Chapter 11: Does a Good Person Deserve It?

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

After the intense battle, Qiao Yuan sat on the sofa while heavily panting.

The woman’s upper body had been stuffed into the television. From outside, only the lower half of her body could be seen kneeling beyond the borders of the television wearing a skirt.

Suddenly, drops of black blood flowed down Qiao Yuan’s body to his legs.

Qiao Yuan picked up a tissue and wiped the sticky liquid off his hands. He then took out ten pieces of chocolate from his pocket and swallowed them.

[Vitality +20]

Instantly, his body that had been emptied recovered quickly.

The second level of Indestructible Diamond was indeed powerful. But considering how the fight went, the spirit would only be able to take a beating.

The membrane that covered its body was fatal to the spirits.

Qiao Yuan estimated in his heart and used Li Xiaoling as the combat unit to compare its power.

This spirit was equivalent to three Li Xiaoling!

He took a sip of hot water.

[Cultivation Base +1]

The speed of Qiao Yuan’s cultivation was a little slow, but there was nothing he could do about it. It was easy for things to go wrong if he drank too much water.

He checked his gains this time. With the previous damage and final kill, he had gained a total of ten energy points.

With a few more spirits like this, he would be able to learn another internal skill.

“Come out, it’s already been settled.” Qiao Yuan said as he sipped the hot water.

Crack~

As the door opened, a figure walked out.

“Brother, that… that woman?” Jia Hong asked carefully. His eyes were scanning the surroundings uneasily.

Hiding inside the house, he could only hear the wails of ghosts and the sounds of furniture shattering.

“She’s already dead.” Qiao Yuan responded lightly. Just as he stood up, he suddenly… sensed something. “Do you smell anything?”

In the air, as the perfume that had always been there dissipated, another strange scent began to appear.

The hidden scent began to overpower the previous perfume.

Jia Hong scratched his head. When his eyes finally landed on the body stuck in the television, he heaved a sigh of relief.

After hearing Qiao Yuan’s words, he sniffed carefully and said, “No, I don’t smell anything.”

Qiao Yuan didn’t say anything. But the scent that was hidden in the perfume became more definite, as if something was putrid.

The scent was very close!

Qiao Yuan neared another bedroom and opened the door.

He was stunned for a full three seconds.

Then he slammed the door shut.

He picked up the hot water on the table and thought for a long time before putting it down.

Hu~

Qiao Yuan let out a deep breath.

“What’s wrong?” Jia Hong asked in confusion.

Seeing Qiao Yuan’s face change from its initial relaxed expression to its current seriousness, he wondered what had happened.

Was there something in that room?

That…

Wasn’t that his mother’s room?

For some reason, Jia Hong started to panic. This kind of panic was even more intense than before. He did not know why he would have such a damned feeling of panic.

That woman was already dead!

At this moment, a large amount of sweat was coming out of Jia Hong’s forehead.

It didn’t seem to be his sweat though… He didn’t know what it was either. It was very smelly and sticky.

Jia Hong felt even colder!

He wrapped his coat tightly around his body and walked towards the bedroom.

Qiao Yuan’s voice rang out from behind him.

“Have you ever watched a horror movie?”

Jia Hong’s body froze. He didn’t know what Qiao Yuan meant by that. There was a voice in the depths of his heart telling him not to open that door, but he seemed unable to control himself.

Finally, he arrived at the door of the room.

“Are you sure you’re ready?” Qiao Yuan’s voice rang in his ears again.

However at this moment, Jia Hong seemed to have fallen into a demonic barrier. Qiao Yuan’s voice was clearly ringing in his ears, but he felt that it was so far away. His entire consciousness had entered a very strange space.

Crack~

Jia Hong’s Adam’s apple visibly moved up and down. The sweat on his body had long soaked his clothes, emitting a foul smell. But the more it was like this, the tighter he wrapped his clothes. After hesitating for a long time, he endured the fear and opened the door.

Everything inside the room came into view.

Weng~

Jia Hong’s mind went blank. His eyes were wide open as he looked at the scene in front of him in disbelief.

Weng~

The kettle in the kitchen made a sizzling sound, and waves of hot steam rose and floated in the air.

Qiao Yuan turned off the gas and waited for the temperature of the boiling water to drop. He needed hot water, not boiling water.

He then shifted his gaze to Jia Hong, who had been stunned for a few minutes.

To be precise, it was Jia Hong’s corpse.

Jia Hong was dead and his mother was dead as well. Qiao Yuan didn’t know exactly when he died, but he was sure that it had been a few days.

From the moment they stepped in, there was a lingering smell of perfume. It was probably to cover up the smell until the dead spirit.

Qiao Yuan came up with a few answers.

Perhaps Jia Hong was already dead that night, or perhaps he was killed on the day he brought the woman home. Then under the influence of an unknown force, Jia Hong mistakenly thought that he was still alive.

All of these were possible, but deep down, Qiao Yuan felt that there was another possibility that was very likely.

If Jia Hong was right, everything was normal after he brought the woman home. However, the abnormality started on the seventh day.

And the Supreme package was exactly seven days long!

There was also a line of small words on it. Perhaps Jia Hong who had been possessed, did not see it clearly.

