11
If you wish to kill me, then do it
At this moment, Bai Xue was dressed in all black, her gaze fixed on a large man who was sitting and drinking amidst women in a brothel.
He was a guard at the Black Tiger Auction House.
This was Bai Xue’s first visit to a brothel, and she learned what a brothel truly was.
These women belonged to the lower class; they were not powerless, but their powers were weak, and they lived in extreme poverty, unable to defend themselves.
These women, if not married well, were forced into prostitution, servitude, or becoming brothel workers.
Many were willing, but many were also forced into this life against their will.
But they had little choice.
Bai Xue felt disheartened because she, too, had weak powers at this time.
Without a family, she might have ended up in a place like this.
She recalls being auctioned off as a weapon in a previous era.
Regardless of the era, the poor were often oppressed by the powerful, and their deaths were overlooked and deemed unimportant.
This further fueled her desire for power; she wished to oppress those villains herself.
’Are you angry, Young Miss?’
’Yes.’
’I, Bai Die, will kill him for you.’
’No need.
I haven’t fought anyone since I’ve been here.
I want to know if I’m strong now.
He must die by my hands today.’
In her previous life, Bai Xue was so powerful that she was dubbed a killing weapon.
Though she possessed skills from her previous world, her current power level was low, while her opponent was at the spirit level—a difference of three major levels.
“Big brother, don’t be angry,” a man’s voice diverted Bai Xue’s attention back to the group below.
The speaker was a chubby man and a guard of the brothel.
“You fool! I was kicked out of the auction because of those lower classes. How can I not be angry?” The man Bai Xue followed, retorted and took another drink.
“How about this?
Let me help you relieve some stress.”
“Is there a job?”
“Yes, big brother.
The master wants the children of the scum at the market’s end to be brothel workers, both girls and boys.
And that scum will probably sell to be the medicinal experimental subject.”
“Good!
I’ll go with you!”
Bai Xue heard everything the former auction house guard said to the brothel guard.
The term ‘experimental subject’ deeply wounded her heart.
Bai Xue tried to calm her emotions so as not to alert those below.
A multitude of killing intentions swirled within her, making her feel stronger than before.
Bai Die, Bai Xue’s contracted beast, could sense her strength.
Young Miss’s killing intention was very strong.
Despite her low power level, if she wished to kill this villain today, it would not be difficult!
Such strong killing intent contrasted sharply with the appearance of a little girl who looked harmless, like a doll.
Swish!
Not long after, the group of five villains left the brothel, heading towards an old, nearly collapsed hut at the market’s end, home to the lower class.
Bai Xue followed discreetly, with Bai Die erasing her presence.
Though Bai Die might not excel in combat, she was a butterfly with exceptional defensive capabilities.
Because of this, Bai Xue did not worry about being sensed by anyone.
Crash!
The sound of destruction continued as Bai Xue arrived to see the guards of the brothel capturing a woman.
She was crying and begging the remaining villains not to harm the two men with her, one blind and the other powerless.
“Ha! Low-class filth!” The former guards viciously beat the two men, who fought back desperately, their eyes defiant.
But what chance did the disabled and powerless have against those with spiritual powers!
“Don’t hurt my father! Don’t hurt my brother! I give up, let my family go,” cried the thin woman.
“No, Ting Er! …Stay away from my sister!”
Bang!
“Brother!
No!
Spare them, I beg you.”
“Hmph, mere trash!”
“Let my family go, sob…”
Bai Xue witnessed a high-level sword being drawn before it struck the man, who was likely the woman’s brother.
However, it appeared that the wicked former guard’s speed was much slower than hers.
In an instant, she countered it with her spirit-level dagger before the sword shattered.
Crash!
!
Bai Xue used no weapon higher than necessary.
For such people, a dagger of this level sufficed.
“Who are you!” the former guard shouted.
He stepped back, staring at the newcomer who interfered and shattered his high-level sword with rage.
The newcomer, cloaked in black to hide their body and face, concealed their identity but still appeared to be a child and of low power level!
“I am a lost child,” Bai Xue replied innocently, unintentionally.
“Ha! Then consider this your bad luck!” The former guard of the auction house attacked, but Bai Xue dodged and struck back with lightning speed.
Approaching the guard, Bai Xue stabbed his eyes, those that dared look down on her brother and others, and then slashed his mouth that called her brother low-class!
Whoosh!
“Aaagh!”
The guard screamed in pain.
Even the sacred level themselves couldn’t follow Bai Xue’s speed.
“You! I will kill you!! A’Huen, kill this child, eliminate them!”
The former auction house guard screamed pathetically, his face covered in blood, yet still ordered the brothel guards to attack Bai Xue.
“Who are you really! We are from the Meihua Brothel, ah!” Before he could finish, Bai Xue threw her dagger, filled with killing intent, piercing the man’s heart precisely.
