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| Rebirth: Back to Zero Author: 祎庭沫瞳 (Yi Ting Mo Tong) |
Chapter 15 An Eldritch Horror (Part 3/3)
From
the side, Jun Lixuan watched them talking. With every interaction, his face
fell more and more sullen. Once Ling Qiyang finished making arrangements, he
led them out of the house.
The
woman looked at them and nodded with affirmation. When they left the room, she
went back to the bed to lie down.
After
the opera ended, the wives and concubines of Fourth Prince also returned to
their residences. Jun Chengyan did not wish to sleep with his wife or concubines.
He left to his chambers under the pretext of training and reading, escaping
their relentless flirting.
In the
dead of night, Jun Chengyan, accompanied by the housekeeper, entered the small
courtyard where the woman was. Jun Chengyan stepped in and instructed the
housekeeper to leave together with the entourage. He even drove away the guards
before entering the house.
The
room was dimly lit, with little to no presence felt. Jun Chengyan used the
faint candlelight to size up the woman on the bed clearly. He really loved her
slender figure and shape features. The more he looked, the stronger the
satisfaction on his face. He closed in towards the bed, removing a piece of
clothing with each step.
He
leaned forward and laid a gentle peck on her forehead. Right at that moment,
the woman suddenly opened her eyes. From her eyes, nose and ears, fresh crimson
blood dripped out eerily. Jun Chengyan was stupefied. His eyes widened three
sizes larger, and his jaws dropped. He wanted to scream but found no sound
coming out of his throat. Caution and fear blared deafening in his ears, but
his legs were weak, and his knees buckled. He was was helpless and could only
fall on the bed softly, staring and trembling.
The
bleeding woman slowly sat up. With bloodshot eyes, she stared at him fiercely.
A piercing shiver ran down Jun Chengyan’s spine and cold sweat collected on his
forehead. Just as he was thinking about how to call for help, the woman's face
suddenly cracked into several pieces. The originally beautiful skin on her face
peeled off, revealing bloody red flesh. The blood flowed down along the cracks
staining the white bedsheets and blanket crimson.
Colour
drained from Jun Chengyan's face, sweat ran down his temples, and his whole
body shook. He mouthed, "Ghost...Ghost..."
The
woman said in a hoarse and screeching voice, "I will chop off your balls
and burn it as a tribute to all the woman in the world." While she spoke,
the woman took off the hairpin from her head and slammed it at Jun Chengyan's
privates.
Jun
Chengyan felt that the blood from the woman’s face dripped on his. The droplet
was chillingly cold on his skin. As her cracked face closed in, he could see
the white bones under the red flesh peeking through. The moment the woman swung
the hairpin down, Jun Chengyan rolled his eyes and fainted. Little did he know
that the woman's hairpin only stuck to the mattress and did not hurt him at
all.
Seeing
that the fainted person, the woman grabbed her hairpin and rushed out as Ling Qiyang
instructed. Hearing the movement of the door opening, the housekeeper ran into
the yard. The first sight that entered his eyes was a bloody and seemingly
flying woman. Instantly, his knees buckled, and he fell to the ground.
Jun
Lixuan 's shadow guard hooked the woman's waist with soft silk as the woman ran.
He tugged it lightly, hulling her into the air and made her look like she was
floating. By this time, the woman's blood had stained her white clothes. Her
hair was dishevelled, and her bloodied sleeves were fleeted about. Her appearance
was literally hellish.
One of
Jun Chengyan’s concubine heard that her husband had brought the woman back
today, and her heart was down. With her family's influence and Jun Chengyan’s
favour, she came to arrest that woman with a full entourage. She had planned to
demand an explanation from Jun Chengyan and to coax and dote on her.
Little
did she expect, as soon as she entered the courtyard gate, she saw a bloodied
woman floating around. The woman zoomed straight at her and stared face to face
with her. She held her breath for a few moments as shock crash through her mind.
Then, her breathing hastened into short wheezes as her lower lips whimpered.
When her mind finally registered what her eyes saw, she screamed. Repeatedly,
her shrieks pierced through the dead silence of the night as if she was crazy.
The
woman was clever. She knew her job well. She repeatedly cried, "You will
pay back what you owed me. Return me my life. I still want to get married,
return me my life. My husband is still waiting for me... he is waiting for
me..."
These
eerie chants reverberated in the concubine's ears. The more she heard them, the
fiercer and hoarser her screams. The attendant who came with her was so scared that
he relieved himself on the spot, crashing into the pool of his yellow excretion.
Hearing the shrieks, the guards came one after another. Alas, the scene in
front of them had them retreating in fear. They have seen people dressing up as
ghost, yet this ghost seemed too real. After all, no human could still speak
with a face that was this cracked, right?
"I
will be back... I will be back..." The woman continued her chants as her
bloodshot eyes scanned her surroundings.
Sensing
that the act had met his goals, Jun Lixuan waved his hand. The shadow guard
pulled in the rope, the woman quickly drifted away from everyone's sight. Only
the blood on the ground confirmed that what she had just seen was real.
Jun
Lixuan did not stay for long. He picked up Ling Qiyang, jumped, onto and off
the roof. Then, he retreated in the direction of the manor.
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From
the side, Jun Lixuan watched them talking. With every interaction, his face
fell more and more sullen. Once Ling Qiyang finished making arrangements, he
led them out of the house.
The
woman looked at them and nodded with affirmation. When they left the room, she
went back to the bed to lie down.
