Une relation tragique

Chapitre 42

The terrifying baby nestled close to his arms terrified him, yet he hoped it was all an illusion. However, a sharp pain shot through his chest, confirming it wasn't a hallucination. The baby had bitten him hard in the chest, and he quickly threw the baby away.

The baby who had fallen to the ground cried loudly, as if he had suffered a great injustice, with a piece of flesh torn from his chest still in his mouth, blood flowing down his chin. Liu Ming looked at the wound on his chest; the blood finally made him lose his mind, and his last line of defense collapsed.

He rushed forward like a madman, grabbed the baby by the feet, and slammed it hard to the ground. With a loud "thud," the baby was thrown to the ground, its head bleeding profusely.

The baby began to cry loudly, and Liu Ming roared, "I'll teach you to cry! I'll teach you to cry! Give me back my daughter! Give me back my daughter!" As he roared, Liu Ming stomped on the baby on the ground with all his might. Stomp after stomp, head, body, until finally it was almost a pile of minced meat. Internal organs were everywhere, the head was flattened, and the entire face was a pile of rotten flesh, making it impossible to distinguish the facial features.

"Give me back my daughter!" Liu Ming screamed in despair as he looked at the mangled flesh and entrails on the ground. He was like a raging lion, possessing sharp claws and teeth, yet finding no one to vent his anger on.

"Ah!" Liu Ming let out a piercing roar. After venting the pent-up frustration in his chest, he collapsed to the ground. Where was his daughter? Where had she gone? Liu Ming pondered painfully. It was all his own arrogance, lust, shamelessness, and greed. Who else could he blame?

Volume 3, Ghostly Tales, Chapter 33: Sleepwalking (4)

Liu Ming, sitting on the ground with his head in his hands, had cried until his tears ran dry. When he looked at the body, he was shocked to find his daughter lying there. The girl had already stopped breathing, her internal organs had spilled out of her stomach, and her face was so distorted that it was unrecognizable as a face.

Liu Ming cried out "No!" when he suddenly heard a cold voice behind him say, "How are you? Are you in pain? I told you I would make you lose everything. Your daughter is a human being, but isn't my son? I've been with you for so long, have you ever treated me like a human being? You just treated me like a prostitute who didn't charge you, someone you came to when you wanted to vent your frustrations, and then you'd just pull up your pants and leave. In your eyes, I'm not even as good as a dog!"

Liu Ming turned to look at Ivan standing behind him. She had achieved her goal, but the resentment remained. The curse she had placed with her life could never be lifted. Liu Ming stopped crying and stopped fearing. When everything was lost, the source of fear was also lost. All he had left was regret and resentment.

Looking at Liu Ming's dazed state, Ivan laughed loudly and said, "I've finally waited for this day. I've finally gotten my revenge. It's more satisfying than killing you to make you lose everything and live alone in this world! Hahahaha!" Ivan laughed heartily, his laughter filled with the pleasure of revenge.

Liu Ming said calmly, "You've been wanting to get revenge on me for a long time?"

Ivan gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, I wanted to get revenge on you when you rejected me. I cut my hair, mixed it into yarn, and knitted it into a scarf. I cast the most vicious curse on it. Actually, I was able to get revenge thanks to you!"

Liu Ming said blankly, "Me?"

Ivan said, "Yes, you killed me in the 'Gathering Yin Aperture,' and my vengeful spirit absorbed a large amount of Yin energy, making the curse I cast dozens of times stronger. That's why you've become the way you are today. It's just a pity about the child in your womb!"

Liu Ming chuckled dryly, but his laughter was utterly sardonic and devoid of any real joy: "So it was me who helped you after all? You've really brought this on yourself, you might as well just kill me!"

Ivan laughed and said, "I won't kill you, I'll make you live a life of suffering!"

Liu Ming sneered and remained silent, sitting on the ground in a daze.

Seeing that Liu Ming had completely broken down, Ivan sneered twice and then disappeared without a trace.

Liu Ming sat on the ground, lost in thought, until it got dark. His phone rang several times, but he didn't answer. He knew it was his bosses calling to ask why he wasn't at work.

Looking at the twinkling stars outside the window, Liu Ming lost all will to live. Everything had been ruined by that damned woman. Now he remembered his wife's gentleness, his daughter's obedience, and his colleagues' smiling faces—everything seemed so wonderful. But this feeling vanished from his mind in an instant. Everyone in this world deserved to die; none of them were good. He'd heard that female ghosts who died at midnight dressed entirely in red were especially powerful. He wondered if men who did the same would also become powerful after death.

Liu Ming decided to commit suicide. He wanted to become a vengeful ghost and take revenge on everyone, including Lin Feng and Qi Qi. They could have helped him, but they didn't. Liu Ming thought bitterly. He got up and searched through the wardrobe, but couldn't find a single red garment. When he saw his wife's body, he suddenly thought that blood might work, perhaps even better.