“I’ve already said that I am just a lost child,” Bai Xue replied before calling her dagger back to her.
Then, the guard of the brothel immediately fell dead, his eyes still wide open.
Bai Xue showed no sympathy; such wicked people only live to do more evil to others.
Such individuals did not deserve to live on.
“You! Our master will not let you go!” With three evil men left, Bai Xue did not pay much attention to them.
She decided to kill them all with a wooden worm poison that caused long suffering until death.
“Now, it’s just you left…”
After dealing with the accomplices of the former guard, Bai Xue turned to look at the man, who was still groaning in pain and clutching his face.
“I will kill you!”
“I am right here.”
“You wicked child!”
“Giggle… I am right here,” Bai Xue teased as she circled around the man, seemingly intending to mock and have fun.
“You! Agh!” The man roared and aimlessly chased after Bai Xue.
“Now you are blind, and soon you will be mute. Are you pleased with yourself?” Bai Xue sneered softly and slowly approached the former Black Tiger Auction House’s guard.
It would be hard for anyone to believe that a young child with low-level power could defeat a tall man with spirit-level power.
Even if told, it would be a hard tale to believe.
“I will kill you! I will kill!” The former guard shouted in pain and anger, like a wounded animal, but Bai Xue ignored him, only smiling as she continued.
“You’ve said that many times, but I still see you haven’t managed to do it.”
“You!”
“I’ll give you a moment.
If you still can’t kill me, I will make you turn into trash, and you will taste what it’s like to be a low-class person!”
12
My servants must be strong
“Hurry up, I’m waiting,”
Bai Xue said with a cold smile, turning to look at the woman who was the least injured despite being battered.
She then gave the woman a high-level restorative medicine.
“This is for your father and brother to consume,” Bai Xue said tersely, not caring whether the woman took the medicine or not.
Then she turned to watch the villain staggering around, trying to find her.
Zi Ting, looking at the girl who was smaller but much stronger than her, realized upon opening the porcelain bottle thrown to her that it was a high-level restorative medicine, something unattainable for the lower class.
For them, such medicine was a luxury, often priced out of reach even at its lowest grade.
“Th-thank you,”
Zi Ting quickly kneeled to thank Bai Xue.
Despite not wanting to accept charity, she was concerned about her father and brother’s conditions.
Her family was all she had left.
“And here, take this wound-healing medicine,” Bai Xue added, tossing her a medium-grade healing medicine.
Although Bai Xue had access to higher-grade medicines, she wouldn’t use them unnecessarily, to avoid drawing undue attention to herself.
Otherwise, one might wonder how a child, who was only a mid-level medicinal practitioner and from the lower class, could possess such a large amount of precious medicine.
If not necessary, she wouldn’t reveal her true identity to those she did not trust.
“Thank you so much, thank you,” Zi Ting took the medicine with trembling hands, crying, then hurried to check on her father and brother’s condition.
Fortunately, her father and brother’s injuries were not severe.
Zi Ting sighed in relief and looked at Bai Xue with deep gratitude.
“Ah, Ting Er, are you hurt anywhere?” Once he had the strength, Zi Zhong quickly asked his daughter, concerned.
“No, father, I’m fine,” Zi Ting answered, letting her tears flow.
“And Xiao Shu?
Is he safe?”
“Yes, father, I’m safe,” Zi Shu, the most injured, felt better thanks to the medicine provided by his sister.
The Zhi family cried and hugged each other.
Since becoming lower-class citizens, they had never been free from suffering.
Before the tragedy, Zi Zhong was the patriarch of a high-class family, with martial powers at the sacred level.
However, his refusal to allow his daughter to become a concubine for a senior family member led to him and his wife being tortured with a lethal poison.
Fortunately, the Zhi family managed to escape.
The lethal poison, derived from one hundred venomous caterpillars, crippled the body every time the victim used their physical strength and ensured that death came only after complete paralysis.
It was considered one of the most abhorrent poisons.
Zi Ping, Zi Zhong’s wife, was now almost completely paralyzed and close to death.
Zi Zhong himself had become visually impaired.
His only concerns were for his powerless son and his young daughter.
“What’s happening?” Zi Zhong asked, regaining consciousness.
“We were saved by someone, still young but incredibly powerful. They’ve killed all the attackers from the brothel and were dealing with the last one, who has spiritual level martial powers,” Zi Ting explained, as her father, now blind, listened intently.
“So powerful!” Zi Zhong exclaimed, shocked that such feats could be accomplished by someone so young, especially since he sensed that the newcomer only had low-level power!
How could they kill such villains?
“Your time is up. How long will you make me wait?” Bai Xue’s voice, seemingly that of an adult in a child’s body, quieted the Zhi family, who turned towards her direction.
Zi Zhong, though blind, felt the presence of their benefactor.
He, who was at the divine level, would never make the mistake of looking at it.
