Chapter 282 - 284: Reaping What You Sow (Part 2)

Chapter 282: Chapter 284: Reaping What You Sow (Part 2)

"Me, look for you? With the way you look? How could I ever come looking for you!"

Hua Daisan didn’t think his standards were that low. The reason he had gotten together with Gu Wanyi was that she was the most beautiful female in the Xuan Bird Clan.

Hua Li was so ugly, how could he possibly fall for her?

When Gu Wanyi didn’t believe him, he immediately opened his palm and focused his mind, trying to sense his surroundings. It wasn’t long before he felt something casting on him.

With a flick of his finger, he instantly pulled the object out of the wicker basket.

"See? I told you there was something!" he snorted. He took the object in his hand, but when he saw what was bound to it, his expression turned as foul as if he’d eaten shit. "You dare use a Love Spell on me!"

Gu Wanyi had always known Hua Li coveted Hua Daisan, but she’d turned a blind eye, confident that he would never fall for someone like her. She never expected to stumble upon this, let alone discover that Hua Li was secretly using a curse.

Her anger surged. She conjured a Flame Ball and hurled it at her. "You wretched female, I’m going to teach you a lesson today!"

The thought that such an ugly female was pining for him was enough to make Hua Daisan sick to his stomach.

However, he had a policy of never raising a hand against females, so he didn’t intervene, merely standing to the side and watching with cold eyes.

Naturally, Hua Li wasn’t about to let Gu Wanyi harm her, so she began casting a Spell of her own to counter.

But unlike the out-of-control Gu Wanyi, she remained much more clear-headed. As she defended herself, her mind raced. ’This string of events... the more I think about it, the more wrong it feels. I must have been framed. I must have.’

’I never made this Love Spell. I was following Jinxin’s instructions, preparing it to bind her with Fu Feng. How did it end up being for me and the Clan Leader?’

"I know what happened! Wanyi, someone switched them! Someone must have switched them, that’s why this happened!"

"Switched? Hua Li, you’re at death’s door and you’re still lying!"

"I’m not lying! Jinxin... Jinxin is a victim in this, too! She..."

"What happened to Jinxin?"

The distraction over Hua Li’s actions made Gu Wanyi remember why she’d come here in the first place: to find Hua Jinxin. She’d been caught up with Hua Li for some time now and still hadn’t seen her daughter. Hearing Hua Li’s words, a faint sense of dread crept into her heart.

’If they find out Jinxin died on my turf...’ Hua Li didn’t dare to imagine how Gu Wanyi and Hua Daisan would treat her.

But hiding something this big was impossible.

After a moment’s thought, she changed her story. "Jinxin... she was killed by that wretched female from the Lower Domain."

"What!"

"What!"

At her words, two different voices cried out in shock simultaneously.

"You’d better explain yourself. How could Jinxin be gone?!" Hua Daisan demanded in disbelief.

Gu Wanyi, who had been about to strike Hua Li again, froze at the news and stared at her.

Hua Li led them to where Hua Jinxin’s body lay. Her face was grim as she said, "This was all the doing of that wretched female from the Lower Domain. Clan Leader, you must lead our people to wipe her out."

From the moment she heard the news, Gu Wanyi had been in disbelief. How could her perfectly healthy daughter just be... gone?

The sight of the body extinguished the last flicker of hope in her heart.

As she held the cold body, she saw black bloodstains snaking from Jinxin’s eyes, ears, nose, and even the corners of her mouth.

Bleeding from all seven orifices... Only the most malicious of curses could achieve this.

’How could a mere female from the Lower Domain possibly wield such a powerful curse?’ she thought, finding it hard to believe.

Her eyes fell grimly on Hua Li. "Jinxin was killed by a curse. How could that wretched female possess such power?"

Hua Daisan was also deeply puzzled. "Bleeding from all seven orifices... This looks just like that Devouring Human Technique you created."

The Great Witch served the Clan Leader, and she was required to report any new curses she developed, so Hua Daisan had some knowledge of the technique.

Hua Li immediately shifted the blame to Su Luoluo. "It was all that wretched female! Jinxin told me she had stolen Young Master Fu, so I carved a wooden effigy of her, intending to use the Devouring Human Technique to dispose of her. But who could have known that Jinxin would be struck by the curse instead?"

