Phoniex Requiem
Chapter 42: Death

Chapter 42: Death

“You.... you dare to kill us...?” Jin Fei'er widened her eyes in disbelief.

Pei Ziao whispered into his ear, “I never thought of leaving you alive after bringing you here. Do you think the secrets of the imperial family are something that everyone can access?"

Pei Ziao released a dagger from Jin Fei'er's body with a squelch, and he landed on the ground with a thud, his beautiful eyes still wide open.

"Ah, you killed him, you killed Jin Fei'er, y'all-" Liu Sheng was so shocked that a moment before he exclaimed solemnly, but his voice was cut off halfway through, the rest of what he wanted to say was forever stuck in his throat.

Yun Ruoyao pulled out her sword from Liu Sheng's body and sheathed it once more.

This time, Yun Ruoyan's party was shocked.

Before Lin Qingxue could open her mouth and say anything, Yun Ruoyan immediately stepped out to protect her two cousins. “What do you mean by all this ?!”

"Ruoyan, don't be so agitated." Pei Ziao smiled kindly.

At this point, he could not hide anything from Yun Ruoyan, and the strength he displayed during his fight with Wang Kuang frightened him into defeating her head-on. It was also impractical to use the same strategy they used against Jin Fei'er and Liu Sheng, because Yun Ruoyan's group did not trust them from the start, so he had better be honest.

"This is what happened." On the day they left the line of misdirection, they saw Wang Kuang and his group not long after. As Pei Ziao was familiar with Wang Kuang, Pei Ziao's group began to travel together with Wang Kuang's group.

After dinner, while everyone was sleeping, Pei Ziao and Yi Qianying slipped out of the camp and went to a quiet place to talk. In order to increase its value in his eyes, Yi Qianying had told him about how he could make powder to attract and repel magical beasts of all kinds.

Pei Ziao had struggled to find a way to take out the core of a high-level ferocious beast, all of which were extremely ferocious and too overwhelming for someone of his cultivation.

He planned to leave Yun Ruoyao's group the next day to go to the valley of a thousand beasts alone, and then find a strategy only when they got there.

But after hearing Yi Qianying's words, he immediately thought of making her make some sort of powder that would weaken the savage beasts and allow her to extract their inner cores easily.

So he revealed the secrets of the valley of a thousand beasts to Yi Qianying, and the two happily took refuge in each other's arms when Wang Kuang suddenly appeared.

He was in a stomachache and was having a bowel movement when Pei Ziao suddenly pulled Yi Qianying into a remote area. To hide himself, he quickly buried his feces under two handfuls of soil, then hid in a nearby bush without even wearing his pants.

She thought she was just enjoying erotic scenes, but who would have thought she would uncover such an important secret? And of course he would not let go of the opportunity to get something for free.

As a result, he jumped out into the open, scaring his dark lover half to death.

Without any other path, they could only accept to bring Wang Kuang's entourage to the valley of a thousand beasts with them, but they secretly planned to kill them all.

Pei Ziao revealed the entire incident, only eliminating his forbidden encounter with Yi Qianying.

“Surely you won't blame us for being cruel?” Pei Ziao raised his head high and said correctly, This “Wang Kuang is by no means a trustworthy person! If he knew the secret, then the entire Yue kingdom would also know, and the valley of a thousand beasts was the treasure of the Li kingdom! How can we let others know?”

“Now that we know this secret too, you will not kill us, right?” Lin Qingchen suddenly asked.

“True, this is not the first time you guys have tried to hurt us! I'm sure you're planning something sneaky right now! "Lin Qingxue added.

“No, we will not do it,” Yi Qianying promised in earnest. "I swear."

"Ah, really?" Lin Qingchen's tone of voice suddenly became sharp. "Using your beast-luring powder?"

Yi Qianying's heart pounded fiercely as her gaze became ingenious. "Whatchu mean? I don't understand."

"Then let me explain it to you." His gaze was fixed on Yi Qianying.

"The reason the saber-toothed tiger only focused on Ruoyan, and the reason the snake only targeted Qingxue inside the cave, must be because you sprinkled some sort of beast-luring powder on their bodies."

"You lied! You have no proof!” Yi Qianying had done this secretly, even hiding it from Yun Ruoyao and Yun Ruoyu.

He was sure no one had noticed him doing so, but he did not expect someone like Lin Qingchen, who had long studied herbs and medicines under Lin Zainan, to have detected something wrong. He did not know who among their group had the ability to do such a thing, but Pei Ziao's storytelling made it clear.