His family benefactor only had a low level of power.
“You! Demon!” a man’s voice, likely from the brothel, accused.
“Me, a demon? A kind person like me should be considered a deity or an angel. It’s the likes of you who should be called demons,” Bai Xue replied calmly, enough to infuriate the man before her.
“I will kill you!
I will kill you!!”
“I’ve been right here, waiting.
How useless.
Now, you’re fitting the description of the lower class, especially with your despicable behavior.”
“Fine!
If I’m to die today, I won’t die alone.
I’ll take you with me!” The villain shouted manically, now as disabled as those he scorned, refusing to be reduced to such lowliness.
The wicked former guard of the Black Tiger Auction House decided to unleash all his power in a suicidal attack, hoping to take Bai Xue with him.
But Bai Xue had a bonded creature, a celestial butterfly like Bai Die, with exceptionally high defensive capabilities.
Did you think such power could harm Bai Xue?
…There was no way.
Boom!
The self-destruction of the wicked former guard caused widespread damage.
Fortunately, this cottage was located at the edge of the market’s end, preventing further damage.
’What happened, Bai Die?’ Bai Xue asked Bai Die in her mind, feeling confused and observing the flesh and corpses around her, now reduced to blood and pieces.
The surroundings were damaged as if bombed, but she and the family she saved were unharmed.
At that moment, Bai Xue felt the power of Bai Die, confirming her suspicion that this incident must be related to her bonded creature.
’This man wanted to blow himself up to kill both himself and you, Young Miss.
But I used my power to protect you.
I apologize for acting rashly.’
’Never mind, you were just protecting me,’ Bai Xue dismissed.
Without Bai Die, Bai Xue would have died as well.
The overwhelming force that pinned her, preventing her escape, was indeed dangerous.
She shouldn’t be so careless in the future.
Bai Xue never waited for anyone to save her because no one had thought of helping her in her previous world.
She had to be strong on her own.
This victory over her opponent was due to her quick action on a momentary lapse and Bai Die’s protection at the last moment.
Otherwise, how could she have defeated someone with spiritual level power?
Now Bai Xue realized she was just one of many weak individuals in this world, vulnerable to many.
Her hope in her previous life was death, but this life was different.
She was not a monster, she was not alone; she had a family and people who loved her.
How could she wish for death so readily?
Bai Xue’s current goal was to become stronger and protect her family.
This event unfolded before the eyes of the entire Zhi family.
Even though they thought their benefactor might have died, who would have guessed she would remain unscathed and safe…
incredibly strong.
“Now, you cannot stay here,” Bai Xue told the three villagers she had saved, looking around at the devastation.
“…” Zi Zhong fell silent, realizing he had nowhere to go and might die soon, but not his two children.
Thud!
“Please, take my children as your servants.”
Believing his end was near, Zi Zhong kneeled and begged Bai Xue for a way to ensure the survival of his two children, unconcerned that his power level was higher than Bai Xue’s.
Now, he was merely a dying man, unable to be the towering tree under which Zi Shu and Zi Ting could find shelter.
“Servants of mine must be strong,” Bai Xue replied, her expression unchanged.
Although she had no servants yet, Bai Xue had already decided that if she were to have any, they must be strong.
“…” Zi Shu’s face visibly darkened.
He was worthless and powerless, how could he be strong?
“If you cannot be strong, then you must be loyal to me alone, never betray or backstab,” Bai Xue continued.
This was the most important thing she wanted.
What she sought most was someone she could trust, not someone strong but unreliable.
“We swear by our lives to be loyal to you forever, honored one!”
Now, both Zi Shu and Zi Ting kneeled before Bai Xue, confident in their loyalty and devotion to their benefactor.
’These individuals are suitable, Young Miss.
And that young man is not worthless,’ Bai Die’s voice interjected as Bai Xue pondered and decided.
’Not worthless?’
’Yes, Young Miss.
His body seems to be sealed.
Once the seal is released, he will have power.’
’A seal?’
Bai Xue was unfamiliar with any seal that could degrade an ordinary person to worthlessness.
’Seals are typically found in those with special elements, meant to release by themselves at the age of five.
However, if a seal doesn’t break on its own, it requires the power from a release stone.
Due to the rarity of such stones, those whose seals remain unbroken were deemed worthless,’ Bai Die explained.
Bai Xue now understood another piece of knowledge.
’Since you’ve mentioned it, tell me if there are release stones in the spirit dimension.’
’Yes, Young Miss.
You possess a release stone.’
’Excellent!’ Bai Xue smiled, pleased.
If what Bai Die said was true, many of the lower-class individuals must possess special elements.
By helping them and gathering them as her allies, Bai Xue could build a formidable force.
Marvelous!
“Agreed. I accept you both. From now on, you are mine!”
Waited for me, I would build up the Bai family forces!
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