Chapter 167 - The Scum Is Frightening

"It's over." Qian Lin said when they saw the sun is about to rise behind the mountain.

"AAAAAAH!!!" Jie Mei screamed after Fei Yin, Chen Han, Xi Ming and Tang Zhe cut her limbs and waist. Her head up to her shoulder fell on the ground as the four eldest disciples descended on the ground. "Kuhhhh…" she hissed and tried to roll her head, only for Cheng Sheng to point the tip of his sword on her head.

"Who are you? Why do you target me? Why did you approach me? What are you planning?" Cheng Sheng asked as he looked at Jie Mei. "Speak. I know you can." He told her.

"Hehehehe…" Jie Mei laughed, which shocked everyone. She can actually speak!

"She's really creepy!" Shu Mu explained when he saw the hideous face of Jie Mei smiling. He crawled and hugged the legs of the person nearest to him – Xiao Le. "Xiao Le…" he muttered.

"Mu-ge… you came!" Xiao Le exclaimed as he wiped his tears.

Shu Mu saw the youth's tears and he frowned. He glared at Kang Ce who was also glaring at him.

"Cheng Sheng… you really don't know why?" Jie Mei asked, using her saccharine voice making one feel tender feelings towards her. However, it is just nightmare-inducing right now since her face is hideous.

"Will I ask you if I do?" Cheng Sheng asked back as he frowned at Jie Mei. Jie Mei just cackled. "Am I that threatening to you?" he asked, referring to not only Jie Mei but the entire demonic faction.

"Of course~" Jie Mei said. "You're really, really frightening, Cheng Sheng~" he told him.

"Why? I am handsome." Cheng Sheng said. A puzzled look was on his face.

"You don't need to play dumb." Jie Mei said.

"Well, you're right. I am indeed frightening." Cheng Sheng said and smiled while his eyes narrowed looking at Jie Mei. "I can break my own principles just to get rid of an annoying, noisy woman, ne." he told her.

Jie Mei stiffened when she saw the look in Cheng Sheng's eyes. "That's it! That's it! Hahahaha!" she said and laughed as her head rolled in laugher in the ground before she stopped. "Seems like you can't remember me… I guess you don't remember him, too." She told him before she grinned. "What a foolish thing for me to do this… just for the sake of a man who can't remember one woman…" she said and sighed before she closed her eyes. "Cheng Sheng… I wonder if that was my dream, or you're the one who's currently dreaming?" she asked as her voice weakened. "One thing is for sure… I wish I hadn't met you. And – " she slightly opened her eyes before meeting Cheng Sheng's gaze. " – this word truly loves you." She said before she took her last breath. The demonic qi on her body left dissipated in the air.

"Wha – " they said when they saw Jie Mei's corpse rotted.

"What is she talking about? What does she mean?" Jing Hei asked as he looked puzzled. "What dream? What does she mean you can't remember her? And who's 'him'?" he added and looked at Cheng Sheng only to see he's as puzzled as him, too. "Cheng Sheng? You…" he said.

"…" Cheng Sheng's brows are tightly knit as he looked at Jie Mei's corpse. "… women sure loves to speak figuratively." He muttered as his lips thinned in confusion while he looked at Jie Mei's with a bewildered gaze.

"…" we don't understand you, too! They thought and sighed.

Fei Yin and Yu Sheng silently watched Cheng Sheng be surrounded by Chen Han, Li Tian, Feng Mo, Sun Yi, Xiao Le and Shu Mu. "His Highness isn't lying." Yu Sheng said. "He really doesn't remember the woman. Neither I." he told Fei Yin.

"I trust Sheng." Fei Yin said. "But I don't trust her." he said.

"His Highness mentioned before that he went to other worlds before he reached this world." Yu Sheng said. "Could it be His Highness met her in one of those worlds?" he asked.

"It seems her objective is to confuse Sheng's mind and feelings." Fei Yin frowned as he slowly walked towards Cheng Sheng.

"There's also this 'him' that woman mentioned… she definitely has allies." Yu Sheng's brows knit as he followed Fei Yin.

"What's clear is that – " Fei Yin said as he reached Cheng Sheng's shoulder.

" – we have to protect him, never leave him from our sight." Yu Sheng said as he stopped by Cheng Sheng's side.

"Hm? Da shixiong. Yu Sheng." Cheng Sheng called when he looked at Fei Yin and Yu Sheng on his both sides. "What's wrong? You look like you haven't killed enough?" he told them.

