Chapter 8

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Chapter 8: The Mighty Blue Civet Cat Demon Emperor

Bai Qige suddenly appeared, saying bold words that left the students confused. Some recognized the plush costume he was wearing as belonging to their club and angrily questioned him.

Everyone was already annoyed by the argument between club president Yuan Jingxiang and vice president Chu Mushan, when two hot-headed male students approached looking ready to fight.

"Take this, my Cat Demon Emperor Fist!" With a swift motion, Bai Qige punched the two male students in the stomach with a fierce roar.

The two students doubled over, saliva flying as their eyes rolled back. One was even sent flying by the force of the blow, flipping in the air before landing motionless on the ground.

After knocking down the two male students, the girls screamed in shock. Bai Qige paid no attention, as the old school building was deserted due to the School Festival performances and the club room was secluded with good soundproofing.

He continued to attack the students, tying them up with a rope he found in the costume and gagging them with tape from the plush costume, ensuring their silence.

The room fell silent, with ten students bound and silenced.

Bai Qige sat down, coldly stating, "Finally quiet. I am here to let you know who I am and what I can do. I am strong enough to harm you if provoked. So, let’s play a game called True Love Test."

There were no claps or cheers, only Bai Qige singing alone here. He didn’t mind, looking around, rich people’s evil theory was fully expressed here. The decoration of this activity room was very nice, much better than any fancy decorated room. There were fruit platters, snacks, TV, game console, and even a multi-functional table that could turn into a ping pong, pool, and even mahjong table. Just the arrangement of this activity room required more money than Bai Qige’s entire worth.

Bai Qige casually picked up the fruit knife next to the fruit platter, waved it twice, and said, "Now let’s start the first step of our game. Tell me, who is the most eye-catching couple in your club! Use your eyes to answer. Those who answer incorrectly or refuse to answer, I will use this knife to cut open your watermelon heads!"

Although Bai Qige didn’t care about the answer, at this moment, he saw a few male and female students looking at Yuan Jingxiang and Chu Mushan. Bai Qige couldn’t help but sigh at the coldness of the world. Nowadays, the kids were so selfish, not a bit like the revolutionary martyrs who sacrificed themselves. They had no spirit of sacrificing for the greater good.

Well, if these people really have that spirit, Bai Qige would find it annoying.

"Is it you two? Hmm, the boy is handsome and gallant, and the girl is youthful and beautiful, truly a perfect match. Congratulations, you are about to become the main characters in this True Love Test game! Are you happy?"

Bai Qige removed the tape from Chu Mushan’s mouth, and he shouted, "You lunatic! Let me tell you, I am from the Chu family, a well-known political and legal family. My parents are prominent figures in the Yanhuang Empire’s political and legal circles. If you don’t let us go, you will regret it!"

Chu Mushan’s threat was strong, but Bai Qige didn’t care at all. He even let out a wicked smile, though it was hidden under a blue civet cat plush costume, so Chu Mushan couldn’t see it.

"In your prime youth, with a prestigious family background, good-looking, and wealthy, you are a pride of heaven. Not only do others think so, but you even think so yourself. The self-confidence and arrogance on your face show this. You live at the top of the pyramid, but in your immature worldview, you have never considered others’ positions. You have not yet understood what maturity, responsibility, and the heaviness of reality mean! You have never hesitated for others, just like now, you have never thought about the irreversible consequences if you anger me, for yourself, or your companions!"

Bai Qige stood up casually, inserted the fruit knife into the thigh of a male student.

"Just now, when I asked who the most compatible couple was, he is the only person in the room who didn’t look at you with recognition and glared at those who pointed you out, I could tell that he might be your friend, or maybe not, it doesn’t matter. But now, he’s been hurt because of your recklessness!"

"You crazy person, you lunatic, you jerk, let him go!" Chu Mushan shouted like mad, and Bai Qige, hearing this, felt a slight sense of pleasure in his heart.

"Anger, pain, fear. You are starting to realize that your arrogance may not lead to good results. This is a good start. Please keep this mindset. Of course, if you continue to shout like this, not only will it attract unwanted attention, but it will also be the time when all of you perish!"

Bai Qige’s cold voice, faintly revealing a chilling madness and cruelty, as he gently raised his hand, pulled out a fruit knife, then stabbed it back in. The male student who was stabbed twice by the fruit knife writhed in agony, releasing his fear and pain. Blood flowed on the ground, the smell of blood filling everyone’s nostrils, causing the female students to cry softly and the male students to tremble.

Lowly ants, your foolishness and sins make me want to laugh…

With a cruel and vicious smile on his lips, Bai Qige said, "Please do not panic, my skill with a knife is decent. By making these two cuts, he won’t be severely injured because I am just letting blood. From now on, this student will be the timer for the whole game. I will continuously bleed him. If the game ends within fifteen minutes, he will be safe. If it goes over twenty minutes, the excessive bleeding will cause irreversible damage to his organs, and he will be a wreck for a long time. If it goes beyond thirty minutes, then his death is inevitable!"

Pausing, Bai Qige continued with a cruel, somewhat subtly pleasurable tone, "If he dies before the game ends, you will accompany these timer classmates to the afterlife. I don’t want it to come to that, but I have no choice. These are the rules of the game! Now, I declare the game has begun, starting with the lead actress, Yuan Jingxiang!"

