Upon hearing Chen Nan's words.
Leng Qingmei's heart began to race.
But she was, after all, a master at the ninth layer of the Caoyin Realm.
She quickly regained her composure, a hint of resentment appearing on her face. With a dejected tone, she said, "In-in gave this to me. I thought you didn't have any decent jewelry, so I wanted to give it to you as a gift."
"If you don't like it, just say so. It really hurts when you act like this."
Chen Nan played with the thumb ring in his hand and sighed, "Actually, you shouldn't have invited me for this meal."
"No!"
"To be precise, you shouldn't have treated me like an idiot." He clenched his fist tightly, and the thumb ring turned into dust in his hand.
"What do you mean?" Leng Qingmei's face was filled with panic.
Yet, a strong surge of anger rose within her.
Even if Chen Nan destroyed the thumb ring.
She could still subdue him with her strength.
Make him bark like a dog.
Chen Nan slapped her across the face.
This slap made Leng Qingmei's head buzz.
She never expected Chen Nan to be so reckless.
Even though she believed her strength was still suppressed by him.
But her younger sister was in the adjacent courtyard.
As soon as she gave a command, her sister would rush over immediately.
She couldn't understand why Chen Nan was so desperate when her sister was so close.
With her cultivation at the peak of the Juhun Realm, she could completely crush Chen Nan.
Chen Nan sneered, "Some things are understood by everyone, why continue this act for so long?"
"And even if you're acting, aren't you too immersed in it?"
"You're even taking a bubble bath together and still acting?"
"What's the meaning of this, is it a real relationship now?"
"Or have you fallen for me?" As he spoke, he grabbed her and pressed her firmly against him.
Leng Qingmei was filled with rage.
She completely dropped her pretense.
"Chen Nan, you're going too far. Don't blame me for disregarding our marital bond!" She suddenly turned around and struck Chen Nan with her palm.
With her cultivation at the peak of the Caoyin Realm.
She didn't take Chen Nan seriously at all.
But at that moment.
She was shocked to discover.
A magical force had sealed her body, rendering her immobile.
"What have you done to me?"
Leng Qingmei's scalp tingled. She clearly had the cultivation of the peak ninth layer of the Caoyin Realm.
But now.
Her body had lost all ability to move.
She was like a fish on a chopping board, at the mercy of others.
Chen Nan pinched her chin, a cold smile on his face, "You not only treated me like an idiot, but you even treated me like I was blind."
"Did you think I couldn't sense that the seal in your body was broken?"
Leng Qingmei's face was covered in cold sweat.
She hadn't expected Chen Nan to see through her secret.
Chen Nan slapped her again, "The moment the seal in your body was broken, I deduced that you told your sister, Leng Yinyin, about your plight."
"And today's banquet was to control me through some secret technique."
"Chen Nan, you're going too far, too far!" Tears of humiliation streamed from Leng Qingmei's eyes. Although she had abandoned her pride and superiority in front of Chen Nan.
But at this moment.
Chen Nan's words felt like they were tearing away her last fig leaf.
Chen Nan was amused by her reaction, "I'm going too far? Are you sure I'm going too far? If your sisters hadn't conspired to harm me, do you think I would treat you like this?"
"I thought the grudges between us were already complicated enough, why did you have to drag your sister into this?"
"Are you perhaps planning to serve me together with your sister?"
"Pah!"
Leng Qingmei spat at Chen Nan fiercely, her eyes full of hatred, "You are a complete scoundrel."
Chen Nan laughed heartily, "I never claimed to be a gentleman, did I?"
"Let me go quickly, or I'll call Yinyin over right now!" Leng Qingmei gritted her teeth and glared at Chen Nan. She didn't know what method Chen Nan had used to control her body.
But she believed in her sister's abilities.
Once her sister arrived.
She would be able to defeat Chen Nan.
"Don't rush, come, your body can't move, but I can help you rub it." Chen Nan's lips curved upwards.
Leng Qingmei angrily shouted, "Get lost, don't touch me!"
"It's useless even if you shout," Chen Nan said with a meaningful smile.
Then he handled Leng Qingmei in the wooden tub.
Leng Qingmei naturally refused.
She cried out for help.
But for some reason.
Beyond the sound of the rain outside the window, there was no other sound.
She was desperate and angry.
Even a strange sense of... excitement?
She couldn't articulate it.
"Why is this happening?"
"I have already returned to the peak of the Caoyin Realm."
"Why am I still no match for you?" Leng Qingmei weakly slumped against the edge of the wooden tub, tears uncontrollably tracing her face.
Although her body had regained sensation.
She believed.
If she made a move against Chen Nan, he would control her again the next second.
Chen Nan, wearing a loose pajama, walked to the bed and lay down. "You know nothing about my strength."
He was grateful for obtaining the Law of Fragments and mastering the Law of Space.
Otherwise.
He would have definitely fallen into Leng Qingmei's hands today.
Of course.
Even if he had mastered the Law of Space.
He didn't believe he could defeat a powerhouse at the peak of the Juhun Realm.
With his current control over the Law of Space.
It was not enough to defeat a peak Juhun Realm expert.
Leng Qingmei's heart was filled with despair.
It was one thing if she wasn't Chen Nan's match.
But before.
She had clearly called for help.
Why hadn't her sister come to save her?
She couldn't understand.
Chen Nan's voice slowly sounded, "Come and give me a massage. If you perform well, I won't touch your sister. Otherwise... you understand, right?"
Leng Qingmei naturally knew what Chen Nan meant.
When she saw her younger sister, she had clearly sensed that this fellow had ill intentions.
After all, her younger sister was exceptionally beautiful, comparable to her, if not more so.
Any man who saw her wouldn't remain indifferent.
Let alone this scoundrel, Chen Nan!
Reluctantly, she put on her undergarments and came to Chen Nan's side to massage his limbs.
Her heart was filled with endless humiliation.
"Put more strength into it, I'm a bit tired today, my whole body feels like it's out of joint!" Chen Nan lay quietly on the bed, his eyes closed in enjoyment.
Leng Qingmei instinctively grabbed her hairpin.
She wanted to kill Chen Nan directly.
But...
She didn't believe she could succeed.
This man was always guarding against her.
Secondly.
Even if she killed him, the Leng family would face a catastrophe.
After all, Chunmei had invited Chen Nan from the Yamen. If he died.
The Leng family would definitely be targeted by the court.
Just then.
Leng Yinyin's gentle voice was heard from outside the window, "Sister, are you asleep?"
Hearing this.
Chen Nan's eyes shot open.
A flicker of panic crossed his eyes.
Leng Qingmei, with her keen senses, detected Chen Nan's unease and rejoiced.
She knew that Chen Nan was definitely no match for her younger sister.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have appeared so flustered.
Without further thought, she quickly ran towards the door, "Sister, quickly come and save me!"