Hearing the noise outside, the two were startled. Qin Wanru hurriedly pushed Zu An back, saying, "You should hide quickly, or we'll be in trouble if he calls the Imperial Guards."
Zuan vividly remembered his recent encounter with Liu Yao and really didn't want to go through that again.
So they decided to hide behind the screen and see how things went.
Just as Zu An had hidden himself, the door was pushed open from the outside, and Hong Xingying swaggered in.
Qin Wanru hurriedly brushed a strand of hair behind her ear to hide her panic: "What are you doing here?"
"Long time no see, I've come to greet you, Madam." Hong Xingying said with a triumphant air.
Qin Wanru said coldly, "What, do you want to come and flaunt your victory in front of me now?"
“I didn’t expect that Madam saw through me,” Hong Xingying did not deny it. “As the saying goes, ‘It is like wearing fine clothes at night if you do not return home in wealth and honor.’ Before, your Chu family did not know the value of your wealth. Now, you naturally have to come and see how regretful you are.”
“Yes, I do regret it,” Qin Wanru snorted. “My biggest regret is not seeing your true colors sooner, and not knowing how good Azu was to me sooner.”
Zu'an, listening from behind the screen, felt a surge of pride. "Madam is praising me on purpose, isn't she?"
Upon hearing Zu'an's name, Hong Xingying was furious: "What is Zu'an? Besides his good luck, what else does he have that I can compare to!"
His once handsome face was now completely distorted. Clearly, he, who had always been very proud of himself, had suffered repeated setbacks in Zu'an, and the other party had become a nightmare he could not shake off.
Qin Wanru sighed: "You still don't even know what he does better than you, which only proves that you are too stupid."
In her opinion, Zuan is far superior to Hong Xingying in every aspect now.
Hong Xing was truly provoked. He suddenly stood up and walked towards her: "Didn't you used to hate Zu An the most? Why are you protecting him in every way now? Everyone says that you and Zu An have an affair. Now it seems that it is indeed true."
"You scoundrel!" Qin Wanru was furious, never expecting that her servant, who had always been so respectful to her, would say such a thing.
Hong Xing snorted: "Who are you trying to scare here? Do you still think you're that high and mighty duchess? Soon the Chu family will cease to exist."
"That's not necessarily true." Qin Wanru was too lazy to waste words with him. "Get out, you're not welcome here."
"Hehe, you're not in charge of this mansion anymore." Hong Xingying not only didn't leave, but instead approached Qin Wanru step by step.
"What are you going to do?" Seeing him getting closer and closer, Qin Wanru's expression changed immediately, and she hurriedly retreated.
"What do you think I should do?" Hong Xingying's eyes held a hint of madness. "If Zu'an can do it, why can't I?"
In the past, he would never have dared to have the slightest thought of offending them, but now the Chu family's downfall is a foregone conclusion, Qin Wanru's sixth-grade cultivation has been restricted and cannot be used, and Liu Yao and his people are searching for Zu An everywhere.
Therefore, Qin Wanru was like a defenseless little white rabbit in front of him. In addition, stimulated by the Zuan incident, some of the most evil thoughts he had suppressed in his heart suddenly rose up.
"Stop!" Qin Wanru's face paled. She tried to dodge, but her cultivation was suppressed, and she was now almost like an ordinary person. How could she possibly escape?
Hong Xingying grabbed her in one swift motion and reached out to grab her ample breasts.
In previous years, she was aloof and powerful, and even though she was exceptionally beautiful, he dared not have any impure thoughts. But now the situation has changed, and once that thought is ignited, he can no longer control it.
The thought of enjoying the company of the noble Duchess, especially considering her relationship with the young lady, sparked a wild excitement in his eyes.
However, instead of the expected soft and bouncy texture, he felt a sharp pain. Upon closer inspection, he saw a man standing between the two of them, holding his hand and looking at him coldly.
"Zu'an!" Upon seeing Qin Wanru in her boudoir, Hong Xingying was both shocked and furious. "You two really are having an affair!"
Hong Xingying's anger level increased by 666!
"You big dummy!" Zuan slapped him across the face.
With a sharp crack, Hong Xingying was knocked off balance and a red handprint appeared on half of his face.
Zu An hurriedly helped Qin Wanru up: "Madam, are you alright?"
Qin Wanru shook her head and whispered, "Don't let him get away."
Zu An looked up at Hong Xingying and said, "Didn't you just say that I'm inferior to you in every way? Now's your chance. Let's have a one-on-one fight. If you win, the lady is yours today."
Qin Wanru, standing to the side: "???"
Anger from Qin Wanru increased by 213!
Hong Xingying, who was about to call for the Imperial Guards outside, swallowed his words upon hearing this: "Is this true?"
Zuan chuckled: "If you can defeat me, who here can stop you from doing bad things!"
Qin Wanru, who was standing to the side, guessed that he was deliberately using this to stall the other party, but she felt both ashamed and angry at the thought of him using her as a wager.
Hong Xingying's expression shifted between light and dark. He believed that his strength surpassed that of Zu An, especially after he came to the academy, his cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds, and he had even recently broken through to the fifth rank!
However, the agility that Zuan displayed in the last clan competition still made him somewhat wary.
But then he thought about it again. Liu Yao had just said that Zu An was seriously injured and that the Imperial Guards were searching everywhere. So he was probably at his last gasp. If he couldn't even beat someone who was seriously injured and dying, he might as well buy a block of tofu and smash his head against it.
"Good!" Hong Xingying drew his sword and sneered, "Today I will repay you tenfold, a hundredfold, for the humiliation you have inflicted on me these past few days."
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