Chapter 191: Chapter 191: Bonnie Made Kuku Cry? The Grim Reaper... Has Arrived
At the sight of this, the audience from Dragon Country couldn’t help but lament Sam’s tragic fate.
[This poor kid has the worst luck, doesn’t he?]
[This guy has no manners at all. He’s completely self-centered. How on earth did the Marquis raise him?]
[Still, that jerky made from one of the Evil Star’s demonic beasts... I really want to try some.]
[Gu Yuan always manages to give me a new scare.]
[What was that drink they had at the end? It looked like it was made from petals. Don’t tell me the orphanage is full of Flowers of Evil and Flowers of Love?]
[Some people’s partners are only at the level of a Crimson-robed Ghost, and this guy is already eating an Evil Star for a snack?]
...
"Bastard! That damn fatty!"
Sam’s eyes were bloodshot as he cursed nonstop.
He’d nearly scrubbed the skin off his own body!
But even after showering for nearly an hour, he could have sworn he still smelled that fart.
That fart!
It had become a source of deep-seated trauma.
After his shower, he immediately found Bonnie and laid into her. "What kind of rotten idea was that?"
"Were you trying to set me up? You know I can’t mess with that gardener, so you just wanted to see me make a fool of myself?"
Bonnie’s eyes widened.
’She felt incredibly wronged.’
’She’d been hoping Sam would be able to kill Yun Zhenyue.’
’And what happened instead?’
’Where did that woman find those helpers?’
’Besides, they were just a bunch of little brats. And you, the son of a Marquis, got scared off by them?’
’They even laid out a whole feast!’
’The maids all had to go help prepare the ingredients.’
’Her own back was about to break from exhaustion!’
But faced with Sam’s baseless accusations, Bonnie could only grit her teeth and bear it.
"I’m so sorry, Lord Sam," Bonnie said, taking a deep breath. "I had no idea she would be so despicable as to bring in helpers to torment you."
"I don’t care!"
Sam, bristling like an angry cat, pointed at Bonnie and gave a forceful command.
"You go get rid of them for me!"
"I don’t care how you do it. If you fail, I’ll turn you into one of my playthings!"
Huh?
Bonnie’s face was a mask of bewilderment.
’He, the son of a Marquis, couldn’t even do it.’
’So how was she supposed to get rid of them?!’
’Even the Blood Race butler was so polite to them.’
’It was obvious that group of children was anything but ordinary.’
’She had already given him her holy blood!’
’And she couldn’t even get the most basic respect in return.’
’Did she still have to slave away for Sam?’
Bonnie lowered her head, her expression sour.
Left with no other choice, she could only agree.
...
「Night fell.」
Bonnie snuck into the garden.
She clutched a watering can, but it wasn’t filled with water. It was filled with a poison from Sam’s private collection.
’Yun Zhenyue is the gardener, right?’
’If she secretly killed all the roses in the garden...’
’...then Yun Zhenyue would surely be blamed for dereliction of duty, wouldn’t she?’
’Then she’d just have to put in a word with Sam...’
’...and the butler would have to kick them all out!’
This way, she could not only complete Sam’s task but also ruin Yun Zhenyue.
Bonnie’s spirits lifted at the thought.
But as Bonnie drew near the roses, her eyes widened and she whispered a shocked curse, "Fuck!"
"Cannibal Flowers?"
’Why did the flowers have teeth?’
’How in the world did Yun Zhenyue normally water these things?!’
Bonnie’s scalp went numb. Forget poisoning them, she’d be torn to shreds if she even got close.
Just as she was realizing how difficult this would be...
She saw a little boy approaching from a short distance away.
He seemed shy around strangers, immediately turning to leave the moment he saw Bonnie.
But Bonnie stopped him. Putting on a smile, she asked, "Hey there, sweetie. Could you do me a favor? Can you water these flowers with this can?"
"..."
Kuku stood frozen, looking timid.
"Please? I’m allergic to these flowers, so I can’t get too close."
"’If only a brave boy would help me,’ Bonnie lied."
