01 The Witch’s Fiery Demise

“You’re really ruthless!” Shang Wuxin looked at the expressionless man opposite her and asked. Even though she had been betrayed, she showed no sign of pain, but no one knew that the hands hidden in her sleeves had already started to turn white.

A handsome man with a pair of peach blossom eyes sat across from Shang Wuxin. A flash of sorrow passed through his eyes for a moment but was quickly covered by a thick layer of * . He had disguised himself for so many years, lurking by Shang Wuxin’s side just for this day. As long as he killed this woman, he could rise rapidly and directly take over the orders from above in the police department, becoming the new mayor and controlling the entire City A.

“Shang Wuxin, you witch!” The man looked at the bewitching woman he had drugged with a ferocious smile. “Do you know? My parents were both killed by you. All these years, all these years, I have wanted to kill you every moment. Do you know how disgusting it is for me to stay by your side? I never loved you!”

Shang Wuxin, dressed in red, sat on the fiery red sofa, looking at the man she had truly loved, her heart filled with sorrow. The man in front of her who drugged her and tried to kill her was Du Xingfeng, her secret boyfriend. Why secret? Because she had offended too many enemies from both the righteous and the evil paths. She was afraid someone would harm her man, so she deliberately kept many lovers, all to protect this boyfriend, Du Xingfeng.

“Hehehehe…” Shang Wuxin laughed, her laughter trembling like blossoming branches. After a long while, she regained her composure and looked at the man opposite her. Shang Wuxin staggered to her feet and came before the man. The man stiffened for a moment, but thinking that Shang Wuxin had already been poisoned by such a deadly toxin, he figured there was no way she could kill him, so he remained still, wanting to see how this feared female demon lord would die before his eyes.

Shang Wuxin stroked Du Xingfeng’s peach blossom eyes. She had to admit that whether in appearance or in his disguised personality, Du Xingfeng was exactly the kind she liked. That was why, despite her dangerous identity, she had kept such a man by her side.

“So it really is their son, able to lurk by my side for so many years. I almost believed you truly loved me!” Shang Wuxian laughed coquettishly as her hand brushed from the man’s eyes to the bridge of his nose. “You really disappoint me. It’s rare for me to like a man, and yet it ends like this!”

Shang Wuxian was never truly infatuated with this man at first; initially, she only admired him somewhat. She still maintained a strong sense of caution toward him. But after ten years of being in love—from seventeen to now twenty-seven—she gradually relaxed from the constant vigilance and rejection she had at the start. She no longer carried weapons around him and stopped secretly inspecting the food he cooked. Yet, it was this very trust that struck her like a blow.

“A witch like you, with such a strong sense of defense at such a young age, if I weren’t pretending, how could I have killed you!” Du Xingfeng looked at the woman who had been stunningly beautiful since she was seventeen and remained breathtakingly gorgeous at twenty-seven. He couldn’t deny that he had truly fallen for Shang Wuxin. A woman like her, if she showed even a little kindness, it was hard for any man not to be moved. Moreover, Shang Wuxin had treated him very well over the years. Unfortunately, they were born to be enemies. Whether it was their parents’ feud or their positions in the underworld and the law, they were never meant to love each other.

Shang Wuxin didn’t seem sad at all. Even though she had been poisoned with a deadly toxin, she still appeared calm and indifferent. She stroked the man’s nose and then his thin lips, and as usual, kissed him. However, unlike before, the man did not respond eagerly, and Shang Wuxin felt no pleasure.

A one-sided kiss ended, and Shang Wuxin looked at this man with a sigh. They had been together for so many years, and apart from kissing and hugging, they had never crossed the line. She once thought maybe this man pitied the unbearable, fearful memories in her heart, but now…

“Shang Wuxin, do you know? Your kiss really disgusts me!” Du Xingfeng looked at the woman in front of him with a sinister smile, an expression he had never shown before. In front of Shang Wuxin, he always appeared as a gentleman, but now his ambition and true nature were revealed.

“A woman who was raped by her foster father since childhood—do you think I really like kissing you?” Du Xingfeng felt a wave of frustration seeing the woman’s unchanged expression. Why, at this moment, was she still like that—neither sad nor afraid? This was unfair! Du Xingfeng continued, “A woman like you is truly filthy! How could I ever touch you! Oh, right, everyone knows you have many lovers; you’re nothing but a slut!”

A strong light surged deep within Shang Wuxin’s eyes, but unfortunately, this man did not see it. Otherwise, he would never have brought up Shang Wuxin’s most shameful memories or spoken of her nightmarish past.

“What a pity!” Shang Wuxin suddenly stood up, her determined and enchanting steps showing no sign of being poisoned. She sat there smiling and said, “I originally wanted to spare your life, but now… I have no interest at all!”

Du Xingfeng, seeing Shang Wuxin like this, was a bit scared and prepared to pull out the gun hidden in his clothes. But before he could draw it, Shang Wuxin, who was sitting opposite him, took out a pen and stabbed it into his throat, instantly cutting off his breath.

