âSomeone, secure his hands and spread open his fingers!â Su Xiaoyu ordered Han Chenâs subordinates, sounding very much like a master herself.
Seeing their sect leader unresponsive, the black-robed men went to do as Su Xiaoyu told. One of them grabbed Bai Yanqingâs hand and spread open his five fingers. Su Xiaoyu broke into a devilish grin, then took out some needles and thread from her sleeves. The needles were extra-large, but also extra sharp. Meanwhile, the thread was especially thin. The old subordinate was curious about the sight. What was the point of this needle and thread?
âThis is a debt you owe my master!â Su Xiaoyu said as she drew closer. Then she pressed against Bai Yanqingâs thumb and stabbed a needle beneath his nail, threading a fine line behind it through the flesh and blood.
ThisâŠ
It wasnât enough to frighten the old subordinate or the guards, but they were surprised. They never expected a mere girl in her preteens to do something like this.
Itâs really vicious!
Other girls might have their hairs stand on end just witnessing the sight, much less performing it themselves! What did it feel like to stab each nail and thread it through? Bai Yanqingâs head was bowed as he remaind unmoving, letting Su Xiaoyu sew through each of his nails. But it was clear that his eyebrows were creased against her actions.
Meanwhile, the old subordinate hadnât taken his eyes off Su Xiaoyu afte she started to act. He didnât even blink, his gaze intent and focused. Is this girl good or evil? Just what does the sect leader see in her?
Very soon, Su Xiaoyu used a single thread to string through all of Bai Yanqingâs fingers. She looked up, blinked, and broke into a sinister smile. Then she sharply pulled on the string, causing Bai Yanqing to involuntarily groan.
The veins of the fingers were connected to the heart. Itâd be strange if that didnât hurt! Goosebumps rose on Bai Yanqingâs arms as he broke out into cold sweat. Even the onlookers felt a chill at the sight. At some point, Han Chen had raised his head to look as well.
Su Xiaoyu chuckled and said, âOld thing, you better not beg me for mercy! But you can say it hurts if you want! Heheh!â
Ten fingers were all stabbed through with needle and thread. Thanks to Su Xiaoyuâs tug, all of Bai Yanqingâs fingers were pulled taut against each other, making it impossible to move. Any slight stirs would aggravate the needle and thread to cause him excrutiating pain.
In other words, if there was no one to undo the threads, his hands would be rendered useless. Su Xiaoyu purposely crouched down and cocked her head to study Bai Yanqingâs sweat-soaked face. âThatâs one deby cleared. Do you give up now?â
Bai Yanqing glared at her wordlessly.
Su Xiaoyu stood up. âFine, youâre sure something! Letâs move on to debt number two!â
How would the second debt go? The old subordinate and black-robed guards began to anticipate the next step. After all, the first one was already unforgettable. Han Chen glanced at them with eyes as placid as lake waters.
Su Xiaoyu then took out a small and exquisite drill. It was only about three cun long and very sharp, pointy enough to pierce hard objects. The old subordinate couldnât help stepping forward, filled with questions. But seeing his sect master remain silent, he held back.
Su Xiaoyu showed Bai Yanqing the pliers and asked, âHey, guess what these are?â
Bai Yanqing had steeled his heart to ignore the girl, but she suddenly grabbed him by the chin and forced his face upwards.
âYou dared to pull out two of Big Sis Ningâs teeth,â she raged, âSo Iâll pull out all of yours! Bai Yanqing, what did Big Sis Ning ever do to you? Speak!â
At last, everyone sensed Su Xiaoyuâs temper and realized she wasnât some cold, icy sadist. The old subordinate also learned that Miss Jingâs teeth had been pulled out by Bai Yanqing! He couldnât help sighing to himself. A lunatic like Bai Yanqing really needs a demon like Su Xiaoyu to take care of him!
Still, the old subordinate couldnât figure out what her drill had to do with pulling out teeth. Bai Yanqing was lost as well, but he could feel both dread and fear piling up in the background. He quickly dismissed the feelings. How can I be afraid of a mere stinkinâ brat?
âSomeone, help me pry his mouth open!â Su Xiaoyu said icily.
The black-robed men immediately did as they were told, interested to know what she was planning! Bai Yanqing was forced to raise his head and open his mouth. Su Xiaoyuâs bright eyes turned gloomy as she hissed, âThe front teethâŠâ
Finally, Bai Yanqing began to struggle. He did his best to turn away, but the guards increased their strength and stopped him. Before Su Xiaoyu could make her move, Han Chen walkd over and pulled Su Xiaoyuâs hand away.
âWhat are you doing? This is our private grudge. Itâs not like he can die, so I wonât kill himââ Su Xiaoyu explained in a hurry, afraid that Han Chen had softened and wanted to stop her actions.
