Chapter 69: How could you do this to me?

The stimulation was stronger than ever before, and tears soaked her cheeks.

Faint voices drifted from inside the room.

“That woman actually called Mother over. If that’s the case, she’ll definitely be able to see the sickly one’s soul.”

“The sickly one? The sickly one? Where did she go? Did she enter the puppet?”

“Sis, the puppet hasn’t moved. Could it be that the sickly one hid somewhere? How annoying.”

“Huang’er, Sister Qiu has nowhere to leave. You don’t need to worry.”

“Tsk, forget it. I’ll go check on Mother again. Mother’s condition is getting worse.”

Liu Huang’s voice gradually faded until it disappeared completely.

Liu Qiu clamped a hand tightly over her lips, terrified that even the slightest sound might escape.

Her other hand gripped her own collar as she lowered her gaze to the bulging hem of her skirt, tears continuously sliding down from the corners of her eyes.

It clearly wasn’t her first time doing this, yet the sensation of being a soul made everything excessively sensitive.

And her body was so cold that the warmth felt like a sudden spark thrown into a glacier, igniting her entirely.

Liu Qiu released the hand covering her mouth and instead pressed it against her abdomen, where it still felt hot.

“Wife, separate a little.”

Su Li’s voice came from beneath her skirt, tinged with rapid breathing and slightly muffled.

“S-Su Li, keep your voice down.”

Liu Qiu was almost speaking in a whisper of air.

Even though she was a ghost, she still felt embarrassed and didn’t want anyone to discover them.

She hadn’t forgotten that the Liu sisters could see her.

The more nervous she became, the more sensitive her body turned.

Her lips had been bitten soft and tender by her own teeth, faint little teeth marks pressed upon them.

Suddenly, her lips parted slightly, and her entire body turned weak, leaving her to rely on Su Li for support.

Sure enough… soft and furry.

What exactly was that?

“S-Su Li, I’m sorry.”

Liu Qiu still spoke softly as she tried to get up, but her legs had already gone weak.

The moment she lifted herself slightly, Su Li wrapped an arm around her waist.

“S-Su Li!”

Liu Qiu cried out before hurriedly covering her mouth again.

Her heart pounded to the extreme, her body overwhelmed with tingling numbness.

She squeezed her eyes shut as chaotic thoughts surged through her mind.

She understood now.

It was a fox’s head.

Soft fur, a tongue lined with tiny barbs, and a long, pointed snout.

Fear crept into her heart as that snout kept circling.

She was afraid the little fox might…

“I don’t want that.”

Her voice dropped into a quiet sob.

“Su Li, don’t… I-I’m scared.”

Moisture dampened the fur on her face.

Su Li narrowed her brilliant golden beast eyes and withdrew slightly.

If Liu Qiu could see Su Li at that moment, she would probably be frightened.

A tall human body bore a fox’s head, eerie and unsettling.

No matter how beautiful that fox head might be, the combination of human form and beast face was still strange.

Su Li’s fingers tightened, sinking into soft flesh, and she extended her tongue to lick the moisture clean.

She could clearly feel Liu Qiu trembling.

Then Su Li transformed her face back into a human one and retreated.

Without obstruction, she remained kneeling, lifting her head to gaze up at Liu Qiu, who was crying too hard to stand on her own.

She raised her damp fingers and, right before Liu Qiu’s eyes, licked them clean one by one.

Liu Qiu gave a small hiccupping sob.

“Is it… is it done?”

Su Li revealed a shy smile.

“It’s done.”

Liu Qiu nodded and wiped her tears.

“N-Next time, don’t use the fox head.”

“I… I’m scared.”

Su Li stared at her for a long moment before leaning closer again, pressing tightly against her.

Look at her wife.

After being treated like that, she still wanted another time?

Clearly, she preferred her original form.

Liu Qiu’s breath caught, and she pressed a hand against Su Li’s head.

“D-Don’t do that.”

It looked far too strange, as if Su Li were sniffing her there.

“Wife, are you perhaps disgusted by me?”

Su Li’s voice once again carried a pitiful tone.

Liu Qiu pressed her lips together.

“No. Su Li, get up quickly.”

Su Li rubbed against her.

“Wife, you don’t call me Xiao Li anymore.”

She lifted her head, cheeks flushed red and still slightly damp.

“I… I only wanted to save you.”

Sincerity shimmered in her beautiful eyes.

