Chapter 985: K-Masked Man, You’re Dead!
Author: Fingertip Madness
Chapter 985: K-Masked Man, You’re Dead!
K-Masked Man
The cold beauty of her face froze for a moment. Beneath the hairpins adorning her updo, her cool and gentle gaze remained unchanged.
But then, as the man’s large hand slowly moved up her waist, tightening his embrace unhurriedly, her pupils contracted sharply!
The K-Masked Man!!!
The man’s breath tickled the strands of her hair near her ear. Ke Yanqing trembled, goosebumps rising on the back of her neck.
As the eldest daughter of the Ke family and the undisputed leader of the Eighth Generation, the seats among the Twelve Seats were, in her opinion, hers for the taking. The status of a maid-in-waiting was also within her grasp. As expected, at the age of twenty-one, she had gained Mother’s favor and soared to the heavens, becoming one of the three top maid-in-waitings.
She usually presented herself with a calm demeanor, but Ke Yanqing was inherently proud to the extreme. Her body and mind were as pure as a saint, and she would never allow herself to be defiled in the slightest, especially by those ignorant commoners!
Yet, more than a year ago, that disgusting man wearing the K-Mask had humiliated her, both openly and secretly, right in front of Vais.
This was also the first time she had hated someone so profoundly.
The Golden Sparrow Flower lineage of the Ke family enforced a strict upbringing. From a young age, Ke Yanqing had been indoctrinated with the concept that honor was more important than life or death. For the sake of family interests and for Mother, life and death could be cast aside.
From that moment on, Ke Yanqing understood that she had to capture the K-Masked Man! Make that foolish and ignorant K-Masked Man experience all sorts of torture! And then… chop him into pieces!
Only then could she quell the hatred in her heart!
“Hm?” Xia Feng’s large hand suddenly landed on the curve of her qipao-clad hip, pushing forward slightly. He asked with confusion, “Sister Qing, what’s wrong? Your body is so tense.”
Her spine felt like it had been electrocuted. Ke Yanqing’s pupils widened. She looked up, and the young man’s face before her seemed to be covered by an evil K-Mask, his crooked, sinister smile unrestrained beneath it.
She quickly lowered her gaze again, burying her beautiful, cold face in Xia Feng’s neck, not daring to let the K-Masked Man see the slightest abnormality.
Her voice was calm, even gentle, “It’s nothing, Sister Qing just wants to hold you tighter.”
As she spoke, her cool, gentle eyes turned icy, resentment and killing intent swirling within them.
This maid shall kill you, you bastard!!
“Is that so…” His hand squeezed the plump fullness of her qipao. The young man’s timid yet excited, embarrassed low voice reached her ear, “I thought Sister Qing wanted more.”
“…!”
Ke Yanqing’s mind buzzed. Not long ago, the scene of her kneeling on the ground and shaking her hips at Xia Feng, this K-Masked Man, flashed before her eyes. At that time, she had bitten her wrist tightly, and Vais’s urgent voice had come through the red string at her lips.
And the memories of him picking her up from behind, her going mad in front of the mirror… all of it exploded like lightning and thunder into her trembling, beautiful eyes.
“!!!”
K-Masked Man Xia Feng! You’re dead! You’re dead!!
Her legs tightened, and she could even feel the lingering sensation from not long ago… The hands of Ke Yanqing, embracing Xia Feng’s back, her manicured nails glinting sharply.
Hidden by Xia Feng’s neck, the cold depths of her eyes burned with a hatred more fierce than ever before.
However, just as she was about to lose patience and make a move, the deep voice of the maid Jin Xiangfeng, that old woman, echoed in her mind:
“Maid Ke, the Star Position Devouring ritual is about to begin. Remember, as Mother commanded, you must make that boy willingly stay in the center of the Cloud Platform, not leaving an inch. And you must not let him realize that the ritual is actually a trap set for him.”
Ke Yanqing: “…!!!”
That’s right, this was her mission.
