Era of Magic and Martial Arts

Chapter 706: Chapter 634: How Can There Be Such a Wicked...

No blood spraying!

Only skin and muscle were forcibly stretched apart by countless fine red lines.

This scene, seems familiar.

But last time, the hand was inserted secretly from behind, carrying the coldness of betrayal and sudden sharp pain.

But this time.....

It’s from the front, right before one’s eyes, with a kind of leisurely ritual of "enjoying a meal," brazenly inserted.

As a veteran constable, Feng Ju was well aware of what this implied—the crime had escalated.

Not just an escalation in the method but also a transformation in the killer’s psychology.

If last time, the "cloth doll" still felt guilty, unable to look at herself, now, she was savoring the process.

But, why in both scenarios, was he the powerless victim/monster?

What exactly did he do wrong?!!

So, at this moment, Feng Ju asked a soul-searching question similar to the one before his last death.

His throat was blocked by the red lines, unable to speak clearly, only producing vague, intermittent sounds:

"Wh... Why?!"

"I... obviously... already... forgave... you!!!"

The "cloth doll" paused her actions slightly.

She tilted her head, the sweet smile on her face retreating like a tide, replaced by a terrifying eeriness:

"Yes, why indeed?"

"Why, even now, you’re still deceiving me, deceived me thrice?"

The "cloth doll" grasped Feng Ju’s icy heart with five fingers, gently squeezed.

As his heart was squeezed, Feng Ju’s vision darkened, then he heard the judgement from the "cloth doll":

"The first time, you claimed to be a father!"

"You used to... only claim to be a father in front of Feng Mu, from childhood to adulthood, with me, you were always ’Daddy’s...’."

The "cloth doll" paused slightly, seemingly giving Feng Ju time to "recall",

"The detail in the address proves you don’t truly want to return to the past with me, you’re just trying to utilize me like you did with Feng Mu!!"

Feng Ju: "..."

His tongue went numb, not expecting he’d make a fatal error in terms of address.

He also admitted there was some truth in what the "cloth doll" said.

But... wasn’t it you who first called me "Dear... Master," I was merely following your lead, how am I wrong?

He wanted to shout and retort, but his throat was blocked by red lines, he could only make gasping sounds of "heh-heh."

The "cloth doll" remained unmoved, squeezed Feng Ju’s heart again, continued the judgement:

"The second time, you said you were the person in the world who loves me the most?"

The "cloth doll" snickered and shook her head:

"No, never was, father, the person you love most is always yourself!

I won’t be deceived by you anymore because I’ve discovered the truth—the person who loves me most in the world, is Feng Mu!"

Feng Ju: "???

If the first accusation had some twisted logic, the second accusation was utterly incomprehensible to Feng Ju.

He felt his brain had been thrown into a rapidly spinning washing machine, thoroughly churned into mush.

Didn’t you and Feng Mu always not see eye to eye, since when did you become so affectionate?

You say the person I love most is myself, that I can reluctantly accept, but you say, the person who loves you most in the world is that rebellious Feng Mu?

Do you even listen to the nonsense you’re spouting?

Feng Ju was furious, in the "cloth doll’s" heart, he couldn’t even compare to Feng Mu?

He opened his mouth wide, furious, severely suspecting the opponent’s memories became muddled after turning into a monster.

The "cloth doll" continued to squeeze the heart in her hand, continued the judgement:

"The third time, you clearly just promised me that no matter what I wanted for supper, you would let me have it."

She stared firmly at Feng Ju, fingers clutching the heart unconsciously exerting force:

"But now, you clearly don’t quite want to, so, you are still deceiving me!!!"

Feng Ju: ".....???"

Despair! Absurdity! Incomprehensible!

I promised to take you for supper and whatever you wanted I would make, but surely that didn’t include myself.

Does that really need to be explicitly stated?

Any normal person/monster with a normal brain should understand my words.

I did not deceive you, it’s your sick mind that distorted my meaning.

Feng Ju’s "ah-ah-ah-ah" angry roaring, mouth forced open by red lines, seemed to endlessly pour out his grievances, his sense of injustice.

Perhaps moved by the father’s intense reaction, "Cloth Doll" ultimately softened, willing to give Feng Ju one last chance.

The red lines deep in Feng Ju’s throat slightly loosened.

"Heh... cough-cough-cough!"

Feeling his throat loosen slightly, Feng Ju hurriedly explained:

"Listen to me... no, listen to my explanation, I really did not deceive you..."

The "cloth doll" directly interrupted and asked:

"Then you tell me, how you became a monster, when exactly you turned into one."

At this moment, would Feng Ju dare hide anything, he spoke with utmost honesty:

"It was the night you killed me, probably just after you left, I heard a fuzzy voice calling me back from death, then I woke up and had become a monster."

The "cloth doll" made an "oh" sound:

"Then tell me who the person that awakened you was?"

Feng Ju’s lips froze in mid-air, he wanted to say perhaps it was that rebellious Feng Mu.

But immediately thought of his daughter’s declaration just then—"The person who loves me most in the world is Feng Mu, Feng Mu."

This notion tightened his throat, forcibly choking back his words of defense at the tip of his tongue.

He hesitated a bit, gave a relatively safe answer:

"I don’t know, when I awoke there was no one, maybe just a passing benevolent monster, who couldn’t bear for me and ’Cloth Doll’ to part, so brought me back from the abyss of death and granted me to become a monster... perhaps."

After hearing, the "cloth doll" was silent for a moment, then laughed mischievously:

"Wake up and become a monster, Father still thinks Yuhuai is a toddler, using such a tale to fool me?"

Feng Ju shivered all over, he only felt this sounded... damnably familiar.

Strange, wasn’t that exactly how he just angrily scolded the "cloth doll" in his heart, could it be the "cloth doll" eavesdropped on his innermost thoughts?

"Heh-heh... uh..."

Feng Ju felt the red lines that had just loosened in his throat once again surged crazily!

He could no longer care about any consequences, hastily cried:

"I suspect the one who turned me into a monster is... is you Feng... ahhh—"

The word "Mu" not yet out!

The "cloth doll’s" eyes instantly exploded with blinding blood red.

"Shut up!!!"

Her face suddenly became extremely cold.

"Uh——!!!"

Countless surging threads completely blocked his throat, his whole neck expanded like a balloon in an instant.

The skin was stretched bright and turning purple, covered with terrifying crimson textures, his bulging eyes instantly filled with blood streaks, almost bursting.

All sounds of denial were stifled, only leaving the grating "crunching" sound of his windpipe being compressed and rupturing, grating on the ears.

Feng Ju’s throat was choked off, his whole neck visibly expanding.

Feng Mu!

Now, was the person in the world who loved her the most.

He was her only remaining light in a monster-like world.

She would allow no one to throw mud at Feng Mu!

Even if... that person was Feng Ju.

Feng Mu, he was supposed to live in the light for him.

He must be, like he was, clean, perfect, beyond reproach.

At a stretch...

Even if what you just said is true, even if it really was Feng Mu, it was Feng Mu who revived you...

Then Feng Mu must be doing it for.... for their fragmented family!

So the family could reunite!

So the family could once again dine together!

Brother!

What bad intentions could he have?

You, this monster.... is too selfish, don’t know how to be grateful at all.

How can such a terrible... monster exist in this world!!!

Truly...

Damn it!!!!