After
the opera ended, the wives and concubines of Fourth Prince also returned to
their residences. Jun Chengyan did not wish to sleep with his wife or concubines.
He left to his chambers under the pretext of training and reading, escaping
their relentless flirting.
In the
dead of night, Jun Chengyan, accompanied by the housekeeper, entered the small
courtyard where the woman was. Jun Chengyan stepped in and instructed the
housekeeper to leave together with the entourage. He even drove away the guards
before entering the house.
The
room was dimly lit, with little to no presence felt. Jun Chengyan used the
faint candlelight to size up the woman on the bed clearly. He really loved her
slender figure and shape features. The more he looked, the stronger the
satisfaction on his face. He closed in towards the bed, removing a piece of
clothing with each step.
He
leaned forward and laid a gentle peck on her forehead. Right at that moment,
the woman suddenly opened her eyes. From her eyes, nose and ears, fresh crimson
blood dripped out eerily. Jun Chengyan was stupefied. His eyes widened three
sizes larger, and his jaws dropped. He wanted to scream but found no sound
coming out of his throat. Caution and fear blared deafening in his ears, but
his legs were weak, and his knees buckled. He was was helpless and could only
fall on the bed softly, staring and trembling.
The
bleeding woman slowly sat up. With bloodshot eyes, she stared at him fiercely.
A piercing shiver ran down Jun Chengyan’s spine and cold sweat collected on his
forehead. Just as he was thinking about how to call for help, the woman's face
suddenly cracked into several pieces. The originally beautiful skin on her face
peeled off, revealing bloody red flesh. The blood flowed down along the cracks
staining the white bedsheets and blanket crimson.
Colour
drained from Jun Chengyan's face, sweat ran down his temples, and his whole
body shook. He mouthed, "Ghost...Ghost..."
The
woman said in a hoarse and screeching voice, "I will chop off your balls
and burn it as a tribute to all the woman in the world." While she spoke,
the woman took off the hairpin from her head and slammed it at Jun Chengyan's
privates.
Jun
Chengyan felt that the blood from the woman’s face dripped on his. The droplet
was chillingly cold on his skin. As her cracked face closed in, he could see
the white bones under the red flesh peeking through. The moment the woman swung
the hairpin down, Jun Chengyan rolled his eyes and fainted. Little did he know
that the woman's hairpin only stuck to the mattress and did not hurt him at
all.
Seeing
that the fainted person, the woman grabbed her hairpin and rushed out as Ling Qiyang
instructed. Hearing the movement of the door opening, the housekeeper ran into
the yard. The first sight that entered his eyes was a bloody and seemingly
flying woman. Instantly, his knees buckled, and he fell to the ground.
Jun
Lixuan 's shadow guard hooked the woman's waist with soft silk as the woman ran.
He tugged it lightly, hulling her into the air and made her look like she was
floating. By this time, the woman's blood had stained her white clothes. Her
hair was dishevelled, and her bloodied sleeves were fleeted about. Her appearance
was literally hellish.
One of
Jun Chengyan’s concubine heard that her husband had brought the woman back
today, and her heart was down. With her family's influence and Jun Chengyan’s
favour, she came to arrest that woman with a full entourage. She had planned to
demand an explanation from Jun Chengyan and to coax and dote on her.
Little
did she expect, as soon as she entered the courtyard gate, she saw a bloodied
woman floating around. The woman zoomed straight at her and stared face to face
with her. She held her breath for a few moments as shock crash through her mind.
Then, her breathing hastened into short wheezes as her lower lips whimpered.
When her mind finally registered what her eyes saw, she screamed. Repeatedly,
her shrieks pierced through the dead silence of the night as if she was crazy.
The
woman was clever. She knew her job well. She repeatedly cried, "You will
pay back what you owed me. Return me my life. I still want to get married,
return me my life. My husband is still waiting for me... he is waiting for
me..."
These
eerie chants reverberated in the concubine's ears. The more she heard them, the
fiercer and hoarser her screams. The attendant who came with her was so scared that
he relieved himself on the spot, crashing into the pool of his yellow excretion.
Hearing the shrieks, the guards came one after another. Alas, the scene in
front of them had them retreating in fear. They have seen people dressing up as
ghost, yet this ghost seemed too real. After all, no human could still speak
with a face that was this cracked, right?
"I
will be back... I will be back..." The woman continued her chants as her
bloodshot eyes scanned her surroundings.
Sensing
that the act had met his goals, Jun Lixuan waved his hand. The shadow guard
pulled in the rope, the woman quickly drifted away from everyone's sight. Only
the blood on the ground confirmed that what she had just seen was real.
Jun
Lixuan did not stay for long. He picked up Ling Qiyang, jumped, onto and off
the roof. Then, he retreated in the direction of the manor.
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Translator's Notes:
Although
this woman doesn't have many roles, she will play a key role in the future.
Don't forget her. I absolutely loved how dramatic this chapter is. Ling Qiyang
must be quite genius to think of this and execute it in such a short time!
Thank you for the extra chapter!!!
ReplyDeleteahhahahha
ReplyDeleteOhhh god I just loved this chapter and thanks for the hard work
ReplyDeleteyep good luck for the future nightmares!! hahahaha thank u for the chapter~
ReplyDeleteThis is simply brilliant, I laugh so hard at their suffering. Fuck'em
ReplyDeletei will also shout on top of my lungs if i ever see a bloodied, floating person in front of me.
ReplyDeleteShe should have pierced the scum in his privates XD
Lmaooo
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