95: Chapter 95: The Festival of Sacrifice (Forty)

In the end, he was too naive.

"Baby, since you've prepared such a~ full~ feast for me with such care, how could I not return the favor?"

Qian Ye poked at the dishes on the table with her chopsticks; hmm, let her think about what to do...

Right, she remembered.

Qian Ye took a few more steps toward him, "You just said we still have to go out and work?"

Qian Ye stared into his eyes; those eyes, which were clearly clear, now revealed a dangerous light.

"Ah? No! You must have misheard." Shang Ye's gaze was serious.

He was just trying to test her.

Qian Ye didn't expose him, only slightly raising an eyebrow.

Shang Ye breathed a sigh of relief, but in the next second, Qian Ye was right in front of him, her fingertips gently tilting his chin, her eyes holding a half-smile.

"Who... are you really?"

Instantly, Shang Ye's expression froze, but then it returned to normal.

"W-Wife, what's wrong with you?"

Qian Ye didn't miss a single expression on his face. Seeing that he wouldn't tell the truth, she released his chin in the next second and put her hands behind her back.

A circle of fine red lines was rotating around her left wrist behind her.

"Oh~ is that so?"

"Then it can only be..."

Suddenly, her left hand reached out, and that red line wrapped directly around his neck.

Before Shang Ye could react, he felt a chill on his neck and realized something was there.

In the next instant, Qian Ye opened her left hand and stared at him, her hand tightening bit by bit.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

"W-Wife!"

With a grotesque smile at the corner of her mouth, Qian Ye's hand continued to contract.

Finally, the face of "Shang Ye" changed, becoming hideous and mangled.

The exquisite features slowly faded, the complexion turning grey bit by bit. A moment later, a cracked face with only the whites of the eyes suddenly burst into Qian Ye's sight.

Qian Ye's expression changed, and her hand suddenly tightened. In the next second, the entire head was ripped off directly by the red silk threads.

Qian Ye patted her chest.

"Scared this Baby to death."

As soon as her voice fell, the entire scene changed again, and the whole room fell into darkness.

In the darkness, Qian Ye opened her eyes, but she could see nothing but black.

Suddenly, voices came from all directions.

"Burn her, burn them!"

"Hahahahaha~"

"It's all because of them that I've ended up in this state."

"They all must die!"

"Become my slaves, nourishment, all of it is nourishment!"

"No..."

"Save us..."

"I, I don't want to, I don't want to..."

"Ah..."

"I, I remember now, I'm a Player!"

"I'm playing a game!"

"Save me, save me, no, I don't want to be devoured..."

Suddenly, those words turned into physical form. The white characters appeared exceptionally piercing in the darkness as they attacked Qian Ye, the words becoming larger and heavier.

Qian Ye gathered the red lines in her hand to form a whip and lashed out directly at the attacking words.

As soon as those words were touched by the red line, they all turned to powder.

The verbal attacks became faster and faster, and the speed at which Qian Ye swung her whip also continued to increase.

"Why?"

"Why can't even this do anything to you?"

Suddenly, a figure appeared opposite Qian Ye, covered tightly in a black cloak, with a low, androgynous voice.

The moment he appeared, those words vanished.

In the next instant, the Black-Robed Figure clapped for Qian Ye.

"I didn't expect the Venerable One to look like a child; it seems even here, nothing can be done against you."

Hearing this, Qian Ye tilted her head, her eyes carrying a smile. Looking closely, that smile was cold. "Oh~ so it was you who brought me in here..."

"Hehe, it couldn't be helped. Who told you to stand in our way, Venerable One?"

"Hehe."

"Then which faction are you from? Gods, Demons, or Youkai?"

The dark figure didn't speak, only letting out a cold laugh.

"Sigh, I clearly just wanted to live a quiet life in retirement, what a hassle..."

Qian Ye sat down on the spot, resting her chin in her hand with a look of distress.

As time passed, the Black-Robed Figure opposite her suddenly started to flicker.

"The game will become increasingly dangerous from here on out. I wish the Venerable One good luck."

After saying that, the person disappeared.

As soon as the Black-Robed Figure vanished, the surroundings fell back into darkness. Qian Ye sat on the ground and sighed.

What kind of situation is this? I clearly just wanted to retire.

It was just a guess before, but seeing the Floating Life Pavilion reminded me of the history I had forgotten. I never expected...

Qian Ye pulled the little flower out of her sleeve. "Sha Hua, what makes them think I'm easy to bully?"

Sha Hua nudged her fingertip with a leaf.

Master, they're probably just some ignorant juniors.

"Sigh, it's been a long time since I went back, and they're starting to get restless again."

Then Master, what should we do now?

"Hmm, I suddenly find it's quite nice in here."

"This environment is almost the same as the Yan Domain around the Yellow Springs Shore."

"Sigh, as expected, I still like this gloomy weather."

Qian Ye couldn't help but lament.

"Fine then, since they want to play, I'm more than happy to be a playmate~"

"Heehee~"

"Let's go. I've understood the plot well enough; we can leave now."

After Qian Ye finished speaking, Sha Hua swayed its body excitedly.

The person and the flower waited quietly in the darkness until a pale red light covered the entire void.

Finally, it turned into a beam of light that rushed toward Qian Ye.

Qian Ye held out her hand, and the light jumped directly into her palm. "Sha sha..."

A thumb-sized Little Spirit appeared in Qian Ye's hand.

She was composed entirely of pale red elements, wearing a pale red dress embroidered with golden-edged flowers of the other shore.

"Sha sha sha~"

The Little Spirit was very excited to see the spider lily in Qian Ye's hand.

Sha Hua froze for a moment upon seeing her. In the next second, its fragile little body began to sway incessantly, responding to her.

Is it you?

Is it really you?

At this moment, the leaves on Sha Hua's body were gone, replaced by a tiny flower bud.

The aura on her is so familiar!

It feels like... like I've seen her somewhere before.

"It's me, Ling Ling. Don't you remember?"

Ling Ling!

He remembered that she was just a small flower bud back then.

He could hear the voice speaking inside, but he had never seen her. Later...

Master, Master, what's going on? Didn't you say you gave her away?

That caused him to never see her again and he was heartbroken for a long time.

But now...

This, clearly...

Master!

"Er, I did indeed give her away."

Back then, that place wasn't suitable for her survival at all; she stayed in the flower bud and couldn't be born, so I sent her away.

And then...

Er, I forgot...

"Alright, alright, since we're about done, let's head out."

"Sha sha sha..."

Ling Ling cheered excitedly, and in the next instant, Qian Ye was covered by the pale red light.

When she opened her eyes again...

It was still that same mountain cave.

At this moment,

Those people also came to their senses.

"Just now... what happened?"

The villagers were the first to speak.

At this moment, they looked at themselves with bewildered eyes, and then at the people around them.

"I... I'm already dead?"

"We... we all perished in that great fire?"

For a moment, the villagers in the cave had eyes filled with bewilderment and confusion, seemingly mixed with pain.