After the Second Playthrough, the CP-Less Female Lead Kneels and Begs Me for Forgiveness [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 49

The fake ‘Pei Ming’ posed little danger, but having him constantly blocking the path was an eyesore nonetheless.

Deciding to end it once and for all, Shao Xibei directly infused a massive amount of spiritual power into the fake ‘Pei Ming’s’ body.

Pure spiritual power can dispel evil spirits.

And ‘Pei Ming’s’ body was inherently constructed from malevolent energy.

In the blink of an eye, the fake ‘Pei Ming’s’ body cracked inch by inch, exploding into dust and vanishing instantly.

Pei Qing, who had transformed into a monster, had lost all traces of humanity. Even though his hands had been broken by Pei Xi, he seemed incapable of feeling pain and continued to move.

Shao Xibei surged her spiritual power. The invisible energy coalesced into a giant web, trapping Pei Qing within it.

He did not roar; he only struggled desperately to break free.

Shao Xibei walked to Pei Xi’s side. “Pei Xi, are you alright?”

Pei Xi shook her head. She didn’t know how to deal with the creature before them, but she was capable of dodging its attacks.

Shao Xibei said, “Pei Qing’s body is tainted with too many souls. If I’m not mistaken, every human face on his body represents a person’s soul.”

Pei Xi reached out and took Shao Xibei’s hand. “Is it because of Pei Ming?”

Shao Xibei held her hand back and simply replied, “Perhaps.”

She looked at Pei Qing and saw the dense cluster of human faces on him. All the karmic debt was tied to Pei Qing; he wouldn’t finish paying it back even after hundreds of years in the Animal Realm of reincarnation.

Pei Xi’s lips were pressed into a thin line. She snapped several branches from a large tree in the courtyard. Under Shao Xibei’s gaze, she infused the branches with spiritual power and violently drove them into Pei Qing’s limbs. The force was so immense that they pierced through the wall, pinning Pei Qing against it.

Before Shao Xibei could ask, Pei Xi spoke: “Back then, this is exactly what he did. He used nails to pin my hands and feet to the wall and beat me with a wooden club.”

Pei Xi had always been reluctant to mention these things; they were far too humiliating for her to recall.

Hearing this, Shao Xibei’s heart overflowed with heartache, knowing that this might only be the tip of the iceberg.

However, Pei Xi did not intend to say more. She said, “Sister Shao, let’s go find Pei Ming.”

Shao Xibei didn’t press for details. Instead, she gave her a hug.

She took off the pendant hanging around her neck and placed it on Pei Xi.

Meeting Pei Xi’s confused gaze, Shao Xibei joked, “This is my family heirloom, meant for my future wife.”

A flicker of amusement passed through Pei Xi’s eyes. How could she not tell it was a joke? It was likely just to cheer her up.

But it did make her happy.

Pei Xi said, “Then, after we settle the matter with Pei Ming, shall we get married?”

Shao Xibei agreed without hesitation: “Alright.” I just wonder if you’ll still admit to this when the time comes.

The Pei Mansion was vast, and finding Pei Ming would not be easy.

Unless she could spread her spiritual perception across the whole area, but the power limit of this world was too low.

She could not use power that exceeded the world’s limit. If she wasted a large amount of spiritual power just to find Pei Ming, what would she do once she found her?

Thinking of the worst-case scenario, Pei Ming’s power might also have reached the upper limit of this world.

Pei Ming likely hadn’t left the Pei residence yet.

So, where would she be?

As Shao Xibei frowned in thought, Pei Xi suddenly said, “I think I know where Pei Ming is.”

And so, Pei Xi led Shao Xibei through corridors and gardens until they reached a pond in the courtyard. In the center of the pond stood a pavilion, surrounded by hanging gauze curtains.

The curtains fell in a way that only allowed one to see the blurred silhouette of a person inside. From within came the crisp, melodious sound of a bamboo flute, which seemed to stir ripples across the pond’s surface.

Shao Xibei squeezed Pei Xi’s hand.

“We can’t go any further. There’s an array,” Shao Xibei said, stopping Pei Xi from stepping onto the bridge.

The moment Shao Xibei spoke, the flute music stopped.

A light laugh drifted out.

The gauze curtains moved without any wind, slowly drawing back on their own to reveal the person inside.

