Separation II

Zhao Li Xin's eyes were cold, dark, and empty. His beautiful eyes had no reflection. His sad and desperate expression turned hollow. It was the expression he used to wear before he met Lory. He ignored everyone as his eyes settled on Huang Zi Feng. Huang Zi Feng slowly became numb and every fiber in his body screamed as Zhao Li Xin walked towards him. Huang Zi Feng had the urge to ran away but his feet didn't listen to his command.

Huang Zi Feng helplessly fell on his knees from the pressure. He could barely breathe and his heart galloped a thousand miles per hour. His body trembled like a leaf as his face was drenched with cold sweat. Regret filled him for the first time in his life. He wondered who Zhao Li Xin was and why he had provoked him.

"I…I…I didn't mean to. It was a mistake. My beast accidentally…" Zhao Li Xin grabbed Huang Zi Feng's neck before he could finish his words. Zhao Li Xin squeezed his neck until his face turns white then blue from lack of air. Zhao Li Xin's gaze was still empty and the fire around him had yet to dissipate. Zhao Li Xin really looked a resurrected King Yama.

"I'm sorry…" Huang Ni Yang also voiced faintly. She thought Zhao Li Xin wouldn't be so cruel as to kill a woman like her. She sobbed desperately as she looked at her brother being strangled. "It was just an accident. We didn't mean to hurt her. Please have mercy…"

"Mercy...?" Zhao Li Xin questioned coldly. He grabs Huang Zi Feng's neck as he lifted Huang Zi Feng above his head while Huang Zi Feng's legs dangling in the air. Huang Zi Feng's hands desperately hit Zhao Li Xin's hand and kicked but Zhao Li Xin didn't budge.

"She would have given you mercy if she was here," Zhao Li Xin closed his eyes with deep sadness. His eyes then opened as his hand was engulfed in flames. "As for me… I have no mercy."

Huang Zi Feng screamed in agony as the flames devoured his handsome face. His skin crisply wrinkled then melted away to reveal the white bones beneath his skin. His agonizing scream made everyone tremble in terror.

Huang Ni Yang was paralyzed as she watched her brother burn. She was unable to scream. Her eyes bulged out of their socket. Fear overwhelmed her that she couldn't even close her eyes.

Zhao Li Xin remained expressionless. There was no joy, satisfaction, or remorse. Only emptiness filled him. He had forgotten the emptiness when Lory came into his life but the hollowness now returned.

Zhao Li Xin blamed Huang Zi Feng and Huang Ni Yang for the suffocating feeling that crept into his heart once more. He hated the feeling as it made seem like he was floating in unending darkness. His flame slowly intensified. Huang Zi Feng's body was like a torch as he became bone and then dust.

No one dared to breathe as they watched. They were scared stiff. The scene would traumatize the survivors for many years. The Huang siblings always acted arrogant and cruel to everyone as they thought others were beneath them. They killed and tortured many people without regard because no one dared to lay a finger on them before. Unfortunately, they provoked the king of hell this time around. The flame dissipated inside the cave. The black stains on the walls were the only proof they were not dreaming.

Zhao Li Xin calmly wiped his hand with a clean handkerchief and threw it away. His eyes then turned to the remaining sibling, Huang Ni Yang.

Horror struck by the last scene; Huang Ni Yan could only look back at him with frightened eyes. Her body trembled like crazy and her clothes were soaked in sweat. Tears poured down her cheeks. She wondered how someone as beautiful as Zhao Li Xin could become as scary as the dark ocean at night.

The Hei Shen Sect members had come out of hiding but none dared to breathe out aloud. They also didn't wish to incur the Demon Lord's wrath. The Mong brothers held their hands as they secretly tried to hide their shaking from others. The brothers had forgotten how frightening their lord could be since Miss Luo joined them. They prayed to anyone who listened to keep Mis Luo safe and sound. They didn't want to know what the Demon Lord would do if she was harmed.

"How did you know about the trap door?" Zhao Li Xin asked Huang Ni Yang flatly.

