Boîte corporelle

Chapitre 21

"I've suspected you for a long time! Ever since Wolf King called to tell me that Chang Xiao went to Thailand, your expression has been very unnatural. If you're just a regular friend, then you're just a very outgoing girl. But the Shan Shan I knew before was introverted and would never have actively pursued a boy!"

"Looks like I've overdone it?" the sorcerer said disdainfully.

"Most importantly! Just now you plucked a hair from my head! If a sorcerer wants to defeat me, they need something from my body, like a hair or a fingernail..."

"Is there anything else? Please continue!"

"If I'm not mistaken, the injury on Ouyang Xing's shoulder was inflicted by you, wasn't it? You must have used some means to hurt him in order to make me focus my attention on him, and you almost tricked me!"

"Interesting! I threatened Ouyang Xing that if he didn't get along with me, I would kill myself in front of him, but that idiot still disagreed, saying that he only had eyes for me. When I wasn't paying attention, he came up and tried to snatch the razor blade from my hand, and I accidentally slashed him." The sorcerer shrugged and mocked.

"Teacher Zhang and Zhang Fan had no grudge against you, so why did you kill them?" Ling'er stared intently at her.

"Killing Teacher Zhang was a coincidence. Who told her to see me kill Shanshan? As for Zhang Fan, I deliberately picked someone near you to kill, just to get your attention!"

"What?! You're saying you killed Shanshan? And you killed Zhang Fan just to get my attention?" Ling'er's heart clenched instantly. So Xiao Fan's death was indirectly caused by her!

"Break!" The sorcerer suddenly thrust his right elbow at her, but because she was distracted, the elbow landed squarely on her chest! Ling'er was thrown a full ten feet away. How could that sorcerer possibly have such power? Just as she was about to open her mouth, she felt a sweet taste in her throat, and mouthfuls of blood gushed out!

"Your injuries are quite severe, aren't they? Senior, don't worry about it. Hehe, I'll tell you everything you want to know! If I didn't have that hair of yours, killing you would be incredibly difficult, but since I have it, killing you is as easy as killing an ant! It must be her spirit in heaven secretly helping me!" As she spoke, tears streamed down her face.

"You broke...my...cough cough...my spell?" Ling'er felt that she might really die here. Her only regret was that she couldn't see Chang Xiao one last time. She never expected that the person she was thinking of before she died was not her parents or her master, but Chang Xiao, whom she didn't even know!

"Yes! Too bad you found out too late! Hahaha!" The sorcerer's arrogant laughter echoed in the smoke-filled stairwell.

"But... cough cough..." Ling'er just tried to sit up when she spat out several more mouthfuls of blood!

"You just don't understand. I was clearly a man when I appeared, but now I'm a woman? Right? I've told you enough! The rest you can investigate after you become a ghost!" Before the words were finished, the sorcerer attacked!

Ling'er closed her eyes in despair, laughing and laughing and laughing...

The fatal elbow strike didn't land; instead, a scream of "Ah—!" was heard, seemingly from the sorcerer.

Ling'er hurriedly opened her eyes, only to see that familiar face before her. "Xiao, you've come..." Ling'er smiled, but he didn't smile; instead, he frowned and said, "Ling'er, are you alright? It's all my fault, I'm late!" He then took out a small white jade bottle from his clothes, took out three pills, and put them into Ling'er's mouth. She felt a fragrant aroma fill her mouth, refreshing and delightful. The pain in her chest slowly disappeared.

Seeing this, Chang Xiao's tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed. He gently helped Ling'er up.

"Why did you go to Thailand for so long? You didn't even call me!" Ling'er said, leaning against Chang Xiao's chest.

"You...you are that person? You've been there?" the sorcerer asked, trembling.

"Yes! I've been there! And that village has vanished! You're finished, Gegu!"

"You know my name?" Gegu's face turned pale with nervousness.