“A warm reminder, please renew your payment on time. Otherwise, you will bear the consequences.”

All of these were possible. The truth was no longer important. What happened had already happened.

Just as Qiao Yuan was about to pack his things and retreat, a voice came from behind him.

“Brother… wait… wait.”

It was Jia Hong!

Qiao Yuan turned around. Jia Hong, who was beside him, was trembling slightly. The stench on his body was getting stronger. Looking at his frightened expression, it was obvious that he had already believed this fact.

“Brother… Brother Qiao, save me. I don’t want to die!”

Jia Hong suddenly knelt on the ground and begged Qiao Yuan. His face was full of pleading as he kept kowtowing.

Even ants covet their lives, not to mention humans.

Qiao Yuan fell silent, but he still chose to tell the truth.

“I’m sorry, I can’t save you,”

However… Jia Hong, who was on the ground, seemed to have not heard anything and continued to kowtow.

“Brother Qiao, you can do it. I saw you kill that woman with your own hands. You’re so powerful, you can definitely save me.”

“Please, I’m begging you, I… I don’t want to die. I’m only 23…”

Jia Hong cried, but he realized that no matter how much he cried, he couldn’t produce tears. So he knelt on the ground and crawled toward Qiao Yuan, hoping to arouse his sympathy.

However, all he got in return was a sigh from him.

Qiao Yuan was indeed powerless. He was not a God.

Crack~

Qiao Yuan opened the door and was about to step out when Jia Hong’s voice rang out from behind him.

His voice became a little cold.

“Why didn’t you save me? You could have saved me!”

“You’re so strong. That demon couldn’t last more than a minute in your hands. Why won’t you save me? I’m already on my knees… What else do you want me to do?”

“You want money? As long as you save me, I’ll sell the house immediately. I’ll give you anything. As long as you save me, I’ll do anything you want me to do, even if I have to be your slave…”

Jia Hong scrambled to the door and kept kowtowing. His blood-red eyes were staring at Qiao Yuan’s trousers. His face was unusually pale, and a large bruise had appeared on his forehead. His entire person became disheveled at a speed visible to the naked eye.

“I’m sorry, I can’t do anything.” Qiao Yuan still gave the same answer.

Just as he was about to leave, a hand grabbed the leg of his pants.

“Why? I’m already in this state and you’re still not willing to save me? Since you’re not willing to save me, don’t… Don’t think of living well either!”

“It’s all because of you. You came over and that demon killed me. It’s you! You killed my entire family!”

“If you don’t save me, I’ll call the police. You did all this!”

At this moment, Jia Hong’s body was no longer trembling. He raised his head, which was as dead as a corpse, and looked viciously at Qiao Yuan. He had long lost all signs of life.

“It’s none of my business.” Qiao Yuan said with a frown.

“I don’t care, it’s you. If you don’t save me, I’ll sue you for murder and you’ll spend the rest of your life in prison!” Jia Hong roared hysterically as large amounts of black dirt kept coming out of his mouth.

“Your way of thinking is quite novel, isn’t it?”

Qiao Yuan’s interest was piqued.

“I don’t care, I’m going to f*cking die anyway. If you don’t save me, I will kill someone. You forced me to do this!”

“I won’t let you go even if I become a ghost. In the future, I’ll appear in front of you and stare at you the moment you open your eyes!” Jia Hong roared like a wild beast.

“Oh? Are you sure you want to do this?”

Qiao Yuan took a step back and closed the door.

Seeing Qiao Yuan’s actions, Jia Hong thought that Qiao Yuan had compromised and a glimmer of hope suddenly ignited in his heart. His eyes glowed red and he nodded vigorously.

“Yes, yes, yes. That’s why you have to save me. Only by saving me will your secret not be exposed.”

Jia Hong’s mouth constantly released a large amount of disgusting, sticky liquid that emitted a pungent smell. Livor mortis began to appear on his face.

“Alright, I’ll save you. Who asked me to be so kind? But I’ll say this first. The process might be a little painful. Can you handle it?” Qiao Yuan said, looking at his palm.

“Yes… I… I’m fine with it.” Jia Hong stuttered from the side.

It was clearly something worth being happy about, but Jia Hong discovered that he couldn’t bring himself to be happy. His entire body had become abnormally heavy. His consciousness was as muddled as lead.

“Alright, I’ll start now. If it hurts, just scream… Of course, I can guarantee that you’ll only be able to groan once.”

Qiao Yuan’s body glowed with golden light again.

“Ah!”

A miserable cry rang out.

A minute later…

Qiao Yuan went to the kitchen and turned on the tap. He washed his hands and left the room again.

After leaving the neighborhood, Qiao Yuan looked around. There were no surveillance cameras, which might be the advantage of an old neighborhood.

He went to a private convenience store and found an excuse that his phone had run out of battery and couldn’t charge, so he borrowed the boss’s phone.

He dialed a number.

“Xintong community, Unit 4, Room 401. There’s a strange smell. Come quickly.”

Toot~

After hanging up the phone and deleting the records, Qiao Yuan returned the phone to the convenience store’s boss and bought a few dozen dollars worth of chocolates. He then left the place in the dark.