It’s over! Everything’s over!
After Yin Yan was made to completely everything, he wouldn’t be able to save Ning Xin anymore!
Yin Yan’s words had not only caused the Ning father and daughter’s faces to turn ashen, but it almost caused Fan Qi, who had tried so hard to protect them, to fall a step back in shock.
“Wha….. What did you just say….. get rid of Fan Jin….. What is really happening! ?” Fan Qi stared at Yin Yan, his entire body suddenly trembling.
Yin Yan knew that he and Ning Xin now were already irreconcilable and if he continued to help her hide the truth, he would be the one that would be killed. He quickly crawled and scrambled to come beside Fan Qi’s feet and wailed: “It’s Ning Xin! ! Ning Xin was jealous of Senior Fan! Ever since Jun Xie had been admitted into the academy, she had continued to spread vicious rumours about him. She wanted to use the rumours surrounding Jun Xie to drag Senior Fan into the mud together! During the Spirit Hunt, she had even arranged for people to attempt to kill Senior Fan! Headmaster! I will talk! I will tell you everything! Please spare me my life, I was bewitched by Ning Xin! Do you believe that a mere ordinary disciple like me would be able to carry out such a brutal and crazy deed! ?”
Fan Qi looked up, his eyes aggrieved and in pure disbelief, as his gaze turned to Ning Xin.
It could be said that he had watched Ning Xin grow from a baby into the blossoming lady today. She and Fan Zhuo had been close in age and they had been betrothed to each other from a young age. All this time, Fan Qi had always treated Ning Xin just like he would his own daughter. Hence, such thoughts had never crossed his mind once.
Ning Xin was actually so jealous of Fan Jin that it had grown into hatred. And she had even gone to the extent of making an attempt on Fan Jin’s life!
“Little Jin, is what he is saying….. really true…..” Fan Qi could not believe everything that was happening. He could only turn his head back and look at his son, who was remaining stoically silent.
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Chapter 603: “Seventh Slap (10)”
Fan Jin clenched his jaw tightly as he looked at Fan Qi, and slowly lowered his head quietly without saying a word.
His solemn silence, spoke loudly to Fan Qi as an affirmation to his query!
A thunderbolt struck Fan Qi’s mind at that moment, and his body swayed alarmingly. Fan Jin rushed up to hold his father.
“My Little Xin….. Why did you do that….. Why…..” Fan Qi felt like his heart was going to break as he looked at Ning Xin, and his eyes grew red rimmed.
Ning Xin’s eyes were wide with terror. She had not expected things to turn out this way. She never would have thought that Yin Yan, who had always obeyed her every order would suddenly turn around and bite her at such a critical time, and had even revealed all her other treacherous schemes from before.
Things have come to such a stage that even if Jun Wu Xie were to spare her, Fan Qi would not allow her to remain here. Moreover, all the disciples of the Zephyr Academy were now looking at her with utter contempt and disgust in their eyes…..
It’s over…..
All over…..
Everything that she had pursued all this time, had come to an end at this very moment.
Feeling her whole world crumbling to dust, she turned discreetly to look at Ning Rui.
And what she saw in Ning Rui’s eyes, drove her further into despair.
Father…..
Had decided to abandon her!
That’s right. She no longer had any way out. The moment that Yin Yan had revealed everything, it had killed all her chances of being able to get out of this alive.
Take the first step wrong, and all subsequents steps go awry…..
If she had not made use of Jun Xie to bring discredit to Fan Jin, they would not have been so detested. Then, Fan Jin’s team during the Spirit Hunt would not have suffered from failing to recruit disciples to join them as members and they would not have joined up with the purple spirits hidden in the branch division.
Finally, they wouldn’t have stumbled into the scene when she had tried to get the Rui Lin Army soldiers killed.
If their team had not appeared, the Rui Lin Army soldiers would have definitely have succumbed to the Guardian Grade Spirit Beast’s assault. And that day’s events would forever remain unknown, and she would have remained being the Senior Ning that all the other disciples worshipped and respected…..
