20demayo Chapter 181 Creepy
Chapter 181 Creepy
Amidst the flashing blades and the cries of battle, the ground was soon littered with corpses.
Although the woman wanted to protect Fei Xi, the traitors outnumbered her. Before long, Fei Xi felt a chill on her neck, and a sharp blade was already pressed against her throat.
"Stop! Grand Palace Master, if you don't want me to kill this woman, hand over the antidote now!"
"I'm so scared~"
The woman casually tossed aside the corpse, her eyes darting around, feigning fear with a charming and endearing air. But her next words sent a chill down the spines of the servants who had betrayed her and were fighting for their lives:
"What goes around comes around. You're so wicked, bullying two defenseless women like us. Heaven will punish you in the name of justice!"
Before the leading man could even swallow his nausea, his body suddenly went limp, and with a clang, the knife that had been pressed against Fei Xi's neck fell to the ground along with his body.
"Good and evil will eventually be rewarded; Heaven truly has eyes. Even the heavens can no longer tolerate your wicked deeds and have sent down punishment!"
Those who survived were either killed by the woman or driven to death by her words.
But by this time, everyone was already at their mercy, their bodies limp and powerless. Once they collapsed, they could no longer move and could only watch helplessly as the woman mocked them.
The woman walked up to the man in the lead, stepped on his face with her toes, and smiled with the innocence of a child:
"What, you're not convinced? Huh? You actually dared to scare people with that fierce look! Little sister, I'm so scared, gouge his eyes out for me!"
As she spoke, the woman pressed down hard on her foot, and seeing the increasingly humiliated and terrified expression on the other person's face, her mood became more and more pleasant. Reaching out, she pulled Fei Xi over, scolding her in a coquettish voice, but a cold glint flashed in her eyes.
Fei Xi clutched her chest, coughed twice, looked up at the woman, and calmly uttered her first words upon seeing her:
"Elder Qiu, what brings you here with Fei Xi?"
The word "Elder" instantly darkened Qiu Shuying's expression. In the blink of an eye, she was all smiles again, as if the change in demeanor just moments before was Fei Xi's illusion.
"Younger sister, you won't help your older sister, is it because you misunderstand her?"
Seeing that Fei Xi did not answer, Qiu Shuying put on a pitiful look, like Xi Shi clutching her heart, and continued:
"This world is always too harsh on the older sister. The world cannot tolerate the older sister, and when the younger sister hears about the older sister from others, she will naturally think that the older sister is wrong in every way."
“But what did my sister do wrong? Those scoundrels can have three wives and four concubines, but if a woman tries to stop them, she is considered to be committing a heinous crime. Even the dog I raised with my own hands will bite me because it thinks I am not virtuous enough.”
“Look at how greedy and lustful men are. They sell their wives and children for a little money, and the world thinks it’s perfectly normal. But when they can’t resist their desires and sell themselves, it becomes my fault.”
“My sister, you must know this as well as I do when I’m out in the sight of those filthy men. Who hasn’t been gossiped about, who hasn’t been harassed? If I can’t stand it and teach them a lesson a few times, I’m accused of being vicious and cruel. But when they themselves kill, who isn’t more ruthless than me?”
“Sister, look at these filthy men lying on the ground. No matter how good I am to them, they will still kill me. You have done nothing to scare them, so they will not let you go either. I know you are kind-hearted like me and still have illusions about these filthy men, so you can’t bring yourself to do it.”
"But it's okay, little sister, if you don't want to, I won't force you. But I want you to know how good I am to you."
"Sister went through great hardships to rescue her younger sister from the clutches of evil men, not so that her younger sister would repay her kindness. It's just that sister lives alone in this palace and inevitably feels lonely. Younger sister, would you stay and keep sister company?"
Seemingly worried that Fei Xi wouldn't respond, Qiu Shuying gave a seductive smile and added two more sentences:
"As long as it's here, sister, and you want it, sister won't be stingy."
No matter what Qiu Shuying said, Fei Xi remained unmoved. Her eyes were fixed on the woman before her, who was spouting nonsense. Only after the woman finished speaking did Fei Xi reply with a serious and stern expression:
"Elder Qiu, thank you for your kindness, I can stay, but..."
The word "but" instantly turned Qiu Shuying's smiling face gloomy.
Fei Xi abruptly changed the subject, completely ignoring the murderous intent in the other person's eyes, and asked firmly:
"I don't like being lied to. I don't want anything, I just want Elder Qiu to tell me the truth: were you the one who killed those undead in the cave?"
"What?" Qiu Shuying's smile suddenly froze, seemingly completely taken aback by Fei Xi's question.
The next moment, her smile returned. But the smile didn't reach her eyes; instead, it was filled with mockery.
“So what if it is, so what if it’s not?”
“If not, Fei Xi can consider whatever Elder Qiu wants her to do. If so, Fei Xi’s worthless life was saved by her master. We, the people of Qingcheng Sect, would rather fall into hell than associate with villains who manipulate the undead!”
With a "slap," Fei Xi had barely finished speaking when she was slapped to the ground by the unpredictable Qiu Shuying.
A bright red handprint instantly appeared on his fair face.
Fei Xi wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, endured the pain, and calmly raised her head:
"The martial arts world of the Central Plains, with its hundreds of lineages, almost perished at the hands of the Undying Man back then. Elder Qiu, are you someone who has forgotten your ancestors and betrayed your lineage?"
"Are you really tired of living? Or do you think I wouldn't dare lay a hand on you?"
Her neck was gripped tightly by a pair of slender hands. At such close range, Fei Xi could clearly feel the murderous aura pressed against her skin.
Enraged, Qiu Shuying clearly wanted to tear her to pieces.
Fei Xi was not unfamiliar with Qiu Shuying's methods of making people wish they were dead. However, she still met the woman's gaze, which was like a venomous snake flicking its tongue, without any fear.
The air grew thinner, and cold sweat slowly trickled down her back.
Despite the murderous intent triggering her primal physiological response, Fei Xi stared at the other woman without flinching, stubbornly waiting for Qiu Shuying to give her an answer.
A moment later, Qiu Shuying suddenly released Fei Xi's neck, as if nothing had happened, her smile warm and lovely:
"No, the immortals have absolutely nothing to do with my sister~"
“Okay, sister,” Fei Xi replied calmly.
Her sudden change of heart nearly caused the smiling mask on the other side to crack.
"You trust me that much?"
"Sister, there's no need to lie to me."
Struggling to sit up, Fei Xi clutched her chest and swallowed the blood in her throat. She paid no heed to the probing and ambiguous gaze that fell upon her.
From the moment she saw Qiu Shuying in the pavilion until now, she finally felt a little relieved.
"How pitiful, it breaks my heart to see my little sister injured. Come with me."
Qiu Shuying finished speaking with a tone of pity, but her expression was strangely smug. She clapped her hands, and six masked men came out and dragged away the remaining surviving traitorous servants.
Those being dragged away clearly knew what was about to happen to them; their pleas for mercy, screams, and angry curses filled the air.
However, no matter how loud the shouts were, they could not disturb Fei Xi and the other person.
Fei Xi stepped over the corpse on the ground and followed closely behind Qiu Shuying, walking back the way they came.