Cultivation through Skin Making novel Chapter 21

Chapter 21: 21. Do not hide

Rumble...

The stone door mechanism closed again.

"Brother Song, has something happened?" Qiu Lianyue asked nervously. Though she had been sleeping peacefully for the past two years, the pressure of confinement almost drove her crazy.

She longed to return to the towns of the mortal world, to experience the hustle and bustle of the market, to hear vendors’ cries at dawn, and to smell the smoke and dust of the evening streets.

But everything that was once ordinary, even annoying to her, had now become incredibly luxurious.

If not for Song Yan, she would have died long ago.

So, any disturbance involving Song Yan sufficed to make her anxious and worried.

Song Yan had never gone out at midnight.

Something must have happened today.

Song Yan was silent for a while, as if pondering something, then said, "Killed someone."

"Brother Song... th-this..." Qiu Lianyue stammered, thinking there was a conflict between fellow disciples.

Song Yan said, "It was Senior Sister Qi’s Furnace."

On the side, Cao Xuerou was abruptly startled, because any Furnace that came here must be of the Great Wei Royal Family bloodline. She might recognize...

Song Yan seemed to notice her small movement and said, "It was your husband. He defected, so I helped Senior Sister Qi kill him."

Pa...

A tender cry from a woman came from the side room, accompanied by the sound of beast skin and a scraper falling to the ground.

Qiu Lianyue was dumbfounded.

Song Yan glanced at the Princess Consort of King Zhen Nan in the side room and sighed softly.

He was not someone who liked taking risks.

Therefore, he would not gamble that "the commotion from killing King Zhen Nan would not be discovered." Rather than being exposed by others, it was better to naturally admit it himself.

After all, killing a fleeing servant is indeed a very normal thing.

As for the Princess Consort of King Zhen Nan.

This poor woman, her husband was dead, yet she was tormented by "Fanatic Fans," driving her to desire to be with her enemy. Such torture... was enough to make her pick up a skinning knife to commit suicide.

For her, this might be a good ending in a bad situation.

And for him, the Princess Consort’s death could prove his evil demon style.

Such... though dark, was a tragically winning situation.

Song Yan drew the curtains, lay back on the couch, and called for Miss Qiu, who had been planning to comfort Cao Xuerou, to serve him.

...

...

Many unexpected things will always happen in the world.

For example, early in the morning, Song Yan discovered that the Princess Consort had not committed suicide, but was kneeling before him, saying she was willing to serve him like Miss Qiu.

The Princess Consort said, life is short, make merry while you can. Actually, since being captured by the Blood Spear Sect and sent to this Puppet Sect, King Zhen Nan had already died. It wasn’t Song Yan who killed King Zhen Nan, but the unavoidable disaster of the country’s demise. King Zhen Nan being decisively killed by Song Yan was actually a blessing. The Princess Consort herself had also died, and now she only wanted to experience the joy of being a woman for the rest of her life.

Song Yan intended to refuse, but suddenly he heard a noise in the distance outside the stone door. It seemed someone had gone to the place where King Zhen Nan died last night.

He squinted, showing a thoughtful look, as if calculating something.

Soon, he sighed softly, lay down again, and waved to the Princess Consort.

The Princess Consort came, and after a while of rustling comfort...

Song Yan operated the Absorption Technique within the "Profound Qi Guiding Technique," performing it twice in succession.

After a long time, the Princess Consort looked weak, lying limp on the bed.

...

After the affair ended, he walked out of the stone door.

As soon as he did, he hadn’t walked far before he saw a few disciples gathered on the cliff saying "it seems there was a commotion here last night."

Song Yan went straight forward and honestly said he saw a black shadow running around outside, the shadow didn’t respond, he faintly saw it seemed to be a Furnace, to prevent accidents, he struck and killed it.

The disciples laughed, saying "It should be killed, it should be killed."

Song Yan glanced across at Qi Yao’s cave mansion.

The stone door was tightly shut.

And he no longer wanted to be entangled with this woman.

Even though there was some fondness before, and some kindness, everything ceased to exist with that strike last night.

After the disciples dispersed, Wang Susu walked up to him and said softly, "Junior Sister Qi is too righteous. The Furnace defected, certainly not willing to use Fanatic Fans.

In ordinary days it’s nothing, but at this time... she might be suspected.

Junior Brother, you are a smart person. You killed that defected Furnace last night but did not deny it.

However, there are still issues with your conduct style."

After speaking, she lowered her voice, "Qiu Lianyue followed you for almost three years, yet nothing happened. But with the Princess Consort of King Zhen Nan, do you know if you used Fanatic Fans?"

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