Na'er's Breakdown

Thud... thud... thud... thud...

Slap... slap... slap... slap...

Crisp sounds came from inside the room. The corners of Gu Yue's lips curled up slightly as she said softly, "See? I told you you'd regret it."

Gu Yue felt a little fortunate that she had not insisted on taking Bi Ji away at all costs before.

Gu Yue had no doubt that if she had truly been like Na'er back then, willing to disregard everything for Tang Wulin, then Na'er's current fate might have befallen her instead.

"Lord, is this really all right?" Di Tian asked in a deep voice. Na'er was, after all, their young Lord and one of Gu Yue's avatars. Xia Yi was humiliating Na'er like this, even making her kneel and kowtow. They were all curious why Gu Yue was not angry.

"Being humiliated is still better than losing your life." Gu Yue shook her head and said solemnly, "Xia Yi knows we've been watching in secret all along. He can't kill Na'er, so he's deliberately doing this. At the same time, he wants you to see your young Lord kneeling and kowtowing without hesitation for a human."

Gu Yue had no doubt that if this had happened somewhere else, and if Di Tian and the other Beasts had not been watching in secret, Na'er might already have died.

Gu Yue sighed softly. She dared guarantee that in the past, if anyone had dared humiliate Na'er like this, no matter who it was or why, Di Tian and the others would definitely have been unable to hold themselves back from stepping out to stop it.

But now, not only did Di Tian and the others not step forward to stop it, they did not even show the most basic anger.

Gu Yue knew that the loyalty of Beasts like Di Tian toward her had not actually changed. It was only because of Xia Yi that they were no longer blindly loyal as before.

In fact, Di Tian, Zi Ji, and Bi Ji were all asking themselves whether it was truly right to remain loyal to a Lord who could cast aside the dignity of the Master of Soul Beasts and kneel to kowtow without hesitation for a human.

No matter what, Na'er was now half the Master of Soul Beasts. Every word and action of hers represented the Star Dou Forest and all Soul Beasts.

Yet now, she had actually knelt for a human?

It made even Di Tian feel an urge to kill someone.

Both Di Tian and Gu Yue knew Xia Yi was doing this on purpose, deliberately making them witness this scene. Yet they had no way to blame Xia Yi, because it was all Na'er's own choice.

Thud... slap...

Inside the Inner Court, Na'er's fair forehead and delicate cheeks had already swollen completely into a pig's head.

Yet the humiliation and venom in her eyes had not diminished in the slightest. What was her status, and what was Xia Yi's status? How dare he treat her this way?

As she knocked her head more and more and slapped herself more and more, Xia Yi was no longer the only one she hated.

Damn Gu Yue. She actually ordered a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast in Transformation to do this to me. I definitely won't let her off. Even now, Na'er still believed Xia Yi was a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast in Transformation acting under Gu Yue's orders.

In her understanding, even an unparalleled Beast like Di Tian would never dare offend her, much less Xia Yi, a mere "hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast in Transformation"!

She believed Gu Yue had told Xia Yi to do this.

Damn Di Tian. He watched me be humiliated and didn't come out to stop it. Once I recover, I'll make him pay. The burning pain on her face made Na'er resent even Di Tian.

And Bi Ji deserves to die too. She didn't even come out to heal the injuries on my face. The unprecedented humiliation and the beautiful face already numbed by pain caused Na'er to completely lose her mind. Whoever she thought of now, she would resent.

Slap... As the final slap landed, not only had Na'er's head become a pig's head, but her hands had also become red and swollen.

She had genuinely slapped herself a hundred times just now. Afraid that Xia Yi would be dissatisfied and take his anger out on Tang Wulin, she had put extra force into every slap.

Otherwise, her head would not have swollen to this extent.

"Are you satisfied now?" Na'er glared venomously at Xia Yi. Her icy gaze seemed ready to devour someone, overflowing with killing intent.

As she spoke, she tried to stand.

"Keep kneeling. I'm not satisfied yet!" Xia Yi said indifferently. He placed one hand on Na'er's shoulder and pressed down hard. Na'er, who had just risen, dropped to her knees again with a thud.

"You..." Na'er felt like coughing up blood. Her killing intent surged endlessly. She had slapped herself so hard, yet Xia Yi was still not satisfied.

Suppressing the urge to perish together with Xia Yi, she asked coldly, "What else do you want before you'll let my brother go?"

