Young Master Is Being Jealous Again!
Chapter 587 Ruanruan: You can leave, but let me search your soul first

Chapter 587: Chapter 587 Ruanruan: You can leave, but let me search your soul first

When the name ’Xiaoguang’ was spoken by Qin Ruan, the air in the room seemed to freeze, the atmosphere becoming tense.

Puppet Two was particularly disturbed by the mention of this name.

His eyes widened; dark blood spilled from them.

Between gritted teeth, he growled, "That son of a bitch who has had me locked up here for months, I want to eat him alive!"

The fist that Puppet Two clenched, his anger and hatred unrestrained, suggested a deep-seated grudge against Xiaoguang.

Despite his rage, Qin Ruan detected a flicker of fear flash across his pallid face.

Considering all signs, Xiaoguang appeared to be the puppet master behind this whole ordeal.

Qin Ruan licked her upper teeth; her eyes - cool as the moon - gleamed with a chilling light. Her delicately chiseled face was etched with a deep-rooted bloodlust.

She recalled the words Xiaoguang and his sibling had told her.

In retrospect, many of the details couldn’t withstand scrutiny.

Xiaoguang had claimed that Lou Hong had purchased him and his sibling at the auction in Zhenpin Pavilion.

Why would a student like Lou Hong visit Zhenpin Pavilion?

Everyone knew that Zhenpin Pavilion was the private club of the Nangong Family, and those who could gain entrance were carefully screened.

Most of these entrants had a deep connection with the Nangong Family.

For a seemingly average university student like Lou Hong, how was he able to enter Zhenpin Pavilion?

How Xiaoguang died was also something he hadn’t elaborated on.

Xiaoguang had claimed to have helped Lou Hong with many disreputable tasks.

Even in the incident against Huang Biao, Xiaoguang’s sister was taken advantage of by Huang Biao. Afterward, a series of events occurred which pushed Huang Biao to the brink of death.

Xiaoguang made it clear that Lou Hong regarded him highly.

So then, why didn’t Lou Hong protect Xiaoguang’s sister and thus, gain complete control over Xiaoguang?

According to Xiaoguang, Lou Hong was a capable practitioner of the Evil Path.

Devoid of any mercy, he arrived in Capital City wanting to make his mark in the city’s underworld.

The Lou Hong that Huang Biao spoke of was an adversary far stronger than himself, requiring care and caution.

But the Lou Hong that Qin Ruan had personally witnessed was just an ordinary undergraduate student.

The five puppets standing before her hadn’t killed anyone.

They weren’t the malevolent puppets that Xiaoguang had claimed would lay down their lives for Lou Hong.

Xiaoguang and his sibling, Zhenpin Pavilion, Huang Biao, the deceased Huang Mao, Lou Hong.

The person behind the scenes seemed to be surfacing.

Qin Ruan scrunched up her eyebrows in contemplation, her expression darkening.

Why did Xiaoguang and his sibling deceive her?

What exactly were they after?

Whether it was just her perception or not, Qin Ruan felt as if she had stepped into a trap.

Everything was interconnected, set up to lure her in.

Xiaoguang and his sibling were targeting her.

Although it was inexplicable, the only conclusion that Qin Ruan could draw from Xiaoguang and his sibling’s deception was this.

After provoking and infuriating her, they fabricate a tragic backstory.

While Qin Ruan was lost in contemplation, the five puppets had surrounded her without making a sound.

Sharing a glance with each other, they lunged towards Qin Ruan from different directions at a lightning speed.

Lifting her eyes, Qin Ruan glared at them, a scornful smile curling at the corners of her lips.

Just as the five puppets were about to touch her, a burst of golden light shot out from her body and repelled them.

"Boom!"

The puppets were flung against the wall, their appearance dreadful.

Puppet Two, horrifically mutilated once again, broke down in tears: "Wahhhhhh!"

He wailed loudly and pitifully.