Tearing off the transparent tape from Yuan Jingxiang’s mouth, it must be said that Yuan Jingxiang’s responsiveness and mental toughness were quite impressive. She managed to calm down and said, "Sir, no matter what your intention is for this game, I hope we can approach it in a more peaceful manner. I’m sure you wouldn’t want to be a fugitive in the Yanhuang Empire after this game. Injuring and killing are ultimately different. I am willing to play the game with you, so could you please spare that student."

Bai Qige chuckled softly, "Good mental strength. You can still maintain logical thinking at a crisis, and you also have a kind heart and the courage to stand up. Maybe this is related to your background growing up in a family of doctors, maybe your parents taught you many life lessons when you were young. They did a great job, raising a wonderful, proud daughter. But I have to tell you, kindness without enough wisdom is no different from foolishness…"

"For example, you don’t know what this classmate who is the timer has done, and why I chose him. Half a year ago, there was a poor, vanity-stricken girl who wanted to exchange her youth for some material desires. The girl, after spending a month with a wealthy male student, became addicted to drugs, and then died from an overdose. Her death brought great sorrow to everyone, except for one person who secretly rejoiced at being free from the demanding girl. Do you know who that person is? The answer may not be surprising – yes, it’s this seemingly pitiful guy, chosen by me as a countdown timer in the game of life, who actually deserved his fate."

Chuckling softly, the laughter carried a cruel, brutal madness that sent shivers down everyone’s spine. All eyes involuntarily turned towards the unfortunate timer classmate, whose sudden fear and panic on his face said it all.

"Then let’s officially start the game!"

With cruel mockery and brutal coldness, Bai Qige implanted fear into everyone’s hearts through his actions and tone of voice.

"Student Chu Mushan, as a prodigy of the heavens, you must have never encountered a game like this before. It’s a scenario where no matter what choice you make, it will bring you pain and fear. But regardless, you must make a decision and take responsibility for it. Your only reliance is your courage, sense of duty, and devotion to love! I hope that after this game, you can be reborn! Of course, it may also lead to death!"

Looking down at Chu Mushan, Bai Qige whispered with an unpredictable voice. His gaze penetrated every thought, fear, and even the slightest hidden thoughts in Chu Mushan’s mind, every memory clear to Bai Qige, even those Chu Mushan himself was unaware of.

The Mind Devil Transformation of Myriad Illusions Sky Slash is not just about manipulating Bai Qige’s mind, it can even bestow various supernatural abilities upon him. With just eye contact, it can read his thoughts entirely, known as the ability of Mind Reading.

Then, whenever Bai Qige desires, he can deliberately control Chu Mushan’s emotions and thoughts through words, willpower, or even just a glance. This is the second ability of Mind Devil Transformation, named Soul Interference.

If one has committed sins in their life, a faint dark mist will surround them. With a simple glance, the past and future consequences of those sins will be laid bare. That unfortunate timer classmate was exposed by Bai Qige’s previous actions, using the third ability of Mind Devil Transformation, called Condemnation.

Using words and the power of Soul Interference’s Mind Devil Transformation, Bai Qige made Chu Mushan’s fears and confusion grow, intentionally weakening his reason and courage. In this game, a brave and determined Chu Mushan was not needed, only a cowardly one.

"The game officially begins, I announce the first question of the True Love Test: Chu Mushan, love is beautiful and sweet, but blind obsession requires not only receiving the other person’s love, but also your own effort. Chu Mushan, the question is: With your beautiful piano melody, you have won Yuan Jingxiang’s love and you are proud of it because you want to become a famous pianist in the future and you have skilled hands for playing the piano. Now the question is, don’t worry, I won’t ask you which excavator is the best!"

"How will you react when faced with the loss of your proud skilled hands? Now, I have a hammer for you to crack walnuts with, you have two choices: first, I smash ten of your fingers, second, I attract you with Yuan Jingxiang’s enchanting face and cut it, please choose!"

Making tough choices has always been cruel. Who would you save between a mother and a wife drowning in the river? This is a question with no correct answer regardless of the choice, the only right thing is to have the courage to bear the consequences and resolutely stay unrepentant, of course, with endless pain.

Immersed in the Mind Devil Transformation, Bai Qige looked calmly and cruelly at Chu Mushan, continuously waving the hammer to psychologically influence him. Under Bai Qige’s Soul Interference and internal demon superpower, Chu Mushan’s eyes were completely engulfed by fear and panic, his will started to falter, he couldn’t even maintain clear and logical thinking.

"Chu Mushan, you have 3 minutes to think about this. When I smash your fingers, I will do it very seriously, completely breaking them. Even with your musical talent, you won’t be able to become a skilled pianist. However, there are benefits, from then on, you can bid farewell to wasting time on self-indulgence or games, and focus your energy on more appropriate things…"

Bai Qige calmly but menacingly, kept magnifying Chu Mushan’s fear.

"Of course, you can also gamble on modern medical advancements to restore your hand like new, but it’s not optimistic. On the other hand, with your family’s strong financial status, giving up the path of becoming a musician and focusing on a career in law may align more with your parents’ expectations. Then, you can proudly declare to others that for the sake of your beloved woman, you are willing to endure pain and hardship! This is a choice between rebirth and death, also the purpose of the True Love Test."