Fang Zheng was in a state of complete panic and chaos, his mind shattered as he ran. The word "demon" echoed through his shattered thoughts, a chilling mantra that consumed his panicked mind.
Fang Shung, her voice void of emotions, observed her brother's flight with cold eyes. "Oh, Fang Zheng, you're going to give me so much trouble," she thought to herself. "I'll kill you right here and now."
She turned her gaze to her father, Fang Huan, who was ensnared by her manipulative hold.
"Give me a recon, concealment, and movement type Gu," she commanded coldly.
With the might and potency of her Supreme Body, a mortal like Fang Zheng would be easy to handle.
"Here, these are--" Fang Huan tried to speak, but was cut off brusquely by his daughter.
"I already know what they do," she declared. "Follow my trail and protect me if a Gu master emerges".
Both Fang Huan and Clan Leader Gu Yue Bo, ensnared by her manipulative might, had no choice but to obey.
Fang Shung infused a speck of her Chaos Essence within her mortal body, activating the Rank 3 Gu worms at her command.
Like a raging horse, she swiftly flew and ran, yet the sounds of her footsteps were eerily silent. The concealment typeGu concealed her presence, allowing her to sneak up on her fleeing brother.
Fang Zheng's sobs echoed through the air, his fear of his sister overwhelming.
As she faced him, her words were devoid of mercy. "Brother, you can't escape. Your hope is non-existent."
Fang Zheng froze, paralyzed by fear. Before he could react, she raised her hand and slammed his head violently into the ground.
The impact sent Fang Zheng into a state of semi-consciousness, his mind hazy and reeling.
*Oh, brother... You have always been such a troublemaker, surviving situations that shouldn't have been possible. Even in the original timeline, you were thorn to Fang Yuan's side. Now, die*, Fang Shung thought to herself as she viciously slammed her brother's head against the ground once more.
*Crack*
Small cracks echoed through the eerie silence of the night as she raised his head high, preparing to end his life.
Just then, a panicked voice pierced the quiet, breaking the ominous tranquility. Fang Shung gazed at her approaching grandfather with cold and aloof eyes.
"Zheng'er!!!".
He saw his granddaughter, slamming the head of his Zheng'er to the ground like a merciless demon.
W-w-wait ... Shung'er!?".
Streams of tears cascaded down the wrinkles on his aged face as he tried to comprehend the scene before him. With clenched fists, he roared with an array of unfathomable emotions, using his Gu worms to approach her, only to be met by Fang Shung's cold and commanding voice.
"Old man, you're going to die anyway... So why not serve your kin?"
Her voice dripped with a chilling tone of coldness and authority, as her grandfather felt his mind slowly changing and his thoughts shifting under her influence.
His final thoughts echoed before succumbing to her control, "Is this the end?".
He soon became ensnared as well, bowing to her will and wiping away his tears, while stepping backward. Fang Zheng gazed helplessly at the sight, his emotions a maelstrom of agony, bewilderment, confusion, anger, hatred, and despair.
"AAAAARrrrrrrrrGGGHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhbbbbbhb!!!!#&-".
His tormented screams, laced with grief and hopelessness, went unheard, as the enslaved grandfather activated his Silence Area Gu, effectively silencing any sound from traveling.
"AAAAAAAAARRRRRRHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAHHHHHHHHHRGHGHHHHH!!!!!!!!".
Fang Zheng's tormented screams, now twisted with agony and sadness, echoed through the silenced environment. His screams were a symphony of raw pain and torment, a pitiful outcry of despair and loss.
Every fiber of his being was wracked with grief and despair, as he watched his grandfather being ensnared by his sister's manipulative powers. The silence of the night only served to amplify their own inner turmoil, making his emotional suffering all the more unbearable.
Fang Shung pounded Fang Zheng's head on the ground as blood spilled, "Scream louder, scream as if you are the only one left to scream." Her icy, mocking, and twisted voice reverberated in his ear, leaving him numb. He felt completely numb as his thoughts broke, and he fell silent. Fang Shung scoffed harshly, "Oh brother, didn't you have such a strong will? I was expecting a lot more. Yet you broke so quickly."
*But well, you haven't even started your life; your will was a rough jade; a pity you hadn't had time to refine it*, she thought, understanding that her brother was still far from the mentality he would develop over the years.
Fang Shung finally pressed Fang Zheng's head against the ground with a final powerful slam, and a deep, harrowing cracking sound echoed through the air. His eyes were dark and empty, and his face was twisted into an expression of anguish as blood gushed from his mouth. He was dead. Truly dead. Grandfather stood motionless, his expression devoid of emotion, transformed from a once-powerful figure into a mere tool in her hands. With a cold and detached tone, she commanded, "Clean this mess up and cut his body into 500 pieces. Do it swiftly."
**[Two Days and One Night Later]**
Fang Shung woke up exactly when the young clan members got prepared to head towards the spirit spring to awaken their apertures. She remained in her white robe, adorned with crescent earrings and a dark blue crescent hairpin. Carefully, she removed some of her clothes as she examined her own body. Reflecting, she mused, "Everything is perfectly maximized to be as enticing as possible. Good thing I didn't grow like the others, or the entire Southern Border would be swarming here, haha."
She also reflected on how hard her life would be then. Constantly watched over. Her schemes and plans would crumble as she had destroyed the original route.
Fang Shung stepped out of her mansion, clad in her robe, and found her enslaved father, Fang Huan, whom she regarded with a twisted smile. The thought of possessing and manipulating the entire Qingmao Mountain as her plaything brought a chilling satisfaction to her mind.
With that thought in mind, she joined the young youths with a radiant smile and charming figure that spoke of purity and innocence.