Liu Qiu unconsciously turned her head away.

“Xiao Li, if you keep rubbing like this, you’ll touch it again.”

Maybe it had gone too far earlier.

She felt especially sensitive.

Staring at Liu Qiu’s shy expression, Su Li’s eyes widened.

“If that’s the case, then let’s do it once more.”

Liu Qiu tightened her fingers and gently tugged at Su Li’s hair.

“N-No.”

It was obvious Su Li wanted to continue.

She didn’t want to.

Sitting weakly on Su Li’s face like that had already been strange enough.

And they were still standing beneath Liu Feng’s eaves.

Su Li stood up, disappointment lingering between her brows, her voice timid.

“If Wife doesn’t want to, then forget it.”

With a light blink, a tear rolled down from the corner of her eye, looking genuinely pitiful.

Liu Qiu turned her head away.

“I-I’m a little tired.”

With that excuse, she disappeared from Su Li’s sight.

Fortunately, Su Li wasn’t like the Liu sisters.

After Liu Qiu left, Su Li lowered her head and covered her face with both hands, taking a deep breath as a look of intoxicated satisfaction surfaced.

Liu Qiu didn’t run far.

She couldn’t go far anyway.

Sigh.

She was too weak.

[System, is there any way for a ghost to become stronger?]

The system answered concisely: [Yes. Absorb human vitality. Drain a living person’s life completely, and you’ll become powerful.]

[Host, do you see that piece of wood not far away?]

After disappearing, Liu Qiu had moved to the rooftop.

[I see it. What about it?]

The system replied: [Try mobilizing the energy within your body and see if you can blow it over from here.]

Liu Qiu fell silent.

[I don’t know how to mobilize it.]

[I forgot. But it’s fine. I’ll look for some professional manuals for you.]

The system didn’t have many abilities, but it was connected to various small worlds and could retrieve knowledge from other realms.

Liu Qiu looked down into the courtyard.

Gradually, two figures appeared below—Fang Lian and Liu Huang.

Liu Huang seemed to be comforting Fang Lian.

Her expression was calm and composed, entirely different from how she acted in front of Liu Qiu.

As Liu Qiu continued watching, Liu Huang suddenly raised her head.

Her gaze locked precisely onto Liu Qiu.

Cold and filled with endless killing intent, like a wild beast.

Liu Qiu was caught off guard and frightened, immediately diving back into the room.

W-Was that really Liu Huang?

That gaze was far too fierce.

“Sister Qiu, you’re back.”

A soft and pleasant voice sounded.

Liu Qiu snapped out of it and looked toward Liu Feng, only to realize she had somehow approached without her noticing.

Liu Qiu parted her lips.

“Liu—”

The next second, her wrist was seized, and she was pulled straight into Liu Feng’s embrace.

“Sister Qiu, your voice sounds so nice. You sound very happy.”

The smiling words made Liu Qiu’s body go cold.

Liu Feng had heard it.

She and Su Li had been pressed against the wall.

She had spoken so softly, yet Liu Feng still heard.

Liu Qiu lifted her head and looked into Liu Feng’s deep black eyes.

Though she was smiling, it made her unbearably nervous.

Both sisters unsettled her deeply.

Perhaps it was simply because Liu Feng always wore that smiling expression, which made her afraid.

At least Liu Feng hadn’t poked at her recklessly like Liu Huang.

She had said it hurt, yet Liu Huang never listened.

“This has nothing to do with you.”

As she said this, her fingers tightened together.

So what if she had heard?

It had nothing to do with her anyway.

Liu Feng let out a low laugh and, still holding her wrist, led her to the bedside.

She pointed at the bed covered with a thin layer of cloth.

“Sister Qiu, how could it have nothing to do with me?”

“You’re my sister.”

Before Liu Qiu could ponder the meaning behind those words, her body suddenly felt light as Liu Feng pressed her down onto the bed.

The hard wooden boards caused a twinge of pain.

Liu Qiu frowned slightly.

“Liu Feng, what are you doing?”

At that moment, the system’s voice sounded in her mind: [Host, I found something. Remember to read it when you have time.]

Liu Qiu had no attention to spare for the system anymore.

All her focus was on Liu Feng.

That cold, pale face still bore an unchanged smile, as though it were a mask permanently affixed.

“Sister, your clothes are soaked so deeply in front. How much flowed out, hm?”

Her abdomen was pressed down.

