Chapter 14: All Hail the Queen (II)

“Ugh… what the heck?”

“What happen…?”

“Ouch, my head…”

“Fu fu fu…”

“My, my queen?!”

Mo Hong, along with his four thug buddies, woke up confused.

They had just realized, it was already dark and cold. For some reason, they had no idea how they all lost consciousness. Well, the bald Mo Hong did have some idea, but…

Why am I all tied up?

And everyone else, too…

Looking at his buddies around him, they were all lined up, tied up… The feet got tied, and hands too, with a bag of stones. Moreover, they felt like they were floating… Actually, they were. They were brought to the pier right on the lake. The pier, waving a little from the wind moving the water, confirmed their suspicion.

Ahh, the night wind was so chilly…

“Wait? Hey, you guys! What’s happening?”

“I, I don’t know… Big bro, what happened?”

“All I remember was a stick…”

“Ah yes, a stick… Guh!”

That stick suddenly swung above their head. It was Yun Zhi, head bowed, facing the five men lying on the pier. Looking at their confused face, she smirked;

“Any questions, brothers?”

“Yun Yun… No, my queen! What are you doing?!”

“R-release us! Wait, my queen?”

“Big bro, what did you say?”

The five were confused, and could not think straight. Yun Zhi explained;

“Well, we’re just doing something we all agreed… We’ll submerge the pig into the lake… Well, five pigs to be exact. Let me explain… You five are the pigs… And I’ll be the conductor, ok? Ah, I already got someone to record everything… don’t worry. We can upload later,”

“Record? What do you… Ah, my clothes!”

“W-where’s my trousers?!”

No wonder the night wind was so chilly.

Because they were so confused, they realized it a bit late. Not like it would help, anyway. After Yun Zhi hit the bald guy into fainting, she approached the four with a smile, hitting their head while they least suspected it. They had been out of it for hours.

Within that time, she had all the homeless gathered. She explained what had happened, and also cleared out whatever misunderstanding of what happened behind the bushes. Since the five thugs had the gall to bully one of them, she told them to remove the clothes including the trousers, leaving behind mere underwear, the last bastion of their honor.

When the five woke up, they could see around thirty adults looking at them, menacing. Unfortunately for them, it was dark, plus all the homeless were wearing either some masks or clothing to cover their face, so the five could not recognize them at all. Five of the adults were holding smartphones, taken from the five of them. Since all five had fingerprint recognition, the phones were all vulnerable.

“What… what are you? Why are we all tied up?!”

“No… A-are we... sacrifices?!”

“Don’t tell me you guys are cultists?!”

“Mommy~~ I don’t wanna die!”

“Shut up. We’re not cultists.”

Yun Zhi refuted, silencing the crying thug. Sitting on one of the pier’s pillars, Yun Zhi had one of her knees up. She got down. Waving her stick, she hit each of them one by one, several times in succession;

Ooohhh~~

Uwaaa----

Awwwuuuu---

Nu, nuooh??

Ah yes, my queen! Right there!

All responses confirmed her suspicion.

Within the stick, sparks of Qi could be seen through her eyes. Others couldn’t, but she could. It seemed due to her strong Qi drawing ability, she could still use some Qi from the surroundings. In addition, her Qi control seemed even more refined than before. This world had such a thin Qi, but she could draw them better than in her world.

The park, with a lot of trees, was able to produce a small amount of Qi. By infusing the Qi around her into the stick, she was able to deliver shock-like therapy to the victim. Testing its effect on the bald guy and his buddies, she concluded it had some exciting effects.

Since the victims were mortals, the effect seemed to be… charging the body with Qi. Hitting the butt was most effective. The Qi moved from the rectum into the dantian, then charged itself through the spine, releasing any stress and congestion in tiny veins, all the way to the prefrontal cortex, the forehead. In short term, it could release some ailments, unblock congealed blood, and produce a mixed feeling of extreme pain and pleasure.

Hm, what to do?

This stick beating Qi-technique…

Seemed morally questionable?

It was a bit bizarre too, but…

“I like it,”

Grinning silly…

She sure liked it!

Morally Questionable?

Who the frick cares!

Personally, I like it!

That’s all that matters.

I just need to be careful…

Big sis doesn’t need to know this…

As for the long-term effect, she still ought to observe it more. The power that big sis Xue gave her, she still had yet to explore. No, could it be that this was one of them? She suspected it, but so far, it was just a guess.

There should also have some sort of scanning ability, but she had no idea how to activate it. Did big sis Xue forget to mention it, or was it because she was too dense to realize? Or maybe… she needed at least a little Qi layer to activate it?

Somehow, this whole messenger business was a bit ad hoc…

Must she, an intern, figure things out by herself?

Couldn’t there be a detailed explanation, a manual?

Or at least, someone responsible to explain to this lowly new intern?

