Chapter 2.2 - Red Lotus (2/2)

Lin Jiu’s heart skipped a beat as she suddenly felt something strong come at her. She couldn’t avoid it, and she took a few steps back.

The bad aura followed in pursuit—then went in her body! It was hard to describe it, but it was like a sphere of ice had penetrated her. Lin Jiu’s eyes widened in shock, but when she looked up, everyone’s expression appeared normal, as if no one noticed that something was off about her.

The next moment, she heard a loud “Bang!” in her mind. Her brain was all jumbled up, and everything in front of her felt both real and surreal, and it was then that she “saw” a lotus bud floating around.

She stretched out her hand to touch the black lotus bud, and as soon as her fingers came in contact with it, everything about the lotus rushed into her mind.

It was called a Red Lotus, and it came from ancient bloodlines. Under the Lin family, every thousand years, one person would be awoken to become one with “Red Lotus”. When the Red Lotus awoke, it had to constantly suck on the evil of others. Evil and crime were its nutrients.

If the Red Lotus didn’t get enough nutrients, it would suck the host dry.

That was the bad side of it, but naturally, it did have its advantages. For every petal that bloomed from the Red Lotus, the host would improve significantly in their cultivation skills. When the eight petals from the outer layer bloomed, it would release the ultimate power, to the point where killing every master would be easy! The Red Lotus had five layers, and it was hard to imagine what terrifying things would happen in full blossom.

Lin Jiu was dazed, and she couldn’t grasp what was happening for a long time.

After a while, she tried her best to pull herself out from this illusion. She glared at Qing Yun Xin lying on his bed, and she found that she couldn’t find the words to speak. To what extent did this person hate her, that he activated her talent in her bloodline?

She stared at Qing Yun Xi with all her might. In her mind, the Red Lotus slowly bloomed its first petal, but midway through its blossom, it stopped. Lin Jiu raised her gaze and looked at everyone there.

Sadly, except for Qing Yun Xi, no one had any hate for her that she could fuel.

Lin Jiu looked down, surprised at the events that just happened. The villainess from the novel had awakened the Red Lotus too, which was why she had gone crazy and was eventually led to her death. It wasn’t because of the hatred that bloomed when she couldn’t get the love she craved for…

She calmed her mind and went through her memories again, then realized that she didn’t have any ties with Qing Yun Xi at all.

Then where did all this hatred towards her come from?

Lin Jiu raised her eyebrows, and a devilish smile surfaced.

Since he hated her so much for no apparent reason, don’t blame her for using him there and then!