Crying, Making a Scene, and Threatening to Hang Oneself

More than anything, Hunmei was completely confused about Bai Lan’s intentions.

Bai Lan neither killed her nor spoke to her.

She didn’t negotiate or ask for anything.

She simply kept Hunmei tied up with a silk ribbon and dragged her along.

Hunmei increasingly felt like nothing more than a captured pet.

The thought made her burn with humiliation.

Judging from the path they were taking, she realized they were heading toward Yellow Sand City.

If she were dragged into Yellow Sand City like this and seen by others, how could she ever show her face in the first layer again?

For people like them, honor was more important than life itself.

Losing face was worse than death.

Thinking of this, Hunmei suddenly stopped walking.

Seeing her refuse to move, Bai Lan immediately turned around.

Hunmei began making muffled noises and gesturing with her eyes, trying to convey her meaning.

Bai Lan understood immediately.

She casually lifted the silencing spell.

Once the spell was removed, Hunmei finally sighed in relief.

“Hey, what exactly do you want?”

“You won’t kill me, but you also won’t release me.”

“You can’t seriously keep me tied up like this forever.”

“Tell me—what will it take for you to either let me go or kill me?”

Hunmei asked impatiently.

Seeing her attitude had improved somewhat, Bai Lan motioned for Ye Ziyun to stay back and stepped closer.

“First, I don’t kill women unless it’s absolutely necessary.”

“So relax. You haven’t reached the point where I would need to kill you,” Bai Lan said calmly.

Hearing this, Hunmei felt something strange.

The way Bai Lan spoke carried a faint masculine tone.

Normally, that sort of statement—about not killing women—came from powerful men.

Hearing it from Bai Lan felt odd.

“You sound really strange.”

“Hey… are you sure you’re not a man disguised as a woman?”

“Could it be that you’re some pervert who used a woman’s body to enter the Void Heaven Realm?”

Hunmei asked suspiciously.

Bai Lan was completely stunned by the question.

She was momentarily speechless.

Even Ye Ziyun, standing nearby, felt a trace of doubt after hearing those words.

Some of Bai Lan’s behavior did seem unusual for a woman.

“Oh?”

“No answer?”

“You really are a pervert then!”

“You even made yourself so beautiful.”

“You must really want to become a woman.”

“How about this—we make a deal.”

“When we leave here, my Soul Clan can help you transfer your soul.”

“I’ll find you a body with unmatched beauty.”

Hunmei continued mocking her.

Bai Lan remained silent.

Not because she was guilty—

But because she truly didn’t know how to answer.

Saying “I am a woman” somehow felt awkward.

But saying “I am a man” was equally impossible.

That was why she hesitated.

“So that’s all you want to say?” Bai Lan finally replied coldly.

“In that case… it’s better if you remain silent.”

With that, she cast the silencing spell again.

Hunmei froze.

But it was already too late.

She tried to shout, but only muffled sounds came out.

Hunmei immediately sat down in the sand and refused to move.

However, Bai Lan simply dragged her along without caring.

Hunmei had brought this on herself.

Out of everything she could have said, she chose the one topic Bai Lan disliked most.

Bai Lan’s expression had become icy cold.

Even Ye Ziyun could feel the chill radiating from her.

Ye Ziyun wanted to speak, but when she saw Bai Lan’s expression she immediately swallowed her words.

She could tell Bai Lan was in a terrible mood.

Looking at Hunmei being dragged through the sand, Ye Ziyun felt a little pity.

Hunmei looked miserable.

Sand and dust covered her body.

But strangely, a faint smile flashed across her face.

She had never been treated like this before.

After being dragged for half an hour, she finally broke down.

Tears began streaming from her eyes.

Ye Ziyun quickly noticed.

“Sister Bai… maybe we should stop.”

“Look… she’s crying.”

Ye Ziyun said helplessly.

Bai Lan stopped.

She turned back and saw Hunmei lying on the ground, crying miserably.

After thinking for a moment, Bai Lan lifted the silencing spell again.

The moment she could speak, Hunmei burst into loud sobs.

“Waaah!”

“You hateful woman!”

“How dare you treat me like this!”

“What did I do to deserve this?!”

“No one has ever bullied me like this before!”

“You wicked woman!”

“You’re only bullying me because your power restrains me!”

“What kind of skill is that?!”

“If you have the ability, just kill me!”

Hunmei shouted while crying.

The entire situation suddenly became chaotic.

It looked as if Bai Lan had cruelly bullied her.

Even though Hunmei was the one who had followed them in the first place.

Bai Lan felt a headache coming on.

Killing her was pointless.

Letting her go was even worse.

It seemed she needed a harsher method.

“Be quiet.”

“If you keep shouting…”

“I’ll strip your clothes off and drag you into Yellow Sand City like that.”

Bai Lan said coldly.

Those words were devastating for any woman.

Hunmei instantly fell silent.

That had been her greatest fear from the beginning.

But Bai Lan’s threat was even worse.

She immediately shut her mouth.

Her eyes widened as she stared at Bai Lan.

In her mind, Bai Lan now looked like a demon.

A terrifying witch.

Despite her pure and beautiful appearance, her methods were ruthless.

“Listen carefully.”

“I don’t care who you are or which clan you belong to.”

“You brought this on yourself.”

“You’ve been threatening me the entire time.”

“You even said you’d take revenge once you left the Void Heaven Realm.”

“So why should I release you?”

“If I let you go now, wouldn’t that just create trouble for myself?”

“So before you leave, I should at least teach you a lesson.”

“What you should think about now is how to make me feel safe enough to release you.”

“Or… make me feel safe enough to kill you.”

Bai Lan said coldly.

Hunmei was speechless.

Thinking about it carefully, Bai Lan’s logic actually made sense.

She had been threatening Bai Lan nonstop.

Why would anyone release her under those circumstances?

“We’re almost at Yellow Sand City.”

“If you don’t want to be dragged in like this…”

“Then behave.”

“Improve your attitude.”

“And figure out how to make me feel reassured.”

“Otherwise… before you leave, I’ll make sure you experience things you’ve never experienced before.”

“And don’t call me vicious.”

“If I’m not ruthless now, should I wait for you to come back and seek revenge later?”

Bai Lan reminded her.

After saying that, she told Hunmei to stand up and continue walking.

Hunmei had no choice but to obey.

At the same time, she began thinking seriously about what she should do.

Ye Ziyun, watching Bai Lan’s cold expression, felt a chill run down her spine.

She suddenly realized something.

If she ever ended up in Bai Lan’s hands like this—

She would probably go crazy.

Hunmei had already tried everything.

Crying.

Throwing tantrums.

Even threatening suicide.

None of it worked.

Since nothing succeeded, she had no choice but to think of a better plan.

Several hours later—

Bai Lan and the others finally saw the outline of Yellow Sand City.

It was about ten thousand meters away.

The three of them stood on top of a yellow earth hill.

The sand in this region had grown thinner.

More and more yellow soil appeared across the ground.