Ma Hongjun was imprisoned in a secret room, his body subjected to a Soul Power Imprisonment by Pufferfish Douluo, rendering his own Soul Power unusable, leaving him in a constant state of weakness.
Of course, this wasn't done out of fear of him escaping.
It was mainly just a convenient measure. Qian Renxue, dressed in the Crown Prince's attire, neat and spotless, arrived at the secret room accompanied by Pufferfish Douluo.
Candles were lit, instantly illuminating the secret room.
Ma Hongjun was bound to a pillar, his aura weak, yet still displaying a chaotic and dark state, filled with evil attributes.
Qian Renxue couldn't help but frown.
"Young Master, I have interrogated him before. The reason for his becoming a Fallen One is unclear, but it is greatly related to his Martial Soul, seemingly connected to the defects of the Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul."
"Also, this child's mind is confused. His emotions are usually fine, but whenever Lin Xiao is mentioned, he becomes extremely violent, and the aura on his body becomes even more chaotic and evil."
"It seems... he has a great connection with Lin Xiao."
Pufferfish Douluo told Qian Renxue some of the information he had extracted during the interrogation.
Qian Renxue was somewhat surprised, "It's actually caused by the defects of the Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul?"
"Then how is Lin Xiao alright!"
According to the collected intelligence, the Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul is an extremely powerful Martial Soul, but its price is that the stronger the Martial Soul, the greater the defects.
Logically speaking, Lin Xiao should be the most likely to fall.
However, when Qian Renxue interacted with Lin Xiao, the genuine feeling was like a spring breeze. Unlike her own disguised gentleness, Lin Xiao presented true sincerity and integrity.
Even his enemies would probably admit this.
Qian Renxue looked at Ma Hongjun with a strange expression, unable to understand why the same soil and the same environment could cultivate two completely different people.
Could it be a problem with that Shrek Academy? It shouldn't be...
The academy's values should always be positive.
Ma Hongjun, bound to the pillar, was mentally exhausted. Suddenly hearing someone mention Lin Xiao, he looked up and happened to see Qian Renxue's surprised expression, and immediately went mad.
His eyes were bloodshot, and he gasped for breath.
"Lin Xiao, Lin Xiao! Lin Xiao is a hypocrite!"
"All of you favor Lin Xiao. Since childhood, the villagers told me to learn from Lin Xiao. After awakening our Martial Souls, Lin Xiao stole all the limelight!"
"He just knows how to act! He always pretends to be a good person to win everyone's favor!"
"You bunch of blind people, blind people!"
Pufferfish Douluo's eyes turned cold, and with a slight lift of his finger, a black Soul Power transformed into a whip, which lashed out fiercely at Ma Hongjun's body.
The Soul Power whip also carried mental shock, causing Ma Hongjun to wail continuously. His violent emotions subsided, and he looked at Pufferfish Douluo with fear in his eyes.
He had only fallen, not become an idiot!
Ma Hongjun could clearly feel the faint killing intent emanating from Pufferfish Douluo, as well as the indifference in his eyes.
This was a kind of indifference that regarded him as an ant and a weed!
Any more nonsense, and he really would die!
Pufferfish Douluo said coldly, "If I hear you speak disrespectfully of the young master again, it won't be as simple as a whip next time, but I'll cripple one of your arms, and if you do it again, I'll cripple both your arms and legs."
Ma Hongjun immediately fell silent! Pufferfish Douluo was used to this.
Just kidding, Spirit Hall is professional in dealing with the Fallen Ones. Of course, Pufferfish Douluo would not be kind. He would use heavy blows to deal with these disgraces of Soul Masters!
Back then, he slaughtered the Fallen Ones like chickens, and his hands were stained with the blood of countless Fallen Ones!
Qian Renxue's eyes flickered, and a brilliant idea suddenly came to her mind. She smiled slightly and turned to reprimand Pufferfish Douluo.
"How can you use torture at will?"
"There must be something to pity in those who are hateful. We always have to understand the ins and outs of the matter."
Qian Renxue said to Ma Hongjun with a gentle expression:
"I know you must have suffered a great grievance."
"How exactly is Lin Xiao hypocritical? Tell me about it."
Ma Hongjun was stunned for a moment, looking at Qian Renxue blankly, a touch of emotion actually revealed in those blood-red eyes.
Where can one find a kindred spirit in this world!
Finally, someone could understand him!
Ma Hongjun didn't know why, but tears streamed down his cheeks uncontrollably, and his voice choked.
"That, that Lin Xiao is used to pretending to be a good person..."
Qian Renxue coaxed him patiently:
"Oh, really?"
"Then you might as well tell me, how exactly does Lin Xiao pretend to be a good person?"
Ma Hongjun hesitated and glanced at Qian Renxue. The desire to confide in her heart was too strong. In the end, he couldn't restrain this urge to confide and slowly said:
"Lin Xiao and I are childhood sweethearts, we grew up together since we were young..."
"He is an orphan, grew up eating food from a hundred families, and has no relatives in the village. He survived entirely on the charity of the villagers."
Ma Hongjun thought for a while and added:
"My family even gave him food."
According to Ma Hongjun's method of narration, who knows when he would finish. Qian Renxue couldn't help but frown and guided:
"Just tell me specifically, in what ways is Lin Xiao hypocritical?"
After saying this, Qian Renxue felt a slight sense of excitement in her heart, as if the aloof boy in her impression was suddenly exposed as having a big contrast behind his back.
Could it be that... Lin Xiao is actually very different?
Is he serious on the surface, but secretly lewd; or is he righteous on the surface, but evil behind his back?
Wouldn't that be like grasping his weakness...
Ahem, no! Wouldn't that be like seeing Lin Xiao's true colors? This sense of excitement stirred Qian Renxue's long-calm heart once more, to the point where she couldn't wait to hear what came next.
Speaking of this, Ma Hongjun got excited.
He said resentfully:
"Of course he's faking it. No one taught him, so why is he so aloof?"
"When I followed behind him, I saw him trying to make small crafts, small toys, or weaving bamboo baskets every day..."
"He could always come up with a lot of creative ideas, and then teach the villagers, so that everyone in the village praised him for being capable! My parents always told me to learn from Lin Xiao!"
"What child doesn't want to play? He just does these insincere things to please adults!"
Qian Renxue's expression changed.
She was very disappointed that she didn't hear what she was expecting, but at the same time, her eyes were full of disgust when she looked at Ma Hongjun.
Judging a gentleman's heart with one's own mean measure, is probably talking about this kind of person?
She said coldly:
"Oh, and then, in what other ways is Lin Xiao hypocritical?"
Ma Hongjun opened the floodgates and began to talk endlessly.
"When Lin Xiao and I were chatting, we talked about what we wanted to do in the future."
"I said I just wanted to marry a few more wives to carry on the family line, but Lin Xiao was extremely hypocritical! Saying something like 'When poor, one should cultivate one's own virtue in solitude; when successful, one should bring benefit to all'!"
"He was still pretending when facing me!"
Ma Hongjun's blood-red eyes were full of indignation.
But Qian Renxue's expression suddenly changed.
Her eyes were full of brilliance!
There is one more chapter, it may be half an hour late
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