Without a word, Han Chen gripped Bai Yanqing by the neck and squeezed, forcing him to spit out multiple poison needles. Then he took the weapons and tossed them aside before backing away.
So he was afraid that Iâd get poisoned.
Su Xiaoyu grew amused as she turned to give him a dazzling smil. âThanks, senior!â
It was the pure and innocent smile of a smile, sincere and simple. Everyone was taken aback by the sight, not expecting Su Xiaoyu could be so true regardless of whether she was wicked or kind.
Han Chen looked at her and, in a moment of Heaven-defying rarity, smiled back. âNo problem.â
Although his smile only lasted for an instant, everyone was startled, including the old subordinate. He had followed the sect master for years but didnât know the man could even grin! Su Xiaoyu didnât know Han Chen as well and wasnât surprised at all. She only felt that the man looked much younger when he was smiling.
She returned her attentions to Bai Yanqingâs teeth and studied them carefully. Then she sighed. âTsk tsk tsk, these teeth are really great!â
As she spoke, she took her drill and measured it against Bai Yanqingâs four front teeth. Bai Yanqing was clearly afraid, but he couldnât move, much less speak.
âLetâs start from here!â Su Xiaoyu chose the bottom right front tooth and drove her drill straight at its root! Bai Yanqingâs body seized taut at the action as his scalp turnd numb. The pain blanked out his mind!
After that was a strong desire to die!
Everyone else felt numbed by the sight. This was too cruel and horrific! Compared to pulling out teeth, digging for its roots was much more painful! Yet Su Xiaoyu wasnât just planning to stop there.
Once her drill reached the root of Bai Yanqingâs tooth, her eyes flashed viciously before she began to rotate the drill in circles to dig it deeper into his gums! It wasâŠa straight path down!
The old subordinate couldnât help but gulp. He was almost too afraid to watch any more, as if he was the one being tortured instead. The other guards were the same. Although they were busy holding Bai Yanqing still, all of them had closed their eyes!
What kind of human is this little girl? Sheâs so young but thinks up such terrifying torture methods. Sheâs nothing but a devil!
Although all of the men present possessed stronger martial arts than her, everyone had the same thought: donât piss this girl off.
Han Chen watched on expressionlessly. Despite his lack of emotion, he was paying close attention. The little drill dug deeper and deeper, its sharp, piercing pain almost impossible to endure.[1] Unable to speak, Bai Yanqing could only plea for mercy with his eyes. Unfortunately, Su Xiaoyu ignored him.
She dutifully drilled for a long while until she had thoroughly wrecked the root of his tooth. At last, it fell out of Bai Yanqingâs mouth. Su Xiaoyu picked it up before placing it into a bad she had prepared ahead of time. She had thought long and hard over her revenge after being rescued off the mountain, so she had everything ready. She wanted to take out all of Bai Yanqingâs teeth and give them to Big Sis Ning and the Tang Clan Head to see. No matter what, Big Sis Ning couldnât have suffered in vain! That was the promise she made herself when they were locked in the prisons!
Just like that, Su Xiaoyu destroyed Bai Yanqingâs teeth one by one, root by root, with her drill. By the end, Bai Yanqing was breaking out in cold sweat nonstop until his back grew completely damp. When the last tooth fell out of his mouth, his pupils constricted before he blacked out from the pain.
Su Xiaoyu collected all of the teeth before giving a soft sigh. âAye, it looks like I canât pay back debts number three and four.â
The people around here were high-level experts of the Mysterious Continent, but they all felt a trace of fear. They couldnât begin to imagine what sheâd do next.
Unexpectedly, Han Chen opened his mouth and said, âWait until he wakes, then continue.â
When the sect leader turned cruel, he was terrifying as well. Everyone here had witnessed it. Still, he was a man while Su Xiaoyu was still a little girl. When she grew up, would she be as cruelâor cruelerâthan him? The old subordinate looked at his master, then at Su Xiaoyu, and suddenly felt that she was quite fitting to be his disciple. At the very least, her temper and personality should be able to tide the waves of the sect leaderâs personal tutelage.
Wait for Bai Yanqing to wake? Although Su Xiaoyu dearly wanted to, Heaven knows when thatâd happen? Suppose it took him three more days? After some hesitation, she said grandly, âItâs enough that I got this bag of teeth. I wonât haggle with him over the last two debts. I have to go back.â
Theyâd agreed that sheâd return to think over the master-disciple offer for three more days after she was done with her vendetta. She needed to flee as soon as possible!
Yet Han Chen only said, âThink it over carefully before you go.â
Su Xiaoyu grew befuddled, but Han Chen just ignored her and turned away to leaveâŠ
1. You know that almost sore pain you get from toothaches and/or cavities? Imagine that x100.