Chapter 84: Chapter 84: What Goes Around Comes Around

After Cheng YuanYu finished, he turned and spoke to the Rose Emissary with the utmost respect. "My Lady, he’s tied up!"

The young girl, squatting on the floor, didn’t reply. She continued to heat the iron wires.

Cheng YuanYu thought for a moment, then quickly dropped to his knees, pressing his forehead against the cold floor without a word.

The room grew quieter and quieter, the only sound the constant CRACKLE of the candle.

After a long while, the girl stood up holding a handful of iron wires and walked toward Di Yunliang.

Her voice was still ethereal and crisp, with a slight hint of playfulness.

"Oh, Instructor dearest, we can finally have some fun and play our game."

As Rose drew closer, Di Yunliang’s struggles grew more violent, and the cross began to shake.

"Mmph... Mmm..."

Rose looked up at Di Yunliang, her memories hazy, a nostalgic expression surprisingly appearing on her face.

Then, she quickly pulled out an iron wire and pierced Di Yunliang’s ear. Blood dripped onto his shoulder.

"Mmmph..."

Watching Di Yunliang tremble in pain, her expression was one of pure, innocent joy.

"Haha... hehe..."

"Another one. Good things come in pairs~!"

Another iron wire was stabbed into his arm.

The four people kneeling on the floor shivered, not knowing if they would be next.

"DING-A-LING-A-LING..."

Just then, a phone rang. Rose’s happy expression froze. She reluctantly took out her phone and watched it ring for a long time before slowly pressing the answer button.

A hoarse, ancient voice came from the other end of the line, as if the vocal cords were rusted.

"Rose, get to Fengtai County immediately for support. They’ve run into a ’dog.’ If you get the chance, kill him."

The line went dead before she could reply. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Rose looked at the iron wires in her hand as if her favorite toy had been snatched away. She looked up at Di Yunliang, her face a mask of grievance.

"Instructor, I really can’t bear to leave you!"

Di Yunliang endured the pain, not daring to make a single move. ’A sane person can’t possibly understand the world through the eyes of a psychopath, especially a psychopath who has the power to take your life at any moment.’

Rose suddenly lost interest. She turned, grabbed Cheng YuanYu by the hair, and hauled him up.

He was much taller than Rose, but he didn’t dare stand up straight. He remained in a half-crouch, keeping the top of his head level with her hand.

Rose handed him the iron wires.

"Help me keep these lovely toys safe. I’d rather not have to sterilize them again next time, okay?"

"Yes, My Lady."

Cheng YuanYu gripped the iron wires tightly, as if they were his lifeline.

Rose clapped her hands together without turning back.

"Well then, my dear Instructor, the Divine Sect has no need for idiots. That’s something you taught me, you know. Farewell, hehe~"

Rose walked to the windowsill, humming an ethereal tune, and vanished.

"La~ lala..."

Her singing faded, and she flitted into the distance like a phantom goose in the night.

"We respectfully see off the Rose Emissary!" the four people on the floor chimed in unison, their voices trembling.

"Mmph~ Mmm...!"

On the cross, Di Yunliang thrashed wildly. Miss Lanhua and Baldy quickly got up, first removing the iron wires, then untying him.

The moment the alloy ropes were undone, Cheng YuanYu was already at the door. Without even removing his gag, Di Yunliang shot forward like lightning, knocked Cheng YuanYu down with a punch, and viciously stomped on him with his right foot. Only then did he take a moment to remove the object from his mouth.

"Hmph... PTAH!"

Di Yunliang spat a thick glob of phlegm onto Cheng YuanYu, then immediately unleashed a torrent of abuse.

"YOU MOTHERFUCKING PIECE OF SHIT! I’LL FUCKING KILL YOU! YOU SON OF A BITCH, YOU THINK YOU CAN RUN...?"

After a dozen stomps and five or six minutes of cursing, Di Yunliang finally stopped.

"Get the ropes. I’m going to personally tie this ungrateful son of a bitch up."

Miss Lan and Baldy immediately pinned Cheng YuanYu to the cross. Mrs. Li carefully handed over the ropes.

