Chapter 972: The Magical Woman in White
"Damn!"
Seeing a long-haired figure in white drifting out from behind the pile of rocks, Qin Tian was so scared he nearly pissed himself.
Even his little Qin Tian shivered and seemed to shrink by a few centimeters.
Qin Tian saw it clearly; it was a person in white, with long hair covering their face, floating in the air, drifting straight toward him!
Qin Tian was stunned for two seconds before reacting and dashed back to the shore, planning to grab his clothes first.
His heart was pounding, damn it, isn't this person a ghost? Floating in the air... oh shit!
Though flustered, Qin Tian wasn't scared. He took a few steps to the shore and was about to grab his clothes when, suddenly, they moved two meters forward, directly fleeing from his reach!
As if they sprouted legs, they just ran like that! Still floating as they moved!
Qin Tian took a deep breath and looked up, instantly realizing the floating figure in white was a woman!
No, a female ghost!?
Qin Tian saw that the white-clad figure was floating in the air, about a meter above the ground, her long hair swaying with the evening breeze, her face mostly hidden. He couldn't see clearly, so he couldn't tell if she was a person or a ghost.
It's said that ghosts have no faces.
But if this woman is human...
Damn, a Super Saiyan? Being able to float leisurely in air defies Newton's law of gravity, my friend!
But Qin Tian, now, didn't have the luxury to consider such laws of gravity. Standing stark naked in front of this woman, be she human or ghost, he felt uneasy, like he got a raw deal.
So, Qin Tian decided that no matter what, he'd grab his clothes first.
Yet, each time Qin Tian tried to grab his clothes, the woman's long sleeve flicked, and his clothes evaded his grasp.
This aggravated Qin Tian.
"Who are you, and what do you want?"
Qin Tian decided not to bother with his clothes anymore. It's just one woman, be it human or ghost. Let her look; I'm not afraid of being taken advantage of!
"Are you some pervert or something, enjoying watching me without clothes? Then take a good look; no need to strain yourself!"
Qin Tian straightened his back and stared at the woman.
The woman in white heard Qin Tian's words but stayed silent, floating in the air before landing on the ground.
Seeing her silence, Qin Tian continued, "When you've seen enough, let me know. I'm still planning to get dressed. Miss, we don't seem to know each other, so why are you acting against me, targeting me?"
Qin Tian hadn't clearly seen the woman's appearance in the dim dusk, so "Miss" was just something that slipped out.
The woman finally spoke: "Who are you, and what are you doing here at Broken Cliff?"
This confirmed for Qin Tian that she was a woman and not a ghost since, when the clouds scattered and the moonlight exposed her, Qin Tian saw her faint shadow on the ground.
"Ahem, I'm just passing through."
The woman's voice was cold, though pleasant, resonating with a subtle but imposing power. So Qin Tian decided to see who she was first.
"Passing through? Do you really think I'll believe such a blatant lie?"
The woman tidied her hair by her cheeks and stared at Qin Tian.
Qin Tian met her gaze and noticed that the woman wore a black mask covering her face from her nose to her forehead; he couldn't see her appearance.
"Believe it or not, I do." Qin Tian said casually, "But really, who are you, and why are you here at this hour?"
This question held deep implications.
The Mengbei Mountain Range is rumored to be haunted at night, and being in the depths of the mountains at this hour, a woman appearing here—more so, a white-clad woman—only two reasons are plausible.
Either she's a harmful ghost, or she's out of her mind, unaware of fear.
However, judging by Qin Tian's recent observation, this woman seemed to be neither.
"You have no right to question me!"
Her tone instantly turned cold, filled with an oppressive force, as if her words carried the impact of True Qi.
"Alright, alright, I have no right to question you. Miss, I have a proposal." Qin Tian compromised, sniffing while eyeing her.
"Hmph, scoundrel!"
Hearing Qin Tian's words, the woman in white snorted coldly in disdain, "What's your proposal, speak."
"Ahem, my proposal is... let's not worry about what we say next; you've surely seen enough by now. Can I dress before answering your questions?"
Qin Tian chuckled.
But just as he started to smile, the woman in white flicked her long sleeve at him!
"Impertinent!"
Whoosh!
The woman in white snapped, and with a wave of her arm, a gust of True Qi wind surged toward Qin Tian!
Reacting swiftly, Qin Tian quickly steadied himself to resist!
Boom!
Bang, bang, bang!
After a dull sound, Qin Tian felt his body go out of control, forcing him back several steps!
He was forced back several steps by the woman in white!
"Damn, how is this woman so powerful!?"
Having indirectly clashed with the woman in white, Qin Tian felt a chill in his heart, his expression turned grave.
He had already used about 60% of his strength, yet after the woman casually flicked her sleeve, he was forced back repeatedly!
Qin Tian was incredulous, having never been so flustered by someone, let alone a woman, from just a flick.
Moreover, from the clash just now, Qin Tian could feel that the woman not only released powerful energy with a flick, but it spread from a point to cover a wide range, creating an invisible pressure with True Qi. This very pressure forced Qin Tian back three steps!
"To refine True Qi to such a degree and use it with such mastery... could she be the legendary Immortality Cultivator!?"
His thoughts prompted Qin Tian to raise his head and stare intently at the woman in white.
The woman ignored Qin Tian's shock, looking down on him with a superior air and a cool voice, saying:
"If you continue speaking or acting frivolously, you won't keep your life!"