The King of Curses

Chapter 122 The Secret of the Basement

Chapter 122 The Secret of the Basement
Yi Qingyan got into Guo Cui’e’s car and headed towards the city.

She was sitting in the passenger seat, watching the city scenery passing by outside the car window. As night fell, the sky gradually darkened, every household lit up the lights, and tourists were crowded under the neon lights. The city, shrouded in illusion and splendor, was still busy.

Only the street in front of us was still immersed in the ocean of night because the damaged power system had not yet been restored.

As the car drove into the darkness, she noticed with her sharp eyes that there were cracks on the ground that were difficult to fill.

“This is… the trace left after my brother’s battle with the foreign curse master, right?”

Yi Qingyan thought.

On this dark street, there was only one place with sporadic lights flickering, and that was the Red Dust Bar.

The hanging light on the bar sign was not on, but the light from inside could be seen faintly shining through the glass door, indicating that there was a backup generator.

Guo Cui’e parked the car in an alley nearby and led Yi Qingyan to the door of the bar. She heard noisy sounds coming from inside, as if someone was celebrating something and there were quite a few people there.

Guo Cui’e looked a little embarrassed and apologized to Yi Qingyan:
“Excuse me, could you please wait outside the door for a moment? I’ll go and alert the people inside.”

“No, that’s fine.”

“It’s okay, I’ll be back soon…”

“——I said, this is good.”

Yi Qingyan repeated it, raising her head and looking directly into the woman’s eyes.

“Or do you think there’s something in there that I can’t see?”

The girl’s tone remained calm, but the moment her eyes met with the other person’s, Guo Cui’e felt a strange shudder crawling up her spine to her head, and even her breathing temporarily stopped.

Her face was reflected in those clear eyes like a lake, illuminating the secret thoughts in her heart.

This…is this my illusion?
She didn’t expect that she would be frightened by a high school girl, and she wasn’t like Cen Dongsheng, who showed terrifying strength…

Is it a natural temperament, or——

“I, I know.”

Guo Cui’e’s voice trembled unconsciously for a moment, and she quickly controlled it, but her heart was full of doubts.

Although the girl’s attitude was never condescending, and her tone never contained any hint of bossiness, when she became serious, anyone she stared at would subconsciously do what she said.

This is not some kind of supernatural power, but a special phenomenon brought about by Yi Qingyan’s temperament.

If I have to explain it, it is because when faced with unknown evil, human biological instincts are at work.

“If you don’t do this, you will die!” The survival instinct sounded, making people unconsciously submit to the girl.

After awakening the “Infernal Hell” and killing several people with her own hands, Yi Qingyan became aware of the existence of her own murderous aura and consciously used it in her communication with strangers.
……

Guo Cui’e said no more, and the door of the bar was opened.

In the dim bar, colorful neon lights flickered with mysterious brilliance, the background was filled with rhythmic electronic music, a group of women were drinking and dancing with flushed faces, and a damp and stuffy atmosphere was overwhelming.

Yi Qingyan frowned slightly.

A woman who was still sober noticed the sound of the door opening. When she saw it was Guo Cui’e, she smiled happily and walked forward to greet her.

“Sister Guo, you are finally back. We are having a party! By the way, who is this person next to you…”

After seeing Yi Qingyan’s face, she couldn’t help but exclaim in amazement.

“Oh, are you new here? What a pretty little sister.”

Yi Qingyan did not answer. She said to Guo Cui’e, “I’m going to rest for a while.” Then she walked to the sofa in the corner and sat down, observing the women gathered in the bar.

“who is she?”

The woman saw that the proprietress’s eyes were always on the girl, and she was obviously concerned about her, so she couldn’t help asking.

Guo Cui’e came back to her senses. She hesitated for a moment and did not directly say that this little girl would become her boss in the future, after all, this matter had not been confirmed yet.

And…she had something else she cared about more. She hadn’t been back to the bar for the past two days, and she felt uneasy being on someone else’s turf.

“The basement wasn’t discovered, was it?”

Guo Cui’e asked in a low voice.

“Haha, no problem, sister…”

The other person laughed.

