"Let's begin the slaughter party."
Mayhem, chaos, bedlam. Those are the words that could depict what was happening inside Guo's Assembly Hall. You can hear someone crying, others pleading for their lives, while some supported their family members who couldn't take it and fainted dead.
Li Jing sighed blissfully in her heart. Ah, such a marvelous sight. This man, his way of handling things, so domineering. Li Jing smiled. She likes it very much.
Hua Mei who could hear her Milady's thoughts groaned as if in pain. Why does her Milady have such strange taste?
She was having such thoughts when her Milady suddenly called her.
"Yes, Milady."
"Is he the one?"
"The burning sensation you felt on the brand on your chest indicates he is indeed the host of the Soul Fragment."
"Then how can I extract the Soul Fragment from him?"
Li Jing waited for Hua Mei's reply but the other side had kept silent. "You told me that if we found the Soul Fragment we can then easily extract it. Tell me how so we could leave this plane the sooner the better."
"Milady. the thing is…"
"Where is it located? Is it inside his heart? Should I dig it out?"
Hua Mei became frantic. "No! No, Milady. It isn't inside his heart and even if it's inside his heart you cannot carelessly dig someone else body part. Why are being too fierce, Milady?" She wanted to cry but no tears came forth.
"Bummer."
Bu-Bummer?! How could you even think of digging the heart of a person who you said you liked just a while ago?
"Then where is it and how can we extract it?" Li Jing asked impatiently.
Hua Mei cleared her throat and tried buttering up Li Jing first, "I know Milady is a very understanding person, she could easily adapt to new environment and circumstances. She's the best Milady I could have asked for to serve. Milady is-"
"Stop flattering me and get to the point before I lose my patience."
Hua Mei suck in a lungful of air and replied to her in one breath, "Youhavetosdefjkrruiyou!"
Li Jing was left bewildered, "What? Stop talking gibberish, say it more clearly or else it's your heart I'll dig out."
"Wuwuwu! Milady please don't kill me. I just knew of the additional conditions after we traveled here. Please don't kill me!" Hua Mei bowled out.
A vein in Li Jing's temple kept throbbing in annoyance. Something is definitely up. She knew it, this task is too easy. Too good to be true. "If you say it properly this time I might just forget about digging your heart out, breaking one tibia will be enough."
Hua Mei continued to sob, she wanted to hide her shaking legs from her Milady, she knew her Milady wouldn't like what she was about to say and so she was very reluctant to tell. But to preserve her life, she had to take a gamble. It's only one leg, she could always use a crutch.
"The contract had added another clause after it was sealed. It wasn't my intention to hide this, Milady. If you want to break someone's leg, break Master's instead. The new clause said, to extract the Soul Fragment, you need to make the Host of the Soul Fragment fall in love with you."
"…"
Pfft! Hahaha! Li Jing laughed uncontrollably. The out of their wit's end, the frightened crowd looked at her chortling, they eyed her with disgust. Is this daughter of Adviser Guo right in the head? They are going to be killed, how can she heartlessly laugh at this kind of situation?
Liu Xin Yang stared at Li Jing, his eyes full of worry. Did he perhaps overdo it? Is she traumatized?
Li Jing seeing the concerned gaze of the man beside her tried her best to compose herself and brush the corners of her eyes. She patted his hand and said to the onlookers, "I'm sorry. I can't help it, looking at all of you, it was just too funny. Lord Liu was obviously joking with you and you all fell for it."
What? It was just a joke?
They gawked at Liu Xin Yang then Guo Li Jing and back again. Hah! Little girl, you need to clean your eyes, that's not the look of someone joking.
"Isn't that right, Lord Liu?"
Liu Xin Yang stared at her hopeful face and nodded, "Yes. Anything Li Jing says is correct."
Everyone wants to cough up blood. This girl, Li Jing, is truly something, to easily capture the heart of the Bloody Xin is not an easy feat. They look at their ignorant daughters and sigh in their hearts. If they could be more like this Li Jing…
While everyone is jealous of Li Jing's good fortune, the girl in question was busily thinking about how to exact vengeance.
