Only the Dead Obey

After using the Disguise Skill, Yu Xunge used cash to buy all sorts of alchemy tools, as well as weapons like crossbows, long knives, and stun batons.

That day, she also tested more of the characteristics of Only the Dead Obey.

When she ordered the Blinkered Flowerfinch to stay quietly on the table without moving, it consumed only 2 points over twelve hours. However, the dead bird had already started to give off a faint odor.

It seemed that while this skill could keep the dead capable of moving, it could not prevent corpses from decaying.

That night, Yu Xunge drove to a mall near Liu Hongsheng's home. In the restroom, she used Skill 4, Armor Up!, from the Thief God talent. Only after changing into another set of clothes stored in the Game Inventory did she leave the stall. Looking at the completely unfamiliar woman in the mirror, she could not help clicking her tongue. Game talent skills truly were the most unscientific things in existence.

Not only had her height and face changed, even her hair had become shorter.

Yu Xunge hailed a cab and arrived beneath the apartment building where Liu Hongsheng lived in just seven minutes. Her Blinkered Flowerfinch had followed him ever since he left the company after work that day. Though she did not understand why he had not returned to his villa, Yu Xunge did not care.

Yu Xunge handed the driver cash and got out.

Three minutes later, Yu Xunge rang the doorbell of Liu Hongsheng's home.

A charming, seductive woman opened the door. She wore a sexy spaghetti-strap nightgown and gave Yu Xunge a glance. "Who are you looking for?"

Yu Xunge said solemnly, "I'm looking for my boss, Liu Hongsheng. I have an urgent work matter to report."

The woman nodded and opened the outer door to let her in. Her expression revealed neither pleasure nor anger. There was the sound of water coming from the bedroom, so Liu Hongsheng was probably showering. Yu Xunge said, "Can I wait for him in the study? Just tell him an agent surnamed Liu has something important to discuss with him, and he'll understand."

The woman seemed good-natured. After leading Yu Xunge into the study, she even poured her a glass of water.

Yu Xunge stood behind the door and took a stun baton from her storage space, gripping it in her hand. Her heart held only excitement, not fear. Sometimes, she wondered whether she had been born to love adventure. Otherwise, why had she felt nothing but surging passion instead of pain whenever she had wandered countless times between life and death in her previous life?

Soon, the sound of water stopped. A man and woman began speaking, and after a while, someone headed toward the study.

The door opened, hiding Yu Xunge from view. Once the familiar figure entered the study, Yu Xunge shut the door with her left hand and pressed the stun baton in her right against Liu Hongsheng's neck.

A few seconds later, he convulsed and collapsed. Yu Xunge turned the stun baton's power to maximum and kept it pressed against Liu Hongsheng's heart. Five minutes later, he stopped moving. Yu Xunge tried using Only the Dead Obey on Liu Hongsheng. The next second, Liu Hongsheng opened his eyes, his gaze somewhat vacant.

She controlled Liu Hongsheng into standing, then had him escort her out of the study and bid her farewell under the woman's watchful gaze.

By the time Yu Xunge got into a car headed for a nearby mall, seventeen minutes remained on her disguise.

With her eyes closed, she controlled Liu Hongsheng to say goodbye to the woman, then had him text Liu Zhengliu and ask her to meet him at the office.

Liu Zhengliu was buying alcohol, considering where to invite Yu Xunge for drinks tomorrow so that Liu Hongsheng could make his move conveniently while keeping herself out of it.

To be honest, Yu Xunge had treated her quite well. The pay was high, the benefits were good, and even after becoming famous, Yu Xunge had not kicked her aside. But there was no commission. Those top-tier agents all received a share of their artists' earnings, yet every time Liu Zhengliu brought it up, she was refused.

Liu Zhengliu did not want to betray Yu Xunge either, but Liu Hongsheng's terms were simply too good. As long as they could get Yu Xunge under control, they could use her to entertain the company's partners in the future. Not only would Liu Zhengliu get a share of the money Yu Xunge earned, Liu Hongsheng would also personally assign her several rookie contestants from this year's talent shows to manage...

