I bought a secret manual of the Hehuan Sect for ten yuan.

Jiang Chaoning was filled with mixed feelings. What was Qin Ge's background? How could he have such miraculous abilities?

In her opinion, this black stone should be incredibly precious. Why did Qin Ge give it to her so casually? Wasn't he afraid that he would keep it for himself?

Why would Qin Ge help her? Is it really just because he's after her looks, as he says?

"Miss Jiang?!" Misako raised her voice as she saw Jiang Chaoning's expression changing.

Could he be too badly injured and about to die? This is troublesome!

The audience was unusually quiet, and many people wore expressions of visibly disappointed faces.

They played well and it was quite exciting, but not the kind of exciting they wanted to see.

Just then, Jiang Chaoning closed her eyes, and as she slowly opened them, she exhaled a long breath. Her entire demeanor changed, as if she were a completely different person!

Trust him this once!

"Again!"

"Miss Jiang, do you want to...?"

Before Misako could finish speaking, Jiang Chaoning's fist was already upon her.

She felt a chill; Jiang Chaoning seemed different now, and that punch was incredibly fast!

Such speed and momentum seem to surpass hers. Could it be that Jiang Chaoning has been hiding her strength all along?

Misako reacted extremely quickly; instead of dodging, she chose to exchange punches.

"boom--"

With a muffled thud, Misako's face contorted in pain.

Then his body flew backward rapidly, off the stage, and over the heads of the audience.

He finally slammed heavily onto the back seat, spitting blood, and collapsed to the ground.

The entire room fell silent, and everyone's face showed astonishment.

Jiang Chaoning remained in the punching stance, staring blankly at his fist.

Is it really that strong and terrifying?

When she threw the punch, she felt that her punch might be different, maybe a bit more powerful.

But she's not that fierce!

Misako won't get beaten to death by her, will she?

Jiang Chaoning stopped thinking and turned to look at where Misako was, feeling no joy of victory whatsoever.

Just then, a martial arts expert stepped forward to check on Misako's condition.

His expression was grave as he stood up. "His meridians are all severed; his life hangs by a thread..."

He looked at Jiang Chaoning on the ring and said, "You're too ruthless, girl. Is it necessary to use such deadly force in a sparring match?"

The man sighed and disappeared into the crowd.

He had just left when several figures quickly appeared beside Misako. One of them checked on Misako's condition and then gave the others a wink.

Those people, along with Misako, quickly disappeared.

......

"Sir, something's happened again!"

"Miss Misako is in trouble!"

Hou Qin appeared in a hurry and in a panic.

"Can't you just shut up for a minute and let me have some peace and quiet?"

Zhao Yu was furious. "Speak! What happened this time? What went wrong?"

Hou Qin said, "Misako lost the final match of the tournament. She was seriously injured by Jiang Chaoning. We have sent her to the hospital, and her condition is currently unknown!"

"Is it that serious?" Zhao Yu calmed down after learning the situation. "This doesn't make sense. Is Jiang Chaoning really capable of beating Misako?"

"Didn't they say that all the contestants had been investigated and no one was a match for Misako?"

"How long has Jiang Chaoning been a beginner in martial arts? Does she already possess such strength?"

"I don't know the specific reason either." Hou Qin said cautiously. If Misako died, the Amamiya family would definitely be furious.

If we fall out with the Zhao family, Zhao Yu will definitely take his anger out on them, and everyone, including him, will suffer the consequences!

"But based on what I understand, that is indeed the case. Jiang Chaoning defeated Misako in front of many spectators. Logically speaking, she shouldn't have such strength."

"At the time, Misako was suppressing Jiang Chaoning at every turn and even tried to persuade her to admit defeat. Then, Jiang Chaoning suddenly exploded and punched Misako, seriously injuring her!"

"According to those of us who witnessed the whole thing, Jiang Chaoning seemed like a completely different person at that moment!"

"Sir, the things that have been happening in Beidu lately are getting stranger and stranger, and it seems to have started right after Qin Ge came to Beidu."

"Qin Ge and Jiang Chaoning have met. Her strength suddenly increased dramatically. Could it be related to Qin Ge?"

Zhao Yu's gaze sharpened slightly. "What's your basis?"

Hou Qin shook his head, slightly embarrassed. "No, it was just a gut feeling."

"What kind of intuition is that?!" Zhao Yu roared again. "Tell the hospital to save Misako's life at all costs!"

"You need to keep me informed about her situation regularly, and we need to find a way to keep this from the Amamiya family for now."

"Also, have someone keep an eye on Jiang Chaoning. I need to know everyone she's met!"

"Sir, we're afraid we can't keep an eye on Jiang Chaoning anymore." Hou Qin said, head bowed. "She left after the finals without even collecting her prize, heading towards Yunxi Residence. She's probably already there."

"Qin Ge is at Yunqi Residence, and Qiu Ang, the deputy head of Yingwu Hall, often visits. In addition, there's the Xuan'an Bureau on the outskirts..."

"Enough with the nonsense, tell me something I don't know!"

"That's all."

"..."

......

Upstairs at Yunxi Residence, Le Fei saw a familiar figure approaching, and she immediately flew downstairs.

"Miss, you've arrived."

Jiang Chaoning, who was pacing back and forth outside the door, wondering whether to knock, looked up when she heard the sound and froze.

"Xiao Fei?"

"What are you doing here?"

She looked around. Had she come to the wrong place? This wasn't Yunxi Residence.

Le Fei knew what Jiang Chaoning was wondering and explained, "Miss, you're here to see Qin Ge, right?"

"I no longer work for the Jiang family, and the Jiang family head has agreed to that."

Jiang Chaoning was taken aback again. "Is Qin Ge really here?"

"You're here too... so you're working for him now?"

"I guess so!" Le Fei briefly explained the whole story of how she and Cai Qingyi left the Jiang family.

He secretly sighed, thinking that bastard really had a way with himself, and wondered how he managed to trick Miss Jiang into coming over.

"I see." Jiang Chaoning and her grandfather Jiang Xianjue had different ideas and had several conflicts, after which she stopped interfering in family affairs.

"I am indeed here to see Qin Ge. Could you take me to see him?"

Le Fei shook her head reluctantly. "Qin Ge said he doesn't want to see you if you come. He told me to pass on any messages he has to say."

"Did he know I was coming and didn't want to see me?" Jiang Chaoning had imagined countless scenarios of meeting Qin Ge again before coming here.

She had considered being ridiculed, mocked, and subjected to all sorts of unreasonable demands, but she never imagined that Qin Ge would refuse to see her!

She felt that she simply couldn't understand Qin Ge's way of thinking. Wasn't Qin Ge doing all those things just to get something out of her?

Now that she's here, Qin Ge has achieved half of his goal, so why isn't he here?