PWE – Chapter 93 Even movie stars aren’t this good-looking

“Zhan Zeyan? Who is Zhan Zeyan? I don’t know him.”
A trace of blood suddenly spilled from the corner of the man’s mouth. He braced himself and tried to crawl up, but Xiao Wange stretched out her foot and stepped on his chest, stopping him from getting up.

“Playing dumb with me?” Xiao Wange narrowed her eyes, icy light filling them. “If you don’t know him, how could you be carrying his aura?! It’s so strong that I almost thought you’d eaten him!”

But she knew this guy hadn’t eaten Zhan Zeyan. If he had, she would have sensed it.

“This aura you’re talking about on me…” The man was startled, looking rather taken aback. “But this aura is clearly—”

“Clearly what!” Xiao Wange increased the force under her foot, grinding down hard on his chest.

The man let out a muffled groan as he was crushed, another mouthful of blood spilling out. “I don’t know! I don’t know anything!”

Xiao Wange: “…”
The man’s eyes darted about—he was obviously pretending to be clueless!

She narrowed her eyes and fell silent for two seconds. Then, a golden sharp sword suddenly materialized in her hand. At the sight of the sword, the man’s breathing tightened, and panic uncontrollably surfaced on his face.

Xiao Wange pointed the tip of the sword at his chest, her expression turning more sinister. “If you don’t tell the truth, I’ll pierce your heart. Your inner core is inside your heart, right? If I pierce your heart, do you think your inner core will still remain intact?”

An inner core is extremely important to a demon. If it’s destroyed, the demon’s cultivation is essentially ruined. In severe cases, even the demon’s soul may dissipate.

“You… you’d better not mess around!” The man stared in terror, reaching out to grab the sword tip.

But the moment his fingers touched it, he was burned, as if the sword tip were a branding iron.

“I’ll give you three seconds. If you don’t speak, then I’ll pierce your heart directly!” Xiao Wange said, exerting a bit of force so that the sword tip tore through the man’s clothes.

The sword tip touched the skin on his chest. The man shuddered in pain, as if he’d been seared by a red-hot iron. Green smoke suddenly rose from his chest, and he screamed, “Take it away! Take the sword away! Please, take it away!”

“Then tell me honestly everything you know!” Xiao Wange’s voice grew several degrees colder, each word filled with biting chill.

The man gritted his teeth. He really didn’t want to expose that person, but he had no choice now. He didn’t want to lose his inner core, didn’t want to lose his cultivation. This cultivation was something he’d painstakingly trained for over a thousand years—he couldn’t just lose it like this.

So…

He took a deep breath and confessed honestly: “A few months ago, I accidentally met a man. That man was very handsome—exceptionally handsome. My current appearance actually comes from him; he bestowed it upon me. He asked me to help him do one thing, saying that as long as I completed it, he’d cast a spell to make me as good-looking as him. My human form had always been extremely ugly. I tried many ways to change it, but nothing worked. Since he could help me… I naturally agreed without hesitation.”

“What did he have you do?” Xiao Wange asked.

The man frowned and said slowly, word by word, “He actually didn’t make me do much. He only asked me to sprinkle his blood around a village. Um… I did it according to his instructions, at a total of twenty-four locations. After sprinkling the blood, I also buried twenty-four talisman papers as he required.”

Xiao Wange’s brows darkened. This was clearly setting up a formation. And using one’s own blood as the trigger meant the formation’s power would be far stronger than an ordinary one.

She stared at the man and asked, “Which village did you do this in?”

The man knitted his brows, thinking carefully.

Suddenly his eyes lit up. “Oh! It was in Danshui Village, a place called Danshui Village.”

Hearing this, Xiao Wange’s expression changed abruptly, becoming extremely ugly.

Danshui Village? The formation was actually set in Danshui Village?

But she hadn’t detected it at all! She hadn’t sensed any formation in the village whatsoever!

Her brows knitted tightly. She applied more force with her fingers, pushing the sword tip into the man’s skin. “Where is that man now?! Tell me the truth!”

More green smoke billowed from the man’s chest. His face turned pale from the pain, and he hurriedly said, “The last time I met him was on a mountain. I accidentally trespassed onto that mountain. I don’t know its name, but I do know… it’s not far from the place where I sprinkled the blood.”