Ning Xin had given up on struggling, as she smiled bitterly at her total and complete defeat.
“Since things have come to such a stage, will our two headmasters have anything else to say?” Jun Wu Xie raised her head to ask of Ning Rui and Fan Qi.
Fan Qi only closed his eyes and did not have much to say. His was still feeling extremely hurt by Ning Xin’s betrayal.
Ning Rui’s face was dark. He suddenly took a step forward with his hand highly raised, and slapped Ning Xin hard across her face!
“Blasphemy! To think that you would do something so perverse, inhuman, disloyal, and unfilial! I, Ning Rui, no longer has such a despicable and completely shameless daughter!”
Ning Rui’s slap had really put in a considerable amount of strength into that slap. The corner of Ning Xin’s mouth had split and a bright red trail of blood was flowing down to her chin. A glaringly raw and red palm print was highly visible on Ning Xin’s face, and that slap had also smashed any last hope that she had held.
“Miss Jun. I, Ning Rui, have not brought my daughter up well, and it had allowed her to stir up such a terrible disaster to befall on your men. From today onwards, Ning Xin will no longer be Ning Rui’s daughter, and Miss Jun can deal with her as you deem fit!” Ning Rui walked over to come stand before Jun Wu Xie, and declared solemnly.
Jun Wu Xie’s eyes narrowed slightly as she observed Ning Rui’s actions, and chilling contempt flashed in her eyes.
That was a valiant attempt at trying to gain ground by retreating!
If she had been anyone else, and was made to witness Ning Rui’s attitude, coupled with seeing the suffering Ning Xin so badly hurt, that person might just soften and decide to just sternly admonish Ning Xin and let her go with a slap on the wrist.
But…..
Jun Wu Xie had never liked to make her moves according to conventional norms.
“Since the Vice Headmaster has given his word, I shall repay your grace by complying with what you said.” The corners of Jun Wu Xie’s mouth turned up once again, in an wicked arc.
“Long Qi!”
“Here!”
“Arrest Ning Xin and deal with her under martial law!” Jun Wu Xie ordered, and with a flick of her tiny hand, she threw Ning Xin, who was already scared witless, to Long Qi.
Long Qi quickly grabbed Ning Xin by the shoulder and answered firmly: “It will be done!”
Ning Rui’s heart sank as he heard Jun Wu Xie’s words. He had intended to take another attempt to save Ning Xin, but he had not expected that Jun Wu Xie would give such an unusual response.
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Chapter 604: “Seventh Slap (11)”
He had already played the role of a physically and mentally exhausted father so brilliantly and had fully immersed himself into it, but Jun Wu Xie was still not moved in the least.
Long Qi gave out a command and two Rui Lin Army soldiers slipped off their horses immediately and quickly came in through the Zephyr Academy’s gates. Both the two soldiers were each seen to be holding a wooden paddle six foot long and two inches thick as they had strode in.
At the sight of the two Rui Lin Army soldiers, Ning Rui felt as if his world seemed to be darkening as a sense of ominous premonition filled his heart.
“As per our martial law, the punishment is thirty lashes of the whip, with a hundred paddles.” Long Qi said emotionlessly.
Thirty lashes….. One hundred paddles! ?
When all the disciples of the Zephyr Academy heard those numbers, they turned to look at the two big and burly soldiers from the Rui Lin Army, and
a tingle crawled over their scalps.
With Ning Xin’s young and feminine body, it was deemed she would not be able to hold up through the ordeal. Just either one of the punishments alone would be able to take her life.
“No….. no…..” Ning Xin shaking like a leaf as she looked at the two approaching soldiers. The huge and heavy paddles sent chills up her spine. She had thought that even if she was to die for her crime, it would be by a clean thrust of a sword. Never had she guessed, that Jun Wu Xie had no intentions of letting her die so easily.
Long Qi’s steel grip was clasped upon Ning Xin’s shoulder, his strong hand holding Ning Xin from struggling. Even summoning every single ounce of strength she possessed, Ning Xin wasn’t able to move an inch away from the horrifying sight approaching her.
