Forbidden Zone of Deception

Chapter 305 Insect Nest Meeting
[The True Story of Hong Kong Ghosts] (copy).

Deep within the Kowloon Walled City on Hong Kong Island.

Deep in the dark passageway, in a relatively spacious old dental clinic that had been converted into a makeshift laboratory, a woman in blue was tightly bound with hemp rope to a rusty iron operating chair.

She was in a daze, her body was convulsing violently from time to time, and it felt as if countless tiny things were wriggling and burrowing under her skin!
Her lips were pale and cracked, and she occasionally uttered meaningless murmurs, which were the wails of the remaining evil spirits and resentment within her being forcibly devoured.

Bai Miya stood aside, watching all of this with a cold eye.

She wore a tight-fitting combat suit that accentuated her voluptuous and alluring curves, but the members of the insectoid lairs around her, even the few seasoned veterans who had reached LV3, could only look at her with awe, daring not to show the slightest disrespect, and could only secretly swallow their saliva. This was simply because her mother was the second-in-command of the insectoid lairs—the fearsome "Lady White Night," Bai Yewei.

Before going into seclusion, Lady Pussy chose the last exploration instance to be the eerie and unpredictable "Hong Kong Ghost Chronicles" instance housed in the Qingtan Community, but in the end, she did not uncover any hidden story missions.

Bai Mia's trip, ostensibly to share her mother's burdens and delve into the secrets of this place, also harbored the ambition to gain merit and solidify her own position. With so many powerful figures protecting her, she was confident she could uncover the secrets of this instance.

Just then, a sudden cell phone ringtone broke the deathly silence of the clinic, shattering the atmosphere filled only with the rustling of Gu worms and the painful groans of the female protagonist Jia Hui in front of them.

Bai Miya glanced at the caller ID; it was her mother.

She walked to a corner a little further away and pressed the answer button: "Mom?"

On the other end of the phone, Bai Yewei's voice came through, calm to the point of being almost emotionless: "Miya, Di Nanyin is dead."

Bai Miya's heart skipped a beat, and a feeling mixed with pleasure and a secret anticipation welled up inside her.

"Really?" Bai Mia asked, trying to keep her voice steady. "How did he die?"

“An accident. A ‘very reasonable’ instance went out of control.” Bai Yewei’s tone was completely calm. “Next, I will start arranging your marriage with Li Yuanxiu. He lost Di Nanyin and needs comforting right now. You can use this plan to comfort him, but remember, don’t let him succeed. Men always covet what they can’t have.”

Bai Miya's lips curled into a slight, uncontrollable smile. She did indeed have a strong liking for Li Yuanxiu, and now that the obstacles had been removed and her mother had personally intervened to bring them together, everything seemed to fall into place naturally. She felt no remorse whatsoever for Di Nanyin's death.

However, along with her joy, a chilling doubt also lingered. She knew her mother well… Was this arrangement truly just for her to have a good future?

The mother undoubtedly loved her and was willing to provide her with the best resources and clear obstacles in her path. But this love was always based on "value" and "interest." What the mother loved most was always herself, and the power and ideals she pursued.

Bai Mia thought of her father, who had long since passed away. He was a history professor whose academic research focused on ancient Roman history. She remembered him often criticizing the cruelty and hypocrisy of ancient Roman slave owners, believing that slavery was an eternal stain on human civilization.

However, her mother, Bai Yewei, a renowned sociology professor, always offered a calm, almost cold, rebuttal. She believed in social Darwinism and admired Machiavellian tactics of power.

Bai Mia recalled that her mother, while elegantly sipping her black tea, scoffed at her father's views: "You're too idealistic. From the perspective of historical efficiency and the stability of rule, compared to Sparta's Helot system, which treated the entire conquered people as state slaves, or the black slaves in Caribbean plantations who were rapidly consumed and killed, ancient Rome's treatment of slaves was actually a 'model' of the ancient world. Extreme violent conflicts like the Spartacus Rebellion did not occur frequently in the hundreds of years of the Roman Republic's history. By the time of the Empire, the law even provided some protection for slaves, improving their lives. The establishment and maintenance of any system requires costs and order."

