Chapter 42: Mu Shen’s Spirit Artifact
The man who walked out had a gaunt face and was the father of the white-dressed girl.
Xia Feng took a breath and looked at the still dazed girl with confusion, “Isn’t she your daughter?”
“Daughter? No, no, I’m her stepfather.”
The man smiled lightly, “You two, seeing that you seem to be passing by, why not mind your own business and not disturb my experiment, how about it?”
Experiment your mom! Xia Feng cursed inwardly. His saber had been itching for a fight, and he wouldn’t be named Mu if he didn’t chop off this guy’s head!
However, just as he frowned and was about to make a move, Mu Qingtong suddenly spoke, “My experiment has recently encountered a bottleneck. If you don’t mind, we can stay and act as your protectors, and observe at the same time.”
Xia Feng’s hand that was about to draw his saber froze. He coughed and adjusted his hood, smiling, “That’s right, that’s right. Brother, we are also researching how to create Calamity Eaters using family conflicts. Perhaps we can exchange experiences too~”
The man didn’t expect these two to neither stop him nor leave, but instead proposed to stay as his protectors and observers?
He pondered for a moment and didn’t refuse, “Fine, as long as you don’t cause trouble.”
“Don’t worry, don’t worry, we’re not bad people. No, we’re not good people.” Xia Feng nodded, earnestly promising to only observe.
The man nodded and ignored the two, instead extending his hand to wave in front of the middle-aged woman and the white-dressed girl.
The middle-aged woman immediately woke up from her illusion. However, before she could react, she saw her daughter’s eyes were vacant, black miasma was floating around her eyes, and she was slowly walking towards her.
She was stunned, recognizing this as a symptom of the Calamity Disease.
“Xiao Qiu…” Her eyes were filled with fear as she took a step back. Before she could understand how her daughter had come back to life, she was grabbed by the throat and pinned to the edge of the rooftop by the girl, with great force.
“Die… Die, all of you die…” the white-dressed girl murmured eerily, her mouth twitching.
The middle-aged woman struggled in terror, but it was futile. Seeing her husband not far away, she quickly cried for help, “Old Yu! Quick—quick help, our daughter has the Calamity Disease!!”
“Ah? How could that be.” The stepfather came to the two and gently patted the woman’s arm, his voice teasing, “Come, Lu Meili, relax. Let your daughter throw a tantrum and vent her frustrations. After all, your daughter is so happy under your care, she wouldn’t get the Calamity Disease.”
“!!!” Lu Meili was stunned by her husband’s words. What was going on? Her husband, with whom she had lived for many years, seemed like a changed person.
“Yu! Are you crazy!!”
The stepfather ignored her and came behind the girl, whispering sinisterly into her ear, “Xiao Qiu, your mother said before that you are a heartless thing. Why not prove it to her?”
Saying that, he quickly stuffed a sharp small knife into the girl’s hand and led her hand to stab downwards.
Lu Meili’s pupils contracted sharply in terror as she tried to resist, but the tip of the knife slowly moved closer to her forehead, enlarging in her vision.
“Yes, yes, that’s it~~” the seductive, eerie whisper sounded again in the girl’s ear, “Make your move, prove it to her~”
“How could it be… like this…” At this moment, Lu Meili suddenly remembered her daughter telling her that her stepfather wanted to turn her into a Calamity Eater.
She had been angry then, thinking her daughter would make up any lie to drive away her stepfather, becoming more and more undisciplined.
How could it be like this… The taste of despair and pain spread, and she regretted it deeply. She shouldn’t have remarried. If only she had managed the bun shop properly—
“Clink!”
Two blood streaks slid down the white-dressed girl’s eye sockets. The tip of the knife shifted, striking the tiled platform with a crisp sound.
“Truly useless, fine…” The stepfather frowned, picked up the small knife, and with a clean and swift movement, plunged it directly into Lu Meili’s forehead.
The middle-aged woman’s expression of relief at surviving was frozen in time.
This move caught Xia Feng off guard, but it was fine. His goal was only to save that poor girl.
It was just that Mu Qingtong still hadn’t made a move, which confused him greatly. He couldn’t understand what Mu Qingtong was thinking.
Before, he was worried that Mu Qingtong had some follow-up plans, so he waited and watched.
But now, if she didn’t act soon, the person would escape.
“So, is your experiment considered a failure?” However, just as Xia Feng was about to make a move, Mu Qingtong coincidentally spoke again, stopping Xia Feng once more. He almost choked. The middle-aged man turned around and smiled, “I suppose so. I didn’t expect my stepdaughter’s willpower to be unexpectedly tenacious. She refused to make a move and held on. If it were someone else, they would have become a Calamity Eater long ago.”
“That’s truly a shame,” Mu Qingtong nodded with slight regret.
The middle-aged man was taken aback and also nodded, “Indeed, it’s somewhat a p— uh—”
He didn’t finish his sentence. The tip of a bright red knife pierced directly through his throat. ‘Uh—’ His eyes widened in fear, and he tilted his head back, weakly raising his hand to cover his neck. But as the knife was pulled back, blood sprayed like a fountain towards the sky.
*Clatter—*
His body went limp and fell to the ground. The last thing he saw before he died was the white-dressed girl holding the dripping small knife, the whites of her eyes turning ink black, and her pupils becoming golden cross symbols, staring at him quietly:
“My meaning is, you can die now.”
“!” The man’s head lolled to the side.
“!” Xia Feng also tilted his head, his eyes wide with disbelief, staring at the white-dressed girl. He then abruptly turned to look at Mu Qingtong.
“Damn, is this your spirit artifact’s ability?” Xia Feng’s voice was shocked. This thing should be S-rank at least!
I knew Mu Qingtong, that old sly fox, wouldn’t be without a spirit artifact.
“Spirit artifact?” The Red Spade Person tilted her head and looked over, “What are you talking about? I don’t understand.”
!
“By the way, do we know each other?”
Xia Feng: “…”
Fine, fine, fine, act. If you love acting, keep acting.
*Clatter—*
The symbols in the white-dressed girl’s eyes faded, and her body went limp, falling to the ground.
Xia Feng went forward and checked her breathing, nodding, “Fortunately, she just fainted.”
“This person isn’t dead yet.”
“What?” Xia Feng turned back in confusion.
Mu Qingtong stood beside the dead man, holding some kind of instrument as if extracting a soul. About two seconds later, she shook her head, her voice slightly heavy, “No soul. This is an ability clone. He’s not dead yet.”
“Not dead, huh…”
Xia Feng nodded. It wasn’t surprising that he wasn’t dead. This man looked like no simple character, so having some backup was normal.
Compared to whether the man was dead or not, he was more concerned about Mu Qingtong’s spirit artifact.
“So, is your spirit artifact ability hypnosis? Or control? It looks like a very powerful strong control skill.” Xia Feng flipped open the girl’s eyelids, lost in thought. “What are the trigger conditions? Direct eye contact? No, no, you’re wearing a mask…”
“The surrounding people are still in the illusion. It seems that Illusory Calamity hasn’t left and is still here.” Mu Qingtong looked up at her surroundings.
“I get it, the trigger condition is hearing your voice!” Xia Feng clapped his fist, suddenly enlightened.
Mu Qingtong turned back, “Can you sense it? Can you find that Illusory Calamity? This Illusory Calamity should be allied with the man.”
“Or, perhaps your spirit artifact ability actually has no trigger condition at all?” Xia Feng mused.
“…”
Mu Qingtong: “Are you even listening to me?”
Xia Feng: “Huh? Good question~ That’s what I wanted to ask too!”
