Days of Living with My Sister-in-Law-Chapter 197: Going Awry

WHOOSH—

In an instant, Murong Xiaoyi’s ten fingers transformed into claws, whipping toward Chen Xiaobei like a tornado! Upon closer inspection, it was none other than the Splitting Yin Claw!

I’ll be damned... Chen Xiaobei almost spat out a mouthful of blood. How on earth did she learn these moves? Could it be that this girl also possesses the Nine Nether Eyes? This is absurd!

But Chen Xiaobei had no time to think. Murong Xiaoyi’s Splitting Yin Claw was far stronger than his own; he stood no chance of defending himself!

At that exact moment, Jiang Hongchun frowned and chided, "Xiaoyi, stop this madness!"

With a mere thought, the Spiritual Artifact Moonlight Sword materialized in her hand. Then, with a gentle sweep forward, a sword flash crackling with lightning shot toward Murong Xiaoyi!

But that tigress was truly ferocious! Facing the overwhelming might of the attack, she didn’t even dodge, instead clenching her fingers together to meet it head-on.

BANG—

The resulting explosion was so powerful that the shockwave blasted the fish out of the nearby pond. At the epicenter, Murong Xiaoyi was sent flying backward like a kite with its string cut, plunging straight into the water.

Jiang Hongchun didn’t fare much better. Even with the Spiritual Artifact Moonlight shielding her chest, she staggered back several steps before falling to one knee.

SPURT—

She coughed up a mouthful of blood, her face turning terrifyingly pale.

"Senior Sister, are you all right?" Chen Xiaobei rushed to her side. He checked her pulse and found that her heart meridian was in complete disarray.

"How is this possible!" Jiang Hongchun said, her expression agonized. "How could Xiaoyi become so powerful overnight? That last strike had the power of the Third Grade of the Heavenly Rank! If not for the protection of my Moonlight Sword, I would have perished. Xiaobei, you must leave! My attack wasn’t enough to knock her out. She’ll be back soon!"

Sure enough, her words had barely faded when a thunderous explosion erupted from the placid pond. Murong Xiaoyi shot out of the water, covered from head to toe in mud and rotting weeds. She hardly looked human. Yet her waist-length red hair wasn’t matted by the water; instead, it billowed in the wind, making her look like a madwoman in the throes of demonic possession.

"Chen Xiaobei, I... I’ll slaughter you! I swear I’ll slaughter you!" Murong Xiaoyi’s eyes were blood-red, and her grating, teeth-grinding voice was audible even from a distance.

"Xiaoyi, calm down!" Jiang Hongchun exclaimed in shock, quickly stepping in front of Chen Xiaobei. "Your condition is highly abnormal! Listen to your master! Come here and let Xiaobei take a look at you. If this continues, you’ll be consumed by rage and fall into demonic possession!"

"Master, I... I’d rather die than let that bastard touch me!" Murong Xiaoyi retorted. "My only conviction right now is to kill Chen Xiaobei with my own two hands. Please, get away from him, or I might hurt you."

"Ugh—" Just as she finished speaking, Murong Xiaoyi suddenly clutched her head, her face contorting in an intense struggle. "My head... it hurts so much! I... I can’t take it anymore!"

"Xiaoyi—" Jiang Hongchun’s eyes reddened, and she instinctively moved to go to her.

"Senior Sister, don’t go," Chen Xiaobei said, holding her back. "I can’t explain her situation to you right now, but she’s no longer the Murong Xiaoyi you know. All she wants is to kill me. If you try to stop her, you’ll only get hurt too. This is a grudge between the two of us. Let me handle it myself!"

DING-A-LING—

Just then, his phone rang. It was Luo Qingcheng. Seeing that Murong Xiaoyi hadn’t moved yet, Chen Xiaobei decided to answer.

"Xiaobei, I’m with Xi Yao," Luo Qingcheng said urgently. "Listen, Xiaoyi’s condition is likely because her mortal body can’t withstand the Demonic Qi from the Witch God Essence. The Demonic Qi has invaded her mind, causing her to lose her sanity and fall into demonic possession. The only way to help her is to let her vent all that pent-up rage. That means you have to fight her. You have to fight until she’s completely exhausted. Only then will she be all right."

As she finished, Luo Qingcheng started to cry. She knew that with Chen Xiaobei’s current strength, he was no match for Murong Xiaoyi. Asking him to fight her was sending him to his death!

Yet Chen Xiaobei simply nodded and offered a faint smile. "Qingcheng, don’t worry. I won’t let anything happen to Xiaoyi, and I won’t let anything happen to me."

After hanging up, he walked nonchalantly toward Murong Xiaoyi. What goes around comes around; heaven spares no one. If he hadn’t forced Murong Xiaoyi to do that for him back then, he wouldn’t have become her inner demon. It’s an undeniable truth: whoever started the trouble must be the one to end it.

"Chen Xiaobei, you... you really have some nerve!" Murong Xiaoyi’s eyes practically glowed as she saw him approach.

But Chen Xiaobei’s expression was calm. He even shrugged and said, "Do you really hate me that much? Is it really necessary? All because I made you blow me once?"

"Shut up! Shut up! SHUT UP!" Murong Xiaoyi’s face twisted in fury. "The thing I hate most in this world is disgusting men like you, you little enoki mushroom! You forced me to do that disgusting thing... you desecrated my very soul! So, my one and only reason for living is to slaughter you, you bastard, and get my revenge!"

From a distance, Jiang Hongchun’s jaw dropped, unable to believe her ears. So that was it... That was the real reason my apprentice hates Chen Xiaobei so much! That Chen Xiaobei... he’s so shameless he won’t even leave lesbians alone! A wave of anger washed over her. Murong Xiaoyi was her beloved apprentice, and she couldn’t stand by and let her be bullied like this.

But just then, a red, semicircular birthmark on Chen Xiaobei’s lower back came into her view. In that instant, Jiang Hongchun froze, her face turning ashen. Her body went rigid as if she had seen a ghost.

"This... this is impossible! Could it be that Xiaobei is—" she uttered. "Twenty years... I’ve finally... ugh—"

An overwhelming surge of emotion rushed through her, and clutching her chest, Jiang Hongchun fainted, though unfortunately, neither Chen Xiaobei nor Murong Xiaoyi noticed. The two of them were locked in a standoff like mortal enemies. Murong Xiaoyi’s eyes, in particular, were practically spitting fire. Unable to wait another second, she took a step forward, ready to attack.

"Wait!" Chen Xiaobei said, holding up a hand.

Murong Xiaoyi sneered. "Thinking of begging for your life? Hahaha! Let me tell you, Chen Xiaobei, even if my cousin hates me for the rest of her life, I will kill you today!"

"That’s not what I mean," Chen Xiaobei said, scratching his head. "I get that you hate me, but fighting like this is pretty pointless. How about this? Gather all your strength and give me one punch, right in the chest. I promise I won’t fight back. What do you say?"