"Ah, Ning Xian, since you're already married, why are you back?"
"Tch, what kind of person did she marry? I'll tell you the details later. Right now, I just want to take a good shower and get a good night's sleep—getting married is such a hassle, having to get up before dawn every day." She wasn't worried about whether the Bai family would send someone to check if she had arrived safely at the Qiu family. Those two old monsters in the family were absolutely experts at listening to rumors; no matter how strange or suspicious they were, they would never reveal the slightest impropriety before the situation was clear. So, of course, she was staying safely at home.
She simply dragged Yu Lin along to the Netherworld Heaven—Yu Lin, the protector of the Blissful Heaven [Qilin], could probably be considered a "freak" in the Blissful Heaven. He was the only one in the entire Blissful Heaven who had such close ties with the Netherworld Heaven. He was well-behaved, popular, and everyone in the sect treated him like a treasure; no one could dislike him.
Before they even dragged him into the Netherworld, he had already attracted a large bee, just like honey.
"Oh, it's Yu Lin. When did you get back?" Zuo Shi Mu Yuan strolled over, fanning himself with a folding fan. His eyes were fixed on Yu Lin, shining brightly. He didn't even glance at Ning Xian, as if Ning Xian didn't exist.
"Left Envoy of the Wood." Unaware of the perilous situation, the little white rabbit Yu Lin greeted him obediently, unaware of the greedy glint in the eyes of the hungry, thousand-year-old fox…
Ning Xian grabbed Yu Lin by the back of the neck and pulled her behind him.
Suddenly having his view cut off, the Left Envoy finally saw the person in front of him. He looked her up and down, and said with a half-smile, "Oh, whose young lady has wandered into the wrong place?"
A sharp "snap" echoed in Ning Xian's mind—she yanked her restrained hand free and unleashed a torrent of attacks, ruthlessly killing him—"I'll kill you, you vile monster who preys on innocent young men and women!! You dare to covet my hand!?"
—The string broke!
Chapter 7 The Bai Family's Daughter-in-Law 3
A broken string can refer to a musical instrument string, or it can refer to the string in a person's head.
The Qiu family has this one principle in their minds: when emotions run high, it snaps instantly, and once it snaps, they lose all reason.
"I'll kill you, you scourge!!"
Ning Xian grabbed a sword from a passing cult member and launched a chaotic barrage of thrusts and slashes at Mu Yuan. Mu Yuan effortlessly blocked her attacks with her fan. Ning Xian's martial arts skills would have been more than enough to injure her, but despite her unpredictable attacks, [the most difficult to deal with is a madman], and after hundreds of moves, she hadn't given up. At this moment, Ning Xian had only one thought—to kill this monster!
"Yu Lin, quickly go find Long Jue and take his crazy girl away!" Mu Yuan parried a sword strike and turned to Yu Lin.
Before Yu Lin could even leave, Long Jue's figure had already swept through the air, taking advantage of Ning Xian's focus on slashing at Mu Yuan, and striking her pressure points.
So, Long Jue had just returned to the sect this morning, and by the afternoon he saw his younger sister, who had only married into the family yesterday and should have been obediently living as a wife in the Bai family, appear in the sect. Still quite annoyed, clearly having lost her mind again, she was chasing after the Left Envoy, Mu Yuan, hacking and slashing at him.
Although he had to admit that this Left Envoy was sometimes indeed quite difficult to deal with, it wasn't his fault that he was born with a seductive look, but it was wrong of him to specifically seduce respectable women and harass innocent young men, rejecting the flirtatious and ignoring those who offered themselves to him. However, these were all private matters, and they naturally had no right to interfere. If Ning Xian took action, it would be considered insubordination on her part.
Long Jue looked at Ning Xian, who had been knocked unconscious by acupressure, with a headache. Well, he knew it was a hereditary condition, just like their father's, and it wasn't her fault.
He skillfully tucked her under his arm and apologized to Mu Yuan, "I'm sorry to have disturbed the Left Envoy."
