In a blink of an eye, a dark shadow came out of the guqin and transformed into Qingying. Qingying laid on the ground, almost every part of her skin cracked as blood leaked out of it.
She looked at Yin Yu with a fierce gaze while clutching onto her chest with uneven breathing. "Who are you? You're no ordinary cultivator."
Yin Yu didn't answer her question. Instead, he asked, "How many people have you killed and sucked their blood with your guqin so far?"
Qingying had on a ridiculing smile. "Why should I tell you? What, are you going to get revenge on them?"
Yin Yu slowly walked towards her. With each step that Yin Yu got closer to her, Qingying felt the pressure in her surroundings increased. The more the pressure increased, the more she felt the feeling of doom loomed over her head.
Her heartbeat sped up as she could only feel fear in this current situation. It went to the point where she had the urge to even lower her head for Yin Yu.
"How much?" Yin Yu asked again.
Qingying trembled. "One...Over one hundred..."
Yin Yu leaned down and lifted her chin with his fingers so that she could face him straight in the face. He looked at her with calm eyes. "Not bad. But, that's still not a lot."
"What?" Qingying was confused. 'Why is he telling me that it's not a lot? One hundred deaths is already a lot for most people!'
Yin Yu stopped holding her chin and took a step back to keep their distance. Without warning, he suddenly throws a sword from who knows where to her.
*Clang*
Qingying looks at the sword that was in front of her and was even more confused. Picking up the sword on the ground, Qingying noticed that it wasn't any ordinary sword. There were ancient carvings on the blade that she can't read.
"You...want me to kill myself?"
That was the only thing that Qingying could think of what Yin Yu meant.
Yin Yu calmly says, "I want you to kill me."
Then, Yin Yu pointed towards his heart with a finger as he tapped on his chest twice. "Right here."
"....."
Qingying was dumbfounded. But, she still tightened her hold on the sword. This man's blood is too abnormal. When she tried to suck out its essence, the blood was too strong for her to absorb that it backfired and did her more harm than good. If she doesn't kill him today, he will kill her…
Although Qingying doesn't know why he wants to be killed by her, even if it's a trap, she's willing to risk it!
Getting back on her feet as she used the sword to help her up, Qingying panted and tried to even her breath. Blood continuously drips out of her cracked skin. After this, Qingying decided that she will go and suck out more blood essence to restore her appearance!
Lifting the sword up, Qingying pointed the sword straight at Yin Yu's heart and stabbed it without hesitation! Golden blood poured out of the new wound as Yin Yu took a step back.
Qingying let go of the sword and fall down to the ground on her knees. She didn't know why but the moment when she stabbed into Yin Yu's heart, all her strength left her body. God only knows how much effort it took to just hold the sword!
She looked up at Yin Yu and asked weakly. "What did you do to me?"
Yin Yu pulled out the sword off his chest without flinching. Looking at the ancient carvings on the blade that only faintly lighted up, Yin Yu was expressionless. The result was to be expected.
It couldn't kill him. Not now.
Putting away the sword inside his interspatial ring, Yin Yu answered her, "Nothing. It was merely just something I want to test."
"....."
Finished with what he wanted to experiment, Yin Yu finally went to the main point. He squatted down with one knee and grabbed hold onto Qingying's neck. Pushing her until she falls on her back, with his other hand, Yin Yu used two fingers to point it straight at her forehead.
"Ah!"
A sharp pain entered Qingying's head. The moment Yin Yu's qi flows inside that area, Qingying widened her eyes. 'He's trying to forcefully look into my soul! No!'
"S-Stop." Qingying choked as she sobbed. Tears streamed down her cheeks but Yin Yu wasn't moved.
"No! Don't look into it! Don't! PLEASE STOP IT!!!"
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Yin Yu opened his eyes. He was in a dark place. No, this was inside Qingying's soul sea. The place where all her memories and past are stored.
He only needed to walk a few steps and the scenery changed. Now, he was in a room.
Qingying's room.
Xiao Sui came into the room brimming with happiness. "Miss! He's back to see you!"
Qingying's face lit up. "Really? Hurry, call him in."
Not too long passed and a man entered the room. He called out warmly, "Qing'er."
Qingying walked up to him with a face full of smiles. "Shu Fen. I knew you would come today. I prepared some osmanthus cake for you. It's your favorite."
