After stopping Vivian's little move, Jiang Yu did not unleash full firepower and challenge the other five witches present one by one, as Zheng Qing had imagined. Instead, she smiled and pressed the small bowl in her hand into Zheng Qing's.
"This is the Bitter Vegetable Soup I made today. Give it a taste and see how it is."
As she spoke, she stood with her back partly turned toward the other witches, seemingly explaining the proper way to drink Bitter Vegetable Soup to Zheng Qing. In reality, she gave him an order in a tiny, almost whispered voice: "No looking around. Now, lean close to my ear and say something... anything..."
Zheng Qing did not hesitate in the slightest and obediently did as she said.
"What should I say?" he asked, leaning close to the witch's ear, a trace of nervousness in his voice.
Then he noticed the tiniest smile curve Jiang Yu's lips.
Though he could not see them, the faint pressure coming from all around made him keenly aware that the other witches were watching every interaction between him and Jiang Yu closely.
Under that pressure, Zheng Qing suddenly had an epiphany and understood the deeper meaning behind Jiang Yu's actions.
No matter how many little tricks those witches had used before, how skilled they were at flirting, or how low their collars dipped, Jiang Yu's openly brazen little gesture crushed them all. Nothing proclaimed possession more effectively than whispering intimately into each other's ears in full public view. The witches' endless bag of tricks had been steamrolled by something that ignored all the rules.
But it was clearly impossible to make these bold witches back down with just one straight punch.
"Little Jade, long time no see." Betasi Black greeted her with a smile, sounding the