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Peng Bai stared at the Hexagram, momentarily stunned, then fear flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly burst into laughter. "Day and night precautions are useless against a thief at home. I taught you my spells to save your life, and in the end, you seek my life instead. Hahaha! How amusing! The green snake and the bamboo shoot, the yellow wasp's stinger; neither is poisonous, but the most venomous is a woman's heart. Today, after living more than half my life, I have finally gained new insight."
Just moments ago, upon seeing the Hexagram in Qiqi's hand, Peng Bai lost control of his emotions and failed to command the five Poisoned Corpses. This allowed Wei Ning to seize the opportunity and break free from his restraints.
The five Poisoned Corpses straightened up, remaining motionless without Peng Bai's summons.
Why did Peng Bai lose his composure upon seeing this object? Wei Ning pondered, but when he spotted a bandaged paw of the Beast Soul, he suddenly understood.
It turned out that Qiqi had cast one of the two deadliest curses on Peng Bai—the Cat Curse.
The Cat Curse is one of the fatal curses known alongside blood curses. A person afflicted by the Cat Curse will die within ten days in a gruesome manner, as if their flesh had been sliced off by a sharp blade, bleeding to death. It resembles slow slicing, but the flesh remains attached to the body.
The method of casting the Cat Curse involves using a piece of Yama Paper blessed with spiritual energy. On the back of the Yama Paper, one writes the victim's birth date using crow's blood. Then it is nailed into an inverted pentagram formation. A pure black cat is then made to stare directly at a photo of the target while being suffocated to death (it must be done by hand), and its blood is used to cover the entire photo.
Clearly, obtaining crow's blood here was not difficult, and there was also a Black Cat available. However, since this Beast Soul was a Cat Demon, Qiqi did not want to kill it; she only borrowed its blood, which should have had a similar effect—perhaps even better.
Qiqi was Peng Bai's disciple; he had saved her life and had been her only companion over the years. In Peng Bai's heart, Qiqi had become like family. Otherwise, she would not have been able to obtain his birth date. However, what Peng Bai could never have anticipated was that it would be Qiqi who ultimately betrayed him—a fact he could hardly accept.
Being cursed by someone so dear and trusted was something no one could bear.
With a wave of her hand, Qiqi ignited the Hexagram without any wind. Peng Bai stood still as hissing sounds began to emanate from his body; blood started to spray out like fine threads. Gradually, more and more blood gushed forth from him like a sprinkler, splattering across the entire basement. Peng Bai merely gazed at Qiqi without moving, his eyes filled with an indescribable resentment. Even Wei Ning felt a chill run down his spine; however, Qiqi did not spare him a glance, her expression calm as she gently stroked the Cat Demon Beast Soul.
With a thud! Peng Bai's body deflated like a punctured balloon; his once round form became skin stretched over bones as if all his blood had drained away before he fell backward.
Peng Bai's body seemed to be riddled with wounds, exposing strips of white flesh, yet not a single piece of meat fell away. His eyes were wide open, clearly refusing to close even in death.
Wei Ning, unable to bear the sight, stepped forward and gently closed the old man's eyes. Regardless of how this elder had lived or what he had done to him in life, at this moment, death took precedence. Wei Ning felt nothing but sympathy for him, devoid of any resentment.
After a moment's thought, Wei Ning bent down, preparing to drag Peng Bai's corpse. Qiqi coldly interjected, "What do you think you're doing?"
"I..." Wei Ning suddenly felt diminished in front of Qiqi. He had abandoned her on their wedding night, yet she had put aside past grievances and stepped forward to save him in his most perilous moment. At that moment, the guilt he felt towards her surged like an unstoppable tide.
"I advise you not to move. Peng Bai played with poison too much in life. Now that he's dead, the toxins within him will be unleashed without restraint. I estimate that within fifteen minutes, this place will be engulfed by those poisons. You have fifteen minutes to escape."
Just then, Liu Linglang came down and tugged at Wei Ning's hand, asking, "Wei Ning, who is this sister? She looks so fierce; it's not fun at all."
Wei Ning was momentarily speechless. He suddenly realized he didn't even know how to introduce Qiqi.
"You all should leave quickly," Qiqi said. "I've known Peng Bai for some time; I understand him better than you do."
Wei Ning rubbed his hands together and said, "Then you..."
"Has nothing to do with you," Qiqi cut him off sharply, pushing him against the wall.
"Why don't you come back with me... we can..."
Before Wei Ning could finish his sentence, Qiqi interrupted again. "We have no relationship anymore. I married you out of obedience to my grandfather's last wishes. Now that we are married, I have fulfilled my promise to him. As for the future, it’s best if we go our separate ways."
"Ha ha, Wei Ning, this ice woman is actually your wife? How did you end up with such a wife... ha ha... I'm dying of laughter." Liu Linglang held Wei Ning's hand, nearly rolling on the ground with laughter.
Wei Ning felt embarrassed and ignored Liu Linglang, turning to Qiqi and saying, "But..."
Qiqi coldly replied, "There’s no 'but' about it. You have ten minutes left."
Wei Ning looked at the person before him, feeling as if he had a thousand words to say but found himself unable to express any of them. She must hate and resent him; after all, he had acted too impulsively that day and hurt her deeply. She certainly wouldn’t forgive him now. He could only wait for some time until her mood improved before he could go and apologize sincerely.
But even if he did apologize, what would it matter? Did it really mean he had to marry her and spend his life with her? Although she had saved him just now, still... that face, and her...
Wei Ning's heart was a tumult of emotions, leaving him unsure of what to do. He could only let out a long sigh and said, "Take care of yourself." With that, he took Liu Linglang's hand and left.
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