The force pressing down on her shoulder made Ning Xin unable to resist and she was forced to remain pressed to the ground. Her eyes were wide open and horror filled. The place was filled with the disciples of the Zephyr Academy and everyone was staring at her, seeing her in such a humiliating and sorry state.
All the disciples that she had always felt were unworthy of her notice…..
“Begin.” Long Qi shouted. The two strong and burly soldiers standing on each side of Ning Xin raised their paddles gripped in their hands and smashed them down mercilessly!
‘BAM!’
The paddle landed on flesh, and the smack sounded clearly in the air.
The loud noise frightened all the youths gathered and they could not help but shiver uncontrollably.
“ARGHHHHH! !”
The first smack of the paddle already gave Ning Xin unbearable pain. Her face was suddenly drained of blood and her tears flowed down her cheeks unbridled.
The soldiers from the Rui Lin Army showed no mercy and did not hold back the slightest. The paddles went up and down, alternately smashing onto Ning Xin’s body, a chilling sight. With just a few strokes of the paddle, Ning Xin’s buttocks were already bleeding. The bright red blood stained through her clothes and with the intense pain being inflicted, her body was convulsing. She gritted her teeth and her hands clawed the air in vain as she struggled to escape.
Long Qi lowered himself and held down Ning Xin’s shoulders firmly, not giving her any opportunity to struggle free.
The thick and heavy paddles rose and fell, stained red with blood. Blood droplets sprayed and fell around the two soldiers. On the pristine white marble floor of the Zephyr Academy, red spots appeared, and soon a chilling scarlet flower of blood blossomed on the marble, creating a truly grisly sight.
Ning Xin already did not possess enough strength to even groan and she had clenched her jaw so tight that a trail of blood had seeped out from the tiny gaps between her teeth, and through the corner of her split mouth, to drip upon the ground below her. Her eyes were red and bloodshot, and under all the madness, she could still see the many faces surrounding her all around.
[Don’t look at me….. don’t look at me…..]
[Why would you torture me like that?]
[Why put me into such a miserable state?]
[Even in death, why can’t I be granted a quick death?]
The extreme pain she was feeling in her lower body caused her body to be bathed in cold sweat, she could just imagine how wretched and disgusting she must look now.
All this time, she had been most concerned of her image. And today, all of that had, before the eyes of all the disciples of the academy, been completely destroyed.
The acute pain and the devastating humiliation she was suffering under made Ning Xin wish fervently that she could just die at that very instance.
Volume 7
Chapter 605: “Seventh Slap (12)”
Even though the two soldiers from the Rui Lin Army were merciless, they knew exactly what they were doing. Although their swings of the paddle tore her flesh and broke her bones, they would not allow Ning Xin to breathe her last. The full punishment of one hundred paddles and thirty lashes must be meted out in its entirety, and they would not allow Ning Xin to escape a single strike!
As venomous as Ning Rui was, he was nevertheless still shocked by what he was seeing. He stared panic stricken at Ning Xin, whose lower body was already a bloody mass, unable to believe that was his beautiful daughter, lying on the ground.
He wanted to go forward, but was cowered into submission and he could only watch on with his own eyes as Ning Xin suffered under the merciless beating.
One hundred paddles, and meted out by burly soldiers. Even the average man might not be able to survive it, but Ning Xin managed to barely hold up through the hundred paddles. After the beatings from the paddle, Ning Xin felt like she would die from the unbelievable pain that wrecked at her, but somehow, she was still able to retain a sliver of consciousness.
And it was that same sliver of consciousness, that cruelly made her suffer, a fate worse than death.
The excruciating pain wrecking at her person, felt as if her spine was being crushed bit by bit.
Ning Xin lifted up by the two soldiers from the Rui Lin Army. Her lower body was already a gory mess and although her breath came in weak gasps, she was still aware and conscious. Her long hair was badly messed up and hung in wisps all over her, with clumps stuck onto the bloody mess around her lower body.
The hundred paddles were finished, and next would come the thirty lashes of the whip…..
And Long Qi would personally serve out the whipping.
