Reborn as a Hatrack in the Mystical Land-Chapter 737 - 6: Liao, Is That You?

As fresh blood entered his body, Liao felt surrounded by warmth.

It was as if, exhausted to the extreme, he was lying comfortably in a hot spring.

After a narrow defeat at the hands of Yue Jinghua in Mist Canyon, Fa Xiaoyi returned to Shang Kingdom and signed a temporary truce with both Dragon War Empire and Rui Song Federation.

Afterward, he also received information related to the Xuyang Trial. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Remembering that day in Mist Canyon, Yue Jinghua’s arrogant and aggressive demeanor enraged Fa Xiaoyi; he had to defeat her.

It wasn’t about gender, nor was it about past enmities—Fa Xiaoyi just couldn’t swallow his pride.

He had been outwitted by a woman. Although he managed to quell her arrogance with a quick wit in the end, the loss of a squadron of elite Dark Knights and the two Gorgon sisters was irreversible.

To solidify his position as Regent King, Fa Xiaoyi had no choice but to summon another group of Dark Knights, but the extensive use of the Summoning Demon Array resulted in his being backfired upon by the Dark Evil Energy from Dark Hell, which triggered the Evil Poison lying dormant in his body. He was struck by a violent poison and nearly lost his life.

Left with no choice, he sent for help from Danlu.

The Royal Family of Shang Kingdom and Danlu have always been connected, and the requested Chen Jiangyin is a rare genius of millennial fame in Danlu; reputed for his expertise in poison treatment, he has also conducted extensive research on Evil Poison.

With the influx of warm blood into his body, Fa Xiaoyi’s consciousness gradually cleared.

He felt a stream of warmth, like that of a hot spring, carrying with it an intense heat—a peculiar sensation—flowing from his blood vessels to his Dantian.

At the same time, it seemed a voice whispered in his ear: "This time, no one can take you away."

The voice had a touch of melancholy and a hint of pride; it sounded distant yet also close.

Lie Sisi scrutinized Fa Xiaoyi on the bed, her expression suddenly stern; a pair of hands were already wrapped around her tender neck: "What have you put inside me?"

Fa Xiaoyi came to his senses, his eyes cold as blades, filled with a heavy murderous intent as he looked at Lie Sisi.

The Fa Xiaoyi that Lie Sisi had seen, though cold by nature, had always been courteous and polite with her, never showing anger. Even when he was hysterical due to Yue Jinghua’s pressure, he had never been like the man before her, whose mere gaze could slice a person to pieces, casting a chill from the bottom of one’s heart.

"Xiao Yi, it’s me," Lie Sisi trembled as she spoke, having already removed her cloak to reveal her true appearance.

Delicate as a flower, her frail body shook ceaselessly as she spoke, eliciting pity that could turn even the toughest man to water.

However, Fa Xiaoyi remained unmoved, his face filled with disdain.

"I am Sisi," seeing that Fa Xiaoyi was utterly unaffected by her, Lie Sisi was shocked and couldn’t help but become angry.

She secretly gathered a thread of Dark Energy in her hand, intending to sneak attack Fa Xiaoyi when he wasn’t paying attention. Under the pretense of a blood exchange, she had poisoned the condemned prisoner with a poison called mandala grass which, like modern poppy, could create a dependency.

Lie Sisi originally planned to use this poison to control Fa Xiaoyi, but to her dismay, it was discovered by Fa Xiaoyi the very first time she used it.

Fa Xiaoyi was indeed no longer the dull and easily deceived person he had been before.

Lie Sisi’s throat was clenched by his iron hands, feeling an icy chill throughout her body, with more breath leaving her than coming in, quickly turning her face a shade of iron blue.

"Lie Sisi?! I remember you, the young lady from Lie Family Mansion. You infiltrated Little Shang Palace under the guise of Danlu, secretly poisoning me?" Fa Xiaoyi’s fingers tightened, and a cold stream of Dark Evil Energy forced its way into Lie Sisi’s body, making her feel as if the Dark Energy in her body was frozen by ice.

"Xiao Yi, how dare you! I have planted the poison of the mandala herb in your body. If you dare to harm me, in seven days the poison will erupt, and you will wish for death," Lie Sisi was horrified.

"Rest assured, I won’t kill you," Fa Xiaoyi loosened his grip, then backhanded Lie Sisi with a slap.

Lie Sisi was slapped to the ground, stunned as if struck by lightning. She had not anticipated that Fa Xiaoyi would hit her.

The man who had once cared for her meticulously, now looked at her as if she were a venomous snake, his eyes filled with nothing but disdain and disgust.

In Fa Xiaoyi’s memory, there were recollections of Lie Sisi.

In those memories, she was like a delicate white flower; Fa Xiaoyi had once been infatuated with her for a time.

"Fa Xiaoyi" what a fool, Liao once again felt utter contempt for the "former owner" of this body, Fa Xiaoyi.

That man had some bad luck; he spent his lifetime led by the nose by women, whether it was the odd and unpredictable Yue Jinghua, or the seemingly harmless yet more venomous than a wasp woman in front of him, each one more troublesome than the last.

Liao knew at first glance that Lie Sisi was a woman with deep schemes.

He did not like this woman; compared to the moody and crafty Yue Jinghua, a woman like Lie Sisi was truly the most unpredictable and dangerous.

However, Fa Xiaoyi did not plan on killing her, because she belonged to Danlu, and he was afflicted by a bizarre poison; blood exchange was the only method for him to sustain his life until he could find a way to alleviate it.

He must rely on this method to rapidly enhance his strength, even reaching the level of a Golden Demon Summoner, only then would he be able to sustain himself to participate in the Xuyang Trial, to defeat that proud woman, Yue Jinghua, who made his teeth itch with hatred.

"What are you doing?" Lie Sisi was restrained by several Dark Knights, as Fa Xiaoyi forced the blood of a death row inmate to be drunk by Lie Sisi for the blood exchange.

"Now both of us are poisoned by the mandala herb. I want to see how long you can endure. I’m not afraid to tell you, I have a thousand ways to make your life a living hell. In front of me, don’t even think about any tricks, nor attempting to escape. Every time you’re caught, I’ll break one of your bones, until all your bones are broken and you die," Fa Xiaoyi said coldly, ordering the Dark Knights to take Lie Sisi away.

In his memory, there was a time when a traitor was captured and brought back to the Grey Alliance, Liao, holding a gun to the traitor’s head, said: "Remember, I won’t kill you not because I’m nostalgic, but because I want you to suffer a fate worse than death. A thousand times worse, until your mind collapses."

Lie Sisi’s eyes widened in terror until she was locked in the Heavenly Prison, where she came to a belated realization and began laughing loudly. She shook the cage desperately, shouting at the outside: "Liao, are you Liao? I am..."

The words "Zhen Ni" never left her mouth as she looked into the pitch-black cell, falling into an unbreakable silence.