"...Okay."
Hearing the word "brave,"
Kuku agreed.
’Success!’
Bonnie watched him take the watering can and walk toward the Cannibal Flowers, her heart swelling with glee!
’She recognized this child. He was one of the helpers Yun Zhenyue had called over!’
’This was perfect!’
’He would kill the flowers!’
’Then Yun Zhenyue would never be able to clear her name.’
’There were no cameras, anyway. If he tried to deny it later, she could just play dumb and refuse to admit anything!’
Still...
A flicker of doubt crossed Bonnie’s mind.
’This little brat was so timid!’
’Why was he being such a wimp about just watering some flowers?!’
"Hurry up! Don’t just stand there gawking."
At Bonnie’s urging,
Kuku grew flustered.
He was the most timid child in the orphanage.
Normally, the adults always indulged him, doing anything to keep him from crying.
This was the first time he had ever helped a stranger.
Kuku mustered his courage.
He slowly approached the roses.
’It’s just watering flowers. I can do it!’
HUMMM!
Just as Kuku raised the watering can high,
the Cannibal Rose writhed and unfurled, revealing serrated teeth and a blood-red tongue.
CLANG!
Kuku’s watering can fell to the ground.
His body shuddered violently, like a startled fawn.
He bit his lower lip, his little face turning deathly pale as tears of fright welled in his eyes.
’Hold it in!’
’I have to hold it in!’
Kuku tried his hardest to rein in his emotions.
But at that very moment...
"Were you born a coward? Why are you taking so long just to water some flowers?"
Bonnie’s words were the last straw.
Kuku couldn’t hold back any longer.
Tears instantly burst from his eyes!
The Cannibal Rose, however, was very interested in Kuku. The largest, most robust bloom split open its gaping, bloody maw, ready to devour the meal that had delivered itself right to its doorstep!
But in that same instant!
"HISSSS!!!"
The Cannibal Rose seemed to sense some terrifying aura.
It instantly retracted its teeth and tongue.
The entire flower curled in on itself, utterly terrified.
But it was no use.
As a single teardrop rolled down Kuku’s cheek,
the flower began to tremble violently. It let out a pained shriek as its color, from stem to stamen, instantly turned pitch-black. All life was stolen from it, and in a flash, it withered away!
At this sight,
Bonnie couldn’t help but stumble back two steps.
Horror filled her eyes. She had no idea what had just happened.
"What is..."
DRIP.
Another tear fell.
With Kuku as the epicenter,
an aura of death rippled outward!
Expanding wider and wider.
One after another, the Cannibal Roses looked as if they were having the life sucked right out of them.
They let out a chorus of terrified shrieks before falling silent.
But that couldn’t stop the spread of death.
The watering can on the ground began to crackle and corrode, crumbling into a pile of rotten sludge.
Even the poison inside it bubbled and hissed.
Then, with a final SIZZLE, it evaporated into nothing!
As Bonnie watched in disbelief,
Death,
arrived with the sound of his crying.
Everything began to wither away.
Grass, leaves, flowers, trees.
The fluttering butterflies, the motionless insects...
Living beings and inanimate objects alike!
All were engulfed by the shadow of death.
As his sobs grew louder,
an invisible shadow pulsed outward. Anything caught in its path perished instantly. Butterflies dropped to the ground and turned to ash. Insects remained clinging to branches, but only their empty husks were left.
Finally, even the earth itself began to rot and decay.
The cracked soil shattered like desiccated veins, and a blood-red liquid seeped from the fissures!
The red mist gradually dissipated, and the surrounding yin energy grew thin.
Before her very eyes,
everything around the little boy was turning into a lifeless, deep black.
"How can this be happening!"
Bonnie’s mind reeled, her pupils constricting in terror.
It was as if the Grim Reaper himself had descended.
’Was this child doing all of this?’
Before the wave of death could reach her,
she turned and fled toward the manor.
But suddenly—BAM!
She ran headlong into the Blood Race butler.
Bonnie’s heart trembled violently!
