423 Ch 423 - Don't kill him
"Yino, you need to be careful!"
Ruoning couldn't help but hurriedly grab his arm with worried eyes when she saw Yino rolling up his sleeves to accept the duel challenge.
Before Yino could react to the girl's words, Lin Ze standing nearby couldn't help but snicker quietly first, showing complete mockery and ridicule.
On the other side, Li Shauna and Liu Ruoxin were the same.
Though the duel was set, before it even began, all the banquet guests already had the answer.
"I think the He family's defeated dog shouldn't come here to humiliate himself!" the Lin mansion's second young master beside Lin Ze suddenly laughed coldly nearby.
However, Ruoning paid no attention to their gossip and instead stood on her tiptoes to whisper in Yino's ear:
"Just beat him up, but please don't act impulsively and kill him!"
"If someone dies tonight, we'll be in big trouble!"
Ruoning's voice was very quiet when she said these two sentences, covering her mouth with her hand to speak privately just for Yino to hear.
Compared to those blind rabble, Ruoning was a survivor of Azure Forest who had personally witnessed Yino's true nature.
When he was at Core Formation stage, he could already cross cultivation realms to trample the Liuli Sect genius Xumo underfoot, corrupting the Full Moon Sect holy maiden with his left hand, training a nine-tailed white fox with his right, and even casually taking away Azure Forest's guardian spirit when he left...
Look at that. Could this possibly be a normal person's track record?
In the blink of an eye, three months had passed. Yino had somehow mysteriously broken through to Nascent Soul stage like it was child's play. Though Yino had only given a light summary in a few sentences, who knew what earth-shaking deeds he'd actually done in the Western Region!
So Ruoning wasn't worried at all that Yino would lose to Lin Ze.
Lin Ze was only at Core Formation perfection. No matter how high his cultivation, could it be higher than that Full Moon Sect holy maiden at peak Nascent Soul stage?
No matter how high his talent, could it exceed Ruoning and Xumo, who were hailed as children of destiny?
No matter how scheming he was, could he be more ruthless than Yino, who even trained Pleasure Witches like dogs?
With this summary, how could Ruoning possibly worry about Yino!
She was genuinely worried that Yino would be too ruthless and directly give Lin Ze some brainwashing corruption or paralysis...
If that happened, not only would the Lin mansion elders present not let Yino go, even the Liu mansion elders as hosts would absolutely step in to seek justice for the Lin mansion.
So this kind of clown-like sparring should be enough.
Back in the day, Ruoning also considered herself someone who dared to love and hate.
But ever since touring Azure Forest and returning home, Ruoning suddenly felt that living a steady, peaceful life wasn't bad either.
"Don't worry, this kid has thick skin. He won't die easily."
Yino smiled, gently stroking the girl's cheek while also casting his peripheral vision toward Lin Ze, who was already prepared nearby.
Somehow, this was clearly a deep conversation between a man and woman before a great battle.
But after being met by Yino's barely suppressed perfunctory acting at the corners of his mouth, Ruoning's already uneasy mood became worse.
From her experience dealing with Yino since childhood, Ruoning could be certain this guy was already plotting something bad!
The problem was, Ruoning was really nervous.
This wasn't some lawless place like Azure Forest. Now elders from two Grand Tutor mansions were present overseeing everything. In such a serious and dignified setting, if Yino revealed his evil cultivation's true nature and caused chaos, it would be troublesome!
"Sigh... you didn't take what I said to heart at all!"
"Hmph, Fine, do whatever you want! I've already decided to spend the rest of my life following you anyway!"
Seeing Yino just smiling as he stared at Lin Ze, and not focused on her at all, Ruoning felt more frustrated. She pouted and simply let go, no longer caring about Yino.
Compared to Yino ignoring her, what made Ruoning feel more broken was that she felt her attractiveness to Yino might not even match that guy called Lin Ze...
This familiar déjà vu couldn't help but remind Ruoning of that unprecedented, excited look in Yino's eyes when he looked at Xumo back in Azure Forest.
That was an excitement Ruoning had never seen in her entire life.
She felt that even if she stripped naked tonight and danced seductively for Yino, this guy wouldn't smile so widely like now...
Damn it!
So my husband valued me less than his love rivals!
For a moment, Ruoning suddenly felt that Yino coming to Jiangnan to find her was just incidental, and his real purpose was to come to the Liu mansion to fight Lin Ze!
"How did I ever fall for this kind of guy...!"
Ruoning stamped her feet angrily in the corner.
But just then, a woman with the same hair color somehow appeared beside her:
"Yes, how did my silly little sister ever fall for such trash?"
Liu Ruoxin laughed mockingly while specifically squinting her cold eyes to observe Ruoning's expression.
Ruoning was already feeling frustrated, and being mocked now made her puff up like a chipmunk: "My boyfriend is way better than the guy you married!"
"Hehe... if he's so amazing, why did you still go advise him?"
Ruoxin curved her lips in a cold smile, still looking ahead, not taking the girl's retort to heart and just finding it amusing.
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Just now, Lin Ze had publicly challenged Yino to single combat.
So under the dual witness and approval of the Liu mansion elder and Lin mansion elder, Yino accepted, and the two young man from different Grand Tutor mansions began a head-to-head duel to compete for Ruoning.
Originally, Lin Ze had planned to call Yino to the more spacious back courtyard for the duel.
However, under the Liu mansion elder's admonishment, the two young men still chose the open space in the Liu mansion's front courtyard for their duel.
Now, many elders and relatives from both sides had all followed to the front courtyard to spectate.
"Dummy, you don't understand anything. My boyfriend is too strong. I was just advising him to go easy and not to kill that trash!"
At some point, Ruoning had also learned Yino's catchphrase, crossing her arms over her chest and mocking her sister smugly.
"Advise him to go easy?"
For a moment, Ruoxin's mouth twitched slightly. The more she listened, the more she felt her genius sister had lost her mind.
"Ruoning, I think that guy really gave you some kind of love potion. Lin Ze is a Core Formation peak genius with Azure Dragon bloodline. You should be hoping Lin Ze shows mercy and doesn't beat Yino into a cripple, otherwise..."
Liu Ruoxin was still mockingly lecturing with relish.
But just as she reached her third sentence, the two young men dueling in the front courtyard's open space had already determined victory and defeat with a thunderous crash...
Crack!!
The crisp sound of breaking bones under the dust cloud entered the minds of all the spectators almost simultaneously.
Ruoxin's eyes widened. Looking closely, she saw a black shadow get punched flying out the next second, crashing onto the grass at her and Ruoning's feet.
After seeing the injured person's true appearance, Ruoxin's smile instantly froze.
"See, I told you."
"Stop standing there stupidly. The one lying on the ground seems to have straightened out. You'd better hurry and check if he's still breathing!"
Ruoning shrugged unsurprised. Compared to that small bit of vanity, she was genuinely worried that Yino might have beaten Lin Ze to death.