“By the way, there will be a new person joining us today. Counting the new little sister, it should be a double happiness. Sister, our power is slowly becoming huge. Aren’t you happy?”

When Guo Cui’e saw the sincere smile on her companion’s face, her brows gradually relaxed.

“…I am very happy. When I opened this bar, I didn’t expect that we would get to where we are today.”

“Haha, that’s why we have to celebrate.”

She smiled with satisfaction, took another glass from the table, poured a glass of red wine, and shook it in her hand.

“Don’t overdo it.” Guo Cui’e took the wine handed to her and said, “Gather the people. I have something to tell you.”

“Good thing or bad thing?”

“Well… it’s a good thing.”

……

On the other side, Yi Qingyan poured herself a glass of water, sat quietly in the corner, and observed the women in the bar who were immersed in the joyful atmosphere.

“There are quite a few people… Are all of them curse masters?”

She counted them and found there were twenty-two in total.

Obviously, one bar cannot accommodate all these people, but Yi Qingyan knows that Guo Cui’e has two businesses, namely Hongchen Bar and Hongchen KTV.

So, today all the spell-casters under this woman gathered here to celebrate?

She also noticed that the ages of these women were basically between 20 and 40 years old. Guo Cui’e was the oldest, so all the women called her “Sister Guo”; and except for herself, the youngest were college students.

“Interesting. No wonder Brother Dongsheng said she could be my assistant. She’s quite good at recruiting people… But, how did she gather these women together?”

“Common interests” and “same ideas” are the only factors that enable a group of strangers to form a community.

Of course, there is now one more possibility in the world…

That is the evil woman who uses her own curse to distort people’s hearts.

Yi Qingyan took a sip of cold water, her eyes dim.

At this moment, the girl suddenly noticed a figure that was out of tune with the joyful atmosphere – right near the platform.

A figure who was obviously a man was curled up and lying there, his body still trembling slightly.

She tilted her head, feeling a little weird.

Isn’t there a man here?
……

On the other side, Guo Cui’e was explaining to her subordinates around her the situation of their joining the Super Working Committee.

“Ah, Sister Guo means that we are now considered government officials?”

someone concluded.

“So, we have finally found a big boss now?”

One of the women laughed.

“Yes. I heard that the core figure of the Super Working Committee is also a woman.”

Guo Cui’e heard about it from others, but she had never met the other person.

“Oh~ great!”

Seeing that this group of people were cheering and had no intention of objecting, Guo Cui’e was about to bring up the matter about Yi Qingyan again, and at the same time her gaze turned in the direction of Yi Qingyan again.

Just then, she noticed the little girl’s gaze and saw the man in the corner.

Guo Cui’e’s face changed and she immediately used a curse.

“Why did you bring men here?”

Her angry voice rang in the ears of all her subordinates.

The happy and warm atmosphere suddenly came to a halt. Several people were drunk, their faces flushed, and they hadn’t come to their senses yet, looking confused.

“Ah…” One of the girls with short hair said “sorry” with a stiff face.

“I, I brought him out before, because… because everyone was very happy and wanted to have some fun… so I brought my people out.”

Guo Cui’e’s chest heaved twice and her expression was gloomy.

“only one?”

“Yes, it is……”

After looking at the expressions of the people around her, Guo Cui’e knew that she was not lying and immediately gave instructions.

“Then why don’t you take it back quickly!”

“I see……”

“Don’t bring it back, just find a random place to leave it, got it?”

“Yes!”

……

In order to satisfy her curiosity, Yi Qingyan stood up and walked towards the figure.

However, just as she was about to get closer, another figure walked past quickly.

“Sorry to bother you, little sister.”

The short-haired woman lifted up the man curled up on the ground and prepared to leave.

“Who is this guy?”

Yi Qingyan asked.

“I thought this bar was only for girls.”

The short-haired woman was not going to answer, but when she saw her eyes, she couldn’t help but shudder and answered honestly:
“Well, he’s my boyfriend…”

After the other party came to his senses, he immediately covered his mouth and did not continue speaking.

“An ordinary person?”