Ning Xin raised her head weakly, and looked past Long Qi to see Jun Wu Xie standing on one side.
She had not thought that she would pull through the hundred paddles. She had assumed that she would have died while undergoing the punishment, but unexpectedly, she was still alive.
Compared to the one hundred paddles, the thirty lashes sounded like it might be less of a torment, and Ning Xin felt a tiny spark of hope ignite from within the overwhelming despair enshrouding her.
Jun Wu Xie had only ordered for her to be punished according to the Rui Lin Army’s martial law. Would that mean that if she manages to survive through it all, she would be able to live?
She saw a thin sliver of light from within the encompassing doom and Ning Xin could not help herself but allow herself to yearn to live. And that longing made her mind incomparably conscious, which would force her to feel every ounce of the torment, that was to come right after.
With her mind cleared, Ning Xin spotted something that was previously hidden. When saw the tiny head of a little black cat peek out from within Jun Wu Xie’s sleeves, Ning Xin’s mind exploded with an astounding revelation!
That little black cat, was only as big as a person’s palm. Hidden within Jun Wu Xie’s wide and voluminous sleeves, it had remained well hidden from everyone where Jun Wu Xie stood. It was only from the angle where she was, that she could see.
Upon the sight of the little black cat, Ning Xin suddenly found herself frozen. The pain upon her body was dulled by the shocking realization, and she felt a cold freezing chill run through her.
All this while in the Zephyr Academy, there was only one person, who no matter where he went, would always have his ring spirit which resembled a little black cat, by his side.
Jun Xie….. Jun Wu Xie…..
Ning Xin’s eyes widened in incredulity. At that moment, she finally realized that all her previous acts had been done in hopeless futility.
Besides their looks, she realized that Jun Xie and Jun Wu Xie differed only by a single character, their body shape and size were extremely similar and especially those cold and penetrating eyes, they were in actuality one and the same!
Jun Xie was in reality, Jun Wu Xie!
That brat that had been thoroughly despised by everyone within the Zephyr Academy all this time was in fact the Young Miss of the Rui Lin Army!!
No wonder…..
No wonder when they were in the Battle Spirits Forest, Jun Xie had suddenly rushed in to saved Long Qi and his men!
Ning Xin wanted to laugh, but the
excruciating pain that was still bashing at her did not allow her enough energy to even open her mouth to speak. She was only able to stare at Jun Wu Xie with her eyes, as they flashed with unimaginable hatred and helplessness.
It dawned on her, that the first step she took then, couldn’t have been more wrong.
Jun Wu Xie wasn’t just a disciple that Gu Li Sheng favoured, she was the Young Miss of the Lin Palace as well!
Volume 7
Chapter 606: “Seventh Slap (13)”
Yin Yan’s earlier betrayal when he had revealed everything with his accusations, had already sealed her fate of damnation…..
Just before she had realized Jun Wu Xie’s identity, Ning Xin had still held a sliver of hope. But now, she had fallen into the deepest pits of of despair!
Jun Wu Xie would never allow her to live….. Never…..
Ning Xin at that moment was filled with utmost regret, if she had known of Jun Wu Xie’s identity earlier, she wouldn’t have dared to offend someone like Jun Wu Xie for anything in the world.
However, her regret had come much too late.
Nobody had thought that Ning Xin would survive till now. Ning Rui who had decided to give up on Ning Xin earlier suddenly thought of the same thing his daughter had considered earlier. He wanted to speak, but hesitated repeatedly. Finally, he could not hold himself back and he stepped forward to ask: “Miss Jun.”
Jun Wu Xie shot Ning Rui a scathing glance.
“Although Ning Xin had committed an unpardonable crime, but blood is nevertheless still thicker than water. I might have said I’ll disown this daughter of mine, but may I ask Miss Jun that if Ning Xin manages to live through the Rui Lin Army’s punishment under martial law, would that mean that she is absolved thereafter?” Ning Rui was feeling rather edgy being under Jun Wu Xie’s gaze.
Jun Wu Xie averted her gaze and said emotionlessly: “Yes.”
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