Sudden Inspiration

"Of course you don't believe me. Aren't you afraid Mom and Dad will blame you?" Grace said, her tone playful.

"Hmph! Then just try it!" Cindy Zhu snapped, showing no mercy as her spirit power surged forth, pouring directly into the acupoint at Grace's meridian gate.

Infusing spirit power into someone’s body is a favored punishment for interrogating prisoners.

If Grace hadn't just awakened her Spirit Root and reached the third rank yesterday, she'd be writhing in agony by now.

No wonder she's Grace Wan's daughter—truly vicious!

Cindy Zhu thought Grace must be in unbearable pain.

Then Grace would be frightened and spill everything to Mom and Dad.

From then on, every time Grace saw Cindy Zhu, she'd tremble with fear, never daring to defy her again!

Yet even after most of the spirit power had flooded in, Grace showed no sign of pain—instead, she smiled at Cindy Zhu.

Cindy Zhu was stunned, only to be hit by a force like a tidal wave surging back at her.

"Ah!" Cindy Zhu screamed, agony twisting her face as a surge of powerful spirit power shot from her palm, flooding her meridians. The pain and swelling were so intense, it felt like she might explode.

She pointed at Grace, horrified. "You... how could you possibly have spirit power? And it's even stronger than mine?"

Grace curled her lips into a sly smile. "Cindy Zhu, I know you’ve never been able to accept this!"

Why is it that I’m a good-for-nothing, but my status is still higher than yours?

It’s your own mother, yet she treats me better than you.

Let me tell you, that’s just fate.

You were born a concubine’s daughter, so you’re destined to always be beneath me!

That’s how it was before, and that’s how it’ll be forever.

Cindy Zhu trembled all over, half from pain and half from rage. "That’s nonsense! How am I worse than you? I’m a Spirit Practitioner, you’re a good-for-nothing! You’re the one everyone looks down on and tramples!"

Grace snorted. "Worse than me? Let me spell it out for you."