Chapter 100 This is what it feels like to kill someone
Xu Deyuan seemed to be frightened out of his wits, his jaw trembling. He let the cold rain hit his face. He looked at the calm Xu Qingying in front of him and kept backing away. He said in fear and anger, "Xu Qingying, are you crazy? How could you kill someone?! Do you know that it is a serious crime for an exiled prisoner to kill a bailiff? You will lose your head!!"
Xu Qingying slowly wiped the dagger clean, her sharp eyes fixed on Xu Deyuan, like a goddess looking down upon an ant on earth. There was even a suppressed smile on her lips, and a trace of inquiry in her eyes. "Really? Then what are Second Uncle's plans?"
Xu Deyuan seemed unaware of the impending danger. A night of escaping had left him extremely nervous, and his hand trembled as he pointed at Xu Qingying. "Hurry up and turn yourself in! Say that this was all your fault and has nothing to do with our Xu family! You killed the person, and you must pay with your life. You can't get away with this!!!"
Xu Qingying smiled faintly, a cruel calmness in her eyes, "Second Uncle, are you planning to sacrifice your own family for the sake of justice and hand me over to the government?"
Xu Deyuan stared at Xu Qingying without saying a word.
For some reason, looking at Xu Qingying who was so calm and smiling, Xu Deyuan finally began to feel his scalp tingling, and a strange chill crept into his heart.
The sound of rain was pouring down, accompanied by the whimpering of the wind, but the world seemed terribly cold and silent.
Xu Deyuan's heart was pounding, and he didn't know what he was thinking about. His eyes suddenly widened, revealing an expression of disbelief and horror.
Almost instantly, Xu Deyuan confirmed Xu Qingying's murderous intent from her eyes. He turned around without hesitation and ran deep into the forest!
Xu Qingying was even faster. She raised her foot and kicked Xu Deyuan hard on the back of his knee. The kick was so powerful that Xu Deyuan staggered a few steps and fell headfirst into the mud.
The rain is still falling.
Xu Deyuan was crawling forward in the mud like a desperate maggot, begging for mercy as he crawled: "My dear niece, you are not going to kill me, are you? How dare you?! I am your uncle, your elder! If you kill me, you will be struck by lightning!"
The curses turned into pleading, "I beg you, please forgive me this time, I promise I didn't see anything... I won't tell anyone a word..."
Xu Qingying grabbed Xu Deyuan's hair. Logically speaking, Xu Deyuan, as an adult man, should be stronger than a thirteen-year-old girl, but Xu Deyuan was already scared. Liu Jieshi's throat was cut right in front of him, and he could even smell the strong smell of blood on his body.
Under such intimidation, Xu Deyuan was already frightened to the point of being weak in the knees. How could he dare to resist? He could only allow himself to be slaughtered like meat on a chopping board.
Xu Qingying...she really dares to kill people...
No, Xu Qingying is not human...
Xu Deyuan was dragged like this, and then thrown heavily to the ground, splashing mud all over the floor. Xu Deyuan screamed, and when he looked up, he saw Liu Jieshi's face very close to him. His terrified look was reflected in his pupils that were still open.
Xu Deyuan screamed, propped himself up to sit up, and then vomited with a "wow".
"Second uncle, it wasn't me who killed Liu Jieshi. It was you who killed him."
The voice of a demon from hell echoed in Xu Deyuan's ears. Before Xu Deyuan could react, he saw Xu Qingying stuffing the dagger into his hand. His legs and feet were weak and he couldn't hold it at all. However, Xu Qingying forced him to hold the dagger and then raised her hand.
A spray of warm blood splashed onto his face.
Xu Deyuan subconsciously closed his eyes, and only felt the sound of something blunt entering his flesh. His heart skipped a beat, and his whole face turned pale as paper in an instant!
His body couldn't stop shaking and his mind was blank. He slowly opened his confused eyes and saw that the dagger in his hand was firmly inserted into the back of Liu Jieshi's neck.