"It's a pity we haven't killed her." both of them said, their eyes murderous as they looked at the spot where Jie Mei's corpse rotted.

"…" everyone immediately moved away from them. Just how overprotective are you towards Cheng Sheng? They thought.

Cheng Sheng looked at them. "Leave it." He said. "I know she just wants to confuse me." he told them. His eyes held a complicated look.

On the side, Zheng Yi silently watched everything before he slowly loosened his hold on his Cleansing Stone. Jing Bai watched him from behind.

Outside the secret realm, everyone was dumbfounded.

"I can't believe it… it was her?" You Rou gasped.

"I knew there's something wrong with her." Lei Qing frowned.

"…" Lei Ling who stupidly believed Jie Mei is in love with Cheng Sheng.

Meanwhile, Zuo Zhe looked at Yu Sheng, Cheng Sheng and Fei Yin. He suddenly felt complicated. He stared at Cheng Sheng who was in between his 'former lover' and 'new lover'. How to evaluate this… he thought and his face was covered in dark lines. Now, the 'former lover' is my lover… he thought and his face reddened.

In contrast to Zuo Zhe's conflicting feelings, the Alliance elders and the sect leaders wore grave faces.

"Was she speaking in riddles?" Zheng Fu Gong asked.

"Women just have complicated mind." One of the sect leader sighed.

"You tell that to your wife's face." A sect leader joked.

"No way… I'm gonna sleep on the floor…" the sect leader said. The tense atmosphere was broken by the laughter.

"Cheng Sheng's reaction isn't fake. He really doesn't understand what Jie Mei said." Pai Lie said with a serious face. The other elders would usually contradict him since he was favoring Cheng Sheng, but right now even them can tell Cheng Sheng wasn't acting.

"What could she be meaning to tell Cheng Sheng?" Su Yuan asked.

"One thing is sure: she knows Cheng Sheng. There's a past between them." Qi Ling said.

"But, we all know Cheng Sheng's history." Su Yuan said. "He grew up in the Xiwang before he went to Xinfaxian." He said.

"Then, how will you evaluate what Jie Mei said?" Jing Xian asked.

"It's as Cheng Sheng said. Her goal is to confuse us." Zheng Fu Gong said.

Silence fell. It's not as if they couldn't guess it. But if Jie Mei's goal is to plant a seed of doubt in their heart, she had succeeded. Even if she is lying, but one cannot ignore her words. She acted familiar with Cheng Sheng as if they had been intimate friends for so long.

Zheng Fu Gong saw the tension in the atmosphere returned. He took a deep breath before he spoke. "We confirmed one thing from this incident: their target is clearly Cheng Sheng. As to whether to kill him or take him away, we shouldn't let them succeed." He said.

"Yes!" they answered.

"Today marks the fourth day of the third stage." Zheng Fu Gong said as they looked at the sun broke through behind the mountains. "The contestants only need to hold on for three days more. Then, we can deliberate with them on how will the fourth stage will be done." He told them.

"Yes!" they answered.

Inside the secret realm, everyone lied on the ground completely exhausted. Xiao Le, Fu An, Gong Xian, Xi Xing cooked food for everyone. Fei Yin didn't join them in cooking since the food he cooks is only for Cheng Sheng. The two remaining Alliance's disciples – one from the Shanliangde Sect and the other one is whom Kang Ce saved, helped in cooking. Zheng Yi didn't, since he doesn't know how to. The other Alliance's disciple that died is the one from the Huakai Sect. He's unfortunate to be affected by the bad luck of the Huakai Sect and was killed by Jie Mei.

As the group cooked, Zheng Yi spoke. "Including me and Shu Mu, there are four Alliance's disciples left to accompany the group. However, there are five groups left." He said. Hearing what he said, they turned to him. "The Zunjingde Sect is accompanied by me. Cheng Sheng's team that regrouped is accompanied by Shu Mu. Then, the Shanliangde Sect and Kang Ce are accompanied by each Alliance's disciple." He said and looked at the Huakai Sect who lowered their head as if they were wronged.

It wasn't their fault the Alliance's disciple that assigned to them died. He shouldn't have, but everyone was so busy fighting and Jie Mei was too fast to act that the Alliance's disciple died. Now, they don't have an Alliance's disciple to accompany them.

Zheng Yi watched Tang Zhe and his fellow disciples contemplate before he spoke again. "The Zunjingde Sect, the Shanliangde Sect, Kang Ce or Cheng Sheng's team." he said. "Which group do you want to go with?" he asked the Huakai Sect.