He laboriously moved his wife's body out of the closet and slashed the artery in her wrist with a knife. But when he killed her, she had already lost a lot of blood, and after a day, her blood had begun to thicken, and not much had flowed out for half a day.

He glanced at his watch; it was almost midnight. Finally, he decided to smear his entire body red with his own blood and then commit suicide. Since he'd already decided to kill himself, what did a little blood and pain matter?

He closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and slashed the artery in his wrist. Blood gushed out like a fountain, and he quickly smeared it on his face and body. Soon, he was covered in blood, as if he had just emerged from a pool of blood. His head began to feel heavier and heavier, his consciousness began to blur, and everything in the room became indistinct.

"Dong—dong—dong—" The wall clock struck.

"It's twelve o'clock!" Liu Ming thought after hearing the clock strike twelve. It was time for him to go. Liu Ming raised the knife in his hand and, as the clock struck its last chime, plunged it into his heart. His vision went black, everything went dark, and the last vestiges of his consciousness told him that he was going to die.

Li Mingsheng covered his nose as he examined the corpse and asked Lin Feng and Qiqi, "Are you sure this corpse is Liu Ming?"

Lin Feng nodded and said, "I'm sure!"

Li Mingsheng frowned and said, "Damn it, it's rotten to the core, and you still recognize it?"

Lin Feng shrugged and said, "Of course, if you don't believe me, have a forensic doctor examine it; it's definitely true!"

Looking at the highly decomposed corpse, Li Mingsheng said, "This has been dead for at least seven days. It's rotten like this. The heating in the house must be too hot!"

Lin Feng stared at the blackened bloodstains on Liu Ming's clothes, looking up as if deep in thought.

Li Mingsheng asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Lin Feng said, "If he's been dead for seven days, and his spirit returns tonight, I think we're in for trouble!"

Li Mingsheng said in surprise, "What bad luck? He has no grudge against us!"

Lin Feng shook his head and said, "This person is narrow-minded. He looked down on people when he was alive and was always quick to take his anger out on others. I think he must have resented me for not helping him when he died!"

Li Mingsheng said nonchalantly, "With you and Qiqi here, what's there to be afraid of?"

Lin Feng said, "But don't forget, there's still a female ghost! If the two appear together, it might be a bit tricky!" Li Mingsheng, having known Lin Feng for so long, had great confidence in him and said, "We'll meet force with force. If he doesn't come, fine; but if he does, you and Qiqi will show them what you're capable of!"

Lin Feng could only smile wryly when he heard Li Mingsheng say this. He didn't know where Li Mingsheng got such great confidence in him.

Volume 3, Ghostly Tales, Chapter 34: Sleepwalking (5)

Standing outside the "Gravity Building," Lin Feng was extremely worried. Neither of the two vengeful spirits could be ignored. Although he was with Qiqi, Ivan, who died in the "Gathering Yin Aperture," was dozens of times more powerful than an ordinary vengeful spirit.

The long streetlights cast long shadows of Lin Feng and Qi Qi. Seeing Lin Feng's worried expression, Qi Qi said, "Isn't there any way to resolve their resentment?"

Lin Feng shook his head and said, "These two people are too obsessed and too vengeful. I can't resolve this."

Qiqi joked, "There's no need to look so serious, is there? What kind of powerful guys haven't we seen? Even the Ghost King wasn't our match. These two, no matter how powerful they are, aren't at the Ghost King's level!"

Lin Feng frowned and said, "They may not be as good as the Ghost King, and even the two of them combined might not be as powerful as the Ghost King, but I have a bad feeling!"

"Can a man's intuition be accurate?" Qiqi scoffed.

Lin Feng was speechless after hearing Qi Qi's words. During the day, they contacted the general manager of "Gravity Building" and explained the whole story. The general manager, taking a "better safe than sorry" approach, agreed to let them perform an exorcism at the supermarket in "Gravity Building" that night. Moreover, the general manager was also very uneasy, after all, someone had died in the building, and the supermarket manager had mysteriously died at home; it was hard to say whether these things were related.

Upon entering the "Gravity Building," the two went straight to the third floor. The security guards had already received orders from the boss to open all the doors on the third floor, including the supermarket doors.

Time passed slowly, and they checked the manager's office, the staff changing rooms, and other places, but found nothing amiss. After checking the restrooms, they decided to go inside the supermarket.

Qiqi and Lin Feng searched the bathroom but still found nothing. Just as they were about to leave, Qiqi glanced up at the window and exclaimed softly, "What a strange moon!"

Lin Feng also looked up at the moon hanging in the sky outside the window. The moon was a pale blue color. It was surrounded by a strange halo, which made it seem very eerie.

