Chapter 246: Deep Within the Embroidered Bed (Part 4)
Although Jiang Caibin's limbs were immobile, he could still move his body little by little by twisting.
It wasn't a pretty sight, but thankfully, no one would see it.
He moved like this, getting closer and closer to the knife.
Each subtle movement was extremely difficult for him, and soon the physical and mental exhaustion made him want to stop, but Jiang Caibin gritted his teeth, barely holding on.
From a young age, he had never had the perseverance for anything he did, nor did he understand what persistence meant. When cultivating, he would cry fatigue after practicing for a little while, and when studying, he would want to go play after reading less than half a page.
But this was all because the Jiang Family was behind him; even if he was lazy and useless, they could always find a way out for him.
However, now he had lost all of that; he was just Jiang Caibin.
Jiang Caibin, who couldn't do anything, and even found it difficult to end his own life.
Cold sweat seeped from his forehead, his eyes had never been so determined, all the pain and struggle were just for one sharp cut.
Finally, his cheek hit the tip of the knife, with a slight sensation of pain; he didn't know if he was bleeding.
Then, he aimed his mouth at the tip of the knife and bit down hard on the cold blade with his teeth.
The pain of his tongue, gums, and corners of his mouth being cut was even clearer.
But he didn't care; this kind of pain was nothing to him anymore.
Every day when the "Chi Yan (Blazing Flame)" poison acted up, the pain that started from the bone marrow and spread to the skin was hundreds or thousands of times more painful than this small wound.
He just needed to move the knife out a little more...
Then push his body onto it...
And it would all be over.
This was Jiang Caibin's simple and unpretentious plan.
Just then, a black, slender, and flexible object stretched out and snatched the knife from his mouth.
Jiang Caibin looked furiously at the newcomer.
Why?
Why did she stop him!
But when he looked up, he was also stunned.
He saw a woman standing at the doorway, one hand carrying a large bundle wrapped in white cloth, and the other hand playing with the knife he had longed for, struggled to reach, and then had taken away.
How was it her?
The woman he had only met once at Taibai Restaurant, Dongdong's good friend.
Why was she here?
Also, she was so far away, how did she take his knife?
Was it that black thing?
What kind of method was that? Why couldn't he see it now?
Also, what was that big bundle in her hand?
The contents of the white cloth were clearly seeping blood, gradually staining it red!
Could it be... a dead person inside?
Questions flooded Jiang Caibin's mind, and the more he thought, the more terrified he became, momentarily forgetting what he wanted to do.
At the same time, he didn't notice a delicate face slowly appearing behind him.
Pressing against his face, sharing the same bed with him, literally.
...
Liu Sheng's ability to appear here and snatch the knife in time to stop Jiang Caibin from committing suicide was enough to indicate that the Weird Domain was once again overlapping with Jiang Caibin's room.
Evidently, this weird objects was actually bound to Jiang Caibin by the mastermind.
Most likely Jiang Cai Zhi.
Because of this, the weird objects Lu Siniang would lure Liu Sheng, hoping to seize Jiang Caibin's limbs and internal organs.
But because Liu Sheng was unwilling to accept, and even mocked her, Lu Siniang was finally enraged.
However, Lu Siniang was on the surface; according to the rules, because her physical body lacked sufficient power, she only had the ability to confuse the mind. Otherwise, she would have long since dismembered Liu Sheng, who refused to obey.
So she could only drag Liu Sheng into the Weird Domain where her true body resided, to unleash her true body's power.
This was also the outcome Liu Sheng hoped to see.
And so, just a moment ago.
Jiang Caibin's room gradually receded, and Liu Sheng's body was dragged deeper.
In a blink of an eye, she arrived in a desolate, empty space filled with black mist.
The sky was obscured by haze, occasionally revealing a strange blood-red patch when the wind dispersed some of the smoke.
Beneath the sky, as far as the eye could see, there were ruins everywhere.
Charred wooden beams, collapsed walls, and tiles were scattered across the ground. The bluestone bricks of the street were now covered in soot and hidden beneath ashes.
