The Evil Spirits rubbed their hands eagerly, scrambling to grab the colored rings and toss them over Wu Qian.
Within mere seconds, her entire body was buried under colored rings.
More than a dozen rings hung from her arms, legs, and head alone!
Seeing this, the Evil Spirit stallholder gave a sinister grin.
With a flip of his palm, a bloodstained cleaver appeared in his hand!
But just as he was about to strike, he seemed to remember something and hurriedly turned toward Tang Xiaoling.
He discovered that his newly acknowledged little mom had already left without him noticing.
With nothing left to worry about, he raised the cleaver, aimed at Wu Qian's left arm, and hacked down viciously!
"No!!!"
Squelch...
As Wu Qian let out a heart-wrenching scream, her left arm dropped to the ground.
Blood immediately gushed from the wound like a crimson fountain!
Several quick-reacting Evil Spirits hurriedly thrust their heads forward, opened their mouths wide, and greedily drank the warm blood.
But the moment it entered their mouths, their eyes widened, and expressions of utter misery followed.
A moment later, they spat out every mouthful of blood they had just swallowed!
"Blech! What the fuck is this? How can her blood taste this awful?!"
"Old He! I was wondering why a cheapskate like you was suddenly so generous today. You're trying to make us sick!"
"Stop arguing! I think I tasted dirt. Could this be black dog blood? Is my soul going to be destroyed?!"
Black dogs had always been known to ward off evil, and the Evil Spirit with only Little Ghost-level cultivation immediately panicked.
Watching their suffering, the Evil Spirit stallholder laughed to himself.
Good, good, good!
I can't be the only one suffering over a woman this awful.
You bunch of freeloaders can suffer right along with me!
Seeing how pleased he looked with his successful scheme, the Evil Spirits who had drunk the blood wanted nothing more than to tear him apart alive!
Meanwhile, those who had been a moment too slow looked relieved.
Thank goodness I reacted slowly enough.
Otherwise, I'd have been the unlucky one!
But just then, a cold smile curled on the Evil Spirit stallholder's lips as he raised his cleaver again.
Ignoring Wu Qian's deathly pale face and features twisted with pain, he hacked down viciously!
Squelch...
Her right arm fell at the blow, and another torrent of blood gushed out!
Wu Qian screamed herself hoarse, veins bulging across her forehead as cold sweat rained down.
But even after losing both arms, she still clung to the hope of survival.
She gritted her teeth and held on, hoping to endure this brush with death and cling to life!
Even knowing she would lose all four limbs and become a human stump.
As long as she could live, she did not care about anything else!
The Evil Spirit stallholder now realized that the wretched woman before him still hoped to survive.
He could not help feeling a little stunned!
Awful as this woman was, her willpower really was impressive!
She'd been mutilated for amusement, yet there wasn't a trace of despair in her eyes!
She really was one of a kind!
Interesting!!!
Wu Qian had no idea that her fierce obsession with staying alive only excited the Evil Spirit even more.
So much so that he immediately abandoned his original plan to cut off all four of her limbs.
The Evil Spirit stallholder put away his cleaver and replaced it with a dagger.
Then, with a sweep of his hand, he conjured a hot pot in front of the gathered Evil Spirits!
"Didn't you complain that she tasted too strong? Then let's cook her in the hot pot!"
"She'll still stink a little, but it'll definitely be much better than eating her raw!"
At his words, excitement lit up every Evil Spirit's eyes.
"That's right! How did I forget about that?!"
"Old He, quit dawdling. I've already mixed my dipping sauce!"
"Come on, serve us a couple of plates to start with. Oh, right! Don't waste those two arms, either. Bring them over too!"
Seeing the Evil Spirits' hideous grins and realizing what they intended to do, Wu Qian could no longer hold on. Her mind broke in an instant!
Tears and saliva streamed down her face as her pupils lost focus and the light rapidly faded from her eyes.
Her expression turned blank, as though she had become mindless, no longer showing any emotion!
Seeing this, the Evil Spirit stallholder frowned and snapped in frustration:
"Fuck! What rotten luck!"
"I was just getting into it, and she went and turned into an idiot!"
He tossed the dagger aside and told the gathered Evil Spirits listlessly:
"Do it yourselves. This is no fun!"
Then he turned away, settled into the rocking chair beside his stall, and closed his eyes to rest.
But the Evil Spirits waiting for their meal did not care in the slightest.
One immediately stood up, took the dagger, and walked toward Wu Qian, step by step.
The others rubbed their chopsticks back and forth, looking utterly impatient.
Seeing this, the livestream viewers began voicing their thoughts.
"Evil really does get its just deserts. Why did she have to pick on a child?"
"This isn't evil getting its just deserts. It's digging your own grave! She even dared to flirt with an Evil Spirit. Who else would die if not her?!"
"Honestly, I still don't get why she wanted to steal Little Yellow Cat. Did she really think that cat would protect its owner?"
"Judging by the intelligence she showed when naming it, that's very possible!"
"Actually, this is a good thing in a way. At least she exposed one lie: that cat really is useless apart from looking cute!"
"Don't mention the cat. It just reminds me of that kid's unreliable father. Being his daughter really is a curse!"
"I'm still curious how this girl has survived. Two people are already dead, but she's still fine. Is a bodhisattva really protecting her?"
Just then, the long-awaited red comment finally appeared!
[Eerie Knowledge Explainer]: "I specifically investigated this Instance just now, and I discovered that Tang Xiaoling really has unbelievably good luck."
"First, there's the old Evil Spirit who left."
"According to my investigation, he has Vengeful Ghost-level cultivation!"
"In a beginner Instance like this, he absolutely counts as a powerful figure!"
"And after spending so long beside him, Tang Xiaoling had already picked up the old Evil Spirit's scent. That's why the stallholder was so frightened that he knelt and wouldn't get up."
"As for breaking the rules, the stallholder already volunteered an explanation: the second ring was half price, and after rounding, it was even free."
"In other words, Tang Xiaoling never broke the rules at all!"
"Then there's Wu Qian's appearance."
"With her courting death like that, even if the stallholder had initially wanted to kill Tang Xiaoling, he would have changed his mind because of her."
"Add in her foolish actions and her belief that the cat could protect its owner, and that's how things ended up like this."
"I have to say, Tang Xiaoling really is lucky!"
The viewers were already engrossed in this lengthy analysis.
At the same time, they flooded the chat with comments marveling at Eerie Knowledge Explainer's vast knowledge.
There was simply nothing to fault in that explanation.
Its only drawback was that the text was too densely packed, without even any punctuation.
Could the expert have wanted us to understand the reasons as quickly as possible, so they typed faster and forgot about punctuation?
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