"I knew Min'er wouldn't deceive me. Give my Min'er back to me, you fucker!"

Liu Fei was emotionally agitated, writhing on the ground like a bug.

My emotions, however, calmed down as I looked into "Bai Min's" eyes and asked her, "Can you tell me why you did this?"

"Bai Min" stood up, leaned against the wall, and lit a cigarette.

"Let me tell you a story.

"There were two helpless little girls who were adopted by a woman. Since childhood, they were trained on how to please men.

"As they grew up, they became like two hunting dogs, sent out of the village to constantly bring back one prey after another.

"Later, they gradually learned the village's secret and realized that only direct descendants of the Bai family were allowed to use that treasure.

"In other words, they would be discarded like worthless goods after they grew old and lost their allure.

"One of the girls accepted her fate after knowing this, but the other one thought about how to change it.

"These two girls are me and Bai Min."

"Bai Min" paused and blew a smoke ring.

"I heard your conversation with Bai Min clearly from outside the window. That's when I knew my opportunity had come.

"I immediately went to tell Grandma Bai that Bai Min had set you free and then informed her that you already knew about the existence of the Awakening Flower.

"The terror on her face was something I had never seen before, but it was exactly what I needed.

"Then I told her my plan. After you awakened Liu Fei, he would definitely come to take Bai Min away, so let me switch souls with Bai Min and wait for the rabbit to fall into the trap at home.

"Heh, she agreed without even thinking, without considering Bai Min's life or death. It was at this moment that my last bit of affection for her disappeared as well.

"She was the only one who knew how to manipulate that alien machine, and every soul-switching process was conducted by her alone.

"But this time, I had installed cameras in advance, capturing her every move clearly."

"Bai Min" sneered and took out a memory card from her bag, shaking it at us.

"I killed that old woman and then framed you all for it.

"After you're burned to death, this village and that alien machine will be under my sole control.

"Once I stepped out of the mountain village, I realized the vastness and brilliance of the outside world. This life is too short; only by living forever can I truly enjoy the beauty of life.

"Xia Yu, I admit that I kind of liked you and even thought about escaping with you.

"But over the years, I firmly believed that destiny can only be controlled in one's own hands. Relying too much on others will definitely lead to a bad ending.

"My love for you is not enough to shake my conviction, so...

"Goodbye."

"Bai Min" came over, gave me a kiss with the smell of tobacco, and then got up and left.

The room fell silent, and Liu Fei and I were still immersed in the story she had woven.

"This woman is ruthless. No wonder you couldn't control her," Liu Fei's muttered words broke the silence.

Bai Ling's ordeal pained me, and her heartlessness left me disheartened.

"What's wrong, Yuzi? Are you sad? It's just a woman. We mustn't look for someone like that in our next life."

Ignoring Liu Fei's indifferent words, the touch of something in my pocket made my heart race.

I lowered my voice and said to Liu Fei, "Shut your foul mouth and come help me.

"I have a way to untie the rope."