The Mystery of the Inner Demon

Chapter 79 Death
"I soon realized that I was just a separated personality, a weapon for Zhong Xiaoyu to fight against her ultimate fear. However, from the moment she designed me, it was destined that this body must belong to me completely. I, Zhong Kui, cannot be an accessory. This is not my style." Zhong Kui looked at Qi Fei proudly, declaring his sovereignty.

"You took away Zhong Xiaoyu's body." Qi Fei no longer knew what kind of existence he was facing.

Zhong Kui sneered, "I told you, Zhong Xiaoyu volunteered. She was already shattered when we first met. Of course, I don't deny that I was indeed planning how to dominate this body at that time, but before I could make a move, Zhong Xiaoyu took the initiative to offer her master personality." Zhong Kui lifted her long hair, revealing her ivory-white neck. A pink scar on the side was clearly visible. "She once tried to end it all by dying, but gave up at the last moment. She was unwilling, but she was powerless. So, she created me, a stronger, more shrewd, and more ruthless Zhong Kui."

"She wants you to take revenge, so how could she not let you know who the murderer is?"

"This is the image of the murderer she gave me." Zhong Kui said, imitating what Qi Fei did last time, dipping her finger in rice wine, and drawing the image of the monster on the table, "This is the meaning of my existence in this world, chasing this monster. Zhong Xiaoyu hates it, fears it, and escapes it. But this is not my philosophy of life. Anyone who hurts me, I must repay tenfold. I know it has never given up on me, and I am curious why it doesn't just kill me. This is really interesting, you know? I love this game!" Her excitement was not fake. The desire for danger and the arrogant eyes made Qi Fei feel unfamiliar.

"I now know that it wasn't you who explained the monster to me last time. It was Zhong Xiaoyu. She told me that the monster came from ancient Greek mythology and was about the fatalism of love. She also said that she created the monster. I remember asking you at the time, 'Do you know this, right?'"

Zhong Kui raised an eyebrow: "Ha, speaking of this, Qi Fei, now that it has come to this, don't you want to know why I came to you?"

She sat down next to Qi Fei, holding her chin with her hand and looking at Qi Fei's face with blurred eyes. This seductive look made Qi Fei unable to concentrate on thinking.

"Why……"

"When I first saw you, I thought of that monster. Why do you think that is?"

"Nonsense! How could I be related to the murderer?" Qi Fei firmly denied.

"I think so too, but I can't help but be curious. The moment I saw you, I suddenly had a more vivid feeling about the so-called monster that Zhong Xiaoyu deliberately concealed or could not show to me, that kind of... feeling of my heart beating faster because of the proximity." Zhong Kui said as she moved closer. The sweet fragrance on her body made Qi Fei almost breathless, but he didn't want to leave. All the thoughts in his mind were disrupted by Zhong Kui.

Zhong Kui seemed to enjoy seeing Qi Fei at such a loss, and whispered in his ear: "Maybe, it doesn't necessarily have to do with the monster. Just like Zhong Xiaoyu said, people are always looking for their other half throughout their lives. Maybe..."

She was so close that Qi Fei turned his head slightly, and their lips were almost touching, but Zhong Kui suddenly stood up.

Qi Fei, a grown man, felt extremely ashamed and angry at this moment. He didn't know whether Zhong Kui did it on purpose or really had personality defects. He didn't know what her actions meant.

Zhong Kui continued speaking in that alluring tone, "I've heard Zhong Xiaoyu's inner voice, repeating itself over and over again, the same four words."

"Which four words?" Qi Fei no longer dared to look at Zhong Kui's face. He sat at the table in a very stiff posture, trying to make his tone sound calm.

"It's because of me." Zhong Kui said word by word, "The doctors couldn't cure her because they thought her collapse was caused by fear. No, it was because of self-blame." "She thought the death of her family was caused by her." Qi Fei said.

"It seems that the people who killed Zhong Xiaoyu's entire family did not do so out of hatred, but precisely out of love, a fanatical love that wanted to be with their destined other half, the kind of love that cannot be shared with anyone else. I know it is always spying on me, ready to kill anyone I care about at any time. However, you are special. Touching you is like touching the monster itself, and hurting you is like hurting the monster itself... Frankly speaking, I don't know why this is the case, so I did a test that night. I asked you to go to Central Garden for a drink. I knew the monster must know. If you were like everyone else, it would definitely kill you, but look, you are alive and well." Zhong Kui said, not without pride.

But upon hearing this, Qi Fei's infatuated feelings were instantly extinguished: "What?! You asked me out for drinks that night on purpose?" A nameless rage surged in his heart, "You really don't take my life seriously!"

Zhong Kui tilted her head, her innocent expression mirroring the Luosha behind her: "This is how Zhong Xiaoyu designed me. Compared to others, I've already been very good to you."

"Hmph! By "very good", do you mean these provocations with ulterior motives?!" Qi Fei felt humiliated.

Seeing Qi Fei suddenly becoming serious, Zhong Kui did not argue, but just looked at him with a smile as if he saw through something.

This made Qi Fei even angrier: "Zhong Kui, you have no heart!" he yelled.

"If I had a heart, I'd be dead already," she said, picking up a piece of paper and starting to fold that kind of flower again.

This calmed down Qi Fei, who was furious. He finally connected the origami, the only piece of paper that linked the independent cases, to the demon that was haunting Zhong Xiaoyu. His heart was completely chilled: "It's you after all! Zhong Kui! You know that the monster is watching your every move. In its eyes, you are Zhong Xiaoyu, and it is still obsessed with killing everyone you have treated. Zhong Xiaoyu would give this origami as a gift to her patients. You took advantage of this and gave the origami to Zhu Mingen and Yang Jinhan. You knew that this would successfully stimulate the monster to kill the people you hate for you. Oh no, it is to fulfill your so-called exorcism and spells, so that the families of the victims will obediently pay money to support you!" As he spoke, Qi Fei's anger rose again.

"You have no evidence, Qi Fei." Zhong Kui remained unmoved.

"Zhong Kui, you are scarier than that monster!"

"Isn't this what Zhong Xiaoyu wants? If not, how can I kill that monster?"

"Even if I become a monster myself?"

"No, I am the God of Death, and I am here to send these monsters to hell."

(End of this chapter)