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Feng Hongying exclaimed in anger, "You could have at least said something when you came out! What if I almost hit you?"
Qi Xiao coldly stared at her. "You didn't give me a chance to say anything. Weren't you the one banging on the door?"
Feng Hongying was momentarily speechless, feeling a bit short of breath, yet she stubbornly retorted, "That's still your fault. Couldn't you just step back a little?"
She shot him an angry glare and then grabbed his arm, intending to pull him outside, but Qi Xiao shook her off with a swift motion.
"This is the first gathering since Junior Brother Ye joined us, and you're just going to skip it?"
"I need to train."
"When is it not a good time to train? You just have to do it now, don't you? You're clearly trying to make things difficult for Junior Brother Ye."
Qi Xiao found her incessant chatter quite bothersome. With the secret realm expedition just three months away, he needed to focus on improving his strength to ensure he wouldn't be caught off guard. He had neither the time nor the interest to participate in a gathering.
His gaze turned icy as he said, "Isn't what I'm doing exactly what you all want?"
Feng Hongying paused, taken aback. "What do you mean?"
"You all think I've wronged Junior Brother Ye. By not attending, I'm creating space so you won't be annoyed by me."
Qi Xiao didn't want to make himself miserable by watching Ye Xiuyuan bask in the affection of the senior sisters while subtly flaunting his superiority. He had no desire to add to his own troubles.
He didn't care about anyone else; he was simply accommodating the wishes of the senior sisters and Ye Xiuyuan.
Thus, Qi Xiao genuinely couldn't understand why Feng Hongying had come looking for him.
However, upon hearing his words, Feng Hongying felt insulted. Her face flushed with anger as she shouted, "This is all your fault! How dare you argue and try to shift the blame onto us!"
Qi Xiao looked at her with confusion, even questioning if she had lost her mind.
"Weren't you the one who wrote to me asking me to keep my distance from Junior Brother Ye? You even said that if I got close to him once, you'd hit me once. I don't want to be mistreated."
Feng Hongying was a physical cultivator skilled in martial arts; her punches were powerful yet left no visible marks. Now that she needed a sparring partner for her training, she forcibly dragged Qi Xiao into a practice session.
As a Foundation Establishment disciple, Qi Xiao was no match for her Golden Core level strength. He repeatedly refused her advances, but Feng Hongying was relentless, coaxing him persistently.
"Junior Brother, I promise I'll hold back. Really, trust me."
With her intense gaze fixed on him, Qi Xiao hesitated but eventually agreed.
As the training progressed, Feng Hongying's punches grew heavier, each one more forceful than the last. Qi Xiao cried out in despair, but she acted as if she hadn't heard him at all.
Afterward, Qi Xiao was convinced he had been bullied by his sect and intended to bring his grievances before their master. However, Feng Hongying grabbed him and repeatedly begged for mercy.
"Junior Brother, I truly didn't mean it. You know our physical cultivation leads to a surge in vitality; once we get carried away, it's hard to stop. I was influenced too," she explained.
Qi Xiao was skeptical. While it was true that physical cultivators could easily get carried away, it seemed exaggerated in this case. Seeing his disbelief, Feng Hongying drew a dagger and offered an apology.
"I wronged you just now. I hit you once, so I'll cut myself as compensation. How about that? Are you satisfied?"
Naturally, Qi Xiao couldn't just stand by and watch her harm herself; he immediately voiced his objections.
Later, Feng Hongying confided in him that she had once gone astray during her training and had experienced a moment of madness. This made her more susceptible to losing control than the average cultivator, often suffering from surges of vitality.
She hoped Qi Xiao would keep this a secret and forgive her. "It's a serious matter; my cultivation is at stake."
Qi Xiao felt sympathy for her struggles and couldn't bear to blame her. He also didn't want the usually cheerful and warm-hearted Fifth Senior Sister to be troubled by this issue, so he agreed to keep it under wraps.
Feng Hongying was overjoyed, but during their next sparring session, the cycle repeated itself.
Eventually, Qi Xiao began to avoid her. A few times, however, the intoxicated Feng Hongying caught up with him and landed several solid blows.
Qi Xiao silently returned to his room to nurse his wounds, swallowing his pain and considering himself unlucky.
It wasn't until the end of his previous life that he realized Feng Hongying had never truly lost control! Her claims were merely a ruse to silence him and trick him into continuing as her punching bag.
Even more absurdly, in his past life, he had been foolish enough to believe her. When confronted with his questions, Feng Hongying had looked down on him disdainfully.
"What's the big deal? I just used you as a punching bag; why are you being so petty about it? What kind of man are you?"
Her words struck him like a dagger to the heart, leaving him utterly disheartened. At that moment, all that remained for him was hatred for Feng Hongying.
His tone turned cold and subtle; recalling his Senior Sister's past behavior, Qi Xiao dared not defy her—who knew if he would encounter her losing control again next time?
Feng Hongying's expression shifted slightly as she hurriedly tried to explain herself.
"No, I was just trying to scare you. Why did you take it seriously? How could Sister be that kind of person?"
Qi Xiao looked at her coldly and retorted, "Isn't that so?"
Feng Hongying's smile almost faltered. She couldn't understand how the usually gentle Xiao Liu had become so sharp-tongued.
Suppressing her impatience and guilt, fearing that Qi Xiao might reveal past matters if pushed too hard, she quickly smiled and said, "Since you don't want to, then continue your training here. But what Sister said was just a joke; you mustn't take it seriously or tell anyone outside. Sister won't disturb you; I'm leaving now."
Seeing this, Qi Xiao's eyes grew even colder.
Yet, she knew everything but pretended to be oblivious, using him time and again. The moment he showed a bit of firmness, Feng Hongying immediately softened.
She was someone who bullied the weak and feared the strong, adapting to the situation. How could he have thought in his past life that she was innocent?
Feng Hongying huffed in anger. The others noticed her displeasure and were somewhat surprised. Qi Xiao had always been intimidated by Feng Hongying, like a mouse facing a cat, unwilling to defy her. Sometimes she could be more forceful than the eldest sister.
But this time, when Feng Hongying approached, Qi Xiao surprisingly did not come.
"What’s going on? Is Xiao Liu not in the cave?"
Feng Hongying felt flustered and yawned repeatedly, trying to brush off the matter. "Isn't he injured? He's resting with his eyes closed; I didn't want to disturb him. Anyway, this is just a casual gathering; there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Let him recuperate for now."
Yu Wanyin frowned and looked at Feng Hongying in surprise. "Oh? When did you become so considerate? With your personality, you should have barged in directly instead of being mindful of these things."
Yu Wanyin squinted slightly, circling around Feng Hongying before concluding, "Something's off with you."
Feng Hongying stiffened, a cold sweat breaking out on her forehead.
She forced a smile and said, "What’s wrong with me? Isn't it only natural for me to care about these things? Third Sister, you're overthinking it."
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