Cheng Liang was just the beginning.

He was a "chicken" carefully selected and fattened by Huo Shaoying, who would kill him at the right time to warn those "monkeys" with wicked intentions.

Now is the best time.

Cheng Liang, unaware of the impending doom, was still arrogantly hurling insults at the guard. Having worked in casinos before, his words were increasingly offensive.

Just then, his vision blurred and a figure appeared out of nowhere, instantly standing in front of him.

He was startled and instinctively stepped back, but he lost his balance and stumbled slightly, almost falling.

Realizing he had made a fool of himself, he became furious and embarrassed. His eyes widened, and he immediately began to curse:

"Where the hell did you come from, you dog—ah!"

The final sound suddenly rose in pitch, and his chin was violently grabbed by the person in front of him. With a crisp "crack," accompanied by a sharp pain, his jaw dislocated.

Cheng Liang immediately broke out in a cold sweat from the pain.

However, this is not the end.

With his other hand, he reached into his wide-open mouth, forcefully grabbed his tongue, and then yanked it back sharply—

Crimson blood splattered all over the guard's head and face, yet his expression remained as calm as a statue.

After a brief silence, horrified screams erupted in the corridor. The spoiled young masters who had been standing with Cheng Liang earlier, clamoring to go downstairs, were now deathly pale. One of them even fainted upon seeing blood.

The guard, holding the severed tongue, raised his eyes slightly and gave them a cold glance.

They huddled in a corner, trembling like startled birds, and covered their mouths in unison, instantly falling silent.

Nan Xian turned her head away as soon as she realized what the guard was about to do.

Although she strongly opposed this bloody and violent method of repression, she understood that this was not her hometown. There were no strict laws to protect the rights and interests of citizens, nor were there any established moral standards to restrain citizens' words and deeds. This was a world of pure survival of the fittest, where there was no fairness.

Nan Xian said she didn't understand, but respected.

Huo Shaoying glanced at her, her gaze slightly taken aback.

In an instant, she suddenly thought of her younger sister.

Ruizhu was the same; she was kind and innocent, always passionate and sincere. Even after witnessing countless filth and evil hidden in the corners, her heart remained pure and unpolluted.

That's why she didn't want to stay in the Gu family or live in the shadows. Instead, she changed her name, took off her fancy clothes, put on plain clothes, and went to a place where no one knew her to do what she thought was the most meaningful thing.

Huo Shaoying was lost in thought when she realized that perhaps the old Taoist priest was right; the two sisters were indeed reincarnations of gods and demons.

Ruizhu is a living bodhisattva born with a compassionate heart, but she herself is a demon who crawled out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

She subconsciously looked down at her hands.

Her skin was fair and slender, delicate and smooth, as beautiful as mutton fat jade.

But she knew that these hands had been stained with the blood of their own kind and were no longer clean.

Her moment of distraction lasted only a brief instant; when Huo Shaoying looked up again, her expression had returned to calm.

She strolled forward unhurriedly, looking down at Cheng Liang, who lay unconscious on the ground, his face ashen, and at the cowards who didn't even dare to look at her. A mocking smile appeared on her lips.

This is the kind of person who once mired himself in a quagmire, almost never able to recover.

But when he stood in a higher position than them, he looked back and realized that they were nothing but a bunch of scum who relied on their master's power. At this point, even giving them a glance was considered a favor.

She raised her hand, her tone amused, "What, aren't you Cheng Liang's little shadows? You always do whatever he says, so why are you scared?"

The group continued to tremble, and no one dared to speak.

Huo Shaoying looked puzzled. She turned to look at the tongue held in the guard's hand, then at them. "Huh? He was the one whose tongue was pulled out, so how come you're all mute now? Tsk—since you can't speak even with a tongue, there's no need to keep it."

The group was shocked to hear this. A rich young man in a white shirt mustered up his courage and crawled to Huo Shaoying's feet. He wanted to kiss the top of her shoe, but she kicked him in the face in disgust.

A shoe print immediately appeared on his face, but he dared not wipe it away. He quickly bowed his head, knelt on the ground, and said tremblingly, "Sir, I was blind and heartless before, and offended you. I would gladly die a thousand times over! But back then I was just a child. I didn't understand anything. I just copied what others did... It was all Cheng Liang! Yes, it was all his idea! Kill him if you want! My family are merchants. If you spare me, I'm willing to give you all my property! From now on, I will follow your lead! Moreover..."

Besides, I'm the only son in my family. If something happens to me, my parents and elders will be heartbroken, and my wife too. We just got married, she loves me very much, she can't live without me... Please, please, as an act of kindness, let me go, okay?"

He looked at Huo Shaoying with hopeful eyes, attempting to morally blackmail her with familial affection.

However, in Huo Shaoying's twenty-two years of life, the least noticeable thing was family affection.

Even if they exist, they are filled with deception and abandonment.

She looked at him indifferently, her gaze growing colder, as if she were looking at a dead man.

He was startled and immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

Huo Shaoying looked away.

She suddenly felt a little lost—her revenge plan had only just begun, and she hadn't even dealt with these people one by one yet, but she already felt bored.

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