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

Chapter 182 Will You Take the Bait?

"Proof?" Hua Qianyu scoffed. "Do you think our proof isn't enough?"

"Over the years, what task have we failed to complete?" Hua Qianyu's expression was somewhat distorted. "But what has been the result? No matter how well I do, I never get any praise, while that good-for-nothing can't do anything right, yet a bunch of people praise him, just because my father likes him. My father says that the position of city lord belongs to the capable. If that were really effective, would I need to compete with that good-for-nothing?"

The guard stood silently to the side, unsure how to comfort his mistress.

In terms of ability, the young lady is better than the young master; in terms of strength, the young lady is better than the young master; even the young lady's mother's background is better than the young master's mother's background, but none of this can stop the master from being biased.

After a while, seeing that Hua Qianyu was in a better mood, the guard spoke again: "Miss, shall we do nothing?"

"Do it." Hua Qianyu's eyes gleamed coldly. "Of course I'll do it, but this time you don't need to do it; I'll do it myself."

Upon hearing this, the guard assumed that Hua Qianyu intended to deal with Ling Yi personally and disagreed, saying, "Miss, those three are not easy to deal with. I am not at ease with you going alone."

Hua Qianyu looked up at him and said, "Just do your job. It's not your place to question my decisions."

"Yes." The guard lowered his head.

Hua Qianyu waved her hand, signaling everyone to leave.

After the guards left, Hua Qianyu looked at the water surface rippling from the fish swimming by, her eyes growing even colder.

This time, she not only wants to seize that position, but also wants that good-for-nothing and the biased old man to die together. Once they are dead, she can completely control Flower Dance City.

...

Inside the inn, Ling Yi set up an isolation barrier in the room, then took out the Heavenly Mandate, unfolded it, and hid it somewhere. When the Spirit-Gathering Pearl began to overflow with spiritual energy, he summoned Ye Qingshuang and Bai Jiu.

Upon entering the room and sensing the abundant spiritual energy, the two found a place to sit down and begin cultivating without Ling Yi needing to say anything.

They stayed until evening before stopping their practice and returning to their respective rooms to rest.

After the two left, Ling Yi didn't stop, but continued cultivating, but...

A knock came from the window.

At this moment, a sound came from the window. Ling Yi withdrew his Destiny and continued cultivating until he had absorbed all the spiritual energy in the room. Only then did he remove the isolation barrier, get up, and walk towards the window.

Pushing open the window, Ling Yi saw the person squatting outside, a beautiful woman dressed in all black, seemingly to conceal her presence, but she couldn't hide her most important feature: her face. Moreover, she waited quietly after knocking, not in a hurry, showing great sincerity.

Ling stepped aside: "Come in and let's talk."

Hua Qianyu jumped into the room and, to show her sincerity, directly revealed her identity: "My name is Hua Qianyu, daughter of the city lord of Huawu City."

Ling Yi looked at her and said, "I just killed people from the City Lord's Mansion during the day. As the daughter of the City Lord, you came alone and revealed your identity. Aren't you afraid of being killed by me?"

“I am afraid, but being single will better show my sincerity. Besides…” Hua Qianyu looked at Ling Yi and smiled slightly: “After the wanted notice was issued, I investigated your affairs and found out that it was the city lord of Biancheng who misbehaved you first.”

Ling Yi stopped arguing with her and asked, "Why did you come to find me?"

“I want to cooperate with you.” Hua Qianyu laid bare her ambitions before Ling Yi: “I want the position of City Lord of Huawu City, but my father only favors that good-for-nothing brother. The people who came to capture you today were sent by that good-for-nothing brother. He wanted to capture you to curry favor with my father, and my father also wanted him to succeed in capturing you so that he could use this credit to pass the position of City Lord to him. I don’t want that good-for-nothing to get his wish, but I don’t want Huawu City to fall into the hands of such a good-for-nothing either. However, most of the people in the City Lord’s Mansion are at my father’s beck and call. Even if I am not convinced, I can’t overthrow them because my people are no match for them. I can’t kill them, but you are different. You can kill them.”

After listening, Ling Yi looked at Hua Qianyu with a half-smile: "Just because of the people I killed today, you assume I can kill the rest of the City Lord's Mansion?"

Hua Qianyu shook her head: "Of course not."

“I already told you, I investigated you when the wanted notice came down,” Hua Qianyu said. “I know that the experts from the Biancheng City Lord’s Mansion died at your hands, and I also know that those who wanted to capture you for the reward did not return. The people around my father are a little stronger than the experts from Biancheng, but only a little stronger. I believe they can do it.”

"So you've already investigated everything." Ling Yi smiled and said slowly, "You're very sincere, but sincerity is useless if you want to cooperate."

Hua Qianyu understood Ling Yi's meaning: "My purpose in cooperating is to get you to help me kill those people. You can tell me directly what you want. If you don't want anything, but you are still willing to cooperate with me, I will do my best to give you the best I can offer."

To Ling Yi, Hua Qianyu was merely a guest who visited late at night and was not important. However, to Hua Qianyu, Ling Yi was the key to whether she could win the position of city lord. Therefore, when she met Ling Yi, she was full of sincerity and had no deception whatsoever.

Ling Yi rubbed the storage artifact in his hand without saying a word.

Hua Qianyu was not in a hurry and waited quietly.

After a long while, Ling Yi finally spoke: "I can help you, but you have to do as I say."

Hua Qianyu was delighted upon hearing this: "I'm satisfied that you're willing to help me. Just tell me what you want me to do!"

Ling Yi beckoned Hua Qianyu closer, then whispered something in her ear. After listening, Hua Qianyu frowned and asked, "Are you really alright?"

"It's nothing," Ling Yi said calmly. "I've used pills that make me immune to all poisons."

"Okay." Hua Qianyu was relieved upon hearing this: "I will bring people over tomorrow and do as you say."

"Mm." Ling nodded.

"Then I'll take my leave now," Hua Qianyu said, and left the room through the window.

After Hua Qianyu left, Ling Yi went to Ye Qingshuang and Bai Jiu and told them what would happen the next day, so that they wouldn't be unaware and unable to cooperate.

After listening to Ling Yi's words, Bai Jiu suddenly spoke up: "Ling Yi, your approach amplifies people's inner desires. Actually, I noticed this before. You always plot against them before killing them. Why?"

Ye Qingshuang also noticed this, but she had asked before without getting an answer. Now that Baijiu asked again, Ye Qingshuang was somewhat expectant, wondering if Ling Yi would tell Baijiu.

Ling Yi looked at the liquor: "If you were the one being set up, would you take the bait?"

Baijiu shook his head; "I don't like that."

“Because you don’t have that kind of desire in your heart,” Ling Yi said slowly. “But they do. Even if I don’t amplify it, they will still do excessive things because of their desires. No matter what, they deserve to die.”