Chapter 114: A Strange Reaction
“Are you Shen Qingli? We took money from someone, so we’re here to deal with you.”
The bald man in the middle, his face wrapped in black gauze, revealed his features quite clearly. His manner of speaking suggested he fancied himself very clever, and he didn’t seem like someone easily intimidated.
“Damn it, who told you to blurt that out!”
The man with a Peppa Pig tattoo on his arm slapped the bald man sharply, the sound ringing out sharply.
“That’s right!”
Another man, shorter than both, nodded in agreement. His already sparse hair was slicked back in a ridiculous way.
“Tsk.”
Shen Qingli was somewhat speechless. How did she always manage to run into such oddballs?
“Alright, tell me—how much money did they pay you? I’ll pay you double.”
She said quietly.
“How dare you insult us with money! We’re professionals, you know!”
The bald man said angrily, oblivious to the disappointed looks from his companions.
“That’s what you think, but your buddy back there doesn’t seem to agree, does he?”
Shen Qingli raised an eyebrow and glanced at the other two, silently calling out to Green Cilantro in her mind.
“Cilantro, check them out. Is there anything unusual about these three?”
“I’ve always felt those three are strange,” Green Cilantro nodded and immediately scanned them.
[Host, they look human, but I sense something else. You need to be careful.]
Something else…
Shen Qingli frowned, suddenly recalling the nine-tailed cat demon from before. Without hesitation, she unleashed vines, striking toward the three men.
In the next instant, they dodged swiftly—far faster than any normal human should be.
“So there is something strange about you. You’re clever, pretending to be foolish to lower my guard.”
The foolishness on their faces was gone now; they looked like they wanted to tear her apart.
“When we kill you, you won’t be saying that anymore!”
They sneered coldly and charged at Shen Qingli, also summoning control over plants.
***
“We three are far stronger than you! Just because you’re a little girl with a few tricks, you think you’re invincible?!”
The bald man snarled viciously, conjuring vines and sending them hurtling toward Shen Qingli.
“Oh, really?”
Shen Qingli didn’t move. A slight smile curved her lips. Then she flicked her finger, and the vine turned sharply, striking the bald man instead.
The bald man was shocked. “How is this possible? The things I summon should obey me! Why are they listening to you?!”
Seeing this, the other two also summoned their plants, launching them at Shen Qingli.
But in the end, all lost control and became hers.
“Die.”
Shen Qingli said coldly, hurling the plants back at the three men.
The plants showed no mercy and swiftly cut them down, following orders without hesitation.
The bald man stared at Shen Qingli, suddenly realizing something. His eyes widened in shock.
“You’re... you’re his daughter.”
His words stopped abruptly as he died.
As they perished, their bodies turned to dust, and a core appeared before Shen Qingli.
“I didn’t expect all three shared one core.”
She reached out to touch it, intending to study it further.
Unexpectedly, the core dissolved into spiritual energy, rushing into her body.
[Host! Are you alright? Do you feel any discomfort? You’re now an immortal body; demonic energy cannot enter you!]
Green Cilantro panicked, circling her nervously.
Yet Shen Qingli felt no discomfort—only a familiar sense of returning to her roots.
“I’m fine. It just feels like I have more power than before.”
Even she hesitated, disbelief coloring her voice.
[Ah? That shouldn’t happen…]
Green Cilantro was surprised too, but after scanning her body, confirmed there was no harm.
[Host, you can freely convert pure demonic power? Could it be that you’re half immortal, half demon?]
Green Cilantro’s words made Shen Qingli think of her mother, yet she still didn’t know who her father was…
***
“Better wait until I get back and have Xie Jinchuan examine this.”
She couldn’t understand what was happening. Perhaps only Xie Jinchuan could explain it.
[Host, should we still go to the hospital now?]
Back in the car, Green Cilantro asked, eyes fixed anxiously on Shen Qingli, afraid anything might happen.
“It’s still early. Xie Jinchuan probably hasn’t finished his meeting. We should go to the hospital first—after all, she was the one who leaked my information.”
Thinking of the news spreading in the demon realm gave Shen Qingli a headache.
She had only been out for one day and had already faced two ambushes. More would likely come.
That was hardly convenient for her.
[Host, I support you in smashing that home-wrecker!]
Green Cilantro looked righteously indignant, then added, [Whenever you need me, I’m ready to pounce and bite her to death!]
Before the fiery mood lasted two minutes, Shen Qingli quietly said, “Dogs aren’t allowed in hospitals. You’ll have to wait in the car.”
Green Cilantro instantly flared up.
[I can turn into a little butterfly—]
[Or a little bug—]
What a joke! Would he miss such a spectacle? Absolutely not!
“Fine, then turn into a bug.”
Shen Qingli glanced at the hospital not far away and spoke quickly, wanting to stop his nagging before it gave her a headache.
[Yay~]
As they neared the hospital, in a top-floor ward, Rong Qiao’s lips curved into a slight smile.
“Shen Qingli, I knew you’d come. This time, I won’t do anything. After all, you’re not what I want.”
A mysterious gleam flashed in Rong Qiao’s eyes. She then cast a spell on herself, looking somewhat irritable.
Her gaze flicked to a dagger nearby, a deep meaning shining in her eyes.
“Soon. Very soon.”