Lin Feng's expression changed drastically, and he exclaimed, "Oh no!"

Qiqi asked, "What's wrong?"

Lin Feng said with a solemn expression, "A blue moon... Could today be a once-in-a-century 'Moon Calamity'?"

Qiqi asked, "What is 'Moon Demon'?"

Lin Feng said, "'Moon Demon' rarely appears, but on the night when 'Moon Demon' appears, all spiritual power is ineffective against yin spirits, and spiritual power is restricted, making it difficult to unleash its power!"

Qiqi chuckled easily and said, "I thought you couldn't use your spirit sword, but I can!" With that, she flicked her wrist, and a faint blue light emanated from her hand. However, the light was dim, less than half its former strength. Lin Feng, on the other hand, couldn't use his spirit sword at all.

Qiqi asked, "What's going on?"

Lin Feng smiled wryly and said, "Your spirit sword contains your demonic energy, which is why you can use it. However, only the part containing the demonic energy is used; the spiritual power is completely suppressed and cannot be released!"

"Hahaha, I didn't expect you to have some knowledge!" A boastful laugh came from behind the two, accompanied by a chilling aura.

Lin Feng was startled, but he remained calm and said, "You came pretty fast!" He could vaguely see two figures standing at the bathroom door, and could only barely make out that they were a man and a woman.

A figure walked up to where the two were in sight and said in a sinister tone, "Master Lin, do you still recognize me?"

This man was Liu Ming, who had committed suicide. His face was full of resentment, and he smiled maliciously as he said, "My greatest wish is for you to die, to die a horrible death!"

Lin Feng spread his hands and said, "Actually, your wish is for the woman next to you to die, but unfortunately she's far more powerful than you, and you're no match for her!"

Ivan smiled gently, revealing his gleaming white teeth, and said, "Your attempts to sow discord are useless. We couldn't be together in life, but of course we'll be together in death. I'll help him fulfill any of his wishes!"

"Oh?" Lin Feng said, "His possessiveness is so strong, it can't be that he just wants me to die, right?"

Ivan chuckled and said, "Of course, this lecherous man hopes that the woman next to you will come and keep him company too!"

Kiki found these words extremely offensive. Her eyebrows furrowed, her face contorted with rage, and she said coldly, "You lecherous bastard, come and try if you dare!"

Liu Ming sneered, "You're so beautiful, of course I can't let you go! When I was alive, I couldn't do anything to you, but now that I'm dead, you can't do anything to me!" With that, his ghostly hand reached out and grabbed at Qiqi's face.

Qiqi snorted coldly, ducked to avoid the attack, and the faint blue light on her hand slashed towards Liu Ming's arm. Liu Ming couldn't dodge in time and was struck by the blue light, screaming as he retreated.

Ivan looked surprised and said, "Wow, that's impressive! What kind of skill is that? Are you also from the underworld?"

Liu Ming, clutching his injured hand, glared at Qi Qi and said fiercely, "I don't care who she is, I'm going to have her!" He then clenched his fist tightly around his wound, and when he released it, the wound had disappeared. It seemed Qi Qi's power had been suppressed too much; after injuring him, her demonic energy dissipated almost instantly.

Lin Feng chuckled beside him and said, "How about that? You got the short end of the stick, didn't you? Don't you know your own limitations? Trying to eat swan meat like a toad? Aren't you afraid of choking?" He said this deliberately, firstly to make Liu Ming think Qiqi was really scary and wouldn't dare attack, or at least delay his attack; secondly, he wanted to buy time. The "Moonfire" would weaken after 2 AM, at which point they would have a fighting chance. But it was only a little past 10 PM, still very early. However, he had no choice but to do this, stalling for as long as possible.

Ivan glanced at Lin Feng and said, "She's very capable, but she's weak right now. She's no match for Liu Ming at all, and neither of us can sense any strength in you!"

Volume 3, Ghostly Tales, Chapter 35: Sleepwalking (6)

Lin Feng didn't even glance at Ivan and said, "Isn't there an old saying that goes, 'A true man doesn't show off his skills, and a true man doesn't show off his skills'? If you have the guts, come and try it, hehe!" Lin Feng was actually quite nervous when he used this trick, hoping that this feint would scare the two guys.

To his surprise, Liu Ming wasn't having any of it and charged at him with a roar. Qiqi rushed to his aid, trying to catch Liu Ming to prevent Lin Feng from getting hurt. But the moment she moved, Ivan struck, reaching out to grab her, saying, "Beautiful lady, your opponent is me!"

Kiki had no choice but to try and parry Ivan's attacks before rescuing Lin Feng. However, Ivan's attacks were swift and relentless, leaving her no time to recover.

