Miss Chan Yan's hand froze in midair. Her beautiful eyes locked on Lu Ren. "Y-you're Lu Ren?"
Lu Ren said nothing. He dropped his disguise and returned to his true appearance.
Miss Chan Yan stared at him, disbelief spreading across her face. "How can it be you? You knew I was the Nethernight Imperial Daughter?"
"Why couldn't it be me?"
Lu Ren sneered. "I knew you were the Nethernight Imperial Daughter all along. I played along with you, but I never imagined you'd already broken our contract!"
Miss Chan Yan's expression darkened.
"So you were holding back from me all this time."
Lu Ren spoke evenly. "Tell me, how should I punish you?"
The Nethernight Imperial Daughter burst out laughing. "Lu Ren, times have changed. Back then, I was at your mercy. Do you still think you can defeat me now?"
"Is that so?"
Lu Ren sneered. Four Battle Marks appeared on his body, and he struck at Miss Chan Yan with an open palm.
The Nethernight Imperial Daughter's expression changed. She had never expected Lu Ren to have cultivated the Four-Marked Battle Body. Before she could block, his palm struck her and sent her flying. She hit the ground, face pale, and coughed up several mouthfuls of blood.
Lu Ren walked over and looked down at her. "I held back some of my strength just now. Otherwise, that one slap would've shattered your Ghost Path Puppet!"
The Nethernight Imperial Daughter snapped, "Lu Ren, you knew I was the Nethernight Imperial Daughter because you wanted to humiliate me all along, didn't you? Go on, humiliate me!"
Lu Ren leaned close to her ear. "I've heard the Nethernight Imperial Daughter possesses the Supreme Yin Ghost Physique. Dual cultivation with you can bring someone to the Perfected Dao Fruit. I wonder if