Chapter 173 The Heavenly Snow Lotus Aims for Immortality (3)
The voice was beautiful and melodious, yet eerie, as if a vengeful spirit were haunting you.
Que Heyu's face was gloomy as he looked at the paper figure that had fallen to the ground. He finally understood why he felt that this woman had a somewhat inhuman stiffness; it turned out she was a paper figure.
But it was obvious that this paper figure wasn't her real body. Why didn't she appear in person? Was it because she didn't want to, or because she couldn't? Thinking of this, Que Heyu looked at the mirror in her hand, remembering how she had simply wiped the paper figure away with a single glance, and had to admit that Daoist Chunyang was quite capable.
"Someone, take this paper figure and burn it." And it must be burned in front of him; he cannot feel at ease if it is not burned in front of him.
Looking at the scene before her, Zhang Xuelian thought, "Let it burn, I can always make another paper doll." However, remembering the power of the demon-revealing mirror, a hint of apprehension still appeared in her eyes.
It seems that these emotional points aren't so easy to obtain.
She thought that since she was a demon and possessed a system, collecting the emotional value of the chosen one should be easy. However, she now realizes that there are still things in this world that can threaten her.
Thinking about this, she felt she still needed to hurry up and improve her strength. Because of this, the next evening, she sent two more paper figures to wander around the courtyard.
Hearing the familiar, terrifying sound again, this time Que and Yu gave them not points of horror, but points of anger.
"I will definitely find you." But at the same time, her eyes flashed. If she had that ability, why didn't she use it all? Instead, she used paper figures to scare people? One paper figure on the first day, two paper figures on the second day.
Que Heyu narrowed her eyes as she thought about this. Could it be that her strength was gradually recovering, and the medium was relying on people's fear levels?
Even Lian Que and Yu themselves found this idea laughable, but at this moment they couldn't laugh. If it were true, they couldn't let her get any fear points.
Because of this, he directly replaced all the security guards on duty with mercenaries and retired soldiers who had high psychological qualities and possessed both a murderous aura and a righteous spirit.
Whether it's true or not, he can't let this possibility become a reality.
Zhang Xuelian realized she had underestimated him. As expected of a favored child of destiny, he was indeed clever. Although he didn't guess completely right, he guessed most of it correctly.
She doesn't want other people's emotional points; she wants his.
However, ever since he guessed that she needed these things to recover, he hadn't shown any emotion. The Que family was a large family, and basic emotional control was fundamental. It was also because her appearance was so sudden that he couldn't react in time, otherwise he wouldn't have lost control like this.
Now that we know how to control her, why would we give her any chance?
So in the past few days, Zhang Xuelian only gained 3,000 emotion points. At this point, she knew she couldn't just stand by and watch anymore. The two paper figures had also been lost by Que and Yuzhao. So now she only had 65,000 emotion points left.
Every penny must be spent wisely.
Because the paper doll's flaws were too obvious—it had no face and was clearly not human—Zhang Xuelian gritted her teeth and spent 50,000 to buy a puppet with a five-day time limit.
This puppet couldn't be killed by Que and Yu; she still needed it to gain emotional points. So her gaze fell on his opposing forces.
The Que family: Old Master Que had three children, two daughters (at least on the surface), but secretly had a whole bunch of illegitimate children, which are not counted. Que Heyu was the son of the second son, Que Tingtai, and had three younger brothers: one born to his stepmother, and two illegitimate children brought back from the family. The four of them didn't get along at all.
Meanwhile, the uncles and aunts above were also fighting tooth and nail over the family property. In short, there were enemies everywhere.
Zhang Xuelian's plan was to help his opponent trip him up. With enough trips, she didn't believe he could remain calm. Even monks have tempers.
She happened to overhear Que and Yu's conversation with their men about transporting an important shipment to customs. What if the goods were stolen or burned?
Zhang Xuelian curled her lips, already imagining his furious expression. But before that, she still needed to make the puppet look better. Which is more believable: a drab, unattractive person coming to you and saying you saved her life, or a beautiful but disheveled person coming to you and saying you saved her? Neither is very believable.
However, being good-looking has a clear advantage in many situations.
If the plan succeeds, then of course there will be no problem. If the plan fails, then she can only use the remaining 20,000 to slightly alter that person's memory.
