Could it be that I am the cruel villain?
Chapter 46: Soul Hooking

Chapter 46: Chapter 46: Soul Hooking

September 19th.

Outside the window, the cold wind whistled fiercely, ruthlessly pelting the windows with raindrops, the downpour enveloping the entirety of Qingshui County once again in a relentless storm.

Yet this torrential rain signified not the autumn equinox but rather the Cold Dew.

In the pitch-black room, Jiang Feng quietly lay on his side on the bed, his expression content and his breathing deep, drawing Spiritual Energy into his body with each breath, and expelling the turbid qi with each exhalation.

Even in deep sleep, his body’s instinct repeatedly refined the Spiritual Energy. Although his body was not up to standard, he could cultivate and breathe in Spiritual Energy. However, the amount he could store was still overly scarce.

Whenever there was slightly more Spiritual Energy in his Dantian, he would feel an excruciating pain in his lower abdomen, thus he could only reluctantly disperse this Spiritual Energy. Yet, these days of arduous cultivation had ingrained the method of circulating Spiritual Energy firmly into his mind.

Right then, the eyebrows of the sleeping youth furrowed slightly.

Ding-ding-ding—

In the rainy night, a faint bell sound emanated from the streets.

However, this did not awaken the sleeping youth; on the contrary, it relaxed his furrowed brows, making him sleep even deeper.

More than ten days had passed since his first Body Tempering, and during these days, he had been tirelessly studying his body and the constantly changing Spiritual Energy. In this short span of ten days, he had immersed himself in Body Tempering Liquid three times.

In other words, he was now at the fourth realm of Body Tempering. The thought of his speed and determination was frightening.

Combined with some basic applications of Spiritual Energy, he had even attempted to practice the Guardian technique using Spiritual Energy as instructed by Su Yi. Over these days, he felt as if he had been reborn, making rapid progress.

A slight smile curved on the lips of the sleeping youth, seemingly dreaming of something joyful.

He did not notice that Liu Tangxi, who used to hack him to pieces in his dreams every day, did not appear in his dreams today.

Ding-ding-ding—

The bell sounded once again, only this time it seemed closer to the young man. His body, initially lying on its side, slowly slipped downwards, sinking deeper into his beautiful dream.

"Jiang Feng, come and eat your meal."

"What did you learn at school today? Looking at your dusty and smudged face, did you fight with those ruffians again?"

"You must stay away from them in the future; don’t let them lead my precious son astray."

In his dream, he seemed to see his mother carrying steaming dishes towards him, smiling and asking about his day at school and how he got along with his classmates.

"Where do you want to work in the future?"

"Whether you wish to enter the court as an official or join the Immortal Sect, your father will find a way to help you get there."

"Or do you simply wish to live as a carefree wealthy man?"

He met his father in the dream as well, who, despite his serious and earnest tone, revealed his deep care for his child, converting all his love into tangible actions to support the path his child wished to choose.

Ding!

The sound exploded next to his ear like thunder!

Logically, Jiang Feng, with his caution, should have awoken at the first sound of the bell, but this time, the youth was clearly unusual.

The bell sounded like a signal, leading him to get off the bed with closed eyes, step by step heading towards the door, barefoot on the stairs, slowly making his way toward the front door.

Ding-ding-ding—

The bell started to ring more urgently.

This eerie sound carried a faint allure, as if placing a noose around one’s neck and slowly pulling, yet the youth in his dream was oblivious, continuously seeking the direction of his family.

Blind to see, unable to smell, hear not, nor think through taste, he simply followed the bell in his mind, slowly walking towards the door, until he pulled it open.

The torrential rain suddenly hit his face!

With no sign of awakening at all, he stepped out without hesitation.

Outside, lightning flashed and thunder roared.

The merciless rain lashed against the young man’s body, his bare feet stepping on the cobblestones, one step, two steps... He could feel the enticing bell in his mind getting closer and more frequent.

