Chapter 123 Murderous Intention

“—Yes, of course I am.”

Yi Qingyan admitted it without any hesitation.

However, if Cen Dongsheng was beside her at this moment, he might be able to tell from her expression that the girl was feeling impatient.

If she had the ability of that bad woman, she could make the man in front of her confess all the truth. It would be very convenient, she thought.

Although “Inferno” is very versatile in combat, combining the strongest destructive power, mobility and defense in one; but its effect is not so comprehensive when it comes to things other than killing.

Using murderous aura to shock others physically and mentally is a usage she has noticed recently, and it is less effective against spell-breakers with strong minds or mental resistance.

But it doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter if she doesn’t abuse her ability… No, it should be said that whether or not she abuses this power is the biggest difference between her and that woman.

I’m just a murderer –

The purpose of killing the people I want to kill is to resolve the doubts in my heart.

The empty world inside her body was yelling at her to kill more people and let all life return to peace and tranquility, but for a girl who had endured for sixteen years, this level of desire was still easy to endure.

Those slightly sinister emotional fluctuations were like ripples on the water, fleeting.

She looked away from the woman’s neck.

“I have a man who I want… no matter what.”

Yi Qingyan was not good at lying. But her expression at the moment made anyone think that she was serious.

Shao Jiayu was also convinced, and she nodded as if she suddenly understood something.

“I see. You probably haven’t had time to use it yet, right? If you had experienced it yourself, you would know how wonderful it feels.”

The girl seemed to be recalling some wonderful experience, and a sickly blush appeared on her face.

“The man who used to ignore you and look down on you, now will willingly follow you as long as you wave your hand…”

Yi Qingyan nodded casually.

She guessed that what Shao Jiayu mentioned was some kind of mind-control spell, but she didn’t think that such a thing would have any effect on Brother Dongsheng.

Although it may sound cruel to say this, if Cen Dongsheng was the kind of man who could be manipulated at will, the brother and sister might not have had the chance to meet in the first place – just like she noticed Brother Dongsheng because she realized that he was not someone who could be easily killed, which gave rise to her initial interest in him.

“That sounds wonderful…but there’s more to it than that, right?”

Yi Qingyan thought of the man she had seen upstairs just now, who looked exhausted and miserable. When the short-haired girl took him away, she also called him her boyfriend, but judging from her attitude, she didn’t seem to care much about the man.

Moreover, she knew one thing very well.

No one can predict to what extent ordinary people’s desires will expand after they gain the ability to do whatever they want to their own kind.

Even in a world without supernatural powers and spiritual revival, cannibalism can still be seen everywhere:
The strong oppress the weak, the masses bully the minority who don’t fit in, relatives, lovers, friends, and strangers kill each other for a little benefit or conflict… Disgusting stories happen all the time, and they are spread across every corner of the world.

They are not even hurting each other for survival, but just for a moment of false pleasure and satisfaction.

This means that the spark of recklessness is buried deep in everyone’s heart, and the power that comes from the sky is the firewood that ignites the fire.

Yes, right in this bar, Yi Qingyan had already smelled the scent of evil.

Although she felt a little disappointed with Brother Dongsheng’s expectations of her, the murderous intent in her body was slowly approaching the boiling point.

“There’s been other things going on here, right?”

The girl realized that she was getting closer to the secret.

The secret hidden in the basement of the Red Dust Bar.

“Uh……”

Shao Jiayu looked at Yi Qingyan’s bright eyes and felt at a loss.

Her eyes subconsciously looked behind her.

It was a tall iron door that exuded a cold metallic luster. It was thick and heavy. Considering that this was a bar, the standing door seemed out of place with the surrounding environment and more like a safe in a bank.

“Is there something behind that door?”

“right……”

She wanted to deny it, but for some reason, the words of affirmation came out of her mouth unconsciously again.

Shao Jiayu’s face turned annoyed.

“I’ll know it sooner or later anyway, so it doesn’t matter, right?”

