Chapter 38 Conspiracy Revealed

Now, the late Madam has finally revealed herself, her bright red wedding dress particularly glaring in the night. The chilling cold radiating from her body also demonstrates her terrifying strength.

But more than that, it's the overwhelming resentment.

The late Madam’s attack was ruthless. In a few breaths, she broke Lu Qin’s limbs and snapped her neck with tremendous force, her head lolling to one side. The successive sounds of bones breaking were chilling.

Lu Qin was covered in blood, a miserable sight. Her screams echoed in the silent night, making one’s hair stand on end.

However, Jiang Cheng noticed something very strange. Logically, someone suffering injuries of this magnitude should have died long ago, but Lu Qin was still alive.

“It moved.” Yao Shunyu couldn't help but shiver beside him.

The Calamity Woman, who had been frozen, moved. She began walking towards Lu Qin and the late Madam. The late Madam picked up the disfigured Lu Qin and, to everyone’s horror, stuffed her into the basket behind the Calamity Woman.

Although the basket wasn’t small, the size difference compared to Lu Qin’s body was obvious. But the late Madam actually forced her in, blood continuously splattering from the seams of the basket.

Yao Shunyu couldn’t help but gasp. Now he finally understood where the old bloodstains on the basket came from.

Clearly, Lu Qin was not the first victim.

The sound of flesh scraping against the basket was like slow slicing, torturing Lu Qin completely. Only her head was tilted out of the basket, the fear and pain on her face almost tangible.

The next scene caught Jiang Cheng and the others off guard. After carrying Lu Qin on her back, the Calamity Woman turned around and walked straight towards their hiding place.

And the late Madam in her bright red wedding dress followed behind the Calamity Woman.

“Run!”

Someone said it first, and the three of them tacitly concealed themselves, crouching down and using the cover of trees and bushes to flee.

But as they moved, the Calamity Woman in the lead also changed direction, continuing to approach them without stopping.

After several attempts, they not only failed to shake off the Calamity Woman but were actually getting closer. The Calamity Woman’s movements were somewhat stiff, but her speed was surprisingly fast, bringing a terrifying pressure.

Looking at the approaching Calamity Woman and feeling the late Madam’s monstrous resentment, the panting Yao Shunyu forced himself to calm down. “We can’t stick together, we need to split up!”

Unexpectedly, Shao Tong glanced at him and shook his head, saying, “It’s useless, we’re locked on. There’s still a long time before dawn. Even if we split up, there’s enough time for them to catch us one by one.”

“Not necessarily, maybe she only needs to catch one more person.”

Yao Shunyu stared coldly at Shao Tong, the chill in his eyes speaking volumes. Now, he and Jiang Cheng wouldn't find it difficult to deal with Shao Tong, who was on the verge of exhaustion.

Leaving Shao Tong to the late Madam might be a way out.

Hearing this, a touch of gloom flashed between Shao Tong's brows. He knew Yao Shunyu wasn't just talking, but Yao Shunyu wasn't the one who could make the decision. Shao Tong turned to look at Jiang Cheng and said with a playful tone, “Mr. Jiang, is that what you’re thinking too?”

Unexpectedly, Jiang Cheng ignored them. He looked at the approaching Calamity Woman and the late Madam and actually took the lead in appearing from behind the tree, walking out calmly.

Shao Tong smiled coldly at Yao Shunyu and also walked out from behind the tree.

In an instant, all three of them came out. Under the moonlight, two bright red figures stood not far away, the pungent smell of blood assailing their noses.

At this moment, Lu Qin, whose eyes had already begun to fade, seemed to grab the last straw, shouting at Shao Tong, “Save me! Quick… quickly find a way to save me!”

“My dear Physician Lu, can you be a little more lucid? You’re already a dead person.” Shao Tong shrugged, putting on a helpless expression.

Although Lu Qin’s body couldn’t hold on, her mind was still clear. From the moment she saw Shao Tong appear beside Jiang Cheng, she understood roughly what was happening.

Through Shao Tong’s reaction just now, she was even more certain.

“It’s… it’s you! The copper coin I broke wasn’t yours, it was my own!” Lu Qin roared, “You damned thing, you used your ability to modify my memory!”

“This was all planned by you, you tricked me, you put on a show in front of me!”

“Jiang Cheng and the others weren’t affected at all, only me, you only used your ability on me!”

Lu Qin let out a desperate roar, as if she couldn't wait to skin Shao Tong alive.

“You traitor, the Night Watchers won’t let you go, that big shot… that big shot won’t let you go!”

“You will die, die with these people, you will die horribly!”

“You will die horribly!!”

Listening to Lu Qin’s desperate curses, the resentment that had been building up in Shao Tong’s heart erupted at this moment. “Shut your mouth, you bitch! You keep saying I’m a traitor, I ask you, have you ever treated me like a human being these years?”

“I’m just a tool in your hands!”

“I’ve seen everything you’ve done over the years.”

“Don’t think I don’t know what you’re planning. Even if I help you complete the plan, I won’t escape death.”

“I know too much, and it’s all your darkest side, your most unspeakable side! You can’t possibly let me go, how could you possibly be kind enough to let me go?!”

“Rather than believe your promises, I might as well join forces with Jiang Cheng. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. I’ll help him bring you down, and together with the forces behind him, kill you all off one by one, so that I can live a peaceful life and sleep soundly.”

“I don’t want to be like this either, you forced me! You forced me!!”

“Damn it!”

“You all deserve to die!!”

Shao Tong roared loudly, like a wild beast with its hair standing on end. The anger that had been building up in his heart for many years erupted at this moment. If Lu Qin wasn't behind the Calamity Woman, Jiang Cheng had no doubt that Shao Tong would rush over and tear her to pieces.

The next second, the situation changed drastically. The originally silent late Madam suddenly moved and came to Jiang Cheng, holding a wooden box in her hands.

According to the order, the next person after Lu Qin was Jiang Cheng.

Two bloodless hands turned the wooden box, exposing the groove. Jiang Cheng understood immediately after just one glance, and then took out a wooden token from his pocket.

At the moment he embedded his wooden token into the groove, the character Jiang on the token suddenly glowed with a dim red light.

As the red light gradually dissipated, a crack appeared on the box. After opening, a hydrangea made of colorful silk was thrown out, landing right in Jiang Cheng’s hands.