Chapter 169 - Death Can Be Cruel (1/2)

I continue laughing until I actually have tears in my eyes. I struggle to stop and wipe my eyes as I turn to look at Lei Wei with pity. ”That was your grand plan? To drug or poison me into compliance? Using what? Temptation? Tsk tsk, you should see the world I come from.”

”From the time I wake up, from the time I go to sleep, it's met with temptations of all kinds. Food, sex, drugs, clothes, shoes, cars, homes, hell... even money! It's everywhere and there are times where I even dream about them. You wanted to tempt me with this?”

I chuckle low as I say ”You know, for a minute there, I actually felt sorry for you. But you're no different from a rapist.” I give him one last look before casually walking over to the door. I stop and turn back to look at Bai Lei saying ”Don't take to long.”

I then turn and walk out of the room before clutching my chest in pain. Damn asshole! I Hold my chest as I quickly walk over to the physician. He holds all the herbs here in the palace, he should have what I need.

I thought about sucking Lei Wei dry but something had me hesitating. There are really only two things that make me different from the others in the Under Realm. One is me sucking men dry, not women. The second? I only kill the ones from the Under Realm with solid black eyes. I'm terrified to use the power on normal people... terrified it'll make me into a monster like them.

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Both Bai Lei and Lei Wei watch Nova leave with utter shock. Was she not just poisoned?? Bai Lei quickly snaps out of it. She said 'Don't take to long' That was her way of saying to kill him and come to her. He unleashes his aura and slams it into Lei Wei who still stands in shock.

Lei Wei quickly blocks the powerful blast but Bai Lei doesn't give him a chance to attack. He leaps over the table and summons his sword mid-air, as he lunges down. Ren quickly blocks Lei Wei's Shadow guard as the four of them go head to head.

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I stumble into the physician's courtyard and look around at the hanging herbs drying. I walk over while clutching my chest and begin looking through the herbs. ”Who's touching my herbs!?” The physician from last time comes running out with a large pot.

I frown at the man and say ”I'm sorry, it's me, Nova. I'm looking for an herb called Flax Stick. Do you have some?” The physician lowers the pot and frowns at me saying ”You'll need the King's permission to take anything from this courtyard.”

I grit my teeth in annoyance and say ”Listen, old man, I don't have patience on a good day and I currently have an urge to devour everyone in this godforsaken palace so do yourself a favor and give me the herb!”

The man looks at me in shock before whipping out a string of beads with a dry smirk. ”I knew it! I knew you were evil just like them!!” He suddenly brings his hands together and begins chanting something while twisting the beads.

My hunger and pain is momentarily forgotten as I look at the short, old man before me. I blink in confusion as the man begins chanting even louder. My lip twitches as I look at the old man in disbelief. ”Are... are you being serious?” I ask in shock but the man never stops chanting.

Suddenly, a loud bang is heard behind me making me jump. I turn to find a man dressed in white, slowly standing up. His long black hair whips around in the air as he slowly looks up to me with dark cold eyes.

Who the hell is this!?! I step to the side so that I can keep both of them in sight as the old man says ”This is the woman I told you all about. She is evil! Just like the men from the Under Realm. The King from the Under Realm even calls her his Queen!”