Peach-Orange! – Chapter 382 – The Death of Liu Guijia

The sharpness of the knife was one thing, but the strength of the person wielding it was another. If either of these were lacking, the knife would have long since bounced away elsewhere.

Fang Ning couldn’t help but feel ashamed of her earlier actions. Who was she to stand there and shout, “Sister Xiaocheng, run!”

Of course. If Sister Xiaocheng dared to come alone, she must have had her reasons. Maybe even Su Tao was waiting outside.

Fang Ning turned around, picked up King, and gave Chi Xiaocheng a safe space. She rubbed her sore scalp where her hair had been yanked and looked at Chi Xiaocheng with concern.

But what happened next completely changed Fang Ning’s perception of Chi Xiaocheng.

Six delinquent girls, including Zeng Xiuhua, who had been knocked aside but staggered back up, charged at Chi Xiaocheng.

Chi Xiaocheng didn’t hesitate. After kicking Liu Guijia away, she pulled out another fruit knife.

Then, with a smile, she asked Liu Guijia, “By the way, what was it you said you wanted to do to Tao-Tao?”

Liu Guijia glared at her with hellish hatred. “I want you and Su Tao dead!”

“Thanks.”

Chi Xiaocheng smiled, but it was a terrifying smile.

Her pupils had fully transformed into eerie cat-like slits, faint red light leaking from them, radiating fear.

What followed was a one-sided “slaughter.”

Ever since Huang Limei had pushed her earlier, Chi Xiaocheng had noticed that the girl’s strength was abnormal.

Her first thought was that Huang Limei might have been subjected to Chu Lingfeng’s needles, enhancing her strength. If all these delinquents were the same, even 3x Darkening might not be enough.

‘As expected, my Darkening skill can only fully activate when connected to Tao-Tao. Thank you so much for that, Liu Guijia.’

Even with her frail body, Chi Xiaocheng at 10x Darkening was more than enough to handle these delinquents.

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With just punches and kicks, she effortlessly took them down.

Those who were slashed by her knife screamed in agony, begging for mercy.

Losing a finger or an ear during a fight is pretty normal, right?

In just one minute, all the delinquents were on the ground.

Liu Guijia sat on the floor, clutching her bleeding eye socket, staring in disbelief. “No way… no way… Why can’t we win even with the drugs? He lied to me… he lied to me!”

Her muttering reached Chi Xiaocheng’s ears. She turned, narrowing her eyes at Liu Guijia. “Now it’s your turn, mastermind.”

Again and again, she had targeted her.

Insulted Tao-Tao, sworn to kill her.

Even kidnapped Ningning!

A flash of killing intent crossed Chi Xiaocheng’s eyes, but she suppressed her rage, grabbing Liu Guijia by the collar. “Talk. Who ordered you to do this? And what’s this about drugs?”

Feeling threatened, Liu Guijia snapped back to reality and sneered. “Chi Xiaocheng, I lost this time. But do you really think I’d tell you? As long as I’m alive, I’ll never let you go!”

Chi Xiaocheng frowned. “Not willing to talk, huh?”

Then let’s see how long you can hold out.

“Ningning, cover your eyes.”

“Okay.” Fang Ning obediently covered King’s eyes.

Chi Xiaocheng plunged the knife into Liu Guijia’s arm but didn’t pull it out, twisting it slightly as the other girl howled. “Now? Talk or stay silent?”

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“Go to hell! Just kill me!”

Surprisingly loyal, even under torture.

Not a single word about the person behind this.

Chi Xiaocheng flicked the knife, severing Liu Guijia’s tendon.

A scream echoed through the abandoned building, but even then, Liu Guijia refused to speak. She bit her lip until it bled, refusing to beg.

Her trembling eyes grew fiercer, more resolute.

Kill you kill you kill you kill you kill you!

Su Tao must die too!

Everyone must die!

The flames of vengeance burned wildly in her mind.

Then, the System spoke up.

[Host, the narrative weight of cannon fodder character Liu Guijia is rapidly increasing. You should kill her.]

Along with the System’s voice came the chime of emotional value notifications.

[Cannon fodder Liu Guijia harbors endless hatred toward Host. Emotional Value +12…] [Supporting character Liu Guijia harbors endless hatred toward Host. Emotional Value +75…] [Villain Liu Guijia harbors endless hatred toward Host. Emotional Value +188…]

She had started generating emotional value.

And it was increasing rapidly.

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Her narrative weight was skyrocketing, enough to potentially draw the world’s attention.

Chi Xiaocheng fell silent for a moment. “System, can I keep using her to farm emotional value for a bit?”

She only had 600 points left.

With Liu Guijia’s continuous output, it was inching toward 1,000.

If she let her hatred fester a little longer, she could gain even more.

[Host, I don’t recommend it. Her narrative weight is rising too fast. She’s definitely being watched by the world’s will.]

[If her influence spreads to the surroundings… considering this entire area is an abandoned construction site….]

The System didn’t need to say more. Chi Xiaocheng immediately understood.

The world’s will couldn’t kill her directly.

But it could arrange “accidents.”

‘How many times did I die from “accidents” in those 300 loops?’

And behind her were Fang Ning and King.

At that moment, an indescribable sense of crisis surged within her. Her Danger Sense skill flared from all directions.

No more hesitation. Chi Xiaocheng raised her knife.

But before she could strike, two small hands clad in black silk gloves gently cupped hers, then effortlessly took the knife away.

“Let me do it.”

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Xiao Hei appeared beside her.

Chi Xiaocheng’s eyes widened in shock, but before she could speak, Xiao Hei tilted her head and pressed a finger to her lips in a shhh motion.

Right, Fang Ning was still here.

So instead of speaking aloud, Chi Xiaocheng asked in her mind, “Xiao Hei, don’t act rashly. If you intervene, the world’s will will notice you. There’s no need.

“Besides, if it’s about killing… you shouldn’t have to do it.”

Chi Xiaocheng retorted, “I’m not afraid to do it myself.

“But you’ll have nightmares. You’ll feel an unexplainable pain. Let me bear that for you.”

Xiao Hei smiled gently and covered Chi Xiaocheng’s eyes with one hand.

A wet squelch echoed, followed by the sound of something heavy collapsing.

When Chi Xiaocheng’s vision returned, Liu Guijia lay in a pool of blood, eyes wide open in death.

The sense of crisis in her heart vanished instantly.

Surprisingly, no hidden mastermind had been lurking nearby.

The matter was resolved. Her weaker version of the Substitute Effigy hadn’t been needed. Fang Ning was saved. Aside from some minor injuries, she seemed fine.

Everything seemed to have settled.

But when Chi Xiaocheng turned to look at Fang Ning, what greeted her was another figure instead.

Su Tao stood frozen in the distance, behind a pillar near the entrance, her mouth slightly agape in shock.