"Yes."
Ning Beichen replied crisply. He indeed had the right to not take her seriously.
"Then I'll let you experience what despair is!"
As soon as Zhang Xin finished speaking, a dagger was thrust at Ning Beichen's neck. There wasn't a sound, as if the dagger had always been there.
"Hmph! I'm not killing you not because I can't, but because you are nothing."
Zhang Xin said to herself.
"I might as well finish this guy off."
Thinking this, Zhang Xin extended the dagger in her hand. Just as it was about to stab Ning Beichen's neck, Ning Beichen calmly flicked his finger at the dagger.
*Ding!*
The dagger in Zhang Xin's hand flew back, and she herself staggered back several steps, her arm feeling numb and sore, as if it had just been struck by a hammer.
This time, Zhang Xin knew she had really kicked a steel plate.
Escape?
No chance.
She could only fight!
Zhang Xin swung her arm, and a water-splitting spike slid out from her sleeve in a bizarre manner. With a flick of her wrist, the spike shot towards Ning Beichen with lightning speed.
"Phantom Stab!"
Threads of illusions appeared before Ning Beichen's eyes, and these illusions were indistinguishable from the real one. Most people would be unable to discern the target of the water-splitting spike.
Zhang Xin's face showed a cold smirk. To this day, no opponent had ever managed to dodge her Phantom Stab, and she didn't believe Ning Beichen would be an exception.
"A petty trick!"
Ning Beichen's fingers moved towards the illusions and clamped down on the true form of the water-splitting spike, causing all the illusions to vanish instantly.
Before Zhang Xin could react, Ning Beichen struck her shoulder with his palm.
Zhang Xin grunted, and half of her body went numb.
"I surrender!"
Before Ning Beichen could make another move, Zhang Xin immediately surrendered, appearing quite unpretentious.
However, Ning Beichen ignored her and grabbed her by the neck, searching her.
Before long, various strange items appeared on the ground.
Among these were throwing knives, poisons, poisoned needles, smoke bombs, live black scorpions, and even several hand grenades, causing Zhang Xin's face to turn ashen.
But Ning Beichen didn't stop. His gaze swept over her hair, and he then searched and found even more insidious items hidden within.
Looking at the items Ning Beichen had found on the ground, Zhang Xin was now truly disheartened.
"Miss Zhang Xin, I apologize. You can now ask someone to bring the Jiugong Ce to ransom yourself."
Ning Beichen finally spoke to her.
"Ning Beichen, you've got guts!"
Zhang Xin angrily cursed.
"I'm a man, of course I have guts. You don't need to tell me. Alright, you don't need to scheme anymore. One Jiugong Ce to ransom your life, I think it's quite a fair deal, don't you think?"
Ning Beichen said with a smile, looking at Zhang Xin.
"I've hidden the Jiugong Ce in a place no one knows. Only I can retrieve it."
After a moment of thought, Zhang Xin said to Ning Beichen with a seemingly defeated expression. But whether her words were true or not, only she knew.
"Alright, then I'll go with you to get it."
Ning Beichen knew this woman wasn't giving up. It was impossible to make her hand over the Jiugong Ce directly, so he had to play along.
Zhang Xin's heart leaped with joy. This time, she would definitely let this arrogant fellow know her true capabilities.
Not long after, Zhang Xin led Ning Beichen to a place.
It was a secluded courtyard, and inside the courtyard, there was only an old woman.
As soon as Zhang Xin saw the old woman, she quickly ran to her side and looked at Ning Beichen triumphantly, saying.
"Ning Beichen, she is my master. If you want the Jiugong Ce, you must defeat my master first."
"You bullied my disciple?"
The old woman's temples bulged high, and she arrogantly looked at Ning Beichen and asked.
"Zhang Xin, this is no fun. Are you a sore loser?"
Ning Beichen ignored the old woman and said to Zhang Xin.
"I'm a woman, so I'm a sore loser if I want to be. What can you do about it? Master, this guy is so hateful. Can you beat him to death for me?"
Zhang Xin said coquettishly to the old woman.
"Kid, take your own life."
The old woman looked at Ning Beichen and said with a murderous tone.
"The junior is arrogant and disrespectful, and the elder is haughty and blind. Is this the Hongmen? To be honest, I'm a bit disappointed."
Ning Beichen shook his head and said.
"Sharp tongue, I'll rip your mouth open."
The old woman flashed in front of Ning Beichen and slapped him across the face.
"Scram!"
Before the old woman's hand could hit Ning Beichen, she felt half of her face struck as if by a car collision. She was sent flying horizontally.
A stream of blood flowed from the corner of the old woman's mouth.
"Kid, I underestimated you."
The old woman wiped the blood from her mouth and said, looking at Ning Beichen.
"Elder, you didn't underestimate me. You simply didn't look at me properly."
Ning Beichen said calmly.
"Very well, very well. I'll see what abilities you have to make you so arrogant."
The old woman no longer held back, her aura surging. She leaped into the air, her body turning into a cannonball, and attacked Ning Beichen with both palms.
Ning Beichen waved his arm and casually exchanged a palm strike with the old woman.
*Bang!*
The old woman staggered back a few steps.
Gritting her teeth, an invisible flame appeared in her palm, and with a whoosh, she struck Ning Beichen with a palm.
Although no visible flame could be seen, Ning Beichen could feel an invisible inferno pressing down on him.
"Kid, it's your honor to die under my Blazing Sun Palm."
The old woman said with a sinister expression.
"What nonsense is this?"
Ning Beichen muttered and then simply threw a punch.
*Boom!*
The invisible flames were extinguished by Ning Beichen's punch. The force of the punch landed directly on the old woman, who was sent staggering backward as if run over by a large truck.
With every step she retreated, she spat out a large mouthful of blood. Before long, the old woman had become a bloody mess.
"You..."
The old woman could only utter the word "you" in disbelief. Ning Beichen flashed forward and kicked her away.
"What 'you'? Zhang Xin, my patience is limited. If you don't hand over the Jiugong Ce, I'll kill someone today."
Ning Beichen said to Zhang Xin behind him.
"Don't kill my master. I'll give you the Jiugong Ce."
Zhang Xin was terrified. She was truly scared. Her master, who was invincible in her eyes, was now beaten like a drowned rat by Ning Beichen. Her master had no power to fight back. If she played any more tricks, this person might really kill her master.
"Fine."
Ning Beichen did not continue his attack on the old woman.