Xiao Wange: “…”
If she wasn’t mistaken, it must be Hongta Mountain!

Who would have thought that man was actually hiding on Hongta Mountain!

She recalled the heavenly punishment she’d seen today. It had descended upon Hongta Mountain—perhaps it was meant to punish that man.

That man’s formation must have been far too cruel and against the natural order. Heaven couldn’t tolerate it anymore, so it unleashed heavenly punishment!

With a grim expression, she pondered for a few seconds, then conjured a rope and tossed it at the man, binding him tightly.

Xiao Wange grabbed one end of the rope and dragged him up. “Later, when we go up, you’d better properly identify the person who colluded with you. If you don’t, my sword will still pierce your chest!”

The man: “…”
He didn’t dare resist at all. He could only lower his head slightly. “Yes.”

Xiao Wange swung her sword toward the iron cage. A sharp sword wind instantly swept out.

The sword wind struck the iron cage, and it shattered into pieces in an instant.

Xiao Wange told Wei Chuchu to come out quickly. Wei Chuchu stared at Xiao Wange in a daze, feeling as if she were dreaming.

She had never imagined that this girl—who was even younger than her—could be so powerful. She defeated the demon in just a few moves. To her, this girl seemed like an immortal.

Xiao Wange glanced at the six corpses. She frowned, then suddenly cast a spell, making the bodies float upward.

The corpses flew straight toward the cave entrance. In less than half a minute, they landed at the edge of the cave.

The people guarding the entrance were startled when they suddenly saw the six corpses.

He Xuyan and Mu Yunhao were the first to react. They guessed that these bodies had likely been victims of the demon. They needed to report to the police immediately and have the authorities handle them.

Wei Chuchu’s father, Wei Changguo, wanted to go to the police station himself, but the nanny wanted to atone for her guilt and insisted on going instead. The nanny hurriedly turned and quickly left the Wei residence toward the police station.

After the nanny left, everyone peered into the cave again. They didn’t know how Comrade Xiao was doing down there—why hadn’t she come up yet?

…

After sending the six bodies up, Xiao Wange performed rites to release the souls of the small animals that had lost their lives. Animals also have souls; killing an animal is just as reprehensible as killing a human.

After finishing the rites, she used magic to bury the animals in the soil. Even though she couldn’t erect tombstones or carve inscriptions for them, at least she wouldn’t let their bodies lie scattered messily here.

After dealing with the animals, she lifted Wei Chuchu with one hand and the man with the other. With a light tap of her toes on the ground, she flew upward with the two of them.

The people waiting anxiously at the cave entrance suddenly saw Xiao Wange fly up with Wei Chuchu and the man.

Seeing that Xiao Wange was completely unharmed, Mu Yunhao and He Xuyan secretly let out sighs of relief.

He Xuyan moved closer to Xiao Wange and said, “Comrade Xiao, I knew you’d bring Comrade Wei Chuchu up. I knew you had the ability.”

Seeing their daughter still alive, Wei Changguo and Lu Jiashu were both overwhelmed with emotion.

They hurried forward, hugging their daughter and crying together.

Although they hadn’t been separated for long, it felt like several centuries to them. Meeting again now felt truly like a reunion after ages apart.

Mu Yunhao also walked over to Xiao Wange, looking at her with shining eyes. “Comrade Xiao, you’re really amazing.”

Thankfully she came up safely. Thankfully she… wasn’t hurt.

Seeing Mu Yunhao move close to his mother, Zhaozhao frowned. He rushed over, squeezed Mu Yunhao aside, hugged his mother’s leg, and coquettishly said, “Mom, you’re finally back. I was so worried about you just now.”

He looked up as he spoke, his small face filled with pure, innocent smiles.

Mu Yunhao, however, frowned slightly. This child’s hostility toward him seemed to be growing stronger?

Xiao Wange patted Zhaozhao’s head. “It was only a short while apart. Do you really need to be this dramatic?”

“It’s not dramatic, not at all. I really missed you,” the little fellow said with a grin, rubbing his face hard against his mother’s leg.

Mu Yunhao’s gaze flickered. He wanted to say something more to Xiao Wange, but she lifted her eyes toward Wei Changguo and his wife and said, “Let’s all go to the living room. Your elder brother and sister-in-law are still there—we need to ask them some questions.”

