Ex-Wife is a Big Villainess
Chapter 155 - 108 I Trust My Second Sister the Most_2

Chapter 155: Chapter 108 I Trust My Second Sister the Most_2

Jiang Shouzhong patiently consoled, "Miss Xiahe, since all four of you sisters have a pearl and you can remove yours, they should be able to do the same. Can you maybe rotate keeping it inside your bodies for a few days?"

Jiang Shouzhong thought of this method to exploit a bug.

But at the moment, the young girl was in a trance, her soul seemed to be wandering outside her body. She had completely ignored what the man was saying.

"Why don’t we first go to Silver Moon Tower, find—"

The man’s suggestion was cut off midway when the girl suddenly threw several silver needles, hitting him exactly, immobilizing Jiang Shouzhong as it had at the beginning. Then she rapidly stepped forward, bowed her head, and covered his lips with hers while pressing a hand gesturing a sign on her forehead.

Jiang Shouzhong stared wide-eyed.

Had this girl gone mad?

However, a miraculous scene ensued... Streams of light purple breath rose from the man’s Dantian, moved up through his throat, and entered the girl’s body, gradually reviving the pale color of her face.

Xia He felt joy arising in her heart.

The familiar aura of her Life Pearl was felt once more.

But soon, the girl’s heart grew cold again as the Spiritual Pearl’s aura only appeared for about ten short seconds and then vanished without a trace.

Xiahe, undaunted, continued to draw in strongly.

Jiang Shouzhong, who was immobilized and unable to move, inadvertently widened his pupils, his thoughts in chaos as if entangled in a complicated mess.

Had this girl truly gone mad?

Jiang Shouzhong suddenly felt a surreal sensation, even harboring the illusion of being in a dream.

But on second thought, that pearl was her life; his understanding of her taking such an extreme and insane action was quite reasonable—under such circumstances, she could hardly care about anything else.

Perhaps finally realizing it was impossible to retrieve the pearl, Xia He, who was initially full of hope, eventually gave up and slowly parted her lips.

Jiang Shouzhong was finally able to breathe.

His tongue felt numb.

"Miss Xiahe, my physique is peculiar, and your pearl has likely dissolved,"

Fearing that she might react poorly, Jiang Shouzhong quickly said, "The last time I was healing Qiuye, your younger sister, I inadvertently absorbed the Underworld Flower from her body, and it melted just the same."

Xiahe moved her lips, saying nothing.

She withdrew her needles from his body and sat alone in a chair in the corner, her demeanor as if a ship lost in a sea of fog, utterly disoriented and helpless.

Seeing this, Jiang Shouzhong felt a sudden pang of sympathy.

The truth of the matter was the girl’s nature was good; if she had been changed to this extent, it was only in the course of trying to heal him. She could have completely ignored him, as cold as her normal exterior suggested.

Yet, she was willing to make amends, even at the cost of her life.

Sometimes, being foolish truly did tug at one’s heartstrings.

Jiang Shouzhong thought of the Spiritual Pearl’s aura suddenly appearing from his Dantian, so he circulated his True Qi to sense it but did not detect it again. He tentatively sensed the small golden token, which burped, and a faint aura appeared in his Dantian again.

Jiang Shouzhong was startled, seemingly understanding something.

He looked at the girl.

Sure enough, Xiahe’s complexion appeared much more rosy than before, and her spirit seemed significantly invigorated.

Jiang Shouzhong, his eyes glowing, said to the distraught girl, "Miss Xiahe, although the Spiritual Pearl cannot be retrieved anymore, my body can generate the aura of the Spiritual Pearl, as you just sensed. I think, for now, it can alleviate your life-or-death situation. As long as we have time, we can find a way to condense the pearl again or find a substitute."

Hearing this, a gleam sparked in the girl’s otherwise dull eyes.

She reminisced about the aura she felt earlier and tentatively asked, "You can generate the aura of the Spiritual Pearl?"

Jiang Shouzhong nodded and said helplessly, "I can’t sustain it continuously, only accumulate it bit by bit. When you feel weak, you can use... use the method we just did."

Jiang Shouzhong coughed awkwardly, too embarrassed to spell it out directly.

The girl’s cheeks flushed a deep shade of red, finally realizing how inappropriate her actions had been.