He saw them—his parents leading his younger self on an autumn outing out of the city.

His father, holding a kite with a stern but gentle look in his eyes impossible to conceal, was teaching him hands-on how to fly the kite higher, picking such a good day for it.

Beside him was a young girl who, although young, had a delicate appearance. She looked to be only about five or six years old, but already possessed a certain demeanor, her movements ladylike and graceful, her face flushed as she held up her skirt. She was his fiancée, Yan Yurou.

The young girl holding up her skirt ran ahead, so he followed her.

Holding the kite string with a cheerful smile on his face, since she was his fiancée, of course, he had to protect her. Calling out Yan Yurou’s name, he walked further away, looking around, unknowingly entering an area completely devoid of people.

Silence surrounded him, eerily quiet.

The kite string in his hand was still "rumbling" as it unwound, but there was no sign of life on the plains, the sky was gloomy, and looking at the young girl still running ahead, for some reason, he felt a chill.

He looked back.

His parents who had been following behind had disappeared. Jiang Feng called out loudly for them but never received a response. He turned around trying to stop Yan Yurou, and the running girl actually stopped.

She turned around.

Her calm expression was almost eerie, making his breathing seem to completely halt, her face pale, devoid of color, just staring straight at the young man, stepping towards him.

Her lips parted slightly, but as the distance closed, her mouth seemed to open wider and wider, to the point where half her head seemed to be turned inside out!

The vividly squirming tongue was horrifying, yet even so, those lifeless eyes were staring at Jiang Feng.

As if trying to see through his heart.

His body took an involuntary step back, sensing the abnormality of this world. But just as the young man panicked, there came another set of footsteps from behind.

This series of footsteps felt familiar to Jiang Feng, even bringing him a sense of inexplicable comfort.

Because he had heard this sound in his dreams for three whole months, it was the most memorable woman to him.

"Liu Tangxi?"

The young man uttered the name in a daze.

As usual, Liu Tangxi just shook her hand expressionlessly, the invisible blade appearing in her palm, only this time her expression wasn’t as serene as usual.

"Child’s play."

Instead of slashing at the eerie creature in the dream, she mocked Jiang Feng with a sword strike, hands moving swiftly, blood sprayed everywhere, and a head fell to the ground.

"Ah!!"

The intense pain woke Jiang Feng up straight from his dream!

His blurry eyes finally began to clear.

His parents and Yurou had disappeared, replaced by two ghostly silhouettes.

One left and one right, one in black and one in white, the two stood about a few meters away leading the way.

The person in black held a banner, the person in white held a bell, their wrists twisting gently making a crisp sound, it was then Jiang Feng realized the ringing in his mind might have come from here.

"Is it this kid?"

"Yes, he said if we can capture him alive and bring him, besides the Body Tempering Pill, the Blood Ginger will also be fully provided."

"Do you really believe that old fox’s words, second brother? These merchants never tell the truth."

"It’s not up to him..."

Confused, he clearly didn’t understand what was happening, even wondering if he was still half asleep.

But just then, the two seemingly realized the boy who should’ve been following with the Soul Summoning Bell was silent, so they looked back.

"Hey, are you also sleepwalking..."

Before he could finish, the dagger was thrust towards his abdomen without warning!

In that instant, the boy only felt a shiver run through his body, his senses all returning in a flash, completely awake.

The dagger pierced into his body without warning, but only went in an inch.

Countless memories of being chopped into meat by Liu Xianzi made him react instantly, even before he could think why the other wanted to kill him, Jiang Feng immediately lowered his center of gravity, rolled over, his whole body tumbling on the ground.

He tightly gripped the other’s wrist, the seemingly unpleasant position turned out to be surprisingly effective under these circumstances, using his body weight to forcibly lower the center of gravity, making the other slightly stagger.

Then...

He delivered a crushing kick aimed directly at the man in black’s groin!

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