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Xu Deyuan's psychological defenses completely collapsed and he screamed, but Xu Qingying held down his hand that wanted to escape. There was no expression on her face. The rain ran across her delicate and tender face, and she looked like she had just been pulled out of the water.
But she still said softly: "Second uncle, now the person has been killed by you."
"Ah!!!" Xu Deyuan was thrown back several meters, his face horrified. "You...what did you do?"
Xu Qingying pulled out the dagger and looked at Xu Deyuan coldly, "I say... now the murderer has become you... if you stabbed him in the back of the neck, he will definitely die."
Xu Deyuan gasped for breath, his chest heaving violently. He stared at Xu Qingying intently, as if he wanted to devour her flesh and drink her blood. "Witch...you witch...how could you be so vicious...you are framing me!!"
"You killed Liu Jieshi. Dad, Ming Xiaoshuang, and I are all witnesses." Xu Qingying pretended to pat Xu Deyuan on the shoulder, "Second uncle, do you still want to turn yourself in, so as not to implicate our entire Xu family—"
Xu Deyuan's chest heaved, his eyes bloodshot. He stared at the enchantress Xu Qingying, clenching his fists and gritting his teeth, suppressing the urge in his stomach to churn. He looked at Ming Xiaoshuang and Xu Degui approaching from behind, as if he had seen his saviors. He quickly knelt and took a few steps forward, holding on to a last glimmer of hope and said to Ming Xiaoshuang, "Sir, Sir! Xu Qingying has killed someone. The person she killed was your colleague Liu Jieshi. Killing a bailiff is a capital crime. Go back and tell Captain Zhao..."
But Ming Xiaoshuang turned a deaf ear to Xu Deyuan's calls and completely ignored them. She only bowed respectfully to Xu Qingying and said, "Miss, I will dispose of the body first."
Xu Qingying hummed, "Get him farther away. If Liu Jieshi gets lost, it'll be troublesome. Zhao Bantou will definitely send someone to look for him tomorrow."
Watching the two's every move, Xu Deyuan suddenly realized what was going on. Shocked, he pointed at Ming Xiaoshuang's nose and cursed, "Are you two in the same group? Ming Xiaoshuang, are you crazy? You're still an official in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Don't you want a bright future? You're actually relying on a woman. What benefits did Xu Qingying promise you to make you willingly serve her like a dog?"
It wasn't just Xu Deyuan who was shocked.
And Xu Degui.
He looked at the corpse on the ground and Ming Xiaoshuang's unconcealed attitude of treating himself as Xu Qingying's slave. How could he not understand?
Ming Xiaoshuang is Xu Qingying's man.
He was worried that Ming Xiaoshuang had a close relationship with his daughter and was afraid that the two of them would fall in love, but he didn't know that Xu Qingying had already secretly conquered Ming Xiaoshuang.
Also, where did Xu Qingying learn those kung fu skills?
So clean and neat, from unsheathing to seeing blood, it only takes a blink of an eye!
Xu Degui was frightened and was lost in thought when he was awakened by Xu Deyuan's scream.
Looking up, Xu Qingying had picked up a sharp stone from somewhere and smashed it hard on Xu Deyuan's right palm. Xu Deyuan turned pale in pain and rolled over and over in the mud, howling, "Xu Qingying, I'm going to kill you! I'm going to kill you!"
That’s his right hand that he uses to write and hold books!
Without this hand, what's the difference between him and a cripple?!
Xu Degui rushed forward quickly and grabbed Xu Qingying's arm: "Qingying, enough! Stop killing people! He is your second uncle! He is your blood relative! Are you crazy? Killing Liu Jieshi is not enough, you also want to kill your second uncle? How can you be so cruel? He is your biological uncle——"
Xu Qingying walked forward slowly, ignoring Xu Deyuan's screams, and threw the stone out to destroy the evidence.
Blood splattered, a few drops fell silently into the grass and were immediately washed away by the rain.
Xu Deyuan's right hand was a bloody mess! He twisted his body in agony in the mud.