“I not only know your name, but I also know your background!” Chang Xiao replied softly.

"No! Impossible, they wouldn't betray me..." Gegu said softly, as if he wasn't very confident either.

“Few people can keep any secrets in the face of death, and they are no exception!” Chang Xiao said calmly.

"What did you do to them?"

"Kill them!"

"You, how could this be? Didn't the village's curse work on you?" He couldn't believe it. How could this smiling man have such power to slaughter the entire village? "Just one more, and I'll have mastered the Blood Soul Curse! I curse you..."

Before Gegu could finish speaking, Changxiao plunged a knife into his heart with lightning speed! Gegu's eyes widened in pain as he stabbed, "How could this be... I actually..."

Chang Xiao whispered in his ear, "You want to ask why your curse doesn't work on me, right? I'll tell you, because I myself am a curse!" With that, he punched the corpse to pieces!

Ling'er stared in disbelief at everything that was happening before her, frozen in shock. Although Gegu had committed numerous evils and deserved to die, Chang Xiao hadn't even left him a proper burial; it was simply too much…

“Ling’er, I’m doing this to save myself a lot of trouble! Do you know what kind of person Ge Gu is?” Chang Xiao asked.

"Isn't he just a sorcerer?" Ling'er asked, puzzled. "He is a sorcerer, that's true, but he is androgynous! His upper body is female, and his lower body is male!"

"What did you say?" Ling'er looked at Chang Xiao in shock.

"That's right! That's why he was able to deceive everyone and fool so many people! They live in a remote village, and in order to maintain the purity of their bloodline, incest is common. Gegu's mother is also his sister. Because of this close-kin marriage, conjoined twins, two-headed people, and people with multiple hands are quite normal in that village. People like Gegu, who are hermaphroditic, are considered relatively normal!"

Ling'er suddenly felt nauseous and couldn't help but frown.

Chang Xiao hurriedly asked, "Does your injury hurt again?" Then he took out the small white jade bottle again.

Ling'er said, "No, I just feel a little nauseous!"

"Tell me if you feel unwell!" The smoke in the hallway was getting thicker and thicker, making it hard for the two of them to open their eyes.

"Ahem! Let's go down first..." The sound of the fire truck was getting closer and closer.

Chang Xiao nodded, and the two were about to leave when Ling'er suddenly remembered something. She silently recited the Firework Spell, and the fragmented corpse of Ge Gu burst into flames, leaving only a few scattered ashes in an instant.

Chang Xiao picked up Ling'er, and the two of them leaped down from the third floor. Luckily, they were at the back of the building, otherwise their true identities would have been exposed.

"I still don't understand why Gegu killed so many people? Was it just to practice black magic? Why was he targeting me?" Ling'er felt that things couldn't be that simple.

Do you remember killing someone three years ago?

"Humans? I only killed demons and monsters, I never harmed ordinary people!" Ling'er answered confidently.

"Think about it carefully, in a village in Yunnan?" Chang Xiao reminded him.

"I said no, and that's it..." Ling'er froze before she could finish speaking.

Ling'er had traveled the world with her master since childhood. Three years ago, she bid farewell to her master and returned home to visit her parents. When she passed through a village, she sensed a malevolent aura and went inside to investigate. She found the village awash in blood, not a single living person in sight. Following the aura, she found a disheveled girl in a courtyard. Though her features were delicate, her face was filled with murderous intent, and she was covered in blood, clutching a crying infant. Not far away lay a man and a woman, both dead, their eyes wide open, staring in the direction the girl had been.

Before Ling'er could even save the baby, the girl defiantly twisted the baby's head off and threw it towards Ling'er.

Enraged, Ling'er unleashed one of her three ultimate moves—Illusion Annihilation! She killed the girl in one strike! That girl must have underestimated her abilities; she died without ever knowing who had killed her! But what about those innocent villagers who also died without knowing why?

