"Will of the Empress of Swords... Cursed Sword."
Xie Qing's words echoed in the ears of those present, creating an unknown pressure that seed to grip their hearts, causing tension. Xie Hui was covered in cold sweat and froze, but after two seconds, he looked around in confusion when he felt no changes.
"What? Nothing happened?"
"Was that a bluff? Seriously, man, I was a little scared..."
"Pfft, this bastard made tense up!"
Xie Qing just coldly watched Xie Hui's every move as he regained his composure.
"Haha... so you were bluffing! I was indeed scared when you ntioned the Empress of Swords, but who would have thought it was a fake!" Xie Hui laughed loudly, ignoring Xie Qing's cold gaze. Then he sneered, "Enough gas. You've talked too much, now it's ti to die."
However, Xie Qing only faintly smiled at this provocation. Afterward, Xie Hui took a step forward and...
"Huh?"
Suddenly, he let out a surprised gasp, as if his soul was torn from his chest. His eyes widened dramatically, filled with endless black terror. Everyone present froze, not understanding what was happening.
His body, which until this mont seed solid and unyielding, began to tremble and sway as if it was made of small cubes that were now starting to scatter in different directions. It seed that an invisible force was tearing him apart, and he was helpless against it.
The cubes of his body, which initially seed dense and hard, now turned into sothing soft and gel-like. They deford and flowed, rging and forming disgusting patterns. So of them fell to the floor with a dull sound, leaving trails of sli behind.
His screams turned into a hoarse groan, and he began to fall to the floor, his body continuing to disintegrate and deform. Everyone watched in horror, unable to believe what was happening before their eyes.
"Eh?!"
The crowd gasped in surprise when they discovered that so people were also showing a similar reaction. And strangely enough, these were the ones who had an indirect or direct connection to that fateful night.
"AAA!"
"Heavens... how horrible!"
"Mom... save , Mom..."
Chaos ensued due to the cruel and surreal death of the potential heir and family mbers of the Xie family of varying importance.
Even the elders could not survive. The only survivors were those who had no direct connection to the incident with Xie iling. However, there was an exception.
Of the listed culprits, only Xie Hai, Xiao Yui, and the chief elder remained. The trio was frozen in shock, their knees trembling, and their bodies weakened, as if poisoned.
In stark contrast, the young man standing on stage showed a completely different reaction, which under normal circumstances would have seed attractive, but...
"An amusing spectacle," comnted Xie Qing.
He casually smiled. During this ti, he had not uttered a single word, yet he managed to kill his opponent so easily, which undoubtedly looked impressive and cool.
The surviving mbers of the Xie family, with deep horror in their hearts, slowly knelt and bowed, lowering their faces to the ground. This was a very humiliating pose, but no one at this mont was thinking about honor.
What pride? What honor? Faced with the superior power of the young man, whose strength was comparable to that of a monster, they preferred to beco slaves rather than die in agony.
"M-rcy, master!"
"Spare our lives!"
"Master, oh great master, my child is innocent... kill , but spare this child's life!"
A pitiful sight, isn't it? That's what happened to the once-proud people. Just five minutes ago, they were cheering for Xie Hui to defeat the monster in human form, and now they were bowing to him in deep fear, like devoted slaves.
However, Xie Qing did not show any reaction, only smiling – an attractive and sweet smile, but considering the context of the events, it seed creepy and scary.
There was not a drop of blood on his face, his sword glead as if it had just been cleaned, and the air was clean – there was no sll of blood.
However, there was a deep sense of horror.
rcy... don't kill.
Great master... don't kill.
Respected immortal... don't kill.
Where are your smiles, friends? Let's support Mr. Xie Hui!
You were... very worried about him, weren't you?
***
"They're yours. I don't care how you deal with them, feel free to do whatever you want," replied Xie Qing, and his eyes coldly flickered as he t Xie Hai's gaze, who was kneeling and silent. Then, looking at Xie iling, the young man raised the corners of his mouth, seeing her face: "You're so beautiful, Xie iling."
"Huh?"
Xie iling raised her eyebrows in surprise, which, combined with her wide smile, looked scary. However, Xie Qing only faintly smiled and returned to his business, fulfilling his promise.
As soon as the monster left, Xiao Yui's mouth was untied. The old maid fell to her knees, begged for rcy, cried, and laughed, trying to evoke pity from Xie iling.