She did not believe Xia Yi would dare kill her.

Xia Yi ignored her and looked toward the door. "Have you watched enough? Come in."

At the sound of Xia Yi's voice, Na'er's gaze instantly turned terrified, and she began struggling wildly. "You... you can't do this!"

She could kneel to Xia Yi for Tang Wulin's sake, but she could not do so in front of Gu Yue and Beasts like Di Tian, Zi Ji, and Bi Ji.

Although they had been watching in secret, watching secretly was one thing and facing her directly was another.

Na'er would rather die than be humiliated by Xia Yi in front of Gu Yue, Di Tian, Zi Ji, and Bi Ji.

But after slapping herself so many times, all her Soul Power had gone toward protecting her face. There was not a shred of Soul Power left in her body.

Even her physical strength was nearly spent.

Moreover, she was weaker than Xia Yi. Xia Yi's large hand pressed firmly onto her shoulder like a mountain, making her utterly unable to resist. She could only be held down by Xia Yi, forced to kneel on the ground.

Under Na'er's terrified gaze, Gu Yue slowly entered with Di Tian, Zi Ji, and Bi Ji.

The moment she saw them, Na'er seemed to lose all her strength and collapsed onto the ground. "Get out. Get out! Di Tian, I order you to get out."

Na'er lay sprawled on the ground, roaring at Di Tian like a madwoman. She truly did not want Di Tian to see her in such a wretched state.

"Young Lord!" Bi Ji's eyes were filled with sympathy. Unable to bear it, she knelt before Na'er and reached out to touch Na'er's head, intending to heal her injuries.

Although Na'er's actions had deeply disappointed Bi Ji and even chilled her heart, Bi Ji was kind by nature and simply could not bear to blame Na'er when she saw her like this.

Bi Ji could tell that Na'er's mental state had already developed some problems.

A Master of Soul Beasts who had always stood high above others had suddenly been forced by Xia Yi to suffer such humiliation before her own subordinates. The blow was far too great for her.

"I didn't let you come in to help her." Xia Yi grabbed Bi Ji's hand, stopping her from helping Na'er.

"But..." There was helplessness in Bi Ji's beautiful eyes. She knew Xia Yi was not wrong, but seeing Na'er like this, she truly could not bear to let Xia Yi continue.

Xia Yi ignored Bi Ji. He walked up to Na'er, looked down at her from above, and asked coldly, "You came to kill your own kind for a human and were even willing to lower your status and kneel. Tell me, were you wrong?"

"Get out. I order you to get out," Na'er muttered as she knelt collapsed on the ground, still repeatedly ordering Di Tian to leave. Her pupils gradually began to lose focus.

"Listen to me. Keep playing dumb, and I'll immediately detonate the Soul Power inside Tang Wulin." Xia Yi spoke coldly, showing not the slightest sympathy for Na'er's condition.

As he spoke, he had already raised his hand and made a fist.

"No, I know I was wrong. I beg you, let my brother go!" Na'er, whose pupils had been unfocused, suddenly snapped back to her senses. She grabbed Xia Yi's arm and begged him desperately.

"Where were you wrong?" Xia Yi asked coldly.

He could see that Na'er's mental state had gone wrong, but that was precisely the effect he wanted.

"I shouldn't have wanted to kill you. I shouldn't have cast aside the dignity of the Master of Soul Beasts and knelt." Na'er cried.

"Master of Soul Beasts!" Xia Yi was shocked. No wonder Bi Ji called her young Lord.

"Fine, I'll give you a chance. Kneel here and reflect properly in front of Di Tian, Bi Ji, and Zi Ji. They are your most loyal subordinates, yet you betrayed them. When you have truly earned their forgiveness, I'll let Tang Wulin go," Xia Yi said coldly.

"Fine, fine! I'll reflect. Please don't hurt my brother." As she spoke, Na'er began kowtowing to Bi Ji, who had remained kneeling in front of her.

Bang... bang... bang...

This time, Na'er struck her head even harder. Blood from her forehead splattered across the floor, but she did not pause in the slightest. Her eyes alternated between being unfocused and crazed, as though she could no longer feel pain.

"I was wrong. Bi Ji, I shouldn't have betrayed your loyalty. Please forgive me."

Before Bi Ji could speak, Na'er turned and slammed her head against the ground before Di Tian.

"Di Tian, I beg you, forgive me."

"Zi Ji..."