Wei Changguo and his wife nodded. “Yes, to the living room. Everyone go to the living room.”

Wei Changguo glanced at the six corpses, wondering if they were just going to be left here.

But Xiao Wange turned to the two Taoist priests and instructed them, “Carry all these bodies to the front courtyard. Place them right in front of the living room!”

The two priests stood there stiffly, like wooden posts.

They mechanically nodded, seeming to answer with a “Yes,” then walked over to the corpses and began moving them.

Everyone watching: “…”
So that’s why Comrade Xiao brought these two Taoists along—she needed them to carry the bodies?

Honestly, Comrade Xiao was too divine. She must have already calculated that there would be bodies down there, right?

…

After Xiao Wange and the others returned to the living room—

She glanced at Wei Changxing and his wife, the corners of her lips curling slightly. With a lift of her hand, she released the immobilization spell on them.

Freed from the spell, the couple let out heavy sighs of relief.

Being immobilized in the living room had felt no different from being imprisoned. They even felt the air had become stifling.

Now that the spell was gone and they were free again, the air suddenly seemed much fresher—wonderfully so.

However, when Wei Changxing turned his head and saw the man, his breath caught, and panic immediately spread across his face.

Earlier, the man had been standing behind He Xuyan, whose tall figure completely blocked him from view. That was why Wei Changxing hadn’t noticed him before.

Now, upon suddenly seeing the man, Wei Changxing felt his throat tighten, as if a stone were lodged there, making him uncomfortably suffocated.

He Caiyun also noticed the man. Her expression changed, turning fearful and flustered.

She quietly tugged at her husband’s sleeve, casting him a look.

Wei Changxing frowned. He wanted to flee with He Caiyun immediately, but even the two Taoists couldn’t escape—how could they?

Panic rose in his heart. A fine sheen of sweat appeared on his forehead. He suddenly felt that today, they might really be finished.

“Do you recognize those two people?” Xiao Wange suddenly looked at the man and asked.

The man turned his head slightly, glanced at Wei Changxing and He Caiyun, and nodded. “I do.”

Wei Chuchu froze upon hearing this. Her marriage hadn’t been made public; the people around her didn’t know, and her uncle and aunt certainly didn’t. Logically, they should never have met this demon. So how could he say he knew them?

She looked toward Xiao Wange, silently asking: Immortal, what’s going on?

Xiao Wange said, “Don’t worry. Just listen to what this demon has to say.”

The man disliked being called a demon, but Xiao Wange was stronger than him. No matter how much he disliked it, he couldn’t show any displeasure in front of her.

Frowning slightly, he hurriedly said, “These past few months, I’ve been searching for women born in a yin year, yin month, yin day, and yin hour—extreme yin women. By chance, I met Wei Changxing and his wife. They said they could help me find such women, but after they found them, I would have to help them become rich. For me, helping them wasn’t difficult, so I agreed.

“Later, they helped me find several women—the corpses in the cave. Although they weren’t extreme yin women, they were mostly born in yin years, months, and days. People born under such dates are also beneficial to me, so I accepted them and helped Wei Changxing and his wife obtain a shop. Later still, they said there was one woman born in a yin year, yin month, yin day, and yin hour—the extreme yin woman I wanted. Such women are extremely rare, so I had them quickly arrange for me to meet her.”

Wei Changguo and his wife were breathing heavily now, their faces flushed with rage.

Their daughter was born in a yin year, yin month, yin day, and yin hour! So… Wei Changxing and his wife had sold their daughter—used her as a bargaining chip!

How could they be so cruel? Chuchu was their niece, their own flesh and blood!

Wei Changxing panicked, opening his mouth to argue, “You’re talking nonsense! I don’t know you at all! I’ve never met you. Everything you’re saying now is pure fabrication—you’re framing me!”

He Caiyun also protested, “That’s right! We’ve never met you, let alone done what you said. You’re just trying to smear us! Who are you, to slander us like this?!”

But the man completely ignored their excuses.

He looked toward Xiao Wange and the others and continued, “An extreme yin woman like Wei Chuchu is an exceedingly rare treasure to me. A treasure like that should be kept at home and savored slowly. I had Wei Changxing and his wife create a chance encounter, and during that encounter, I used a bewitching technique on Wei Chuchu. She couldn’t resist it, so naturally she fell deeply for me.