"I don’t want to live anymore! Too much bullying of us puppets!"

Puppet Five, who was closest to him, lay on the ground and handed over a severed leg to him.

He spoke to Puppet Two earnestly, "Don’t be stupid; you’re already dead, there’s no chance of coming back to life."

Puppet Two cried even harder upon hearing this.

Using his just reattached arm, he reached for the severed leg handed to him by Puppet Five.

A foot clad in flat-bottomed shoes stepped on the severed leg wreathed in black mist.

Puppet Two and Puppet Five looked up.

Qin Rucan was gazing down at them, her voice frosty as she asked, "How long have you all been locked up here?"

Puppet Two: "None of your business!"

Puppet Five: "Quite a few months, I can’t remember exactly."

One reacted with indignation, while the other was relatively more lucid and dared not casually offend Qin Ruan.

Based on the display of power Qin Ruan had just shown, no puppet could withstand her.

Puppet Five was centuries old yet he had never seen a Heavenly Master with such astonishing power as Qin Ruan.

Qin Ruan didn’t bother to acknowledge Puppet Two, whose behaviour was reminiscent of an angst-ridden teenager.

SHe shifted her foot from his severed leg and walked toward Puppet Five, her voice deep as she asked, "How much do you know about Xiaoguang?"

Puppet Five pulled himself off the ground and just sat there, not giving off anything suggesting he was hundreds of years old.

After contemplating, he slowly began, "When Xiaoguang brought us here, he was a new puppet. He seems to be from the Mystical Sect, so his abilities are stronger than ours.

I’m not sure of the particular faction he’s from, but he captured us a few months ago and locked us up here. He used us to draw puppet power for the woman he kept by his side.

A while ago, that woman couldn’t hold on and died, but he didn’t let us go. Unfortunately, he drained a significant amount of our puppet energy."

As Puppet Five lamented the hard life of the five puppets, his expression suddenly changed.

Looking up at Qin Ruan, he asked, "Is there a naive young man outside?"

Qin Ruan nodded, her expression step, "Yes, a university student."

Puppet Five slapped his thigh, "That’s the clueless kid, he’s been possessed by Xiaoguang.

I don’t know what they’ve been up to these past months, but every day, we could hear Xiaoguang, using the young man’s body, telling the woman with him that they were close, they were almost successful.

Murmuring nonsense, we are not sure what plans they were hatching. We have been stuck in this room and can’t go out, so we don’t know anything specific."

Qin Ruan frowned and asked, "The woman with Xiaoguang, isn’t she his sister? Why is he draining your Puppet Power to give to that woman?"

"Sister? No! She’s his woman! We’ve been held here so long and we’ve often heard them...doing their business!"

Puppet Two who had his body restored was the one who said this.

He still harbored great hostility towards Qin Ruan, and his gaze towards her was tinged with a furious red glow.

Qin Ruan’s lips were tightly pursed, with a weird flickering light passing through her pitch-black eyes.

So Xiaoguang and that woman were not siblings after all!

Puppet One, Puppet Three, and Puppet Four floated over.

The five puppets gathered together, their spirits seemed to lift.

Puppet Five responded to Qin Ruan’s previous question, "The woman appears to be sick, and she’s staying alive by absorbing our Puppet Power. But it’s a futile endeavor - human and puppet paths are different, it won’t work."

Qin Ruan nodded, indicating her understanding.

Her gaze examined each of the five puppets, "How were you captured by Xiaoguang?"

Puppet One: "I was searching for food at night when I was captured."

Puppets also absorb the Essence of Sun and Moon, so the night is their active time.

Puppet Three: "Me too."

Puppet Four reluctantly said, "I was caught while we were out for a walk."

Puppet Five looked at Puppet Four, then responded in a soft voice, "Me too."

Qin Ruan hasn’t figured out the underlying meaning yet.

She looked at Puppet Two,

His eyes were rolling back in pure anger, and his spirit was radiating heavy resentment.

