Chapter 288 Beauty Like Flowers (25)
Xiao Xiao looked at her husband’s corpse, expressionless.
She tried to mimic human emotions as usual, but at this moment, her heart felt empty, lacking the energy to imitate and pretend.
There was only one thought in her mind: kill him.
She was a bit impulsive.
But, this should be her last impulse.
Because she was truly tired.
Looking around, it was deep night. Her husband had just returned from drinking with his cronies and was about to go to his concubine’s place.
So, there was no one in the garden.
At least, on the surface.
Xiao Xiao listened to the night wind rustling through the tree branches.
There were also insect chirps, frog croaks, and subtle rustling sounds in the dark corners.
This was also why she chose this time and place to intercept him.
This time, she wanted to do it herself, thoroughly and completely.
She dragged the corpse into the flowerbed, where a deep pit had coincidentally been dug that morning.
Because the Madam said she wanted to plant some peonies, she had the flower farmers dig up half of the flowers in the flowerbed.
It was just right to put him in now.
Xiao Xiao looked at the cold surprise left on her pillowmate’s face, feeling nothing. She reached out to unbutton the corpse’s clothes, revealing his naked upper body.
Then, Xiao Xiao took out a boning knife. She had commissioned someone to buy it from a butcher, and it had been with her for many years.
The boning knife was very sharp; with a light press, it broke through the skin. Xiao Xiao applied a little more force to deepen the knife into the belly.
This year, her husband had relaxed his self-care after getting the beauty, and he ate and drank heavily every day. His belly had thickened quite a bit, so one cut needed to go deeper to completely slice it open.
She didn’t want to get stuck halfway and have to make a second cut.
It was too troublesome and would cause blood and fat to splatter.
Keeping the incision neat would avoid the hassle of cleaning.
Xiao Xiao was very experienced.
Very good, the incision was very neat, the cross-section was clean, clearly showing the skin, a thick layer of yellow fat, and a layer of peritoneum.
Opening the abdominal cavity, inside were coils of intestines.
The repetitive, cyclical structure always made Xiao Xiao feel a subtle sense of annoyance.
It was like she was trapped in this city, going back and forth, unable to leave.
Whenever she wanted to leave, various external forces would always appear to stop her.
Mudslides, floods, avalanches, earthquakes, plagues ahead.
Everything had been tried.
If she couldn't leave, Liu Sheng Jie and Cai Bin would have left long ago.
Xiao Xiao felt two selves fighting, one was her true self, and the other… seemed to be the self others wanted to see.
Most of the time, the latter self was always controlled by some force and gained the upper hand. Only at specific times could the former her break free from the shackles and breathe deeply.
Unable to escape, unable to break free, she could only accept the arrangement.
Alright, alright, then I'll go along with it to the end and see what they want.
No matter what they want, I will definitely give them the side they dislike the most.
Xiao Xiao thought silently.
Everyone was unaware of Xiao Xiao's thoughts, but Xiao Xiao's actions terrified everyone.
The entire Star Network was shaken. Everyone who had followed Xiao Xiao's daily life and watched her grow into a graceful young girl was shocked.
Even the bullet comments paused for a moment because of this.
And the next second, the bullet comments became even thicker, more intense, and denser.
With the update speed of these bullet comments, Snake Taoist could no longer keep up at all.
He only knew that the show had crashed.
Obviously, Pan CAKE had the same thought.
His meat paste trembled wildly. No matter how the bullet comments pressed him, or how the communication sounds from the studio kept coming, Pan CAKE remained silent, not uttering a word.
Finally, Pan CAKE directly exploded.
In front of everyone, he smeared the camera into a patch of flesh color.
It was unknown if this was a program design, but whether the host was so angry at the live broadcast that he exploded or panicked to the point of collapse and disintegration, it was all excellent fodder for discussion.
The bullet comments grew even more numerous and scrolled even faster.
And the top few trending searches on major media outlets were topics like “Deformation Plan · Beauty Season Program Accident,” “Deformation Plan · Beauty Season Host Exploded,” and “Pathological Beauty.”
