Days of Living with My Sister-in-Law-Chapter 198 Guo’er, Don’t Die

"Are you sure?"

Murong Xiaoyi sneered. "With my current Realm, you will die without a doubt if I strike with my full power! If you choose to fight me, you might—just might—have a one-in-a-million chance to escape this disaster."

"Chen Xiaobei, you’re deliberately setting a trap for me! I’m not wrong, am I?"

"You’re right, I am setting a trap for you," Chen Xiaobei shrugged and chuckled. "But with your strength, my trap doesn’t seem like it would be of any use, would it? Just tell me one thing: do you dare to hit me? You keep saying how much you hate me. Don’t tell me you’re lying to yourself and have actually fallen for me?"

"Aaaah! Shut up!" Murong Xiaoyi roared, her face contorted with rage. "I would rather fall for a pig than a freak like you! You’re right, what the hell am I afraid of? In the face of absolute power, all schemes and plots will crumble to dust. Since you’re asking to die, don’t blame me for being ruthless! Take this!"

As she spoke, the imposing aura of the Third Grade of the Heaven Rank enveloped her perfect body like a tidal wave. Then, she clenched her fist and punched directly at Chen Xiaobei’s heart.

"Xiaoyi, don’t! He is your—"

Jiang Hongchun had just woken up. Upon seeing the scene before her, she spat out another mouthful of blood and fainted on the spot.

At the same time, Chen Xiaobei unlocked the Heavenly Silkworm Brocade Garment. This garment could withstand a full-powered blow from an opponent whose Realm was ten times his own. However, Murong Xiaoyi was already at the Third Grade of the Heaven Rank, a full thirteen cultivation levels above him. Chen Xiaobei could think of no other option; he had to take the hit!

Watching Murong Xiaoyi’s fist draw closer and closer, Chen Xiaobei clenched his jaw and shut his eyes.

BANG!!!

An earth-shattering explosion rocked him. He felt as if his entire body was about to burst apart. He was sent flying over a hundred meters before he crashed heavily onto the ground. Spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood, Chen Xiaobei fainted instantly.

At the same time, Murong Xiaoyi fell to one knee. Gazing at the wreckage she had caused and at the distant Chen Xiaobei, whose condition was unknown, the crimson in her eyes finally began to clear. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"What... What have I done?" she whispered. "Master, Chen... Chen Xiaobei—"

Her mind grew foggy and her eyelids felt heavier and heavier, until she, too, collapsed to the ground.

Chen Xiaobei felt like he was having a very, very long dream.

In the dream, he was a swaddled infant held in the arms of a woman in ancient-style cyan clothes. She was running swiftly through a pitch-black forest. The woman seemed to be fleeing for their lives, as the sounds of battle echoed continuously from behind.

She was panting heavily, clearly exhausted, yet her speed was incredible. She seemed to value the infant in her arms above all else. She stumbled several times, but instead of dropping him, she only held him tighter.

"Where... Where am I? Who... Who are you?" Chen Xiaobei asked weakly.

He desperately wanted to see the woman’s face, but he was far too tired to lift his head. He could only vaguely sense that she was exceptionally beautiful, with very long hair and a unique, fragrant scent emanating from her body. It was a fragrance he had never smelled before, one not even recorded in Xi Yao’s legacy!

And just then—the woman suddenly vanished!

Chen Xiaobei found himself in a strange forest. The moon was hidden, the wind howled, and the air was filled with the cries of wolves.

"Where am I? My head hurts so much!" Chen Xiaobei cried out, his face twisted in a pained grimace.

Then, one by one, Luo Qingcheng and the other women in his life appeared before his eyes. However, they all seemed completely oblivious to his presence, hurrying past him without a glance. No matter how loudly he called out, they were all deaf to his pleas, like fleeting passengers in the journey of his life.

Am I really dead?

A wave of despair washed over Chen Xiaobei. After all, Murong Xiaoyi’s Realm was far too high. Even with the protection of the Heavenly Silkworm Brocade Garment, he knew his chances had been slim. He was filled with a profound sense of unwillingness. His good life had just begun; how could he let it end now?

No! I can’t die! Sister-in-law, Qingcheng, and so many other women need me to take care of them! And Xi Yao... I promised her over and over that I would deliver her from her sea of suffering! I absolutely cannot go back on my word! I have to fulfill my promise! I will not—

His anguish intensified.

Suddenly, a faint white light appeared in the pitch-black void ahead. It was like a gateway to life itself. Chen Xiaobei mustered all his strength and began to crawl toward it. He drew closer and closer, scraping his palms raw in the process. Yet, the light seemed impossibly distant. No matter how much he crawled, it never seemed to grow any larger.

Damn you, heavens! It won’t be that easy to kill me, Chen Xiaobei! I will reach the end today! I will not die! Never!

Gritting his teeth, Chen Xiaobei crawled forward with all his might. Finally, the white light began to grow larger in his vision.

Bigger and bigger!

Bigger and bigger—

Meanwhile, outside Shanhe Village, the world was cloaked in darkness. Murong Xiaoyi carried a bowl of tea and pushed open the door to her master’s room. Seeing Chen Xiaobei lying on the bed, her expression grew complex and her eyes reddened.

"Master, please drink some water," she said meekly. "You’ve been sitting by his side since this afternoon without eating a thing. Don’t forget, you’re injured too."

"Leave," Jiang Hongchun sighed, her hand tightly clutching Chen Xiaobei’s. "If Xiaobei dies, then I have no reason to live. I don’t want to be disturbed by anyone right now! That includes you. So get out!"

When she turned to face her disciple, Jiang Hongchun’s eyes were blazing with boundless fury. If Murong Xiaoyi hadn’t been her disciple, she would have drawn her sword and killed her on the spot.

Terrified, Murong Xiaoyi put on a tearful face. "Master, please... please don’t be angry! I’ll... I’ll leave right now, okay?"

As soon as she left, the anger on Jiang Hongchun’s face vanished, replaced by a look of profound sorrow and reluctance. She reached out a trembling hand and gently stroked Chen Xiaobei’s cold face, her heart feeling as if it would shatter.

"Guo’er... It’s been twenty years. Auntie... Auntie has finally found you," she whispered. "You must not die! Auntie has so, so much she still needs to tell you! Please, I’m begging you, wake up... my Guo’er..."

A heart-wrenching sob escaped her lips. In an instant, tears streamed down her face like rain. She slumped over his arm, her entire being on the verge of collapse.

At that moment, Chen Xiaobei slowly opened his weary eyes.

He had been hearing someone call him ’Guo’er’ for a while now and was completely baffled. He even thought he had transmigrated! But then, Jiang Hongchun’s captivating face came into view.

Once he confirmed that he hadn’t transmigrated, Chen Xiaobei curiously asked, "Senior Sister, what did you just call me?"

"Guo’er! You’re awake!" Jiang Hongchun cried, throwing herself into his embrace. "Oh, you scared Auntie to death!"

Damn... so soft, so big!