“But, but, the sisters have to pay close attention to this place all the time, so… this is not good, I’d better wait until they tell you…”

“It seems that this place is really important,” Yi Qingyan nodded slightly, “That’s why they have people guarding here.”

“…”

“If this is the case……”

The girl hid in her sleeve and gently raised a finger.

Her movements were light and graceful, without any worldly air.

The process of “Blade of Infernal Affairs” cutting through space is silent, even smaller than the sound of a breeze blowing past you.

She could see that this tall iron gate was covered with numerous spells and the Qi threads were densely interwoven into a web. She could imagine that someone was diligently adding defensive measures every day.

But to Yi Qingyan, all this is meaningless.

With a light stroke of the little finger, the steel bolt and key were all cut into two halves with smooth cross-sections in the blink of an eye.

Driven by the spring hinges, the door automatically opens slowly inward.

“…Look, is that door open?”

Yi Qingyan said.

Shao Jiayu’s expression froze.

At first she thought the girl opposite was joking with her; but soon, she heard the sound of an iron door rubbing against the ground behind her, making a creaking sound.

“It seems a little bad.”

*
Upper bar.

Ever since the central character, Guo Cui’e, drank some wine and relaxed, the atmosphere of joy and celebration became more and more intense.

A drunken blush crept up on each woman’s face, and their conversation began to become unscrupulous.

What topics can a group of women with an average young age talk about when there are only like-minded people of the same sex in the occasion?

A girl was chatting and laughing with her best friend, and soon they both were laughing so hard that they were rolling on the ground with joy.

After a while, she wiped the sweat from her forehead, unbuttoned her clothes, and sighed.

“It’s so hot…”

“It’s time to blow off some steam.”

The sister next to her teased.

The woman nodded seriously and turned her gaze to the only short-haired girl who brought the man out.

“Why don’t you bring him here?”

The short-haired girl was stunned for a moment, and looked at her “boyfriend” who was thrown into a corner by her. Seeing that he was hiding in the corner and shivering as usual, she shook her head. “Forget it, this guy is almost ruined…”

“You don’t cherish your man enough.”

Someone laughed at her, and the short-haired girl responded unhappily.

“It’s all your fault. You went too far and used too much force…”

She glanced at the man again, and saw a look of disgust on his face at his gaunt face and graying hair.

“Besides, I don’t like him anymore… I plan to find someone new when the time comes.”

“So what do we do now? Do we pull another one out of the basement?”

Someone nearby suggested this, but as soon as she said this, the remaining people all stared at her nervously. She knew that she had lost her mind for a moment, so she quickly shut her mouth.

But everyone heard this sentence.

“Hey, what were you talking about?”

Guo Cui’e, who was a little confused, immediately came to her senses.

Her attitude was stern.

“Have you forgotten? We have new people here.”

“It’s okay. I recruited Shao Jiayu. She knew about it when she joined the gang.”

The person who was speaking was about thirty years old, wearing a business suit and black-framed glasses. She was the closest to Guo Cui’e and was considered the deputy of the Hongchen Bar.

“But the child I brought with me was not.”

“As long as we mention our treatment, everyone will be moved.”

“She’s still a high school girl, don’t be so dirty… or am I being too indulgent to you?”

It was impossible for Guo Cui’e not to be worried. Only after witnessing the power of a top-level spell-binding master with her own eyes could she feel the gap between them.

And, what is scary is not only the people, but also the forces behind them – in Guo Cui’e’s eyes, the Supernatural Working Committee is a behemoth that is growing rapidly.

At the beginning, she only secretly helped and gathered several bullied and betrayed women. She saw the potential of becoming curse-masters in these people, so she used her experience to teach them how to learn to use their own power.

In the end, they took revenge and fulfilled their wishes, but it did not stop, whether it was their malicious behavior against men or the expansion of the Red Dust Bar staff…

More and more people are joining this place, and those women are using supernatural powers wantonly, and no one can punish them.

