Escape

"Stop crying! Cry again and I'll fuck you to death!" Chang Ping released Shen Xiu's delicate swanlike neck and picked up the photos scattered across the floor.

She had burned only one. There were still plenty of photos showing her in different poses.

After picking them all up, Chang Ping swept his hand, putting them into the Space Ring.

The Space Ring was an extremely valuable item that could store and retrieve anything its wearer touched at will. The objects were kept in a small pocket dimension, so their weight didn't count.

Even if you filled a Space Ring with a hundred tons of coal, it would still feel as light as a feather when you wore it.

Shen Xiu was the Eldest Young Lady of the Sacred Family, so of course her ring was no ordinary one. It held dozens of cubic meters of space and was worth thousands of Demon Spirit Coins—equivalent to two or three years' tuition at Saint Orchid Academy.

Chang Ping had come to exact his revenge, so confiscating Shen Xiu's Space Ring was only reasonable. He'd consider it compensation for his emotional distress.

When Shen Xiu heard Chang Ping say he was going to fuck her, her face went deathly pale, and she hurriedly clutched the covers. She had just experienced how ferocious Chang Ping was. He was like one of the savage demon beasts in the forest outside the city. If he did it again, she would definitely die.

"You've already taken my chastity, and you've taken my ring too. Please, won't you let me go?" Shen Xiu gazed pleadingly at Chang Ping with her glistening phoenix eyes, looking utterly pitiful.

Chang Ping shook his head without expression.

"At most, all this counts as interest!" Chang Ping said as he counted the Demon Spirit Coins he'd taken from the Space Ring. "I can let you go, sure. Give me your heart, and we'll call our debts settled!"

That slut Shen Xiu really was the Eldest Young Lady of the Sacred Family. There were nearly two hundred thousand Demon Spirit Coins in her ring—a fortune he could spend even if he bankrupted Saint Orchid Academy.

Chang Ping's words left Shen Xiu utterly hopeless. He'd given her two choices: let him do as he pleased, or die quickly.

After counting the money, Chang Ping put the Demon Spirit Coins back into the Space Ring, then took out a bottle of pills.

Rest Pills!

In other words, sleeping pills. Take one, and you could sleep soundly for several hours.

He had no idea why Shen Xiu had these in her Space Ring, but they were just what he needed.

"When you wake up, remember to go downstairs and help your maidservant! Open your mouth!" Chang Ping pinched Shen Xiu's delicate chin and shoved a tiny white pill, no bigger than a bean, inside.

Shen Xiu struggled desperately, refusing to cooperate.

Chang Ping got angry and threatened her. "You'd better swallow it yourself. Otherwise, I'll wash it down with thirty-seven-degree warm water."

What warm water? Shen Xiu wondered.

Then she saw Chang Ping undoing his belt, and understood!

"Don't touch me with that filthy thing! I'll swallow it myself!" Shen Xiu hurriedly said.

Afraid Chang Ping wouldn't believe her, after swallowing the pill she opened her mouth wide for him to check.

"Good girl~" Chang Ping smiled and pinched Shen Xiu's dewy cheek. "Remember! Don't tell anyone what happened today, or... you know what will happen!"

Chang Ping took out the photos and waved them in front of Shen Xiu.

Sleepiness washed over her. Before Shen Xiu could answer, her head lolled to the side, and she fell asleep on the wooden floor.

"What the hell?! This stuff works that well?" Chang Ping marveled as he lifted Shen Xiu's flower-patterned quilt, revealing her graceful naked body.

Shen Xiu might have been a terrible person, but he had to admit she had a fantastic figure, full in all the right places and slim in all the rest. She was utterly irresistible.

It was a shame to kill such a sexy beauty now. He could always kill her after he'd had his fun. Besides, he had her photos, so there was no fear of her complaining to the Sacred Family.

But right now, he was in sage mode and had no interest in fooling around.

He spread the quilt out flat, picked Shen Xiu up in a princess carry, and laid her on it. Then Chang Ping rolled her up like a spring roll and placed her horizontally on the round table.