"You're really thoughtful." Shu Fen pinched Qingying's nose. "But, it's not my favorite."
Qingying's happy expression turned sullen instantly.
But, Shu Fen then said close to her ear, "My favorite is you. I want to eat you first, okay?"
Hearing that, Qingying blushed. She shyly nodded.
Yin Yu wasn't in the mood to watch "exciting scenes in bed" and so with a wave of his hand, the scene changed.
Now, Qingying was sitting at a table near her bed. Her hair was let down and she wasn't wearing any makeup as she looked at her reflection through the mirror. However, the smiles in her eyes from earlier couldn't be seen here.
Xiao Sui was combing her hair gently as she complained, "Miss, how can he be so heartless? That Ming Hua on the same floor as us isn't as pretty as you but he had been going there recently! Did he forget all the words he said that he only had you in his heart?!"
"Xiao Sui, enough."
"But miss!"
"Xiao Sui!" Qingying sighed, "Xiao Sui, I'm tired. Let me rest for now."
Xiao Sui could only reluctantly follow orders. "Yes, miss."
When the door was closed, leaving only Qingying alone in the room, Qingying angrily pushed the mirror off the table.
Smashed!
The mirror was broken into pieces. Qingying's tears streamed down her delicate face. Falling down to the ground, Qingying started to sob.
Right at this time, the scene changed again. What Yin Yu saw next was a slapping scene.
Qingying slapped onto a girl's face really hard to the point where the girl fell down.
Ming Hua covered her cheeks as tears started to form on her eyes. "Qingying jie, why did you hit me?"
"I've already looked into it. You've been putting love incense in your room whenever Shu Fen visits you. In Thousand Flower Brothel, it's against the rules to seduce a customer with external means. What do you have to say?"
Ming Hua made a face as if she was wronged, "I don't understand what you mean."
"Still playing dumb?" Qingying was just about to hit Ming Hua in the face again when somebody grabbed her hand.
"Qingying!"
'That voice…' Qingying was shocked. She turned and saw that it was Shu Fen. "Shu Fen? But, weren't you supposed to-"
"Supposed to attend a wedding right. But, did you know? I gave A'Hua one of my twin bracelets. When she is being wronged, that bracelet will sense it and notify the other bracelet that is with me!"
Qingying didn't want to believe it. "Why...Why her?!"
"Ask yourself that. If it weren't for you torturing her every day because of your jealousy, how could she ever need such an item?"
"Me? Torture her?" Qingying was even more disbelieved. "When did I?"
Ming Hua stood up from the ground and said sadly, "Qingying jie, please. Just stop already. I really love Shu Fen. I don't care if you torture me every day but please don't get in between our love."
"A'Hua!" Shu Fen went to Ming Hua and embraced her. "How can you let that evil woman torture you?"
Now, Ming Hua's tears finally were let out to slide across her delicate cheeks as she cried, "But...But there's no other way."
"No other way?" Shu Fen turned to look at Qingying. "No. There is a way."
Letting go of Ming Hua, Shu Fen unsheathed his sword. "Kill her."
Qingying was shocked. The man she loved...wants to kill her?
Qingying took a few steps back as she asked, "You really want to kill me? For her?"
"You leave me no choice." Shu Fen then lifted his sword.
Qingying felt pained. "Heaven indeed has no eyes. If there's another lifetime, I hope to never cross paths with you ever again."
When Qingying finished saying that, the next moment Shu Fen had already slashed her with the sword.
Collapsing to the ground, Qingying saw a guqin next to her. Her blood started to spread to where the guqin was at.
She smiled bitterly.
Wasn't this the same guqin she used to play for Shu Fen to listen to? She used to play such happy and cheerful songs for him.
'How did it go again…? Ah yes, there was one where it went…'
Flowers have blossomed, every creature sings a song full of life.
You have come to me, saying how your love is full of honesty.
Every day, Every night, Our body intertwines
A sky so blue, as I thought of you…
'If...just if I still remember you after this, I want to write a new song for you...It should go like this…'
Flowers have withered, every creature sings a song full of death.
You have not come to me, there is no more love of honesty.
Every day, Every night, Our fate parted
A sky so red, as I filled it with bloodshed…