“I did take her to the county seat at first and let her live a comfortable life there. But later, one night, I couldn’t control myself and absorbed too much of her essence. I was afraid she’d die, so I went to find medicinal herbs to replenish her. I planned to keep her and use her for a long time. I never expected that while I was out looking for herbs, she would return to the town—and once she did, people noticed something was wrong!”

“So you took her into the cave and made her witness you brutally murdering those six women, didn’t you?” Xiao Wange said quietly, her cold gaze fixed on him.

The man nodded. “That’s right. Actually, my cave wasn’t originally at the Wei residence—it was somewhere else. But after entering the Wei home, I discovered that the underground of their warehouse had very heavy yin energy, which was much more suitable for my cultivation. That’s why I moved my cave there.”

After a pause, he glanced at the corpses outside and continued, “I didn’t originally intend to kill them. Yin women aren’t easy to find, and once you find one, you naturally want to keep her and use her continuously. But one day, they saw my true form. They were terrified, calling me a demon, calling me ugly, disgusting, saying I made them want to vomit. I couldn’t endure it, so in a fit of rage, I killed them all, tore out their hearts, and swallowed them whole!”

Wei Chuchu had also cursed him back then. But she was an extremely rare extreme yin woman, and he truly couldn’t bear to kill her, so he kept her.

Eating those women’s hearts in front of her was meant to frighten and intimidate her.

“You really are disgusting,” Xiao Wange said mockingly. “You commit acts only a demon would, yet at the same time want to live an ordinary human life with a woman. Don’t you think you’re contradictory? Don’t you think your way of thinking is ridiculous?”

This demon was truly a strange one. He wanted to live like a human, to be a proper person, yet he kept absorbing the essence of yin women. Using yin women’s essence to rapidly increase his cultivation was completely against the natural order—pure evil.

The man lowered his head slightly, brows tightly furrowed, his expression complicated.

Before he cultivated a human form, he’d looked at those glamorous humans and felt envious. He thought that if one day he could become human, he would live like one, marry, have children, and experience human happiness.

He eventually did cultivate a human form—but his face was hideous, so ugly that even he couldn’t bear to look at it.

With such a face, what woman would want him? Wanting to marry a beautiful woman was impossible.

Later, by chance, he met that powerful figure, who said he was willing to lend him his face and make him beautiful. He was overjoyed. So when that person asked him to do something, he agreed without hesitation.

Afterward, he finally became handsome. A good-looking appearance was truly useful. When he was ugly, women looked at him with disgust and hurried away, afraid of even brushing against him.

After becoming handsome, they no longer avoided him. They gathered around him, gazing at him with admiration.

With so many women flocking to him, his tastes grew picky. He no longer wanted an ordinary woman—he wanted an extreme yin woman. Marrying one would allow him to live a normal human life and also use her essence to increase his cultivation.

When he began looking for extreme yin women, he met Wei Changxing and his wife. They said they could help him find such women—many of them. Since they could find them for him, there was no need for him to waste time searching himself. So he made a deal with them: they’d find the women, and he’d help them become wealthy.

Later, they truly did find several yin women. With so many at once, he was naturally delighted. He arranged them all in his cave, visiting whenever he wanted to absorb their essence.

Not long after, Wei Changxing and his wife found another extreme yin woman.

Such an extreme yin woman was an absolute treasure—exceptionally rare.

So he immediately decided to marry her, live well with her, and at the same time absorb her essence to greatly increase his cultivation.

But who could have expected the accident? If he hadn’t lost control that night and absorbed too much essence—causing Wei Chuchu to be discovered—he wouldn’t have ended up like this! It was all his carelessness, his failure to resist temptation!

“Comrade Xiao, what kind of demon is this, exactly? What demon could be so peculiar?” He Xuyan glanced at the man and turned to ask Xiao Wange in confusion.

Shi Jinzhui also looked over curiously. “Yes, Comrade Xiao, what kind of demon is this?”

But this demon was really too handsome—even movie stars weren’t this good-looking. If she didn’t know he was a demon, she would definitely have been charmed by him.

Xiao Wange lifted her eyes to the man. A cold, eerie smile curved her lips as she slowly said, “He’s an animal that cats love to catch… and snakes love to eat.”