Lin Kuang had been watching the woman closely. Seeing her plant her feet firmly, he knew she was about to strike. He dodged in the nick of time, and her sword struck nothing but air.

The woman’s expression turned ugly when she saw him evade her attack. Her chance to kill him was gone.

In that same moment, Lin Kuang moved like lightning, grabbing her wrist and pulling her into his embrace. Then, his other hand swiftly tapped several points on her body. He instantly subdued her, sealing off her meridians so she could no longer use her True Qi.

Having done all this, Lin Kuang finally let out a small sigh of relief.

"Bastard, let me go!"

The woman, held tightly in his arms, blushed furiously. Her delicate body struggled, and her shapely hips rubbed against him, provoking a very natural male reaction in Lin Kuang.

"Hey beautiful, are you trying to get us to have a go at it right here in the wilderness?" Lin Kuang said irritably.

Feeling the change in him, the woman’s pretty face turned crimson. She froze in his arms, not daring to move an inch.

"You... you’re shameless!" she spat, her heart filled with shame and fury.

"Hey now, you’re the one who started this. What does it have to do with me? If you hadn’t been wriggling around like that, do you think this would have happened?" Lin Kuang said, feigning grievance.

Hearing this, the woman was taken aback. It seemed... he actually had a point.

But as a girl, and a beautiful one at that, how could she ever admit to such a thing?

"Regardless, you’re still a shameless bastard!" she insisted.

"Tsk, tsk. A bastard, am I? Fine. Since you’re going to die anyway, let me have a taste of this beauty first. It looks like it’s your first time, too."

As he spoke, Lin Kuang held her even tighter and blew hot breath against her ear.

Instantly, the woman’s body went limp in his arms. The sensation was profoundly unsettling for her.

"You... you... let me go!" she said, extremely flustered.

Seeing her reaction, Lin Kuang stopped making things difficult for her and let her go.

"Alright, talk. Who sent you to kill me? And who are you?" Lin Kuang asked with a smile.

At his words, the woman just huffed and turned her head away, completely ignoring him.

Seeing this, Lin Kuang couldn’t help but chuckle. "Very well. Not talking, are you? It doesn’t matter. We’re in the middle of nowhere. I’ll just have to get a taste for myself."

With that, Lin Kuang’s figure flashed. In an instant, he was in front of her. He tapped her again, and she was rendered completely immobile.

"Now, where should I start?" Lin Kuang said, eyeing her with a wicked grin.

Hearing this, the woman’s face turned several shades paler, but she simply bit her lip and remained silent.

Seeing her defiance, Lin Kuang lifted his dagger, Nameless, and lightly slashed through the air in front of her.

RIP! Her black outer robe burst open. I have to admit, she’s really stacked.

"Tsk, tsk, not bad at all. You’ve piqued my interest," Lin Kuang said with a grin, staring at her chest. He gulped, putting on a show of impatience.

Witnessing this, the woman’s face turned ashen. Her beautiful eyes glared at Lin Kuang with pure hatred, and a film of tears began to form.

"Bastard! Shameless! You’ll die a miserable death, you son of a bitch!" the woman raged.

"Curse all you want. Your words can’t hurt me. Still... I suppose this little black garment of yours should come off next. It’s rather in the way, after all."

Lin Kuang muttered to himself, but he spoke just loud enough for her to hear.

Instantly, the tears in her eyes welled up, threatening to spill over. She looked incredibly wronged, like a lamb awaiting slaughter.

Lin Kuang paid no attention to her expression. The tip of Nameless came to rest on the clasp connecting the cups of her bra. A single flick was all it would take for her bra to split open.

"Time to take a closer look," Lin Kuang said with a wicked smile, nudging the tip of his dagger upward.

Instantly, a small cut appeared in the fabric of the clasp.

"Don’t! I’ll talk! I’ll talk! You bastard, I’ll tell you everything!"

The woman, who had been struggling internally, finally broke. To protect her innocence, she had decided to talk.

Hearing this, Lin Kuang nodded with a smile. "That’s a good girl. Come on, then. What’s your name? Who are you?"

Lin Kuang asked with a smirk, watching the tears well up in her eyes.

The woman glared at Lin Kuang with bitter resentment, grinding her teeth so hard it seemed she wanted to take a bite out of him.

"What is it? Having second thoughts?" As he spoke, Lin Kuang raised Nameless again. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Seeing this, the woman was terrified and blurted out, "I’ll talk! My name is Zhantai Mingyue!"

"Huh? Zhantai Mingyue? Your family name is Zhantai?" Lin Kuang asked, surprised. He knew compound surnames existed, but this was the first time he’d actually encountered one, which made him a little skeptical.

Seeing his skeptical tone, Zhantai Mingyue grew furious. "You bastard, what do you mean by that? Are you suggesting that I would lie about my name?"

"Er, ahem. No, of course not. I was just curious," Lin Kuang coughed, trying to hide his awkwardness.

Zhantai Mingyue shot him a hateful look and said disdainfully, "Liar."

"Hey, girlie, don’t forget you’re my captive now. Give me any more attitude and I’ll strip you naked!" Lin Kuang threatened, losing his patience.

The threat worked. Though she was still defiant inwardly, Zhantai Mingyue obediently fell silent.

Seeing this, Lin Kuang laughed smugly. "Alright, Mingyue. Tell me, why did you come to kill me? As far as I know, there’s no grudge between us."

"I couldn’t care less about killing you! I just sneaked out to challenge you," Zhantai Mingyue huffed, her face turning a little red as she spoke.

"What? Challenge me? To what?" Lin Kuang asked, completely baffled.

"To what do you think? Everyone in the Ancient Martial Realm says you’re the number one of the younger generation. Naturally, a lot of people don’t buy it, and I’m one of them. I wanted to defeat you, so I sneaked out! It’s just a shame about Big Oaf and Second Oaf... you killed them."

As she spoke of them, tears welled up in her beautiful eyes once more.