Daiqisi withdrew the fingers she had pressed against Pucha Qiucao's waist and looked at her furious little face with disdain. "Little girl, you're still too green to play tricks on me."
Pucha Qiucao's eyes rolled as she played dumb. "I don't know what you mean. I was only going to massage your shoulders. Why did you seal my acupoints? Undo it, now!"
Daiqisi snorted. "Your index fingers were poised over the Jianjing Acupoints on either side of my shoulders, while your thumbs were positioned over the Dazhui Acupoint. The moment you succeeded, your thumbs would move downward to seal my Taodao, Shenzhu, and Shendao Acupoints, while your index fingers would seal the Quyuan and Tianzong Acupoints. No matter how skilled I was then, I would be at your mercy."
Pucha Qiucao's face went pale. Daiqisi had clearly been facing away from her, yet she had known every one of her movements perfectly.
At this point, she had nothing left to argue. She simply turned her head away and fell silent.
Daiqisi did not mind. She reached out, hooked a finger beneath her chin, and turned her face back around. As she examined her, she clicked her tongue in praise. "Though this little girl has a bad temper, she does have quite the pretty face."
Pucha Qiucao rolled her eyes at her. "Hmph, you're clearly ten times prettier than I am. Are you mocking me on purpose?"
Daiqisi shook her head. "I meant it sincerely. There are some ways in which I cannot compare to you."
"There are things I'm better at than you?" Pucha Qiucao found that astonishing. Over the past two days, Xiaolongnü and Daiqisi—those two devastating beauties—had thoroughly shattered her confidence. Whether in looks, bearing, or figure, both far surpassed her. Even the martial arts she had always