Snake Taoist suppressed the surprise in his heart and continued to watch the live broadcast.
Perhaps the program team found a way to get the plot back on track, to pull the out-of-control Xiao Xiao back, or perhaps it was the natural development of the plot.
Soon, the next day, Xiao Xiao was arrested.
She regularly went to the ancient temple on Nameless Mountain to worship. This day, she still left her maidservants as usual and went up the mountain alone.
After descending the mountain and returning to the Song Gongzi residence, she drank a cup of tea. Who gave her the tea?
Cai Pin? Chun Xiao? Tao Er?
She couldn't remember, but it didn't matter.
In short, she fainted after drinking it.
When she woke up again, she was already in prison.
It was said that the concubine reported her. Last night, she was worried about Song Gongzi and went out to greet him, only to witness Xiao Xiao personally killing her husband.
“Why… he was so good to you… you are still the legal wife, he said you would always be the legal wife!” The concubine shrieked hysterically.
Xiao Xiao was very calm: “This is not what I want.”
The next person to visit her was Liu Sheng.
She had earned a lot of money, and the local Hell officials were greedy, so it was not difficult to get in by spending some silver.
“Liu Sheng Jie.” Xiao Xiao called out calmly, her eyes, however, were unusually bright.
“Have you made up your mind?” Liu Sheng asked out of the blue.
“Yes, I have nothing left to long for.”
“Then, Xiao Yuan?”
Liu Sheng was referring to Xiao Xiao's daughter.
Xiao Xiao hesitated for a moment, then shook her head and said, “No matter what, she is the only bloodline of that man remaining in the world. The Song Gongzi family, who value the Legacy of descendants, will take good care of her.”
“Good.” Liu Sheng no longer tried to persuade her; everyone had their own decisions.
She asked again, “I will be leaving for a while, are you afraid?”
“I am not afraid.” Xiao Xiao shook her head.
Watching Liu Sheng’s departing figure gradually disappear into the dim dungeon, Xiao Xiao touched her left chest, lowered her head, and smiled gently, “I am not afraid, because you have actually always been here.”
At night, the jailers, having drunk alcohol, boldly approached her with lewd smiles. They swarmed over her, pinning down her hands and feet. As they tore open the clothes on her chest, before they could even admire the alluring sight, a thick, wriggling tentacle burst directly from her chest, piercing through the head of the person in front of her.
Under the dim candlelight, the beauty’s ethereal face held a fragile beauty. A dark, hideous tentacle snaked out from her chest, writhing in the air.
And a corpse with a pierced head lay beside the beauty, blood and brains splattered on the ground. The spreading crimson highlighted the beauty’s snow-white skin, creating a bizarre aesthetic.
Witnessing this strange and bizarre scene, the others were stunned.
The beauty let out a soft laugh, and the tentacles extended, solving these foolishly standing jailers one by one.
Then she slowly stood up, her fair feet stepping over the bodies lying haphazardly, treading in blood, leaving a trail of crimson lotuses, returning to her cell, and even closing the door.
【Why didn't she take the opportunity to leave?】
【I don't understand…】
【Does she like being in jail?】
【She's just being audacious and arrogant!】
【For some reason, watching her baffling actions, I feel so excited!】
【Indeed, natural New Human should have this kind of broken and cruel beauty!】
At this moment, Professor Ke, who was temporarily taking over as host from Pan CAKE, frowned tightly and said, “No, she is not yet a New Human.”
【???】
【What does that mean?】
【She's already this distorted, and she's not?】
【No, she has tentacles growing from her chest! Professor, wake up!】
“This is just Liu Sheng’s ability.” Professor Ke calmly stated his judgment, “Liu Sheng’s ability probably has the effects of differentiation, parasitism, and growth.”
“Based on my judgment, it should be S-rank.”
Elder Ring, so much fun!
I found there's also a game on Steam called Elder Ring (Old Man in the Ring), this is the true Elder Ring…