"Mistress Xie iling, do you rember when I bought you your first stuffed bear as a child? And when the old master scolded you and you cried, I comforted you?"
Xiao Yui spoke incoherently as if trying to grab onto a thin thread while being subrged in a deep well.
No matter how thin and unreliable this thread was, for Xiao Yui, it was her last chance for survival. She lowered her head, not wanting to et Xie iling's gaze – whether out of sha or fear.
"..." Xie Hai shuddered, seeing the gaze of his forr wife, and a terrifying sll of urine began to emanate from him... hey, man, you're an adult!
Xiao Yui continued to speak and recount, clearly pressing on Xie iling's conscience. All the monts from childhood where the old maid helped her mistress – she listed them all.
However, Xie iling looked at her with a cold gaze from the very beginning, as if made of ice – which does not lt under fierce fire, which repels light and turns you into an ice statue upon contact.
"Mistress... please... I beg you... spare !" cried Xiao Yui, feeling the cold. Her eyes were filled with horror, discovering that her fingers had turned into ice, but she only raised her head and tearfully begged: "Please, spare this old woman! I made a mistake...
a very serious mistake! But I have always loved you and treated you like my own daughter! I swear by the Heavens, I will never make this mistake again!"
Xie Hai slowly turned away and clenched his teeth, trying to sohow stop the trembling. He was afraid, terribly afraid. From the very beginning, he was not brave, especially when it ca to his wife, who resembled a devil when angry.
In the end, Xiao Yui's pleas led to so results. Xie iling opened her mouth and sighed.
"Mistress..."
Xiao Yui whimpered plaintively, feeling a shiver. This sigh... she would recognize it from a thousand sighs in a crowd.
"P-please... spare ..."
The old woman's eyes filled with tears, and she could not see anything in front of her because of the tears. Her face was as pale as snow, and her old body trembled helplessly.
And only when Xiao Yui blinked and the tears were wiped away, did she see the cold face of her mistress.
"M-mistress..."
Emotions... seed to have left Xie iling. And only coldness remained.
"P-please... I beg you... I swear... by the Heavens!"
However, Xie iling remained silent. Xiao Yui trembled with fear and finally closed her mouth, whimpering on the dirty ground. Her expensive dress was covered with a thick layer of dirt, and insects crawled on her, but the old woman no longer cared.
She knew... Xie iling's silence was the worst answer.
"Are you begging ? Swearing by the Heavens?" Xie iling finally spoke.
"Y-yes... please!" exclaid Xiao Yui, seemingly finding hope, and raised her gaze, but froze, seeing Xie iling's piercing gaze: "M-mistress..."
"All this ti, I thought it was soone else. That it wasn't you who poisoned my food. My mind said 'yes,' but my heart denied it. However, I could no longer deceive myself, especially when on the last day, you no longer hid it," Xie iling began to speak coldly, and her hands clenched into fists, and the aura of a Soul Nascent cultivator began to be released: "Loved like your own daughter?
How funny."
"N-no... I was telling the truth..."
Xiao Yui whimpered pitifully, writhing on the ground, and trying to persuade Xie iling, but at so point, she froze and fell silent. Her pupils widened, and her breathing beca heavy.
"Telling the truth? What nonsense. But I am a very fair person. How about this..." said Xie iling and waved her hand, taking out a vial of poison: "While you were writhing on the ground, I injected this poison into you, which was still in for several months. However, this is not just poison... but poison enhanced by the Qi of a cultivator at the Transcendence level.
Which makes it ten tis more dangerous and deadly."
Xie Hai shuddered with fear, and his lips turned blue, his face as pale as a sheet of paper. He could no longer resist his fear.
Who, if not him, knew the effect of the poison? This poison was a curse for cultivators and could easily kill a cultivator.
And being strengthened tenfold...
"Crazy!"
Xie Hai shuddered and lost consciousness from fear. But Xiao Yui could not do so. She fought against the horrifying pain as if she were being torn apart from the inside into hundreds of thousands of pieces.
Moreover, with each second she was alive, her aura weakened, her life drained away, and she aged rapidly.
In the last mont of her life, she discovered that ti had slowed down. What was a second for the outside world was a year for her.
Soon, the old maid was covered in ice, and she turned into a statue. Xie iling coldly snorted and brushed the hair from her face.
"In this circle of suffering, you will spend a hundred thousand years without the possibility of dying."
Welco to the world of suffering, Xiao Yui.
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