Ex-Wife is a Big Villainess
Chapter 186 - 120: Annihilation!

Chapter 186: Chapter 120: Annihilation!

As the morning light thickened, the thin mist over Wuyun Mountain separated into five distinct colors, making the narrow path leading to the grave seem like a route to the underworld from afar.

Watching the gloomy ancient trees lined on both sides, Nalan Xie felt inexplicably uneasy, as if he really was walking a path to the underworld, and could not help but stop in his tracks unconsciously.

"What’s wrong, Nalan?"

The young girl walking ahead looked back at the man, her slender waist twisting slightly as she turned, forming a raw yet enticing curve.

Nalan Xie furrowed his brow, shook his head, and smiled, "It’s nothing."

He looked towards Zhang Que’er backlit by the light.

Although emanating an unripe scent, her tender slenderness was something mature women could not exhibit, a trait unique to a girl in her blooming years.

Nalan Xie moved closer to the girl, looked at her pure and fresh face, and asked with a smile, "Didn’t you like the rouge I gave you last time?"

Zhang Que’er shyly shook her head, her teeth gently biting her lower lip, "I don’t know how to apply it."

She lifted her head, her bright eyes staring intently at the man, "Nalan, perhaps you could help me apply it when we get back."

Nalan Xie paused for a moment, then nodded with a smile, "Alright."

"Thank you, Nalan."

Zhang Que’er blushed and turned to continue climbing the mountain.

The girl moved quickly like a nimble rabbit, took a few steps, turned her head, and waved at the man, her smile radiant, "Hurry up, Nalan, we’re about to meet my sister."

What do you mean we’re about to meet your sister...

This girl sure has an unpleasant way of talking.

Nalan Xie didn’t like what he heard but didn’t make much of it.

About half an incense stick’s time later, the two arrived at a grave. It was evident that the grave was well-attended to; there were no weeds around, and the inscription on the tombstone was clear.

The girl placed incense, paper money, and plain wine in front of the tombstone methodically.

Looking at the words "Zhang Tiaoer" on the tombstone, Nalan Xie curled his lips, then turned his attention to Zhang Que’er, comparing the girl with the memory of her sister.

Nalan Xie thought to himself: "This girl is much prettier than her sister, and even more spirited. By the age her sister was, she’s definitely a rare beauty. It’s a shame to ruin her now, why not let her grow for a few more years?"

"Nalan."

The girl’s light voice interrupted his thoughts.

Seeing Zhang Que’er waving the paper money and fire striker, pouting unhappily, "Didn’t you see I can’t light the paper money?"

Nalan Xie gave a wry smile, stepped forward, and took the paper money and fire striker.

He hesitated for a moment, then knelt in front of the tombstone, turned sideways to shield from the mountain wind as much as possible, thinking that this kneeling might as well be compensation for the past, and later he would compensate her sister.

Zhang Que’er gazed at the tombstone, whispering softly, "Sister, I’m here to see you again, and this time I’ve brought Nalan with me. You must be very happy."

Nalan Xie opened the cover of the fire striker, blowing gently, but found that the tinder inside seemed a bit damp.

The girl’s clear face began to stream with tears, "After you left, mother’s health declined day by day, father forced smiles everyday, and every night, he sat in the courtyard drinking silently alone. I’m also unhappy; when it thunders, there’s no one to hold me while I sleep, when I’m sad, there’s no one to comfort me and tell me stories..."

Nalan Xie, tired of the nagging, blew on the fire striker several times to no avail, becoming slightly irritated, he subconsciously reached in with his finger.

The girl continued, "Sister used to share all her secrets with me. She told me about a handsome and kind big brother who saved her from local ruffians. She said she fell in love with that big brother..."

Nalan Xie froze.

He turned his head toward the tearful Zhang Que’er, his eyes narrowing slightly.

The girl tightly gripped the incense, with tears in her voice saying:

"Sister was so innocent, she thought that man must like her. She tried hard to learn embroidery and helped mother cook, hoping one day to be a good wife and mother.

One day, sister secretly told me that the big brother wanted to elope with her... She actually didn’t want to leave her family. That day she took an embroidered purse to meet him, hoping he would stay. But since that day, sister never came back..."

Zhang Que’er glared intensely at Nalan Xie, "Tell me, shouldn’t this man be killed!"

If Nalan Xie was initially just doubtful, seeing the intense hatred in the girl’s eyes made him realize; she knew everything all along, only keeping it hidden and pretending.

"Que’er, you truly surprise me."

Nalan Xie said with a laugh, "I used to think you lacked a bit of flavor, but now I think... your flavor is just right, and I like it very much. You better struggle hard later, I wouldn’t like — ah!!"

The man yelped in surprise.

A bright red centipede emerged from the fire striker and bit his finger.

In an instant, his finger swelled and turned black; a dark line ran up his arm like a snake. Within moments, his entire arm went numb. Nalan Xie quickly moved his fingers like flying, pressing various acupuncture points around his shoulder, trying to stop the spread of the poison.

Just then, Zhang Que’er rushed over with the incense!

As the incense approached his abdomen, it suddenly melted, revealing a black sharp spike within.

With a thud, the spike pierced his skin.

Before it fully entered, the man grasped it tightly with his other hand.

"Little bitch! You think you can kill me!?"

Fear and rage mixed, Nalan Xie swung the hand holding the spike, sending Zhang Que’er flying sideways like a kite with a broken string.

The girl was light as a swallow in the air, flipping and landing on her feet with a resounding snap of her bones like firecrackers. Her small body shot forward towards him like an arrow released from a bow.

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