Chapter 156. The Devil's Son Who Brings Misfortune.
Lin Mengtong, the demon child who brought misfortune, lost her parents. She left her hometown, where she had lived for several years, and followed the direction taken by the Shrek Law Enforcement Team.
It took an unknown amount of time before she stumbled upon a human city. Exhausted and hungry, she collapsed in a corner, quietly waiting to die. It was only after a kindhearted person took her in that she was able to survive in the city. There, she began attending school and learned the basic structure of the continent.
Lin Mengtong did not give up her search for her parents until one day, Shrek Academy announced the execution of the evil spirit masters Lin Qingzheng and Wang Mengyao.
According to the Shrek Academy's interrogation, Lin Qingzheng and Wang Mengyao, two evil spirit masters, had murdered tens of thousands of innocent people over the past six years. They had confessed their crimes. Justice was clear, and retribution was inevitable. Now, they had been apprehended by the Shrek Law Enforcement Team. The mercy of the Sea God still watched over this continent. May the souls of those innocent victims rest in peace.
Upon seeing this notice, Lin Mengtong's first reaction was that it was impossible.
The parents she had lived with for six years were definitely not evil spirit masters.
However, Lin Mengtong's voice was quickly drowned out by the angry voices of the people who read the notice.
"Down with the evil spirit masters Lin Qingzheng and Wang Mengling."
"Long live the Sea God, long live Shrek! Use your sword of judgment to slay all evil spirit masters in the world, and let my child rest in peace."
"Support the Sea God, support Shrek, and annihilate all evil spirit masters in the world."
"Cut him into pieces, no matter what."
Coincidentally, the next day, Lin Qingzheng and Wang Mengling were executed in this city.
They were escorted to the execution ground. Their bodies were covered in scars of torture, including whip wounds streaked with pepper spray. Wang Mengling's beautiful face bore a scar from a branding iron. Her ten fingers trembled, the spaces between them bruised and purple, and several iron needles pierced her fingernails. Lin Qingzheng, on the other side, was in a similarly bad state. With lifeless eyes, they sat in a prison van as they were escorted to the execution ground.
The Shrek law enforcement officers in charge of the execution read out the crimes Lin Qingzheng and Wang Mengling had committed over the past six years.
Tens of thousands of crimes, some so bizarre they were incomprehensible.
But in the eyes of the enraged crowd, the rationality of the case was no longer a concern.
"Next, the Shrek decree shall be passed. The evil spirit master Lin Qingzheng is sentenced to death by burning at the stake, and the evil spirit master Wang Mengling is sentenced to being torn apart by five horses. The executions shall proceed immediately."
This pronouncement sealed the fates of Lin Qingzheng and Wang Mengling. Neither resisted, perhaps numb to the thought.
As Wang Mengling's hands, feet, and neck were being shackled, she turned her head and suddenly saw her daughter. Surprise filled her eyes, and she hurriedly turned to Lin Mengtong, wanting to say something, but the five horses had already started moving.
"No—" Lin Mengtong shouted, her pupils trembling, but her childish voice was drowned out by the frenzied crowd.
Vast quantities of vegetables, fruits, and eggs were thrown at her.
They pulled Wang Mengling's hands, feet, and head in different directions, causing her to scream in agony as her body was torn apart.
Elsewhere, Lin Qingzheng was tied to a cross, his body consumed by blazing flames. He screamed agonizingly within the blaze before ultimately being reduced to a pile of ash.
The death of her parents had deeply shaken Lin Mengtong.
On her way home, in a small alley, she felt a surge of hatred and confusion, a sensation that something within her was about to burst forth.
The next moment, her lower body transformed into the form of a spider, with eight legs and a rounded abdomen. Beneath her, where it connected to the spider's body, a terrifying evil eye opened its eyes.
Tang Hao, standing in mid-air, observed this scene and nodded in satisfaction.
The death of her parents was a profound blow to Lin Mengtong, and her spider form left her somewhat distraught. After arriving in the human world, she discovered that mainstream society was deeply hostile to evil spirits, and she had awakened an evil spirit.
She concealed the existence of her spirit, and even the family who adopted her offered to help her awaken it, but she refused.
After living there for a while, Lin Mengtong decided to leave, leaving behind a letter that read: "
I'm sorry, I'm leaving. Thank you for taking me in, but I know my presence will cause you great trouble, even catastrophic disaster."
Before Lin Mengtong could leave, there was a bang on the door, and someone burst in. The civilian who adopted Lin Mengtong was about to ask what was going on when he was stabbed to death. Then, the Shrek law enforcement team rushed in, stabbing and chopping anyone they saw into pieces. Terrified,
Lin Mengtong quickly hid in a rice jar, trembling.
"Search this family! They're harboring an evil spirit master. Their crime is unforgivable. Find that evil spirit master and kill him!" the law enforcement captain said.
Lin Mengtong, hiding in the rice jar, finally understood why they'd gotten into trouble with Shrek. It was because of her.
"I'm sorry, I've ruined you!" Lin Mengtong said bitterly.
If the family were still alive, she could go out and save their lives, repaying them. But the Shrek law enforcement team came in and killed them without mercy. Now, Lin Mengtong could only hope to avoid being discovered.
The Shrek law enforcement team looked at the rice jar with amusement, then said, "Alright, it seems this family has moved the evil spirit master. Further investigation will yield no results."
With that, he withdrew his team and left. It wasn't until some time had passed that Lin Mengtong dared to poke her head out of the rice jar. She saw the bodies of the family lying scattered throughout the house, and she felt a surge of guilt. As she tried to collect the bodies, she heard footsteps outside the door. She quickly hid. The Shrek law enforcement team took the bodies away and publicly accused the family of harboring an evil spirit master.
In the days that followed, Shrek intensified its search for Lin Mengtong. Whoever Lin Mengtong embraced would suffer misfortune. She realized this and actively closed herself off, retreating deep into the mountains and forests, returning to her parents' home. She wanted to emulate her domineering mother, hiding there, hoping to live out her life in peace.
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