“Damn it!? You old bastard... playing dirty, are you?” Seeing the third brother fall for the trap, the second brother was greatly alarmed. Just as he was stunned, Shi Wanyue seized the opportunity and stabbed him through the stomach with her sword.
“Ouch, holy crap~~ It hurts, it hurts!” The second brother, wearing a mask of pain, clutched his bloody abdomen and retreated repeatedly.
Caught off guard, Miao Miaomiao swung the Millstone in her hand: “Heavenly Maiden Scatters the Mill!!”
“Clang~” The heavy Millstone smashed into his chest, causing the second brother to immediately collapse, vomiting blood uncontrollably.
“Hmph, is that all?” Seeing that the two brothers had lost their fighting capability, Miao Miaomiao clapped her hands, “Little Yueyue, tie them up.”
“Yes, Senior Sister!” Shi Wanyue immediately took out the Immortal Binding Rope and stepped forward, securely tying up the half-dead duo.
“Let go! Let go of me, I!” The second brother struggled desperately, his face dark as he roared furiously at Miao Miaomiao, “You little slut!! You... you have no martial ethics, using such sinister methods to harm this venerable one, aren't you afraid of heavenly retribution?”
The third brother shared his indignation: “Exactly! I despise you!! Acting like this, you truly have no conscience! You are even more evil than an Evil Cultivator!”
Conscience? Miao Miaomiao scoffed; that thing had long been dug up by dogs!
“Enough nonsense!” She stepped on the third brother’s face, “We start the questioning now. If you don't answer well, I’ll let you taste even more sinister methods!”
The two Old Bastards exchanged a look and simultaneously raised their heads proudly: “Hmph! We two brothers have iron bones and unyielding spirit, we will absolutely not yield!”
“Is that so?” Miao Miaomiao sneered and kicked the third brother on the forehead, “Speak! Who are you? Why are you here?”
The third brother, dizzy from the kick, looked straight up and grunted heavily: “You are not worthy to know the names of us, the Three Ghosts of the Huang Family!”
“Exactly!” The second brother nodded in agreement, “What are our identities? What is your status? You actually want to know the names of us, the Three Ghosts of the Huang Family? Dreaming!”
Miao Miaomiao: “……” So they were just two idiots after all.
Shi Wanyue beside her, however, had a slight change in expression. Noticing her anomaly, Miao Miaomiao casually asked, “You’ve heard of them?”
“Yes,” Shi Wanyue nodded, “Grandfather mentioned them before. These three men committed murder, arson, and robbery, doing all manner of evil. To cultivate their Evil Cultivation Technique, they blood-sacrificed several villages... Later they were hunted by the Righteous Cultivators, and I don't know why they ended up here.”
“I see.” Miao Miaomiao nodded slightly, her gaze falling on the two before her, frowning, “Didn’t you say there were three of you? Where is the other one?”
“Hahahaha~” The third brother laughed uproariously several times, his expression turning cold, “Did you think I would tell you that our eldest brother is still in a deep sleep?”
The second brother gave him an appreciative look: “Exactly! Such confidential information, we wouldn't tell even if beaten to death.”
Well, you haven't been beaten to death, and you’ve already told quite a bit!
Miao Miaomiao showed a satisfied smile, seeing them as teachable material, and continued questioning, “Why are you here?”
The third brother raised an eyebrow: “What? You want to inquire about how we brothers were chased and accidentally entered this place, getting trapped for decades? Dream on!”
Miao Miaomiao: “……” With your IQs, I wouldn't find it strange if you were trapped for a lifetime.
“So, you are very familiar with this place?”
“So what? You want to use us? Do you think that’s possible?”
“I think the possibility is very high!” Miao Miaomiao didn't waste any more time talking to these two fools. She landed a solid punch on each of them, knocking them unconscious.
She searched their Storage Pouches and frowned immediately upon opening one. Besides a pile of miscellaneous junk, there were quite a few Skull Caps inside! A quick glance suggested there were probably a hundred or so.
“It seems you really haven't harmed people lightly. Running into me, you’re just unlucky!”
She casually tossed the two of them into a corner, lit a bonfire, and sat opposite Shi Wanyue.
Looking at the flickering flames before her, Shi Wanyue lowered her head and asked quietly, “Senior Sister, you aren’t... actually an Evil Cultivator, are you?”
That move, the Great Might Heavenly Tomb, just now had completely refreshed her understanding of cultivators.
“Sigh~” Miao Miaomiao sighed lightly, patting her head, “To be precise, this is walking the path of an Evil Cultivator to leave no path for Evil Cultivators! The Buddha said, if I don't enter hell, who will? God said, as long as there is light in your heart, nothing you do is dirty.”
Shi Wanyue: ╰(????)??. Sacrificing herself for the cause! Senior Sister is truly radiant!
*
The next day, the sky was clear and the rain had stopped.
“Sleep, sleep, sleep! All you know is sleeping! Get up!” Miao Miaomiao kicked the two sleeping Captives, the Old Bastards, awake from their dreams.
“Wo Ri~” The two old fellows clearly had morning tempers and immediately bared their teeth in warning, “Try kicking me again? Are you getting too big for your boots, huh?”
“Oh? Still putting on an act? It seems you still don't understand your situation! Little Yueyue, beat them until they can’t move!” Miao Miaomiao didn't bother being polite and immediately called out to Shi Wanyue.
Their fists and feet rained down like a storm, beating the two old fellows until they screamed miserably.
The sound was exceptionally shrill, like pigs being slaughtered in the middle of the night. Before long, their faces were unrecognizable.
Miao Miaomiao shouted coldly, “Are you going to keep acting or not?”
The two brothers were already badly injured, and after taking this beating, they couldn't muster any more defiance. They lay on the ground begging for mercy: “No more, no more, we were wrong, we were wrong!”
“Since you know you were wrong, then hurry up and lead the way ahead?” As she spoke, Miao Miaomiao kicked them again.
“Go... go where?” The third brother shrank his neck and asked weakly.
“Of course, wherever there are Spirit Plants, we go there! You two have been trapped inside for decades, you must know the way well? Also, a warning to you both, don't even think about playing tricks! Otherwise... hehehe~” Miao Miaomiao raised her Fist, the meaning couldn't be clearer.
“Then... could you loosen the ropes a little? They are tied too tightly, it’s uncomfortable.”
“Not even a little bit! Move it!” Miao Miaomiao casually grabbed a Vine Whip nearby and lashed out with a series of sharp cracks.
The two Old Bastards were forced into service, their teeth grinding, wishing they could bite this venomous woman to death.
They secretly vowed: Fine, fine! Inhumane treatment, is it? Alright! You had better pray that we two brothers never get a chance to turn the tables! Otherwise, I will definitely make you regret ever being born into this world!
...Seven days passed in a row. Under Miao Miaomiao’s merciless exploitation, the two Old Bastards led her across most of the Secret Realm.
Wherever they went, not a blade of grass was left standing; even a single stone was taken.
Pity the two old fellows who had been villains their whole lives finally tasted hardship this time. Not only did they have to lead the way, but they also had to do hard labor, and occasionally act as decoys to lure away Demonic Beasts, or serve as a Human Shield for her.
It was only because they had tough lives that they hadn't kicked the bucket already!
Regarding this, the two old fellows complained endlessly in their hearts: Damn it, having lived for most of their lives, this was the first time they had ever seen someone so Berserk!
It looked like she was planning to take the entire Secret Realm with her!