Chapter 3: The Heart Demon of the Empress (1/2)

“You brat, you really have a big fate.”

The leader was a chubby man with a face full of flesh, swaggering forward arrogantly.

“Since you didn’t die, you better pay the tribute money you owe these days.”

“Oh, how come there’s an extra person? This little girl is really pretty.”

The fat man scanned the room and noticed Xuan’er, who had just been awakened and was curled up in bed with a wary expression.

“With an extra person, the tribute money doubles! Can you pay it?!”

The fat man waved his fist and threatened Ning Wuxie with a sneer.

“No, I am moving out today.” Ning Wuxie said coldly.

“Moving out?”

Upon hearing this, the fat man’s eyes widened immediately.

“Where are you moving to? Did you get my permission?”

“Do you think moving out means you don’t have to pay?”

“This house was given to you by our Black Tiger Gang. Do you dare to refuse?”

The fat man became more and more excited as he spoke, his ugly flesh twitching.

“If you want to move out, the tribute money still has to be paid! You also have to pay us the money for taking care of you all these years!”

“A total of 10 taels, not a single cent less! Can you come up with it?”

Listening to his blustering threats, Ning Wuxie’s eyes gradually turned cold, and his face darkened.

“No.”

“Hmph, then hurry up and find the money! This little girl, I will take her back to take care of…”

The fat man changed his tone, leering at Xuan’er on the bed! He leered and licked his lips.

As he spoke, he ignored Ning Wuxie, grinning lewdly, and approached Xuan’er!

“Ah! Brother!” Xuan’er immediately cried out, her face filled with fear, her body hurriedly retreating, curling up on the bed with her knees drawn up.

At the moment Xuan’er started crying, Ning Wuxie’s fist also clenched.

The fat man completely did not expect that Ning Wuxie would suddenly attack!

Ning Wuxie’s fist struck like a venomous snake, hidden and swift, with great force, crashing heavily into the fat man’s fleshy face.

Bang!

The fat man, weighing over two hundred pounds, flew out on the spot, crashing against the thin wooden wall, causing the entire room to shake and dust to fall!

“Ah?!” The other two lackeys were instantly dumbfounded.

But Ning Wuxie did not stop! He rushed to the fat man, who was curled up on the ground, and stomped down hard!

Crack—

The fat man’s arm immediately bent at a twisted angle, and Ning Wuxie stomped again, breaking the other arm as well!

“Just try.”

Ning Wuxie looked down coldly and said.

The fat man closed his eyes tightly, his mouth opened to howl a few times, spitting out a few bloodied teeth.

He kept gasping for air, trembling all over!

“Take… her away…”

He spoke in a weak and unclear voice.

At this moment, the two lackeys seemed to wake from a dream, wanting to rush up to hit Ning Wuxie, but were scared into a daze by a single glance from him.

“Brother Wang, are we really taking this little girl away?”

One lackey’s voice trembled as he glanced fearfully at Ning Wuxie.

Even Fatty Wang was like this, yet he still coveted that little girl?

Before this young man arrived, it seemed so simple, but he did not dare to approach!

Wang the Fat could no longer hold back, opening his mouth to roar: “I said take her away!”

“Yes!” The two thugs hurriedly squeezed forward, clumsily dragging Wang out the door.

“Wait for me, you bastard!”

Ning Wuxie watched them drag Fatty Wang out, and outside the door came Fatty Wang’s muffled voice.

A mere mortal, could be killed or spared; he just did not want Xuan’er to see too much bloodshed.

Anyway, tonight, he would take Xuan’er away from this disgusting place.

He turned to Xuan’er, who was still on the bed, wanting to comfort her.

But he found that Xuan’er had curled up in the corner, hugging her knees, tears streaming down her face!

“Xuan’er, what’s wrong?”

Ning Wuxie hurriedly approached and embraced her, pulling her into his arms.

But Xuan’er merely cried silently, as if she had suffered a tremendous shock, just like when her grandfather was cremated last night.

Ning Wuxie held her, wiping her tears and comforting her, coaxing for a long time.

Finally, Xuan’er sobbed and revealed the reason for her tears.

It turned out that a few days ago, Xuan’er’s grandfather had been beaten to death by these people from the Black Tiger Gang!

The fat man who had just come to find Ning Wuxie was one of the culprits.

Ning Wuxie held Xuan’er, pressing his face against her head, allowing her to hold him tightly.

In his previous life, Ning Wuxie had always wondered what kind of experiences Demonic Path Empress Jiang Ningxuan had gone through to ultimately walk the bloody path against the righteous path.

Now Ning Wuxie understood that her grandfather being beaten to death by mortal gangsters must have become an important part of her path to darkness!

It could even be said to be a heart demon.

———-
Support the Translation! 🌐✨

Your donations not only show appreciation but also keep the translator motivated! Every contribution helps continue bringing you more of what you love. Thank you for being a part of this journey! 💖

https://www.ko-fi.com/maxoofie