Chapter 310 - 310 308 That Night I Was Trembling

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310: Chapter 308: That Night, I Was Trembling 310: Chapter 308: That Night, I Was Trembling Baili An looked at him with a serene gaze, as if he were observing a vicious dog trapped in darkness, unable to find a way out. “In the attic, the girl who answered your question said that every few days, someone is dragged out from the crowd and strangled to death. They knew this was the Ghost House where the Fierce Ghost roamed, but she spoke of a person, not a ghost. So, Ji Ting, tell me, who was there… in the desolate house before we arrived?” He asked gently, “Who was the only ‘person’ here?” Ji Ting: “…” He didn’t speak, his head lowered. But Baili An saw him unconsciously rubbing his hands against his clothes. His clothes got crumpled, which made him appear somewhat pitiable. Fang Geyu became extremely quiet. She silently watched the huge pit beneath her feet. Within the dark and dusty abyss, she seemed to hear the sad and desperate cries of young girls. Heroic Spirit Hongying, at some point, had raised her head, facing in the direction of Baili An, as if she were observing him earnestly. But she couldn’t see; her face was covered by a black veil and her expression at the moment was unclear. It seemed that Baili An had recovered some strength and finally stood up. His body leaned slightly forward with an imposing air. He looked into Ji Ting’s eyes and said softly, “That girl said that the strangled ones are taken to the courtyard and buried under the millstone to suppress them. But they were all locked up in that dark room without sunlight. How could they know where the dead were taken? Ji Ting, please tell me, who taught them to say those words, to lure me and Fang Geyu here to dig out the corpses?” Silence ensued. This silence lasted a long time, a very long time… Finally… “Heh…” A soft chuckle escaped from Ji Ting, who had his head down. When he lifted his face again, his emotions were completely composed, his voice clear and even carrying a slight semblance of relaxed amusement, filled with malice, “It was me.” He said, “I was the one who captured those women into the desolate house; I strangled them and threw them in. Ghost is a lunatic, a fool. At first, he would use the deceiving power of the Ghost Tears Pearl to capture and torture women under the watchful eyes of the great deities every year. I thought he was ruthless, but in the end, he was just a fool caught up in love. Do you know? He actually fell in love with the laundry woman, hahaha!!! That broken, discarded thing that Yun Shulang played with and tossed aside, he cherished like a treasure. Knowing she disliked killing, he truly stopped the murders to nourish the pearl. Oh how that troubled me.” No one noticed the slight tremble in laundry woman’s body as she knelt on the ground. Ji Ting shook his head, his expression one of distress: “I don’t know what he saw in those haughty but useless young ladies in the city. If he wouldn’t kill, then it was up to me to do it. Although it was a tough and laborious task, it was good for me too, as I wanted that Ghost Tears Pearl. Let him keep his crazy ghost. But it’s a pity, just a little more, and I would have succeeded.” “You must be curious why I chose Ji Ying, right? After all, over the years, she has been quite good to me, tirelessly selling noodles until late at night to provide for my studies, urging me to be ambitious. She wouldn’t even buy herself new clothes, fearing I would get cold while studying at night. She’d save all her money for making me winter clothes. She did well, made the winter clothes herself. She was so naive; I gave her nothing but wove a few strands of thorny grass into a bracelet for her, and it would make her happy for days.” “But what could I do? The better she was to me, the more she deserved to die,” Ji Ting’s expression started to twist, revealing a hint of mania emerging from his bones. He looked at Baili An with eyes that seemed eager to tear a piece of flesh from his body. “Otherwise, why do you think the Ghost Tears Pearl was in her hands? Because to awaken the pearl, one must sacrifice the most important person in their life.” Ji Ting covered his cheeks with his hands, his shoulders trembling: “Tell me why this foolish girl had to be so good to me? If only she was less obedient, a bit worse off, a tad selfish and bought some new clothes for herself, I wouldn’t have treasured her like this.” At first, Baili An thought Ji Ting was crying, but after hearing this, he realized he was actually laughing, his laughter filled with both relief and dread. “Had it not been for the awakening of the Ghost Tears Pearl, I would never have known that the most important thing in my life wasn’t myself, but another person. I am indeed lucky. Because I valued her, I didn’t have to be the sacrifice. I was ready to give up this body, but never thought someone could replace me.” Baili An asked, “Did your hands tremble when you killed her?” “Tremble? They sure did! Trembled severely!” Ji Ting’s face contorted with insanity, his shoulders shaking even more violently, like a lunatic long lost to reason. “I watched her choke in front of me, then slowly stop breathing. You really should have seen the look in her eyes at that moment. It was filled with despair from betrayal, so pitiable. It was then I understood why such an absurd method was needed to awaken the Ghost Tears Pearl.” “Because only in death, can one understand death. Only betrayal by someone closest can brew the excellent wine of despair.” His features twisted, eyes filled with a terrifying visage, yet in the next moment, he unexpectedly became very calm. Ji Ting glanced coldly at Baili An, his gaze becoming numb: “But what does it matter? I’m like a joke, after all I’ve done. It was all in vain, making the wedding dress for someone else.” Baili An looked down at the Jade Flute in his hand, where that drop of blood-like pearl at the flute’s end held numerous sins and evils, punishments and sorrows. Ji Ting took a breath, his smile pale and weak. Whether out of fright, his body was shivering slightly. “You’re waiting for Ghost, right? Because I took the initiative and lost the Ghost Tears Pearl for him, he won’t let me go. Although you’re smart to a feared level, you seem like someone who lacks inclination for severe punishment. You want to hand me over to that pervert, Ghost, to see me in agony, for revenge for Ji Ying and Ji San?” Baili An could see that this man, driven insane, still harbored fear, fear that came from Ghost. He was truly scared. That’s why he kept talking to him. Baili An didn’t answer Ji Ting’s questions or continue to intimidate him, but instead asked the last question on his mind. “When Ji Ying died, did she know you weren’t her real brother?” Baili An saw Ji Ting hold his breath, his smile instantly stiffening. Seeing him not responding, Baili An pressed on: “Let me ask you another way. Did Ji Ying know at her last moment that it was you who killed her real brother and took his place?”

Chapter 310 - 310 308 That Night I Was Trembling

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