Du Xingfeng’s eyes were still wide open. Even in death, he never expected Shang Wuxin to be capable of killing like this, nor did he understand how she could have drunk poison and be unharmed. Her skills were like martial arts from a movie. Unfortunately, Du Xingfeng never got the chance to find out.

“Miss!” Suddenly, a woman rushed in from outside. This woman was Shang Wuxin’s right-hand and also the housekeeper of this mansion. Seeing her young mistress sitting weakly there, tears filled the woman’s eyes.

Shang Wuxin smiled indifferently, his complexion turning somewhat pale, completely lacking the ease he had just shown.

“Fearless!” Shang Wuxin looked at the woman and said, “Drag him out, don’t dirty my place. From now on, since I’m no longer here, the Shang family will be yours. I know you’re not interested, but it’s still a considerable power. This way, even if I’m gone, you can fearlessly do whatever you want!”

“Miss!” Wuwei looked at Shang Wuxin sitting there with a charming smile, tears suddenly streaming down her face. This was the lady she had always followed. People only saw her cruelty and terror, but in her heart, the lady was so hard-pressed.

Shang Wuxin waved her hand, but with an unyielding authority. Wuwei gave a deep look at the lady, then dragged the corpse on the ground and left the room, leaving the mansion of the Shang family’s eldest daughter—a place everyone wanted to enter but found eerily empty inside.

But shortly after Wuwei stepped out of the mansion, she saw the mansion engulfed in roaring flames. The fire was terrifyingly fierce. Wuwei stood there, tears streaming down her face, then suddenly knelt to the ground, shouting, “Miss!”

Shang Wuxin sat in the room, looking at the photo on the table. In the photo was a little girl with an innocent and pure expression. It was a picture of her at five years old, and the only photo she had in her entire life, because after that, she never smiled like that again.

Everyone knows that the Shang family is one of the top families in the country, whether in terms of wealth or influence, but people do not know that the Shang family is an ancient martial arts family, a family with inner strength and martial skills just like in wuxia novels. The difference is that the Shang family is not a reclusive clan but competes for various interests in the bustling city.

She, Shang Wuxin, is a child from a branch of the Shang family. During a family gathering, she was chosen by the then head of the Shang family to be his adopted daughter. At that time, she was really happy to become the adopted daughter of the Shang family head, but when her biological parents saw her become the adopted daughter, their expressions stiffened for a moment. They looked at her with sympathy but still let her live in the Shang family mansion that everyone envied. Back then, she didn’t understand why her parents looked that way, but later she understood.

On her eighth birthday, her adoptive father took her out of the training ground and held a birthday party for her, and her biological parents were among the guests. After the party, her adoptive father took her into a room. It was a humiliation she would never forget. She was raped by her so-called adoptive father, and she was just a child. It hurt; she didn’t understand what was happening but knew the shame. She screamed in pain, longing for someone to save her, but her parents were outside the door, turning a deaf ear. For their own interests and reputation, they coldly handed their still-child daughter over to a man in his thirties.

Pain at its extreme turns into numbness. Since then, Shang Wuxin has suffered many wounds, but none as painful as that day. Have you ever thought about dying? Of course not. When she crawled out of the blood-soaked bed, she knew she had to kill this foster father, she had to kill the so-called parents, she had to become strong, she had to become a feared female demon!

She spent five years mastering the secret martial arts of the Shang family and became a true expert. She openly killed her foster father and seized control of the entire Shang family. Watching her parents being driven out of the Shang family with nowhere to turn, ultimately jumping to their deaths, she grew stronger and became a female villain.

But her heart was as calm as still water, and her body was slowly withering away. How laughable—it was clear she was just a teenager, yet her body was wasting away. This was because, as she grew stronger, her foster father feared that one day she would become an obstacle to him, so he had been poisoning her all along. As a result, she simply didn’t have long to live, and even with today’s advanced medicine, she couldn’t be saved.

Later, she met Du Xingfeng. She liked this man because he was the only one among many men who was not afraid of her, and he was very good at winning her favor. She had never been in love before but craved warmth, so they secretly fell in love! She once thought that since she wouldn’t live long, she would split the Shang family inheritance half to Du Xingfeng and half to her subordinate Wuwei. But unfortunately, reality slapped her in the face, mocking her naivety. She was Shang Wuxin; how could she have a heart?

In fact, Du Xingfeng didn’t know that even if he hadn’t killed Shang Wuxin today, she wouldn’t have lived more than a few months. But he never expected the outcome to be like this. It was true that she was poisoned by Du Xingfeng, but he didn’t know she possessed martial arts skills, so he was doomed to lose. Originally, she didn’t tell him because it was unnecessary, but now she saw a man’s true colors clearly. She knew she wouldn’t survive today, so she decided to disappear just like that!

The raging fire spread around Shang Wuxin, the orange-red flames highlighting Shang Wuxin’s fiery red dress, making her appear incredibly desolate.

Burn, burn everything dirty to ashes, including myself… Shang Wuxin felt the pain of the fire burning her skin, experiencing an excruciating torment that pierced her heart. A perfect smile appeared on her face, as pure as when she was five years old…

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This story is confirmed NP, the male lead is clean in body and mind, if you don’t like it, please don’t criticize.