Chapter 847 – So What If I Kill You? (14)
The woman was caught completely off guard by this turn of events; her smug expression had yet to fade, and now she found herself at the mercy of another.
“You, you… Liu Xi! You weren’t controlled? How come you weren’t controlled… you little harlot, trying to trick me on purpose?”
Panic surged within her, her heart racing in her chest, the terror of being manipulated by Jiang Pengji flooding her mind uncontrollably.
“Impossible! You must be under control!” She struggled fiercely, but Jiang Pengji’s grip was frighteningly strong. No matter what means she employed, the other party remained unfazed, driving her nearly to madness. “Liar! You can’t possibly not be controlled, let me go!”
While suppressing her, Jiang Pengji retorted, “You’re being unreasonable! Am I only permitted to be schemed against, harmed, and controlled while you’re free to defend yourself? What kind of rule is that? Ultimately, it’s clear that you lack the skills, so how can you blame your opponent for being too strong? It suddenly reminds me of a saying that suits you perfectly: without the princess’s fate, you foolishly contract princess syndrome.”
Her blunt words struck at the woman’s weakness, inciting even more rage within her, causing her struggles to intensify.
Jiang Pengji’s insults were too sharp, making Cheng Jing stifle a laugh beside them, an action that only served as a reminder for the woman.
Desperate like a drowning person clutching at the final straw, she shouted, “Cheng Jing, kill her!”
Jiang Pengji chuckled, “Yumei is not as strong as me; how do you expect him to kill me?”
The woman’s frustration boiled over as she exclaimed, “Liu Xi, if you kill Cheng Jing, do you think Huang Song can still keep a sibling bond with you?”
Jiang Pengji tilted her head in surprise, glancing at the motionless Cheng Jing, then laughed lightly.
“I thought your brain had been eaten by a pig, but it seems there’s still some left. But what good does that do? Here’s some friendly advice: remember in your next life—not everyone is as clever as you think. Those who think they’re smart often meet a tragic end! I won’t harm Yumei, but before you issue orders, you should check if he’s under your control!”
Jiang Pengji’s words were biting, and the woman was enraged to the point where her eyes turned bloodshot, a surge of intense hatred spilling forth.
Out of breath from her futile struggles, her hair was in disarray, her cheeks flushed, and tears glimmered at the corners of her eyes.
Cheng Jing fell silent.
Had he not known the background of the situation, he might have thought Liu Xi was about to unleash a flurry of counterattacks on the pitiful creature pinned beneath Jiang Pengji.
“Cheng Jing! Kill her! Hurry up and kill her, you waste!”
The woman refused to accept it; if she couldn’t control Liu Zhi, could she not control even a stupid ancient man?
Once again being mentioned, Cheng Jing sighed heavily.
He turned to Jiang Pengji and said, “Liu Xi, should I step back?”
This was directed at Jiang Pengji but effectively rejected the woman’s order.
The slap to her face came too swiftly, like a tornado.
In a condescending tone similar to a caring princess, she addressed Cheng Jing, “Step back, step back. The upcoming scene is going to be too bloody; I fear it might scare you.”
Cheng Jing pretended to be intermittently deaf, casting a cold glance at the demoness pinned down by Jiang Pengji, and walked away without a hint of reluctance.
All the color drained from the woman’s face.
After a moment, she sneered, “Liu Xi, you can’t kill me! I will come back for revenge, targeting everyone around you!”
Jiang Pengji tightened her grip with a smile, teasingly looking at the woman.
The absence of oxygen turned the woman’s face a shade of purple, her eyes filled with unwillingness, and her eyeballs nearly bulged out of their sockets.
Just as she hovered on the brink of death, Jiang Pengji loosened her grip.
A rush of fresh air filled the woman’s mouth and nose, and she coughed while greedily gasping for breath.
That terrifying feeling of being on the verge of death yet not quite dead was unbearable; she no longer had the courage to attempt it a second time.
“Whatever enmity you bear, direct it towards me—I can still respect you a little. But you should never think of touching the ones around me!” Jiang Pengji said with a light laugh, her calm voice tinged with a hint of softness, though the woman felt no warmth and instead shivered coldly.
Trembling, the woman stammered, “I am unkillable! I will be back! Liu Xi, you better not let me catch you off guard again; otherwise, I’ll ensure you meet a fate worse than your shameless mother! Just wait—”
Jiang Pengji laughed, “You’ve thrown down the gauntlet. Do you really think I’ll let you slip back into the game?”
Perhaps realizing her inevitable demise, the woman regained some semblance of calm.
She had the System by her side, with countless chances to redo things.
She could afford to lose; at worst, she’d just accumulate more debt to the System.
The woman cried out crazily, “You can’t kill me!”
Just then, Jiang Pengji leaned closer to her ear, her hot breath warming her earlobe, carrying an almost searing intensity.
“Are you sure?”
The woman’s heart leaped, and she feigned toughness, saying, “Go ahead and try to kill me!”
For her, death was merely a means of escape.
Once dead, her soul would appear in the System space, ready for a comeback.
Jiang Pengji leaned near her ear, whispering one line.
At that moment, the woman paled, trembling even worse.
She didn’t say anything else; all she uttered was—
“Have you not realized your greatest supporter has yet to make a sound this whole time?”
The System?
Yes!
Why hadn’t the System said anything?
The woman frantically called out to the System, but no matter how many times she shouted, her calls fell flat, without a single response.
She grew increasingly anxious; why wasn’t the System answering her?
Jiang Pengji seemed to read her thoughts.
With a cheerful tone, she said, “The System isn’t omnipotent; it can barely keep itself safe, so how could it worry about you, you little worthless thing?”
The woman shook her head in disbelief, fear etched across her face. Ignoring the pressure on her vital points from Jiang Pengji, she dug her well-manicured hands into the ground, even risking broken nails, desperately trying to crawl away… she didn’t want to be so close to Jiang Pengji!
What kind of person could even incapacitate the System?
“Liu Xi! Spare me, spare my life!” Tears of terror streamed down the woman’s face, the remnants of her prior suffocation still visible as dark bruises, her wails adopting a ghostly quality as she begged, “Please, just spare me this once!”
“Begging? Isn’t it a bit too late now?” Jiang Pengji teased with a smile.
When the wind blows favorably, it’s all tail-wagging; when it’s against you, it’s all begging.
By the way, can you show a bit of backbone?
“Spare me, and I’ll tell you a secret—don’t you want to know how your mother, Gu Min, died?” The woman cried, her tears and snot drenching her face, completely losing any traces of her previous elegance as she resembled a crazed woman. “Just spare me once, and I promise I won’t go against you again… I’ll tell you who killed Gu Min…”
The audience was happily munching on snacks, amused at how today’s live stream wasn’t boring after all.
They sat waiting for the host to kill the demoness again, never expecting it would uncover matters from the previous generation.
Wasn’t the host’s mother dead from natural causes?
Jiang Pengji lowered her eyelids, sneering, “Isn’t it you who killed my two brothers, causing my mother to fall gravely ill and die?”
The woman angrily pounded the ground, her eyes overflowing with hatred.
She gritted her teeth and said, “Liu Zhi is lying; he clearly killed Gu Min! It was truly Liu Zhi who killed Gu Min!”
