Shen Lingxue looked up with difficulty and saw Fang Xiu sitting calmly on the throne, his eyes indifferent, his chin resting on one hand, looking down at her like a god.
"Fang Xiu! You're the one who orchestrated all of this, aren't you?!"
Fang Xiu did not answer, but said indifferently, "Kneel down."
His words were like a decree from the Heavenly Emperor, filled with an irresistible majesty.
Upon hearing the command, Shen Lingxue was horrified to discover that her entire body seemed to be out of control, as if she were being manipulated by something.
"My body... is out of my control, Fang Xiu! What exactly do you want to do!"
Thump!
Shen Lingxue knelt down on the ground, completely still.
This action made her feel utterly subdued. She had always been proud, and when had she ever knelt like a slave before a man she hated?
"Climb over here."
As Fang Xiu gave the order again, Shen Lingxue grew even more terrified, utterly humiliated and enraged: "No...don't..."
She struggled desperately, but it was all in vain. She could only watch helplessly as she crawled step by step to Fang Xiu's feet like a mother goose.
Bang!
Shen Lingxue felt a burning pain on her face as Fang Xiu stomped on it hard, and she was still kneeling.
Because his face was being stepped on, his buttocks became even more prominent.
"I...I will definitely kill you!!" Shen Lingxue roared in agony, but because her face had been stepped on, she was pouting, making her angry voice sound somewhat comical.
At this moment, Fang Xiu snapped his fingers.
The surrounding darkness suddenly changed, transforming into the Xiyuan residential area.
Shen Lingxue's younger brother appeared.
Immediately afterwards, Shen Lingxue saw her younger brother being chased by a nightmare in his dream. The nightmare transformed into a butcher, holding a butcher knife, and tormented her younger brother like a cat playing with a mouse.
Every now and then he would slash with his knife, causing blood to splatter.
When Shen Lingxue saw this scene, her eyes were bloodshot and her gaze was filled with rage.
No! Don't hurt him!
In the illusion, tormented by pain, she had long lost her former ability to think, just as a person in a dream is unaware that they are dreaming.
At this moment, Fang Xiu's indifferent voice rang out: "Do you want to save him?"
"Fang Xiu, what exactly do you want! Don't hurt my brother! If you have a problem, come at me!"
"Beg me."
Fang Xiu coldly uttered only two words.
Shen Lingxue's heart trembled. Her pride wouldn't allow her to beg for mercy, but seeing that her brother had already lost an arm, she could no longer bear it.
Tears of humiliation streamed down her face.
"Please...please save my brother!"
Upon hearing these words, Shen Lingxue seemed to have all her energy drained away, as if she had lost her soul.
"Speak louder."
"Please! Save my brother! Please... Waaah..." Shen Lingxue cried.
Snap!
Fang Xiu snapped his fingers again, and the surrounding darkness was instantly dispelled, along with his figure disappearing from sight.
The scene shifts back to Shen Lingxue's home.
Her younger brother was sitting on the sofa with a blank expression.
Upon seeing this, Shen Lingxue rushed over, hugged her younger brother tightly, and burst into tears.
Unexpectedly, her brother pushed her away expressionlessly and coldly questioned, "Why did you save me? Do you know that because you chose to save me, the nightmare went to the city center, and now everyone in the city center is asleep. They... will never wake up again."
Suddenly, the television turned on, and news reports appeared on the screen. The entire city center was in chaos, with police tape cordoning off the city center. Outside the police tape, countless family members were crying uncontrollably and kneeling on the ground.
"Please! Save my child!"
"Let me in, my wife is still inside!"
Seeing this scene, Shen Lingxue's heart was greatly shocked. Regret, condemnation, despair... all kinds of emotions surged into her heart.
"Do you see that, sister? You caused all of this! You caused them to be separated from their wives and children, and their families to be destroyed. Why did you save me?!" The younger brother suddenly roared.
Then, he ran to the window like a madman, opened it, and jumped straight off the fifteenth floor.
"No!!!" Shen Lingxue completely broke down.
The scene shattered like a mirror, and everything returned to darkness.
In the darkness, a beam of light descended, and Fang Xiu, as indifferent as a god, sat high on his throne, calmly watching the weeping Shen Lingxue as before.
"Kneel down and crawl over here."
Shen Lingxue was once again trampled underfoot by Fang Xiu.
This time, however, she seemed to have lost all hope, offering no resistance whatsoever, like a puppet that had been broken.
Snap!
With a snap of her fingers, the scene of her brother being chased by nightmares reappeared.
"This time, what will you choose?" Fang Xiu asked indifferently.
When Shen Lingxue saw her younger brother again, her eyes regained their sparkle. But just as she was about to save him, images of ordinary people who had lost their loved ones and her brother's tragic death flashed through her mind.
A look of pain and inner turmoil flashed in her eyes. After a long while, she closed her eyes in despair and remained silent.
The younger brother in the picture is being tortured and killed by the butcher.
Her brother's screams echoed in her ears.
"Ah!! Please, please let me go! Sister! Sister, where are you? Please come and save me!"
Shen Lingxue kept her eyes tightly closed, tears streaming down her face, her body trembling uncontrollably. She tried to speak many times, but she kept her mouth shut.
The scene changes again.
Shen Lingxue returned to her home again, but this time, the house was empty and her younger brother was not there.
But the next second, his younger brother, with a pale face and looking like a ghost, appeared out of nowhere.
"Sister, why didn't you save me? Do you know that I'm imprisoned in a nightmare forever, tormented for eternity!"
"Sister, why didn't you save me! Why didn't you save me!"
"Ah!!!" Shen Lingxue collapsed.
She rushed over and hugged her brother, but it felt like she was hugging a cold corpse.
"I'm sorry... I'm sorry..." She cried until she was exhausted and her voice was hoarse.
But the younger brother remained unmoved, repeatedly asking, "Why didn't you save me! Why didn't you save me!"
Everything returned to darkness, and Fang Xiu's figure reappeared.
The previous scenarios and choices kept repeating themselves, like a cycle.
Once, twice, three times...
The eighteenth time.
This time, before Fang Xiu could speak, Shen Lingxue had already crawled over on her knees, raising her beautiful, delicate face, which was covered in tears.
"Please, please, please stop torturing me. I know I was wrong."
Fang Xiu remained unmoved and said indifferently, "This time, what will you choose?"
"No, no, no! No!! I won't choose! I won't choose anything!"
Escaping is useless; the cycle continues.
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