Chapter 28: Do not harbor ill will towards your master

Ye Kui turned his head, looking at the Female who had collapsed on the ground.

She was staring at him with terror.

Ye Kui forced a friendly smile.

“Um…”

“Mm mm mm, don’t kill me!”

The Female instantly burst into tears, unknown wet stains spreading at the hem of her skirt.

It’s tears.

Definitely tears!

Ye Kui’s smile froze.

“Hey hey hey, don’t cry, okay? I’m a good person, really!”

The Female cried even harder!

Ye Kui flailed, trying to comfort her.

This was troublesome.

He wasn’t someone who liked leaving threats for tomorrow.

But now,there was a little eyewitness.

Besides,finding Zina was more important.

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The night was dark.

In a quiet alley, the streetlamp shone bright.

Little white moths kept slamming into the old lampshade with crisp pops.

Several lay dead below.

A faint, eerie light lingered in the air.

A dirty leather shoe stepped down, crunching on them.

Wang Director touched the swollen half of his face.

Even a slight touch sent stabbing pain through him, making him suck in a breath.

Then, accidentally inhaling a moth, his eyes widened as he erupted into a fit of coughing.

After much effort, he spat it out, then stomped several times, face twisted in anger!

“Damn you, Ye Kui!”

When he woke up, it was already dark.

He’d been lying in the alley, face burning with pain.

Beside him, a stray dog was peeing, soaking his clothes.

Wang Director sat in a daze for a moment.

Once he figured out the situation, rage exploded.

He grabbed a nearby stone and hurled it at the stray dog.

But stray dogs are fierce.

This one dodged with nimble footwork, then seized the chance to bare its teeth and bite his wrist!

Blood gushed on the spot!

Even stray dogs understood the assassin’s creed.

One hit, then run!

Leaving Wang Director behind in impotent fury.

Leaning against the wall, he limped along.

He didn’t know how many people stared at him with strange looks, keeping their distance.

His expression grew uglier.

In his mind, he was a successful man.

Normally, countless people looked at him with envy.

But now, everyone avoided him like the plague.

The wounds to his heart hurt more than his body!

And it was all Ye Kui’s fault!

“Ye Kui, I &*％￥&@!!!”

The more Wang Director thought, the angrier he got.

He cursed, then kicked the trash can beside him.

It clanged sharply!

And then his foot swelled up.

Wang Director’s expression twisted.

He clutched his injured foot, hopping on one leg, hissing and gasping.

He tried hard not to let the tears fall.

Which only made his face more contorted, eyes bloodshot, like a vengeful ghost.

After a while, Wang Director lifted the trash can lid and peeked inside.

His face instantly darkened.

Damn… Who put a big rock in here?!

Wang Director felt today was his unluckiest day ever.

All Ye Kui’s fault!

The pain in his foot actually cooled his anger.

He was a dignified E-level Evolver.

Yet he couldn’t take down an ordinary person like Ye Kui?!

Impossible!

So, the truth was obvious!

…Ye Kui must have some kind of treasure!

A vicious, greedy light flashed in Wang Director’s eyes.

He swore he’d find a chance to take Ye Kui down!

Even now, Wang Director refused to admit Ye Kui was an Evolver, much less stronger than him.

To Wang Director, only successful people became Evolvers.

It was heaven’s reward!

But Ye Kui, except for a decent face, had nothing going for him.

How could he compare to Wang Director?

Wang Director took a deep breath and pulled out his phone.

Time to join the group chat!

[Department Director] is online!

[Silent Alliance (Qingluo City Branch)]

Electronic light shone on his lopsided face.

Behind golden lenses, his eyes brimmed with malice.

His lips curled in an evil grin.

He wasn’t an idiot.

He’d already failed once—of course he’d be prepared this time.

So, he decided to call for backup.

To deal with Ye Kui together!

This group was full of truly wicked people!

He didn’t believe a mere life sciences teacher and school doctor could withstand them!

Wang Director could almost see Ye Kui kneeling before him, sobbing and begging for mercy!

[Ye Kui, even if you beg me, I won’t let you go!]

The beautiful image made Wang Director cackle gleefully.

A chilly wind gusted, flickering the streetlamp as if it was malfunctioning.

Wang Director sneezed, instinctively glancing up at the lights.

Had they gone faulty with age?

Suddenly, cold droplets splattered his face.

Wang Director froze, then realized the sky was now heavy with clouds.

Thunder rumbled.

Just a few minutes ago, the stars and moon had shone bright.

Wang Director didn’t think much of it.

He rounded a corner, eager to get home and plan his revenge.

From the shadow behind him, a thick, purple tentacle slowly slithered out, wrapping around him!

He was dragged away in an instant!

Not even a flicker of resistance!

Pale lightning split the clouds!

It illuminated a twisted human figure, like a wrung towel.

The crack of breaking bones was drowned out by thunder.

Rain poured down, washing blood from the tentacle.

Crystal drops ran down a fair calf, pooling at a delicate ankle, then slipping between heel and sandal.

Flooding in, swelling, overflowing…

“Sp… spare me…”

Wang Director’s life was stubborn.

Or maybe someone just had a nasty disposition.

Either way… he had a single breath left.

In such a deadly situation, the slower you died, the more you suffered.

But the instinct of all living things is to cling to life.

“Even if you beg me, I won’t let you go.”

If you plot against your master, you’ll force your master to hurt you, and when justice finds out, the master will have to flee, and eventually… become an enemy of the world again!

This person was evil, trying to push her master into villainy!

Trying to ruin her happy life with her master!

Zina had to act first.

Even aside from all that…

Just the fact that he wanted to kill Ye Kui meant Zina could never forgive him.

Cats and dogs protect their masters.

Zina was even smarter than cats or dogs!

A feverish blush spread over her lovely cheeks.

Splattered slime and rainwater dripped onto the half-formed human figure, and corrosive power dissolved its flesh before her eyes.

Zina would erase all traces.

“Everything…for Master!”

“So, Master, can Zina get a reward tonight?”

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“Zina, so you were here. I was looking everywhere for you!”

Ye Kui cupped his hands, holding the soft pink little octopus in his palms.

She waved her tiny tentacles in greeting.

Ye Kui frowned.

“Don’t think you can get away with acting cute.”

A soft little tentacle wrapped around Ye Kui’s thumb, clinging with a spoiled look.

The attack was strong!

In the end, Ye Kui sighed.

“Fine, but there can’t be a next time.”

Zina loved such a master—always indulging her.

How could she not get wicked thoughts?

Ye Kui glanced at the night sky.

The rain had mostly stopped.

By now, he was soaked like a drowned rat.

Zina stared at Ye Kui’s collar, unblinking.

“The rain’s stopped.”

“Zina, let’s go home.”

Pink tentacles waved, clutching onto Ye Kui, crawling up his body to nestle at his collar.

That burning warmth.

The strong heartbeat.

It entranced her, intoxicated her.

Beneath the skin, the sound of blood rushing through veins was so alive, so vivid, so beautiful.

Tonight, with that silver-haired little girl gone, she and Master could spend a wonderful night together.

Master, Master, Zina protected you!

When a puppy drives away a bad guy, its owner gives it a bone as a reward.

If it’s Master… shouldn’t there be a little meat on the bone?

“Mm, Zina… don’t move your tentacles around, it tickles.”

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