Ye Hui was in such great pain that his eyes were bloodshot. With his mouth full of blood, he could only cover it while gasping and huffing for breath.

After all, the other party was a grade-nine star apprentice. Her strength exceeded Ye Hui's by too much. It was already fortunate enough that he hadn't pa.s.sed out right away.

Lu Ju Que immediately pinched his jaw to stop the bleeding. Softly, she whispered, "Don't talk. You've hurt your tongue."

"Mm-hm…"

Ye Hui's eyes widened in shock as he looked at the person who was so close to him.

She held his chin in her hands, and the touch of her fingertips made his entire body stiffen, because they were simply too delicate, too soft.

She was very focused and absorbed in looking at his wound. Her pretty little face had moved closer to be right in front of his, and he felt her breath fanning all over his face.

Her thick eyelashes were drooping, gently fluttering like two b.u.t.terflies. Once, twice, and repeatedly, playing with his heart.

Ye Hui couldn't help but hold his breath for fear of revealing whatever abnormality that his body was undergoing.

He was afraid that she would hear his uncontrollable heartbeat.

Seeing how motionless Ye Hui was, Qin Ying gritted her teeth and said, "Serves you right. This is how you'll end up if you protect Lu Jiu Que."

Lu Jiu Que touched a few acupoints on Ye Hui's body to stop his bleeding. Then, she raised her eyes to look up at Qin Ying.

Her eyes were cold, sharp, and gloomy, so scary that Qin Ying felt her heart skip a beat as she took a step back subconsciously.

"Then would you like to know what your ending is going to look like?"

Qin Ying suddenly felt a gush of cold air rising up from beneath her feet. It was excruciatingly cold with a sharpness that seemed to pierce right through her bones.

"What do you think you're doing? These are the testing grounds!"

Lu Jiu Que raised a brow, and with Qin Ying in mind, she took another step closer and said with a smile, "Oh, so you're aware of that?"

Qin Ying's breath froze. Why… Why was she even feeling so afraid of this worthless piece of trash?!

Right at that moment, a fierce and forceful yell was heard from the distant platform. It carried a burst of overwhelmingly strong momentum with it.

"What are you all doing? You dare to do as you please, creating trouble at the place of the sect test?! You're all too arrogant. Anyone who dares to do anything else better get out of here right now!"

The moment Qin Ying heard this roaring voice, her body trembled. She immediately set aside her aggressive tone, turned around while tolerating the anguish she was feeling, and said, "I am reporting to you, My Lord. Your humble disciple here is Qin Ying. Because all my companions were poisoned yesterday, I really could not hold myself back and just had to question the suspect personally. Indeed, I have been too reckless and let my heart rule my head. I'm willing to admit my mistake, so please, My Lord, I ask of you to give me a punishment."

As she spoke, Qin Ying was also gently wiping away the tears that were welling up in her eyes.

Lu Jiu Que narrowed her eyes, because from Qin Ying's tone, other than the agony and remorse that the latter had created, Lu Jiu Que could also detect a kind of excitement and ecstasy.

Was it necessary to explain so much to a person who had suddenly appeared? Was there a need to look that distressed, as though she was going through both a heartache and a headache?

And such a way of speaking was clearly an attempt to show, albeit indirectly, that she was someone who felt deeply and sought justice. Though she was admitting her mistake, she was also flaunting herself, garnering favorable publicity for herself.

Could it be that… Was "that person" Qin Ying's target this time?

Lu Jiu Que immediately understood why Qin Yin had wanted to find fault with her at this juncture. So, that was why.

Ha…

Compared to Shao Qingrou, that poisonous flower, this Qin Ying was the truly insidious and cunning one with a devious plot up her sleeves.

The man on the platform frowned and said coldly, "What is going on?"

The moment he asked this question, someone immediately stepped forth to explain the situation to him while not forgetting to put in a word of praise for Qin Ying. That person was really talking his head off with all of that exaggeration. Lu Jiu Que couldn't help laughing when she heard everything…