Chapter 779 - 778: Kowtow and Apologize? I’ll Slap You to Death
Chapter 779: Chapter 778: Kowtow and Apologize? I’ll Slap You to Death
After Jiang Wei and Master Jia left, Gu Yuexi casually swept the Spatial Ring from the table into her Storage Pouch.
She paid no mind to the threats they had just made.
She walked to the edge of the bed, sat cross-legged, closed her eyes, and began to meditate and regulate her breathing to consolidate her newly attained Divinity Transformation Realm Cultivation.
The tempering effect from the dual Celestial Tribulations of the Spirit Realm and the Netherworld was better than she had expected.
Her foundation was several times more solid than that of an ordinary Divinity Transformation Realm Cultivator.
She just needed to polish it slowly over time to completely stabilize her Realm.
She had barely entered a meditative state when a KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK suddenly sounded from outside the door.
The force was immense, causing the door to bang loudly.
"Gu Yuexi, I know you’re in there!"
"Open up! Stop playing dead inside!"
The girl’s voice was spoiled, arrogant, and unfamiliar.
Gu Yuexi was certain she had never dealt with this person before.
It was even less likely that their paths had ever crossed.
Too lazy to be bothered, she simply blocked out the sound, immersed her Divine Thought within herself, and continued to circulate her Cultivation Technique in meditation.
The knocking from outside continued for a full minute.
Seeing no response, the person outside finally lost their patience.
BANG!
With a loud crash, the door was violently kicked open, sending wood chips flying.
The lock was shattered, and the door hung crookedly from its frame, completely ruined.
Gu Yuexi slowly opened her eyes, her expression calm as she looked toward the doorway.
A young woman with exquisite makeup, dressed in a luxurious cloud-patterned brocade dress, stormed into the room.
She was clearly a pampered Young Miss from a Noble Family.
"Gu Yuexi, how dare you not open the door for me!"
"Do you have any idea who I am?"
"Let me tell you..."
The girl placed her hands on her hips, speaking imperiously as she began to threaten her.
However, before she could finish her sentence,
SWOOSH—
Gu Yuexi used Instant Teleportation, appearing before the girl in a flash.
Before the girl could react,
she raised her right hand and, swift as lightning, slapped the girl across the face.
SMACK!
The crisp, loud sound of the slap was exceptionally clear in the quiet room.
After landing the blow, Gu Yuexi’s figure flickered, and she was back in her previous meditative position.
She sat cross-legged and closed her eyes,
as if nothing had just happened.
Jiang Qingyao stood frozen on the spot.
A full three minutes passed before she belatedly realized what had occurred.
’Her!’
’Jiang Qingyao!’
’She had actually been slapped?!!’
The stinging sensation on her face was undeniable, proof that this was no illusion.
Growing up, no matter how big a mistake she made, her parents had never even spoken a harsh word to her, let alone hit her!
In all of Luoping City, who didn’t treat her, Miss Jiang of the Jiang Family, with the utmost respect?
Who would dare to lay a single finger on her?
That would be no different from seeking death!
"Gu Yuexi!!!"
"You dare to hit me!!!"
Jiang Qingyao roared with fury, her voice cracking as her entire body trembled with rage.
Gu Yuexi didn’t even lift an eyelid as she spoke, her tone completely placid.
"Breaking and entering constitutes the crime of attempted assault in a private residence."
"If you don’t want to end up in jail, compensate the inn for the door you destroyed."
"Then, get lost immediately."
Jiang Qingyao was completely stunned.
’This isn’t right!’
’This isn’t how it’s supposed to go!’
She had a Late Stage Void Refinement Realm Cultivation, more than a full Grand Realm higher than Gu Yuexi.
Besides, she was the direct Young Miss of the Jiang Family.
Her father was Patriarch Jiang, a True God Realm expert.
’Normally,’
’shouldn’t Gu Yuexi be completely respectful and greet me with a smile?’
’Why did she just slap me out of nowhere?’
’Not only did she hit me, but she also humiliated me?’
’And she’s telling me to pay for damages?’
’Since when do I have to pay for anything I break!’
The more Jiang Qingyao thought about it, the angrier she became.
