Ling Shuang nodded, pulled out a bamboo tube the size of a finger from his chest, and handed it to me, “Take this. Dugu Shang asked me to deliver it to you. Be careful not to let anyone discover it.” Then he immediately leaped away.
I jumped down from the tree and looked up to see a very pretty girl examining me from head to toe with a probing gaze.
I was startled and took a deep breath, gripping the bamboo tube tightly. “Wow, miss, don’t you know that scaring people can be fatal?!”
The girl smiled, enchantingly but with hidden daggers. “Hehe, truly worthy of the woman my big brother fancies. How special. But, my future sister-in-law, what were you doing on the tree just now?”
Sister-in-law? Was she talking to me? So she’s Xiao Chengyue’s sister? What did she just see?! I tried to remain calm, but my heart was racing. “I wasn’t doing anything, just appreciating the scenery. It’s a habit, is that not allowed?”
Xiao Chengyue’s sister laughed, “How dare I say no? It’s just that my sister-in-law’s habit is a bit special.”
Looking at her laughter, I wanted to slap her but there was no brick, and I couldn’t afford one. Why do these siblings always look so smiley?
She caught my attention with, “Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. I’m Xiao Wan Yue, sister of Xiao Chengyue, the Demon Cult Leader. Sister-in-law, you’re… called Ling Xiao Han, right?” I nodded, thinking that if I weren’t dependent on them, I wouldn’t even bother to respond. “Could you stop calling me sister-in-law?”
I’m not your brother’s wife. It’s just his one-sided wishful thinking.”
Xiao Wan Yue didn’t mind and continued smiling, “Yes, sister-in-law.” Damn, she called me that again! “Truly, as the brother is, so is the sister. You two are just too alike,” I muttered almost silently.
Xiao Wan Yue’s hearing was no joke, and she heard that too, “Naturally, we’re siblings, of course we’re alike.”
“Wan’er, what are you doing here?” Xiao Chen Yue’s voice came, and Xiao Wan Yue met his gaze, “Coming to see my future sister-in-law.” Damn, sister-in-law again! “I’m not your sister-in-law!” I finally couldn’t hold back. Xiao Wan Yue gave me a gentle smile, “Not now, but you will be in the future.” Then she left.
As soon as Grandma Moon showed her face, my heart was in pain like a knife scraping. I collapsed on the ground, without even the strength to groan. Didn’t I already take the hundred-poison antidote? How could it not work? Could that despicable demon Xiao Chen Yue be right that he’s the only one who has the antidote for this poison in the world?
Xiao Chen Yue quickly walked over, took out a bright red pill from his waist pouch – identical to yesterday’s – and stuffed it into my mouth. I swallowed it, and the pain immediately disappeared. Am I really destined to stay with this demon forever? He picked me up and carried me to my room.
He gently laid me on the bed, covered me with a blanket, and softly caressed my cheek. “Seems like I’ll need to feed you medicine in time next time; otherwise, seeing you in such pain would break my heart.” If I had the strength, I’d want to slap him. If you truly cared, you wouldn’t have poisoned me in the first place!
When will these days end? Shang, please come and save me…
I suddenly remembered something, threw off the blanket, and started searching frantically: “Ah, where is it?!” I exclaimed in shock, then wanted to slap myself. Xiao Chen Yue was still smiling: “Darling, what’s wrong? Did you lose something?”
Stay calm: “Hehe, no, nothing. I’m… feeling itchy…” Xiao Chen Yue laughed and tapped my nose, “Darling, lying is not good behavior.” I dodged, “Okay, okay, I’ll tell the truth. I did lose something. It’s all your fault for poisoning me, making me lose something so important.”
I burned the letter after reading it, fearing someone might discover it. I threw myself onto the big bed, not bothering to take off my clothes, stretching out in exhaustion. The next day, Xiao Wanyue came to bother me, claiming she wanted to cultivate a relationship with her future sister-in-law. Looking at her eager expression made me want to roll up my sleeve and slap her.
“Sister-in-law, how did you meet my brother?” she asked sweetly, making me feel like a piece of steak about to be devoured. “Gulp.” That was me swallowing nervously. “Well… it’s complicated. You could say it was thanks to a banana. -_-!”
Xiao Wanyue tilted her head innocently, biting her finger, “Was it the banana that introduced my brother to you?”
“No, even if I told you, you wouldn’t understand.”
Not only would she not understand, even I didn’t fully comprehend it – lying on the grass, getting kidnapped, drugged, carried away, then hit on the back of the head by an enemy. When I woke up, the ‘sugar master’ had called me to meet her brother.
Xiao Wanyue took a sip of tea, then grabbed my hands: “Sister-in-law, you must treat my brother well. He truly likes you.” I subtly withdrew one hand and wiped my sweat. “Hehe… okay.” Her brother had kidnapped and forced me to marry him. I already have a husband! And four of them!
“Sister-in-law, when are you planning to marry my brother?” Looking at Xiao Wanyue’s starry eyes, I broke out in a cold sweat. “Well… it might be a bit later. I’m only 16 this year.”
“That’s right. It depends on when you want to get married. My brother will definitely listen to you. After all, these things depend on your willingness.” I felt an urge to explode. I not only didn’t want to, I really didn’t want to! All because of her brother’s doing!
Xiao Wanyue’s words pulled my thoughts back – “Ah, sister-in-law, you and my brother are so happy. He just said he wants to be with you forever. But me? That dead Yu Ning won’t even look at me when I ask him to abandon his false throne and live happily with me in the jianghu.”
“What?!”
I was shocked, and out of an indescribable impulse, I suddenly grabbed Xiao Wanyue’s neck, shaking her violently, “Tell me! What’s your relationship with Yu Ning?!” “Sis-in-law, calm down, don’t be impulsive…” Xiao Wanyue was almost choking. I let go, revealing a more sinister “Sadako-style” smile than ever before, “I’m not impulsive; I’m very calm. Tell me quickly~”
Xiao Wanyue swallowed, “Sis-in-law, even if… I wanted something with him, I couldn’t. He wouldn’t…” I breathed a sigh of relief, “That’s good…” Xiao Wanyue suddenly leaned her face very close, “Sis-in-law, what’s your relationship with Yu Ning?”
I pushed her face away, “You’re just a little girl, what do you know? Matters between adults aren’t for you to comment on!” Xiao Wanyue stuck out her tongue…
[Volume Three: The Demon Sect, Chapter Seventy: Poison Arrow.]
After finally sending Xiao Wanyue back, I lay on the windowsill waiting for the night to come. I haven’t seen Shang Hao in a long time; I wonder how he’s been doing. The sky was a deep blue with only a few wisps of white clouds floating, looking lost. I was like those clouds, not knowing what to do – neither running away nor yielding.
Fortunately, Xiao Lianyue didn’t force me; otherwise, I might have been completely consumed by now. I’ve always been curious about one thing – how could I so easily encounter Shang Hao and his group? And how did we quickly develop mutual desires?
Moreover, even if someone could compare to their looks, I still couldn’t care less. Take Mo Ran, for instance. His appearance is on par with Shang and the others. In the past, my lustful self would have immediately pounced and said, “Handsome man, be mine!” But now, despite his best efforts to propose, I don’t even glance at him.
