Chapter 560: Who Is The Butcher’s Knife

Chapter 560: Who Is The Butcher’s Knife

“Come in, Cai Le,” said Joy Bodhisattva quietly after arriving at the small container. At the same time, she waved her hand and summoned a teacup from the table. She scooped a glass of water from the container.

A voice came from outside at this moment. “Bodhisattva!”

“Enter,” Joy Bodhisattva replied.

A female disciple of the Buddhist Hall of Joy stepped into the room. She was none other than Cai Le.

A hint of surprise flashed across Cai Le’s face when she saw Ye Qing, but she did not say anything. She simply stared at Joy Bodhisattva and awaited her orders quietly.

“Drink this,” said Joy Bodhisattva while handing tea cup to Cai Le. The woman looked confused, but she still did as Joy Bodhisattva said and drank the water in one gulp. At the side, Ye Qing was frowning while a thought flashed through his mind.

After Cai Le drank the water, her eyes gradually grew unfocused, and ecstasy slowly crept onto her features. She looked like she might float into the air at any moment.

A dozen or so breaths later, Cai Le finally snapped back to reality and bowed deeply to Joy Bodhisattva. “Thank you for the gift, Bodhisattva.”

“Do you know why I gifted you a cup of Blissful Spring, Cai Le?” Joy Bodhisattva asked.

I knew it, Ye Qing thought to himself. The water inside the small container was the Blissful Spring. Joy Bodhisattva must have done something to draw the spring water over to her room.

Cai Le’s role in this was clear. She was to be the poison tester.

“I do not know, Bodhisattva. Will you please tell me?” Cai Le asked.

“Because I have poisoned it!” Joy Bodhisattva answered.

“W-What?!” Cai Le’s eyes widened a little. She looked astonished, suspicious and afraid all at the same time.

“Do you know what sin you’ve committed, Cai Le?” Joy Bodhisattva’s voice suddenly turned harsh and cold.

“I-I don’t... What did I do, Bodhisattva?” Startled, Cai Le hurriedly dropped to her knees and asked fearfully. Her face was white, and she was shaking all over like a leaf.

As Cai Le’s fear, doubt and worry grew, Ye Qing could clearly sense an anomalous energy feeding off of her emotions and growing swiftly. It was dark and evil like the representation of the darkest, filthiest corner of a person’s heart. Goosebumps broke out of his skin despite himself.

“Ugh... What happened to me?” It was at this moment Cai Le regained her consciousness. Before she could say anything else, Joy Bodhisattva tapped a finger on her forehead and caused the light in her eyes to wink out like a candle. She abruptly collapsed on the ground and died just like that.

“Bodhisattva...”

Ye Qing frowned. He wasn’t sure why she did this.

“This secret cannot be known to anyone else but you and me, and you said it yourself that the Burning Heart is incurable, didn’t you? In that case, she no longer has any use for me,” Joy Bodhisattva replied indifferently. She had recollected herself during the short time she killed Cai Le.

Ye Qing did not say anything. Once again, he had forgotten that the so-called Bodhisattva before him was a true heretic of the Dark Ways. She might have a holy appearance, but she was really a tyrannical, ruthless ruler on the inside.

Joy Bodhisattva did not feel anything for her actions whatsoever. In her eyes, Cai Le was probably no more important than an ant. If she dies, she dies. There was no need to feel anything for the servant whatsoever!

Frowning, Joy Bodhisattva walked around her room twice before bowing to Ye Qing suddenly. “Thank you for telling me this, scion. If it wasn’t for you, both the Buddhist Hall of Joy and I would have met our demise. You have singlehandedly pulled us out of the abyss, and for that, I am deeply grateful.”

“You flatter me, Bodhisattva. It is simply the right thing to do.” Ye Qing hurriedly lifted his hands as if to stop her, but of course he didn’t touch her.

After Joy Bodhisattva had voiced her thanks, she said, “What do you think Xiong Kuohai is plotting by poisoning the Blissful Spring, scion?”

I’ve been waiting for you to ask this exact question! Ye Qing thought to himself but did not show it on his face. He pretended to mull over the question for a moment before answering, “I believe that Xiong Kuohai is planning to frame you. He is planning to use the jianghu warriors to kill you and destroy the Buddhist Hall of Joy.”

He proceeded to tell Joy Bodhisattva about his assumptions.

“Of course, these are just my assumptions. Do forgive me if they prove to be incorrect.”

“You are a wise man, scion. I find no fault in your assumption.” Joy Bodhisattva nodded. She was no longer looking at Ye Qing like a junior or a younger relative. Ye Qing could tell that she was, for the first time, speaking to him as if they were equals.

Joy Bodhisattva added, “That said, there is one thing I’d like to nitpick about.”

“Oh?” Ye Qing lifted an eyebrow. He was sure that his assumptions were near perfect. “Please enlighten me, Bodhisattva.”

Joy Bodhisattva answered, “You are right that Xiong Kuohai plans to destroy me and the Buddhist Hall of Joy using the butcher’s knife that is my guest. But that isn’t all he is plotting.”

“The guests participating in my Trueman’s feast are the butcher’s knife, but I am a butcher’s knife myself.”