Once he was done, Chang Ping took off Little Maidservant's clothes and went behind the screen. He changed into the clothes Shen Xiu had taken off after bathing and hadn't yet put away, then put on the Universal Mask and the little red shoes before leaving the room.

He had spent several months sweeping the Sacred Family's grounds, so he knew the place well. He easily got past the guards and reached the main gate.

Dawn broke, and a gentle breeze stirred the air.

The gate guard on duty stared at Shen Xiu in a daze and asked uncertainly, "Eldest Young Lady, out for your... your morning exercises?"

Shen Xiu gave a slight nod and pointed at the gate, signaling for him to open it.

The guard had just been dozing off. Seeing that Shen Xiu wasn't going to make trouble for him, he was overjoyed. He quickly removed the crossbar and opened the gate.

"Take care, Eldest Young Lady!"

Shen Xiu ignored the bowing, fawning guard and ran off like the wind.

Watching the Eldest Young Lady's hulking, bear-like figure disappear, the guard rubbed his eyes.

Had he imagined it?

The cock had crowed thrice, the bright stars had faded, and the morning sun had risen in the east.

Shen Xiu slowly came to, blinking groggily. Her whole body ached, as if she were about to fall apart.

Warm sunlight streamed through the window lattice, turning the floor a dazzling white.

"Was everything that happened last night just a dream? Did Chang Ping come back to haunt me and claim my life?" Shen Xiu sat there in a daze for quite a while.

Just as she tried to sit up, she realized that she was wrapped in layer upon layer of quilt, like a spring roll.

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw scraps of her nightclothes all over the floor.

It wasn't a dream?!

Shen Xiu's heart sank.

"Thud!"

She rolled off the round table, and the quilt unfurled around her.

Shen Xiu immediately checked her body, panicking as if she'd lost a million Demon Spirit Coins.

"It's gone! It's all gone!" She sat on the quilt with her legs splayed, her arms hanging limply between her thighs. Her face was as pale as paper, her heart utterly dead.

Suddenly, a noise came from beneath the bed.

Shen Xiu narrowed her phoenix eyes warily and looked over, brimming with killing intent. Could Chang Ping still be here? Did he still intend to commit another beastly act against her?

She stood up and crept barefoot behind the screen. At the same time, she activated Demon Spirit Possession and transformed into her Fox Spirit form, ready to ambush Chang Ping and fight him to the death.

She stared fixedly at her bed. But the person who crawled out wasn't that detestable man—it was Little Maidservant.

Yu'er was wearing only a bandeau and panties, so someone had clearly stripped her too.

Shen Xiu froze for a moment, then shook her head.

"No! That's not Yu'er. It must be Chang Ping in disguise again! I'm far too clever for you to fool me!"

Yu'er crawled out from under the bed and climbed down, glancing around curiously as if she'd never been there before.

While Yu'er had her back to the screen, Shen Xiu suddenly sprang out, thrusting all ten of her sharp fox claws toward Yu'er's neck.

Though this might really have been Yu'er, Shen Xiu showed not the slightest mercy. Her gaze was cold as a blade.

A lowly servant was expendable. If she died, Shen Ming could just find another one. It was no big deal.

And after letting her mistress suffer such unbearable humiliation, what use was there in keeping such a worthless servant alive?

"Back off!" Yu'er suddenly roared. A cloud of black mist burst from behind her.

Caught off guard, Shen Xiu was hit head-on. The powerful blast sent her flying; she smashed through the screen and splashed into the cold bathwater.

"What's going on?" Shen Xiu spat out a mouthful of bathwater, stunned.

While she was still reeling, Yu'er appeared beside the tub with her hands behind her back and an arrogant look on her face. She said coldly, "You've been poisoned by this god's Blackwater Strange Poison. From now on, you'll do as this god commands. Otherwise, this god will make you wish you were dead! Do you understand?"

Shen Xiu swallowed. "Old Monster?"