Looking at the man’s slightly swollen lips, the usually icy and solitary girl at this moment wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. Yet at the same time, she felt an indescribable, strange sensation within her.

She had never been intimate with the opposite gender in the past, scarcely even conversing.

Yet now...

Xiahe found herself lost in confusion and remembered the loss of her Life Pearl, her inner turmoil and anxiety intertwined like a vexing mess.

"Miss Xiahe, should we tell the mistress?"

Jiang Shouzhong said. "Your mistress possesses many treasures; perhaps she has a way to help you."

However, Xia He shook her head.

The young girl was very timid at this moment.

Having ruined the man’s latter half of life, her own life pearl gone, the simple task given by the madame turned into a mess by her own hands, she had no courage to go back.

Although the madame might not punish her severely, she still dared not tell the truth.

Now, her only hope was that Jiang Mo’s injuries would heal and that the pearl would reform back to its original state.

Xia He leaned against the wall, feeling helpless and despondent.

Like a lonely lotus leaf.

Seeing this, Jiang Shouzhong did not insist on persuading her any further, stood up, and left, planning to give the girl some space to calm herself.

As he reached the door, the man looked back at the girl.

In the shadowy corner, the girl in black appeared like a forlorn figure, unspeakably melancholic.

Jiang Shouzhong’s heart suddenly ached, as if touching a certain emotion. Since Ye passed away and Hong’er left, his tranquil heart lake, which had been undisturbed, rippled slightly at that moment.

He touched his lips, which seemed to still bear the trace of the second woman in his life.

"So foolish."

Jiang Shouzhong sighed softly and walked out of the room.

——

Silver Moon Tower.

The young girl Qiuye sat quietly by the lake, lost in thought.

A gentle breeze passed, her long hair dancing with the wind, much like the ripples on the lake.

Her eldest sister Chun Yu walked over, sat down next to her third sister, and asked softly, "What are you thinking about?"

Startled back to reality, Qiuye was at first frightened but relaxed once she saw it was her eldest sister; then, her fair and charming face flushed slightly as she said softly, "Nothing much, just thinking about some sword techniques."

Chun Yu stroked the girl’s soft long hair, smiling as she said, "I thought you were thinking about Master Jiang."

"Not at all."

Qiuye turned her pretty face away and said coldly, "Why would I think about him, especially since he is the Ran Family’s son-in-law."

Chun Yu smiled, "Though he is the Ran Family’s son-in-law, he can’t even enter the Ran estate, disdained by that Miss from the Ran family. It’s quite pitiful for a son-in-law like him, isn’t it?"

Qiuye remained silent.

Her gaze was empty, as if looking through the lake surface into the distant horizon.

Chun Yu said softly, "You can’t blame yourself for being sentimental at this age. The madame was right, the stricter the confinement, the harder it is to contain even a slight emergence of feelings."

"I... I’m not being sentimental!"

Qiuye blushed deeply, defiantly saying, "Besides, you’re the same age as us. If we’re being sentimental, then you’re even more so!"

Chun Yu laughed, "Naughty girl, if you had my experience, you wouldn’t be like this. Luckily Xia He isn’t like you; at least she is more dependable."

Thinking of her second sister, Qiuye’s expression turned sad.

Chun Yu held the girl’s hand, "Don’t worry, with your second sister’s temperament, don’t even mention developing feelings over time, I reckon she hasn’t even let Master Jiang touch her hand in these past few days. Of you three girls, the one I’m most assured about is your second sister.

Unlike you, who went to Xichu Pavilion to save someone, and let a man stick close to your body all the way, almost kissing."

Qiuye’s face turned even redder as she retorted, "I... I did that because... he doesn’t know Qinggong."

Chun Yu knew her third sister was sensitive, so she did not tease her anymore.

As she looked towards the lake, some melancholy thoughts rose in her heart.

Although she was very assured about her second sister, the fact that a man and woman were alone together was still worrying. It seemed she might need to find an opportunity to sneak a peek, hoping not to see the two hand in hand.

In the not-so-far distance, her fourth sister Dong Xue watched this scene and rolled her eyes.

Having seen more handsome men than Jiang Mo on ordinary days, why was she so concerned about this particular Jiang Mo?

The eldest sister really was idle.

The third sister really was sentimental.

The quirky young girl suddenly felt playful.

Why not meet this Jiang Mo?

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