I Rule Fortune-Telling Livestreams

Chapter 196: I’ll Kill You

Shen Zhiyao had a lot of fans now, so the moment she started her stream, they flooded into her channel.

After greeting everyone, Shen Zhiyao got straight to the point. "Now, let’s get to the question you’ve all been waiting for. You all want to know where Meng Xiaoxiao is, right? Come on, I’ll take you to her!"

As soon as she said this, the viewers in the livestream chat grew excited:

[Here it is, here it is! The moment I’ve been waiting for!]

[Is Meng Xiaoxiao really going to be okay? I want her to come back safe and sound as much as anyone, but I just don’t think it’s possible!]

[Don’t be a skeptic! The streamer is about to show you what she’s really capable of!]

[There you go with that superstitious nonsense again! The production team is already out on a search and rescue mission. It’s bad enough you aren’t helping, but now you’re just getting in the way!]

[It’s already tragic enough that Meng Xiaoxiao is missing, and you’re actually using the hype around it to get views? How is that any different from profiting off a tragedy? Why don’t you just go die!]

[Why don’t you shut up! Just keep watching and you’ll find out. Let our streamer show you what she can do!]

[Exactly! Our streamer would never profit from a tragedy, unlike some people. She’s the real deal!]

Shen Zhiyao didn’t offer much of an explanation. She just took her phone and started walking inland.

As she walked, she glanced back. In the distance, she could still see a couple of the search and rescue team’s boats floating on the water.

’She knew they were all on a wild goose chase. The one who would truly find Meng Xiaoxiao would be her, Shen Zhiyao!’

After a few minutes of walking, rows of bells appeared on screen. The location was another sea cliff, looking especially eerie.

[Is this the place where they found Meng Xiaoxiao’s shoes? I remember the production team said they found her shoes by the sea. Was it this part of the shore?]

[No, the place they found Meng Xiaoxiao’s shoes was on the cliff to the left. This spot must be where the production team just arrived. Look at those bells over there, in neat rows!]

[I think I heard Gu Shi say there are 398 bells here. Streamer, quick, count them and see if he was right!]

[Piss off, she doesn’t have time for that!]

[What’s the streamer here for? Fishing?]

[Look, there’s someone standing by the bells! Is it Meng Xiaoxiao?]

Shen Zhiyao and Chen Yan took a small path around the back, heading toward the town. The audience watching the stream finally got a clear look at the person standing beneath the silk threads.

It was a young man, standing with his back to the camera.

At his feet lay a sea of bodies.

Dozens of young people’s bodies were scattered haphazardly on the ground, the soil stained with blood.

Everyone else was on the ground, but the young man remained standing. His clothes were tattered, and his body was covered in blood.

He was holding a knife. Meng Xiaoxiao stood nearby, her eyes glowing an eerie blue, her gaze exceptionally terrifying.

He raised the knife to stab Meng Xiaoxiao, but at that exact moment, the sound of footsteps came from behind him.

His movement faltered. He spun around to see Master Qin standing behind him, radiating a cold aura.

His face was murderous, making him look like an evil ghost that had crawled straight out of hell.

Recognizing the newcomer, he started screaming, "Die! Die! Die!"

The scene left the livestream viewers stunned. After a moment of silence, the chat began to fill with comments:

[Holy crap! Is this an active murder scene?]

[Isn’t that Qin Feng? Look, he’s holding a knife! Is he about to kill Meng Xiaoxiao?]

[Oh my god! I see Meng Xiaoxiao! She really is alive! The streamer wasn’t lying!]

[Look! Meng Xiaoxiao’s eyes look so vacant! So that’s why no one could find her. He must have taken her!]

[Look at Qin Feng’s eyes! They’re so scary! I’m getting goosebumps just watching him!]

[Holy shit, this is terrifying! Streamer, please save my Xiao Xiao!]

Shen Zhiyao felt no fear at all. She simply walked forward and said coolly, "Stop. You’ve already killed so many people. Must you continue down this path of mistakes?"

Qin Feng stretched his mouth into a chilling grin. "And why not? Creating a Chi Ling requires a massive amount of blood. As long as the Chi Ling can be made, it doesn’t matter who dies... It’s not me, after all!"

Shen Zhiyao’s voice was sharp. "Put down the knife! Such a vile thing should never have existed!"

The smile on Qin Feng’s face froze. He brandished his knife a few times and said, "Who says such things shouldn’t exist? You have no idea how miraculous it is. You just have to wear it to easily break through a level of your Cultivation. We’d all become luckier, too. Our people would no longer have to worry about making a living; everyone could make a fortune. A Chi Ling can help businesspeople thrive, a guaranteed path to success. If you had ever enjoyed such a thing, would you be so quick to give it up?"

He pointed at the corpses on the ground, laughing as he spoke. "Look! We have so many Peacocks here! We finally have the raw materials for our Chi Ling! We can make so many more Chi Ling and sell them all over the country!"

"BWAHAHAHA... BWAHAHAHAHAHA..." As he spoke, his expression became completely unhinged. "I’m telling you, not even God himself could show up today and stop me from getting rich!"

"Look!" He picked up a severed head from the ground and held it up to Shen Zhiyao. "See? This Peacock is the highest quality. Look at the purplish-blue color on it, isn’t it beautiful! Once its Spiritual Power is drained, it becomes the raw material for a Chi Ling! BWAHAHAHA..."

"BWAHAHAHA... So beautiful... so beautiful! BWAHAHAHAHA..."

[WTF, what is he talking about? I don’t get it.]

[I think I got the gist of it. It sounds like he killed all these people to make Chi Ling... He also mentioned something about Peacocks...]

[I saw a movie once where they refined a dead person’s organs for forty-nine days to create an elixir of eternal life. They must have captured Meng Xiaoxiao to make some kind of elixir, right?]

[This is so messed up! Streamer, run! Be careful or he’ll turn you into a Chi Ling next! Run, streamer!]

A gentle breeze rustled through, causing the bells on the red threads to JINGLE and JANGLE endlessly. Qin Feng’s mind grew increasingly hazy.

He was practically delirious now...

A greedy glint appeared in Qin Feng’s eyes as he looked at Shen Zhiyao. "Ooh, little beauty. Making a Chi Ling from you would be even better than using Meng Xiaoxiao! The moment I first saw you, I knew you were the perfect material for a Chi Ling!"

With that, he ignored Meng Xiaoxiao and advanced on Shen Zhiyao, knife raised.

Shen Zhiyao, still holding her phone, frowned slightly as she saw Qin Feng coming to attack her.

’She wasn’t scared. Instead, she was thinking about how to take him down.’

’It wouldn’t be good to use Spiritual Power in front of the livestream audience.’

’But Qin Feng was covered in blood, absolutely filthy. Whether she punched him or kicked him, Shen Zhiyao found the thought of touching him repulsive.’

Meanwhile, the viewers watching Qin Feng slowly approach were about to piss their pants in fear. They all started spamming the chat: "Shen Zhiyao, what are you spacing out for? Run!"

’Might as well... just kick him!’