Perhaps they’re understaffed?

Well, considering even that jerk uncle got employed…

Ah, I know! It’s all his fault!

He’s clearly shirking responsibility!

Satisfied with blaming that jerk uncle immortal, she was done thinking. Waving her hand, it was a signal. The homeless, knowing well what to do by now, gathered beside the thugs. Three uncles for each thug, they lifted them and…

“W-wait, what are you…”

“No~~ I don’t wanna die!”

“Stop joking around, my Queen! My loyalty—“

“Uncles, what are you guys waiting for? Do it!”

Yun Zhi shouted her order.

Her voice was crisp and clear, decisive. The homeless uncles, who were hesitating, finally threw them all down the lake. The rope on them followed down together but soon stopped. It had been tied up with the pier’s pillars, so they would not fall far. After counting a slow one to ten, she ordered them to pull the five back.

It took all three uncles to exert their strength to pull them back. The water resistance was no joke. Emerging from the questionably ‘clean’ lake water, they had water coming out of their mouth.

“Buuu--- buu---“

“Uweekkk…”

“Cough, cough…!”

“Kuuuu--- S-stoop…”

“Fu, fuuuehh…”

All five had different exclamations, but they had finally experienced it…

The taste of their own medicine.

All of them had already tasted the naturally green lake water. Was it like a spoiled tea? It sure had a unique taste, um! Eyes bloodshot due to exposure down below and being hanged upside down then, they now questioned life in much deeper thought.

Bullying? What is, bullying?

This is, bullying!

Now, we know the pain!

All this time, they were the ones who did the bullying, not the ones being bullied.

It was a few hours ago when they were busy bullying that fat uncle…

Now, the role was reversed…

“My Qu, queen, p-puh leasss sutopuu…”

“Again!”

“Nooo---”

The uncles threw all five into the lake again.

All the while, the recording team did not stop!

For some reason, Yun Zhi said she needed the videos for different purposes. One of them was that, with these, the thugs would not disturb them anymore. After around the same time, she ordered their return.

This time, she asked them;

“Do you know your fault? The error of your way?”

“N-no! What did we even do?!”

“P-please, my Queen! We’ll obey! Let us go!”

“Go? Oh, still not enough… Again!”

“Nooo---”

She repeated the ‘holy bath’.

These five thugs needed to learn their lesson before it was too late. If they couldn’t confess to their fault now, later in life, they would just be even worse. Not only disrespected elders, also did not care about their face. Uploading shameful videos? What a joke!

If you’re uploading something, do it with complete decisiveness!

Do it, like… now!

Again, with her gesture, the uncles took them all up.

This was already the fifth time.

The thugs had had it. Whatever bad things they did in the park today, they decided to confess everything to them… on record. Even if they got disciplined by the school or the ministry, it was better than this hell-hole!

A wet, hell hole…

Time passed.

To guard their camp, ten or so already went back. There were only twenty uncles here, five responsible for the videos, while the rest, for taking them up. This was already the ninth time. The thugs had all confessed to their mistakes and errors, such as disrespecting elders, threatening them, and dishonorable behavior. It was a ton of confession, but somehow, Yun Zhi still was not satisfied. She already forced them to confess everything, but, there was something else they did not confess.

The reason was, the mission notification;

[SUPPRESSED THUGS: 1/1000]

She already knew the one suppressed.

It was the bald guy, the result of her five-minutes physical therapy.

Perhaps, using the stick was better than this time and labor-consuming way? Gesturing to the uncles to release the bald leader, he was thanking her, non-stop. She signaled again, so the four took another dip into the lake for the tenth time. Meanwhile, she spoke to Mo Hong;

“All of you are hiding something. What secret? Confess now or else,”

“M-my Queen… It’s not like I want to keep it a secret, it’s just… They’re too strong,”

“Your gang huh? As I thought, it’s not just a school gang?”

“Err… yeah. We have a superior gang… A bike gang… No, my loyalty is only for you, my Queen! It’s just that the gang leader’s too strong! He’s a second-rate warrior!”

“Second-rate warrior? What the heck? Explain!”

Mo Hong explained. It was the ranking of Murim warriors.

Murim warriors were the main force within any Murim organization. For these warriors, they were ranked as third-rate, second-rate, and first-rate. These were the foot soldiers and field officers of Murim.

The lowest of them was third-rate. These were just warriors who practice some techniques and did not qualify for much, but they possessed better sense than common people. They were usually servants and guards in non-important areas. Still, they should be able to handle five thugs like them easily.

The leader of their bike gang, however, was a lot stronger. That was why even though Mo Hong already submitted to Yun Zhi, he still hesitated to answer her question, not until she specified it like now. If a third-rate could defeat five of them easily, a second-rate could defeat even fifty of them, easily!

