After a few days, Shi had used almost all the tools on the left cabinet. Chihaya was tortured to the point of death every time, but under the effect of Shi's medicine, she managed to hold on to her last breath. There were many times when she had been tortured to the point where she had become disfigured. However, Shi had never touched her face, as if he wanted to preserve that beauty.
Shi seemed to like this. No matter how badly his body was twisted, he would not touch anything above the neck. This was especially true for people who were already good-looking. The beauty of their appearance and the scars on their bodies made him feel a different kind of poignant beauty. Therefore, after a long period of torture, Chihaya's face was still intact, which made her look even more miserable.
On this day, Shi finally used up all the instruments of torture he liked and turned to the medicine cabinet on the other side with some regret. After picking and choosing, she did not want to be conflicted about what medicine to use. She simply took a bottle and fed it to Chihaya. It wasn't until he saw her drink it that he remembered to check what medicine he had taken. However, he never had the habit of putting labels on potions.
The medicine in the bottle had already entered Chihaya's stomach. It was impossible to tell what effect the medicine had just by looking at it. However, Shi's talent was not fake. Even if he did not look, he could still determine the composition of the medicine through his sense of smell and analyze it. In addition to Chihaya's reaction and symptoms, the answer was most likely correct.
After Chihaya went through many days of torment, she, who had no strength to resist, obediently drank the potion that Shi gave her without even thinking about vomiting it. She thought that even if she vomited this time, she would just change the medicine until she drank it. Anyway, she didn't plan to leave this place alive, so she didn't need a few bottles of poison. She even hoped that the effect of the poison would be stronger so that she could suffer less torture.
In just a moment, Chihaya's skin became scorching hot, as if there was a flame burning. Even the blood under her skin seemed to be boiling hot, making her feel very uncomfortable. Then, his exposed skin turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye. Then, as if he had really been roasted by fire, blisters appeared.
This phenomenon did not last long. The blisters began to burst and pus flowed out. Then, her skin began to crack and rot inch by inch. Chihaya even smelled an indescribable smell. This time, the skin on her entire body had mutated, and her face was not spared. The pain spread throughout her entire body. Chihaya even had the illusion that she was on fire. Her entire body was burning and her lips were dry.
From the time she drank the medicine to the time her body rotted, the entire process only took the time to brew a cup of tea. Shi, who had watched the entire process from the beginning to the end, looked at the person in front of him who was almost unrecognizable. When his gaze touched that ugly skin, his expression turned ugly for a moment. Because Chihaya's face was also ruined, Shi, who was slightly obsessed with looks, was in a bad mood.
He had accidentally taken such a nauseating medicine, and his good mood was almost ruined. He had forgotten to get rid of this kind of potion. This time, he was unlucky enough to use it. It could be said that he had brought this upon himself. She was no longer in the mood and naturally could not bear to see Chihaya in such a state. She pursed her lips and left.
As soon as he left the basement, he was about to head in the direction of the research lab. He planned to make an exception and make an antidote to restore the person to a pleasing appearance first. He had to take away the similar drugs in the basement just in case. Otherwise, it would affect his visual enjoyment. Thinking of this, Shi quickened his pace. The sooner he solved the problem, the sooner he could obtain the inheritance.
Cha, who had been missing recently, suddenly returned. She happened to bump into Shi, who was walking towards the research lab. She hurriedly went forward to stop him. Her expression was a little serious as she asked,"Divination, did you get the thing?"
Cha's reaction surprised Shi. After all, he hadn't seen her so anxious before. The truth was that they did have enough time to obtain the inheritance, which was why Cha had been running around all day without a care, while he was slowly torturing Chihaya. However, seeing how Cha had rushed back and asked him about the inheritance, he felt that something was out of his expectations.
"When I went out today, I found that there was more than one group of people looking for that girl.”Cha's tone was serious as he told Shi about his discovery,"People from the Council of Elders and the Hunter Association, as well as another group of forces that we can't tell for the time being.”Only God knew that she was almost discovered by a third party, and it was not easy for her to run back without attracting attention.
Hearing Tu's words, Shi frowned. He and Thistle had originally thought that no one would come looking for them. After all, in order to prevent this, they had gone through so much trouble. They had disguised their identities and personally visited, pretended to be polite, and even used Thistle's charm ability. It was supposed to be a foolproof plan, but not long after, someone started searching in secret.
