Chapter 219

If both chose to let the other live, she would be filled with resentment, wondering why she had never met someone so sincere.

Thus, she would disembowel the man alive right before the woman’s eyes, tearing out his true heart to suck dry its lifeblood and increase her power.

Then, she would slice the heart and cook it, forcing the woman to eat it. If the woman refused, she would dislocate her jaw, grind the meat into a pulp, and shove it down her throat.

A physiological reflex caused the woman’s throat muscles to churn, forcing her to swallow the minced heart meat.

Sometimes, Poison Scorpion Woman would also deliberately seduce men who were already married and had children.

If a man succumbed to her seduction, she would find a way to secretly kidnap his wife and children, immobilize them by striking their pressure points, and hide them in the room.

She made the man’s wife and child watch and listen through a crack, witnessing how she and the man shared moments of intimacy and pleasure.

Then, near the end, she would strike the man’s pressure points to immobilize him, bring his wife and children before him, and torture them all to death together.

If the man failed to resist the temptation, he would be just like those young couples who chose to die together.

She drained Zhenxin’s blood to increase her power and forced the woman to eat his heart.

Poison Scorpion Woman’s martial arts had taken an evil path and progressed rapidly; the man’s elder brother tracked her down several times, but was nearly killed by her.

After a year of entanglement, the man’s elder brother realized he was no match for Poison Scorpion Woman. He reported the matter to the Martial Arts Alliance and issued a bounty.

During that time, many people were hunting Poison Scorpion Woman. She knew that if she committed another crime, she would likely be caught and killed, so she kept a low profile for over half a year.

And recently, she has resurfaced and has already committed two crimes.

After staking out for three days, just when Lian Li thought Poison Scorpion Woman would not show up, on the fourth night, right after the night watchman had left, Lian Li saw a figure leap over the wall into the courtyard of the big man’s wife.

The figure moved with such speed that Lian Li might not have even noticed it had he not been so focused.

Without hesitation, Lian Li followed as soon as the figure slipped inside.

Upon entering, he saw that the door to the room had been violently forced open; the figure was just about to head inside to seize someone.

As the distance between them closed, Lian Li could finally make out the person’s silhouette—it was a woman.

Since it was a woman, there was an eighty percent chance she was the target he had been staking out.

Lian Li knew he couldn’t let her get inside. There was a woman and a young girl in the house; if she made it in, he would be the one at a disadvantage, his hands tied by the hostages.

With a flick of his whip, he snared the figure’s wrist. He looked at the silhouette before him and spoke slowly.

“Poison Scorpion Woman, I’ve finally caught you.”

The woman sleeping in the room had already woken up when Poison Scorpion Woman broke down the door. She happened to step out of her room just then, and upon seeing the figure standing at the entrance of the outer room, she let out a scream.

“Who’s there!”

The slight tremor in her voice betrayed her terror and panic.

Poison Scorpion Woman turned to look at the woman. Raising her free hand, she prepared to strike the woman with a palm blast from a distance, intending to take her life.

Lian Li naturally wouldn’t allow the strike to land. He immediately yanked back with force, interrupting her movement and dragging her out of the house.

Poison Scorpion Woman finally got a clear look at Lian Li, a flash of ruthlessness crossing her eyes.

“You’re like a lingering ghost. In that case, I’ll kill you first.”

With those words, she grabbed Lian Li’s whip and pulled herself closer to him. Simultaneously, a curved hook slid from her sleeve into her free hand.

Lian Li did not dodge. His other hand parried Poison Scorpion Woman’s hand, preventing the hook from reaching him. Simultaneously, he nimbly shifted his position, and with a flick of the hand holding the whip, he bound her arm even tighter.

With one hand controlling her arm with the whip, Lian Li used his other hand to trade blows with her.

Poison Scorpion Woman’s martial arts were no weaker than Lian Li’s. He could even sense that if he had faced her a month ago, he likely wouldn’t have been her match at all.

Engaging her, Lian Li had to remain fully focused; both sides were intent on killing the other. A single mistake wouldn’t just mean losing—it would mean losing his life.

The two fought for a long time. Poison Scorpion Woman was wary and dared not waste too much time here. If Lian Li managed to stall until dawn and other martial artists in town found out, they would swarm her, and she would be unable to escape even with wings.

However, she couldn’t shake Lian Li off directly.

After a quick calculation, she feinted a move and rushed toward the house, intending to seize the woman or the girl as a hostage.

Lian Li wasn’t afraid of her fleeing, but he feared her taking hostages. Thus, he had long been on guard against this move, deliberately forcing her into a specific position during their exchange.

Poison Scorpion Woman tried to grab a hostage, but due to her positioning, she was blocked again by the quick-reacting Lian Li.

But at this point, it was no longer possible for Lian Li to keep her there.

Seeing that she couldn’t seize a hostage, Poison Scorpion Woman turned and struck a palm, forcing Lian Li to defend. Taking this opportunity, she leaped out of the courtyard and fled toward the outskirts of town.

Having finally caught her, Lian Li naturally wouldn’t let her escape like this; otherwise, who knew how much time it would take to find her again.

The two left Shuize Town at extreme speed. Seeing that she couldn’t lose Lian Li, a hint of terror appeared in Poison Scorpion Woman’s eyes. She could even tell that the lightness skill Lian Li practiced was far superior to her own.

She was already fleeing at her maximum speed, yet she still couldn’t shake him.

By now, her internal energy was beginning to fail her, and her speed slowed down, while the person chasing her showed no signs of slowing at all.

It wasn’t that she hadn’t fought people with similar martial prowess before, but their techniques weren’t as refined, and they couldn’t keep up with her speed. Usually, as long as she found an opportunity to break away from the battlefield, she could quickly lose them.

But now, she had clearly encountered a tough opponent. Her lightness skill wasn’t faster than his, and her moves weren’t as sophisticated.

Seeing her internal energy about to run dry, a ruthless glint appeared in Poison Scorpion Woman’s eyes. She pulled a small bottle from her chest, poured out a pill, and swallowed it. Then, she raised a hand and struck her own chest. Immediately, a mouthful of black blood sprayed onto her other palm. Her hands performed several rapid movements, and then she slowed down, waiting for Lian Li to close the distance.

When Lian Li was only three meters away, she suddenly spun around and thrust her hands, stained with dark red blood, toward him.

Lian Li had already heightened his vigilance when she deliberately slowed down and stopped using her hands for balance, instead placing them in front of her chest for some unknown purpose. He guessed she might be preparing a finishing move.

Therefore, he circulated his internal energy for protection and put on the translucent Jade Silkworm Ice Silk Gloves he had wheedled out of the West Island Master.

This item was impervious to blades, fire, and water, and it was also poison-proof.

He had pestered the West Island Master for a long time before the Master finally agreed to let him take them out.