Martial Master

"You think you can just do as you wish? Let me go! Do you know who I am?" Luo Mengqi shouted angrily, the true essence within her frantically resisting as it attempted to break free from Qin Chen's grip.

"Hmph, you dare to resist?" Qin Chen laughed coldly, and with a wave of his hand, a vast amount of spatial power rapidly condensed, wrapping around Luo Mengqi like layers of chains, rendering her utterly immobilized.

"Spatial manipulation technique? How could you possibly master this, it's a secret technique of Piao Miao Palace!"

Luo Mengqi’s face was filled with shock. The spatial manipulation technique was the signature secret of Piao Miao Palace, one that ordinary people could never hope to master. How could Qin Chen, who used it more skillfully than she did, have learned it?

“Hehe, what’s so surprising about this? I’m a powerful figure of the Xuanyuan Empire. You, the palace master of Piao Miao Palace, and the great Emperor Feng Shaoyu of the Xuanyuan Empire are, after all, childhood friends. No, no, no, not just childhood friends; you two are in cahoots! Sorry for my bluntness, but you wouldn’t be unaware of that, right?”

Qin Chen’s hand rested on Luo Mengqi's neck as he spoke with a smile. His palm against her neck caused a flurry of goosebumps on her skin, rendering her unable to move, fear and anger washing over her face.

"You’re talking nonsense! How could Lord Empress be involved with the Xuanyuan Empire's Emperor? If it weren't for the dangers faced by the Xuanyuan Emperor in the Death Canyon, would Lord Empress's lover, Martial Emperor Qin Chen, have perished?" Luo Mengqi shouted sternly.

"The Xuanyuan Emperor caused Martial Emperor Qin Chen's downfall? What's going on here?"

Qin Chen's gaze instaneously hardened, a sharp killing intent surging from him as he tightened his grip on Luo Mengqi's delicate, swan-like neck, demanding, "Aren't you a warrior from the Xuanyuan Empire? How could you not even know this? No, you aren't a warrior from the Xuanyuan Empire!"

Realizing the implications, Luo Mengqi glared at him angrily: "Who exactly are you?"

"Will you speak or not?"

"Hahaha, go ahead and kill me if you dare!" Luo Mengqi laughed boldly and then her expression turned cold, "But do you think you can kill me? I’m a disciple of Piao Miao Palace. If you dare to touch a single hair on me, heaven and earth shall not find you a place to hide!"

In that moment, rather than showing fear, Luo Mengqi exuded an unprecedented confidence.

"Hmph, kill you? You're thinking too simply. I will make you suffer a humiliation a thousand or ten thousand times worse than death. Just wait and see."

With a cold snort, Qin Chen grabbed Luo Mengqi, choosing not to kill her immediately. Instead, he brought her to a mysterious cave he knew of.

Inside the cave, radiant lights of various colors shimmered, making the place look like a fairyland.

"What place is this?"

Yet Luo Mengqi felt a wave of fear washing over her, trembling as she spoke. She wasn’t afraid of death, because hidden within her body was the will imprint of a powerful martial emperor of Piao Miao Palace. She had provoked Qin Chen earlier to force him to act, allowing her to activate this spiritual imprint and escape at the last moment. But to her surprise, Qin Chen had not killed her; he had instead brought her to this sort of place.

The fear of the unknown is the most terrifying of all.

"I advise you to let me go as soon as possible. Otherwise, once the people from Piao Miao Palace learn of this, you will surely die. If you release me, I can guarantee that I will forgive you for your disrespect, and as Piao Miao Palace values talent above all, with your gifts, the higher-ups would surely be impressed and invite you into our ranks," Luo Mengqi tempted.

"Invite me to Piao Miao Palace? Isn't it true that your palace only accepts female disciples?"

Luo Mengqi forced a smile and replied, "Piao Miao Palace only recruits female disciples, but the Law Enforcement Hall that oversees laws across the continent is under our management. You could be recruited there; how does that sound?"