"Father treated him as a brother, but he didn't treat you as a brother. You were implicated by him and were nearly beaten to death by Liu Jieshi. But he abandoned you and ran away. It's okay to be afraid of death, but do you know what he said to Liu Jieshi?"
Xu Degui thought of Xu Deyuan's back as he turned away without mercy just now. His heart suddenly ached and his hands fell down weakly.
He never thought that his brother, who was born from the same mother, could run so smoothly at the critical moment.
"Second uncle told Liu Jieshi that he brought you into Bianjing City and showed you great kindness. He told him to kill you."
Xu Degui covered his head in pain, his eyes red as if he were a beast, "Stop talking! Stop talking!"
Xu Qingying ignored him and continued, "I killed Liu Jieshi to save him, but he was obsessed with righteousness and tried to persuade me to surrender to save his own life. Father, I have a piece of advice for you, too. You treated him as a brother, but he didn't treat you as a brother. This time, I'll let him go for your sake, but only this once."
Ming Xiaoshuang looked at Xu Deyuan struggling in pain on the ground, feeling relieved. He spat, "What a jerk! Can you be Miss Xu's dog just because you want to? Do you know how many people will want to be Miss Xu's dog in the future? For someone like you who doesn't even care about your own brothers just to save your own life, I think you are a beast worse than pigs and dogs!"
After saying that, Ming Xiaoshuang dragged Liu Jieshi's body away to deal with it, grunting.
Not to mention, Ming Xiaoshuang felt uncomfortable all over when he killed someone for the first time.
The second time I saw a dead person, I didn’t feel as much.
Even if this person was a former colleague. Even if this person was talking to him just an hour ago.
But he dared to attack Miss Xu's family, so he deserved it.
Ming Xiaoshuang did not feel any fear at all, but instead felt an inexplicable excitement.
Miss Xu is very strong. Not only does she have the ability to make a fortune every day, she also knows so many things. The key is that those who achieve great things do not care about trivial matters. Miss Xu is cruel, ruthless, and vicious enough to even dare to kill her own uncle.
Ming Xiaoshuang was very sure that Xu Qingying's intention to kill Xu Deyuan was real.
If Xu Degui had not been present, Xu Qingying would have really killed Xu Deyuan!
With such a brain, such skills, and such a strong mentality, Ming Xiaoshuang felt that his blood was boiling! Following such a master, Ming Xiaoshuang would definitely have a great future in his life!
Xu Qingying put away the dagger and said to Xu Degui, "Is father injured anywhere?"
Xu Degui turned a deaf ear, letting the rain wash over him, standing there like a statue. Like a trapped animal, he stared with anger and sorrow at Xu Deyuan, who lay curled up in pain on the ground.
"Brother, you and I are brothers, why do you treat me like this?"
Xu Deyuan covered his hands, sweating all over from the pain. The rain kept washing away the blood and sweat on his hands. He gasped for breath and found Xu Degui's sad expression funny. "Why? You ask me why?"
Xu Deyuan laughed heartily, his expression frantic. "How can there be so many whys in this world? People are afraid of death, and I just want to live. What's wrong with me? Besides, if it weren't for me, you would still be a peasant in the countryside all your life. Would you be able to go to Bianjing City to do business? Would you be able to live in such a nice house in Bianjing City? I, Xu Deyuan, have brought honor to our family and am the only hope for the Xu family to turn things around. If I die, you will be truly finished! Only if I live can the Xu family have a chance to rise again in the future. My life is more valuable than yours! You have enjoyed wealth and glory for so many years, and at the critical moment, I died for the family. I sacrificed you in exchange for the entire future of the Xu family. What is there to complain about? Don't you understand the principle of seeking benefits and avoiding harm?"
Tears welled up in Xu Degui's eyes, but they were washed away by the rain before they fell. He felt a little numb in his heart. He thought of his days in the countryside. Although his eldest brother was lazy, he once took him to run around the mountains to rob bird nests. His second brother studied hard since he was a child, but he would also teach him to read and recognize words in his spare time.
Although the family was very poor, the brothers were friendly and respectful to each other.
Even after Xu Deyuan passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi, his family was exiled and the gap between the brothers gradually widened.
