Chapter 26: Gratification of Grudges

"Ning——Fei——Liu——!! How dare you!!" Ning Rongrong shrieked, "Seven Treasures Turn Out Glazed Tile!"

"The first says...!"

However, before she could add the Strength Amplification to herself, Ning Feiliu grabbed both of her small hands with one of his.

After all, she was still just a six-year-old child; Ning Feiliu could easily grasp both of her hands with one of his.

"Shut up!" Ning Feiliu tore a branch from a nearby potted plant and struck it fiercely against the palms of Ning Rongrong's hands!

A white mark immediately appeared on Ning Rongrong's delicate palms, which then turned bright red!

The pain radiating from her palms interrupted her intention to use her first Soul Ring, and she let out a miserable scream, "Ah——!!"

"Young Miss!" The two female attendants following Ning Rongrong exclaimed upon seeing this scene.

Then they summoned their martial souls, "Spirit Possession!"

One had a feline-like martial soul, and the other had a rope-like martial soul; the soul rings on both of them were one white and two yellow, making them both Soul Elder-level Spirit Masters.

Although their soul rings were much inferior, they were, after all, only attendants of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, so it was understandable that their soul ring combinations were a bit lacking.

Ning Feiliu's cold voice came across, "Are you sure you want to intervene? This is a family matter between us siblings; are you two outsiders sure you want to intervene?"

Ning Rongrong had only just awakened her soul power half a year ago and was currently only at level 12 soul power.

Although her Innate Soul Power was high and her talent was good, it would only be later that the gap between her soul power and the original Ning Feiliu's would grow wider and wider.

Moreover, for two Battle Soul Masters at the Soul Elder level to subdue Ning Feiliu, an Auxiliary System Spirit Master who was only at the Spirit Master level...

Immediately, the two female attendants exchanged glances and ultimately did not make a move.

"Think clearly; if you attack me, you won't have an easy time with my father afterward."

They only looked at a male attendant nearby, signaling with their eyes.

"And regardless of anything else, I am her brother; my disciplining her is a family matter that belongs to us!"

Ning Feiliu did not care and continued to hold Ning Rongrong's small hands.

It was enough.

But she could not break free from Ning Feiliu's palm at all.

As for now...

After all, she was still just a six-year-old child; how could a six-year-old possibly be a match for Ning Feiliu's current twelve-year-old body?

She only had level 12 soul power, which was two levels lower than Ning Feiliu's current level 14 soul power!

Plus, Ning Feiliu had been practicing with the Moonlight Breathing Method for the past two nights, so not only had his soul power improved significantly, but his body had also become much stronger!

Ning Feiliu heard Ning Rongrong's defiant words, and before she could even finish cursing...

"If you dare hit me again..." Ning Rongrong had just wanted to make a threat, but the words hadn't even left her mouth.

That male attendant ran quickly toward the back, clearly intending to go notify Ning Fengzhi.

The two female attendants hesitated for a moment.

"But if you don't act now, you can later use the excuse that you were intimidated by my status and didn't dare to act. Father won't blame you too much, but if you attack me, that's a different story."

Yet, just as they were preparing to step forward to subdue and pull Ning Feiliu away.

"Ning Feiliu! You!" Ning Rongrong was truly panicked upon hearing this.

"Hmph!" He swung the branch in his hand again, striking her palms.

"Slap——!" A crisp sound came from her palms again, along with the sensation of pain.

"These three strikes to the palms are to make you quiet down first," Ning Feiliu said coldly, "What follows is the lesson for you!"

"Slap——!"

He picked up the branch and struck Ning Rongrong's palms again, then said, "This one is to punish you for having no respect for your elders and for being lawless!"

"A girl can be a little lively and cheerful, but she must never disregard etiquette or fail to honor her brother! As your brother, I believe I have never overstepped my bounds with you, yet you have provoked me time and time again! I can usually tolerate it, but now, it is beyond my endurance!"

"You——!!" Ning Rongrong still wanted to argue something.

But Ning Feiliu struck down fiercely again, his cold voice ringing out once more, "This one is to punish you for having no compassion and for disregarding life!"

"Treating others' lives as a game, as if they were mere blades of grass! Have you ever thought that a person only has one life? How could you treat it as a game?! That day, as your brother, I believed I doted on you, yet you kicked me into the lake. I nearly died several times, yet you never felt you were in the wrong!"

"Now, do you know you were wrong!"

This time, tears welled up in Ning Rongrong's eyes, matching her cute and pretty little face.

Outsiders who didn't know better would think that Ning Feiliu, the brother, was bullying Ning Rongrong by taking advantage of his age.

She didn't speak this time either, because she was in too much pain to speak.

And she also felt that whatever she said now would be useless.

"What are you doing!" Just then, a voice came from the side!

That was... Ning Fengzhi's voice.

Immediately, a flash of joy crossed the faces of Ning Rongrong and the two female attendants who had been standing by...

Finally... Ning Fengzhi had arrived; surely things should end here now.

However, Ning Feiliu turned his head calmly and called out to Ning Fengzhi, who was walking over with a frown, "Dad."

But he did not let go of Ning Rongrong's palms; instead, he continued to hold them high and swung down one last time, fast as lightning!

"Slap——!"

Right in front of Ning Fengzhi, Ning Feiliu delivered the final strike.

Everyone present looked stunned.

With Ning Rongrong's flushed little face as a backdrop, Ning Feiliu spat out cold words, one by one, "This one is to punish you for your arrogance and for being spoiled by indulgence!"

"Relying on your superior talent and the doting of Father and the two grandfathers, you run wild and act tyrannically. Your behavior has become increasingly eccentric over these past few years, treating others as if they don't exist!"

"Causing trouble within the sect can still be forgiven, but if you go out into the Spirit Master world in the future and act so eccentrically, you will eventually bring disaster upon yourself!"

"When that time comes, and our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is in a desperate situation and destroyed, you will be the greatest sinner of the sect!"

"So if I don't discipline you here and now, are we to wait until later and let others discipline you?!"

"Outsiders won't be as easy to talk to as I am as your brother, so! You will firmly remember the punishment and instruction I have given you today!"

After saying this, Ning Feiliu finally let go of Rongrong's swollen little hand and stood to one side.

At the same time, he looked Ning Fengzhi straight in the eye, his gaze showing not the slightest hint of timidity.

Looking at his gaze, which was no longer timid and withdrawn as it had been in the past, but instead stubborn and indifferent, Ning Fengzhi did not feel particularly surprised.

After all... Ning Feiliu had also experienced a great change involving life and death, having walked through the gates of hell and returned.

It is a common occurrence for a person's temperament to change drastically after experiencing life and death.

Moreover, he had heard Ning Feiliu's final piece of instruction to Rongrong just now, and he also felt it was quite reasonable.

(End of this chapter)