Shocking! The female protagonist unlocked her powers by killing people!

Chapter 226 Entanglement

"Why waste your breath on her?" Several men stepped forward, one grabbed Ji Yanzhi's hands, two others lifted his tail, and said to the others, "Just cut it off."

Ji Yanzhiguang, whose face turned pale and was covered in cold sweat from pain even from moving his tail, was now being violently lifted by his tail, and the excruciating pain surged like a tidal wave.

However, this was not the most painful part.

After the group lifted the tail, someone immediately stepped forward and cut the flesh with a knife.

Ling walked over and clearly saw the wound on the back of the tail.

Not just one place, but many places...

Those wounds appeared like this: a knife piercing the tail, sawing back and forth, and finally cutting off a piece of flesh.

The cut meat was carefully placed in a bowl. Once the person holding the tail saw that the meat was ready, they didn't need to lift it anymore and casually let go, letting the tail fall downwards.

Ling Yi raised his hand and unleashed a burst of power, trying to catch the tail, but it was no use. The power passed right through the tail, which slammed heavily onto the bed, splattering blood from the wound, but no one cared.

The group of people took the meat, carefully carried the bowl containing it, and left in ecstasy, leaving Ji Yanzhi alone in the house, nearly fainting from the pain.

Ling Yi walked over, looked at him, and softly called out, "Ji Yanzhi..."

Upon hearing Ling Yi's voice, Ji Yanzhi slowly opened his eyes and turned his head to look at Ling Yi.

Their eyes met, and Ji Yanzhi smiled at Ling Yi, saying, "I'm fine."

This was the first time Ling Yi had seen such a clear smile on Ji Yanzhi's face. It was very handsome, but... she would rather he didn't smile.

Seeing that Ling Yi was just looking at him quietly without saying anything, Ji Yanzhi reached out his hand, wanting to touch her.

Lingyi looked at his outstretched hand, knowing she couldn't touch it, but still reached out her hand.

As expected, it was untouchable, but...

In that fleeting moment when they parted ways, their little fingers touched, and they clearly felt each other's warmth.

The moment they realized it, their little fingers bent at the same time, hooking onto each other, and their hands, which were about to fall, were thus stabilized.

Ling Yi looked at his little finger, which showed a red halo, and a line slowly emerged.

“It’s the spirit line…” Ling Yi looked at Ji Yanzhi: “The spirit line is on the little finger, so you can touch it.”

“Okay…” Ji Yanzhi smiled as he looked at the red thread, and gently shook Ling Yi’s finger with his own: “Ling Yi, I’m a little sleepy.”

When Ling looked at him, she realized he was in so much pain that he couldn't possibly be sleepy; he was in so much pain that he was about to faint and couldn't hold on any longer.

"Go to sleep." Ling Yi got into bed and sat down next to Ji Yanzhi. Her left hand hung down, allowing Ji Yanzhi to put his right hand down without having to stretch it out.

"Hmm," Ji Yanzhi responded softly, then fell silent.

Outside, the rain was pouring down, and cold winds were seeping in through the cracks in the house. Ji Yanzhi lay in the drafty room, his fingers growing colder and colder.

Ling Yi warmed her fingers with spiritual power, then touched them slightly, transferring the warmth to Ji Yanzhi, even though only her little finger could feel it.

Once Ji Yanzhi's fingers regained some warmth, Ling Yi released her hooked fingers, got up, and left.

...

A rainstorm brought darkness to the sky. Ling Yi left the house and walked along the path, passing by one household after another. Finally, he stopped in front of a house with smoke rising from its chimney and went inside.

"It's ready." In the kitchen, several old women lifted the pot lid, stirred the contents with iron spoons, and then called to the young men and women waiting in the room: "Come and get some, drink it while it's hot, and then you should go back and work hard."

"Grandma Li, will drinking this shark meat soup really help me get pregnant?" The man, who was drinking it for the first time, frowned and said with doubt, "Some people have drunk it several times and it didn't work."

The old woman, her face covered in wrinkles, looked over, her eyes flashing with a fierce light: "You don't believe me?"

"If you don't believe me, how were those children in the village born?"

"But……"

"No buts!" Granny Li threw the iron ladle into the pot, her fierce gaze sweeping over everyone: "If it weren't for the good deeds of our ancestors, how could we have ended up like this?"

Upon hearing this, the young men and women in the room fell silent.

"Help yourselves." Granny Li made way for them, too lazy to bother with them anymore.

The young men and women dared not say anything more. They went forward to serve themselves the soup, and when it wasn't so hot anymore, they each drank half with the woman next to them. After finishing, they hurriedly went home.

Once the young men and women left, only some old men and women remained in the house.

"Old Lady Li, the effects of shark meat aren't as good as before." An old man looked at Old Lady Li and said, "It won't work without a child. You have to think of a way."

Granny Li looked at the old man who had spoken: "I'll think of a way. What way do I think of?"

"Now you know fear? Why did you do those things before?" Granny Li's gaze swept over the old men and women, and a strange smile appeared on her lips. "Mermaid flesh grants immortality. You all ate it back then, didn't you? How come you're still old?"

No one answered.

Granny Li continued, "The blood of the merfolk has stained the Longevity Sea red. How many merfolk have been cooked in your pots, tsk tsk..."

"Stop talking." An old woman glared at Li Pozi and said, "You talk as if you didn't harm the merfolk. Don't forget, you're the one who captured Jin Zhou, and you're the one who told us that he was the daughter of the Merfolk King and that eating his flesh and blood could offset the Merfolk King's curse on us."

“I did it, and I didn’t deny it.” Granny Li looked at them. “The shark meat can indeed counteract the power of the curse, but Jin Zhou harbored hatred in his heart, so the shark meat’s effect is not as strong.”

"So what do we do now?" an old man asked. "We can't let the village die out, can we?"

"Don't worry, there's another way." Granny Li looked at the group and asked, "Is the altar I asked you to build ready?"

The old man said, "It'll be ready soon."

"That's good." Granny Li smiled. "Once the altar is set up, the tragedy of Sea God Village will come to an end."

The people inside the room were overjoyed upon hearing this: "Really?"

Granny Li glanced at the group and asked, "When have I ever lied to you?"

The group was relieved: "Granny Li, the future of Haishen Village depends on you."

"Alright, enough talk, go back now," said Granny Li. "I'm tired, I need to rest."

"You get some rest, we'll be leaving now." After saying this, the elderly people in the house got up and left.

Ling Yi stood in the corner, watching those people leave.

After everyone left, Ling Yi's gaze fell on Granny Li in the house.

A thick black fog enveloped Granny Li, and when the fog dissipated, the elderly woman transformed into a beautiful young woman.

The woman stretched, her voice languid and alluring: "I'm exhausted from pretending to be an old woman, but thankfully it's finally coming to an end."

The woman walked to the cabinet door, opened it, took out a lamp, and left the room with it.

Seeing her leave, Ling Yi followed her.

The woman carried a lantern and walked in the rain. When it fell, she was separated by a barrier and didn't get wet at all.

Ling Yi followed her for about half an hour, and finally stopped in front of a stone tablet.