Huang Ni Yang was afraid to look at Zhao Li Xin. She stuttered, "I…I…I don't know."

"I hate repeating myself and I hate liars," Zhao Li Xin said lazily as an eerie smile touched his lips, "I'll give you one more chance because that is what my beloved woman taught me. Tell me…"

Huang Ni Yang's blood turned cold as he called the wretched girl beloved. She didn't understand why he cared so much about her. Angry people tended to do stupid things and that is what Huang Ni Yang did.

"Marry me! If you marry me I won't tell anyone about what happened to my brother. I would also be fine with you keeping a woman like that as a concubine. If you marry me I can make you the leader of the Heavenly Jade Pavilion. If…" Huang Ni Yang did not finish her words as Zhao Li Xin's eyes flared with murderous intent.

"Woman…like that?" Zhao Li Xin hissed. His voice was colder than a snowy mountain. His body shook with rage, "You said a woman like that!"

Bei Li Yan wanted to strangle Huang Ni Yang to death at her words. He did not want his lord to descend into madness once again. Huang Ni Yang should just kill herself if she wished to die. She shouldn't drag others too. He was too young and beautiful to die.

"Mong Ki chop off her hand!" Zhao Li Xin said as he had thought of a good idea.

"NO! PLEASE NO! I'm begging you!!" Huang Ni Yang screamed. She wanted to run but her legs could not move. She painstakingly crawled away from Mong Ki who ignored her whining. Mong Ki grabbed her hand and cut it off mercilessly. Fresh blood was spilled on the ground as Huang Ni Yang screamed in agony.

General Fu and Ming Ru Yi's entourage were shocked by the bloody scene in front of them as they arrived. He wanted to ask what was happening but Be Li Yan secretly raised his hand at General Fu and told him not to get closer to the scene.

"Now tell me what you know. I don't have much time…" Zhao Li Xin was impatient with the screams. He didn't have much time to waste. 

Huang Ni Yang scrambled on the ground. Her delicate and pure appearance was lost. Her face was covered with snot, tears, and blood. She looked messy and dirty.

"Map… There's a map inside my ring…" Huang Ni Yang was in excruciating pain.

"Give me!" Zhao Li Xin said.

"NO! You will kill me if I give you!" Huang Ni Yang shook her head. A spatial ring cannot be easily taken even when the owner died. It was like a vault protected to an individual matrix.

"If you… I will help you If you promise to save me and compensate me, but only if your compensation satisfies me," Huang Ni Yang managed to smile with triumphant. She thought she could still save herself and maybe salvage the situation before it became dire.

Everyone else unanimously agreed Huang Ni Yang had gone crazy as they watched her. Only a crazy person who dares threaten the Demon Lord. They all shook their heads as they pitied Huang Ni Yang.

Jin Hao could no longer stand her stupidity. His lord was an armament master. The matrix of a small spatial ring would not trouble him. Jin Hao sighed and walked away from the gory scene. He had initially thought to save Huang Ni Yan and make bargains with Heavenly Jade pavilion but she was too stupid to be saved. Any action from Jin Hao would aggravate his lord further. He let nature take its course.

A glimmer of hope could be seen in Huang Ni Yan's eyes as she waited for Zhao Li Xin to give in to her.

"Take the ring and cut off her other arm…" Zhao Li Xin ordered without hesitation.

"Yes, Milord!" Mong Ki replied firmly.

"NO, PLEASE NO!" Huang Ni Yang was stunned as her world turned bleak. She tried to get away from Mong Ki but she could not crawl away with only one hand. Mong Ki grabbed her hand and swiftly cut it off. Huang Ni Yang screamed in horror as she lost a second limb. 

Mong Ki took the ring, cleaned it, kneeled before Zhao Li Xin, and handed it to Zhao Li Xin. It was a horrifying scene. Ming Ru Yi fainted on the spot and General Fu's back was drenched with cold sweat. General Fu was grateful he had not treated Zhao Li Xin poorly.