Chapter 173: Gentle
She liked this feeling.
Knives, violence, blood…
Those people were afraid, but they didn’t dare to run away. Even if there were only a few seconds between death and death, they would still fight for the position that would allow them to die a little later.
So disgusting.
A few vials of reagent were casually thrown on the side of the road. The viscous, transparent liquid lay quietly inside. If they were unlucky, and the liquid splashed out of the bottle and onto their delicate faces, just a few drops would be enough to ruin their youthful prime, and they would spend the rest of their lives in pain.
Su Xi grinned, her smile as if it had been carved on her adorable baby face with a knife. Her messy black hair fell down, and her features were hidden in the shadows, looking sinister and terrifying.
This revenge had been a long time coming. It was Zhiyan who had saved them. If Zhiyan hadn’t happened to be passing by with his suitcase that day, who knew what would have happened in the corner of this deep alley.
Would a few roses have bloomed? One? Or two…
Zhiyan, you’re so kind. You’ve saved everyone again.
But… can’t you just save me?
I’m so selfish. I’m so sorry.
Su Xi looked down at the thing crawling at her feet. The coldness in her eyes had condensed to the extreme, turning into a different kind of gentleness. A blush crept up to the corners of her eyes, as if she were a shy girl in the bloom of youth.
The girl in the darkness was crying so miserably. Tears and saliva were mixed together, smearing her face. A small puddle of water spread on the ground. Her heavy makeup was also ruined, as if it had been randomly smeared with a paintbrush, making her look very ugly. The girl knelt on the ground and kept begging her. The little thought of resisting in her heart had long since disappeared. Even if Su Xi accidentally fell at this moment, the girl would not dare to make a rash move.
The once-arrogant and domineering girl’s eyes were now dim and desperate, with a hint of servility… like a livestock that had been kept in a pen for too long. When the cage was opened, it had forgotten how to escape and could only scream and wait for the fate of being slaughtered.
Her calm shell was now burning with a bone-chilling madness. A twisted sense of pleasure and satisfaction danced on the tip of her heart. Desire would not fade with time. The explosion after suppression would only be more turbulent.
She wanted…
Her cold and frantic gaze was fixed on the girl’s body. They looked at each other, and the girl’s gaze shattered in an instant. She lay on the ground, her body trembling, like a livestock waiting to be slaughtered.
But killing a person and slaughtering a livestock were two completely different things. The pleasure of killing could not be replaced. When the blade passed over the fragile pulse, the beating of life would stop. The person would be dead, and she would have really killed a living, and infinitely possible life.
No matter what painful past or brilliant future this life carried, from the moment the blade fell, everything would no longer be important. His independent thoughts and emotions, the beliefs he had to work for, the things he had told himself to do tomorrow… all would come to an abrupt end. His life would be wiped out just like that. This was the will of the master, the supreme command of the gods.
She felt pleasure and happiness for this cruelty.
“I’m sorry, I know I was wrong. If you let me go, I’ll give you back everything I stole. I promise…” The girl pleaded on the ground, her words slurred. Her bright red lips were pressed against the other party’s shoes, and the black shoes were stained with a bright red. She took out a dagger from her bag, but she didn’t have the courage to hold it.
Su Xi took the dagger and spun it skillfully in her fingertips. The cold light flashed in her eyes, a little dazzling. It was a silver dagger, with a slender and exquisite blade, double-edged. The edge of the blade was engraved with complex and obscure patterns. The hilt was also smooth and comfortable to hold, as if it had been often held in the palm of one’s hand and well-maintained, like a work of art for viewing.
“This is the dagger I stole from you last time. I sold the phone, but I can give you money. I’ll give you all my money.”
“Oh.”
Without a trace of hesitation.
The tip of the knife went down, piercing the flesh.
Bright red blood beads gradually gathered, blooming into large roses on the pale skin. That moment was so beautiful.
The girl was like a slaughtered livestock, paralyzed on the ground…
A few of the girls who were standing on the side and didn’t dare to turn and run opened their mouths to scream, but they were scared by Su Xi’s excited and hot gaze. The unfulfilled desire in Su Xi’s eyes made them afraid. They covered their mouths and painfully suppressed their screams in their throats. No one dared to make a sound.
The gushing blood shocked everyone. Su Xi saw the deep and bottomless fear in their pupils, and the strange pleasure that swelled from it almost consumed her. It was as if a raging fire had started in her skull, burning her brain to a crisp.
She loved this feeling so much. It was simply addictive. After touching it once, she could never let go of this deep and soul-stirring pleasure.
After evening, the night sky swallowed all the sunlight, and darkness came as scheduled. The alley fell into a dead silence.
“Ugh…”
A few painful groans broke the oppressive silence. The girl who was lying at Su Xi’s feet turned over. Blood gushed from the muscle that had been torn by the blade. The sharp pain was as if it would tear her body in two. Her pain nerves were almost paralyzed. She would rather faint, but she still maintained the last bit of reason to feel the continuous pain.
The other party had precisely controlled the position of the wound. It was painful… but not fatal.
Su Xi glanced at the watch on her wrist. It was almost time. She couldn’t delay here any longer. Su Xi didn’t want to make him wait too long.
She hadn’t had her fill at all. She had just opened a small opening in the overflowing jar and released a little bit of desire, so that she wouldn’t feel so uncomfortable.
Su Xi put away her things and stood up, silently looking at the few girls. Her eyes suddenly became soft and gentle. If it wasn’t for the few drops of bright red blood on her fair face, she would have looked as cute as a doll in a display case.
Su Xi turned around and left the alley, leaving a few livestock in a cage, staring blankly at the open cage door, not daring to move, pitifully shrinking in the darkness and trembling.
…
Just as Su Xi walked out of the alley, her phone rang.
“Xiao Xi? Are you not at home?”
She took a deep breath, trying to exhale those dark and restless emotions.
Even though the other party couldn’t see her, Su Xi still subconsciously put on a sweet smile. Her hands and feet were a little restless, tidying up the wrinkled corners of her clothes that had been messed up in the alley. After a while, she finally answered, her voice well-behaved and sweet.
“Brother, I went to the library. I bought a few books. I’ll be back soon.”
Su Xi lowered her eyes, her fingertips gently wiping the blood from the blade. The exquisite dagger once again gleamed with a cold and dazzling light. She shook her hand with disgust, shaking off the few disgusting drops of blood. She had a watery expression, and the secret desire to see blood began to grow wildly like weeds again.
“Alright then… come back quickly when it gets dark. Don’t go out so late in the future. Remember not to walk that alley. It’s not safe. By the way… what do you want to eat tonight?”
The period after venting her desire was always the most sensitive. A little bit of softness could create a storm in her heart.
The boy’s voice turned into a very fine electric current and drilled into her ear, flowing into her nerves, making her whole body numb and weak. If she hadn’t held on to the lamppost, she would have almost knelt on the ground.
A spring breeze blew over the barren grassland, and in an instant, it was revived, growing a large patch of lush and vibrant green. The weeds of desire withered and sank into the soil, and she was able to breathe.
Zhiyan… you’re so good. I miss you so much, and I can’t forget you.
She wanted to give all the gentleness in her heart to the other party, even if it meant death.
“Um… I want to eat the scrambled eggs with tomatoes you made last time.”
“Okay, be careful on the way.”
Su Xi smiled softly and replied sweetly.
“Okay, you’re so good, brother.”
