A sound of pleasure

After deliberately playing tricks to scare Si Xi, Yuan Li hooked her arm around her neck, leaned close to her, and whispered, "Your mother said that you will be my slave. From now on, you are mine. Follow me, and there are three hard and fast rules. If you break any of them, I will send you to reunite with your mother."

"Just tell me what you say. Si Xi will definitely remember it and obey you without any second thoughts."

"First, you are not allowed to reveal a single word about our relationship or anything you know about me to anyone. Second, you must obey all my orders unconditionally. Third, from now on, everything you hear, see, or say while following us must be kept secret. You must not share it with anyone else. Remember?"

"I remember."

After thinking for a moment, Yuanli said, "It's not appropriate for you to follow me right now. Since Heqi has accepted you, you should follow him first. Serve him well, and you will have a good life."

"Okay." Si Xi looked around, then approached Yuan Li and whispered in her ear, "Mother also told you never to return to Yuemang Mountain and to stay away from here. She discovered that Dad was working for some very dangerous people, and the miasma on the mountain is getting thicker and thicker, all caused by people. She said that sooner or later the world will be in chaos again. If you often hear the word 'evil abyss' from monsters in the future, you should quickly find a secluded place to hide, preferably in the human world."

"Did your mother say anything else?"

"No. But actually, before my mother said that, I had noticed something unusual. Almost every time my father killed ten monsters, he would meet with a man with a particularly ugly face. His entire face looked like it had been severely burned by fire, full of wrinkles and scars. My father was extremely respectful to him. Every time he left, the miasma on the mountain would dissipate a lot. Later, when my mother said that, I thought about it carefully. The man-made thing she was talking about might be related to that man."

"Have you ever told anyone about these things?"

"No. Also, after my mother died, my father often drank heavily. At night, when he was drunk, he would always confess his sins in front of my mother's tablet. I occasionally heard my father say that once they completed their plan to revive the business, they would risk their lives to ask the master for a reward and bring my mother back to life. How can you bring the dead back to life without some devious means?"

After listening to what Si Xi said, Yuanli always felt that everything Yakong did in Yuemang Mountain was very likely related to Xie Yuan's old subordinates.

"Is your father still on the top of the mountain?"

"No, he died a long time ago, otherwise I wouldn't be here. Now the one who took his place is a disgusting toad. She and my father work for the same person and meet the same people. According to the toad, my father had a relationship with her before he came to the mountain. She said that she loved me and would take care of me, so I can be so free here in the mountain."

"You seem to hate that toad. Did she bully you?"

"Toad really took good care of me and treated me well. If I hadn't known the truth, I might have respected her. Six months before my mother died, the demon doctor said that if my mother took good care of herself, she could live for two or three years. But not long after, this woman secretly came to see my mother, and after she left, my mother became so angry that she became seriously ill. If you say it has nothing to do with her, I will never believe it. She didn't know I knew she came to see my mother that day. I also tentatively asked her, but she denied it. How can a meeting that doesn't dare to admit be a harmonious one?"

Ah Li grew angrier as he listened, and asked, "What about your father? Did he die of illness too?"

"My father was also ill, but he didn't die of illness. I killed him."

"You killed him?" Yuanli was a little shocked and said in disbelief.

"Yes, I killed her. After my mother died, he looked so heartbroken that I truly believed that although my father was sentimental, my mother was different to him. I thought he still had some conscience. But later, the toad came more and more frequently. Once, when they were arguing, I heard my father say that he knew my mother was sick because of her anger and would not live for more than six months. But because of their past relationship, he pretended not to know and avoided my mother's questions. He was so sentimental that he indulged the murderer who killed my mother. He deserves to die and should go to the underworld to apologize to my mother."

After hearing this, Yuanli angrily scolded him out of excessive worry: "You, you're taking such a risk. What if you fail to kill him and get discovered? And your mother isn't here, who will protect you? Haven't you thought about what would happen if you failed? If you try to risk your life for a bigger gain like this again, I'll beat you to death."

Si Xi could hear the worry in her tone. Although she was scolding her, it actually came from her concern for her life. She was a little like A Niang.

A godmother is still a mother. Rounding off, she is no longer a motherless child.

"I believe it, I believe it. I will listen to you from now on."

"Hmm. How did you kill him? Does anyone else know?"

"No, I was very careful, don't worry. I'm one of his many children, but the only one who lived with him, and he trusted me quite a bit. He tried to train me to be like him, teaching me the principles of the survival of the fittest and bullying the weak. He forced me to kill other evil spirits in Yuemang Mountain, under the pretext of training my courage. Later, I lived up to his expectations and killed a highly venomous red spider scorpion. I dragged the body back under his nose, saying I wanted to get the venom for him for his birthday. He was so happy, and I brought him the food I cooked and the venom, but he didn't know that the chopsticks he used were also dipped in the venom of the red spider scorpion."