The air was filled with a strong smell of char, and smoke still swirled above the ruins, with occasional unextinguished embers glowing faintly in the wind.
Blown by the wind, they scattered everywhere.
A tiny spark landed on Liu Sheng's hand; with a gentle blow, it drifted away into the distance.
The distant trees were also charred black, their trunks covered with a thick layer of ash, yet they stood strong.
It seemed a very serious fire had just occurred here.
"【This weird objects, according to this world's Rank, should be a dangerous Rank. According to high dimension Rank, there's an 87.54% chance it's a C Rank.】" the world said.
"【From the looks of it, it's just a hair's breadth from B Rank, isn't it?】
Liu Sheng could also make some basic judgments at this point.
A weird objects with a complex Weird Domain structure, top-tier mind-confusing ability, and multiple means of power was not ordinary.
She smiled coldly, it seemed the mastermind also thought highly of her, to actually bring out such an Advanced weird objects to deal with her.
"【Is it possible that their family has deep pockets, and any weird objects they casually bring out is an Advanced one like this?】
"【...I won't listen! I don't believe it! It's impossible that only I am so poor! I don't even have a single presentable weird objects!】
Little Tentacle: ?
Ling Xiaoshu: It has nothing to do with me, I am not a weird objects.
Time was pressing, Liu Sheng hoped for a quick resolution, otherwise, she feared more trouble would arise.
So, she didn't stop, actively running towards the place where the Guai Qi was most concentrated.
Fortunately, this Weird Domain was not large, and there were no obstructions. Liu Sheng quickly found its core.
It was a rather familiar pagoda tree, but its bark was charred black, and its leaves had mostly carbonized and fallen off. A white-cloth-covered object hung high from its branches, gently swaying in the wind.
"【This must be the main body, right?】
"【Not yet.】"
Liu Sheng pondered, then suddenly glimpsed the bloody appearance beneath the white cloth again, and a thought struck her.
She understood.
Little Tentacle snaked forward, about to touch the pagoda tree...
Just then, a series of inhuman roars echoed around the pagoda tree. From the charred ground beneath the ashes, something was roaring and crawling out.
Liu Sheng was already mentally prepared and not surprised by this scene.
The only thing to consider was what these things were.
The first thing to crawl out of the ground was a black weird objects the size of a child. Its twisted limbs propelled it forward, joints reversed, as it rapidly crawled towards Liu Sheng, like a large spider whose limbs had been forcibly broken.
But after only a few steps, it was gently flicked by a thick black tentacle, as wide as a bowl and shining with sacred lightning, sending it flying far away, tumbling for a while before coming to a stop.
By the time the weird objects regained its senses, it no longer knew where it was and looked around blankly.
Around the pagoda tree, more such weird objects crawled out of the ground: men, women, old people, children, a diverse array.
All had carbonized, blackened, and cracked skin, limbs twisted into abnormal shapes, eyes glinting with a bloodthirsty light, roaring like wild beasts.
All rushed towards Liu Sheng, like deformed spiders!
The roars formed a mental shock, and a jumble of chaotic scenes flashed before Liu Sheng's eyes like a kaleidoscope.
A little boy and girl were playing, but the boy somehow fell into the water and drowned. The girl was very scared and buried the boy under the pagoda tree in their backyard...
First meeting at a temple fair, a young scholar fell in love at first sight with a beautiful maiden. He pursued her relentlessly, and they finally became devoted to each other, secretly vowing eternal love. But soon, the young scholar died of a serious illness and was buried under the pagoda tree...
A pair of beautiful, strikingly similar mother and daughter were walking on the street when they were harassed by ruffians. A nobleman rescued them and took them in. For the girl, he planted her favorite pagoda tree in the mansion, but soon he died under the pagoda tree after encountering assassins...
A beautiful woman holding a baby looked thoughtfully at the man and woman standing hand in hand, tears in their eyes, beneath the pagoda tree outside the window...