My father retorted passionately, “Slavery that improves the lives of slaves is still slavery! It’s like putting more comfortable shackles on prisoners; it doesn’t change the nature of imprisonment! No matter how good the treatment of slaves is, the essence of slavery is to alienate people into tools. This is the original sin rooted in the system!”

The mother simply smiled faintly, a smile tinged with a worldly-wise cynicism: "Original sin? Essence? Essence is power and order. Without a powerful Rome, without a relatively stable slave system to support its economic foundation, where would the laws, philosophy, and civilizational legacy come from? History is written by the victors, and the victors never hesitate to use any effective means, including slavery."

Bai Mia was too young then to understand the heated academic debates between her parents. But now, she does. Her mother wasn't just talking; she put these theories into practice to the extreme, whether it was managing the insect nest or planning her daughter's life.

While arranging her marriage to Li Yuanxiu certainly had an element of fulfilling her wishes, it was probably more about recognizing that Li Yuanxiu's future would solidify her personal faction within the Insect Nest, making her a worthy rival to Lady Pustules.

"Miya? Are you listening?" Bai Yewei's voice pulled Bai Miya back from her memories.

"I'm listening, Mom." Bai Miya composed herself. "I understand. I'll do whatever you say."

……

【Miao Jiang Gu Shi】Instance, Core Location of the Insect Nest.

Inside a villa in the mountains of Miao territory.

Bai Yewei stood on the terrace, looking down at the surging sea of ​​clouds below and the poisonous valley that was faintly visible in the distance.

She wore a perfectly tailored dark green cheongsam that accentuated her still slender figure.

Hearing footsteps, Bai Yewei slowly turned around.

"Mia, you're back."

"Mom." Bai Miya rushed forward, picked up the tabby cat Xiaoye that had run onto the carpet, and couldn't hide the disappointment in her voice: "What about Kowloon Walled City..."

Bai Yewei gently raised her hand to stop her from speaking, and gracefully poured two cups of tea from the purple clay teapot beside her, pushing one of them towards her daughter.

Her movements were fluid and graceful, with a scholarly air, as if she were still in the professors' lounge at a university.

“I already know what happened. It’s fine that we didn’t find the hidden mission point.” Bai Yewei took a sip of tea, her eyes sparkling. “Compared to that, there’s something even more gratifying.”

Then, she put down her teacup and said, "My level has reached the pinnacle of that barrier." She paused, looked at her daughter's suddenly widened eyes, and smiled slightly: "In a few days to a week or two, I'm fifty percent confident that I can truly step into... LV5!"

“LV5!” Bai Miya almost screamed, her body trembling slightly with ecstasy.

LV5! That's the level that truly stands at the top of the Reincarnators! At that time, Mother will no longer be the "second-in-command," but someone who can stand on equal footing with Lady Pustules!

The power over the insect nest will truly fall into the hands of the mother and daughter!
"Mom, congratulations!" Bai Miya's voice trembled with excitement.

Bai Yewei nodded with great satisfaction, elegantly picked up a silk handkerchief and wiped the corner of her mouth, as if what she had just said was not a breakthrough in power, but just a trivial matter.

She changed the subject, her tone slightly playful: "As for Li Yuanxiu, you don't need to worry too much."

She leaned forward slightly and lowered her voice: "The secret of the Spring and Autumn Moth is a bargaining chip that can drive any reincarnator crazy. The temptation of immortality... I don't believe Li Yuanxiu can resist it. As long as he agrees to this marriage and becomes my son-in-law, it's not impossible for him to share this opportunity."

Her tone was confident, as if Li Yuanxiu was already in her grasp.

Immediately afterwards, Bai Yewei's expression turned serious, and she said, "There is one more thing. The envoy from the Old Core team has arrived."

Bai Miya felt a chill run down her spine.

"The plan for the two groups to join forces against all official Reincarnator teams is already on the agenda." Bai Yewei's voice turned colder. "The Temple, Eternal Dream, Bloodlust, Dawn... all these official and even semi-official teams will be wiped out!"