Yuanli was surprised and admired her methods and courage. She acted cleanly, decisively and neatly. Only then did she begin to take her seriously and no longer regarded her as just a naive child.

From an admiring perspective, she asked her with great interest, "But everyone knows you brought back the Red Spider Scorpion. As long as your father's superiors check his body, won't you be exposed?"

"It's simple. Without a corpse, there's no chance of exposure. The red spider scorpion's venom is corrosive. Enough red spider scorpion venom can corrode a black bear in an hour. My mother once taught me to use my magical powers to imitate other people's voices. After staying in the room for half an hour, I finally imitated my father's voice and said the words he often shouted when drunk. The guards nearby were used to it. Besides, my father often vented his anger and hurt people when drunk, so the guards would consciously walk faster and hide, so they didn't notice at all. I just needed to open the door wider when I left, so that everyone outside could see my father sleeping on the couch. I poured a lot of red spider scorpion venom into the area under the quilt."

"So, who did you choose as the scapegoat in the end?"

"My father's women are jealous and will do anything to gain his favor. Among them, there is a deer demon who is the most vicious, but it is because of her viciousness that my father dislikes her. Before killing the red spider scorpion, I went to my father's women to find the most powerful ones to help me find the red spider scorpion's movements, and deliberately revealed to them separately that the blood of the red spider scorpion can make a woman's skin white. They are fighting for favor and beauty, so no one will reveal a word. If I don't send them away, they will naturally come to steal. The red spider scorpion has thick armor and flesh, and it is very difficult to get blood, so they have to steal the whole red spider scorpion together. I bet that the deer demon who lives closest to us will succeed, and in the end she did not disappoint me. The Queen immediately drank the Red Spider Scorpion's blood, dressed herself in alluring attire, and took her deer blood to look for Father. Father had a habit of seeking out women whenever he sobered, so whenever he was drunk, women would deliberately hang around nearby. However, only the Deer Demon, Father's favorite, had the privilege of kneeling in his room and waiting. The impatient Deer Demon would wait patiently, even if it meant kneeling until dawn. However, when she discovered Father had dissolved into a pool of blood, she would inevitably try to escape, but the Red Spider Scorpion in her room wouldn't have the time to let her run with her. I only needed to be enraged upon learning of Father's death, and when everyone suspected her, I would find her and kill her in anger, leaving no witnesses.

After calmly recounting the whole process, seeing that Yuanli didn't say anything and her expression showed no emotion, Si Xi asked with some concern: "Will you think I'm bad and then, don't want me anymore?"

Yuanli solemnly warned Si Xi again and again, "Don't mention these things to anyone else, and don't tell anyone about your life story. You must never use the same methods you used on your father again. Do you understand?"

"I understand." After saying this, Si Xi looked at her fearfully and hesitantly said, "I have never hurt innocent people. Even though my father forced me to kill many monsters, I only killed evil spirits. I have never thought of bullying the weak. My mother taught me kindness, and I have kept it in mind. I think I have a good heart. I know that my methods and schemes sound extremely vicious, but I promise you and my late mother that these plans will never be used to harm innocent people. My mother is dead, and I only have you, godmother. I will definitely listen to you, and please don't give up on me."

Hearing Si Xi calling her godmother, Yuanli instantly recalled that they had sworn to each other that they would be godmothers to each other's children and protect each other's children as if they were their own children.

Si Xi had the potential to be bad, but when she made those plans before, no one gave her a better choice. If it were me, I would probably do something even more cruel than this.

At the beginning, Yuanli had no choice in Yuemang Mountain, but now, she can give Sixi a chance to choose.

"I won't give up on you. But if you give up on yourself first and harm innocent people, I will never forgive you."

Si Xi nodded rapidly, and Yuanli then took her back to Cha Suxun. If they talked for too long, it would arouse suspicion.

Yuanli took the initiative to explain to the three people: "Let's go, I made a deal with her, she will help with the matter of Yuemang Mountain. As for the identity issue, we can discuss it after we get out."

Su Yang was still a little worried, but seeing that Cha Suxun and He Qi had no objections, he didn't say anything. As he circled the mountainside, he tried his best to recall the direction of Youyou and his son's residence, but there was no trace of the original cabin.

"Are you looking for something?" Si Xi asked.

"You live at the foot of the mountain, so you might not know this. But, there used to be a wooden house here."

"At your feet."