Unusual Fate Records

Chapter 380, Section 072: Parting Ways
"What's up, sir?"

Chen Ruolan turned her head and asked.

"You are Miss's guest, and I apologize for my previous rudeness." He finished speaking and bowed from a distance.

Before Chen Ruolan could respond, he straightened his face and said:

"The patriarch is currently unconscious, the overall situation is not yet under control, the enemy's motives and strength are unknown, but we know they are definitely not benevolent. If we are careless, we will suffer a great loss."

"Furthermore, you know that the other party can even disguise her appearance, so the young lady must also be being targeted. It will be quite difficult for you to do it alone."

"So?" Chen Ruolan raised an eyebrow.

“You are a straightforward person, and I will not beat around the bush either.” Hanaoka looked her straight in the eye. “Could you please stay and lend us a hand?”

"Well……"

Chen Ruolan glanced at Chen Xingtong, somewhat troubled. They hadn't appeared here for no reason; they had their own missions.

The current changes were somewhat perplexing to her. The NA organization seemed to have anticipated their intervention, and the White Walkers were not as hostile as usual, making the whole situation increasingly unpredictable.

Chen Xingtong said coldly, "Grandpa, protect Lao Qi. We have to go."

"Miss!" The old butler still tried to persuade her.

"We have just repaid the Qi family's kindness by helping you control the infighting; that is more than enough."

Chen Xingtong said coldly.

"But the patriarch is still unconscious..."

"Humph."

Chen Xingtong glanced disdainfully at the unconscious man.

The man's eyes were closed, his face was ashen, and the half of his arm hidden behind the old butler trembled slightly.

Chen Xingtong's lips curled slightly, a smile that wasn't quite a smile.

Chen Ruolan's [Tiger Ink Incense] was suppressing [Mutual Killing], so Qi Tongli should have woken up by now.

Upon waking, he had to confront the fact that he had personally attacked Chen Xingtong.

He dare not.

At least not now.

Chen Xingtong cursed inwardly, "What a spineless coward."

She turned her head and called to Chen Ruolan, "Let's go."

"Huh? Oh."

Chen Ruolan, unaware of their past grievances, eagerly followed and asked with concern:
"Are you alright? Go back and have Old Jin treat you."

"No need." Chen Xingtong walked straight ahead, wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth.

The old butler looked troubled. The moment he protected Qi Tongli, he knew that the head of the family had woken up and wanted to help persuade the young lady to stay. However, Chen Xingtong was not stupid.

As the two walked away and disappeared into the distance at the end of the corridor, Grandpa Hanaoka's Demon-Sealing Star Array lit up at just the right moment.

[Mutual Destruction] When it realized that its power was returning, it was already restrained by the old man. It struggled with the power of its destiny, but the vast destiny of eight hundred years was like a towering mountain, and under its suppression, it could not use any of its power.

It grinned resentfully, glaring at the old butler, Hanaoka.

The old butler ignored its gaze and sighed.

Behind him, Qi Tongli stared blankly at the end of the corridor, his eyes unfocused.

"Master, let it go," the old steward advised. "Miss has her own destiny."

He looked at [Mutual Killing], who was sitting on the ground, and his gaze turned cold: "The most urgent task is to deal with these uninvited guests."

Qi Tongli hummed in agreement and looked at [Mutual Killing]. The other party was also looking at him with an amused expression.

“Dad, do you see that? The person you value is nothing to her.”

"Shut up!" Qi Tongli was somewhat agitated, his gaze towards her growing increasingly sinister. "If you want to live, now, you'll answer whatever I say."

"Hey, hey." [Mutual Killing] nodded, glancing sideways with a smile, completely oblivious to being a prisoner.

Qi Tongli calmed himself down and asked in a deep voice, "How did you manage to squeeze my consciousness out of my body?"

In fact, he had clearly seen the scene of Chen Xingtong being attacked by himself. But it was from a third-person perspective, like a wandering, lonely ghost, who could only watch helplessly as [self-destruction] manipulated its own body to kill Chen Xingtong.

Qi Tongli knew that self-blame and guilt were useless; the best way to atone was to completely eliminate and eradicate this ability.

Even though Chen Xingtong wasn't his daughter, seeing that face still reminded him of the scene a few years ago when his wife choked their daughter.

However, this time he was standing in the perspective of the perpetrator.

He didn't seek forgiveness. The damage had already been done, and further words were pointless; it was better to nip any potential causes of conflict in the bud.

[Internecine strife] He showed a surprised expression and his tone seemed to be praising: "Few people can discover my method so quickly."

The woman's words and actions made Qi Tongli even more agitated. He suddenly grabbed the woman's neck with one hand and raised it above his head: "I'm angry, don't push me."

[Fratricide] Being choked, he showed a pained expression of suffocation and had no time to speak.

Qi Tongli's face paled slightly. He quickly threw her to the ground and said fiercely, "Don't try anything funny with me."

"Cough, cough." The woman coughed forcefully, supporting herself on the ground, but the mockery in her eyes remained undiminished: "What, you don't dare to kill me?"

"You used this force to choke her just now, didn't you? How cruel."

She touched the handprints on her neck where she had been strangled; red marks remained on her slender neck.

"Your ability is to possess other people's bodies, with the aim of inciting close relatives to turn against each other and siblings to kill each other; and you then devour this betrayal and hatred as nourishment to continuously evolve, is that right?"

Qi Tongli's expression calmed down as she looked down at the infighting, the tall, slender figures completely filling her field of vision.

The woman's sinister smile froze on her face.

She straightened her expression and looked Qi Tongli up and down again.

The man showed no remorse for losing control and attacking his daughter.

"Let me think, is the specific method of appropriation exploiting the target's feelings towards others?"

Qi Tongli spoke each word carefully, staring intently at the faces of those who were "killing each other," his pupils gleaming with a chilling, piercing light.

"You...you deliberately took over my body..."

[Internecine strife] Seemingly realizing this, she asked incredulously, "Isn't that your most beloved daughter?"

Grandpa Hanaoka was also taken aback.

Although the woman was taken aback, she quickly regained her composure, seemingly aware of her impending death, and a smile returned to her face.

"To risk his life and gamble with his daughter, what a ruthless man..."

She slowly sat up straight, leaning against the wall to catch her breath, her gaze fixed intently on Qi Tongli.

"I lost this round."

Qi Tongli stared at her warily, his expression subtle. He couldn't understand where she got the confidence to be so arrogant at this moment.

"I hope you can use that same expression when you send your daughter on her way." She smiled sideways.

Grandpa Hanaoka seemed to sense something was amiss, and immediately tensed up, his breath catching in his throat.

Suddenly, [Mutual Killing] opened his eyes abruptly, and with a wave of his hands, tore open his clothes, revealing a patch of gray hair.

"Master, be careful!" Old Master Hanaoka shouted.

Qi Tongli subconsciously avoided eye contact and raised his hand to block it.

Unexpectedly, a bright light suddenly appeared, followed by a sharp increase in the pressure released in the space.

Inside the woman's chest cavity, it was as if a furnace was burning fiercely, and the orange-red flames seeped through her body.

"boom--"

In that instant, the heat was no longer restrained, and the entire corridor spontaneously combusted due to the heat. The shockwave from the explosion swept across the entire floor, and the piled-up corpses on the ground were overturned by the heat wave. Countless severed limbs were also engulfed by the flames.

(End of this chapter)