Only the Dead Will Obey

After using the Disguise skill, Yu Xunge paid cash at several shops for all kinds of alchemy tools, as well as weapons like bows, crossbows, longswords, and electric batons.

That day, she also tested more of the characteristics of the skill [Only the Dead Will Obey].

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

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

That evening, Yu Xunge drove to a mall near Liu Hongsheng's home. In the restroom, she used Skill 4 from the Thief God talent, [Alias, Come!]. Only after changing into another set of clothes stored in her game inventory did she leave the stall. Looking at the utterly unfamiliar woman in the mirror, she clicked her tongue. Game talent skills truly were the most unscientific things in existence.

Not only had her height and appearance 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 thrush had been following him ever since he left work that day. She did not know why he had not returned to the villa, but 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.

The woman who answered was charming and seductive, dressed in a sexy slip nightgown. She glanced at Yu Xunge. "Who are you looking for?"

Yu Xunge said stiffly, "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 inside. Her expression revealed neither pleasure nor displeasure. The sound of running water came from the bedroom; 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. 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 took up position behind the door and pulled an electric baton from her storage space, gripping it in her hand. There was only excitement in her heart, no fear. Sometimes, she wondered whether she had been born with a love for danger. Otherwise, why had she felt only her blood boiling, never pain, when she had wandered countless times between life and death in her previous life?

Soon, the water stopped. The voices of a man and woman speaking rose outside. A while later, someone walked toward the study.

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

A few seconds later, he convulsed and collapsed. Yu Xunge turned the baton's power to maximum and held it against Liu Hongsheng's heart without letting go. Five minutes later, he stopped moving. Yu Xunge tried using [Only the Dead Will Obey] on Liu Hongsheng. The next second, Liu Hongsheng opened his eyes, his gaze somewhat vacant.

She controlled Liu Hongsheng and made him stand, then had him escort her out of the study and bid her farewell under the woman's watchful eyes.

By the time Yu Xunge got into a car headed for a nearby mall, she still had seventeen minutes left on her Disguise.

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

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

Honestly, Yu Xunge had treated her quite well. The salary was high and the benefits were good. Even after becoming famous, Yu Xunge had not kicked her aside. But there was no commission. Those top agents could all get a cut of their artists' earnings, yet every time she brought it up, she was refused.

Liu Zhengliu had not wanted to betray Yu Xunge either, but Liu Hongsheng's terms were simply too good. As long as they could get Yu Xunge under control, she would be used to please the company's partners from then on. Not only would Liu Zhengliu get a cut of the money Yu Xunge earned, but he would also personally assign her several rookie contestants from this year's talent shows to manage...

Just as she was fantasizing about the future, she received Liu Hongsheng's text.

Liu Zhengliu did not suspect anything. The two of them were both old hands; they would not leave written records of this kind of conspiracy. They usually discussed such matters face-to-face.

Carrying her alcohol and handbag, she returned to the company. There were still over a dozen young employees 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 a chorus of thanks.

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

Liu Zhengliu was still blankly confused: ?

Then she watched Liu Hongsheng tightly clasp her knife-holding hand with his icy one and force the blade into his own stomach.

Overwhelmed by terror and panic, Liu Zhengliu could not even scream. She stood there dumbly, watching cold blood seep incredibly slowly from the wound and slide 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 stared at Liu Zhengliu in horror, making terrified "Ah—ah!!" sounds.

Liu Zhengliu felt as though everything was a dream. Whether she had woken up or not, she did not dare move.

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

After Liu Hongsheng sprinted past the dozen or so interns clutching his stomach, he went to the window, made sure no one was below, and leaped out.

Yu Xunge clutched her dizzy head after exhausting her mana. Although she was not short on mana potions, she was at home now and could wait for it to recover naturally. It recovered 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—5 points of health 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 thrush to fly out and wait outside, while she put on just the right expression of surprise and invited the officers in.

After pouring each guest a glass of water, the police asked whether she knew about the relationship between Liu Hongsheng and Liu Zhengliu.

Yu Xunge pursed her lips, silently expressing her reluctance to speak.

Only after the police repeatedly pressed her did she say, "I know. And I also know that Liu Zhengliu wanted to set me up."

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 days off and acted like a diva, but someone as home-loving as her had chosen to live alone in her own villa. Whether the police had investigated that thoroughly or not, she answered as though they already knew.

The two officers had clearly been trained to manage their expressions, and nothing showed on their faces. Still, after another ten or so minutes of questions, they prepared to leave. Only then did Yu Xunge ask, "Excuse me, were they arrested for something?"

The police gave an official answer and told her to wait for notification.

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

Yu Xunge had acted in enough scenes by now. Her voice choked with tears yet carried a hint 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 side did not hesitate in the slightest. Before the call even ended, one million was transferred to her. "Dad has money. Take it and spend it, good girl!"

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 used the best bait, occasionally letting out the line so the fish would lower its guard.