufeng's body — it looked as though he meant to pat him on the shoulder, but murderous intent lay hidden within! A master like Grandpa Zhu, at the peak of Mystic Rank, had no shortage of underhanded tricks.
What he meant to do was infuse true qi into Xie Yufeng's body. Perhaps Xie Yufeng would show nothing at the time, but in the days to come that true qi would remain inside him, making his whole body ache from time to time, leaving him steeped in torment.
Of course, that was so only for ordinary people. For a true master, such a little bit of true qi could be refined away. Wei Zhao often used this same underhanded method, though compared with Grandpa Zhu he was far more skilled.
You pat a man once — and in that instant, the true qi transferred is limited. You cannot keep your hand on him forever, transferring true qi, can you?