Chapter 79: Death

"Soon I figured it out. I was just a personality separated out, a weapon for Zhong Xiaoyu to fight her ultimate fear. However, from the moment she designed me, it was destined that this body must belong entirely to me. I, Zhong Kui, cannot be an accessory. This is not my style," Zhong Kui looked at Qi Fei proudly, declaring her sovereignty.

"You stole Zhong Xiaoyu's body," Qi Fei didn't know what kind of existence he was facing.

Zhong Kui laughed contemptuously: "I told you, Zhong Xiaoyu was willing. When we met for the first time, she was already broken. Of course, I don't deny that I was indeed calculating how to dominate this body at that time, but before I took action, Zhong Xiaoyu took the initiative to propose to give up her master personality." As she spoke, Zhong Kui lifted her long hair, revealing a neck as white as ivory, and a pink scar on the side was clearly visible, "She once tried to die to end it all, but gave up at the last moment. She was unwilling, but helpless. So, she created me, a stronger, more shrewd, and more ruthless Zhong Kui."

"She wants you to take revenge, how could she not let you know who the murderer is?"

"The image of the murderer she gave me is just this," Zhong Kui said, learning Qi Fei's appearance last time, dipping her finger in yellow wine and drawing the image of the monster on the table, "This is the meaning of my existence in this world, chasing this monster. Zhong Xiaoyu hates it, fears it, and avoids it. But this is not my life philosophy. Anyone who hurts me, I will pay back ten times. I know it has never given up on me, and I am also curious why it didn't kill me directly. This is really too interesting, do you know? I love this game!" Her excitement was not faked. That desire for danger and that wild look made Qi Fei feel strange.

"I know now that the one who explained the monster to me last time was not you, but Zhong Xiaoyu. She told me that the origin of this monster is Greek mythology, about the fatalism of love, and also said that this monster was created by her. I remember I asked you at that time, you know this, right?"

Zhong Kui raised an eyebrow: "Ha, speaking of this, Qi Fei, since we are talking about this, don't you want to know why I am looking for you?"

She sat next to Qi Fei, resting her chin on her hand, looking at Qi Fei's face with blurred eyes. This seductive look made Qi Fei unable to concentrate on thinking.

"Why..."

"When I first met you, I would think of that monster. Why do you think that is?"

"Nonsense! How could I be related to a murderer?" Qi Fei denied firmly.

"I thought so too, but it makes me curious. The moment I saw you, the so-called monster that Zhong Xiaoyu deliberately concealed or could not show me, I suddenly had a more vivid feeling, that kind of... feeling of heartbeat accelerating because of being close," Zhong Kui said, leaning closer. The sweet fragrance on her made Qi Fei almost unable to breathe, but he didn't want to leave, and all his thoughts were stirred up by Zhong Kui.

Zhong Kui seemed to like seeing Qi Fei at a loss, whispering in his ear: "Maybe, it's not necessarily related to the monster. Just like what Zhong Xiaoyu said, people spend their whole lives looking for their other half, maybe..."

She was so close that Qi Fei turned his head slightly, and the two's lips were about to touch, but Zhong Kui stood up suddenly.

Qi Fei, a big man, was extremely annoyed at this moment. He didn't know if Zhong Kui was intentional or if she really had a personality defect and didn't know what those actions meant.

Zhong Kui still spoke in that seductive tone: "I have heard Zhong Xiaoyu's inner voice, over and over again, saying four words."

"Which four words?" Qi Fei didn't dare to look at Zhong Kui's face, sitting at the table in a very stiff posture, trying to make his tone sound calm.

"Because of me," Zhong Kui said word by word, "Those doctors couldn't cure her because they all thought her collapse was because of fear. No, it was because of self-blame."

"She thinks her family's death was caused by her," Qi Fei said.

"It seems that the person who killed Zhong Xiaoyu's whole family was not because of hatred, but precisely because of love, the fanatical love of wanting to be with the destined other half, the kind of love that cannot be shared with anyone. I know it has always been peeping at me, ready to kill anyone I care about at any time. But you are very special. Touching you is like touching the monster itself, and hurting you is like hurting the monster itself... Honestly, I don't know why this is, so I did a test that night. I asked you to drink in the Central Garden. I knew the monster must know. If you were like others, it would definitely kill you, but look, you are living well," Zhong Kui said, not without pride.

But Qi Fei, who heard this, had his infatuated feeling extinguished by cold water: "What?! You asked me to drink that night on purpose?" A nameless fire rushed up in his heart, "You really don't take my life as a human life!"

Zhong Kui tilted her head, her innocent expression the same as Luosha behind her: "The setting Zhong Xiaoyu gave me is like this. Compared to others, I have been very good to you."

"Hmph! The so-called very good, refers to these ulterior motives of provocation?!" Qi Fei only felt humiliated.

Seeing Qi Fei suddenly being serious, Zhong Kui didn't argue, just looked at him with a smile as if she had seen through something.

This made Qi Fei even more angry: "Zhong Kui, you have no heart!" He roared.

"If I had a heart, I would have died already," she said, grabbing a piece of paper and starting to fold that kind of flower again.

This made Qi Fei, who was in a fit of anger, calm down. Finally, he connected them. The origami that linked independent cases, the devil that entangled Zhong Xiaoyu, his heart went completely cold: "It's you after all! Zhong Kui! You know that the monster is peeping at your every move. In its eyes, you are Zhong Xiaoyu. It is still persistently killing everyone you have treated. Zhong Xiaoyu would give this origami as a gift to her patients. You used this point to give the origami to Zhu Ming'en and Yang Jinhan. You know this will successfully stimulate the monster, let it kill the people you hate for you, oh no, it's to fulfill your so-called exorcism, magic, and let the families of those victims obediently take out money to worship you!" As he spoke, Qi Fei's anger rose again.

"You have no evidence, Qi Fei." Zhong Kui remained unmoved.

"Zhong Kui, you are more terrifying than that monster!"

"Isn't this what Zhong Xiaoyu wanted? If not, how can I kill that monster?"

"Even if you become a monster yourself?"

"No, I am the god of death, here to send these monsters to hell." ===== CHAPTER 80 =====