"Hua Mei, which one is your dominant feet?"
"Wuu, feet are not like hands, Milady. I need both of them to walk," Hua Mei wanted to hide in a corner.
"Then give me something to work with here before I truly chop them off."
You said break, not chop. Why are chopping my leg now?!
Hua Mei sniffled and answered her, "We can't do anything with the clause, Milady, we could only comply with it. Besides, you're the Empress of the big screen, everyone bows to your charm and demeanor. I believe this task is only a piece of cake to you, just look at this Lord Liu, he has already given you this much power over the Liu clan members because he likes you."
Li Jing wanted to flip the table beside her. She might look composed on the surface but she was annoyed on the inside. She glanced at the man beside her, "I know this man is in love with me but why doesn't the Soul Fragment still manifest itself?"
Hua Mei stared intently at Liu Xin Yang, "He is not fully in love with you, Milady. I can see it on his Soul Core."
An eyebrow was raised in silent question and Hua Mei quickly answered. "A Soul Core is a vessel of the soul, Milady. Soul Core resides in everyone's heart. When a person feels strong emotion, his Soul Core would emit a certain aura. From what I see, with this faint aura, what Liu Xin Yang feels for you is infatuation."
Li Jing pondered for a minute, "Ask your Master to give me the gift to see this Soul Core and aura whatnot."
Hua Mei grimaced, "I'm sorry, Milady, mortals could not be given this kind of gift."
Li Jing smiled breezily, "Alright, choose which leg I'll chop first."
"Wuu, Milady, why are you being too fierce? I didn't say I won't help you, did I?" Hua Mei said, her face full of grievance.
"Then think of something or else…"
"I can't give you this gift but I can give you this instead," Hua Mei moved towards Li Jing and gently touch her right eyelid before withdrawing in a corner.
Li Jing opened her eyes and blink them several times. Is this…
"Isn't this like those Otome games' status bar?" In her right eye, she could see a status bar. It's the same as everyone sees in Otome games when they view a Love target's stats. Two statuses were currently displayed at the uppermost corner. Favorability and Killing Intent.
Hua Mei simpered and nodded her head shyly, "Hehe, I've been wanting to try out this skill I made. I always like playing those dating games in my spare time and this was inspired by them. Isn't it cute, Milady?"
Cute, my ass. "What's up with this pink hue?"
Hua Mei giggled like a schoolgirl. "Isn't it cuter this way, Milady?"
"Take it out."
"But it's cute…"
Li Jing smiled at Hua Mei, "You would also look cute without a leg, little Hua Mei."
Hua Mei's eyes rounded, "I- I will take out immediately, Milady. It's ugly, the pink hue is so ugly!"
Li Jing's vision came back to normal with the addition of the status bar.
"Can I use this skill to anyone?"
Hua Mei nodded, "Yes, Milady. If someone entered your line of vision, a status bar would immediately appear on top of their heads. Why not give it a try?"
Li Jing did so, she turned her head towards the crowd of people. A status bar popped up one by one above their heads. It displayed an average of 20 to 30 favorability and 10 to 20 killing intent.
She talked again with Hua Mei, a frown on her face. "I understand the importance of Favorability, but what's with the Killing Intent?"
Hua Mei smiled awkwardly, "Ha, ha, ha. Uh, it's for uh, it's for protection, Milady. What if someone had sinister plans against you? This stat will make you understand the intention of a person more, right? If someone wants to harm you, you will be immediately notified."
Li Jing nodded, what Hua Mei said was plausible and the idea behind the status display was truly helpful. She tried it again but this time her focus was on Guo Yiyi.
Favorability: 0%
Killing Intent: 100%
Li Jing sneered, she wasn't even surprised.
A mare fly wanting to kill a phoenix? You make me laugh, Guo Yiyi.