Liu Qiu grabbed Liu Feng’s hand, trying to move it away, only to discover that Liu Feng’s strength was not weak at all.

She couldn’t budge her even slightly.

“Liu Feng, stop teasing me.”

Liu Feng lowered her long lashes and produced a small knife.

She used the blade to lift open Liu Qiu’s collar, smiling.

“Sister, you’re really so cold.”

Liu Qiu couldn’t see the emotion in her eyes, but she could see the sharp knife clearly.

Fear crept into her heart.

The blade slid from her collar down to her abdomen.

Instinctively, Liu Qiu curled her legs and raised her knees, trying to shield her stomach.

Seeing this, Liu Feng withdrew her hand.

Liu Qiu hugged her knees tightly, curling herself into a small ball.

“I-I’m a ghost. Knives can’t hurt me. I’m not afraid.”

Even as she said it, her tightly shut eyes and trembling body betrayed her fear.

Liu Feng gave a low laugh.

Her gaze lowered as she extended the small knife, lightly pressing it against her.

“Sister Qiu, how can you be this adorable?”

Liu Qiu’s mind went blank.

This time, she didn’t even dare to move.

In theory, she shouldn’t be afraid of a knife.

But under Liu Feng’s restraint, she couldn’t even turn intangible and escape into the puppet.

How could she not be afraid?

“D-Don’t press it there. Please.”

It was too frightening.

She had been wrong.

Someone capable of stuffing her into a puppet could never be a good person.

Right now, she would rather stay with Liu Huang and let her poke at her with fingers.

Tears streamed from Liu Qiu’s eyes, yet she didn’t dare struggle.

She was probably the most cowardly ghost in existence.

A warm hand grasped her ankle and gently lifted it.

Liu Qiu sobbed softly.

“Liu Feng, don’t do this.”

Liu Feng raised her eyelids to look at her current state.

Her smile deepened slightly.

If Liu Qiu were still alive, her entire face would likely be flushed red by now.

Unfortunately, she was only a soul.

No matter what was done to her, her skin would remain deathly pale.

Still, it was beautiful.

A sharp slicing sound rang out.

Liu Qiu’s eyes flew open.

She was so startled that even her crying stopped.

The fabric had been cut open.

Her whole body trembled violently, tears blurring her vision.

“Liu Feng, d-don’t do this, okay?”

“Don’t be like this. It’s so strange. Why—why are you cutting open my trousers? I don’t want it. Please.”

It was humiliating and terrifying.

That madwoman Liu Feng—how could she use a knife?

Liu Feng gazed at the exposed flesh and let out a soft sigh.

“Sister Qiu, so pink and tender.”

Her brows and eyes remained impossibly gentle, her voice soft throughout.

“Feng’er only wants to apply some medicine for Sister.”

Apply medicine?

No, absolutely not.

Liu Qiu’s fingers searched downward but couldn’t feel the tip of the blade.

Taking a deep breath, she suddenly flipped over and crawled toward the inner side of the bed.

“Let go of me. Liu Feng, don’t do this.”

“Y-You’re my younger sister. How can you touch me there?”

Unfortunately, her ankle was still held in Liu Feng’s grasp.

With a light tug, Liu Feng dragged her back and wedged herself between her legs.

Bending down, she used her fingertip to wipe away Liu Qiu’s tears.

“Sister Qiu, don’t run around. Feng’er is doing this for your own good.”

Liu Qiu turned her head away, covering her face with her arm.

Only her soft lips and delicate nose were visible as quiet sobs escaped.

“I’m scared. Liu Feng, how can you treat me like this?”

Liu Feng pressed a hand over her lips.

The cold touch seeped into her body.

“Sister Qiu, what are you afraid of?”

“Hm? Afraid that I’ll enter directly?”

“You were just handled by Sister-in-law. Being a bit more direct shouldn’t matter, right?”

Each of Liu Feng’s words sent chills through Liu Qiu’s heart.

How could she say such things?

Sisters weren’t supposed to be like this.

Even if the original host had no blood relation with the Liu family, they had grown up together.

Just how much did Liu Feng hate the original host to go this far?

Yet the one being retaliated against was her.

Liu Qiu parted her lips and bit down on the finger pressing against them, then lowered her arm and glared at Liu Feng with what little strength she had.

But those large eyes were already blurred with tears.

No one could see clearly—only that their owner was crying pitifully, heartbreakingly so.

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