Chapter 132: Their Story

Chapter 132: Their Story

At this point, five hours had passed since Scarlets 24-hour limit started.

In Lawless new base, only the core members could go up to the third floor. Forgettable Face stood at the room door facing the stairs as he smoked a cigarette and stared at the room at the end of the corridor. His eyes cast a slightly sinister gaze, yet they also carried a hint of fear.

The other men were standing rather close to him, and their eyes, intentionally or unintentionally, were also constantly peeking at that room. They then exchanged a glance with their teammates, but no one dared to speak aloud.

Because there was Scarlet in that room.

After Scarlet came to Lawless, she never asked how things were being done on their side, and neither did she give any scary orders. She only asked them to prepare a room. At this moment, she was taking a bath in that room and had even requested a basket of fresh petals. To obtain this basket of petals, the Lawless members had to bite the bullet and run to three different supermarkets to get it.Visit no(v)eLb(i)n.com for the best novel reading experience

The Lawless members absolutely couldnt understand what she was going to do. However, there was no doubt that Jiang He must have something to do with her, because he was also in the room.

Is that thing dealt with? Forgettable Face lowered his voice and turned around to ask a teammate.

Over and done. The teammate also replied in a low voice.

Forgettable Face couldnt help but heave a sigh of relief, and the two continued to talk for a while, then turned and went into the next room. Inside the room was Miao Qi, while the room next door held Wen Xiaoming.

Without Pei Pei, their interrogation didnt go very smoothly. The [Spider Vines] inside Miao Qis body, having passed its growth time limit, was now beginning to wither.

Miao Qi never wanted to compromise at first, and he certainly wont compromise now either. The unanticipated factor was Wen Xiaoming. With his appearance that seemed like a weak-hearted poached chicken [bai zhan ji] refers a Cantonese-style boiled chicken dish. As a slang, it refers to men who are thin and dont have lots of muscles., no one expected him to be such a tough nut to crack.

This wasnt about how hard he was, but that no matter what attack fell onto him, the effect seemed to be only half of its original. Moreover, this mans resistance was so thick that he still refused to die even when he didnt take a single sip of potion for a long while.

He didnt die, rather, he cried. In fact, he cried so much that you would think you were bullying a teenage kid. When he hurt, he would cry; even if you didnt touch him, he would cry too. He breathed exaggeratedly through his nose and squashed his mouth loudly as tears flowed out with zeal, crying till the point his face all flushed and till the point even Miao Qi next door started to feel agitated.

If you have the guts, go beat my boss. You beat me, youre no hero hiccups! Wen Xiaoming cried until he started hiccupping. The bleached pink hair had faded, but the studs on his ears were glimmering, making him look both fragile and annoying. No matter how one looked at him, they couldnt associate the person with the word skilled player.

Is this really Jin Chengs teammate? Those who tried to beat him really couldnt handle this.

I heard that hes even older than Jin Cheng. Hes the oldest in their team. Another said.

Huh?

Its true.

Wen Xiaoming heard that and felt really really sad. It wasnt his fault that he had such young looks. If they wanted to blame someone, then blame the mass for growing old too fast.

Forgettable Face walked in wearing a black expression and ordered them: Stop his mouth!

The people in the room hurriedly did so, but they felt a tad wrong after that. They turned around and asked: How can we interrogate him if his mouth is gagged?

Interrogate what interrogate! Saying so, Forgettable Face closed his mouth vigilantly and said in a low voice: Scarlet is here, even if we manage to pull something out of him, itll only benefit her. First, lets wait for some news from Pei Pei. Besides, you only need to watch this person carefully. This man has many horrible ideas and is an equipment master. Be careful not to fall for his tricks.

Wen Xiaoming, who had fallen on the ground, couldnt help but breathe a sigh of relief. If the interrogation went on, he actually might not hold it anymore. It seemed that Lawless and Scarlet really didnt have the same goal.

That made things a lot easier.

At the same time, Zheng Yingying, who had been sent downstairs and was unable to go up to the third floor, was standing by the window and looking coldly at two people climbing out of the next window. They were carrying a big sack on their shoulders.

If she saw correctly, the living corpse should be in the sack. The Lawless members tried their best to capture it and brought it here from the original base. Why did they move it again?

Because of Scarlet? They didnt want Scarlet to find out?

Zheng Yingying watched the two men walk into the building next door carrying the living corpse, but all of a sudden, she felt alert and quickly squatted down. At this moment, the two men turned back, and not seeing anything unusual after casting a few glances in her direction, they went back to their original route.

After waiting a few seconds, Zheng Yingying raised her head and looked upstairs, as though she could see the man and woman on the third floor through the ceiling. In her remaining one eye, a shade of black was suppressing all the surging emotions, feeling both inexplicable and gloomy.

About ten minutes later, while strolling on the second floor, Meng Yufei, who was a tad hesitant to take this opportunity to escape, was pushed against his back with a dagger.

Huanhuan. A familiar, slightly hoarse whisper poured an immeasurable puff of cold air over him, as if it could knock on Meng Yufeis crown.

