The Empress’ Livestream

Feng Zhen knew that he couldn’t change Jiang Pengji’s decision. He could only say helplessly, “I’ve heard that demons and ghosts are also a type of living spirit. She’s targeted you so many times already! Perhaps there’s some sort of hidden vendetta in all this. My lord, should we send someone out to investigate so that we can figure out who we’re up against?”

Jiang Pengji casually ripped off a piece of cloth to wrap around her right hand, covering the black markings.

As she wrapped the cloth around her hand, she said, “No need. She’s just one ghost, not something worth bringing our men into. It’s not like I have enough free time to waste my efforts on investigating this kind of person. If she isn’t afraid of dying, she can come to find me anytime and I’ll make sure to grant her wish.”

Her time was precious. It was already considered good enough that she could take some time out to deal with the woman, but how could she possibly find time to initiate an investigation into her meddling?

If the woman actually had the heart to continue pestering her, she would have the patience to play along until the end.

Feng Zhen forced a laugh out. His own master had the skill to fight against ghosts and supernatural creatures. The rest of the level-five fighters could only praise her from afar.

“What will happen to the demon’s corpse now that we’ve left it alone?”

Feng Zhen scrunched his eyebrows as he heard the commotion coming from the second floor.

Most buildings were built out of wood, so letting that demon’s corpse burn would likely affect the entire building.

Jiang Pengji’s response relieved him of his worry. “Don’t worry, the people outside went in when they heard the fight earlier. Besides, that woman’s corpse was left out in an empty area. The fire won’t be able to spread that fast, so nothing too destructive can happen.”

Just as Jiang Pengji had predicted they would, people came in with buckets of water to put out the fire in the bridal chamber.

When the fire was put out, they finally discovered a corpse within the messy room. The crowd looked at the burnt corpse on the ground and carefully studied the blackened accessories besides it to confirm that that dead person was indeed Huan’er. Upon this discovery, everyone shivered in fear.

Tonight was supposed to be a joyous night between a married couple. How had a fire like this occurred and killed such a beautiful woman just like that?

At the same time, the entire brothel was filled with an atmosphere of fear and anxiety.

“Report to the government! Report to the government immediately! There’s been a murder!”

“Who could have possibly killed Huan’er? What an utterly heartless act!”

“Beauty is fragile. I sure wonder what evil beast could have the heart to do such a thing to a worldly beauty.”

The chatter continued as people gathered outside the bridal chamber and peeked inside the room. They could barely make out the scene of the fire’s horrible aftermath from the hall. Many of the customers remembered Huan’er’s beautiful figure and mourned in silence. If she hadn’t chosen that person and instead chosen someone else, she surely wouldn’t have lost her life so tragically.

However, no matter how much they mourned for her, this otherworldly beauty’s soul was already gone from the world and impossible to find.

They all silently came to the consensus that the man that Huan’er had chosen, Feng Zhen, must have killed her.

Yet no matter how hard they tried to find him, Feng Zhen and his crew were nowhere to be found. It was as if they had completely vanished from the world.

Just then, an eerie breeze of cold wind blew through the brothel, rustling through the people’s clothing, making it almost impossible for them to open their eyes.

“My goodness… a demon…”

“A demon!”

“There’s a demon!”

High-pitched screeches and screams came from the second floor. The madam brought her bodyguard with her upstairs. She was so shocked that she fell to her knees as soon as she saw the scene clearly.

The charcoal-black skeleton of the corpse suddenly got up and wobbled in place. The dirty color on the bones cleared itself as clean new flesh and nerves began to cover up the skeleton. Right before the shocked eyes of the crowd, the dried-out corpse regrew its flesh.

Its skin was transparent, making it possible to see the flowing blood vessels and thumping heart beneath with the naked eye.

After another moment, the transparent skin turned pure white.

Before the crowd could react to the horror before them, the skeleton corpse had turned back into a naked, living, beautiful young woman.

A cloud of ink-black hair flowed down her back. Besides her hair, eyebrows, and eyelash, she had no other visible body hair. Her skin was white and clear like a beautiful jade sculpture, smooth and irresistible.

Unfortunately, even at the sight of this graceful temptation, the spectators that watched this whole scene had next to no reaction.

“A demon!”

Someone backed off in horror and fell to the ground. The stench of urine could be smelled from his direction.

Suddenly, the demon opened its eyes.

Nobody dared to look at her in the eye as they began running away frantically. Those who didn’t run were likely paralyzed by fear.

The demon watched the scene and sneered coldly. “Weaklings!”

She then quickly waved her hand and grabbed a piece of unburned cloth to cover her private areas. She then jumped out of the window and disappeared.

“De… demon!”

The madam of the brothel’s eyes rolled back in absolute horror as she fainted onto the floor.

Outside, the woman labeled as a demon by the crowd found a safe place to hide and put back on a red dress.

She excitedly asked the system in her mind, “Did Liu Xi really get hit with the Level 9 Loyalty Talisman?”

The system responded as it repressed its delight, “Responding to the host, Liu Xi has indeed been hit with the Level 9 Loyalty Talisman. The talisman is already in effect.”

The woman received another confirmation and almost couldn’t hold in the excitement inside her heart.

It was understandable that she was excited. She’d failed so many times before, but this time she’d managed to steal a hit from Jiang Pengji. This time, she could finally get the upper hand.

She was in high spirits, so high that she didn’t even mourn the two-billion-point debt she’d just earned.

Jiang Pengji had destroyed her corpse, leaving her with no choice but to give up more popularity points to let the system fix this body.

The system happened to be a big-mouthed profiteer that requested two billion points at once, so the woman had no choice but to accept the offer.

If she’d failed again, she would’ve been furious at the price.

But now?

She had never felt this happy in her life. Even the cheating system seemed to be less annoying than before.

Jiang Pengji had fallen victim to the Level 9 Loyalty Talisman, meaning that she would become the most obedient puppet and dog. She would no longer be a threat to them.

“I’ll go find Liu Xi right now!”

The woman ground her teeth as her gaze filled with malice.

“Not right now, you must wait for a while.” The system stopped her before she could walk into her own grave again. It explained, “The Level 9 Loyalty Talisman is something that invades a person’s brain. The stronger the controlled person’s mental strength is, the stronger their resistance is. Liu Xi is mentally very strong, so she won’t be easy to control. We will have to wait for a while for the Level 9 Loyalty Talisman to take its course before we act. If we act right now, we can’t guarantee that Liu Xi won’t pull another underhanded move… For example, she can hurt you while she is still conscious.”

After hearing the system’s explanation, the woman finally calmed her heart.

She said, “Okay, I’ll be patient and wait for the sake of catching the bigger fish.”

At the same time, a specific conspiracy was slowly targeting the three clans of Beijiang.