235 The Storm is Brewing

[Previously]

"You are smarter than you look, Qing MingYu." Lan GuanYin laughed against MingYu's shoulder, her body tensing from the pain as MingYu twisted the dagger, digging into her insides.

"What do you want?" MingYu felt no pity for her. To him, she was worse than a monster. More hideous and cruel than any ghoul. Even beasts would protect their young, but Lan GuanYin-

"To let you die would be too kind of me." Lan GuanYin pushed him off, pulling the dagger out. Blood pooled beneath her feet, but it didn't falter her smile, didn't quench the light of her mad gaze. "To live is to suffer, Qing MingYu. When all of this is done, you will wish you had stayed dead!"

[Currently]

"… MingYu?"

"ZhiYi."

Who would have known there would be a day ZhiYi's name would leave a bitter taste in MingYu's mouth?

Well, it was now.