Yes, 20,000. Que and Yu didn't know that she could absorb any emotion, so besides fear, he also had murderous intent and anger. Therefore, Zhang Xuelian still made some gains from time to time.
Her target was his second younger brother, Que Hanri, a man who spent his days roaming among women, rife with scandals, and at odds with Que Heyu. Besides his uncle, Que Hanri was the only other person Que Hanri suspected in the plane crash. He should be happy if she could bring him news.
So Que Hanri encountered a very strange thing when he went out today. "You said I saved you before, and now you want to repay me?" He looked at the woman in front of him who was a little too beautiful and wondered if she thought he was stupid. Although he had a bad reputation when it came to matters of the heart and was quite chivalrous, he shouldn't be so forgetful as to not remember who he had saved or not, let alone such a beautiful woman.
If hostile forces wanted to frame him, they wouldn't come up with such a far-fetched reason, would they?
Zhang Xuelian feigned sadness and said, "It's alright if you don't believe me, Second Young Master. I'm just here to deliver this message to you. I won't hold it against you." As she spoke, she handed him a piece of paper with the plan written on it.
Que Hanri glanced at her, his eyes darkening, and his gaze became even more meaningful. "Since that's the case, then you can come with me." He wanted to see what the person behind this was up to and whether this news was true.
Putting everything else aside, isn't this face quite pleasing to the eye? It's just a pity he's a spy; a rose with thorns is too easy to prick.
Que Hanri took the woman directly to his Chenxuan Courtyard and had a room arranged for her. "Have someone keep a close eye on her." He then handed the note to his subordinates. "Go and find out what my elder brother has been up to lately." He hadn't expected so many people to want him in trouble. However, if this was true, he wouldn't mind getting involved.
Thinking of Zhang Xuelian, he realized that none of the people around him could find any trace of her. Could she be from the inland? If so, she must have been smuggled in, but that didn't seem likely. He grew increasingly curious about who had sent her.
Did Zhang Xuelian know about his suspicions? Yes, she did, but she didn't care. As long as it annoyed Que and Yu, these things didn't matter. She knew her lie was crude, but as long as it worked, that was enough.
Sure enough, she preferred the soft bed to the pitch-black darkness of her consciousness. Unfortunately, she only had five days; she needed to accumulate enough emotional points within those five days to replenish it. Whether she succeeded or not depended on whether Que Hanri could successfully hijack that shipment.
Because she also wanted to see with her own eyes whether this would be a success or a failure, she specifically asked to go along.
"Oh? Aren't you afraid of danger?" Que Hanri raised an eyebrow as she looked at the beautiful woman who had been cleaned up.
Zhang Xuelian glanced at her clean, white hands. "I just want to look from a distance, not get close. Besides, the Second Young Master will protect me, right?" Her innocent eyes were deceptive, but Que Hanri knew she was no pushover.
But if she wants to pretend, then he'll play along.
"Come on, I'll take you to see her." After all, she was a little beauty he had personally brought back, and wasn't this the kind of scene the person behind her wanted to see?
He didn't want to go at first, but then he suddenly found it quite interesting.
At night, when everyone is asleep, it is the perfect time to do bad things. Que Heyu's men looked at their tired subordinates and scolded them, "Be alert, everyone. This shipment is very important. If anything goes wrong, we can't afford to take responsibility."
The group of people were alerted by the shout, but they still didn't think there would be any problems. They were already delivering goods so late, and the news was kept very secret. How could anyone possibly come to steal their goods?
However, the impossible became possible. Que Hanri smiled when he learned that it was a batch of silk worth 100 million. If this batch of silk were lost, let's see how my elder brother would explain it to the old man.
Because there was too much cargo to move, it was discovered after a few boxes had been moved and was simply burned. Silk is inherently flammable, and with the addition of kerosene, it quickly caught fire.
However, the speed was still too slow.
Zhang Xuelian looked at the person beside her and asked, "Where are the bow and arrows I asked you to bring?"
Que Hanri looked at the car, wondering what she was going to do.
Zhang Xuelian offered no explanation. She took a bow and arrows from the cart, lit the treated arrowheads, drew the bow, and fired several arrows at the cargo ship not far away. Each arrow landed on the oil, and the scattered sparks quickly turned into a raging fire.
Seeing this, Zhang Xuelian's lips curled up, and the raging flames made her aura even more dangerous.
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