"I was killed by that little bastard!"

The moment Puppet Two started speaking, the other four puppets quickly distanced themselves from him.

Puppet Two gritted his teeth, revealing an unexpected secret, "I was once a king of a hundred stars, the top champion in our region and the national champion in Han Xin. I was about to go pro with my gaming skills. I could almost touch the championship title!

I’ve been locked up by that little bastard for months, and all my hard work has gone down the drain! I’m going to chew him up!!!"

Qin Ruan felt the infectious anger from him, but couldn’t show empathy towards his dedication.

This narcissistic young man’s obsession with the game didn’t feel out of place to her.

Qin Ruan’s lips twitched a little and she stepped aside.

She said to Puppet Two, "Then, you should go. The ranking of the Hundred Stars competition is waiting for you. As for the championship... My condolences."

The unexpected transfer of events stunned Puppet Two. He stared at Qin Ruan suspiciously, thinking only of his glory days in the game.

"Aren’t you in league with that little bastard?"

Qin Ruan grinned, "Do I look like I am?"

Puppet Two wasn’t concerned about whether she looked guilty or not. He already saw the freedom gesturing to him.

So, he swiftly flew towards the exit.

Just as he passed Qin Ruan, a force stopped him.

Puppet Two’s eyes bulged out in fear, thinking that Qin Ruan was going back on her word. His eyes pleaded in disappointment.

Qin Ruan grinned at Puppet Two with a teasing air and in a low voice she said, "You can leave, but first, let me perform a Soul Search."

Before Puppet Two could say anything, she placed her finger on his forehead.

Through Puppet Two, she saw how he was caught by Xiaoguang, who was already possessed by Lou Hong, while playing the game.

She also saw Puppet Two, Puppet Three, Puppet Four, and Puppet Five’s time together.

Xiaoguang had been possessed by Lou Hong for quite a while, and the accident that Lou Hong had was also orchestrated by him.

From Puppet Two, Qin Ruan saw how intimate Xiaoguang was with that woman and how Xiaoguang had been absorbing Puppet Power from the five puppets.

About a month ago, Xiaoguang rarely came to see them.

He stopped draining the Puppet Power from the five puppets to prolong the woman’s life.

A month ago... that poises an interesting timeframe.

The situation became even more confusing.

The five puppets were of no issue.

Her Soul Searching Technique wouldn’t make a mistake.

Qin Ruan removed her fingers from Puppet Two’s forehead and withdrew the Nether Power coiling around him.

She said coldly, "You can all leave now."

"What did you do to me?"

Puppet Two was trembling all over, his spirit felt like it was drained, and he felt like he was on the brink of death.

His initially pale face turned deathly white, even his lips changed from purple to snow white.

"The Soul Searching Technique. I wasn’t sure if you were lying to me." Qin Ruan spoke with a hint of frost in her voice.

After being deceived once by Xiaoguang and the female puppet, she was not going to take this lightly.

As the five puppets heard about the Soul Searching Technique, they froze on the spot.

Such a technique was not something ordinary Heavenly Masters could possess.

They stared at Qin Ruan, their eyes filled with caution, as if afraid she intended to enslave them.

Qin Ruan said in a deep voice, "Go on, I won’t enslave any of you."

The words caused the five puppets to rush frantically towards the exit.

However, just as they were about to step out the door, a force bounced them back.

Witnessing this, Qin Ruan’s eyes expressed an anticipated ’I thought so.’

Five puppets couldn’t leave the room because Xiaoguang must have used some power to confine them here.

Among the cursing of the puppets, Qin Ruan walked calmly to the door.

She bent down to pick up an aged yellow talisman that was placed on the floor by the door.

The mysterious power enveloping the room dissipated as she lifted the talisman.

She pushed the door open gently.

"Madam, are you alright?"

Lin Hao, the Huo Family’s Hidden Guard, promptly stepped forward to inquire.