A Night of Desperation

Chapter 38: Secret (2)

The sky was dim, approaching twilight.In front of the cave’s safe house.

Knock knock knock.

A series of hurried knocks rang out.

Jennie stood at the door, holding a knife in one hand, knocking with the other.

“Yu Hong! Do you have a business deal?” she asked, glancing at the sky, knowing that night was coming soon and she had to act quickly.

“What business?” Yu Hong asked from behind the door.

He hadn’t expected Jennie to come this late. But then again, it was to be expected; she would come sooner or later.

“My daughter’s situation is my fault, and I apologize to you. But everyone has their selfishness. We all want to survive. I hope you understand that,” Jennie quickly explained, keeping a wary eye on the surroundings.

Yu Hong scoffed inside.

She nearly infected both him and Doctor Xu, and she casually mentioned such a major event like it was nothing.

He had thought Jennie was relatively normal, but now, it seemed she was just like her daughter.

“What are you trying to say? There’s nothing to discuss,” he said coldly.

“I want to buy all the Great Luminous Stone you have, using something you absolutely can’t refuse,” Jennie said swiftly.

“The peak period is coming. I don’t think there’s anything that would make me refuse,” Yu Hong responded indifferently.

“You can at least listen,” Jennie continued, unbothered by his response.

She went on, “You probably don’t know how Eve and I ended up here. Baiqiu Village is just a remote village. Why would our family go all the way to this place?”

Yu Hong remained silent. Indeed, this seemed strange.

“My husband used to work as a re

“But we have no other choice!” Jennie retorted. “Don’t force us.”

Her eyes deepened with danger.

“How am I forcing you? I don’t have the ability to save you. How is that forcing you?” Yu Hong was almost laughing in anger. He had heard of people like this before, but never thought he would meet one in reality.

“Faced with the pressure of death, to survive, many people will do anything,” Jennie said calmly.

Behind her, Eve stepped forward, standing up.

“But if you help us now, we will be very grateful,” Jennie continued.

“I don’t need your gratitude,” Yu Hong said in a low voice.

“Then we’ll perish together,” Jennie smiled. “Eve will sit at your door from now on. If she dies here, the Withered Maiden’s black handprint will remain on your door. Your safe house will be completely destroyed and become a source of evil shadows. Once you step outside, the evil shadow’s black handprint will stick to you!”

(End of chapter)