Normally, Lin Feng wouldn't be afraid of someone like Liu Ming, but today was different; he couldn't muster any spiritual energy at all. In the blink of an eye, Liu Ming's hand was upon him. Without thinking, Lin Feng quickly did a "lazy donkey roll," falling to the ground and dodging the attack. This left Lin Feng covered in dirt and looking utterly disheveled. Just as he stood up, he suddenly felt a tightening around his neck; Liu Ming had grabbed his collar. Then, he was thrown into the air like a cloud, his head slamming against the toilet stall door with a "bang," forcing the door open, and he was about to fall headfirst into the toilet.

Lin Feng inwardly cried out in alarm. He never expected that his lifelong wisdom would be turned upside down like a swallow landing on a sandbar. But before he could finish the thought, his collar suddenly tightened, and he was pulled up and dragged out of the bathroom, saving him from that near-fatal fall. Lin Feng was gently set down.

Lin Feng was so disoriented from all the commotion that he stood there dumbfounded, unable to speak.

Standing in front of Lin Feng was a person with a beautiful girl in white sitting on his shoulder, smiling at him. These two were Zuijian and Xiaoxue.

Lin Feng exclaimed in surprise, "Zuijian, Xiaoxue!" Before he could finish speaking, Zuijian swayed and appeared behind Ivan, who was entangled with Qiqi, grabbing him and throwing him against the wall. Ivan's body touched the wall and immediately floated down as lightly as a piece of paper, shouting sharply, "Who are you, daring to meddle in my business!" Qiqi took the opportunity to run to Lin Feng's side.

Xiaoxue and Zuijian ignored Ivan. Zuijian greeted Lin Feng with a smile, saying, "Long time no see! Luckily, we arrived in time!"

Lin Feng asked in confusion, "Why did you come back?"

Xiaoxue smiled and said, "We came for the 'Gathering Yin Aperture,' but when we came in we found you fighting. When we came over, we realized you were old acquaintances, so we thought we'd lend you a hand!"

Liu Ming was always arrogant and disdainful of others, and he was furious that no one would ignore him. He roared, "Where did you two come from? If you know what's good for you, get out of here!"

Ivan waved his hand, interrupting Liu Ming: "You two are also on the same path, why help him and not me?"

He said coldly, "The people here who help him, besides his own humans, are me, a zombie, she, and my girlfriend, a ghost. If you kill him, you're killing us all!"

Ivan said "Oh," and said with some surprise, "He's quite popular, isn't he?"

Liu Ming had long since lost his patience. He didn't care about zombies or demons anymore. He had just become a vengeful ghost and was already suffering a setback. How could he, who was always so arrogant, tolerate this?

His figure blurred as he rushed towards Zuijian, but Zuijian was even faster. Zuijian was faster than Qiqi, making Liu Ming far inferior. The moment Liu Ming moved, his vision blurred, and his hand was gripped. A strange, overwhelming force surged through his wrist, and wisps of black energy immediately rose from his body, threatening to obliterate him. Liu Ming was terrified and tried to pull his hand away, but to no avail. Xiaoxue, perched on Zuijian's shoulder, watched Liu Ming nonchalantly, her feet swinging gently in front of Zuijian.

Ivan scoffed, "Let go!" His pale, bluish hand reached for the back of Lizard's mouth. Lizard twitched slightly, turned, and shielded Liu Ming in front of him. Ivan quickly withdrew his hand, narrowly avoiding grabbing Liu Ming. Liu Ming was furious, but he couldn't move at all. His entire body was filled with the strange energy emanating from Lizard, and he was on the verge of exploding.

Ivan was filled with shock and anger. She had absorbed the Yin energy from the "Gathering Yin Aperture," yet she was no match for this living zombie. She turned around and grabbed at Lin Feng again, trying to use a diversionary tactic to get Lizard to rescue Lin Feng and release Liu Ming.

But to everyone's surprise, Zuijian didn't take it seriously at all. Dragging Liu Ming, he appeared in front of Ivan like a bolt of lightning. He reached out to grab Ivan first, and Ivan almost bumped into Zuijian's hand.

At this point, Ivan could no longer be unaware that he was far inferior to his opponent. His eyes darted around, and he chuckled, "There's no need to be so ruthless."

Ignoring Ivan, Zuijian unleashed a burst of dark energy, causing Liu Ming to vanish into thin air. Poor Liu Ming, a failure as a human, failed even as a ghost. He had thought that as a vengeful spirit he could take revenge on everyone he wanted, but his very first attempt was thwarted by Zuijian, resulting in his soul being scattered.

Ivan was horrified by the ruthlessness of the sharp tongue, but she couldn't keep up with the speed at all, and running away would be difficult. Her face changed, and she said pitifully, "I'm a pitiful person too. If I hadn't been forced into this situation, I wouldn't have become like this!"

Xiaoxue made a face at her and said, "Trying to play the victim now? Too late!"