"You remember now?" Seeing that Ling'er remained silent, Chang Xiao continued, "You didn't kill the wrong person! That girl was also from the village. She was the only person in the village for hundreds of years who was no different from ordinary people, so everyone there doted on her excessively, which fostered her cruel personality. She often killed innocent people to practice black magic. As for Gegu, that girl was his sister and also his fiancée! Do you understand? So you don't need to blame yourself. It's all fate!"

Ling'er remained silent. After all, innocent people had suffered misfortune because of her carelessness, especially Zhang Fan and the real Shan Shan. She couldn't simply shirk responsibility.

"Master!" Hu Yi ran over breathlessly, and when he saw Chang Xiao, he was stunned and asked, "When did you get back?"

Chang Xiao and Ling'er looked at Hu Yi upon hearing the noise. His once fair face was now blackened by soot, and his formerly flowing hair was singed in patches. His once spotless white clothes were now riddled with holes. Although Ling'er was feeling quite heavy-hearted, she couldn't help but laugh at Hu Yi's disheveled state.

Thanks to Hu Yi and Shiba's timely rescue, no one died except for Wang Shanshan, who went missing in the fire; everyone suffered only minor burns. Hu Yi and Shiba became famous figures at school as a result. Ling'er was incredibly busy every day, for no other reason than that everyone in school knew Hu Yi and Shiba were her cousins, and no one could find them! Boys would come to her, insisting on becoming sworn brothers with them, like the Three Sworn Brothers of the Peach Garden. Girls, needless to say, would ask for her phone number or pass her a note. It was driving Ling'er crazy.

(5) Polar region

The underworld.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong? Why do you always look so worried lately?" a charming woman asked softly.

"I haven't seen him in so long. I really should go to the mortal realm. It's going to be another calamity for them!" Hades said, holding his beloved wife Xue'er's hand.

"Your Majesty, you are a king of high rank, and there are so many things to do here. How can you go to the mortal realm?" Xue'er looked at the King of the Underworld with concern, knowing that his gentleness was only her own.

"Xue'er, we've known each other for lifetimes. Who knows our bond better than you?"

"Your Majesty, Xue'er is just worried..."

Hades gently kissed her red lips and said, "How could I not know? Don't worry, I'll be fine. Besides, I didn't say I'd go right away. Let me explain things to Thunder first."

Hunter Headquarters.

"Reporting to the Hunter Emperor! Your subordinate has searched every possible place where the Hunter Saint might have gone, but to no avail!"

The Hunter King frowned and cursed. He had been an orphan since childhood, raised by his master who had taught him all his skills. In his heart, the Hunter Saint was both a strict father and a loving mother. But now, the Hunter Saint had disappeared. How could he not be worried?

The Hunter King glanced at the eight elders, as well as the Hunter Overlord, the Hunter Immortal, and the Hunter Knight. Everyone lowered their heads in silence. After a long while, Elder Tianxing said, "I think we should inform Ling'er! Although Chang Xiao is unfathomable, Ling'er has him completely under her thumb!"

“Chang Xiao? That won’t do. I don’t even know his background yet,” said Lie Xian.

“I have dealt with Chang Xiao before, and I don’t think he intends to oppose the Hunters! Don’t forget, six years ago, he defeated the eight elders who joined forces!” Elder Tianxing said, looking at the Hunter Emperor.

Upon hearing this, the Hunter Emperor said, "Elder Tianxing is absolutely right! Besides, we must inform Ling'er about Master's matter no matter what."

"In that case, let Cai Meng go and inform Ling'er. The two siblings are the closest of friends!"

The Hunter King nodded solemnly.

Ling'er opened her sleepy eyes and saw a girl whose beauty defied description! The girl sat blankly beside Ling'er's bed, staring at her. Seeing that she was awake, the girl immediately knelt on one knee, clasped her hands in a fist salute, and said, "Zhu'er greets her master!"

