Sima Jingyi encountered such a situation for the first time, and for a moment, she was a bit frantic. If it had been someone else, she could have easily taken their life with one move.
But Chu Linfeng was different. His rare talent was precisely the ideal disciple she had been desperately searching for; she couldn't bear to kill him.
"Could it be because he drank this tea? Is it the reason someone drugged the tea? But why don't I have any reaction?" Sima Jingyi speculated in her mind.
A distinctly masculine scent suddenly entered her nostrils, the unexpected change catching her off guard.
Even though Chu Linfeng's mind was hazy at the moment, his actions remained clear. Holding onto Sima Jingyi with both hands, he immediately freed one.
He immediately removed her veil, perhaps because the veil's obstruction prompted him to instinctively make this move.
"Smack!" A harsh slap landed on Chu Linfeng's face.
Even after this, Chu Linfeng still didn't regain consciousness; the strong imprint on his face seemed to cause no pain at all as he continued to hold Sima Jingyi tightly.
The strength of the First Level of Earth Martial Realm was considerably above that of the Ninth Layer of Black Tortoise Realm. Although Sima Jingyi didn't want to hurt Chu Linfeng, she had no choice but to do so at this moment.
If she didn't harm him, she would be in trouble herself. Weighing up the consequences, a faint blue light appeared on her palm due to the Star Power.
Then, she casually struck Chu Linfeng with her palm.
His entire body flew backward, and as he was in the air, crimson blood spilled onto the ground outside the pavilion.
Chu Linfeng slowly climbed up, feeling intense pain in his chest, looking at the furious Sima Jingyi with confusion.
At this moment, the heat within him gradually subsided, and his blood-red eyes returned to normal, "Beauty Sima, why did you wound me?"
Sima Jingyi saw that Chu Linfeng appeared normal, but the maiden's modesty forced her to angrily say, "You don't even know what you've done. If it had been someone else, I'd definitely have killed them."
Upon hearing this, Chu Linfeng was initially stunned, but then seemed to understand something, "I'm sorry, I don't know what happened at that time. It's like I couldn't control myself at all. If I acted rudely toward you, please don't take it to heart."
"You... you... Forget it, is your injury okay?" At this moment, Sima Jingyi didn't know what to say. Arguing about this topic with him would only infuriate her.
"I won't die, but you really went heavy on me. My body is still swirling with blood qi!" Chu Linfeng didn't understand why she was so harsh with him; maybe he did do something excessive indeed.
If that's really the case, he couldn't blame her, just consider himself unlucky to have triggered it at this moment.
If I had really hit hard, you wouldn't be standing here talking. I can clearly tell you I only used five layers of strength.
A Ninth Layer Black Tortoise Realm person could be killed in one move. Do you think I went hard?"
"Five layers? But a single move can kill a Ninth Layer Black Tortoise Realm expert?" Hearing this, Chu Linfeng's heart was tumultuous; is this the strength of the Earth Martial Realm?
She was only at the First Level of Earth Martial Realm. If it was the Second Layer, Third Layer, how overwhelmingly strong would she be?
Luckily, he was wearing the Celestial Silkworm Robe. Without it, Sima Jingyi's five layers of strength might have taken his life.
Terrified, Chu Linfeng looked up and noticed that sometime ago, the veil on Sima Jingyi's face had disappeared.
Her appearance, worthy of a nation-toppling beauty, appeared before him. Her flawless oval face was so pale and tender, yet her cheeks were tinged with a hint of red, making her exceptionally alluring.
Her eyes were dewy, seemingly capable of penetrating one's thoughts, and Chu Linfeng couldn't help but be mesmerized.
"So beautiful!" he involuntarily voiced his admiration.
If Lin Ruoxi's beauty was like the peony, then Sima Jingyi's beauty was like the peony also, both of which could captivate anyone with a single glance.
Sima Jingyi naturally heard Chu Linfeng's admiration. She was quite confident in her beauty.
Many young men showed extreme astonishment and wicked glances upon seeing her face, a reaction she found extremely off-putting.
Therefore, she used a veil to cover her beautiful face. However, at this moment, she saw another kind of look in Chu Linfeng's eyes.
In that look, there was no hint of evil at all, just pure appreciation, like the look one gives to admire a beautiful thing.
This look was entirely different from before, changing Sima Jingyi's view of Chu Linfeng considerably and proving his earlier actions were surely unintentional.
"This is an elixir for healing your wounds! I'm looking forward to your impressive performance tomorrow!" Sima Jingyi said as she took out a red porcelain bottle and handed it to Chu Linfeng.