The ritual formation within the Divine Hua Palace was not meant to aid Mother in dealing with the Burning Heaven Holy Lord.
Instead, it was the Star Devouring Ritual targeting Xia Feng!
This happened not long after the Calamity Descent. Mother had suddenly summoned the three of them, the maid-in-waitings, and given each of them an urgent task. However, one of them was the most dangerous.
“Yanqing, the mission you will undertake requires you to be prepared to sacrifice everything. Your body and mind may endure unprecedented torment. If you are unwilling, I will not force you. I can find another plan and arrange for ‘Madam An’ to execute this mission.”
These were Mother’s exact words.
But Ke Yanqing had already surrendered all her faith and belief to Mother. She believed that for Mother, there was nothing she could not endure.
Thus, in her arrogance at the time, she confidently accepted this mission.
“Very well, Yanqing. The specific details of this mission will not be revealed to you now; you will know later. As for what comes next, you don’t need to do anything. First, go and negotiate a deal with the Abyssal Saint.”
“Yes, Mother.” Ke Yanqing left without any suspicion. She first went to the Hidden God Pavilion to collect her reward from the previous mission, an Epic God Relic – the Heart of Lund. Then, she left Sparrow God Mountain.
Later, she brought her younger brother Ke Nan back to Sparrow God Mountain. After realizing in Ke Zelek’s detection formation that Ke Nan was not her brother, her mind became twisted, and she used the Heart of Lund on him.
After that, she completed the transaction with the Abyssal Saint and returned to Sparrow God Mountain again.
It was during this period that Jin Xiangfeng told her Mother was preparing to perform the Star Devouring Ritual and instructed her to bring all the clansmen into the Divine Hua Palace after the Abyssal Saint eliminated the Heavenly Gifted Calamity Poison.
The Star Devouring Ritual was a ritual Mother had prepared for over a thousand years. Every Golden Sparrow clansman needed to memorize the ritual methods and be ready to activate it at any moment.
Ke Yanqing never expected that Mother’s plan would be such a monumental undertaking.
Upon entering the Divine Hua Palace, Mother finally implanted the complete plan into her mind in the form of an information cluster.
She was told to bring Ke Nan to the Cloud Platform, which was also the center of the Star Devouring Ritual.
Her thoughts swirled chaotically. She straddled his thighs, and because Xia Feng had pulled her further in, her legs had to spread wider.
Her face, buried in Xia Feng’s neck, was extremely cold, but the hatred and killing intent in her eyes finally faded.
“Sister Qing, I feel a bit uncomfortable,” the young man in the wheelchair whispered by her ear. “Since the calamity poison has already been eliminated, can we go home?”
Ke Yanqing paused for a moment. The young man’s cheek was pressed against her ear and neck, and he seemed to be enjoying her warm embrace.
It was then that she remembered that this Xia Feng, this K-Masked Man! His memory and common sense had been altered by the Heart of Lund, and he truly believed she was his sister!
The thought made her even more flustered, her mind buzzing.
But after two seconds, she was suddenly jolted awake. Even if he truly thought of her as his sister, it didn’t change the fact that this lowly man was the K-Masked Man!
Only Vais was her good brother!
Hah, the K-Masked Man~ A colder chill settled in Ke Yanqing’s heart. Looking at the bright side, she suddenly realized that the current situation was not entirely unacceptable. She would personally witness the K-Masked Man’s most cherished treasure being taken by Mother, witness the K-Masked Man’s unwillingness and his death!
And she, the eldest daughter of the Ke family, would deliver the first fatal blow during the K-Masked Man’s agonizing demise!
Thinking of this, the corner of her lips curved slightly. She leaned close to Xia Feng’s ear and said gently, “Mother is still fighting the Burning Heaven Holy Lord. How can we leave early?”
As she spoke, she stroked Xia Feng’s hair, her gaze serious but her tone soft, “Be good, okay~”
“…”
(End of this chapter)
