Huang Sandong was a rough yet romantic man. Before he could win the beauty's heart, he basically fulfilled all of Ling Sese's requests.
He waited for Ling Sese to take the memorial tablet of her grandfather. After the beauty stepped into the sedan chair, he happily took the red silk ball and pinned it to his chest. Then he got on his horse proudly.
Why did Ling Sese choose the outskirts of the city? It was because she was determined to die.
Beyond the outskirts, there was a lake. The lake was so clear that one could see the bottom at a glance, but no one dared to approach this strange lake.
It was okay to simply wash one's hands in the lake. However, if a person immersed their whole body in it, the lake would swallow them up completely. Moreover, once a person's body entered the lake, it would become completely transparent.
It was like a wild beast that devoured people without leaving a trace.
Therefore, people named this lake the Man - Eating Lake.
There was another strange thing about the Man - Eating Lake. It had a suppressing effect on even high - level elixir masters.
Huang Sandong was a villain, while Ling Sese was a member of the Shuiyunsheng.
Before, she had secretly spread the news that she would get rid of Huang Sandong in the name of the Shuiyunsheng. As long as Huang Sandong died, the status of the Shuiyunsheng in the martial world would surely rise a great deal.
Ling Sese thought that even if she died, she would at least take a villain down with her.
There was nothing to regret.
As for her uncle and aunt, evil people would surely be punished. Ling Sese didn't believe in fate, but she didn't believe that the world would be kind to such villains.
When they reached the outskirts of the city, a voice came from the sedan chair.
"I'm not feeling well. I want to take a rest."
Huang Sandong frowned. He was a hot - tempered man. If it weren't for Ling Sese's delicate and charming appearance, which he liked so much, he would have chopped off the head of this troublesome girl long ago.
Ling Sese got out of the sedan chair and lifted the red veil on her head.
When Huang Sandong saw her, the smile on his lips became even more obvious.
He had been a bandit all his life and had robbed countless beautiful girls, but none of them was as pure and gentle as Ling Sese.
"Beauty Ling, here I come."
"Wait a moment. I want to wash my hands. I was so nervous when I got into the sedan chair that my hands were sweating a lot. I didn't want you to see me looking so rustic. Let me wash them clean before we set off."
Huang Sandong certainly didn't believe her.
He thought Ling Sese was trying to run away.
And that was exactly what Ling Sese wanted—Huang Sandong's disbelief.
Sure enough, Huang Sandong said, "Beauty Ling, how can I let you go alone to wash your hands? I'll go with you."
As he said that, he reached out his hand to grab Ling Sese. But Ling Sese dodged in time and walked quickly forward. Huang Sandong missed and became even more excited.
Looking at Ling Sese's back, he quickly followed.
When they reached the Man - Eating Lake, Ling Sese stopped.
"Lord Huang—"
The girl's voice still made Huang Sandong infatuated. All he could think about was how to possess Ling Sese quickly.
The taste of a young girl must be extremely attractive.
Huang Sandong not only thought so but also acted on it.
"Beauty Ling, let me help you wash your hands."
As soon as he finished speaking, his hands reached towards Ling Sese's chest. Ling Sese no longer pretended. She took out the magic tool she had obtained during the trial in the Misty Rain Tower and transformed it in the air.
Huang Sandong didn't have time to withdraw his hands. He suddenly felt as if a thousand - jin stone was pressing on his back, pushing him into the lake.
His eyes suddenly turned extremely cold.
This Ling Sese wanted his life.
But she was too naive. Her cultivation was far inferior to his. Maybe others would be unable to handle this situation, but he was Huang Sandong. He had been living on the edge of death for many years and had faced many dangerous situations, all of which he had managed to survive.
Huang Sandong sneered coldly.
A ribbon formed by spiritual power flew out of his hand, and the other end of the ribbon tightly wrapped around Ling Sese's waist. He didn't believe that this girl would even give up her own life.
But this time, Huang Sandong gambled wrong.
Ling Sese was determined to get rid of Huang Sandong in the name of the Shuiyunsheng even if it meant sacrificing her own life.
When she saw the ribbon attach to her body, as if she had expected it, she smiled faintly, placed the memorial tablet on the ground at her feet, and then walked down with the ribbon.
"Damn girl."
"You just hurt me. You will surely die a terrible death!"
Ling Sese laughed desperately. What did it matter if she died a terrible death? She no longer cared. Anyway, her grandfather, who had loved her the most in the world, was already gone.
Her friends were now working hard for the growth of the Shuiyunsheng. If her death could help the Shuiyunsheng take a big step forward, why not?
"You're crazy! You're insane!"
Huang Sandong's body was slowly sinking into the lake.
But just as his last hand was about to enter the water, he was suddenly pulled out by a man.
Because the ribbon connected Huang Sandong and Ling Sese, Ling Sese was also pulled out of the water, choking.
"Brother Daoist, help me kill him."
The man in the Taoist robe had a sly look. Because Ling Sese had fallen into the water, her clothes were clinging tightly to her body, which made him drool.
Sure enough, birds of a feather flock together.
Huang Sandong and this Taoist were close friends, and the Taoist's character was no better.
"Don't do that. It would be a pity to kill her. She hasn't even been deflowered yet."
The Taoist's words were vulgar and provocative. Huang Sandong didn't object when he saw his favorite girl being coveted. Instead, his expression became extremely excited.
"Then I'll let her be yours, Brother Daoist."
"No, let's do it together. Such a beautiful girl is really rare."
Ling Sese kept backing away. She wanted to jump into the Man - Eating Lake. She would rather die than be insulted by these two men.
But because of the magic ribbon wrapped around her body by Huang Sandong, she had no control over her own body.
"Get away from me!"
Ling Sese was in despair. She was still too young and naive.
How could a high - level elixir master like Huang Sandong be easily killed by her?
She had endured the nausea and set up a so - called beauty trap, but she still couldn't defeat him.
The Man - Eating Lake could suppress the spiritual power of elixir masters, but it had no effect on alchemists.
Obviously, the Taoist who appeared later was an alchemist.
Judging from his cultivation, he should be around the third - grade level.
The Taoist first reached out his hand. His foot suddenly touched a hard wooden memorial tablet, so he pulled it out.
"What's this?"
With a snap, the Taoist threw the memorial tablet behind him forcefully.
Despair filled Ling Sese's eyes: "No!"
That was her grandfather's memorial tablet!
She had already written a letter asking the people of the Shuiyunsheng to take the memorial tablet back and offer it up.
Her grandfather's memorial tablet was Ling Sese's last attachment to the world.