Mu Yuan opened her fan and fanned herself leisurely twice, then smiled alluringly, "Not at all, not at all. Duanxian'er's illness isn't new, so I won't hold it against her. Deputy Headmaster, please don't worry about it." As she spoke, her amber eyes fixed on Long Jue—this cold and serious man was simply "exquisite," making him incredibly desirable. It was a pity that although Long Jue was only the Deputy Headmaster of Youming Heaven, he was young and promising, possessing both skill and ability, and his martial arts were immeasurable. Even the Left and Right Envoys and the heads of the two factions had to give him some face—they could only look at him but couldn't make a move, which made him all the more alluring and unbearable.
When Ning Xian woke up, she saw a row of heads—Long Jue, Yu Lin, and Mu Yuan—surrounding her. She blinked blankly and looked around—she was in her room in the Netherworld Heaven…
"What...are you guys doing here?" Are you just waiting in her room for her to wake up so you can play mahjong? (Beep...not a contemporary term, please censor it)
She looked at Long Jue, who, seeing that she had woken up unharmed and returned to normal, and that there was nothing for him to do, turned and left to attend to his business.
Uh... well, I wasn't really expecting this mute brother to give me any answers anyway.
Then look at Mu Yuan—yes, this is the real problem. Are she really that close to this wicked guy that he can just barge into her room? Did someone take down the "No Pests or Fox Spirits Allowed" sign on her door? Or is this thousand-year-old fox still unable to read?
As she stared at Mu Yuan with a belly full of doubt, Mu Yuan was also pondering why he was there—was he there to interrogate her? Or was he there to tease and make fun of her? Or... was it her pure and innocent, virtuous woman's attire that had piqued his interest?
She's the younger sister of Long Jue, who's ranked number one on his beauty hunting list, so she's naturally a good catch. However, in the Netherworld, she had a somewhat arrogant and wicked charm that wasn't really his type. But after getting married and changing her appearance... she really is a virtuous little beauty, and someone else's wife... He's getting restless...
"Ning Xian, don't you remember what you just did?" Yu Lin asked cautiously. Clearly, he knew Ning Xian, but only to a limited extent.
"What did I do?"
"...You want to kill the Left Envoy."
"..." Has she finally put her imagination into action?
—That being said, this is insubordination…and, well…anyway, she doesn’t remember, and if she doesn’t remember, she won’t admit it!
Anyway, her father was the same; he cried so loudly that the whole mansion was alerted, but afterwards he still refused to admit it.
"What? You've got the wrong person? It couldn't have been me, could it?"
"..."
Left Envoy Mu was magnanimous and didn't take it to heart. He opened his folding fan, waved it lightly, and said with a smile, "Long Jue left you a message: When you've had enough sleep, go back to your parents' home."
"Who wants to go back! I didn't come back to sleep!"
"What's wrong, bride? Are you unhappy at your in-laws' house?" Mu Yuan sat down casually and reminded her, "You should know that Long Jue is a man of his word. Do you want him to drag you back to his house like he's taking you home?"
Well... Long Jue would definitely do that.
"Why don't you tell me what's bothering you, and I'll give you some advice—" Mu Yuan closed her fan and tried her best to look like a "good older brother" who was listening attentively, but unfortunately, her seductive charm made it impossible for her to look convincing.
However, Ning Xian didn't care whether he was round or flat, kind or wicked; he was seething with anger and wouldn't be satisfied until he vented it. He directly poured out a string of beans on Mu Yuan and Yu Lin.
Yu Lin was quite indignant upon hearing this, and tapped her palm with the wooden fan, "Duan Xian'er, you just came back like this?"
"What else can we do? Go and keep chatting with your mother-in-law? If you keep chatting, you'll bring up when she was weaned and when she first called you 'Mom'."
"Idiot!" Mu Yuan tapped her on the head with her fan, but Ning Xian dodged it by turning her head.
"Who are you calling stupid!?"
"I'm talking to you! You just ran back like that, letting him go see his mistress. When he gets back, you'll have to be his wife—aren't you resentful? Come on, let's go to the Bai family and see how long he can keep his carefree ways!" Mu Yuan grabbed Ning Xian without saying a word and started to leave. Ning Xian protested, "Hey, hey, I'm going back to the Bai family, why are you following me?"