Meng Yufei knew who it was without even having to think about it. As he made only a slight move, the dagger pierced into his lower back and pushed forward a little bit. The power of the familiar curse spread out, and Meng Yufei quivered, not daring to move at all.

Zheng Yingying used her cloak to block the dagger, pretending to be talking to him while leading him into the empty room on the side of the corridor.

As the door closed, Meng Yufei saw Zheng Yingyings face and quietly regretted his carelessness. How could he not expect that with her [Infinite Forms], Zheng Yingying could easily change her appearance?

But Zheng Yingying and Qian Wei had gone to find Jin Cheng, so how come they were here?

He wanted to use himself to bet on his position in Scarlets heart and whether she would know when to withdraw.

In the end, he lost. The instant Scarlet stabbed him, Jiang He saw a clear killing intent in her eyes. At least at that moment, Jiang He believed that Scarlet really wanted to kill him.

Even so, during the siege that followed, just like before, Jiang He still helped her hide the phylactery away.

Thinking about it now, what was even the purpose of everything he had done for so many years?

Seeing Jiang Hes slow response, Scarlet stretched out her hand and stroked it along Jiang Hes shoulders. He looked at her up close, felt her breath on him and her smiling voice ringing in his ears: If you really cant forget that, then Ill let you stab me too, how about that? In this way, we are even.

She grabbed Jiang Hes hand and brought it closer to her.

All of a sudden, he put his hand on her neck and, slowly, he tightened it.

Scarlet kept smiling, not a hint of struggle seen on her face: The look you give at me is frightening. Do you know why I kept you by my side before? You seem to be just one ordinary man amidst the crowd. Apart from being a tad smarter, you have never shown anything special. So do you know why?

Jiang He said in a low voice: Why?

Scarlet: Because of your eyes. Sometimes you will suddenly show such frightening eyes, just like now, very suddenly. Those eyes are so frightening that they make people scared, but also a little moved at the same time

She showed no regard for the fact that her fragile neck was still in his hand. Unable to help it, she raised her hand to touch the corner of his eye, a trace of infatuation unconcealed in her gaze.

The atmosphere in the room was both ambiguous and dangerous.

Like a poisonous snake that entwined itself along a rose, sticking its tongue out.

Jiang Hes hand tightened, and the two of them seemed to sink deeper and deeper in each others eyes. But at this moment, Scarlets expression slightly changed and a cold light flashed in his eyes. With a wave of her hand, a strong wind smashed the door open.

Whos there?!

Amidst her loud shout, the door hit a man, sending him slamming into the wall across the corridor. He hugged his chest, his face as white as chalk. Scarlet let go of Jiang He and, with a few steps, she reached the door, her expression sinking heavily.

The man was hardly given any time to defend himself. As she spread her five fingers and tightened them ever so lightly, a powerful force broke out, pulling the man towards her palm.

Her slightly long nails pierced his neck and blood quickly gushed out. His whole body convulsed and his eyes rolled up, only leaving the whites of his eyes exposed. Scarlet threw him away with disgust, and barely a moment later, right before everyones eyes, he turned into a living corpse.

Hearing the movement, Forgettable Face rushed over, and his face turned scarily pale upon catching the scene. He immediately wanted to run over to reason with her, but was firmly held back by his teammates: You know who she is, dont act rashly!

Forgettable Face gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, his fuse almost blown. All of a sudden, Scarlet suddenly cast him a glance. Forgettable Face snapped out of it at once, as though an icy cold knife was resting on his neck.

Upon seeing this, the teammates hurriedly came forward: Lady Scarlet, is this is this perhaps a misunderstanding?

Scarlet creased her eyebrows. She seemingly felt that someone over there was staring at her with a spine-chilling gaze, but the moment she looked over, it was gone. Was it just an illusion?

As for Forgettable Face, he was but a dog that only knew how to bite people.

Throw it out. Very casually, Scarlet announced the verdict for the living corpse. The Lawless members felt extremely irate, but no one had the guts to speak up. They could only quickly take the living corpse away while it hadnt gone berserk yet.

And at the top of the stairs ten meters away from Forgettable Face, Zheng Yingying was hiding behind the wall, cold sweat slipping down her forehead and her back.

The stare just now came from her, and it was also she who pushed the man towards the door to die in her place. With just a glance and not even having to face Scarlet head-on, she could clearly feel how terrifying Scarlet was. But even so, Zheng Yingying clenched her fist tighter and bit her lips, the darkness in her eyes rippling violently.

Scarlet walked out in her nightgown, and Jiang He was behind her. What does this mean?

Jiang He had already chosen her, and she wouldnt allow such things to happen.

Things that belonged to her must not be tainted by others.

They absolutely could not.

They absolutely should not.

They were hers, and even when they were dead, they were still hers.

Suddenly, Zheng Yingying pursed her lips, revealing her neat, spotless teeth Scarlet must die.

The author has something to say:

Heres an early clarification: Zheng Yingying and Jiang He are not in a romantic relationship. The little girl is very young; there wont be any romance subplot for her.