Gu Wanyi’s expression grew heavier as she listened, her grip on Hua Jinxin’s body tightening. "Is there any way to save someone struck by this curse?" she asked coldly.

A look of grief crossed Hua Li’s face. "No. It’s a new technique I developed. It’s a fatal curse."

"Clan Leader, this is all that wretched female’s fault! She never should have stolen from Jinxin—"

Hua Li was trying to convince Hua Daisan, her voice full of grief and indignation, but before she could finish, she was struck by a Flame Ball from Gu Wanyi. Blood instantly trickled from the corner of her mouth.

Her eyes were bloodshot, and her voice was a raw, broken thing. "Su Luoluo deserves to die, but so do you! If it weren’t for you, Jinxin would have never known about this curse!"

’Since she couldn’t save Jinxin, then she shouldn’t be allowed to remain in this world.’

Struck by the blow, Hua Li moved to retaliate, but Gu Wanyi had already set down Hua Jinxin’s body and completely encircled her with flames.

Her superpower was suppressed, and for a moment she couldn’t move. Meanwhile, Gu Wanyi picked up a nearby piece of wood and began to carve. Once she had finished carving Hua Li’s face, she placed the effigy into a ceramic jar and sealed it shut.

Before long, Hua Li’s nose began to bleed. Then her eyes, then her ears, then her mouth...

"So this is how Jinxin died."

She stared at the woman before her with a crazed look.

Hua Daisan did nothing to stop it. ’Wanyi is right,’ he thought. ’Jinxin’s death is her fault. She deserves to suffer the consequences.’

’She’s only a Great Witch. If she dies, we can just raise up another one.’

A look of vicious satisfaction filled Gu Wanyi’s eyes as she watched Hua Li’s blood begin to spray out.

She cradled Hua Jinxin’s corpse and gave Hua Daisan a venomous look. "I want them all dead!"

Hua Daisan looked at his dead daughter, his own heart aching with grief. He patted Gu Wanyi’s hand, his eyes dark with sinister resolve. "Don’t worry. It’s just the Lower Domain. I’ll make the entire Wolf Clan pay with their lives."

「...」

"Punishment? What punishment?" It took Su Luoluo a moment to process the word.

Xiao Ye raised an eyebrow. "I’m afraid Luoluo has forgotten the family rules you signed. You’re not supposed to lie to us about anything."

"When did I lie to you?" Su Luoluo asked, completely baffled.

"Playing dumb? Fine, keep playing dumb," Fu Feng said, tilting his chin up. "Then tell us, how did you get to Wugou Mountain?"

The place was so far away. How could she have gotten there with only her minor Wood and Water Element superpowers?

"I ran there myself, of course!" Su Luoluo said with righteous confidence.

’There’s no way I can reveal the Any Door, so I just have to talk up my own abilities.’

"You?" The three of them looked her up and down, their faces full of doubt.

"What? You still don’t believe me? I’m telling you, my cultivation has improved a lot lately."

Fearing they wouldn’t believe her, Su Luoluo added, "Dongfang Luanhe recently gave me a treasure that lets me cultivate both of my Dual Superpowers. So I’m really strong now."

"Fine, so your superpowers have improved. But how did you get to Wugou Mountain? How did you know the way?" Fu Feng pressed, still suspicious.

As a member of the Bird Clan, he’d gone there often as a child and knew the area well. How could Su Luoluo possibly know the way?

"I... of course the Heavenly God told me!"

"The Heavenly God again?" Xiao Ye was a little skeptical.

Su Luoluo nodded. "Of course. Don’t forget, I am the Heavenly Destiny Girl, chosen by the Heavenly God to light the Holy Fire."

As soon as she mentioned being the Heavenly Destiny Girl, they stopped questioning her. Xi Yi in particular seemed to find it highly credible; after all, he himself had been guided here by the mandate of heaven.

Seeing that she had finally managed to fool them, Su Luoluo let out a huge sigh of relief.

She turned to head back to her cabin to rest, but the System’s voice suddenly rang out in her mind. "Host, this is bad! The Xuan Bird Clan is coming down to cause trouble for you!"

"What? Did Hua Jinxin die?"

"Yes! You need to come up with a plan quickly, or the Wolf Clan will face annihilation!"

"Also, I just received an update on Su Nuannuan. She’s started making trouble again."