Chapter 20 · Big Sister Rewards You With Candy

“Who… who are you?! Why are you tying me up?! I’m just an ordinary, adorable girl!”
Lingling Lan deliberately spoke in a feeble tone, stalling for time.

Secretly, tendrils formed from her fingers began cutting through the ropes.
This small trick—if she could just slice the ropes open—would allow her to recover her magic.
Then she would send these clueless idiots straight to hell.

“Good little sister, big sister has lots of tasty treats and fun toys.
Just let big sister hold you tight, and you’ll get this lollipop!”
The lecherous woman slowly rolled up her sleeves while brandishing a lollipop that looked deceptively sweet.

How shameless—to undress like that in broad daylight…
What, does she intend to… right here and now?
So disgusting.
Even worse than that perverted Sword Immortal.

“Get your hands off! I’m warning you for the last time: stay away from me, or else.”
The two sleazy, glasses-wearing punks chuckled while puffing on cigarettes.

“What a treat, seeing our boss lady take center stage in such an entertaining performance.
Hu Peng and Chen, grab your phones and record this.
We’ll upload it to the internal network and make a killing!”

The deserted alley reeked of garbage, and rats scurried noisily across the filthy ground.

“Hahaha! Chen Xingheng, go check her bag for anything valuable.
After I play with her, I’ll give her to you two as your personal toy!”
The woman’s grating laughter sent shivers down Lingling Lan’s spine.

Since this was an empty alley, having three extra piles of ashes around now wouldn’t be all that strange…
Scum like them didn’t deserve to live.
As long as Xinghui didn’t find out…
How dare these ugly humans have designs on me, the Jade-Green Witch…

As the woman approached with a lascivious grin, Lingling Lan sneered coldly twice.
Both sleazeballs inexplicably felt an icy chill.

“Then please, die.”

“You filthy b*tch… Serving me is your honor!
Dare to curse me? Let me show you my affection now!”

Before the woman could finish speaking, a blood-curdling scream rang out—
Aaaaaaah!—
Accompanied by the sound of a body collapsing and terrified shrieks.

The thick stench of blood filled the air, and brutal murderous intent violently erupted from behind.

W-what?!
Hu Peng Chen… was dead?!
Limbs severed, blood pooling into a small puddle, the cuts so smooth they clearly came from blades.

The other glasses-wearing punk trembled uncontrollably.
“This is impossible!
Who… who would dare attack someone from White River…”

“I did.”

A pair of hands rested lightly on the woman’s shoulders.
Instantly, the woman felt a sensation unlike anything she’d ever known: fear.

“You… were cursing that girl’s big sister, weren’t you?”

A crimson-haired, red-eyed girl casually stepped over the blood and limbs.
Her slender, elegant fingers merely grasped the woman’s shoulder.
With just a slight squeeze, the sound of bones and flesh twisting and shattering filled the air, accompanied by a pitiful scream.

“B-big sister?”

A girl wielding a scythe twice her height slowly offered a smirk toward Lingling Lan.

“No, no… honorable swordsman, I was just joking.
I only wanted to give your dear little sister a lollipop…
Please, don’t kill me…”
The woman practically begged.

“I see. Then I won’t kill you.”

“Thank you, honorable swordsman, for sparing me!”
The woman cowered, clutching her broken shoulder, bowing repeatedly, preparing to flee.

“Hey, wait a moment. I never said you could leave.
As punishment, I’ll silence you first—
That way, no need to waste breath explaining all your meaningless nonsense.”

In an instant, the woman’s tongue was firmly grasped in Gelra’s hand.
Her entire vocal cord was torn apart by sheer force.
From now on, she was utterly incapable of speech.
Only her terrified eyes could plead pathetically for mercy.

“And next… you won’t escape.
Little trash, if you’re scared, stay out of my way.”

Gelra’s tone remained as vicious as ever.
Lingling Lan was not surprised.
What surprised her was how Gelra had suddenly appeared here—
She hadn’t seen her since the last small meeting Mother held.

“Who’s trash?! I’m not scared!”

“Well then, allow me to elegantly begin the Gelra dismantling ceremony.”

The woman, her last defenses crumbling, began sobbing incoherently.
Her tears seemed about to dry from pain.
She could only watch helplessly as her limbs were slowly removed.

Lingling Lan decided not to look.
Not out of fear, but because it was just too… intense.

“I’m someone who holds grudges but speaks fairly.
Do you like music?”

Of course, the woman couldn’t answer.
Nor did it matter.

“Silent? That means you do.
Use the rest of your life to enjoy my beautiful melody.
Oh, and by the way… I’m a witch, not a swordsman.”

After absorbing the woman’s severed limbs with her tentacles, Gelra snapped her fingers.
A black vortex swallowed the woman whole, vanishing without a trace.

No mercy at all…
That gorgeous big sister was… kinda scary.

Lingling Lan stepped back slightly.
Seeing this, Gelra sheathed her bloodstained scythe.

“I’ll just call you Ling’er, then.
Ling’er, it’s been ages since we last met.
Big sister missed you so much, oh~
Mother missed you too.
What interesting shows have you been performing lately?”

Gelra twisted her neck unnaturally 360 degrees and smiled with a gentle, almost motherly expression.
Her hands clasped behind her back as if performing a magic trick.
When she opened them again, a lollipop appeared in her palm.

The lollipop, still stained with blood, came from that woman.

“I… I’ve been performing well for Mother…”

“How thoughtful.
Big sister rewards you with this lollipop.”

Gelra smiled sweetly as she placed the candy into her mouth, licked away the bloodstains, and handed it to Lingling Lan’s small hand.

A lollipop that Big Sister had eaten from…
Lingling Lan hesitated to take a bite.

In her memory, that arrogant, conceited big sister was nothing like this.
She recalled something she once heard:
“Demons always disguise themselves as angels.”

Big Sister had always been harsh and called us trash.
Yet somehow… she was being unusually kind this time.

“tsk tsk tsk…
Is Big Sister really that bad in your eyes?
I thought I’d try changing my image a bit~”

Seeing Lingling Lan remain silent, Gelra squatted down and gently held Lingling Lan’s hand.
She watched patiently as the lollipop disappeared into her mouth, then patted her soft hair with satisfaction.

“Come home with big sister.
There are lots of fun things I want to share with my youngest, cutest little sister~”

Wait, home?
Xinghui and Wilf were still waiting for me…
But on the other hand, Big Sister Gelra—so rare to treat me kindly…
Yet something told me Big Sister definitely had ill intentions.