She turned her head to look at the inn manager, who was skulking outside, too afraid to enter, and shouted with her chin held high,
"You, get over here!"
The inn manager flinched in fear, then quickly scurried in with an obsequious smile, bowing and scraping as he spoke.
"Miss Jiang, what are your orders?"
"I’m asking you, are you going to make me compensate your inn for the door?"
Jiang Qingyao shot him a sidelong glance, her tone laced with menace.
"Of course not! Of course not!"
The inn manager waved his hands repeatedly, shaking his head like a rattle-drum with a fawning smile plastered on his face.
"Miss Jiang merely damaged the door by accident. How could we possibly ask you to pay for it?"
"It only goes to show that our inn’s doors are of poor quality and long overdue for an upgrade."
"I’ll go reprimand those people in logistics right away. So irresponsible, they can’t even make a sturdy door."
"I just hope Miss Jiang wasn’t injured?"
"If you were, our inn is willing to take full responsibility and hire the best physician to treat you."
Jiang Qingyao snorted coldly and nodded in satisfaction.
"That’s more like it."
She turned back to Gu Yuexi, her arrogant expression returning.
"Gu Yuexi, did you hear that?!"
"I am from the Jiang Family!"
"You hit me today, so just you wait for the Jiang Family’s revenge!"
"My father will not let you go!"
Gu Yuexi finally raised her gaze and swept a cool glance over her.
"According to the laws of Luoping City,"
"a homeowner has the right to act in self-defense against a criminal who breaks in with intent to cause harm."
"You broke down the door and entered without permission."
"Even if I were to kill you right now, I would bear no legal responsibility."
Her tone was calm, yet it carried an indisputable chill.
"You..."
Jiang Qingyao pointed at Gu Yuexi, trembling with such rage that she couldn’t form a complete sentence.
In her entire life, this was the first time anyone had ever dared to speak to her like that.
It was also the first time she had ever met someone who showed a complete and utter disregard for the Jiang Family.
After a long moment, she managed to suppress her anger and remember the real reason she had come.
"I won’t bicker with you about that for now."
"Gu Yuexi, you listen to me."
"My father was being generous by offering you resources in exchange. He was giving you an honorable way out, showing you favor."
"But you dared to take my father’s resources and still not hand over the Dragon Egg. Are you that shameless?!"
Jiang Qingyao held her head high, her tone condescending, as if she were bestowing charity.
"I’ll give you a chance."
"Hand over the Dragon Egg to me right now, this very instant. Then kowtow three times and apologize."
"Otherwise, don’t blame me for what comes next. You’ll be sorry!"
Gu Yuexi watched her with a deadpan expression and gently shook her head.
"It seems I was too soft on you."
Jiang Qingyao didn’t understand what Gu Yuexi meant.
Thinking Gu Yuexi was scared, she grew even more arrogant and raised her voice to emphasize her point.
"Gu Yuexi, listen up!"
"What I just said was an order, not a suggestion!"
"If you know what’s good for you, you can still avoid some pain."
"But if you don’t..."
Before she could finish,
Gu Yuexi moved again.
Once again, she used Instant Teleportation, appearing before Jiang Qingyao in a flash.
And once again, she raised her right hand and slapped her across the face without hesitation.
Although Jiang Qingyao was caught off guard,
she was still a Void Refining Realm Ninth Layer Cultivator, after all.
Her mind hadn’t caught up, but her body had already reacted instinctively, putting up a Defense.
The Divine Power around her body instantly circulated, forming a thick protective barrier that enveloped her completely.
A Void Refining Realm Ninth Layer Cultivator.
Blocking an Attack from a Divinity Transformation Realm First Layer Cultivator.
’Shouldn’t that be effortless?’
Jiang Qingyao was already smirking inwardly, waiting for Gu Yuexi’s hand to be injured by the recoil from her protective barrier.
But in the next second,
SMACK!
another crisp, loud slap echoed through the room.
The protective barrier shattered like it was made of paper, offering no resistance at all.
The force of the slap sent Jiang Qingyao flying backward, and she slammed hard against the wall behind her with a dull THUD.