noffsinger Chapter 180 The Man in Black, Ghostly Fiend
Chapter 180 The Man in Black, Ghostly Fiend
Li Manqi's body stiffened abruptly: "You... what did you say?"
"You feed the little devil with your own lifeblood, cutting your fingers to feed it every day. It has already sucked away most of your lifespan and vital energy."
Shen Yu's voice was soft, yet every word pierced the heart.
"Now that the little devil has been destroyed, you have suffered a severe backlash. The yin energy in your body has invaded your internal organs. At most, within a year, you will be depleted of your essence and blood, and die from festering sores all over your body."
"No... Impossible!" Li Manqi screamed.
"That person said everything would be fine! He said as long as I properly worshipped the little ghost, there wouldn't be any backlash! You lied to me!"
"Why would he lie to you?" Jiang Xinlan said softly, "Evil arts always come at a price. You traded your lifespan for fame and fortune; you'll have to pay the price sooner or later."
Li Manqi sat blankly on the ground, her eyes vacant.
She recalled that for the past two weeks, she had been feeling dizzy and weak, experiencing severe hair loss, and her period had stopped.
She thought she was just too tired and never took it to heart. Turns out… it was all because of this brat.
She actually risked her life for a pipe dream of instant fame.
If she really gets what she wants and becomes a huge star, then she won't have lost too much; at least she won't have any regrets.
But now, she's going to die before she even gets her wish. Wouldn't that make her a joke?
She didn't want to die, she really didn't want to die!
She's not famous yet, she's still so young, she should live a long, long life!
Li Manqi suddenly knelt on the ground, crawled towards Shen Yu, hugged his legs, and burst into tears:
"Mr. Shen! I was wrong! I was really wrong! Please save me! I don't want to die! I'm only 23 years old! I don't want to die like this!"
Since Shen Yu could easily kill the little ghost and could tell at a glance that she was about to die, he could definitely save her too!
She kowtowed forcefully, and blood quickly appeared on her forehead.
"I'll give you all my money! I promise I'll never hurt anyone again! Please, have mercy and save me!"
Shen Yu took a step back, avoiding her touch, his eyes remaining completely calm.
"Cause and effect are cyclical, and retribution is inevitable. You must bear the consequences of your own actions. I cannot save you."
"No... Don't..."
Li Manqi collapsed to the ground, completely devastated, tears streaming down her face like a broken string of pearls.
"I regret it... I really regret it... I shouldn't have been so vain, I shouldn't have hurt Tang Rou... I shouldn't have trusted that man in black..."
"A man in black?" Shen Yu seized on the key phrase. "Explain clearly, who is he?"
Li Manqi raised her head, her face filled with despair and regret, and finally spoke the truth:
About a month ago, I was feeling down because I couldn't get a role, so I went to a bar to drink.
I was completely drunk, lying on the table crying, when a man in a black trench coat sat down opposite me.
He was wearing a hat and a mask, obscuring his face, revealing only a pair of cold eyes.
He said he knew my resentment and that I wanted to become famous. He said he could help me, and then he gave me this wood carving.
He told me that I should offer it my own blood every day, and whatever I wished for, the little devil could grant my wish. He also said that if anyone tried to take something from me, I should send the little devil to harm them.
"I was blinded by jealousy and agreed without thinking. I had no idea there would be such serious consequences... If I had known it would shorten my lifespan, I definitely wouldn't have agreed..."
She spoke while crying, her voice broken and intermittent:
"I really don't know who he is, or what he looks like. And after giving me the wood carving, he warned me not to tell anyone about it, or he'd make sure I died a horrible death..."
"Besides you, has he dated anyone else?" Shen Yu asked.
"I don't know..." Li Manqi shook her head.
"He didn't say that. But... I saw Lu Xingci's assistant meeting with a man in a black trench coat downstairs at the company. A few days later, Lu Xingci died..."
Jiang Xinlan and Su Wanqing exchanged a glance, both seeing the chill in each other's eyes.
It turns out that Lu Xingci's death was not an accident.
It's also related to that man in black.
Shen Yu's eyes were as cold as ice. He stared at Li Manqi, who was slumped on the ground, and suddenly asked, "What is your birth date and time?"
Li Manqi was stunned for a moment, tears still streaming down her face, and looked at him blankly: "Eight... Eight characters? Why are you asking that?"
"Speak." Shen Yu's tone was flat, yet it carried an irresistible force.
Li Manqi shivered, dared not ask any more questions, and stammered out her birth date and time.
Shen Yu's fingers twitched, his gaze darkening slightly. After a moment, he spoke slowly, his voice carrying a hint of coldness:
"I see. He's practicing the 'Hundred Ghosts Demon' technique."
"The Hundred Ghosts Fiend?" Jiang Xinlan frowned. "What's that?"
"An extremely insidious and evil technique," Shen Yu explained.
"It is necessary to gather twelve young men with different destinies, extract their essence and soul, seal them in a ghost-raising artifact, and refine it day and night."
"When the Hundred Ghosts Demon is fully refined, the evil cultivator will be able to use the power of the hundred ghosts to forcibly break through his own cultivation bottleneck. The price will be that these twelve people will never be able to reincarnate; their souls will be devoured by the hundred ghosts, and they will not even have the chance to be reborn."
He glanced at the faded wooden demon carving on the altar and continued:
"Lu Xingci has the Seven Killings pattern, is impatient, and his fate is inherently evil, making him most suitable as the catalyst for the Hundred Ghosts Demon."
So the man in black approached him first, using a ghost to help him become incredibly popular. When his career reached its peak and his luck was at its best, he quietly stole his soul and disguised it as an accident.
Li Manqi is a person with a tendency towards windfall gains, who is vain and deeply obsessed; she was the third sacrifice he chose. As for Su Mu…”
Shen Yu paused, his expression turning serious:
"He is of the Pure Yang type, born with a pure soul and abundant Yang energy, and is the most crucial main soul of the Hundred Ghosts Fiend."
The man in black deliberately had Lu Xingci suppress him, making him suffer all kinds of grievances and leave him with no way out, and then stepped in to help him make a comeback and become popular, all in order to accumulate the extreme resentment in him.
"When he stands at the peak, at the height of his resentment, his pure yang soul will be extracted, and the Hundred Ghosts Demon will be fully refined."