Chapter 16: Killing Ling Song p1
Xie Bailu finally understood the meaning of heaven and hell being separated by a hair’s breadth, but this realization would cost her her life.
They were so close that Xie Bailu could see that Ling Song’s skin was almost flawless. His long, narrow eyes were slightly narrowed, with a hint of a pleased curve.
She felt the long-healed wound on her shoulder begin to ache. She forced a smile. “Then you can’t just expect me to surrender, can you?”
Xiao Xing remained silent, not daring to make a sound, for fear of attracting Ling Song’s attention.
Ling Song tilted his head slightly and looked in the direction Xie Bailu had come from. “Have you been in White Rock City these past few days?”
Seeing that he didn’t attack immediately, Xie Bailu was naturally eager for him to say more, to buy herself more time. She answered honestly, “Yes, White Rock City is quite fun. I went to the Treasure Pavilion. That shop has some good stuff. I also met two silly little demon cultivators in the city and experienced the joy of being in prison with them.”
She paused, then couldn’t help but add with a hint of resentment, “The inn waiter clearly told me that Young Master Ling had already left White Rock City.”
Ling Song laughed. “So that’s why you dared to go out? You were hiding in the inn for the past few days?”
Ling Song was very handsome when he laughed. You could see that he was genuinely happy, and there was even a hint of boyishness in his slightly raised eyebrows.
Xie Bailu was almost in a daze, as if he wasn’t here to kill her, but they were just friends catching up.
“That’s right,” she said with a glimmer of hope. “Young Master Ling, seeing as I seem to have entertained you, do you think you could let me go?”
Ling Song smiled. “No, but I can let you choose how you die.”
Xie Bailu forcibly suppressed her anger. He hadn’t attacked yet, so she couldn’t start cursing and ruin her chances of survival.
She forced a smile. “Can I die of old age? You see, I’m just a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and I’m not very good at cultivating. I don’t have much lifespan left, so I won’t be an eyesore for you for long.”
Ling Song raised an eyebrow and asked, “What do you think?”
Xie Bailu said shamelessly, “I think it’s a good idea. I can use my limited lifespan to do many things for you! Don’t look down on my cultivation. My brain is quite good. Maybe I can help you in some ways? You never know, right? You won’t gain anything by killing me.”
At this moment, Ling Song showed great patience. He smiled. “Why not? Killing you will bring me great pleasure.”
Damn it, he’s an antisocial personality who enjoys killing!
She gave a dry laugh. “But that’s only a one-time pleasure. After that, it’s gone. Why don’t you wait a little longer? Maybe you can find other kinds of fun with me?”
She deliberately winked. At this moment, she admitted she was gambling. What if? What if Ling Song had a little bit of compassion because of her beauty? The original owner’s face was quite beautiful.
If she could really make Ling Song desire her, she felt she could do it. It was better than him wanting her life!
Ling Song, whether he understood Xie Bailu’s hint or not, leaned in and stared at her, one hand lightly resting on her neck. His expression was not amorous, only playful. “For example?”
Xie Bailu felt as if a cold-blooded animal had wrapped itself around her neck. The hair on her arms stood on end. She boldly raised her hand and placed it on the back of Ling Song’s hand, smiling slightly. “What do you think?”
Ling Song’s lips curved into a smile, but Xie Bailu felt the hand on her neck suddenly tighten. She was startled and was about to speak up for herself when her vision blurred, and she lost consciousness.
In the moment before she lost consciousness, she didn’t even have time to feel fear, only shock. Wait, am I dying this quickly?
Vaguely, she heard Xiao Xing shout something, but she had no time to make it out.
The quiet forest was now even quieter, with no trace left behind.
In a quaint inn room, a woman was sleeping soundly. She suddenly opened her eyes, scrambled out of bed in a panic, and looked around warily.
“Yulang?” she called out in a low voice.
The door suddenly opened. She first looked over warily, but when she saw the man standing at the door, she quickly ran over and hugged him, saying repeatedly, “Yulang! How did we get here? Where is this?”
The man called Yulang gently stroked the woman’s back, his face full of tenderness. He said softly, “I don’t know either, but as long as we’re together, we don’t have to be afraid.”
The woman nodded vigorously, the unease she had felt upon waking up instantly dissipating.
She let go of the man and asked, “Then what should we do next? Wait, my spiritual energy… ugh!”
She looked up at the man in front of her in disbelief, as he slowly pulled out the dagger he had plunged into her abdomen.
Blood splattered on the floor.
The woman collapsed to the ground, her expression blank and pained. She didn’t understand what was happening. She reached out to the man. “Yulang, why…”
The man seemed to be mesmerized by the woman’s expression. The confusion and pain in her eyes brought him great pleasure. He squatted down, offered no explanation, and stabbed her again.
The woman died in intense pain and confusion.
The man closed his eyes as if savoring the moment, then turned and walked out, his form gradually changing. By the time he reached the door, he had completely transformed into the woman on the floor.
“She” walked straight to the room opposite and pushed the door open.
A moment later, “she” came out, looking refreshed, exuding an aura of pleasure.
This couple’s love was so deep. So satisfying!
Next, it was time to see the next couple.
In the quaint room, Xie Bailu’s eyes snapped open.
She quickly sat up and touched her neck. It was warm, not broken, and still attached to her body. There seemed to be no wounds.
She immediately looked around again. Ling Song was not there. She was in an unfamiliar room, which looked a bit like the inn she had stayed in.
She frowned and touched her waist again. Her storage bag and the Five-Star Cauldron were there, but her spiritual energy seemed to have been sealed, and she couldn’t use it at all!
What was going on? Did Ling Song really fall for her beauty trap, knock her out, seal her spiritual energy, and lock her up here?
Even though Xie Bailu had thought about the possibility of the beauty trap working, she still found the result absurd. Would a person like Ling Song really fall for such a casual beauty trap?
Besides, before she fainted, she had clearly felt Ling Song’s killing intent. She had thought she wouldn’t wake up.
Another strange thing was that she had fainted too quickly. The force Ling Song had used didn’t seem to be enough to knock her out.
She held the Five-Star Cauldron and called out, “Xiao Xing, are you there?”
The Five-Star Cauldron did not respond.
She couldn’t help but frown.
Wasn’t Xiao Xing already online? Why didn’t it respond? Had it gone offline again, or…
Xie Bailu suddenly remembered that she seemed to have heard Xiao Xing say something before she fainted.
She had a premonition that it was very important. After trying hard to recall, she finally remembered. It seemed to have said “Absolute Demon Domain.”
A domain! This was the Absolute Demon Domain!
The previous confusion was finally answered. She hadn’t been knocked out by Ling Song. The Absolute Demon Domain had enveloped her, causing her to lose consciousness, which was why she had fainted so quickly.
Xiao Xing had told her a lot of common knowledge about this world, and a special demon like the Absolute Demon would naturally be mentioned.