It felt as if a cold, venomous snake had crawled onto her arm. The hand was firm and rigid like jade, icy cold, radiating a chilling aura.
"Ah, ahhh, ah..." Jing Minyao's mouth was slightly agape, emitting muffled cries.
She felt as if the little Crown Princess's five fingers, gripping her arm, were about to crush her bones to powder.
Those five iron-hard fingers clamped her arm, forcing her to slowly release her grip on Qiao Lin's neck, then making her hand rise inch by inch.
Wang Limeng's terrified shriek rang in her ears.
Jing Minyao realized that her hand was bending backward uncontrollably, until it reached an arc beyond which it could not stretch further.
A crisp "snap" sound echoed in her ears.
Her arm bone had broken, and a piercing pain shot into her brain, making Jing Minyao involuntarily let out a scream.
"Minmin!!" Wang Limeng tried to rush forward.
Ruthless Vengeance
But she was stopped by Immortal Maiden Peony, who swiftly pointed at her, sending her to the ground. "Big sister, you're mistaken. Our Qiaoqiao is having a one-on-one contest with your daughter! How can you interfere, disregarding the rules of the jianghu and just causing trouble?"
Wang Limeng looked at Jing Minyao, who was in Qiao Mu's grasp, with a terrified expression, silently praying for her husband to return, quickly, quickly!
"Thud!" Qiao Mu landed a heavy punch on Jing Minyao's nose.
Wang Limeng's eyes shrank back in fear, clearly hearing the crunch of bones breaking on her daughter's face.
Qiao Mu reached out and caught Qiao Lin, who had gone limp. With swift movements, she took her pulse, and a surge of furious rage churned in her eyes.
Her gaze, cold as ice, fixed on Jing Minyao. She coldly ordered, "Tie her up."
Then, without another word, she carried Little Lin'er to the other side of the pit and reached into her Peach Blossom Star, plucking a Crimson Blood Vermilion Fruit that was round and glowing red.
She took out a plate of holy water, placed the fruit in it, and with a small, cicada-wing thin knife, she swiftly and skillfully sliced open the fruit's very thin skin.
She scooped out half of the pulp first, tearing off small bits to feed to Little Lin'er.
Afterward, she made her consume another half of the fruit, then gave her a small bottle of healing elixir. She then massaged her chest and back for a while before taking out silver needles and inserting them into several acupuncture points.
"Sister Peony."
"Yes, Qiaoqiao?" Immortal Maiden Peony swiftly ran to Qiao Mu's side, smiling as she looked at her.
"Please look after my sister for me. In two more hours, remember to feed her the pulp from the other half of the fruit. Let her eat the pit once she wakes up."
"Okay!" Immortal Maiden Peony nodded vigorously, then reached out, picked up Little Lin'er, and rushed back to Immortal Maiden Ginkgo and the others.
With Little Lin'er under the care of Peony and Ginkgo, Qiao Mu felt at ease.
Her stern eyes suddenly turned to Jing Minyao, who was tied up nearby. She loudly declared, "Crown Princess's personal guards, heed my order!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
"Gather all the Pangu Clan members! Drag Jing Minyao into their camp! This Crown Princess will personally punish her in front of everyone in the entire Pangu Clan!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Wang Limeng finally managed to scramble up from the ground and shrieked, "You wouldn't dare!"
"Do you think I wouldn't dare?" Qiao Mu coldly glanced at Wang Limeng, then raised her arm and shouted, "Tie her up!"
The Purple Forest Guards swarmed forward, dragging Jing Minyao like a dead dog towards the camp.
Time for bed. Don't rush me. The recent plot points are quite intense, and writing them takes a lot of effort...
I'm exhausted.