Master Cen looked like a good - for - nothing quack in the jianghu.
He was dressed in a Taoist robe and wore a yellow evil - suppressing hat on his head.
However, his greasy face and leering smile made him look even more sinister than Xie Kuihai, that pervert.
Master Cen stroked his beard with a beaming smile. "Benefactor Xie, you've finally seen the light. I'm truly gratified."
Xie Kuihai grew impatient. "Cut the crap. What's the success rate?"
"Nine out of ten."
"Such a high rate? Then start right away."
Lin Qiao was confused. What were they discussing?
Even if they were discussing something important, shouldn't they bury Xue Tingyu first?
Lin Qiao moved a bit closer.
She saw that Master Cen took out some extremely evil objects from his sleeve, all sorts of strange things.
Those magical artifacts emitted a black aura and billowed evil - smelling black smoke.
The smoke rushed straight towards Xue Tingyu's belly!
Xue Tingyu's belly split open, bloody and messy.
The bloody scene scared Lin Qiao so much that she took a step back, her heart pounding like a drum.
Previously, Zou Lurui had said that the cut - off part of the plot was too bloody. Lin Qiao had thought Zou Lurui was just making excuses for her laziness, because at that time, Lin Qiao thought nothing could be bloodier than the punishment of the "human pig".
But what she just saw was far beyond that.
Master Cen was cutting out the fetus from Xue Tingyu.
Cutting out the fetus, as the name implies, means taking out the unformed fetus from the mother's belly.
Normally, the fetus taken out is already dead, and the purpose of taking it out is to make it into a fetal spirit.
The fetal spirit is extremely useful. It's like raising a versatile little ghost that's easy to control. It only obeys the person who took it out of the mother's belly. And the power of the fetal spirit depends on the mother's bone structure and bloodline.
No wonder Xie Kuihai said he wouldn't hurt Xue Tingyu anymore once she had a child. It turned out he wanted to make the child into a fetal spirit for his own use. How cruel!
After all, it was his own flesh and blood!
A bolt of lightning flashed across the sky. The clouds were thick, and the blue and purple clouds intertwined, forming a magnificent spectacle.
The scene was bloody, and the infant spirit wailed.
The sky seemed to be falling, and the illusion began to crumble faintly.
Lin Qiao knew something was wrong. She was actually affected by the things in the illusion!
"Ah—"
It felt as if tens of millions of worms had burrowed into her head, crawling around wantonly. The black light emitted by the infant spirit constantly stung her skin.
Even when she first entered the book and the character setting was out of character, it wasn't this painful.
No, it was more than ten times more painful.
What should she do...
What should she do...
"Xiaolin!"
Amidst the pain, Lin Qiao seemed to hear someone calling her.
The voice was deep, hoarse, and very nice.
The only drawback was the undisguised uneasiness in it, and the voice was inexplicably a bit choked.
"Xiaolin, wake up. I order you to wake up right now!"
It was Luo Nanchen!
Lin Qiao immediately woke up and looked around. There was no sign of Luo Nanchen in the corridors or the courtyard, and she couldn't tell where the voice came from.
"Luo Nanchen, where are you? Luo Nanchen—"
"Cough, cough, cough..."
Lin Qiao opened her eyes and found herself in Luo Nanchen's arms.
She was ice - cold all over, wearing soaked clothes, and there was a chill running through her body.
A group of people were surrounding her.
Luo Nanchen's eyes were so anxious that they seemed to be on fire. "Lin Qiao!"
Lin Qiao was startled. "What? I'm awake, awake."
"I know you're awake. I just wanted to confirm," Luo Nanchen seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and hugged Lin Qiao tightly. "You scared me."
In a daze, Lin Qiao hugged Luo Nanchen back. "Okay, okay. I'm fine. But I was clearly in the corridor next to the side room just now. Why am I still here by the rockery?"
Zou Lurui said, "We've been here all the time. Just now, we hid behind the rockery. I don't know what happened, but you suddenly wanted to jump into the pond. The young master... stopped you, but you bit him. Finally, the young master jumped in with you, and then you fainted."
Lin Qiao was puzzled. This development was wrong!
She had clearly visited the whole yard during Xie Kuihai and Xue Tingyu's explicit scene!
"Let me see," Lin Qiao patted Luo Nanchen's back. "Let me see where you were bitten."
Luo Nanchen reluctantly let go of Lin Qiao. Although his face was expressionless, the corners of his eyes were red. He looked like a wronged loyal dog as he showed the bite marks on his arm and shoulder.
Lin Qiao gasped. This... was it really bitten by her?
She didn't know her teeth were so sharp!
The bite marks were on his biceps and shoulder, deep enough to see the bone, and blood was oozing out.
Seeing Lin Qiao's concern, Luo Nanchen felt satisfied. Ignoring his injury, he directly picked up Lin Qiao. "Let's go. It's not suitable to stay here. We'll discuss it when we get back."
Lin Qiao subconsciously struggled to get down. "Hey, but you're injured—"
"You're too light. I can carry you."
They randomly found an inn and settled down first.
Xue Tinghe returned to Songli Courtyard and didn't stay with them, so she had no idea what had happened in the Xie family mansion.
While applying medicine to Luo Nanchen's wound, Lin Qiao recounted what she had seen to everyone.
She omitted a lot of the explicit parts, although she hadn't seen the details clearly herself.
In the illusion, there were both false and true elements. That was the very feeling of being in a hazy and mysterious state.
Mo Xiujie was angry. "No way. That scumbag is also a domestic abuser?!"
Zou Lurui echoed, "Domestic abusers deserve to die! They're so disgusting!!!"
Lin Qiao nodded, still looking a bit dazed.
Li Gusong didn't focus on how disgusting Xie Kuihai was. Instead, he said seriously to Luo Nanchen, "Young master, now is not the time to count all of Xie Kuihai's crimes."
Zou Lurui was confused. "Isn't that why we came here? Why isn't it the most important thing?"
Luo Nanchen thought for a while, and his expression also became serious. "You're right. This matter is indeed more important than Xie Kuihai himself."
Zou Lurui shook her head left and right, looking at Luo Nanchen and then at Li Gusong. "Hey, can you big shots take this little student along when you talk? You're talking in circles. I don't understand."
Li Gusong sighed imperceptibly. Maybe he was speechless about Zou Lurui's IQ. He said softly, "We entered the yard of the Xie Mansion, but none of us fell into the illusion. Only Mrs. Luo was affected."
Lin Qiao was puzzled. "So, there's a mastermind who's targeting me? But that doesn't seem right. I can't think of any reason for someone to target me."
Zou Lurui still didn't understand. "What if there's something on the young mistress that triggers the illusion?"
Luo Nanchen nodded. "Well, I'll give you one day to find out what on the young mistress triggered the illusion. If you can't find it, don't follow me back to the palace."
After saying that, he picked up Lin Qiao and went straight back to his room.
Zou Lurui was behind them. She wanted to grab Luo Nanchen's leg but didn't dare. She was on the verge of tears. "Where can I find it? I don't dare go back to the Xie Mansion. This task might as well kill me..."
Luo Nanchen was still able to hold Lin Qiao horizontally and turn back to tease Zou Lurui. "There's a pillar over there. Feel free."
Then he walked into the room prepared for them in the inn without looking back.
Lin Qiao only heard the sound of Li Gusong's door closing and Mo Xiujie's merciless laughter.
Hahaha, it echoed through the sky.