Amanda was genuinely surprised by what she had done, not because she had tortured Abelardo, because she thought he deserved it, but rather because she did what she did, with so much precision and even managed to skin him alive, with only a few drops of blood shed in excess. Of course, that was more or less merit for having a high level of cultivation; because of that, her hand did not tremble even when she skinned Abelardo alive.
Control of Qi had given her a lot more motor coordination than she had ever dreamed of, and somehow, she felt indifferent even in that situation. It was as if she had become cold, and insensitive, but she decided not to think about it since she thought it was simply because Abelardo was who he was.
*
In a more isolated part of the forest Luan stood and suddenly he drew his sword.
*Ghost cut: Cloud!*
Those words resonated in Luan's mind when he held the sword and waved it gently in the direction of a boar.