Chapter 20: Xuan’er, Is That You? (2/2)

However, the woman’s outline seemed somewhat different from Xuan’er…

Previously, Xuan’er was just a small girl, with short arms and legs, a petite and cute figure, and her hair styled in a bun, with a big head.

But the girl in front had completely shed the definition of a “child”… one could say she was a young woman?

Her long hair flowed down, not a single thread covering her, and she radiated a holy, milky light, as if she wore a hazy filter from a fairyland. Her body curled slightly towards herself, yet her legs were already long and her figure was exquisite, looking like a girl of Ning Wuxie’s age.

Ning Wuxie looked at the unfamiliar girl in surprise, feeling a bit dazed.

Where was Xuan’er?

That small, adorable, obedient Xuan’er?

Ning Wuxie confirmed that the door had been closed when going to shoot that day. The small courtyard of Hermit Valley also had its own barrier; without a token, entry was impossible.

It should… not be that someone sneaked in and swapped Xuan’er!

He swallowed hard and gently reached out to touch the girl’s shoulder.

“Xuan’er?”

At the moment his finger touched the girl, the light around her instantly converged. After a second or two of visual adjustment, in the dim room, Ning Wuxie suddenly saw the girl’s delicate body before him.

Soft, round, and slender.

Ning Wuxie instantly turned his head away, not wanting to see.

His heartbeat gradually quickened, feeling a dryness in his throat.

Was this really Xuan’er?

Could it be that the Divine Spiritual Body had matured her?

He closed his eyes, slowly turned his head to face Xuan’er, while his hands fumbled to grab the blanket.

“Xuan’er, is that you… please put on the blanket.”

A rustling sound arose, and Ning Wuxie felt that the girl seemed to sit up.

Not only that, but she also leaned closer, and Ning Wuxie caught a whiff of her youthful fragrance, mixed with a hint of residual milk scent.

It should be Xuan’er, right?

“Ning Wuxie?!”

The girl in front suddenly spoke, but her tone surprised Ning Wuxie.

It was cold and ruthless, mixed with anger and resentment, and even contained a hint of an overwhelming aura that surpassed her age!

Before Ning Wuxie could react, he felt a heavy blow to his throat, as a pair of warm, delicate hands clutched him tightly!

Not only that, the girl lunged at him, directly straddling Ning Wuxie’s waist!

At this moment, Ning Wuxie could not keep his eyes closed.

She was Xuan’er, although she had already transformed into a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl, the chubby baby face was gone, her nose had become more prominent, and her brows and eyes appeared longer.

But Ning Wuxie could still recognize her at a glance; she was Xuan’er! Only her features had matured more, and she had become even more beautiful.

However, now, Xuan’er’s beauty seemed to carry a chilling aura, completely devoid of the previous soft and cute demeanor.

Ning Wuxie felt a bit flustered, not only because he was trying hard to control his gaze, allowing it to shift only to Xuan’er’s snowy, delicate shoulders, but also because the reunion scene before him was quite different from what he had imagined.

Where was the warm embrace? Where were the tears of reunion? That little girl had been so clingy; surely she must have missed him terribly.

Why had such a fierce-looking young woman suddenly appeared?

“Xuan’er, what happened to you?” Ning Wuxie’s expression was innocent and surprised as he looked at the cold and proud beauty of Xuan’er.

She truly resembled a queen, sitting on him, completely unconcerned about his lack of clothing, as if she did not care about Ning Wuxie’s gaze at all.

Slap!

A loud slap came crashing down, the force so great that it made Ning Wuxie spit out a mouthful of blood!

The girl Xuan’er slowly leaned down, getting close to Ning Wuxie’s face, staring intently into his eyes.

“Ning Wuxie, if you dare to harm me, once I fully awaken, I will ensure you have no place to bury your body!”

“If I die, this world will also be destroyed, and you will no longer be as fortunate as in your previous life!”

Ning Wuxie was stunned, listening to these somewhat unfamiliar words, looking at the somewhat familiar face before him.

He realized… this girl was indeed not Xuan’er.

She was Jiang Ningxuan! The Demonic Path Empress Jiang Ningxuan!

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