She looked just as she did when they first met—elegant, refined, and completely detached from the mundane world. But it was all an illusion.

Through the gaps, Shao Xibei also saw Madam Pei sitting upright behind Pei Ming.

However, Madam Pei’s eyes were vacant, showing no reaction to the outside world.

Pei Ming stood in the pavilion, holding the flute she had just played. Her gaze bypassed Pei Xi and landed directly on Shao Xibei.

A faint smile played on her lips. “I’m truly curious how you both survived.”

“One is extremely weak, the other is utterly useless.”

Pei Ming’s words were too blunt. Shao Xibei frowned and replied just as rudely, “What the hell does that have to do with you?”

Pei Ming did not get angry. She continued, “Pei Xi, I didn’t expect you to treat Father like that. Is it because he treated you the same way back then? But he is still your father, after all.”

Pei Xi was expressionless. “You truly sicken me.”

Pei Ming was far too hypocritical.

Back then, Pei Ming had been present at that scene. It was clearly Pei Ming who had broken Pei Qing’s treasure, yet Pei Ming claimed it was her doing, and everyone believed Pei Ming without question.

Her hands and feet were nearly ruined because of that incident.

She truly had nothing left to say to Pei Ming.

Pei Ming toyed with the bamboo flute in her hands. “Let’s not speak of these old matters. Let’s talk about something else. I don’t know why you bothered to return, but now that you are here, don’t think about leaving.”

“The Pei family needs you.” As soon as the words left Pei Ming’s lips, Pei Xi noticed the surrounding scenery shifting rapidly.

In the blink of an eye, she found herself in a completely foreign environment.

No, it wasn’t foreign—it was her childhood.

Shao Xibei caught Pei Xi’s collapsing body and pulled her into her arms.

She glared at Pei Ming. “What did you do?”

With a lingering smile, Pei Ming shook her head. “I just let her sleep for a little while.” As for whether she would ever wake up, that remained to be seen.

Shao Xibei didn’t believe a word of Pei Ming’s nonsense. She carefully laid Pei Xi on the ground and, without a word, bit her own finger, smearing the fingertip blood onto the space between Pei Xi’s eyebrows.

Pei Ming said, “Now that the nuisance is out of the way, I think we can have a proper talk.”

Shao Xibei pursed her lips, gave Pei Xi a deep look, and then stood up to walk onto the bridge.

Pei Ming asked, “Would you like to come over for some tea?”

Shao Xibei let out a cold laugh; there was an invisible array right in front of her. One step inside and she would likely be dead.

Using her blood, she drew a series of array-breaking talismans in the air.

Pei Ming narrowed her eyes. “Do you know? Your skin and flesh are truly beautiful. You would be perfect for making an exquisite, eternal doll.”

Shao Xibei sneered. “To end up like your mother?”

Pei Ming clapped her hands. “Impressive. You saw through it at a single glance. I’m growing more and more fond of you.”

As expected, Madam Pei was long dead. Pei Ming’s words only served to confirm her suspicions.

Right now, she wanted to beat Pei Ming to a pulp more than anything else.

Shao Xibei surged her spiritual power and blood, carving out one talisman after another.

Finally, she parted her lips and whispered: “Break.”

A ripple vibrated through the air. The array was shattered.

This caught Pei Ming by surprise—specifically, the speed at which the array was broken. However, her expression remained unchanged.

“Heh, so it’s been broken.”

Pei Ming’s fingers twitched, and Madam Pei suddenly stood up behind her. She leaped forward, landing directly in front of Shao Xibei.

Her eyes were terrifyingly hollow.

“Be careful. Mother is quite powerful.” After all, she was the only successful creation.

Pei Ming picked up a cup of tea from the stone table and took a slow sip, as if she were watching a play.

Shao Xibei dodged Madam Pei’s attack. Damn it. Pei Ming was actually using a human to create a kui (puppet).

A puppet made from a living person possessed Herculean strength and the ability to regenerate severed limbs.

However, refining such a puppet required a vast number of souls and the life force contained within the human body.

It was a form of ancient dark sorcery.

Although Shao Xibei had learned her Taoist arts in the modern era, many principles remained the same; the essence never changed regardless of the variations.

Shao Xibei confirmed it almost the instant they clashed.

This act qualified as the brutal murder of a close relative, yet surprisingly, there was not a single trace of karmic retribution on Pei Ming’s body.

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