Just as she was imagining her future, she received a text from Liu Hongsheng.

Liu Zhengliu did not suspect anything. They were both old hands. This sort of conspiracy would not leave behind written messages; they generally discussed it face-to-face.

Carrying the alcohol and her handbag, she returned to the company. More than a dozen young people were still working overtime. Liu Zhengliu smiled at them and even ordered late-night snacks for them in front of everyone before entering Liu Hongsheng's office amid their thanks.

Yu Xunge had no fetish for making a corpse have sex with an enemy. After Liu Zhengliu entered the office, she controlled Liu Hongsheng to shove a knife into Liu Zhengliu's hand.

Liu Zhengliu was still bewildered:?

Then she watched as Liu Hongsheng tightly clasped the hand holding the knife with his icy-cold hands and drove it forcefully into his own stomach.

Overwhelmed by terror and panic, Liu Zhengliu could not even scream. She stared blankly as the already cold blood slowly seeped from the wound and slid over her hand.

Just as Liu Zhengliu's pig brain overloaded, Liu Hongsheng suddenly clutched his stabbed stomach and ran outside. As he ran, he looked at Liu Zhengliu in terror, letting out frightened cries of "Ah—ah!!"

Liu Zhengliu felt as though it was all a dream. Whether she woke up or not, she did not dare move.

Yu Xunge's Mana was draining away like water, nearly 1 point every minute. Only 3 points remained now, but that was enough.

After Liu Hongsheng ran past more than a dozen interns while clutching his stomach, he walked to the window. Once he confirmed no one was below, he leaped out.

Yu Xunge clutched her dizzy head after exhausting her Mana. Though she did not lack Mana potions, she was at home now and could wait for it to recover automatically. It restored 1 point per minute, so it would be full again in a little over three hours. If she kept eating meat, it would recover even faster, restoring 5 points of HP and Mana per minute.

The next day, Yu Xunge was awakened by the doorbell. When she opened the door, a security guard and two police officers, one man and one woman, stood outside. Yu Xunge controlled the Blinkered Flowerfinch to fly outside and wait, while maintaining just the right amount of surprise as she invited the two officers in.

After pouring two glasses of water for her guests, the officers asked whether she knew about the relationship between Liu Hongsheng and Liu Zhengliu.

Yu Xunge pursed her lips, silently conveying her reluctance.

Only after the officers repeatedly pressed her did she say, "I know. And I also know Liu Zhengliu wanted to plot against me."

She could have pretended not to know, but that would not explain her unusual behavior over the past few days. Not only had she uncharacteristically taken three consecutive days off and acted like a diva, she, someone so attached to home, had even moved into her own villa alone. Whether or not the police had investigated that thoroughly, she answered as if they already knew all that information.

The two officers' Expression Management had clearly been professionally trained. Nothing showed on their faces. After asking questions for another ten minutes or so, they prepared to leave. Only then did Yu Xunge ask, "Excuse me, were they arrested for committing some kind of crime?"

The officers gave her the official response and told her to wait for notification.

That afternoon, Yu Xunge received a call from Yu Qingshan. His voice was gentle and loving as he asked whether she had encountered any difficulties, expressed concern for her health, and told her to rest if she was tired.

Yu Xunge had acted in enough shows by now. Her voice choked with tears but carried a trace of strength as she said that she really was tired and needed to rest. Her agent and company seemed to have run into trouble too, and she had invested all her money, so she was under a lot of pressure.

The other end did not hesitate in the slightest. Before the call even ended, one million was transferred to her. "Daddy has money. Take it, sweetheart, and spend it!"

After hanging up, Yu Xunge stood expressionlessly by the window, looking at the lake in the distance.

Yu Qingshan and Yu Xunhuan were like the finest fishermen. When they wanted a big fish, they would offer the best bait, occasionally even letting out more line so the fish would lower its guard.