He had personally seen him defeating even a rival gang, jumping into the enemy leader riding a speeding superbike! It was an eye-opener, clearly showing everyone the difference between a Murim person and a common person. Though he was young, he was already that strong!

It was said that he was close enough to enter first-rate.

If not for the lack of elixir and support from the clan in recent years, he would have!

“What’s his name?”

“Eh… D-don’t tell anyone I told you, my Queen,”

“Just out with it!”

“Y-yes! His name is Fang Shen, we call him leader Fang,”

“Fang Shen… his identity?”

“I don’t know much, but…”

That leader, Fang Shen, was a second young master of a Murim clan.

However, years ago, due to some problem within the clan, he fell out of favor with the elders. He used to be one of their hope, but now... people said, the elders seemed to ignore him.

Now he became a lowly bike gang leader.

However, the gang was still strong! With numbers reaching hundreds, they also employed school gangs like them to give them protection fees among high schoolers around the area. The gang controlled about a thousand thugs like them!

Hm… Fang Shen…

We seemed to have faced a similar challenge.

Should I try recruiting him?

Well, if he’s good enough, I’ll have a dependable subordinate.

No need to work my ass off all the time!

I could sleep… I mean, conserve my energy!

That would be wonderful, huhu…

“Um…”

“What is it, uncle?”

As she was busy having her wet fantasy, the homeless uncles originally hesitated to disturb her. However, it’s been quite some time…

“Little Yun, I think they’re dying down there?”

“Oh crap! Pull them up!”

When the uncles pulled them up, they already had water entering their lungs. Infusing more Qi into her stick, she hit their chest in a certain rhythm, forcing the water out! Soon, they were able to breathe, though a bit weak…

Ah, human life…

How fragile!

Seeing the four already passed fatal danger, she whispered to their leader Mo Hong;

“Don’t worry with that Fang Shen or whoever, I’ll deal with him. I’m also from Murim… somewhat,”

“R-really, my Queen?”

“Yeah, you don’t realize it? I was infusing Qi into your body when I was hitting you, stimulating your body, your dantian, your Qi veins… If my theory is correct, you might be able to practice soon,”

“By… by practice, my Queen, you mean… Murim martial arts?”

“What else would I mean by practice? Practice golf? Get real,”

“T-then! This is huge!”

He was excited, eager.

Even that Fang Shen had no means to let others, especially grunts like him, practiced martial arts. However, his Queen was able to promise such a thing! Could she be telling him the truth? She was not lying, did she?

Thinking about how wonderful it was to be hit by her stick, despite the pain… Could it be, that it was really Qi? He had never felt Qi before, so he had no idea how it felt. However, since the feeling was out of this world, he had no choice but to accept it.

Besides, it was just…

Too, damn, good!

Even if you were lying just now, as long as you continue to hit me…

I’ll serve you, my Queen!

Yun Zhi, a bit baffled by this bald guy’s glittering eyes, decided not to mull over it.

She whispered;

“Force your buddies to submit to me. This queen doesn’t care how. Get it done,”

“Y-yes my Queen, right away! I know exactly how to!”

Just as she gestured, the uncles woke the four up.

With a bit more water coming out of their mouth and ears, they turned to their big bro in confusion. How could they let big bro go already? Did big bro betray their gang? Did big bro really didn’t fear leader Fang anymore?!

That would be suicide!

No, leader Fang doesn’t kill people but…

He might just beat him up silly!

“Big bro, d-did you tell them?”

“Hmph, stupid fools! Just submit to the Queen, or I’ll beat the shit out of you guys!”

“But big bro… leader Fang is too vicious! He won’t let us go scot-free!”

“Yeah, big bro! Think this over!”

“Hmph, what do you know? Listen,”

From confusion, their eyes turned clear.

Having listened to him, they knew that the young lady was not ordinary. Big bro Mo explained, that she might be a Murim person! She knew how to use Qi, and she might even be able to make them become a warrior too, just like leader Fang!

“Big bro, is that the truth?”

“You’re not being scammed, right?”

“What scam? You think I’m a fool?”

“Well, somewhat…”

Thuk!

A nice hit on the head!

“Listen, don’t you guys feel it too? When she hit us with that stick…”

“Ah, t-that feeling…”

“No… That’s just imagination, right?”

“That forbidden feeling? No, no… I’m not an M!”

“It hurts… but, hehe…”

When she hit them, they did feel it. The extreme pain, but with it, extreme pleasure. It was like something penetrated them from behind… as if electric shock seizing them, crawling all the way up to the upper spine, into their head.

Every strike she made on them, made their back tingle!

How could this be?!

Ah, that forbidden feeling!

Even if they enjoyed it, there was no way they could admit it.

Even for lowly thugs like them, the scum of society, it was…

Too shameful, too sinful!

Mommy, forgive your sinful son!

Every day, I’m straying away from God…

=== Chapter 14 Ends ===