Chapter 187: Horror, Instant Death
Misha looked at the two women with aged expressions, her eyes filled with a cold yet pitiful look.
Birth, aging, sickness, and death are the natural laws of this world. Anyone who tries to defy these laws will ultimately meet a bad end.
Misha felt both pity and hatred towards the two elderly people in front of her.
"Don't slander our eldest sister here! She's been so good to us! If it weren't for her, Ah Qin and I would have been tortured to death by those filthy men long ago. How could we be alive today? Even if she lied to us and wanted to kill us, Ah Qin and I would never say a word against it!"
A-Yue shouted hoarsely. Misha stared coldly at the two elderly people in front of her. She felt that these two people had been completely brainwashed by the so-called "big sister" they were talking about. No matter what, they would do their best to protect the "big sister" behind them.
"Look at how they are now. Do you still think that older woman was doing it for your own good? You could have aged gracefully and calmly, but instead you've ended up like this. Don't you hate her?"
"Why should we hate our eldest sister? If you hadn't locked us up here, as long as we were absolutely loyal to her, we could have kept our beauty for several more years, or even ten or twenty years. Our eldest sister is so considerate of us, why should we hate her? If we should hate anyone, it should be you who angered her!"
Xiao Yan found it really exhausting to talk to these two people, and impatiently waved his hand at Zheng Liu, who immediately locked Aqin and Ayue back into the room.
"Song Jia, do you have a way to find the location of the Longevity Sect from these two people?"
"Well... they're too tight-lipped, it seems a bit difficult, but for the sake of the goddess, I will do my best and try every possible way to find clues that we can use from these two old women!"
"What for me? I'm so happy to hear such touching words first thing in the morning!"
Gu Mingxia came out of the room, walked to Xiao Yan's side with a smile, naturally took his arm, and blinked her big eyes at Song Jia. This made Song Jia a little embarrassed. He scratched his head and smiled awkwardly.
"It's nothing, just a small matter! Don't worry, Mr. Xiao, I'll definitely find a way!"
"Okay, don't force yourself if you really can't think of a solution."
Xiao Yan said calmly, looking at Gu Mingxia beside him who looked alright, a faint smile appearing in his eyes. As long as she was alright, that was good!
"Hey, why are you two holding hands? Liu Yan, tell me honestly, what's going on?"
In just one night, Liu Yan and Zheng Liu were already holding hands! This is unbelievable! She clearly remembered that Liu Yan had told her before that Zheng Liu wasn't her type!
This little girl, she actually hid things from her! Gu Mingxia's eyes were fixed on Liu Yan and Zheng Liu's clasped hands. Liu Yan's face flushed red at her gaze, and she tried to pull her hand away from Zheng Liu's, but Zheng Liu gripped it even tighter. The usually honest and simple man raised his interlocked hands and gave Gu Mingxia a goofy smile.
"I proposed to Liu Yan yesterday, and she said yes! Once we get back to the city, we'll start preparing for the wedding!"
"Liu Yan, are you... really going to marry Zheng Liu?"
Looking at Liu Yan with some disbelief, Gu Mingxia was very happy for her best friend. After all, Zheng Liu was a rare and wonderful man. If she were with Zheng Liu, she would definitely not be hurt in any way, and she would surely be happy until the last moment of her life!
"Yes, I suddenly realized last night that I only feel safe when I'm with Zheng Liu! Although he doesn't seem to be my type, I can still change my taste in people for him, so I've decided to marry Zheng Liu."
It has to be said that this was the best decision Liu Yan ever made! Gu Mingxia looked at Liu Yan, who had a happy face, with tears in her eyes. She quickly walked up to her and hugged Liu Yan.
"Liu Yan, Zheng Liu is a good man. He can give you the life you want, so darling, you must be happy, be very happy, okay?"
"Yes, Xiaxia, you too!"
The two of them suddenly felt very sad. They had once said that they would get married together, and now their wish had finally come true.
Releasing Liu Yan, Gu Mingxia blinked and looked intently at Zheng Liu. She stepped forward and punched him in the chest muscle he was explaining.
"Zheng Liu, I'm entrusting Liu Yan to you. I hope you'll treat her well from now on. Don't let her carefree attitude fool you; deep down, she's a very devoted person. Including you, Liu Yan has only had two boyfriends in her twenty-six years! She has no parents, so I'm her family now. You can't bully her! If I find out you've bullied Liu Yan, I, Gu Mingxia, will make you regret it at all costs!"
"Wow, it seems like marriage might actually endanger your personal safety! If you have a few tigress-like family members, boss, you really need to think carefully about whether you should marry them or not!"