At this point, the situation is too difficult to back down. Some people are even so reckless as to provoke other curse-forbidden organizations.

“Do you regret it?”

The person next to him asked.

“…”

Regret?
Guo Cui’e drank a sip of wine silently, then shook her head.

“I just hope that after you join the Super Working Committee, you can be more restrained and avoid being noticed by those with ulterior motives.”

“That’s not necessarily true. Maybe with the support of a big tree, more people will be willing to join us.”

The woman in professional attire said, and the sisters around her nodded in agreement.

They have never met that man, so they can still be so confident now. But soon, they will know that they are wrong, Guo Cui’e thought.

However, even the boss lady didn’t expect that before they realized their mistake, they had very little time left…

*
The door of the basement finally opened, and Yi Qingyan walked in without hesitation.

“Wait, wait a minute…”

Shao Jiayu quickly spoke up and tried to stop her, but the little girl had already walked in, so she could only follow.

Under the dim light, the wide underground space was filled with a faint musty smell and a lingering smell of blood.

Simple guardrails were used on both sides to separate different spaces. There were men in each compartment, some sitting and some lying. The common point was that they all looked very weak, as if they had lost their energy.

Yi Qingyan slowed down her pace.

At a glance, she saw two types of men around her:
One type is mostly young men of marriageable age, with generally decent looks, a few of whom can be called handsome, with clothes that are appropriate and neat, but with confused eyes, staring blankly at the wall or ceiling;
But the other type was a bit horrific. They had different looks, young and old, and were chained. Their bodies were covered with scars, both new and old. The men who had been punished for a long time were like skin and bones, and the situation became more miserable the deeper they went.

That’s where the smell of blood in the air comes from.

“…It’s really disgusting.”

Yi Qingyan said in a low voice.

Shao Jiayu heard her words, but seemed to think she was complaining about the unclean environment, so she explained in a low voice:

“Whenever we’re at the bar, we’ll store people here, usually to take them home.”

She looked into the depths of the room submerged in darkness, a hint of fear in her pupils.

“There are also some men who have offended the sisters… That’s why they have been imprisoned in this place.”

Yi Qingyan turned her head and asked softly.

“Is your boyfriend here too?”

“Yes, it is……”

Shao Jiayu quickly walked over to one of the boys of the same age, hugged him, and stroked his face obsessively. The boy didn’t mind her actions at all and had a silly expression on his face.

“Hey, little sister, let’s get out of here quickly.”

She helped her boyfriend to stand up and reminded him in a hurried tone.

Although Shao Jiayu didn’t know how the door was opened, she felt very uneasy now. The situation was obviously unusual.

“Seeing the miserable state of these people, don’t you have any thoughts?”

Yi Qingyan pointed at one of the imprisoned men, who had his head lowered, his body hunched over, and looked like a skeleton.

“I was a little surprised at first…but from what my sisters said, they were either scumbags or bad people who had done something wrong to them, so…”

“Then have you ever seen the boyfriend of the girl with short hair? He should have been taken up from here. Although he looks physically fine, he has obviously suffered severe mental trauma. Has he done anything bad?”

“I, I don’t know…”

“So, what about the man you are holding now? Has he done anything to offend you?”

“Uh……?”

Shao Jiayu’s eyes widened.

“You use magic to manipulate other people’s will. Isn’t this also a kind of harm?”

The girl with pigtails looked confused at first, then she became angry and said sternly:
“What do you mean? Aren’t you going to do the same? What right do you have to blame me!”

“Just a friendly reminder.”

In the dim room, the girl in front of him smiled at Shao Jiayu for the first time.

Her red lips moved, and her snow-white teeth reflected the light. Even though she was not yet mature, at this moment Yi Qingyan exuded a breathtaking beauty.

“Evil people must be aware of their evil deeds. They deceive themselves, follow the crowd, and live in a muddleheaded way… Such people, even if they fall into the hell of endless suffering, are the lowest of existences.”

(End of this chapter)