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Chapter 23

Once upon a time, about a minute or two ago, Su Xi sat on a large rock, waiting for Wu Fangfang while taking a moment to rest her feet.

Then she noticed that Li Yundong, sitting next to her, seemed uncomfortable, squirming as if bitten by insects, constantly adjusting, and ready to jump at any moment. His face was flushed, and Su Xi couldn’t help but think that, as a perceptive little fairy, perhaps she should avoid him.

(T/N: My boy Li Yundong just wants to confess…..) 

Just as she hesitated, a desperate cry for help suddenly reached her ears. Su Xi turned around, looking towards the depths of the jungle. With her half-demon constitution, her senses far exceeded those of ordinary people. Others might not hear it, but the desperate cry wrapped around despair echoed clearly in her ears.

Without a second thought, Su Xi bolted towards the source of the sound.

She ran almost like a blur, and soon she saw a staggering figure in the distance. Her steps didn’t stop, and as she got closer, she noticed a disheveled woman.

Not far behind the girl, she also saw a menacing man chasing after her.

Su Xi’s gaze turned cold, intending to accelerate. However, the trembling tone of the girl, who had pleaded for help just a second ago and was now shouting at the top of her lungs, urging Su Xi to escape, made her pause in her tracks.

Leaving was not an option.

She was not one to shy away from challenges. Since she came alone, she must have the confidence to save someone. Regardless of her current constitution, even in her past life, she could fend off a dozen men with her fists alone.

Shi Lingling hadn’t expected that her cry for help would attract a girl. At that moment, she felt like the entire world had turned dark.

Shi Linling shouted for her to leave, but she continued coming in her direction. Did she not hear her words?

Thinking of this, she became both anxious and agitated. Just as she was about to shout again, unexpectedly, she stumbled and fell to the ground.

Before she could get back on her feet, a strong force grabbed her hair from above.

Shi Lingling let out a miserable scream, the pain making her suspect that her scalp was about to be torn off.

She was violently lifted by this force, and then, with a loud “smack!” she crashed back to the ground, half of her face instantly swelling to the point of numbness.

It was easy to imagine how forceful that slap was.

Shi Lingling felt her ears and head buzz. It took a while for her to realize that she had been slapped across the face.

With hatred, she glared at the kidnapper about to commit violence again. However, fear flashed uncontrollably in her eyes, and her survival instinct instinctively made her kick her legs backward.

But with injuries all over her body, how could she dodge the fierce punches of a ruthless thug?

Just as she gritted her teeth to make a final stand and rolled down a few meters away from the hill, Shi Lingling’s vision blurred.

A strong force pulled her away from her previous position.

In a panic, Shi Lingling looked up and found herself shielded by a delicate and petite figure.

Su Xi had a stern expression, her ink-black eyes coldly staring at the thin, angry man several meters away.

From his agile retrieval of the fist he swung, it was clear that he was skilled.

However, Su Xi wasn’t worried; she faced his punches without fear.

Li Ren, the short man, didn’t expect someone to show up in such a remote place.

Although she was just a little girl, not much of a threat, it still irritated him. Her unexpected appearance proved that his earlier route analysis wasn’t perfect.

He hates all the people and things that disrupt his rhythm.

Since she had managed to upset him, this curious girl had to die. Someone had to take responsibility for quelling his anger, and Li Ren reveled in the fantasy of being in control.

Accustomed to caution, fearing that prolonged time might lead to complications, his withered right hand swiftly drew a dagger from behind. Simultaneously, with a powerful stride, he appeared in front of Su Xi.

Even at this moment, his gaze remained unchanged, showing no hint of emotion towards life, as if killing were as ordinary to him as eating.

In all her past lives, Su Xi had never encountered such a gaze—icy and chilling, characteristic of an executioner.

Honestly, despite her confidence in reaching out to herself, Su Xi couldn’t help but feel uncontrollably nervous.

She discreetly swallowed saliva and then, prompted by Shi Lingling’s shocked reminder, forced herself to charge forward.

Su Xi stood her ground, quickly raising her right hand and gripping the man’s wrist.

It was a pair of delicate and fair hands, porcelain-like, lustrous, and slender!

Yet, it was precisely these fragile hands, seemingly easy to break, that effortlessly held a man’s wrist tightly.

No matter how much force Li Ren applied, he couldn’t budge an inch.

Su Xi breathed a sigh of relief, her heart steady. She had the capability to match a murderer.

Li Ren was clever, understanding the importance of seizing the right moment. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have engaged in the bloody business for so many years and still remained free.

His current thought was to retreat; with just one move, intending to draw another dagger, the hand being held suddenly made a cracking sound.

The delayed pain struck him, and Li Ren’s face turned pale in an instant, with large drops of sweat sliding down his forehead.

He knew his arm had been broken by the grip. How much strength did it take?

Li Ren didn’t want to contemplate; he was ruthless. Unable to break free from the restraint, he immediately threw the dagger in his left hand towards Shi Lingling, lying on the ground.

Indeed, as Li Ren had anticipated, Su Xi released him in order to protect her fellow student, Shi Lingling.

Li Ren finally became free from Su Xi’s grip and immediately turned around to run towards his younger brother.

Li Yi, his younger brother, had a gun.

On the other side, Su Xi caught the dagger, handed it to Shi Lingling, and left two words: “Shout if you need help.”

With a swift movement, she headed towards the man.

Although it seemed like a significant amount of time had passed, it was only a matter of seconds, perhaps a dozen or twenty, in this rugged mountain forest.

Even though Li Ren was swift, he hadn’t run very far.

The speed of humans is incomparable to that of Su Xi, who possessed a half-demon physique. 

In the blink of an eye, she caught up with him and, with a leap, attempted to kick him down.

But only when he jumped up did he realize that he had forgotten to control his strength.

Just now, when she saw the miserable appearance of the girl who had been victimized, Su Xi’s anger had been building up. Her uncontrolled kick nearly knocked the man over.

In a hurried thought, Su Xi couldn’t retract her force in time. She had to scrunch up her face, narrowly avoiding the man, and kick a towering tree nearby.

Instantly, the tree collapsed without a sway.

Shi Lingling “……”

Li Ren “……” 

If Li Ren had been wary of Su Xi before, then now, he was afraid. This was not ordinary human strength.

It was a tree that even two people combined might struggle to embrace.

Humans are always fearful of the unknown, and Li Ren has lost his initial calm and composure.

Killing others and killing oneself were entirely different scenarios.

At this moment, he cared little for his beloved younger brother. He abandoned getting the gun and fled in panic.

He had never imagined that one day he would find himself in the same situation as those people he had toyed with and killed.

Only now did he realize how agonizing it was to be manipulated by others, where he could only wait for their verdict on whether he would live or be killed.

Was this what the older generation referred to as retribution? Reality didn’t allow him the luxury of dwelling on such thoughts.

The monster-like girl had already arrived behind him, and with a single strike, he descended into darkness.

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Lucia: He deserves to die in a most humiliating and painful death! 

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