Extreme Pupil Teacher: Miss Peerless (Supreme Vision Master)

Chapter 62: You Are Not Luo Qingtong!

Luo Xinning's face drained of color when she heard Luo Qingtong's words, realizing that the woman before her was vastly different from the one she remembered. Initially, Luo Xinning had been flustered upon discovering that Luo Qingtong had miraculously survived. Had she known Luo Qingtong would return, she never would have revealed her true intentions.

But her panic was fleeting. Luo Xinning calmed herself, clinging to her belief that Luo Qingtong was the same naive and weak-hearted woman she knew—one easily manipulated by tears and lies. With her arsenal of deceit, handling such a simpleton should have been effortless. However, uncertainty crept in as she observed Luo Qingtong's transformation.

Standing at the bottom of the steps, Luo Qingtong commanded the presence of someone at the summit. Her faint smile alone sent a shiver through Luo Xinning. "You... you are not Luo Qingtong!" she exclaimed, convinced the Luo Qingtong she knew could never possess such formidable aura.

"Yes! Of course, I am not that Luo Qingtong!" the girl retorted sharply. "After dying once, how could I remain the foolish girl who didn't even understand how she met her demise? You think so, right? My dear sister?" Luo Qingtong's smile was radiant, contrasting with the chilling dread Luo Xinning felt.

The implications were clear. Luo Qingtong was no longer the puppet Luo Xinning could easily control. This realization petrified Luo Xinning. She knew the consequences of Luo Qingtong's awakening all too well—it signified the end of her manipulation and possibly her downfall within the Luo family.

But Luo Xinning consoled herself with the thought that she had already secured what she desired from her schemes. Regardless of Luo Qingtong's newfound wisdom, without evidence of her betrayal, she was untouchable.

"It seems there's been a misunderstanding, dear sister," Luo Xinning said with a feigned retreat, her voice quivering with fabricated regret. "I know you blame me for sending you to Jiu Wu Mountain for your breakthrough. I never anticipated such dire changes there. I've been tormented by guilt, thinking about what might have happened to you. Thankfully, you're safe. Moreover, the grief from your presumed loss helped me break through my martial limits—I'm now a fourth-level martial artist! Aren't you happy for me?" Her voice softened as she sought Luo Qingtong's approval, her eyes gleaming with a mixture of pride and challenge.

Luo Xinning watched Luo Qingtong intently, eager to gauge her reaction to this revelation.