Chapter 256: Torture from Old Jiang (Part 2)

"How do I pluck flowers..."

Yin Qingqing's mouth couldn't help but curl into an arc, and she extended that fair, slender middle finger, hooking it lightly before Jiang Ye, her tone actually carrying a hint of playfulness, "I use this to pluck them..."

As she spoke, she seemed to think of some image in her mind, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

As a result, when she laughed, it triggered the injury on her chest, and the laughter instantly turned into a cry of pain: "Hiss... ah..."

Her whole person curled up, gasping for breath.

Jiang Ye looked at her indifferently and said coldly: "My fist won't laugh and joke with you."

Hearing the word "fist," Yin Qingqing hurriedly reached out to cover her mouth tightly, her clear, stream-like eyes filled with a thin layer of water light due to the pain; she wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, and it was mixed with pain, her expression weird to the extreme.

A moment later.

She finally caught her breath, carefully moved her small hand away, not daring to laugh and joke anymore, and looked at Jiang Ye pitifully:

"It's true."

"I just use my finger to take a little of their blood."

"Those rumors about the Flower-Plucking Demon..."

"All the talk of plucking countless flowers, eating both men and women..."

"It was all made up by those people themselves."

She paused, as if afraid Jiang Ye wouldn't believe her, and hurriedly added: "Think about it, I am a woman, and I don't have that thing; what can I pluck?"

Jiang Ye looked at Yin Qingqing's fair, slender middle finger indifferently and said coldly: "What do you take the pure blood of women for!"

Yin Qingqing retracted her hand and spat out two words pitifully: "To refine pills."

"Refine pills?!" Jiang Ye narrowed his eyes, thought of Yin Qingqing wanting to take his own essence blood, and lifted his brows: "So, you abduct men with vigorous blood Qi just to take their essence blood to refine pills?"

Yin Qingqing nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, "Yes, yes, as expected of Elder Jiang; this wisdom is truly something Qingqing admires."

Jiang Ye frowned.

Using the pure blood of women and the essence blood of men to refine pills...

This kind of evil pill recipe was completely different from the orthodox alchemy of Danling Peak.

He sneered, his gaze falling on Yin Qingqing's face like a knife:

"Tell me, you are a personal disciple of the Danling Peak Master; how did you walk onto such an evil path?"

Hearing this, a look of regret appeared on Yin Qingqing's face, and she let out a long sigh:

"Sigh, Elder Jiang, all of this has to start from my training in Miaozhou."

"More than half a year ago, I accidentally found a cave left by a predecessor in a deep mountain in northern Miaozhou; that cave contained a Gu art secret method and a pill recipe for the 'Yin-Yang Harmony Pill'."

"This pill is refined from the yin blood of women and the essence blood of men; taking it can nourish blood and Qi and assist in cultivation, with effects several times stronger than ordinary pills."

"For someone like me who is obsessed with alchemy, seeing an ancient pill recipe that I have never seen before, that kind of temptation... I really couldn't resist..."

"After I returned to Linzhou, I really couldn't resist, so I had the thought of trying it out."

"As a result, it got out of hand..."

Jiang Ye looked at her indifferently, not speaking.

Going to Miaozhou for training, getting an encounter, and from then on embarking on a deviant path.

It sounded quite reasonable at first glance.

However, judging from Jiang Ye's rich life experience, this statement was absolutely three parts true and seven parts false.

Miaozhou's terrain

Even the Primordial Elders of the Upper Sect would not dare to venture deep inside easily.

How could she, a Divine Qi Realm pill cultivator, find a cave dwelling left behind by predecessors so easily?

Although Jiang Ye did not understand the art of Gu.

He knew that the art of Gu was a secret technique of the Miaozhou Gu Sect that was never passed on.

Ordinary martial artists might not be able to master it even if they found the manual; for her to be able to cultivate the art of Gu to the extent of being able to control a Divine Qi Realm martial artist in just half a year...

Could she be a genius of the art of Gu?

Seeing that Jiang Ye did not speak, but only stared at her with those indifferent, old eyes, Yin Qingqing felt a chill run down her back. She shrank her shoulders and added cautiously:

"Jiang Zhishi, although this pill formula is sinister, I do have my bottom line..."

"The targets I attack are all those villains who deserve to die..."

"For example, that young lady from the Wang family; she relies on her family's power and has harmed countless people. She is a pervert who likes to toy with young girls."

"Just the number of maidservants she has toyed to death is uncountable."

"And her younger brother, he also relies on the family's power to commit all kinds of evil, forcing good women into prostitution; he is simply the worst of the worst!"

Jiang Ye sneered and changed the subject: "What about Master Fang of the Weapon Forging Hall?"

Yin Qingqing curled her lips, her tone carrying a hint of undisguised contempt:

"He is also a beast. On the surface, he is a forging master of the Weapon Forging Hall, acting very upright."

"In private, he has done countless filthy things. Several gambling dens in the east of the city are related to him, and he even colludes with that young master of the Wang family to engage in human trafficking."

"I guarantee you, these are all true. If you spend a little time investigating deeply, you will know."

Jiang Ye raised an eyebrow, the corners of his mouth curling into a mocking arc: "According to you, not only are you not a demon, but you are also a righteous hero?"

He took a step forward and leaned down, his old, indifferent eyes staring straight at Yin Qingqing, his voice suddenly turning cold:

"Then why did you attack this old man today? Could it be that in your eyes, I am also an evil thief?"

Yin Qingqing's expression froze.

Ah.

No.

Just that killing intent you just erupted with...

Could it be anything good?

However, she certainly did not dare to say this to Jiang Ye, but instead gave a pitiful, bitter smile:

"Jiang Zhishi..."

"I didn't intend to attack you at first..."

"It's just that the blood energy on your body was truly too exuberant."

"The temptation was too great, and I was momentarily blinded by greed, which is why I did such a stupid thing."

"So, falling into your hands now can be considered the retribution for my own actions."

As she spoke, she actually revealed a look of resignation, her hands hanging weakly at her sides, her head tilted slightly against the cave wall, like a fox caught by the hunter by the scruff of its neck, both pitiful and cunning.

Jiang Ye looked down at her with an indifferent expression: "Tell me how I should deal with you."

Yin Qingqing rotated her eyes, which were as clear as a stream, licked her blood-stained lips, and said while panting slightly:

"Jiang Zhishi... Jiang Zhishi..."

"As long as... you are willing to spare Qingqing's life today..."

"Qingqing is willing to be your slave and maid to serve you!"