"Mr. Liang, Mr. Liang, don’t... Let me explain! It was the Rose Emissary’s order, I had no choice!"

"Mr. Liang, your little brother was caught between a rock and a hard place! Mr. Liang, don’t get worked up!"

Cheng YuanYu panicked and hurriedly tried to explain.

Hearing this only made Di Yunliang even angrier.

In a fury, he took off his shoe and shoved it into Cheng YuanYu’s mouth.

"Mmph~ Mmm... Urgh..."

"’Caught between a rock and a hard place,’ my ass! Was it so hard on you, you son of a bitch? If it was so fucking hard, you could have just not done it! Look at you, playing the victim!"

As he spoke, Di Yunliang loosely tied the rope to the cross, then looped it under Cheng YuanYu’s crotch and yanked it upward with all his might. The immense strength of an Inner Qi Martial Artist was enough to constrict his groin until it was concave.

Cheng YuanYu’s eyes bulged, and he bit down so hard on the shoe in his mouth that he left deep teeth marks.

The pain was so intense that Baldy almost couldn’t hold him down.

Baldy quickly shouted, "Mr. Liang, tie his hands and feet first!"

Only then did Di Yunliang come to his senses. He tied Cheng YuanYu’s limbs first, then wrapped the remaining rope around and around his crotch, pulling it tight.

When he finished, most of the rope was coiled around Cheng YuanYu’s crotch. From this, it was clear that while Di Yunliang’s cultivation was higher, his artistic sensibilities were no match for Cheng YuanYu’s.

"You son of a bitch, I hope you have a nice trip to hell. Hmph!"

With that, he reached into Cheng YuanYu’s pocket and felt around. Then felt around again.

Huh?

Di Yunliang slapped Cheng YuanYu across the face.

"You son of a bitch, where did you hide my Black Emperors, huh?"

"Mmph... Ooh... mmm..."

Forgetting the guy’s mouth was still gagged, he casually pulled the shoe out.

"Mr. Liang, please let me go. I really didn’t mean to do it."

"The smokes?"

"What smokes?" Cheng YuanYu’s expression was blank, a picture of feigned innocence.

"Heh heh..."

Di Yunliang was so furious he laughed. Then he shoved the shoe halfway back into Cheng YuanYu’s mouth.

"Leave this son of a bitch hanging here! For a week, for a month, goddammit!"

He turned on his heel and stormed out the door.

Miss Lanhua and Baldy looked at each other. Mrs. Li looked like she wanted to say something but held her tongue.

BANG! The door to 504 was thrown open again.

Di Yunliang had returned. His face was grim as he walked to the foot of the cross.

"Fuck, the more I think about it, the angrier I get."

He then unbuckled his belt and started whipping Cheng YuanYu furiously.

"Aagh~ Oof..."

Baldy said nothing. He just silently closed all the windows, drew the curtains, turned on the TV, and cranked up the volume.

Mrs. Li took some vegetables from the fridge and started preparing a meal.

As for Miss Lanhua, she went into her room to change her clothes, leaving the door open.

...

「At twelve o’clock midnight,」 Di Yunliang and the others were sitting around the coffee table. His wounds had already scabbed over; Inner Qi Martial Artists had remarkable recovery abilities. Cheng YuanYu had been taken down from the cross and was now squatting next to Di Yunliang, his face bruised and swollen.

Miss Lanhua had changed into a purple dress and black stockings. The faint outline of her nipples showed she wasn’t wearing a bra.

No one paid her any mind. They were all staring at the phone on the coffee table. They had a video conference to attend soon. Apparently, the Divine Sect’s plan in Y-City had run into a snag and needed to be re-evaluated.

"Mr. Cheng, give me back that Black Emperor, and we’ll let what happened today slide," Di Yunliang said with a smile.

Cheng YuanYu lowered his head and leaned back slightly.

"Misher Wiang... if I give it to ya now... didn’t I take that beatin’ for nuthin’?"

Di Yunliang’s teeth itched with hatred. He ground them out and said, "You son of a bitch. Just you wait until after this meeting!"