Chapter 169 - Death Can Be Cruel

I continue laughing until I actually have tears in my eyes. I struggle to stop and wipe my eyes as I turn to look at Lei Wei with pity. "That was your grand plan? To drug or poison me into compliance? Using what? Temptation? Tsk tsk, you should see the world I come from."

"From the time I wake up, from the time I go to sleep, it's met with temptations of all kinds. Food, sex, drugs, clothes, shoes, cars, homes, hell... even money! It's everywhere and there are times where I even dream about them. You wanted to tempt me with this?"

I chuckle low as I say "You know, for a minute there, I actually felt sorry for you. But you're no different from a rapist." I give him one last look before casually walking over to the door. I stop and turn back to look at Bai Lei saying "Don't take to long." 

I then turn and walk out of the room before clutching my chest in pain. Damn asshole! I Hold my chest as I quickly walk over to the physician. He holds all the herbs here in the palace, he should have what I need.

I thought about sucking Lei Wei dry but something had me hesitating. There are really only two things that make me different from the others in the Under Realm. One is me sucking men dry, not women. The second? I only kill the ones from the Under Realm with solid black eyes. I'm terrified to use the power on normal people... terrified it'll make me into a monster like them.

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Both Bai Lei and Lei Wei watch Nova leave with utter shock. Was she not just poisoned?? Bai Lei quickly snaps out of it. She said 'Don't take to long' That was her way of saying to kill him and come to her. He unleashes his aura and slams it into Lei Wei who still stands in shock.

Lei Wei quickly blocks the powerful blast but Bai Lei doesn't give him a chance to attack. He leaps over the table and summons his sword mid-air, as he lunges down. Ren quickly blocks Lei Wei's Shadow guard as the four of them go head to head. 

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I stumble into the physician's courtyard and look around at the hanging herbs drying. I walk over while clutching my chest and begin looking through the herbs. "Who's touching my herbs!?" The physician from last time comes running out with a large pot.  

I frown at the man and say "I'm sorry, it's me, Nova. I'm looking for an herb called Flax Stick. Do you have some?" The physician lowers the pot and frowns at me saying "You'll need the King's permission to take anything from this courtyard."

I grit my teeth in annoyance and say "Listen, old man, I don't have patience on a good day and I currently have an urge to devour everyone in this godforsaken palace so do yourself a favor and give me the herb!" 

The man looks at me in shock before whipping out a string of beads with a dry smirk. "I knew it! I knew you were evil just like them!!" He suddenly brings his hands together and begins chanting something while twisting the beads.

My hunger and pain is momentarily forgotten as I look at the short, old man before me. I blink in confusion as the man begins chanting even louder. My lip twitches as I look at the old man in disbelief. "Are... are you being serious?" I ask in shock but the man never stops chanting. 

Suddenly, a loud bang is heard behind me making me jump. I turn to find a man dressed in white, slowly standing up. His long black hair whips around in the air as he slowly looks up to me with dark cold eyes. 

Who the hell is this!?! I step to the side so that I can keep both of them in sight as the old man says "This is the woman I told you all about. She is evil! Just like the men from the Under Realm. The King from the Under Realm even calls her his Queen!"  

I look back and forth between the two in confusion as my poor brain tries to understand what's happening. "Old man Ling has told us about you, woman. Are you the Under Realm's Queen?" The man in white asks in a low deep voice. 

The power coming off him was no joke... I reach up and clutch my chest as I flinch in pain. The man's dark cold eyes catch the move but he doesn't say anything. I catch my breath before saying "I am no one's Queen! I will personally kill the sick bastard for what he's done to me. Who the hell are you?" 

The man keeps a straight face and says "I am from the higher heavenly council. Your existence was recently brought to our attention by old man Ling. We are currently investigating you and I'll be honest, it doesn't look good for you."   

I frown at the man's words as my confusion continues to grow. "I don't understand. Who are you to investigate me? I haven't done anything to hurt anyone except for those evil bastards from the Under Realm. If anything, since I've come to this word, I've been kidnapped, poisoned, nearly killed, and forced to do things! If anything, you and your whatever council should be doing something about the Under Realm!"

Another wave of pain hits me as I turn to the physician and say "I need the Flax Stick old man... please." The old man snorts at me and goes back to chanting, instantly pissing me off. I start walking to him and notice with annoyance as he chants even louder as he backs up in fear. 

As I get to him, I snatch the beads from him and yell "What kind of Doctor are you? I've been poisoned and I came here for help but you try to...to... I don't even know what the hell you're doing but you don't deserve to be a Doctor!" 

I snap the bead necklace and throw the broken necklace at him. The beads go flying around us as I turn to walk away. The man in white suddenly appears before me and chants something before hitting me in the chest. 

So fast! I cough up blood as I stumble back in pain. I look at him in confusion and lift a hand to my chest as I ask "What the hell is your problem!?" His face never changes as he says "Helping you." Suddenly, a loud explosion causes me to jump as a body comes flying through the solid concrete wall. 

The body flies between us and slides to a stop further past us in the courtyard. When he comes to a stop, I finally see that it's Lei Wei. I look up to see Bai Lei walking through the hole in the wall with red glowing eyes. He looked like a demon walking out of the gates of hell...

The smile he wears is cold in cruel as he stalks over to us. Lei Wei coughs up blood as he clutches his chest in pain. Lei Wei looks up and glares at Bai Lei saying "Even if you kill me, I vow to kill you even in death!" 

Bai Lei chuckles and says "Even in death, you can not kill me. This has gone on long enough." Suddenly, the sword in Bai Lei's hand begins to give off a black, misty energy as he suddenly slices down in front of Lei Wei.

I frown in confusion for a split second, I thought he had missed but I was wrong. The black mist took the form of the blade as it sliced through Lei Wei! Lei Wei jerks in pain and looks up to Bai Lei with horror. "Y..You... how?" 

Bai Lei looks down at him and says "Nothing will be left of you, not even your pathetic soul." The blade pulses with power as Lei Wei screams in pain. I flinch and step back a bit before looking away. My eyes lock onto the man in white. 

He watches me with that same blank look making me even more uncomfortable. Sure, Lei Wei was annoying, just like Biyu but... to kill them? Maybe I'm too soft for this world. Maybe I need to toughen up if I'm to survive... 

I look back over and instantly regret it. Lei Wei's eyes lock onto me as he withers in pain. I flinch and want to look away but I can't seem to do it. His eyes watch me as he struggles to take his last breath when suddenly, Bai Lei places himself in front of me.

I look up with watery eyes and meet hard glowing red eyes. His eyes search mine as I struggle to understand my own feelings. "This is the first time you've seen death like this..." He says in a low voice making my vision blurry from my unshed tears.