Heart Transplant
"Knock knock, knock knock."
Inside the opened shell, a bright red heart pounded continuously, and the flesh of the organs was incredibly fresh, a stark contrast to the withered body.
However, compared to an ordinary person's heart, this heart is obviously much more complex.
Thick vines, each as thick as a finger, emerged from within the flesh, binding the heart like shackles.
It is these vines that connect the heart to the empty body. Looking down from this opening, you can see that internal organs such as the stomach and liver are also connected by vines.
What a strange structure...
Yu Xing silently curled her lips. Humans are the masterpiece of nature, every part of their bodies is so harmonious, especially the nerves in their brains. It's hard to imagine how long it would take for evolution to create a species like humans.
But what about these believers?
After death, it was given "new life" by the Ghost Tree, but it only had a human appearance. Inside, it was a completely crude structure, like a doll that could be made at will, with an energy core inside.
Believers are far removed from humanity.
Without any hesitation, Yu Xing reached out and removed the heart that was entangled in vines. Once the vines connecting the cavity and the heart broke, the man's struggles under Yu Fengchen lessened considerably, as if he had lost some kind of energy source.
But the man was clearly not dead yet. Just as Yu Xing had predicted, even if his heart was removed, the believer would have a period of respite. If his heart were put back in or replaced with a new one, the man could probably be resurrected on the spot.
Yu Fengchen silent, their caution preventing them from causing any further complications. If the man was still alive and heard their voices, it could serve as evidence.
Yu Xing put the shell back on and tried to use the power of the curse to repair the wound caused by the knife. Sure enough, the life sustained by the curse power of the Ghost Tree, like those ghosts in the night, could be mended by Yu Xing's curse journey, and the man's chest quickly recovered.
Once the energy source is depleted, the man will be completely immobile for a while and will never wake up again.
Yu Xing twirled the knife in her hand, then left deep cuts on the man's abdomen and neck, disguising the death as a result of other fatal injuries.
A few seconds later, the two quietly left.
The heart didn't even draw out any blood; the soft flesh throbbed in Yu Xing's palm. Yu Xing was quite satisfied with this. He glanced at the bloodstains on his feet, which belonged to the ghosts outside the house, and walked directly towards Ruben Reed's house.
Halfway there, he stopped, bent down and wiped his feet clean with his sleeve. He then continued to wipe away most of the footprints he had just left, making them almost unrecognizable and leaving no complete marks.
Having witnessed the entire process Yu Fengchen easily understood Yu Xing's thoughts. It seemed that Yu Xing probably had enemies here, and this was an attempt to frame someone using the footprints, but she couldn't make it too obvious. So, the footprints stopped halfway towards the person she wanted to frame.
Moreover, everyone in the Underground City is barefoot. If you want to shift the blame to your enemy, you must create small pieces of false evidence that can guide their thinking, but you can't actually leave any footprints to identify them, lest the other party turn around and accuse you of something else. It would be bad if you had to leave bloodstains and footprints on the spot for comparison.
After doing all this, Yu Xing quickly led Yu Fengchen to Amber Bradley's room, which was right next to his house. Before going in, Yu Xing listened carefully to make sure the other person was asleep before dissolving the curse on the door.
Amber was indeed fast asleep; after all, it was the early hours of the morning, and even if he had been listening with caution at first, he should have been sleepy by now.
To ensure the heart's viability, Yu Xing directly dissected the heart when borrowing it, rather than killing the believer first and then taking the heart. The situation was different with Amber; the key was to prevent Amber from realizing that the heart had been switched.
He quietly walked to Amber's bedside, and had Yu Fengchen cover Amber's eyes and mouth first. Then, he used the knife he had taken from the kitchen to slash Amber's throat.
Despite their unique physical structure, believers still have several weaknesses, such as their throat and head. If they suffer fatal wounds to these areas, they can still die.
Thanks to their physical condition, they were able to heal themselves in time with the power of the curse, making their fatal wounds less fatal.
This time, Yu Xing waited until Amber's struggles and convulsions were almost over before listening to his vital signs. Amber's heartbeat was noticeably slowing down and gradually failing.
Confirming that Amber was not of sound mind, Yu Xing pulled open the collar of Amber's wizard's robe and once again pointed the knife at his heart.
Her voluptuous body was dazzlingly white, and her chest was beautifully shaped. However, the two men present did not look at her and remained indifferent. Yu Xing even opened the shell and took out the complete heart in one go.
The heart inside Amber's body was Yindu Heart, unlike the one Yu Xing had dissected from that man's body. This heart was a deep, inky black, with vines tightly wrapped around it as a means of fixation, and not a single vine had penetrated into the heart's interior.
Having only heard about it before, Yu Xing now faced this Yindu Heart directly, Yu Xing had a very strange feeling.
Why does the jet-black energy within this heart seem so similar to the power of a curse?
Yu Fengchen's pupils contracted upon seeing the heart. He wanted to say something, but unsure of the believers' vitality, he swallowed his words and silently watched Yu Xing's actions. "..."
Amber's room was not a place to linger. Yu Xing tried to put the heart that had been taken from the chest cavity of the man who was leaking air from his throat into Amber's body. The vines seemed to have a mind of their own and quickly pierced into Amber's body, fitting together seamlessly. The heart soon began to beat inside Amber's body.
Yu Xing touched his hair in confusion, feeling that performing surgery on these believers would be a very happy thing, since it didn't require any technical skill.
As is customary, he used a curse to mend the wound on Amber's chest. Since he didn't intend to kill Amber, he also mended the cut on Amber's neck. This way, when Amber woke up later, he would only know that he had just been attacked, but not the exact location of the attack.
If Yu Xing wanted to frame Ruben Reid but couldn't kill Amber, then staging a assault would be the best option. However, Yu Xing ultimately didn't intend to be ruthless in this regard; he only messed up Amber's desk when he left and casually took a few small items with him.