"Dong!"
A heavy bang echoed from outside the door.
"Open the door! Those inside, if you don't open it, we'll smash it down!"
The incessant shouting roused Bai Shengyi and Chu Tianle from their meditation.
Chu Tianle couldn't help but grip his broad saber, frowning, "Damn it, can rooms that have already been occupied be 'taken away'?"
"Evidently." Bai Shengyi flicked her whip lightly on the ground, a slow smile curving her lips. "It seems it's time for some fighting."
Looking at the smile on Bai Shengyi's face, Chu Tianle felt she seemed rather excited.
He wasn't mistaken, for Bai Shengyi suddenly yanked the door open. The people shouting outside, caught off guard, stumbled in.
"Fuck!" the man cursed, regaining his balance. Upon seeing Bai Shengyi, his eyes lit up. "It's you lot?" Then, as if he had found a soft persimmon, he turned excitedly and waved to his brethren outside. "Second brother, third brother, you guard the outside. I'll throw these two out in a moment, and this room will be ours!"
"Bai the blind one, I hear you've become quite capable. Let Brother Sun have a taste… Pfft!"
Before he could finish speaking, he was whipped up and unceremoniously thrown to the ground.
"Slap!"
Bai Shengyi landed a whip with steady, precise, and brutal force across his face, leaving a bloody gash an inch deep!
"Feel good?" she asked, looking down at him with a smile. This man was one of those who had bullied the original owner.
There was no road to heaven that he didn't take, yet he insisted on barging into her path. Truly, it made her rather happy.
Bai Shengyi let out a wild, unrestrained laugh, her whip falling again and again.
"Slap!"
"Slap!"
Sun Wuyi rolled three times on the ground but couldn't evade the blows, yelping in pain.
"Stop hitting! Miss Bai the Third, I was wrong! Please, stop!" Sun Wuyi was filled with regret, wishing he hadn't listened to Rongrong's suggestion to choose the rooms at the front. Would Bai Shengyi kill him?
Sun Wuyi wailed, calling for his brothers outside to help, only to find no movement from them. Bearing the pain of two whip lashes on his face, he looked outside to see his brothers gagged and bound securely by Chu Tianle, then tossed into the hallway.
"Damn it! I surrender! Grandma Bai, I'm the blind one…"
"I like hearing that. From now on, you are Sun the blind. Remember to call me Grandma when you see me," Bai Shengyi said with a light, smiling lift of her brows. Her beautiful face was as radiant as blooming peach blossoms, bright and captivating. But in Sun Wuyi's eyes, she resembled a malevolent ghost he dared not provoke, as if another whip strike would fall at any moment!
"Yes, yes, Grandma… Ah!"
Sun Wuyi crashed into his brothers with a thud, only to discover that Bai Shengyi had thrown him out as well.
"Are the ropes enough? If so, deal with the others behind them the same way," Bai Shengyi turned to ask Chu Tianle.
Chu Tianle, rubbing his hands together, disdainfully put his saber aside and replied, "Plenty! I wish I'd brought a whip too. This big saber is completely useless."
Bai Shengyi glanced at it. A spirit artifact of the Yellow tier, high grade, how could it be completely useless? It was just that the saber was prone to causing injury, and they were currently facing cultivators on a ship; there was no need to kill.
"Grandma, you might not know this yet, but there are new rules," Sun Wuyi said, clearly unnerved by Bai Shengyi holding her whip, attempting to placate her. "The closer the room number, the higher the floor. The floor Bai Shengyi and they are on is already the ninth floor. I suspect Bai Shengyi hasn't paid attention to outside news since entering the room."
"Oh? Tell me then?" Bai Shengyi smiled. "Don't lie to me, I've been in a terrible mood lately." Actually, she'd never been in a good mood, her little black book of grudges was nearly full!
"Before tonight, everyone could snatch occupied rooms. As long as the occupant was driven out, it was fine. Apart from not being allowed to kill, there were no other restrictions," Sun Wuyi stated.
Chu Tianle stroked his chin and mused, "You don't need to tell us that, we could have guessed. I'll just go and gag you."
"Wait!" Sun Wuyi hastily continued, "I also know that several teams were preparing to come to the ninth floor just now. One of them is led by Sun Mingyu, and another by Jiang Pengyu of the Jiang family from Wuyue City. He's already at the second level of Foundation Establishment!"
"You speak too late," Bai Shengyi said faintly. Because she had already spotted Sun Mingyu and Qin Zhao's group.
"Teammate Chu, the whips have arrived."
Chu Tianle also saw them. "You step back a bit. I'll deal with them."
"No! I will. My hands have been itching for a long time," Bai Shengyi's voice was cold and deep. She pushed Chu Tianle back into the room to guard the door, then positioned herself at the entrance. The Reincarnation Brush appeared in her hand, and Bai Shengyi swiftly made her mark.
"Bind!" Green spiritual energy solidified, directly ensnaring the foremost Sun Mingyu and the mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator behind her!
"What is this?" Sun Mingyu frowned, instructing the mid-stage Foundation Establishment guard, "Quickly break this thing!" The guard hurriedly tried to cut the net with his dagger, only to find the net instantly disappear. Sun Mingyu, thinking the net was destroyed, breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to move forward, but stumbled! The net reappeared! And it trapped her even more tightly! Sun Mingyu immediately panicked, "Brother Zhao, save me!" Qin Zhao quickly had the other two guards behind her assist, but they tried several methods, yet still couldn't break free from the net.
"Bai Shengyi! Did you do this?" Sun Mingyu finally spotted Bai Shengyi not far away, her anger surging. How could this woman be so insidious!
Bai Shengyi waved her whip, chuckling, "Guess?" She had only intended to trap Sun Mingyu, but she hadn't expected the Reincarnation Brush's 'true words' to be so powerful, managing to bind a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. Such a good opportunity, Bai Shengyi felt like heaven's favored daughter once more!
"Slap!" Holding the Reincarnation Brush with her left hand, Bai Shengyi lashed out with her whip, her target being Qin Zhao, who had intentionally or unintentionally moved far away from Sun Mingyu.
"I told you to get lost, did you think I was joking?" Bai Shengyi said coldly. Qin Zhao was whipped across the face, utterly stunned. His gentle facade instantly shattered, and he roared in fury, "Bai Shengyi! You're insane…"
"Slap!" Bai Shengyi lashed out again, this time hitting his face once more, sending splatters of crimson blood flying. "Qin Zhao, I have endured you for far too long!" Bai Shengyi's expression was as cold as frost and snow, her Reincarnation Brush spinning faster! To control her killing intent, she could only "greet" Qin Zhao's face properly. Whip after whip, all aimed at his face! To make his face thick-skinned! To make him shameless! To make him disgusting!
"What are you all standing around for? Hurry up and help this prince?" Qin Zhao hastily drew his sword to block, while simultaneously ordering Sun Mingyu's guards. But those two guards were busy rescuing Sun Mingyu and had no time for Qin Zhao. Moreover, Qin Zhao was already at the fourth level of Qi Refining; even if he couldn't defeat Bai Shengyi, couldn't he at least dodge?
Qin Zhao indeed couldn't dodge. Because Bai Shengyi had long wanted to whip him, and now that she had the chance, she was determined to get her fill! How could she possibly give him an opportunity to dodge! Those whips, imbued with spiritual energy, seemed to have a life of their own, reaching everywhere. No matter how Qin Zhao dodged, they landed accurately on his face! In no time, Qin Zhao was contorted in pain, even screaming! Towards the end, he could only give up resisting, shrugging his shoulders and covering his head as he fled, just to prevent the whips from landing on his face. Humiliated! A complete disgrace!