The Black Book: Seven Deadly Sins
Chapter 323: What You Do Not Want Done to Yourself, Do Not Do to Others!

Chapter 323: Chapter 323: What You Do Not Want Done to Yourself, Do Not Do to Others!

"Arrogant descenders, since you don’t understand the reverence for life, it is necessary for me to teach you a little philosophy of life..."

"Do not do unto others what you do not want done unto you!"

[Book of Black]: Dao Heart +10

The last trace of oppression in his heart dissipated, and Zhu Haomiao’s lips curled into a relieved smile as he shook his head.

"Uncle, I have a few things to do, I’ll leave first."

"Ah? Oh."

Not understanding why the young man suddenly emerged from his somber mood, Yin Tianze nodded blankly, watching him slowly disappear around the street corner.

A little while later, Zhu Haomiao arrived at a site reduced to scorched earth, frowning in distress.

A few hours ago, this place should have been an inn.

Behind the young man, Yan Yunsheng, holding a long knife in his arms and leading a strong blue-backed wolfhound, hesitated.

"My lord, let it go, it’s all burned to ashes..."

"Alas, do your best and listen to Heavenly Destiny."

Seeing that the young man was still not giving up, Yan Yunsheng untied the cloth wrapping the length of the knife and handed the handle to the nose of the Spirit Dog.

The blue-backed wolfhound sniffed the smell remaining on the handle carefully, then raised its head blankly, turning around before returning dejectedly to Yan Yunsheng’s feet.

"Woof~"

Seeing this, Yan Yunsheng sighed softly.

"My lord, nothing can indeed be found."

Carrying a mindset of giving it a try, Zhu Haomiao was not too disappointed and nodded calmly.

"Got it, let’s head back."

But just after walking a few steps, a small white head poked out of the pouch, darting onto the young man’s shoulder, cooing and acting spoiled in his ear.

"Mmm~"

"Hungry again? Didn’t you just eat..."

With a laugh, Zhu Haomiao tapped Diao Chan’s nose, suddenly having a thought, recalling the little one’s extraordinary sense of smell.

"Yunsheng, bring the knife over!"

"Yes!"

Holding the long knife to Diao Chan’s nose, Zhu Haomiao scratched her chin.

"Find something with this scent, and I’ll make a special feast for you!"

"Squeak?!"

Upon hearing this, Diao Chan’s eyes brightened as she sniffed furiously at the knife handle, then leaped onto Zhu Haomiao’s head to stand, gazing around attentively.

Her little nostrils flared slightly as she sniffed the surroundings, pausing suddenly, grabbing a lock of the young man’s hair with her tiny claws and gently tugging.

"Squeak!"

Understanding, Zhu Haomiao’s face lit up with joy, sprinting madly along the path Diao Chan pointed out.

After crossing two streets, a dilapidated and desolate courtyard came into view; Zhu Haomiao leaped over the wall without hesitation, landing lightly in the weed-infested courtyard.

Diao Chan hopped down from the young man’s head, swiftly darting to the well covered by a stone slab, using her little claws to dig furiously at the slab.

"Squeak!"

Yet, Diao Chan crawled along the well wall, stopping some distance from the water, scratching fiercely at the brick wall.

Thump~

A brick was pried out and fell to the bottom of the well, as Diao Chan stuck her head into the gap, clutching a palm-sized brocade bag as she scrambled back to Zhu Haomiao.

"Squeak~"

Presenting the brocade bag like a treasure, Diao Chan lifted her chin, her bushy tail wagging wildly.

Pet me!

Pet me!

"Amazing! I’ll make you some delicious food when we get back!"

Unable to help it, Zhu Haomiao embraced Diao Chan and gave her a kiss before opening the brocade bag and taking out a murky, dark red crystal stone.

"Hehe, Xuxu is amazing~"

Puffing out her chest proudly, Diao Chan wriggled her little bottom in happiness, suddenly spotting a gleam of green light beside her leap past, instantly turning into a white streak of lightning in pursuit.

On the other hand, scrutinizing the dark red crystal in his hand, Zhu Haomiao couldn’t find anything mysterious, feeling just like an ordinary raw stone.

Even if it were polished into a valuable gem, it wouldn’t be worth so many masters relentlessly tracking it down, would it?

Scratching his chin, Zhu Haomiao furrowed his brows suspiciously, suddenly hearing a crunching sound in his ear.

Turning his head, he saw Diao Chan gripping a half-eaten bizarre insect, juice dripping everywhere as she munched.

Meeting the young man’s gaze, Diao Chan hesitated briefly, reluctantly pushing the half-insect to his mouth.

"Tree tree, delicious, love it, Shui Shui!"

"......"

Staring at the insect with four wriggling legs spasming wildly, Zhu Haomiao could only flash a polite yet awkward smile.

"I can’t eat it, I can’t eat it..."

"Can’t squeak?"

Diao Chan cocked her head dazedly, blinking her big eyes before suddenly brightening, pulling a thumb-thick green grub covered with saliva from her cheek pouch.

"Munch~ munch~ delicious, love it, Shui Shui!"

"......"

I’m not into exploding juice!

After a long silence, Zhu Haomiao dryly rubbed Diao Chan’s head with a laugh.

"Really, no need for this, you eat it yourself."

Finishing, afraid Diao Chan might continue to show her filial piety, Zhu Haomiao stuffed her back into the pouch and turned to leave.

Just stepping out the door, he saw Yan Yunsheng catching up from behind.

"Check who owns this empty house, and if there’s any link to Huo Hong."

"Yes."

"By the way, where are the two guys we caught today being held?"

"As per your instructions, we cleared a prison in the Alley to detain them, at [Xing Guang Square]."

"Alright."

Nodding, Zhu Haomiao headed straight to the Xing Guang Square prison, where he found the fully armed, hyper-vigilant Dai Jinhong in the underground cell.

"Master!"

Seeing Li Lin’s arrival, Dai Jinhong secretly sighed in relief, as his previously tense nerves began to relax.

He had heard about the destructive power of these two individuals, at least fourth-rank masters.

Even if they were heavily injured and unconscious, Dai Jinhong didn’t dare to be careless.

"Thank you for your hard work."

On the other side, Zhu Haomiao nodded warmly as his gaze passed Dai Jinhong to look at the still unconscious descenders.

It had to be said, transcendent beings of the Gold energy level displayed tremendous life force, and without any treatment measures, their injuries had stopped worsening, gradually improving.

Noticing they seemed to be awakening soon, Zhu Haomiao pondered for a few seconds before instructing Dai Jinhong.

"Go get some silver needles."

"Yes!"

Soon, a set of silver needles was brought to the cell, where Zhu Haomiao drew out the longest needle, slowly infusing it with True Qi.

Through today’s experiment, he found that using Basic Force paired with the Original Sin Authority seemed to produce a wonderful chemical reaction.

However, there was also an affinity issue between the two, where some combinations had remarkable effects, while others were incompatible.

For instance, [Sloth] and [Sealing Demon Power] seemed complementary...

With a light twirl of the silver needle, unseen grayish-white threads extended from the void, writhing gracefully around the needle tip.

Standing before Kitano Yoshihiko, Zhu Haomiao inserted the silver needle into the Bai Hui Acupoint, piercing through the skull, nearly the entire length going in, reaching deep into the brain.

[Sealing Demon Power·Soul Devouring] + [Sloth]!