72: Chapter 72 The Queen of Pain, Xie Xiyun

Qin Xiaogan watched Xie Xiyun's reaction and nodded with satisfaction.

Then.

As if remembering something, he spoke to the dazed Xie Xiyun in an extremely flat tone, slowly explaining.

"Oh, right, Marquis Wuan was indeed killed by me."

At this point.

Qin Xiaogan paused for a moment, then took a breath and continued leisurely.

"As for the method of death, it was just like Feng Tao—decapitation."

"But don't worry, the cut was just as neat."

His tone remained flat, as if he were stating a perfectly ordinary matter.

Hearing these words, Xie Xiyun felt as if she had been struck by lightning; her body trembled violently, and her mind went blank.

Her lips quivered slightly, but she couldn't make a sound. It was as if all her spirit had been drained away as she stood there blankly, Qin Xiaogan's words echoing continuously in her mind.

After a long time, she squeezed out a few words through her teeth: "Why... why, you... you."

However, her voice was so weak and powerless that it seemed it would dissipate into the air at any moment.

Upon hearing this, Qin Xiaogan's face was immediately covered with a meaningful smile, as if illuminated by sunlight.

"Why? Hahaha."

"Xie Xiyun, I actually have a doubt that I haven't been able to figure out despite much thought."

"That is, why do all you pieces of trash like to ask 'why'?"

At this moment, Xie Xiyun felt as if every breath was accompanied by a sharp pain. The sensation spread from deep within her body, leaving her entire being in agony.

She struggled to suppress the towering waves of hatred within her heart. Gritting her teeth, her lips trembling slightly, she questioned him.

"If you did this for what happened back then, you could have just killed me alone."

"What did my father do wrong!?"

"What did Feng Tao do wrong!?"

"What did Yang City do wrong!?"

Qin Xiaogan replied indifferently: "The mistake was knowing you."

Having said that.

Qin Xiaogan suddenly focused his gaze inside Yang City. Immediately after, a faint, subtle smile quietly appeared on his face.

Then, Qin Xiaogan turned to stare into Xie Xiyun's large, beautiful eyes, saying word by word.

"Yang City's mistake... is having a jinx like you."

Hearing this, Xie Xiyun hurriedly looked toward the city.

She saw that Yang City was in total chaos, like a pot of boiling water.

People were running wildly through the streets and alleys, trampling over one another. The sounds of crying out for parents filled every corner.

Houses collapsed in the chaos, kicking up clouds of dust.

Great fires burned fiercely, spreading wantonly and engulfing everything in their path.

Objects flew through the air; the chaotic scene was dizzying.

Blood flowed on the ground, mixing with the soil.

The entire city was as if a demon had cast a spell over it, falling into an uncontrollable frenzy and chaos that made one's skin crawl.

Xie Xiyun looked at the scene before her in disbelief.

Like a madwoman, she roared at Qin Xiaogan.

"All of this is because of you! It must be the work of the Four Kings Pavilion under your orders!"

Qin Xiaogan put on an exaggerated display, waving his hands repeatedly: "You shouldn't wrong an innocent man. Look closer—who is it because of?"

"Use those eyes of yours, the ones with a Blessing from the gods, and take a good look."

As soon as he finished speaking.

A brilliant, dazzling golden light suddenly shot out from Xie Xiyun's bright eyes, racing toward the city at extreme speed.

Soon.

Xie Xiyun seemed to have all her strength suddenly drained away, and her whole body slumped limply to the ground.

She saw the refugees from Coastal City wantonly destroying Yang City.

The refugees she had exhausted herself to save—even going so far as to betray Ma Guanhua—were actually destroying Yang City with their own hands.

"Did I do something wrong?"

Xie Xiyun's eyes were vacant, unable to accept this heavy blow for a moment.

Qin Xiaogan paced leisurely, slowly walking up to Xie Xiyun and looking down from above at this dimmed snow lotus.

Xie Xiyun slowly raised her beautiful eyes, like autumn waters, and looked directly into Qin Xiaogan's indifferent gaze.

Then, unexpectedly.

She actually gave Qin Xiaogan a silly yet exceptionally pure and innocent smile. That smile seemed capable of melting hearts as it bloomed on her slightly pale face.

"Qin Xiaogan... that I, Xie Xiyun, have come to this today is all thanks to you. My kin, my friends—you didn't spare a single one."

"You could have clearly killed me with one stroke, but you insisted on torturing me until now. You are a complete and utter lunatic."

"You won't have a good end. I curse you! I curse you to disappear from this world! Disappear forever!"

Xie Xiyun was now on the verge of collapse.

She completely lost her usual calm and restraint, beginning to scream hysterically, her sharp, piercing voice seemingly wanting to break through the clouds.

However, this behavior failed to cause even the slightest ripple in Qin Xiaogan's heart.

He remained as indifferent as water, completely unperturbed.

Seeing this, a bitter smile slowly emerged on Xie Xiyun's beautiful face.

Her heart had long been shattered by Qin Xiaogan's terrifying methods.

He was like a devil playing with human hearts; he could clearly swallow you whole with ease, yet he insisted on slowly peeling your heart open, then bit by bit, meticulously devouring it.

"Just kill me."

Xie Xiyun silently wiped the tears from her face and spoke calmly.

Only now did she truly understand how Feng Tao felt.

That feeling of a life worse than death.

This sensation tortured her from the inside out with a sharp, stinging pain, bringing her to the brink of collapse.

A satisfied smile appeared on Qin Xiaogan's face.

Then, he slowly raised his right hand and pressed it firmly onto Xie Xiyun's silky-smooth crown.

Next, he spoke slowly, word by word.

"Life cannot carry meaning, but your death can."

"You have given me heartfelt pleasure, so I have decided to reward you..."

"To live forever and ever under my shadow, becoming my most loyal slave."

[Primordial Smelting Furnace]

[Strip]

[Devour]

Xie Xiyun's entire body trembled violently and uncontrollably.

She felt as if her soul were being forcibly extracted by an invisible force.

A surging tide of intense pain madly swept through her whole body; every inch of skin and every bone seemed to be enduring unbearable torture.

Yet for some reason, strangely.

This pain, which would be unbearable for an ordinary person, caused Xie Xiyun's face to flush instantly, as if stained with a brilliant color.

A sense of shame welled up in her heart because this pain actually made her feel an inexplicable sense of excitement.

"Mmm~"

An intriguing groan escaped Xie Xiyun's mouth involuntarily.

Qin Xiaogan seemed to have unknowingly flipped some strange switch inside Xie Xiyun's body.

...

Damn!