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I never expected that Fat Zhang would pull such a trick on me. I, the White Lantern, fell to the ground, letting out a desperate scream.
Red blood covered my face, cold yet scalding. The blood that dripped onto my face felt icy, while the blood that fell into my eyes burned intensely, searing them.
But didn’t Wang Wei say that only my own blood could harm me? How could someone else's blood hurt my eyes?
Pain surged over me like a tidal wave. I clutched my eyes with both hands, and through the gaps between my fingers, I saw Fat Zhang's expressionless face, devoid of any pain.
He stood there impassively, holding a wooden basin while I lay on the ground, writhing in agony.
Wasn’t it said that only one’s own blood was effective? This was the greatest confusion in my mind at that moment. I didn’t blame Fat Zhang; perhaps he was just being controlled by someone else.
"Saning, how does it feel?" The voice of the Evil Being echoed.
I continued to roll on the ground, feeling as if a thousand silver needles had pierced my eyes all at once. The pain was overwhelming.
At that moment, I had no time to pay attention to the Evil Being's mocking tone; all I wanted was relief. The word "relief" echoed in my mind.
This pain was like hell itself.
I screamed from my throat, "Why?"
The Evil Being sneered, "Why? You want to know why? Do you know whose blood that is? I only used a drop, and look at what you've become."
Hearing the Evil Being's words left me astonished. Blood? A drop of someone else's blood had caused me such suffering.
I was in excruciating pain, tearing at my heart as I screamed out, "Whose blood is it?"
The Evil Being coldly remarked, "Just like you."
In an instant, the image of that person flashed through my mind. Could it be that he was also killed by this Evil Being before me? And after dying, was his blood completely drained as well?
I covered my eyes, blood trickling through my fingers. Suddenly, my vision began to blur, and it was becoming increasingly hazy.
I thought about that person's appearance. Did he die in the same way all those years ago?
But didn’t Wang Wei say he died from the pain after the seventh drop of blood fell into his eyes?
Could it be that the seventh drop of blood Wang Wei referred to was caused by the Evil Being?
The pain numbed my nerves until I eventually fainted from it.
Darkness engulfed me completely. When I woke up, I found myself lying in a pitch-black space, so small that I couldn’t even turn over.
The pain had gradually subsided, but there was nothing in my line of sight. I could even reach out and touch something above me. It quickly dawned on me—I was lying inside a coffin.
Inside that blood-red coffin. Despite my attempts to avoid it, I ultimately couldn’t escape.
Perhaps this was what "Soul Burial" truly meant; it had finally begun.
I knocked on the coffin a few times with all my strength.
But there was no response. I took a deep breath and pushed against the coffin lid forcefully, yet it wouldn’t budge.
Damn it, I cursed a few times, cursing that damned Evil Being. Just as I was about to curse Zhang Fatty, I thought better of it; he too was merely a pawn in this game, and many things were beyond his control.
Lying in the coffin, I felt an overwhelming sense of panic. People always fear the unknown, especially now as I lay here without any idea of what was happening outside the coffin.
I couldn't help but wonder how Ke'er and the others were doing now. What about the last few eternal lamps? Had they gone out?
Was I in a state of soul or a living person? I felt confused and completely at a loss.
I touched my heart and felt it still beating. Only then did I relax, thinking to myself that I was still alive, not dead.
At that moment, I sensed that the feeling of being "Soul Detached" had vanished.
It seemed that my soul had returned completely. I wasn't sure what state I was in; I didn't know what was happening to me or what the Evil Being intended to do with me.
What was the purpose of the funeral he held for me? During the Live Burial, he mentioned that I had gained too much.
Yet all I had received was a pair of eyes. Later, Wang Wei told me that gaining these eyes would lead to many things behind them, and Wang Wei was one of those things.
That damned Evil Being never explained anything; he just loved to keep me guessing. At that moment, I felt like a sheep waiting to be slaughtered, anticipating the arrival of the knife.
I touched my eyes; they seemed fine. I shouted out, unable to bear the constraints of this darkness.
After shouting several times, I finally got a response.
The coffin lid slowly began to open, and hope surged within me. Light quickly flooded into my vision.
I saw Zhang Pangzi; his pupils were truly frightening. He appeared dazed, as if he knew nothing at all.
I asked Zhang Pangzi where that bastard was, but he completely ignored me.
Once the coffin lid was flipped open, I wanted to crawl out, but at that moment, I realized I was utterly powerless, unable to move at all.
Just then, Zhang Pangzi reached out his hands toward me.
I hurriedly asked, "What do you want to do?"
Zhang, the hefty man, reached out his hands towards me. I realized I had no space to evade; he pulled me up and then hugged me, placing me onto a platform.
This platform resembled an altar. I found that I didn't even have the strength to protest. After being set down on the platform, I noticed the Twelve Eternal Lanterns neatly arranged beside the altar. I opened my eyes and looked around at the environment.
I called out to Zhang, but he ignored me.
I tried calling for the Evil Being, but it seemed to have vanished as well. After placing me on the altar, Zhang stood aside like a servant.
Taking a deep breath, I noticed that all the Twelve Eternal Lanterns were lit. My gaze wandered until it landed on my White Lantern.
However, my White Lantern was already extinguished. Damn it, what kind of place is this? Zhang and I exchanged glances, both at a loss for words.
Zhang had lost an eye, yet there was no sign of pain on his face.
I waited for the Evil Being to appear. By now, I had calmed down; at this point, I could only rely on myself because panicking would be useless.
Time passed slowly. After about a quarter of an hour, the Evil Being finally spoke. "Saning, how are you feeling right now?"
I directly asked, "Weren't you going to bury my soul? Why aren't you doing it now?"
The Evil Being let out a few cold laughs. At that moment, I saw a ripple in the void and caught sight of the Evil Being, though it seemed to lack a physical form.
It appeared to be like a mass of air.
I couldn't help but ask, "What exactly are you?"
"You don't need to worry about what I am because you won't have the chance to care anymore."
I felt weak at that moment, with barely enough strength left to speak. The drop of blood that had fallen into my eye seemed to have inflicted too much damage on me.
That drop of blood...
Suddenly, a thought struck me, and I asked, "Do you want my blood too?" After I spoke, the Evil Being replied, "Of course I want your blood, and I also want your..." At this point, the Evil Being paused.
I pressed on directly, "What else do you want?"
If my blood was beneficial to the Evil Being, then it must be my eyes as well.
"Is it my eyes that you want?" I inquired.
The Evil Being responded, "Even if I were to gouge out your eyes, without a suitable soul, they would be useless to me. So not only do I want your eyes, but I also want your soul." As the Evil Being said this, it broke into a wild laugh. However, as the laughter continued, there seemed to be an added layer of hatred in its voice.
"Back then, when I wanted his soul, he dared to refuse me... so I wanted him dead..."
The Evil Being laughed again and said, "But what I didn't expect was that he would give these eyes to you. So I will take them from you and then take your soul."
I took a deep breath and forced myself to calm down. Suddenly, I asked, "I'm about to die; can you let me see who you are?"
As soon as I finished speaking, I noticed a shadow beside me. Its expression was blank, and its eyes no longer had any pupils...
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