"You keep saying things I don't like to hear. Let me put it another way, I advise you to think it over carefully." Chen Sangruo shook her hand.

She added, "If you can't say what I want to hear, then keep saying it."

She showed no mercy to the boy, and even though he spared Aunt Xu, he was still a bad seed at heart.

That little bit of kindness only shows that there is still hope for him.

But compared to his evil, it's nothing at all, like a small white dot on a black sheet of paper.

You can't use conventional methods when dealing with boys.

The gentle, emotional approach will definitely not work with boys.

The boy suppressed the urge to vomit, his expression growing increasingly fierce, his eyes flashing with malice.

Without a doubt, this is the real him.

"Who do you think you are? What right do you have to tell me what to do? I'm not going to say what you want to hear!"

Snap—

"I'm going to kill you! I'm going to kill everyone!"

Snap—

"What kind of skill is it to just slap me? If you're so capable, then kill me!"

Snap—

"Otherwise, one day I will definitely kill you all!"

Snap—

No matter what the boy said, Chen Sangruo's only response was a slap that barely left a blur.

The slap was lighter than before, even soft, but for some reason, it felt much stronger than before.

The feeling wasn't physical pain, but something else entirely, more like a sensation affecting his mind.

The combined attack, striking him along with the raging evil thoughts clamoring within him and threatening to devour him, was even more effective than the previous slaps.

When the first slap came, the boy thought he had been in the outhouse for too long and was hallucinating from the smell.

But the successive slaps made him clearly realize that this was not his imagination; she really had struck out those evil thoughts as well!

Shen Sanruo looked at the boy's increasingly clear eyes and expressed great satisfaction.

Her efforts were not in vain.

Each slap she delivered carried a touch of the power of a stoking technique, along with the power of her soul, imprinting the warmth of her hand into the boy's heart, ensuring he would remember it vividly.

She didn't actually exert much physical force; it was more the effect of spiritual power and soul power, with soul power accounting for a larger proportion.

When the boy set the fire, she was so angry that she acted purely on the instincts of her body, forgetting that she also possessed the powerful weapon of her soul.

For a stubborn boy like him, ordinary physical pain is naturally of little use.

And she could sense that the boy's desire to die seemed genuine; a layer of gloomy aura surrounded him, and he truly wanted to die.

After all, he was still a child of a few years old. If he were to be slapped with the same force as the first time a few more times, his body would definitely not be able to withstand it. Instead, it would have done just what the boy wanted, and he would have actually died.

But the power of the soul is different. Since the problem lies in the mind, it would be perfect for her to use the power of the soul to correct it.

"How was it? Was the pressure just right, enough to leave you dazed but not brain-damaged?" She smiled, tilting her head slightly and looking at the boy with a scrutinizing gaze.

"I will definitely kill you."

The boy's tone remained fierce, but the previous hostility was gone from his eyes.

It's as if the sharp thorns on its body have softened, or perhaps they've been snapped off by her "education of love."

Snap—

"Still so stubborn? Then continue."

However, she did not expect that the boy was so resilient, able to endure for so long even under the interference of her divine soul power.

Few can withstand her spiritual power, and a mind that even her spiritual power cannot "purify" is indeed something special.

"It seems you have a lot of evil thoughts in your heart, little one," she said, fanning herself.

With her half-closed eyes, she looked the boy up and down. "Come on, tell me, why is your heart so black?"

"Who exactly are you? I'm very curious about you."

She couldn't believe that a child could possess such an "evil" soul, no matter how many tragic experiences he had gone through.

But this boy did indeed look like an ordinary boy, with no cultivation level.

Unlike the snake woman who disguised herself as Xiao Shi, all the results of her investigation indicated that this was the boy's real body.

"I am the one who will kill you all! People like me naturally have many evil thoughts in their hearts."

"Do you think I'm like you? Born a compassionate and benevolent person, bathed in holy light, and adored by countless people?"

The boy's anger, which had just subsided, was reignited by her words, carrying a strong sense of resentment.

It's less about resenting her and more about resenting the world.

People like him are born to be hidden from the light, destined to rot in the darkness and become one with it.

But on what grounds?

Why is it that other people are born with a bright and glorious life, while he can only be a maggot in the gutter?

Why should we have given birth to someone like him without even asking his opinion?

"Stop pretending! Haven't you had enough of this act? Haven't you had enough of playing the philanthropist?"

"Save me? What can you do to save me? Ha, laughable! Dealing with a single demonic beast would take half your life, what can you possibly do?"

The boy looked away from her, his eyes, which were fixed to the side, revealing an unreadable emotion.

Before he set the fire, she actually thought he wasn't beyond redemption. Did he need her opinion? Did he need her to save him?

What a foolish, delusional man! He doesn't need it at all!

Shen Sangruo: ...

I felt offended.

Well, in her previous life she was indeed just an ordinary cultivator.

But that doesn't diminish the fact that she's incredibly powerful in this life; she's still quite remarkable.

"It doesn't matter. It's okay if you don't want to tell me. I naturally have ways to find out what you want." Fiery divine soul power floated in her hand, and the smile on her face faded slightly.

She could tell what was in the boy's soul with just a probe.

She had to find out who this child was.

The boy looked at the divine power and thought it was another of her methods of tormenting people.

She twitched the corners of her mouth, as if mocking her. Did those villagers know that behind her compassionate exterior, she actually had so many shady dealings?

He simply closed his eyes, giving the impression that he was completely at the mercy of others.

The boy suddenly opened his eyes the moment the power of his soul surged into his body.

This force is one of those slaps, but it is more aggressive than the force contained in a slap.

At this moment, it's like a drill, drilling into his soul!

"What did you do to me?! What do you want to do?!" The boy's face turned pained.

He had never shown such an expression when she slapped him so many times before.

"I said I'll find the answer myself." Shen Sanruo smiled faintly. "If you want to reveal your identity, I can stop now."

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