Chapter 513 Remnant Fire
"Do you really think this will get you what you want?"
Xia Yue's voice was calm, yet it carried a power that could penetrate people's hearts.
"Stop it, whatever you are, you've made enough noise, haven't you?"
A mocking smile appeared on Xia Ke's lips. She slowly stood up from the crystal throne, walked down the steps and walked towards Xia Yue.
"It seems that until now, you still haven't recognized who I am...Xia Yue."
"But that's true." There was a twist in her voice, a hint of madness. "After all, you never belonged to this family. You're just a stray dog picked up by someone, a monster, a parasite that only knows how to occupy someone else's place."
Xia Ke's voice became increasingly hysterical. Although her figure and face had been restored to their original state by the power of the fragments of the Heart of the World, her current illness made the girl's beauty as illusory and fragile as the moon in the water.
There was no emotion in Xia Yue's eyes.
She was not shaken by Xia Ke's words, so the girl sighed deeply.
"I know who you are...Lie Beast, I actually knew it from the beginning, but I didn't expect that you would do such a thing..."
Xia Ke's face changed. She obviously didn't expect Xia Yue to say such a thing.
"You...know me? You still remember me?"
"When Xia Ke picked you up injured, he just thought you were a little rabbit that had strayed into the Xia family's backyard. I could tell at a glance that you weren't an ordinary creature. You smelled strange, but I didn't sense any ill will towards this family, so I didn't say anything."
Xia Yue lowered her head slightly, her eyes slightly sad. "Just like you said just now, I don't belong to this family. Maybe I am just like you, a life that was picked up."
The beast stopped in its tracks.
Her gaze towards Xia Yue gradually grew sharper. "...You say you're the same as me? No...you and I can't be the same. You're a monster, and I'm the master of this house. I'm the true master of this house."
"We will never be the masters of this family, Er Beast. I don't know your name, but... at least we could all be part of this family, and now you... have destroyed everything with your own hands."
Xia Yue took the initiative to take a step forward.
The beast was startled by this action.
Even though she was strong enough now, her inner inferiority, cowardice and timid nature still frightened her to the point that she almost fell to the ground.
The surrounding crystal clusters immediately began to hum and grow wildly, as if responding to the anxiety and fear in the beast's heart at the moment.
"You, don't come over here! I'm the master of this house!"
"You are not, and neither am I. The master of this family was killed by you. You killed the Patriarch and Madam of the Xia Family, right?"
After hearing Xia Yue's question, Xia Ke's body, which was originally trembling with fear, suddenly stopped.
She stared at Xia Yue blankly: "...Why, you don't know yet?"
"What do you mean?" Xia Yue had a bad feeling.
"I see..." Ershou slowly stood up, as if the information gap gave her a sense of advantage again.
"Let me ask you, Xia Yue... In your mind, what kind of human being is Xia Ke?"
"She's very kind and strong. Even though I'm very cold to her, she still talks to me every day. She's also very grateful to her parents. She also..."
Puff——
Xia Yue's words were interrupted by a burst of uncontrollable laughter.
Then there was a wild laugh. The beast's laughter was sharp and crazy. She laughed so hard that she fell back and forth. Her eyes were full of sarcasm and ridicule, as if she was laughing at Xia Yue's ignorance and naivety.
"Kind? Strong? Xia Yue, you are so naive...adorable. Do you really think Xia Ke would be grateful to those two so-called 'parents'? Do you really think she would have the slightest attachment to this family?"
Xia Yue frowned slightly, feeling deeply uneasy.
"What exactly do you want to say?" There was a hint of caution in Xia Yue's voice.
A cruel smile appeared on Xia Ke's lips, and there was a crazy glint in her eyes.
"Xia Yue, you are too naive. You don't understand the real Xia Ke at all."
The beast's voice became more and more crazy, and there was even more pride in it.
She finally won, and in this respect, she won over Xia Yue.
"Do you think she really likes you? Do you think she really treats you as a family member? As a sister? Don't be silly, Xia Yue, she hates you! She hates you for taking away her parents' love, she hates you for taking away her place in this family!"
“…Stop your nonsense.”
