"That was merely due to you showing mercy toward me," Wang Zhong smoothly replied with a smile.
His words had been said in a relax manner, but the words themselves would've made ghosts roar with laughter. Laura knew in her heart that because she lost her head due to the shock and embarrassment, she hadn't restrained one bit of her full might when she attacked him. With her full strength the difficulty behind dodging her attack increased by many times that of actual combat due to limitations on one's concentration and the need to keep hidden some of one's might. That had definitely been pure skill displayed.
If Wang Zhong were to show the slightest bit of self-satisfaction, then he would've been considered a normal person in Laura's eyes. Rather, his act of being modest and attitude of always finding excuses reversed his intentions and seemed to confirm the secret guesses Laura had.
Something closer would be ‘as one learns of the ‘truth’ in the morning, it is fine for them to die at night.