Song Jia's words immediately earned him the contempt of both Gu Mingxia and Liu Yan. He lowered his head and walked up to Zheng Liu.
"Boss, if you regret it now before we get the marriage certificate, it's not too late. We can just cancel the mission and go back to South Africa to live our carefree lives!"
"Song Jia, that's not right of you. As the saying goes, it's better to teach someone to beat their son than to teach them to divorce their wife. What, what makes Liu Yan unworthy of Zheng Liu? Tell me, if your reasons are valid, I'll stand up for Liu Yan and disown her proposal to Zheng Liu!"
Gu Mingxia raised her chin arrogantly and looked at Song Jia with a cold and aloof expression. Just that one look was enough to reduce Song Jia's momentum by more than half. He hid behind Zheng Liu.
"Boss, think it through! Sometimes, goddesses are just for admiring from afar; it's not advisable to get too close to them. Be careful!"
"Mingxia, don't worry, I will take good care of Liu Yan and give her a lifetime of happiness. I will never let her suffer any harm!"
Zheng Liu glanced at Liu Yan and made his promise in a firm tone. Song Jia behind him kept shaking his head and sighed inwardly. His boss's wisdom had vanished completely. He was trapped by a woman for the rest of his life. It was really disappointing!
"Okay, I believe you! I hope you can always make Liu Yan happy!"
Gu Mingxia extended her hand to Zheng Liu, who smiled warmly and took it. Liu Yan, who had been silently watching from the side, also smiled. No one could be happier than when the person they wanted to marry received the approval of their closest loved one.
"Xiaxia, did Aunt Nanlan leave you anything?"
Xiao Yan felt a surge of irritation at the thought of the two members of the Changsheng Sect still imprisoned in the room. Gu Mingxia, upon hearing his words, suddenly remembered the safe key her mother had given her before her death.
I remember my mother saying that the safe shouldn't be opened until a major crisis occurs in the Gu family. Perhaps now is the perfect opportunity to open the safe.
“My mother left me a key to a safe, but I’ve never opened it and I don’t know what’s inside.”
Gu Mingxia spoke frankly, and Xiao Yan frowned, looking at her apologetically.
"Xiaxia, we captured two women from the Longevity Cult last night, but if you want to see them, you'd better be fully prepared."
Is it scary?
I've been investigating the Changsheng Cult ever since I returned from South Africa, but I haven't had any useful leads. I never thought someone would actually come to me like this!
"It's not just scary, it's unbelievable! When we caught them last night, they were two stunningly beautiful women, but when we looked at them again this morning, they had turned into white-haired, wrinkled, and overweight old women!"
How could such a thing happen? Gu Mingxia frowned. This was indeed a strange thing, but it also made her very curious.
Where are those two people?
Xiao Yan nodded to Zheng Liu, who then led Gu Mingxia to Guan Ayue and Aqin's room. Upon opening the door, they saw that the two women, whose hair had been gray in the morning, now had completely white hair, wrinkles and age spots on their faces, and were thin and weak, lying on the bed with urine stains on the sheets and a nauseating smell filling the room.
"How is that possible? In just a short while, they look like they've aged twenty years?"
Song Jia looked at them as if they were monsters. When she heard someone speak, A Yue raised her head with difficulty, squinted her eyes, and her originally cloudy eyes became clear when she saw Gu Mingxia.
“Ah Qin, it’s this woman! Big sister… Big sister said she wanted… said she wanted…”
"We can't finish! We...we've let our eldest sister down!"
"Yeah, if I'd known I'd be caught, I'd rather they'd beaten me to death than... to avoid dying such a gruesome death!"
After saying this, A-Yue looked at Gu Mingxia and smiled inexplicably, then tilted her head and breathed her last.
"Big sister will definitely not... let you people go! It's my blessing, Ah Qin, to be able to follow big sister! It's just... I can no longer help big sister!"
As Aqin spoke, large tears still clung to her face. She stared intently at Gu Mingxia, then suddenly laughed. Her wrinkled smile revealed a set of snow-white teeth, which looked eerily strange.
“Gu Mingxia, you can’t escape! Big sister… never fails to accomplish what she sets out to do! Your… fate will be even more tragic than ours! I… Yue and I will be waiting for you in the afterlife! Hahaha…”
The laughter stopped abruptly. Ah Qin stared intently at Gu Mingxia with her wide eyes, and died without closing her eyes!
Song Jia shivered and glanced around in a panic.
"This is really weird. Is this 'big sister' they're talking about a god? Can she control the youth, aging, and death of those under her command?"
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