In this way, even if they were very careful to hide their tracks that day, there was still a possibility that they would be discovered by those people. Especially since Cha had already met the other party, it was only a matter of time before they found him. Once they were found, it would mean that there was no trouble in the plan. Those people's goal was Chihaya, which was not good for them.
One had to know that if Chihaya fell into someone else's hands, it would be very difficult for Shi and Cha to make a move. It was a rare opportunity to make use of the people around Chihaya. But now that the Council of Elders and the Hunter Association had intervened, he could not play the emotional card. It was easy to escape, but he was afraid that the person in his hands would be taken away by the other party.
When they thought about Chihaya falling into someone else's hands, Shi and Cha were equally worried. It had only been a short week, but Chihaya still hadn't relented and handed over the inheritance. They didn't have much time to waste here. It was hard to guarantee that those people would find this place in the next few days, so they had to consider whether to bring the people to move to another place or work hard to get the thing.
Tu naturally did not want to bring Chihaya, who was already a hot potato, to run away. However, reality was cruel. He had not obtained the inheritance yet, so he could not let others take advantage of him. After thinking about it, out of selfishness, Cha gave a suggestion to the hesitating Divination,"It's too troublesome to bring people along. When the time comes, we might not have the time to force her to hand over the inheritance.”
"I think she cares about those humans, so you know.”Cha's eyes flashed as he thought of such a vicious plan. Even though she didn't know much about them, she could tell that Chihaya cared about them. If physical abuse didn't work, she would use her feelings. She was not afraid that Chihaya wouldn't fall for it. Besides, she had long been annoyed by Chihaya, who was cared for and taken care of. She could use this opportunity to vent her anger.
Shi glanced at Cha a few more times, not ignoring the malice in her eyes. However, Cha's suggestion was indeed good. Although he had been very satisfied these days, the only shortcoming was that Chihaya had endured the torture time and time again, and she had stubbornly refused to give up the inheritance. Every time he did it, he would feel a little depressed. Recently, he had been thinking about how to force her to let go, but he could not find a solution.
Now that something unexpected had happened, just as Cha had said, if they were to bring their people along, they would have to be on guard against being discovered along the way. Endless running would cause time to be spent on other things, and it would be difficult to have much time to interrogate. In this way, it was equivalent to having trouble but not getting any benefits. It was really asking for trouble.
The only way left was to get what they wanted before others found this place. This way, he would achieve his initial goal and not have to worry about those people coming. They could escape in time, and Chihaya's life and death would have nothing to do with them.
Although Cha's suggestion was selfish, it was not without reason. Divination had noticed that Chihaya was different from them. Growing up in such an environment, her heart must be soft. And those people who had been with her for many years were definitely her weaknesses. Actually, Shi usually wouldn't use such a method. This time, it happened too suddenly, so he could achieve his goal faster.
Shi nodded in agreement to Cha's suggestion, then turned around and returned to the basement. This time, Cha followed behind him. She wanted to see Chihaya's current appearance after so many days, as well as her expression after being threatened. Shi understood Cha's thoughts and, considering that he was about to leave, he let Cha follow behind.
When he saw Chihaya's unrecognizable face, Cha was so shocked that he averted his gaze. She really couldn't bear to look at him with no intact skin on his body. However, this did not affect her good mood. Seeing Chihaya end up in an even uglier state than before, Tea was very happy. However, when he thought about how his face had been destroyed, he felt that it was a pity that he would not be able to see any changes in it in a while.
Chihaya was a little puzzled when she saw Divination return with nothing in her hands and Cha, whom she had not seen for many days, following behind her. She couldn't figure out why the two of them appeared together. After all, Cha never appeared when Shi was around. The only time he came was when Shi left. Now that she had yet to hand over what they wanted, they had lost their patience. Otherwise, they would not have appeared in front of her together.
What Shi said next confirmed Chihaya's guess, but it also broke her calm.""There's not much time left. I won't waste any more time with you. I'll give you two choices. Hand over the inheritance and let you die here. Or, you can continue to be stubborn, but those people from the Black Lord Academy will pay the price for your choice. Especially those who sent you off back then.”
Chihaya's heart sank when she heard that. She didn't expect them to use her family as a hostage, and her blood boiled for a moment. She was indeed too naive. She thought that as long as she took responsibility, she would not implicate the person she loved. Now, it was her persistence that dragged them down.
On one side was her cherished family, and on the other side was the little fox who had accompanied her for a long time in her previous life and had even given her a life-threatening inheritance in the end. She could not let down the little fox's trust, but she could not let Shi and Tu hurt her family in this life. Chihaya was in a dilemma.
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