She stood up, walked to the edge of the terrace, stood with her hands behind her back, and her back view exuded a chilling aura.

"At the next joint meeting, I will formally propose that the Nirvana team be included in the list of those that must be completely eradicated."

"Nirvana?! The Nirvana where Jiang Jin is?!" Bai Miya suddenly stood up, her eyes blazing with intense hatred and wild joy. "Good! Excellent! Mom! We must kill them all! Leave no one alive!"

Jiang Jin made her drop from LV3 to LV2, which was her greatest humiliation! Now that she heard her mother was going to wipe out the entire Nirvana team, how could she not be ecstatic?
Bai Yewei glanced back at her daughter, her eyes calm and expressionless, yet revealing a chilling undertone.

"Don't worry. My daughter, Bai Yewei's daughter, is not someone that others can humiliate at will. Since they dare to touch you, they should be prepared to bear the wrath of the entire insect colony!"

Nighttime, inside the Youtan Clubhouse set up by the Insect Nest.

The banquet was held in a waterside pavilion, with Bai Yewei, as the host, seated in the main seat.

Tonight, she specially changed into a jet-black cheongsam. The cheongsam's tailoring was exquisite, perfectly fitting her mature and voluptuous figure, and outlining her full and proud breasts and round and perky hips in a breathtaking way.

This woman was like a poisonous poppy blooming in the dark night—beautiful, dangerous, yet exuding an irresistible allure.

Tonight, she was radiant with beauty; even among the many beauties among the reincarnators, Bai Yewei was undoubtedly the most outstanding.

Sitting opposite her was Qin Song, the envoy of the Old Nuclear Organization and the chief of staff of the Old Nuclear Rear Guard.

From the moment he sat down, the chief of staff's gaze roamed over Bai Yewei without any attempt to conceal it, especially the curves of her chest that rose and fell slightly with her breath, which became the focus of his repeated gaze.

"Madam Bai Ye," Qin Song grinned, his gaze still fixed on Bai Yewei's chest, his tone flippant, "I've long heard that you are the most beautiful woman in the world, consistently topping the beauty pageant for female reincarnators in Muxu City. Seeing you today... hehe, you truly live up to your reputation. We in the Old Core can't find a woman like you, with both strength and such... assets."

When the word "capital" was mentioned, Qin Song even emphasized it, making no attempt to conceal the notorious atmosphere of the old core. Everyone present knew that the organization's top leadership was almost entirely male, while most female members were regarded as "public property," even euphemistically called "offering their bodies" to satisfy the perverted desires of those higher-ups.

The insults in his words were undisguised, and the faces of the core members of the insectoid lairs sitting at the table instantly turned ugly. Some of them subconsciously clenched their fists under the table, and a sense of tension filled the air.

Bai Yewei's slender fingers holding the wine glass tightened slightly, and a cold anger surged from the bottom of her heart, rushing straight to the top of her head!

With her near-LV5 strength and usual dignity, when had she ever suffered such blatant humiliation? This Qin Song is merely relying on the power of the old core and Chang Wuyong behind him!
A murderous intent surged within her.

But she can't.

Lady Pustules is currently in seclusion, striving for a higher realm, and is also facing the imperial court's campaign against her. If she were to break ties with the old core now, the insect nest would face unpredictable risks.

The plan to unite against the official team has only just begun; a moment of impatience could ruin the bigger picture.

She took a deep breath and forced herself to keep smiling.

"Chief of Staff Qin, you jest." She seemed oblivious to the filth in his words and gently changed the subject. "The Old Core is teeming with powerful beings. Our Zerg Nest is merely a small, isolated place. How dare we compare? Let's get down to business. What are your thoughts on the joint plan to wipe out the Temple and other groups?"

Qin Song seemed somewhat displeased with Bai Yewei's avoidance, but seeing her still smiling, he couldn't immediately lash out. However, his greedy eyes remained like a leech, clinging tightly to her.

He chuckled twice before slowly beginning to talk about the so-called "serious business."

"Regarding the Madam's mention of including the Nirvana team in the extermination efforts, the organization... has basically given its approval!"

(End of this chapter)