Chapter 609

Grudge [仇怨 Chóu Yuàn] is the six hundred and ninth chapter of Tong Yao's Guardians of Night.

Summary
Xi Sha finally meets the leader of Bloodstain. Xi Sha comments that the leader carelessly reserved the meeting password since they presumed she would die, though the latter retorts that they purposefully left the password. The leader then notes that they have exhausted all of their resources to attack Xi Sha, so they do not mind if their location is exposed, especially since the demon lord seems to be on the brink of death. Enraged, Xi Sha grabs the person's neck and attempts to kill them by crushing it. However, their head pops off instead, exposing strands of string connecting their head and neck. After realizing that the person before her is a puppet, Xi Sha quickly detects the presence of someone hiding underneath the puppet's dress and tears it apart.

A sickly little girl emerges from the dress. Xi Sha is dumbfounded by the fact that such a seemingly powerless and weak girl was the mastermind of Bloodstain. She then questions the girl's courage, as she chose to not manipulate her puppet from afar so she could meet the demon lord. The girl repeats her earlier statement, adding that she has nothing to lose anymore and would be able to rest in peace if Xi Sha were to die. The demon lord lifts the girl by her cloak and angrily interrogates her for the reason behind her wish to kill her. Instead of answering, the little girl tells Xi Sha that her imminent death is the price she pays for offending her.

Furious, Xi Sha throws the girl onto the ground and demands to know the grudge she holds against her. Spitting out blood, the girl insists that a cold-blooded demon lord would never understand her reason and continues to refuse to answer. In a fit of rage, Xi Sha bites into the girl's neck and tears out her throat.

Some time later, Xi Sha is seen eating the young girl's corpse with the intention of reading her memories. However, she suddenly discovers that the body also contained poison. Realizing that the girl was goading her into eating her to inflict damage, Xi Sha is utterly baffled as to what kind of grudge the girl held against her to the point where she'd willingly poison herself to hurt her. Upon reading her memories, Xi Sha sees the young girl, albeit properly dressed and cheerful.

Chapter Notes

 * The leader of Bloodstain is revealed to be a human girl.
 * Xi Sha kills Bloodstain's leader.
 * Xi Sha is poisoned as a result of eating the flesh of Bloodstain's leader.