Although Xu Degui knew that Xu Deyuan looked down on them, they were still a family, so how could he abandon him at the critical moment?
He said word by word, "We are brothers and sisters!"
"So what?" Xu Deyuan covered his palm and screamed in pain. "That bastard from your family crippled my right hand. I can no longer read or write. She's ruined the entire Xu family's future! My second branch and your third branch will be enemies from now on! I'm telling you, don't give me the chance, or I'll make that damn girl suffer a fate worse than death!"
"You!" The hatred in Xu Deyuan's eyes deeply burned Xu Degui's heart.
He looked at the crazy Xu Deyuan and suddenly woke up. Yes, Qingying had crippled his right hand, and Xu Deyuan had no hope of recovery in this life. The two families had become mortal enemies. He was here reminiscing about the deep brotherhood, but Xu Deyuan was plotting how to kill his daughter.
What's wrong with me?
Why did I lose my mind again?
Why is Xu Deyuan so arrogant towards Qingying? Isn't it because he is so indecisive that Xu Qingying is afraid to act rashly?
Xu Degui thought of all the things Xu Deyuan had done since his exile, from the beginning when he had obstructed their soap business, to the time when he had almost spent several thousand taels of silver and a prescription worth hundreds of thousands of taels for their second wife, to the time when Xu Deyuan had resolutely abandoned him even though he knew he might die.
From the beginning to the end, Xu Deyuan never treated him as a brother.
No matter how much kindness Xu Deyuan had shown him, their third branch had already repaid the favor for Huang Yazi's matter.
Well, it’s better not to have such a heartless brother!
Xu Degui has plenty of brothers——
Thinking of this, Xu Degui's eyes gradually became clear, even a little cold.
He wiped the rain from his face, his eyes becoming calm as he spoke word by word, "Second brother, Qingying is right. A beast like you, worse than pigs and dogs, is not worthy of being my brother, Xu Degui!"
Xu Deyuan's face changed. "How dare you talk to me like that?!"
"You should thank me. If it weren't for me, you would have ended up like Liu Jieshi."
Xu Degui still felt a little numb, but this time, he would never allow himself to be soft-hearted again. If Xu Degui really reported Xu Qingying for murder, then the life of their third branch would be over!
No, he must protect Xu Qingying.
"So..." Xu Degui's eyes were cold, as if he had become a completely different person. "You were the one who killed Liu Jieshi. Ming Xiaoshuang and I saw it all. If you say a word about what happened tonight, I will testify in court and tell everyone in the world exactly how you harmed Liu Jieshi's family and how you killed him."
"You, you, you...you guys..." Xu Deyuan's voice trembled, not knowing whether it was anger, anxiety, or pain, "I didn't kill anyone, Xu Qingying killed me by holding me down!"
"You were the one who killed him!" Xu Degui grabbed Xu Deyuan's shoulders like a ferocious beast, his tone cold and stern. "Just wait and see. Will the world believe that a powerless woman killed someone, or will they believe that you, with your motive and ability, killed someone?"
Xu Deyuan was shocked by the coldness in Xu Degui's eyes. The rain was pouring down, and the sky and the earth were filled with mist. He seemed not to recognize the person in front of him.
Xu Degui, who used to feel inferior and try to please him whenever he saw him, has now turned into a hungry wolf!
They have changed, one by one, all of them have changed.
Xu Deyuan woke up from his trance, hugged Xu Degui's legs, and shouted incoherently: "Third brother, it's a monster, Xu Qingying is a monster! She must be possessed by a ghost. Think about it, since she was exiled, she has done all kinds of things, she can even save people from drowning. Did you see what she looked like just now? She is not human at all, she is an evil ghost crawling out of hell to take my life... She is not Xu Qingying at all, she is a monster!!"
Xu Degui kicked him away.
Xu Deyuan collapsed in the mud, his body completely covered in mud, even his head and face were covered in mud, and there were a few broken leaves on them. It was unclear whether he was truly frightened or just pretending to be crazy. "Third brother, you must be careful... The real Xu Qingying might have died a long time ago, and now she is a wandering ghost from nowhere... Kill her quickly, otherwise it will bring disaster to our entire Xu family!"