"Xia Ke has been confined to a wheelchair her entire life because of a congenital disease. She's always had a very low self-esteem, so she's stronger than anyone else. She's highly accomplished in art and has worked tirelessly to familiarize herself with the family business. She's striving to reach her goal of becoming a useful member of this family, but your appearance... yes, it was you, Xia Yue. Your appearance has shattered all of this!"
Xia Yue's heart was shaken, and she felt deeply shocked and unbelievable.
"Impossible...Xia Ke wouldn't think so. She is different from you..." There was a hint of trembling in Xia Yue's voice.
The beast's laughter became even crazier.
"How do you think the head and wife of the Xia family died? Do you think I killed them? No, no, no, it was Xia Ke. It was Xia Ke who poisoned her parents with her own hands. It was Xia Ke who destroyed this family with her own hands! Because this family abandoned her first, because everyone in this family wanted you to become the eldest daughter of the Xia family who can stand on her own!"
After hearing this news, Xia Yue was completely stunned.
"You said... Xia Ke poisoned her parents personally... Then... what about you? What role did you play in it?"
"Me?" The evil beast finally stopped smiling.
"I was just a witness to this ridiculous farce, and I took over Xia Ke's body when she was about to end her life... As for now, I am the real master of this house, not you, nor that disabled waste!"
Under the high crystal dome, the maids who had been transformed into crystal monsters slowly descended from the sky like puppets that had lost their own consciousness.
Although their movements were stiff, they were strangely graceful, as if they were controlled by some mysterious force, and every detail revealed an unusual aura.
"You... killed all of them..." There was a hint of sadness in Xia Yue's voice.
Because she knew very well that this not only meant that there were no living people in the villa now.
It also means that the containment of the false beast may no longer be feasible.
Those who harm innocent people must be tried by the Court of Arbitration...
"They love me... trust me, believe me. Even if I tell a lie, they will always stand by my side. This trust has become the source of my strength. Xia Yue... leave, don't disturb us anymore, this is my home..."
For the first time, a hint of pleading appeared in the beast's voice.
"Perhaps I would have turned around and left before, after all, there's no place for me here anymore. But...Er Shou, now I understand what family and friends are. I have so much. Because of him, I saw a world full of color, warmth, and light for the first time."
Scarlet power slowly gathered in Xia Yue's hands, and a blood-red sword appeared in her hands.
"Really... You have everything, so why did you come and take my home away from me?"
"Because this is not your home, Lie Beast, come back with me, atone your sins, and then find your true home. If you are willing, I will help you."
Help...me?
Is this the vampire who turns a blind eye to everything...
But the beast's hesitation only lasted for a moment, and even this hesitation only existed in the white rabbit in its heart that was about to be strangled.
Her eyes were full of disdain: "I don't need those, I just need a home, so I just need to control everything!"
As Xia Ke finished her words, the crystal clusters in the Crystal Palace began to vibrate violently, as if responding to her emotions.
The figure of the evil beast became even more ferocious in the crystal light. She waved her hands and commanded the monster maids to attack Xia Yue.
Xia Yue took a deep breath. She knew she couldn't give in any longer. "Xia Ke, I won't let you continue to hurt innocent people, nor will I let your distortion and madness continue to spread."
All the maids attacked Xia Yue in a strange manner.
But even with the added power of the World Heart Fragments, there is still a gap in strength between the two sides.
The bloody blade in Xia Yue's hand pierced the hearts of these maids again and again.
"Ms. Xia Yue, starting today, I will teach you what noble etiquette is."
That maid who was always serious, with pigtails and glasses.
"Ms. Xia Yue, is there anything you want to eat? Please tell me. Although I am not good at other things, I am very good at cooking."
The maid who was always cheerful, smiling at her and cooking lots of food for her.
"It's simply disgusting. This kind of dancing is a disgrace to your status. Please don't bring shame to the Xia family."
The maid who was always very harsh on her but cared about her sleep quality in private.
All of this was settled by Xia Yue. They shouldn't have died like this.
All Xia Yue can do now is to let them sleep peacefully.
"Ah...it's all broken."
Watching one maid after another being smashed to pieces by Xia Yue's bloody blade.
The beast didn't seem to be too surprised, as if it had already expected this outcome.
She slowly turned around, trying to walk up the steps and return to her throne.
But because his legs were weak and trembling, he suddenly fell down on the steps.
She slowly turned her head and saw the monster emitting a scarlet aura walking towards her step by step.
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