“Yes, he, he doesn’t know about our affairs.”

She grabbed the man’s collar with one hand and dragged him away, a little roughly, trying to leave in a panic.

Yi Qingyan watched her movements quietly.

When the short-haired girl turned around, the man on her back finally raised his head. He looked young but haggard. His hair had turned white, his face was thin, his dry mouth was mumbling, as if he couldn’t speak, and his cloudy eyes were shining with a dim light, as if he was asking her for help.

The girl looked at the two people hurriedly leaving without saying a word.

“Let’s look somewhere else.”

Thinking of this, Yi Qingyan first went to greet the proprietress and said, “The air here is too stuffy, I’m going to take a walk outside”;
After pushing the door open, she turned lightly and came to a corner where the light could not reach. The slender figure disappeared on the spot, as if swallowed by the shadows.

……

Guo Cui’e couldn’t help feeling a little flustered, until the girl said she was going out for a walk and disappeared behind the door, then she breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, a sister brought over another glass of red wine.

“and many more……”

The woman subconsciously refused.

“Don’t make things so chaotic. The children are out…”

“Haha, isn’t it all good news? Why is Sister Guo’s expression still so serious?”

“Yes, come on, let’s celebrate first. We can talk about welcoming the newlyweds later.”

“Sister Guo, you look very tired, why don’t you take a rest for a while?”

“…”

In the dim light, the colors of feasting and revelry made Guo Cui’e a little relaxed.

She did feel tired.

I was interrogated repeatedly these days and was in a state of high tension. Finally, I came back.

The door in the basement was inscribed with her own curse and reinforced repeatedly. This was the area where Guo Cui’e was best at. Except when she was a little panicked by a high-level curse master, that place was actually safer than the safe door of a bank, and even explosives could not blow it up.

Now relax a little…it’s going to be okay.

*
The next moment, Yi Qingyan’s figure appeared in front of the stairs leading to the basement of the bar.

A woman was sitting at the door, listening attentively to the noisy sounds coming from the stairs, seeming a little envious.

The girl stood in the corner, observing the other person silently.

She is the same age as Dongsheng, with a rustic pigtail, a sturdier physique than the average woman, and a slightly masculine appearance.

Yi Qingyan walked out from the shadows and came in front of the other person.

“Hello.”

she says.

The woman didn’t notice her at first. When she found out, Yi Qingyan had already come to her. She was immediately startled.

“You, are you new here? Why are you here?”

“I came down from upstairs, you didn’t notice.”

“Yes, really…”

The woman quickly accepted this explanation. After all, there was only one way leading underground, and her predecessors were celebrating up there.

Although there was true energy flowing in her body, the aura was weak. She had only recently become a spell-binding master, so she didn’t know much about this world. She had no idea that anyone could break in silently under such circumstances.

“I’m Yi Qingyan. Who are you?”

“My name is Shao Jiayu.”

After seeing Yi Qingyan’s face clearly, the female college student showed a look of surprise. The girl’s beauty made a hint of jealousy flash in her pupils, but it quickly disappeared.

“I haven’t seen you before… Are you new here like me?”

“Yes, I just came today.”

“Oh, then I was ahead of you.” The other person laughed, “I didn’t expect that I could become a ‘sister’ so soon.”

“I see everyone is celebrating there, why don’t you go?”

“I’m new here, so I’ll help keep watch here.”

“Oh……”

Yi Qingyan asked.

“Is the relationship between superiors and subordinates in this place very strict?”

“No, no, we have a good relationship and we are all equal sisters. I just want to repay my sisters because I received help before.”

Shao Jiayu waved her hands in a panic, fearing that she might misunderstand him. From her expression, she didn’t look like she was lying.

“This place is really good for us girls. Since you have already joined, you should know, right?”

“Oh, yes……”

Yi Qingyan nodded and asked bluntly again:

“So, what did you gain?”

“I got my boyfriend and he can obey me…”

A blush appeared on Shao Jiayu’s face, as if she had thought of something.

“To make a man…be obedient?”

The woman was stunned for a moment, and asked tentatively:

“So that’s not why you came here?”

(End of this chapter)