Oh my god, this is a bolt from the blue! A true heiress of metaphysics!

Du Zhengming's face darkened. He glared fiercely at Jin Ran and the others, and said coldly, "What do you ordinary people know?!"

"I'm a master of metaphysics! If you dare call me by my name again, I'll have you all fired!"

Du Zhengming's words left Jin Ran and the others speechless for a moment, but they still looked at him defiantly, their hearts filled with anger and helplessness.

After a while, Jin Ran slowly spoke, "Yes, Master Du! We mortals are ignorant and hope that Master Du will not hold it against us mortals."

Jin Ran's words carried a hint of sarcasm and contempt, but on the surface he appeared to be ingratiating.

Upon hearing Jin Ran's words, Du Zhengming revealed a smug look on his face.

Shi Xiaxia, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up: "What, did you become a metaphysics master just to bully ordinary people?"

"no!"

Upon hearing this, Du Zhengming immediately denied it and argued, "That's because they disrespected me! That's why I wanted to teach them a lesson!"

Although he looked down on ordinary people, it would be embarrassing for him if word got out that he was bullying them.

However, Shi Xiaxia remained unmoved, continuing to look at him coldly, and said, "Then did you respect them?"

"They are just ordinary people!"

Du Zhengming shouted, "I'm a master of metaphysics! Why should I need to respect them?!"

Seeing this, Shi Xiaxia's eyes flashed with coldness: "You think that as a master of metaphysics, you are a cut above them."

But don't forget, you yourself are just a mortal being. If you truly look down on ordinary people, then first detach yourself from the realm of mortals.

Du Zhengming was speechless, and an embarrassed look appeared on his face.

Shi Xiaxia took a step forward with an imposing air. Although she was slightly shorter than Du Zhengming, Du Zhengming felt as if she was looking down on him.

"A person like you is arrogant and conceited, looks down on others, and only knows how to use power to oppress others."

No matter what industry you work in, you will never succeed in the end. Shi Xiaxia's words were like a sharp sword, piercing Du Zhengming's heart.

"You!" Du Zhengming seemed to have been hit where it hurt, and his face turned extremely ugly.

Enraged, he stepped forward, pointed his finger at Shi Xiaxia, his eyes blazing with fury.

Pointing at people with your finger is not a good habit.

Shi Xiaxia smiled slightly, slowly raised her left hand, and easily grasped his outstretched fingers.

Just then, a scream suddenly rang out, and Du Zhengming's face turned pale, with cold sweat pouring down his forehead.

With a crisp "crack," his finger was broken off by Shi Xiaxia.

Shi Xiaxia easily released her hand, a smile on her face, her tone calm yet full of provocation: "I've offended you now. If you're so capable, then have someone fire me!"

Du Zhengming was terrified and involuntarily backed away, tripping and falling to the ground.

Jin Ran and the others couldn't help but laugh when they saw Du Zhengming's disheveled appearance.

Just then, hurried footsteps came from afar. It turned out that the others who had heard Du Zhengming's screams were rushing over.

They immediately noticed Du Zhengming clutching his injured hand in pain, while Shi Xiaxia remained calm and arrogant.

Everyone understood, but no one dared to speak up easily.

Finally, everyone silently helped Du Zhengming up, and no one dared to say a word.

Du Zhengming had calmed down a bit by then, and when he saw Jin Ran and the others' smiling faces, he felt utterly humiliated, and felt both angry and aggrieved.

He glared at Shi Xiaxia, pointed at her with his left hand, and said through gritted teeth, "You wait! You wait! I'll make my grandfather..."

However, before he could finish speaking, Shi Xiaxia took a step forward.

Upon seeing this, Du Zhengming's face turned deathly pale. He dared not utter another word and even hurriedly withdrew his left hand.

He then turned and fled the archives as if something terrible was chasing him.

Looking at his disheveled appearance, Shi Xiaxia curled her lips slightly and said sarcastically, "Are you still a baby? All you can do when you can't beat someone is call your parents?"

After Shi Xiaxia finished speaking, no one saw her move clearly. But the next time they blinked, they saw that she was already next to Du Zhengming.

"Go ahead and call for help, I'll be waiting." After saying that, Shi Xiaxia slapped a talisman on Du Zhengming.

Du Zhengming, whose expression was flustered and terrified, was instantly frozen in place, unable to move.

His gaze shifted downwards, and his pupils contracted when he saw the talisman stuck to his body.

Shi Xiaxia patted his shoulder again with a sarcastic expression, and Du Zhengming was able to move again instantly.

He stumbled and fell to the ground, his eyes filled with disbelief, as if he had seen something terrifying.

Then he raised his eyes, stared at Shi Xiaxia for a while, then scrambled to his feet and ran outside without looking back.

Seeing Du Zhengming's fear and Xia Xia's uncanny movements, the others dared not stay any longer and all slipped away as fast as they could, afraid of being implicated.

Watching Du Zhengming's departing figure, Jin Ran couldn't help but laugh, excitedly saying, "That was so satisfying! This guy has always looked down on women! Today, someone finally taught him a lesson!"

"Xia Xia!"

At this moment, the others said with worried expressions, "You shouldn't have offended him! Du Zhengming's grandfather, Master Qingchuan, is one of the elders of our department, and also an elder of the Qingcheng Sect."

He's incredibly petty and protective of his own; Du Zhengming learned all his bad habits from him. This time you've really messed with them, you've gotten yourself into serious trouble!

Upon hearing these words, Jin Ran quickly wiped the smile off her face and said with a guilty expression, "Oh dear, it's all our fault!"

Xiaxia, you'd better think of something quickly! Otherwise, Master Qingchuan definitely won't let you off easily!

"fine!"

Shi Xiaxia shook her head nonchalantly: "Give me the silver badge. I'm still injured, so I'll go back first."

"Okay, Xiaxia, be careful on the road!"

After Jin Ran and the others handed the silver badge to Shi Xiaxia, they all waved to her and watched him leave.

After Shi Xiaxia left, Jin Ran and his colleagues gathered together to discuss how to help Shi Xiaxia quell Qingchuan Shangren's anger.

Jin Ran was filled with regret and self-blame. She felt that it was all because of her that Shi Xiaxia had provoked a troublesome person like Du Zhengming in order to protect them.

However, they were just ordinary employees who were recruited into the department because they learned about metaphysics through certain events, and they were completely helpless in the face of this situation.