It has to be said that although Xu Degui knew that Xu Deyuan was trying to sow discord between them, he just hit the nail on the head.
He had long harbored a vague suspicion about his daughter.
How could a person's personality change so suddenly? He could read and write, gain a wealth of knowledge, and possess the ability to make a fortune daily, not to mention the battle with Liu Jieshi just now.
Fast, fierce and accurate.
Without long-term practice, it would be impossible to achieve such smooth and seamless results.
What's more, this is murder.
Xu Qingying used to be a girl who didn't even dare to kill a chicken.
There are so many doubts that even Xu Degui himself cannot convince himself.
But at this moment, Xu Degui could only suppress all his doubts and shouted, "You are about to die, but you still want to sow discord between my father and me. Second brother, today, considering our long-standing brotherhood, I will let you go. From now on, our two families will be strangers! If you come to provoke our third family again, don't blame me for not caring about our brotherhood!"
Xu Qingying walked a little further away. She held onto the tree trunk and tried hard to suppress the churning feeling in her stomach.
My hands are still shaking.
There was a smell of blood on my body, and even such a heavy rain seemed unable to wash it away.
So this is what it feels like when a knife is inserted into human flesh, dull, like cutting thick pork with fat, it can't be cut and the meat remains sticky.
Xu Qingying couldn't help it and vomited with a "wow".
All the internal organs seemed to be mixed together.
This is what killing someone feels like.
It was as if I didn't feel anything. My mind was blank at the time, and I was acting on instinct. But after the killing, my mind would automatically repeat every detail of the moment.
At this moment, she could clearly recall Liu Jieshi's terrified expression and unwilling eyes. He never figured out how he died until his death.
After Xu Qingying finished vomiting, she felt a little better and forced herself not to think about the details.
When it comes to killing someone, just kill them. In this turbulent and chaotic world, she must be more rational and calm, and can no longer cling to the moral standards of her previous life.
Different worlds, different rules. If she tries to trace the root of every problem, she will be the only one who suffers.
Xu Qingying calmed down and Ming Xiaoshuang had also packed up. She supported the limping Xu Degui and walked back. This time, Xu Deyuan no longer dared to look at her directly. He was not as crazy as before, but instead had a kind of fear after being frightened.
He was like a frightened bird at this moment. Before he got close to Xu Qingying, his body automatically retreated.
Xu Qingying didn't care about Xu Deyuan. She thought clearly when she took action. Based on her physique, no one would have thought that she was capable of killing the tall and strong Liu Jieshi.
But it's also true that if it wasn't a sneak attack that caught Liu Jieshi off guard, with her current strength, there would be no way she could have delivered a fatal blow.
It is precisely because of this that Xu Qingying chose to fight quickly and decisively, otherwise once Liu Jieshi launched a counterattack, it would inevitably become a protracted battle.
Then the gap in her physical strength and power will be immediately widened.
This body is still too weak.
She still didn't like the feeling of killing, didn't like the feeling of taking someone's life so easily.
But she couldn't show her weakness.
If you show your weakness, others will see it. In this Zhou Dynasty, which is as dangerous as an ancient jungle, she doesn't want to take off her mask and show it to others.
Xu Degui came over, his face somewhat dull. He walked over quickly, straightened her raincoat, and said in a deep voice, "Let's go. I just told you that your second uncle won't say anything when he gets back."
Xu Qingying said, "Father, you look unhappy. They can tell at a glance that something unpleasant happened between you and Second Uncle."
Xu Degui was stunned for a moment, then thought for a moment, "Then let's say your second uncle fell and scratched his hand on a stone. He blamed me for taking him the wrong way, which led to his injury, and we had a big argument."
"good."
As the four of them climbed up the hillside, they saw Dazhuang and Xu Huiming running towards them. As soon as Xu Huiming saw Xu Degui, he rushed over, "Father! Father!"
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