“Just as the snakes keep pouncing on me!” Lin Qingxue's eyes opened wide as she digested the remark. “How dare you try to hurt me and Sister Ruoyan in such a devious manner! When I get out of here, you'll hear from my grandfather!”

As soon as Lin Qingxue picked up Lin Zainan, Yi Qianying started to panic. If he really approached Yun about his quarrel, his uncle would definitely get angry, and might even drive him out of the Yun household.

And if word of what he was doing spread, then he would be expelled from the capital no matter where he tried to stay.

Thinking of this possibility, Yi Qianying tightly grasped Pei Ziao's wrist.

"What kind of deal?" Yun Ruoyan looked interested.

Thinking that there was a chance, Pei Ziao quickly continued, “We will not reveal the fact that you killed Wang Kuang as long as you do not reveal the fact that we killed Jin Fei'er. If we keep each other a secret, won't it be good for both of us?”

Yun Ruoyan leaned against the tree, playing Pei Ziao's spear in mini form. He tapped on the suitcase with his spear, as if considering his words

"Ruoyan, you can't believe their words." Lin Qingxue was the first to object.

However, Lin Qingchen did not say anything. Although he also did not trust Pei Ziao, to protect Yun Ruoyan, keeping secrets from each other seemed to be the only solution.

Meanwhile, Zhuo Yifeng, who had been standing behind Yun Ruoyan the entire time, murmured, "This Pei Ziao is a cunning person, he said, and I'm afraid he'll push their crimes and the crimes we all have on us."

Yun Ruoyan continued to knock on the tree trunk.

After a while, as everyone was about to lose patience, Yun Ruoyan finally stood still and looked towards Pei Ziao, with half a smile on her face. “I have a better solution, which can solve all our problems. Do you want to hear it?”

"Oh? What solution?” Pei Ziao took a step forward, and Yi Qianying's grip on her wrist could not help but tighten.

Yun Ruoyan glanced at Pei Ziao suspiciously. The pus on his face had been cleaned, and his hair was left to cover his scar. From Pei Ziao's point of view, she seemed to possess a beauty she had never seen before.

"Come here! I'll tell you." Yun Ruoyan pointed at Pei Ziao with the tip of her spear, and she ignored Yi Qianying as she walked forward.

One, two steps.He walked ever closer, and Yun Ruoyan's smile was suddenly replaced by a deadly chill.

"My solution is to kill you all!" Yun Ruoyan suddenly shouted, the spear in her hand suddenly extended as she thrust it into her chest.

In Yun Ruoyan's mind, Yi Qianying and Pei Ziao were the source of all her suffering, and killing them both was something she had always planned after her rebirth.

And this is his best chance to do it!

The spear entered Pei Ziao's body, and fresh blood spurted out.

"Sister Ziao!" Yi Qianying cried in shock.

"Yun Ruoyan, how dare you!" Yun Ruoyao and Yun Ruoyu could not believe how brave their little sister was.

They wanted to hurt Yun Ruoyan, but were afraid that others would find out, so they always had to scheme in secret. On the other hand, Yun Ruoyan willingly killed Pei Ziao in broad daylight!

Is he crazy?!

"You really want to kill me ?!" Pei Ziao gripped the tip of the spear, dyed red with his blood, as he looked towards Yun Ruoyan. He really did not understand why Yun Ruoyan, who always seemed to like him, suddenly started to hate him, even trying to kill him.

"Because I hate you!" Yun Ruoyan gritted her teeth. "Dead!"

Yun Ruoyan tried to push the spear into his body with all her strength, but he was stopped by a strange resistance that made him unable to move the spear at all.

What's problem? Why didn't the spear listen to him?

"Huh." Pei Ziao smiled grimly. "I told you, this is Pei's treasure, and my blood calls to him."

As he moved his mouth, the spear instantly became smaller, leaving Yun Ruoyan's grip and returning to Pei Ziao's hands once again.

"Sister Ziao, are you okay ?!" Yi Qianying hurriedly ran over to check on Pei Ziao's injuries, throwing a murderous glance towards Yun Ruoyan. "The bad woman!"

Yun Ruoyan obviously did not expect such an incident, but her failure only made her more determined.

He grunts. “The four of you are hundreds, thousands of times more evil than me! Today, if you don't die, I'll die!”

As soon as he said this, the three people behind him did not hesitate to take out their weapons and stand with Yun Ruoyan.

"Then, we really have nothing to discuss." The spear extended once again in Pei Ziao's hands, and Yi Qianying threw a blood-clotting pill into her mouth. "We fight to the death!"

Yun Ruoyao and Yun Ruoyu also took out their weapons, and the two groups lined up with each other.

The uncontrollable massacre is about to begin..