Chapter 32: I—Strike!

“Sister, just give up! We’re in the middle of nowhere, and you’ve been poisoned. Do you really think you’ll have a chance to see Brother Ye?

Hmph, don’t blame me for being ruthless. It’s your fault for clinging to your position as the Su family’s fiancée.”

Only if Shen Yunran truly disappeared could she have a chance to marry into the Su family.

In the distance, Prince Zian was holding Ah Bao and saw Shen Yunran and Shen Congyue.

【Wow, Ranran the beautiful has been poisoned!】

【Brother, go, go, go! Hurry and save the beautiful Ranran!】

Ah Bao was frantic, waving her little hands, wishing she could grow wings and fly over immediately.

Prince Zian was just about to rush over—

But then he saw a figure moving even faster than him.

The speed was so fast that there was an afterimage.

“Ranran…” It was Su Jinye’s voice.

【Uncle’s here! Wow, he arrived just in time. Only he can pull off the heroic rescue!】

Ah Bao immediately stopped kicking, her big eyes fixed on Su Jinye’s figure in the distance.

Bubbles formed in her little mouth.

【Hold on, beautiful Ranran, Uncle is here to save you!】

“Little sister, let’s hide first.” Prince Zian quickly carried Ah Bao and hid behind an ancient tree.

Uncle’s future wife would still need him to make the move.

When Shen Congyue heard Su Jinye’s voice, she froze in place. Just as she thought she had misheard, Su Jinye’s figure had already swept past her and arrived at Shen Yunran’s side.

As Shen Yunran was about to faint, she saw Su Jinye’s blurred outline and couldn’t help but let out a bitter smile.

Knowing full well that Su Jinye didn’t like her, even in this moment, she still fantasized that he would show up.

“Su Jinye, in this life, we are destined to miss each other.”

“Ranran.” Su Jinye cradled Shen Yunran in his arms.

Shen Yunran’s body was limp, her vision blurred, and she murmured, “I hope… in the next life… I never meet you again…”

Loving someone who doesn’t love you back—it’s such a painful thing.

Realizing that the person in his arms had passed out, Su Jinye became frantic. Seeing her swollen arm, he turned his gaze towards Shen Congyue, his eyes like daggers, filled with an intense desire to tear her apart.

“It… it wasn’t me…” Shen Congyue trembled under Su Jinye’s terrifying glare.

That look was so frightening that Shen Congyue didn’t dare meet his eyes.

She shuddered and backed away.

“If anything happens to Ranran, I will not let you off!” Su Jinye’s voice was cold and every word felt like a blade.

He took Shen Yunran’s arm and bent down to press his lips to her wound.

Shen Congyue’s eyes widened in shock, her jaw nearly dropping. “Brother Ye, you… you actually…”

That was poisonous blood.

That man in black had said that the snake was extremely venomous, lethal even.

Su Jinye was risking his life for Shen Yunran?

If this wasn’t love, what was it?

Shen Congyue had noticed long ago that Su Jinye’s gaze toward Shen Yunran was always different from how he looked at others.

That suppressed emotion, no matter how well he tried to conceal it, would slip through at times.

She was consumed by jealousy. Why did Shen Yunran deserve Su Jinye’s favor? Just because she was the legitimate daughter of the Shen family?

If Shen Yunran was gone, the one with the marriage contract to the Su family would be her.

Shen Yunran had taken everything that should have been hers!

Su Jinye continued sucking out the poisonous blood, repeating the process until the black blood turned bright red again.

Shen Yunran’s pale complexion gradually improved.

Su Jinye let out a sigh of relief, “Ranran, it’s okay now. Don’t be afraid. You’re safe.”

But he was beginning to feel dizzy, and his lips had turned purple, a clear sign that he had been poisoned.

Shen Congyue watched as Su Jinye carefully cradled Shen Yunran in his arms, her jealousy reaching a fever pitch.

Why did Shen Yunran deserve such sincere care from a man?

While she, on the other hand, was going to end up with a lowly steward?

Su Jinye’s cold gaze sent a shiver down Shen Congyue’s spine, causing her to stumble and roll down the hillside. “Ah! Su Jinye, save me!”

No matter how loudly Shen Congyue screamed, Su Jinye remained unmoved.

Shen Congyue’s body continued to roll down the hill, disappearing from sight.

Behind a tree, Ah Bao’s little face puffed up as she watched the whole scene.

【Oh yeah! Karma! The wicked always get their comeuppance.】

【Shen Congyue has such a vicious heart, to even harm her own sister.】

【Wait, oh no! It’s the aura of a ghost baby.】

Ah Bao glanced down the hillside and saw wisps of black and red aura floating in the air.

Shen Congyue had lost the baby in her womb.

Prince Zian felt a chill, “Sister, are you cold?”

All of a sudden, the air felt icy.

But it was only early autumn, so why did it feel so eerily cold?

And what was this “ghost baby aura” his sister mentioned?

【Oh boy, Shen Congyue used her own unborn child to summon evil spirits!】

Ahhh!

Prince Zian shivered uncontrollably.

He looked around nervously. Where… where were the ghosts?

Ah Bao saw the black and red aura drifting towards Su Jinye and Shen Yunran.

At this moment, Shen Yunran was unconscious, Su Jinye was poisoned, and if the evil spirits took advantage of their weakness and invaded their bodies, the two of them could wake up as fools.

【Hmph! How dare a lowly evil spirit try to hurt someone!】

Ah Bao pouted angrily.

Suddenly, a fierce wind began to howl, and thunder and lightning filled the sky.

Prince Zian looked down at his little sister in his arms. “Sister, what’s… going on? Is it about to rain? No, I have to go save Uncle.”

【Don’t go!】

Ah Bao was frantic. By now, the black and red cloud had already enveloped Su Jinye and Shen Yunran. If Prince Zian got any closer, with the remnants of death energy still clinging to him, the evil spirits might consume him as well.

Prince Zian froze in place, not daring to move.

“Sister, I’m scared…”

【Good, you should be. Stay put for now.】

【I—strike!】

As Ah Bao clenched her tiny fists, threads of spiritual energy began to seep through her fingers. The energy shot up into the sky, and a massive bolt of lightning came crashing down from the dark clouds!

Boom——

The thunderclap directly struck the evil spirit cloud, instantly dispersing the black and red mass that only Ah Bao could see.

The wind died down, the thunder vanished, and everything returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.

Ah Bao, now exhausted, had a flushed face.

After all, she was the Lord of the Underworld, skilled in using lightning techniques. The last bit of spiritual energy she had absorbed while cuddling with the “little madman” earlier had been just enough to summon today’s lightning strike.

So tired…

She’d have to go back and get more cuddles from the little madman later.

Prince Zian: ?

He looked like a clueless kid who had just seen something unbelievable.

His sister was so incredible.

When she got anxious, the weather changed.

When she got angry, lightning struck.

“Sister, I was so smart to sneak you out! Wow, you’re like a little lucky star.”

Ah Bao grinned from her swaddling clothes.

【Brother, hurry and check on Uncle.】

Prince Zian hurried over to Su Jinye’s side and found him turning black and purple all over, but he still held onto Shen Yunran without letting go.

When Prince Zian arrived, Su Jinye was still conscious, though it was clear he wouldn’t last much longer.