0065 - Prejudice and Pride.
As Li Qingwei's overwhelming cultivation pressure dissipated, Caiyi Yanzhi let out a long breath, her body trembling with exhaustion. Beads of sweat dripped from her brow in the dirt below as she panted for air. If Li Qingwei had continued to exert his pressure for even a moment longer, she might have suffocated before the guards could deliver the Emperor's justice.
Yet, despite her physical exhaustion, a sense of triumph swelled within her. She had stood her ground against a scheming, power-hungry man. Though Li Qingwei was a eunuch, in her eyes, his thirst for power made him no less a man than any other. This victory reinforced her faith in the teachings of the Celestial Blossom Sect, strengthening her resolve even further.