I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 387 So bad, yet I still want to read it.

Tongniang arrived quickly upon receiving the summons. After bowing and paying her respects, she asked with a puzzled look, "I wonder what Your Majesty has summoned me for?"

Xiao Jingfan gestured to Zhou Yuande: "Let her take a look."

“Yes.” Zhou Yuande stepped forward with a dagger and, just like before, cleanly and decisively slashed Zheng Qianqian’s arm.

Blood splattered, and granulation tissue grew from the clean cut, wriggling and repairing the wound.

In no time, the arm was completely healed, with only a few drops of blood remaining on the skin.

Tongniang's eyes widened, and she exclaimed, "He's one too!"

"Really?" Xiao Jingfan frowned slightly. "Who else is like this?"

The moment he asked the question, he already had the answer in his heart.

Sure enough, Tongniang said, "Hongying."

She glanced at Zheng Qianqian, whose eyes were filled with resentment, with mixed feelings, and said to Xiao Jingfan, "Your Majesty, please come and take a look, and you will understand."

The group arrived at the camp where Hongying was being held.

When Jiang Yao entered the military camp, she specifically asked Xiao Jingfan to put Hong Ying in solitary confinement, and Xiao Jingfan agreed.

"The situation inside might be a bit scary," Tongniang said, placing her hand on the curtain and turning to warn the three of them.

Even Tongniang found the scene frightening, so Chu Liuzheng decisively took a small step back.

Xiao Jingfan glanced at her and followed Tongniang into the tent.

Next was Zhou Yuande, and finally Chu Liuzheng.

As soon as he stepped into the tent, a strong, almost suffocating sweet and fishy smell filled his nostrils. Chu Liuzheng frowned uncomfortably and was about to check the situation inside the tent when suddenly everything went black.

His palms were warm, carrying a very faint sandalwood scent, and he covered her eyes completely.

Chu Liuzheng: ? ? ?

"His Majesty?"

Why did you blindfold me out of the blue?

"Hmm." Xiao Jingfan responded, but didn't loosen his hand covering her eyes, his face looking very unpleasant.

In a cage not far away, a bloodied humanoid figure was visible. Its exposed face, neck, arms, and calves appeared to have been torn apart countless times, covered with a dense network of wounds.

The granulation tissue wriggled, prompting the wound to heal, but then spontaneously burst open the next moment, only to heal again and burst open again... It was as if countless blood-red eyes had grown on his body, repeatedly opening and closing.

It was like a flower whose rhythm had broken, blooming and decaying at the same time, a bizarre and terrifying sight.

Even though Zhou Gonggong had seen many prisoners tortured beyond recognition, he was still horrified by the bloody scene before him, his face turning pale, his pupils trembling, and he stammered, "What a monster!"

What kind of monster is it?

Chu Liuzheng was incredibly curious. Whenever someone else covered her eyes, she would reach out and grab them off, but not the emperor, as that would be considered treason.

Her long eyelashes brushed lightly against his palm as he blinked, sending a tingling sensation through him. Xiao Jingfan covered his palm even tighter and asked Tongniang, "What did Abbot Jiang do to her?"

“It wasn’t Miss who did it.” Tongniang shook her head. Even though she had seen Hongying like this before, she still couldn’t quite accept it.

She said, "What Miss did was let the Shadow Moon Gu devour the Gu worms she raised, leaving only the one that was connected to her life. Everything was fine at first, but an hour later she suddenly turned into this state."

Xiao Jingfan frowned: "Why is this happening?"

Tongniang then shook her head: "Miss doesn't know either, she only guesses that perhaps some kind of balance has been broken."

The person inside the cage emitted intermittent, weak groans.

Xiao Jingfan turned his head and glanced at her, his brow furrowed: "Is she still of her mind?"

“No,” Tongniang said. “Miss once wanted to ask her why she had become like this, but she couldn’t even speak a complete sentence. Now she’s just a living creature that can breathe.”

What does it look like exactly?

Chu Liuzheng was frustrated because she couldn't get any melon seeds, but the hand in front of her showed no sign of letting go, so she had no choice but to take matters into her own hands and search through the system to see the text version.

She flipped it over without much effort.

It's a very detailed and vividly descriptive version. [Oh my god, is this a real-life horror story? What does it mean for skin to crack open, heal, and then crack open again? Is this mutation or evolution?]

Chu Liuzheng felt goosebumps all over his body, both scared and desperately wanting to take a peek.

There are other people around, so it shouldn't be a problem for her to just take a look, right?
"Your Majesty, could you please release this servant?"

Xiao Jingfan hesitated, feeling that if he let go, his ears would be deafened by someone's scream.

Tongniang said, "It is indeed quite frightening; it's best if you don't look at it, Miss."

The more she said that, the more Chu Liuzheng wanted to see.

She raised her hand and tentatively touched the large hand on her eye.

Xiao Jingfan subconsciously relaxed.

In that instant, as if granted permission, Chu Liuzheng pulled down the hand that was blocking his way.

Blink your eyes to adjust to the light.

The scene inside the cage came into view... bottom...

【ah! ! ! 】

Chu Liuzheng gasped, instinctively covering Xiao Jingfan's hand with his own, and silently screamed in his mind.

【Aaaaaah!!!!!!!!!】

She's both bad at cooking and someone I really want to watch – that's her.

Xiao Jingfan felt a buzzing in his ears and could hear nothing but "ah ah ah".

He took a deep breath, grabbed the man who was frozen in fear, and quickly led him out of the tent.

Tongniang and Zhou Yuande exchanged a glance and then followed.

The heavy curtains blocked out the sweet and fishy smell.

Chu Liuzheng screamed in her mind, but then suddenly remembered that she could cover her eyes herself.

But before she could act, the large hand in front of her had already released its grip.

Xiao Jingfan lowered his eyes and stared at her. His expression was normal, but his face was somewhat pale.

Chu Liuzheng blinked.

[So even tyrants are afraid. But why are you glaring at me? I didn't scare anyone!]

Utterly innocent.

Xiao Jingfan: "..."

You're the one who disturbed me!

Just as the two were staring at each other, Zhou Yuande cleared his throat and reminded his emperor that there were still important matters to be dealt with.

Chu Liuzheng was the first to look away. Thinking of Hongying's miserable state just now, he couldn't help but ask Tongniang, "Master Jiang has already cultivated the Shadow Moon Gu, and Hongying has lost her mind. There's no use keeping her alive. Why not give her a quick death?"

[Right now they can be kept in cages, but what if they continue to mutate into monsters that are impossible to kill? We must nip the danger in the bud!]

Tongniang said, "Miss is kind-hearted, but she cannot be killed yet. She is still useful to you, Miss."

"What's the use?"

"Miss has discovered that the worm eggs in the bodies of the people in Longkou Town may have been nurtured with her blood, which is why they can't be completely eradicated. Miss wants to try to find a way to eradicate them from Hongying."

"I see." Chu Liuzheng nodded, no longer saying anything about giving Hongying a quick death.

Let it be Hongying atoning for the grave sins she committed by killing others.

Xiao Jingfan turned to Zhou Yuande and instructed, "Go see Doctor Feng. If he has finished treating Siyue, ask him to come over."

"Yes, sir." Zhou Yuande accepted the order and left.

(End of this chapter)