Chapter 2: New Century (Epilogue)
“Master, what…”
Loli looked at Xi Wei with some confusion, not understanding why her Master had come but then turned to leave immediately.
“Loli, don’t go near Sakura. This is a trap set by that garbage from the Abyss. Until we figure things out, don’t bother with that girl anymore.”
Xi Wei’s expression was solemn, and his tone was serious.
“This… Master, will you be in danger?”
Loli’s eyes suddenly turned cold and unfamiliar. She said in a low voice,
“If Sakura threatens your safety, Loli will kill her.”
As Loli spoke, she pulled out a small dagger from under her skirt and was about to turn towards Sakura’s room, but Xi Wei grabbed her.
“Don’t rush. We don’t know the situation yet. Even if we have to kill her, it’s not now.”
“Have you ever considered that killing her might cause problems?”
Xi Wei comforted the somewhat excited Little Maid, feeling a warmth in his heart.
Loli was a girl with a very kind heart.
But for her to be willing to do this for him now was already remarkable.
Upon hearing this, Loli pursed her lips, gently lifted a corner of her skirt, and reinserted her small dagger into the strap on her thigh under her skirt.
“In short, there can be nothing that threatens Master’s safety. Master also cannot be soft-hearted.”
The Little Maid looked at Xi Wei with firm eyes, gently held his arm, and waited for his reply.
“Alright, I understand. If we can’t deal with the trouble she brings, we’ll get rid of her.”
Xi Wei pinched Loli’s cheek and nodded solemnly, then playfully teased her,
“Yo! My little maid has grown up and dares to scold her Master now~”
Hearing this, the Little Maid blushed deeply.
She couldn’t help but recall the various ways Xi Wei often “disciplined” her.
She lowered her head in embarrassment, looking at her toes, her small hands clasped together, and made a sound like a mosquito’s hum.
“I wasn’t scolding Master… it’s Master who disciplines Loli every night…”
“What did you say, Loli?”
Xi Wei asked, pretending not to hear clearly.
“It’s nothing!”
The Little Maid, with her pretty face flushed red, uttered a soft, charming rebuke. She gently pushed her Master’s waist and mumbled shyly,
“Master, aren’t you going to find Elder Sister Ruo Yi?”
“Hurry, hurry, or you won’t find her if you’re late!”
Xi Wei didn’t let Loli off the hook.
He put his arm around the Little Maid’s waist.
He leaned down and gently kissed her tender little ear, blowing a breath near it.
“Loli, I’ll ‘discipline’ you ‘well’ tonight too…”
“Ah! Master, you’re so embarrassing!”
The Little Maid couldn’t bear it and fled in a hurry.
…
“I think it’s best if you tell me what you know. Otherwise, you’ll experience the same pain again.”
Ruo Yi’s voice was chilling.
The power of time flickered around her.
Even the surrounding air seemed to distort.
Faint ticking sounds of clocks could be heard nearby.
And before her hung a middle-aged man, tattered and covered in scars.
As the ticking of the clock ended,
The middle-aged man’s injuries had completely healed.
“I don’t know… I really don’t know… Why… *sob sob*, why won’t you let me go…”
The man cried tears of sorrow.
For the entire day,
This demi-human, more cruel and crazy than a demon, had repeatedly brought him to the brink of death, only to instantly heal his injuries.
Back and forth like this,
He had been on the verge of death dozens of times, and his spirit was close to collapse.
Ruo Yi remained silent.
She took out a small pair of pliers, wearing gloves, and picked up one of the man’s hands, then began to cut off his fingers one by one.
She only cut a little bit each time.
It was like grinding a knife, slowly wearing down the man’s fingers until they were bare.
The torture chamber was once again filled with the man’s heart-wrenching screams.
“Does it hurt?”
“If you can’t even endure this little pain, why did you come to Winter City to cause trouble?”
“Why did you come to disturb my and Master’s lives?”
“What purpose did you or they have?”
Ruo Yi murmured softly, her movements with the pliers not pausing for a moment.
With a “clink,”
The prison door suddenly opened, and Xi Wei walked in alone. Ruo Yi’s hand holding the pliers trembled, almost dropping it.
“Master, I…”
Ruo Yi turned around in a panic, hiding the pliers behind her back.
She lowered her head, not daring to meet Xi Wei’s eyes.
But no matter how she hid it, she couldn’t hide the bone fragments scattered on the floor and the bloody smell filling the cell.
Xi Wei’s gaze swept over the slave trader.
There was a [Succubus Bewitchment] debuff near this slave trader’s name.
Under the influence of this debuff,
Even with ten times more brutal torture than this, Ruo Yi would not be able to extract any information.
But none of that mattered now.
Xi Wei’s priority was to calm Ruo Yi’s emotions.
This fox-eared girl clearly didn’t want him to see this cruel scene.
Xi Wei took two steps closer, but Ruo Yi recoiled in panic. However, Xi Wei forcefully pulled her into his arms with one hand.
“What? You think I won’t like you if I see this?”
“I… Master, my hands are still bloody, they’re very dirty…”
Ruo Yi explained in distress, not knowing where to put her hands.
Xi Wei examined the beautiful fox-eared girl before him.
She seemed to have been in this stuffy cell for a long time, with fine beads of sweat on her forehead, and a few strands of silver hair clinging together.
Her pale gold eyes were timid and evasive, filled with bloodshot.
The last time he saw her so flustered was when she wanted to secretly go to the Temple of Time to receive its inheritance.
She had the same expression then.
Like a kitten caught by its owner after doing something wrong.
Speaking of kittens, Xi Wei gently pinched Ruo Yi’s fluffy tail with his other hand and began to stroke it.
“This kind of thing should be handled by the castle’s professional torturers. Why did you do it yourself?”
Xi Wei tenderly tidied Ruo Yi’s messy hair.
His gaze swept over her pale, but gradually reddening, pretty face.
It was clear that doing such things was not her intention.
Ruo Yi herself was not feeling well psychologically.
The fox-eared girl’s breathing quickened as she felt Xi Wei’s gentleness.
Her tail tingled, but she didn’t resist.
She only cautiously looked into Xi Wei’s eyes and didn’t see any disgust in them, which eased her trepidation and unease quite a bit.
“Because this matter is very strange, and I was afraid of losing this clue if something went wrong.”
“So I had to interrogate him myself.”
“After all, as long as this person doesn’t die instantly, I can use the power of time to rewind in a small space and save him…”
“I’m sorry for letting you see this side of me.”
Ruo Yi’s emotions were somewhat low. She cowered in Xi Wei’s embrace with misty eyes, her emotions like a raging fire melting solidified ice.
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ps: These two chapters are more slice-of-life, but for some reason, I feel like I didn’t write them well… I’m feeling dizzy.
