That Bad Habit of Talking Tough

Goreya shook his head in disbelief.

He stared wide-eyed, unable to believe that the extraordinary girl before him was actually Ning Weiyang.

How was that possible?

How could she be Ning Weiyang?

What lingered in Goreya's mind was still the information Teacher Zhi had investigated for him.

The Spirit Awakening certificate issued by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect—

How could the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect be so unreliable?!

That was the only conclusion he could draw from what stood before him.

"Ning Weiyang... Y-you, what do you want?!"

Though Goreya was panicking inside, his mouth remained just as sharp.

"My grandfather is the Imperial Marshal! You dare lay a hand on me?!"

As Ning Weiyang drew closer, even his martial soul was forcibly suppressed.

The only person he could invoke now was his grandfather.

That wonderful grandfather who had allowed him to lord over the academy and look down on everyone else.

Ning Weiyang was not buying it.

"Am I the one trying to hurt you?"

she said blandly.

Flower Eyes shifted as she stared at Goreya.

Her gaze made Goreya somewhat uneasy.

Ning Weiyang's pupils were shaped like peach blossoms and shone with a pink glow. He had never seen pupils like that before. Just having her stare at him without blinking made him deeply uncomfortable.

Goosebumps covered his entire body.

"If you dare touch me, my grandfather will never let you off!"

Even so, Goreya could not shake his nasty habit of threatening people.

"Heh."

Ning Weiyang suddenly laughed.

The corner of her lips curled up.

A smile appeared on her face.

To Goreya, it looked even more terrifying.

"No..."

"Ning Weiyang!"

"Ning Weiyang! My grandfather is a marshal!"

"You can't attack me!"

"Ning Weiyang!"

Goreya backed away as he looked at Ning Weiyang in fear.

He did not know why he could not summon his martial soul. He only knew that, deep down, he wanted to get as far away as possible from this ghostly-looking Ning Weiyang!

"What are you afraid of?"

Ning Weiyang reached out and lightly patted Goreya's shoulder.

Goreya's entire body jolted.

Ning Weiyang leaned close to his ear and whispered, "If I hear any more rumors about me next time..."

Her gaze lowered as she looked at Goreya. "I'll assume you spread them."

"???"

Goreya was dumbfounded.

"So if I hear anything unpleasant, I'll come looking for you."

"As for what I'll do... who knows~"

Ning Weiyang let out a low laugh.

Goreya panicked like mad.

"???"

He turned his eyes toward Ning Weiyang with an incredulous expression.

It would all be pinned on him?!

"Off you go!"

Ning Weiyang gave Goreya no chance to speak.

She grabbed Goreya by his clothes and threw him beneath the arched bridge.

"No..."

"Ning Weiyang!"

Splash—

"..."

Water splashed upward.

Leaning against the railing of the arched bridge, Ning Weiyang watched Goreya floundering in the water with smiling eyes.

She withdrew her martial soul, and the changes in her hair and pupils gradually faded.

The lackeys she had just forced into the water had already climbed ashore.

Ning Weiyang merely turned to glance at them, and their hairs immediately stood on end. They fled the scene at lightning speed, with no one bothering about Goreya still floundering in the water.

"..."

Ning Weiyang pursed her lips.

Was she really that scary?

Ning Weiyang tilted her head slightly, curling a lock of hair around her finger as she watched their backs disappear from sight.

It was lunchtime. Aside from the dormitories and classrooms, there was hardly anyone anywhere else.

That was why Ning Weiyang had chosen this place to test out her spirit skill and fighting ability.

"Ah~"

Ning Weiyang turned around and stopped looking at Goreya.

She let out a long yawn and stretched.

"I should go back and sleep~"

"..."

Only after Ning Weiyang left did Goreya feel like he had come back to life.

With the oppressive feeling gone, he could not help but let out a long breath.

He crawled ashore and lay on the grass for quite a while.

"What exactly was going on?"

"Ning Weiyang is actually a One-Ring Spirit Master?"

"What exactly is her martial soul?"

"How could it have such a powerful oppressive force?"

At that moment, Goreya was full of questions.

But more than that, what he should have been concerned about was what Ning Weiyang had just said.

This was bad!