Chapter 18: Death Is A Better Alternative

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Xia Zhi’s ears were ringing from Lin Wang’s screams, and she was feeling especially aggravated. She stepped forward, grabbed Lin Wang by the throat as he was about to leave, and threw him to the floor. “Do you really think I don’t know why you used a variety of herbs to mask the poison?” she asked him coldly.

Lin Wang didn’t have time to register the agony of his body falling apart before he heard Xia Zhi’s words. His heart stopped beating, and he stared at Xia Zhi in disbelief. He quickly looked away from her and said quietly, “Miss Xia, I don’t know what you’re talking about!”

“You will,” Xia Zhi said coldly to Lin Wang.

Lin Wang watched as Xia Zhi opened the spice bag, revealing a chaotic assortment of powders inside.

Suddenly, a thought occurred to Lin Wang. His voice shook, and his eyes welled with terror as he backed up on his hands and feet. “Y-you, what are you doing?”

Lin Wang did not receive a response from Xia Zhi. She simply tilted her wrist and splattered the powder all over his face and body.

Lin Wang’s pupils dilated. His face went white, and his features warped before he could even react. He writhed helplessly on the floor and continued to yell in agony.

Xia Zhi stared icily at Lin Wang as he lay on the floor.

Small doses of this medication taken internally would gradually corrode the body. If it came into direct contact with the body, it was a hundred times more virulent.

Lin Wang’s heart felt like it was being crushed right now. He felt like he was being crushed, and the pain began to seep into his bones.

“Please, I don’t want to die. I still have a lot of money to spend.” Lin Wang was filled with dread. However, his desire to live made him struggle to speak in a trembling voice.

Xia Zhi slowly said, “I can spare your life, but on one condition.”

Lin Wang didn’t wait for Xia Zhi to lay out her terms before he responded, “As long as I don’t die, I’ll do anything!”

“Very good.”

Xia Zhi asked coldly, “Did Xia Long ask you to do this? Answer this, and you live.”

Lin Wang, concerned only with his own survival, blurted out, “It’s him, it’s him. President Xia gave me 200,000 dollars upfront and said that he would give me another 10 million dollars after the matter was settled. I was blinded by the amount! I messed up, I know that now! beg you, Miss Xia, please let me go!”

Lin Wang’s ears, eyes, nose, mouth, and other orifices all gushed blood. He lay on the ground, bloodied and twisted.

Without any trace of trepidation, Xia Zhi stared angrily at Lin Wang. Under her breath, she asked, “Grandpa has never mistreated you, right? For financial gain, you actively sought to end his life. The world needs fewer people like you.”

Lin Wang flinched at Xia Zhi’s stare and said weakly, “But you just said that you would let me live.”

Xia Zhi raised her leg and kicked Lin Wang’s body. He let out an even more tragic cry.

Xia Zhi lowered her head and gazed at Lin Wang as if she were staring at garbage. She spoke softly and slowly, “Of course, I never go back on my word. If I say I’ll let you live, I’ll let you live!”

There was a moment of hope in Lin Wang’s eyes after hearing Xia Zhi’s words, but it was quickly dashed when, in a cold voice, Xia Zhi said, “I’ll treat you and promise not to let you die. I didn’t say that I’d do anything about the pain. Every second you continue to live, you will experience this pain.”

With his teeth gnashed together, Lin Wang mustered his remaining strength to declare, “President Xia won’t let you off! When he finds out, he will definitely avenge me!”

After Lin Wangzai was done talking, he passed out.

Then I’ll wait for Xia Long to avenge you,” Xia Zhi whispered to an unconscious Lin Wang.

Xia Zhi scoffed when she recalled Xia Long. There was an undisguised madness in her eyes. At her feet, a bloodied body lay on the floor of the empty villa. It was a terrifying sight.

When Xia Zhi thought of the blood flowing in her body that was related to Xia Long, she felt particularly disgusted. She would eventually deal with Xia Long, the traitor who tried to harm her grandfather.