Reading to this point, Ning Shu's voice came to an abrupt stop. She had already roughly flipped through it before, but at this moment, she still felt as if something cold had pierced her bones, causing her to feel cold from the inside out. It was difficult for her to read a single word from the book.
This was because the evil of human nature recorded in the book was difficult to describe.
Xiahou Qing's expression changed as he called out, "Jiusi." He signaled for Jiusi to bring the book over and read it for Ning Shu.
But she refused.
"No need, I can do it."
Xiahou Qing frowned and disagreed, "Why are you blindly showing off? Are you trying to show off your bravery?"
Ning Shu said in a low voice, "I'm not showing off. It's just that if I'm afraid of these few lines, then I don't need to continue working on this case." It had to be known that what really happened in this case was ten times more terrifying than what was recorded in the book.
She persisted like a thin bamboo that had just broken out of the ground not long ago. It was obvious that she could be broken by the strong wind and rain at any time, but she still stubbornly refused to bow down to anyone or anything.
Her soft voice startled Xiahou Qing, as if the first cicada in early summer had stirred his heart. He turned his face away and sneered, "Do as you wish."
He pursed his lips and listened to her shallow breathing. Then he awkwardly added, "If you can't read it, then slow down first. In any case, I won't die for a while, so there's no rush."
His words were stiff, but there was a different kind of gentleness in his tone. It was like a warm sun in winter, making Ning Shu feel flattered for a moment.
Was this the Crown Prince's way of expressing his concern? It was really … special.
Ning Shu couldn't help but smile.
A small piece of the ice in her heart unknowingly melted, making her feel less cold. She took a deep breath and read the book in her hand word by word, "This thing called a human bear turns a living person into a bear. First, he prepared a fresh bearskin that had just been peeled off. Then, he tied the selected person to a bamboo pole and flipped them over. Starting from the back of the neck, he scalded the skin with hot water and peeled it off bit by bit. Then, he pasted the fresh bearskin on it and wrapped it securely with a cloth. When the skin was done, the man-bear would be almost done. That drunken busker had told Laozi, "You must choose a child under the age of ten, the younger the better. That way, after being skinned, the flesh and blood will quickly grow together with the animal skin, and you won't be able to peel it off."
About one out of ten would survive.
When they were alive, their tongues would be cut off so that they could no longer speak human language. Then they would be locked in cages for a long period of time, whipped and domesticated. They would be constantly told that they were beasts, born to be trampled upon by others. They would kowtow to others so that they would not have the slightest intention of rebellion.
Once all these things were done, they could pretend to be demons caught in the mountains and drag them out to perform. Other than human bears, there were also human dogs, human wolves, and human sheep. Almost all of them were created in the same way. Those idiots on the streets definitely haven't seen this kind of new toy. Laozi has thought it through, I will first make a human wolf. Ten copper coins for a kowtow, one tael of silver for an auspicious message. There are so many rich young masters and young ladies in the capital, I can easily earn a lot of money. Little bastards, just wait obediently for Laozi. You have to live a little longer, hahaha. "
"Sixteen years of natural selection, seventh of the fifth month, success! Success! Twelve little bastards died, but one of them was finally revived for Laozi. However, Laozi has been kidnapping a little too many people recently, and the errand boys have been wandering around the area. This little wolf demon is a little troublesome. That's right, I will sell it to Old Sun from the vaudeville class. When the time comes, we will split the money equally. "
"Sixteen years of natural selection, seventh of the sixth month, Laozi has earned eighty taels in one month! Laozi is rich, hahaha! Don't worry, wait for Laozi to create a human sheep, then I will earn double the money. "
"Sixteen years of natural selection, fifteenth of the seventh month, unlucky! The wolf demon that Laozi painstakingly created was actually killed by a little girl. Laozi really wants to strangle her to death, but she is the young miss of the marquis' estate, so I can only suffer in silence. Fortunately, that little girl paid a few taels of silver, so it's not a loss. Hmph, what's there to be afraid of with one dead? Laozi can still create another one. "
"Nineteen years of natural selection, fourth of the fourth month, Old Sun from the vaudeville class died. Recently, I have been feeling that something is watching Laozi. I have earned quite a lot of money these two years, should I stop?"
Skipping a lot of useless nonsense in the middle, Ning Shu quickly flipped to the page with this year's latest records.
"Twenty five years of natural selection, third of the third month, living hell! Recently, there have been people who have been stuffing notes into Laozi's room with the words: Waiting for your death date. There is even a wolf claw printed on it, fuck! What is this thing! Could it be the one from nine years ago — — "
"Twenty five years of natural selection, fourth of the fourth month, it's over, that thing has finally found me … …"
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