"Wait, wait, wait!" Ling'er hurriedly sat up. "You're saying I'm your master? Little sister, are you mistaken?" Why am I always being forcibly claimed as a master by others lately?

"Master, have you not regained your memories? I am Teardrop, the holy servant you took in six lifetimes ago!"

Ling'er suddenly felt her head was much bigger. Six lifetimes ago? Are you kidding me?

"Master! Let Pearl help you regain your memories!" After saying that, Pearl silently chanted a spell!

Ling'er felt a sudden surge of irritation and said, "Wait! I don't want to regain my memories!" Leizhu'er was taken aback and said, "Master? How will you deal with that demon if you don't regain your memories?"

"What kind of demon? How come I don't know anything about him?" Wasn't Gegu supposed to be laughed to death by Chang Xiao? Could something have happened to him again?

"Of course it's that devil Chang Xiao!" Tears welled up in her eyes.

"Chang Xiao? Zhu'er, you're saying he's a demon? How could that be? He's a very nice person!" Ling'er shook her head and laughed. If it weren't for his intervention, she believed she would have died more than once or twice!

"Master!" Tears welled in her eyes as she said, "How many lifetimes of suffering will you have to endure before you finally understand? Haven't you suffered enough in the past?"

"Pearl, please let me think about it, okay?" Her intuition told her that this teardrop wouldn't harm her!

Just then, Hu Yi and Shiba entered. Upon seeing Lei Zhu'er, the two surprisingly reacted in unison: their legs trembled and their bodies shook uncontrollably! Hu Yi hurriedly pulled Shiba down to kneel, saying, "Greetings, Holy Maiden!"

Tearsdrop nodded and said, "From now on, you can just call me Sister Pearl! Anyway, we were all born to protect our master! If anyone dares to harm our master!" All three of them felt short of breath, a powerful killing intent filling the entire dormitory! "Kill without mercy!" As soon as the three words left their mouths, the furnishings in the dormitory began to shake! Ling'er, without even putting on her shoes, ran to Tearsdrop's side and shook her arm, saying, "Stop it!! It's an earthquake!"

Ling'er stared at Leizhu'er in disbelief. Leizhu'er was leisurely flipping through her newly bought "Rayli" magazine, occasionally pointing at the models in the magazine and saying, "Master, do you think I'm prettier or she's prettier?" "Will I look too demure in this outfit?" Is this the same Leizhu'er who was so furious just now?

"Zhu'er, you can call me Ling'er from now on. This is a school. Even though my roommates have all moved out, there are still people next door! What if they hear us..."

"Don't worry! At worst, we'll just kill them!" She said this in the same tone as when she asked Ling'er if she was pretty!

"What?????"

"Just kidding! I already set up the barrier!" Teardrop replied playfully, sticking out her pink tongue.

Hu Yishiba was still huddled in the corner, shivering. Ling'er spat out her saliva! These two good-for-nothings!

"Master, do you think I should dye my hair? I think..." Before she could finish speaking, Tears leaped up, drew her sword from her waist, and pointed it at Ling'er's back, shouting, "Demon! Prepare to die!" With a thrust of her sword, Ling'er turned around and saw Chang Xiao and the Wolf King standing at the door!

Her heart clenched. "Watch out—" But it was too late! Teardrop's sword was as fast as lightning!

With a clang, the Wolf King knocked away Teardrop's sword with his fist!

Tears welled up in her eyes and raised an eyebrow: "You've improved, haven't you, you little rascal!"

The Wolf King smiled calmly: "Likewise! Snake demon!" Hu Yi and Shiba fell to the ground with a thud!

Chang Xiao looked at Ling'er with a pained expression and said, "You...you knew everything?"

"No, I haven't regained my memories yet!" Ling'er felt a pang of pain in her heart. Could it be that she and he were enemies in her past life? Otherwise, why would he be so worried?

"Really? You haven't regained your memories?" Chang Xiao asked in surprise.