The old man's smile grew broader.
"Vixen! Even now, you still cling to false hopes!"
"I've said before that you're the bane of Ruoqiang. The national diviner predicted that there must be a mark of Loulan on your back."
Zhao Shuning nodded.
Then, she gently slid her right hand down her clothes, revealing half of her fragrant shoulder. It was freezing cold, and snowflakes were drifting down.
The yard was brightly lit.
Although the people present were stunned by Zhao Shuning's action, they all saw clearly that there was not a single mark on her back.
Her skin was as fair as ever, so smooth that it seemed to break at a touch.
Ye Qingluan's eyes showed confusion.
Luo Hao clenched his fists tightly.
Liu Yuan stood still, staring straight at the girl in front of him.
Without the mark, how could this young girl have mastered such profound skills?
"Old man, have you seen clearly? Am I the vixen Luo Qiu you're talking about?"
The old master of the Rong family took a deep breath, and his eyes began to flicker.
The subordinates of the Luo family also breathed a sigh of relief.
If this young girl who had saved the Luo family from dire straits tonight was really the bane in the rumor, then none of them would be a match for such a powerful opponent.
"This... This can't be conclusive."
"Really? Old Rong, do you have any other evidence to prove that I'm not the legitimate daughter of the Luo family?"
"Your red lotus between your eyebrows!"
"Yes, the red lotus between your eyebrows. It was drawn by Liu Yuan with cinnabar. As long as I use my spiritual power to wash it off, it will prove that you're Luo Qiu."
Zhao Shuning spread out her hands.
"Go ahead."
This young girl didn't resist at all?
Could it be that she was really the legitimate daughter of the Luo family?
Thoughts raced through his mind, but the old master of the Rong family seized this opportunity and used his spiritual power to wash off the cinnabar red lotus between Zhao Shuning's eyebrows.
Sure enough, under the effect of the spiritual power, the red lotus on Zhao Shuning's forehead began to fade.
Everyone held their breath.
But in the next instant, the white light dissipated.
The red lotus between the young girl's eyebrows shone even more brightly.
"How could this be?"
The old master of the Rong family panicked and stumbled backward, collapsing into the chair behind him.
Zhao Shuning gave a charming smile.
She raised her right hand, and the red lotus karma fire crackled and burned.
"Old man, don't you even recognize the red lotus karma fire? Since I have the red lotus karma fire, the red lotus between my eyebrows must be real."
"I am the true legitimate daughter of the Luo family!"
The breath that Liu Yuan had been holding in finally let out at this moment.
She wasn't Luo Qiu, not her own child. Then, she would never let herself off.
In front of them were the defeated soldiers.
Behind them was the Luo family of Ruoqiang.
Zhao Shuning stood up, and Ye Qingluan quickly took the red woolen cloak and draped it over Zhao Shuning.
"Yan'er, cold."
As soon as the three words were spoken.
Two lines of clear tears slid down Ye Qingluan's face.
She knew that her daughter would never live a mediocre life.
Zhao Shuning held one of Ye Qingluan's hands. Her hand was so cold. The ups and downs just now must have scared Ye Qingluan half to death.
The Rong family was now completely silent.
They knew that this young girl in front of them not only completely crushed them in spiritual power but also had extremely proficient spiritual energy.
Such a person would surely become a legend in the future.
Their Rong family had lost completely.
"Killing won't solve the problem, but if I just let you go like this, all the grievances the Luo family has suffered before will be in vain."
Zhao Shuning raised her hands.
A sharp pain shot through her chest.
But her expression didn't change at all.
The spiritual power in her hands emerged, so thick that the surrounding space began to distort.
"I'll take your spiritual roots."
"No!"
Screams of horror rang out one after another.
But Zhao Shuning didn't slow down her actions at all.
"Kan Water Break!"
"Go!"
Two powerful spiritual forces rushed towards the crowd opposite.
The white light shone brightly.
For a moment, screams filled the air.
This situation lasted for half an hour before finally coming to an end. With so many people, it naturally took a longer time.
After the white light faded.
Everyone on the opposite side was lying on the ground, their bodies weak.
They stretched out their hands, trying to gather their spiritual energy, but it was all in vain.
They closed their eyes.
Deep in their minds, they could no longer feel the existence of their spiritual roots.
Were they now useless? Were they just ordinary people?
The one who couldn't accept this result the most was Rong Qing.
In the past, he was a proud son of heaven. Even the teachers at Changkong Academy had high expectations for him.
Now, his spiritual roots had been destroyed.
There was no longer a trace of spiritual energy in his body.
Zhao Shuning actually felt a bit indebted to Rong Qing.
When they were kids, it was Luo Feiyan who pushed him into the pool first, almost drowning him. At first, he should have had no ill will towards Luo Feiyan.
Rong Qing was a good seedling, but unfortunately, he was born into a bad family.
If his abilities hadn't been destroyed today, he would surely become a puppet of the Rong family in the future and do some evil things.
"I'm a useless person now."
Rong Qing looked at Zhao Shuning.
His eyes were almost fanatical.
"Luo Feiyan, when we were kids, you almost killed me. I finally managed to survive, but now, you've taken away the most important thing from me again."
"Rong Qing, if you were the strong one today and I was still weak and vulnerable, would you really let the Luo family go? Would you let me go?"
"Luo Feiyan, this is what you owe me."
"What happened back then wasn't my intention."
"Over the years, you've been hiding your strength, haven't you? Watching me show off in front of you, you pretended to be afraid and submissive on the surface, but in your heart, you've been laughing at me, thinking I'm an arrogant fool, right?"
"No."
It had been Luo Qiu herself who had been getting along with him over the years. What did it have to do with her?
"With this kind of ability, could you have cultivated it without ten or twenty years of foundation?"
Of course not.
But Zhao Shuning didn't want to explain it to him.
She reached into her Qiankun bag, rummaged around for a while, and took out a gray pill.
She threw it to Rong Qing.
Rong Qing caught it, his heart full of doubts.
"What is this? Poison?"
"Xiu Yuan Pill. This is the result of several attempts at refining. Consider this pill as repayment for pushing you into the water when we were kids."
Rong Qing looked at the pill in his hand.
He couldn't move his feet.
The old master of the Rong family took it and examined it in front of his eyes.
Sure enough, it was really a Xiu Yuan Pill. It was said that only the Emperor could refine this thing. This little girl's abilities seemed to be far more than what they had seen.
"Grandpa?"
The old master of the Rong family nodded.
Rong Qing looked at Zhao Shuning in surprise.
She was actually willing to give him such a precious pill?
"You?"
"I planted the root of this disaster, so I'll bear the consequences. This Xiu Yuan Pill can help you repair your spiritual roots. You'll have to start from scratch. The Luo family's revenge must be taken, but I've also repaid what I owed you back then."
Zhao Shuning turned around.
She didn't look at the people of the Rong family anymore.
"You can go!"
A group of people without spiritual roots could no longer cultivate. Ordinary people would no longer pose any threat to the Luo family in the future.