The Aloof Lord's Mysterious Wife
Chapter 789: I Swear on My Brother’s Life

Chapter 789: I Swear on My Brother’s Life

Shi Honghong immediately began to wail loudly.

Enduring the pain, he clutched Shi Miaomiao’s sleeve, crying, "Wuwu, big sister, she scolded and kicked me! I don’t like her anymore! Hurry up and catch her, take revenge for me!"

Shi Miaomiao quickly reassured him, "Okay, okay, big sister won’t let you suffer in vain."

Then, she looked up at Nanli, her voice cold as she said, "Today, you will surely die!"

"I was wondering why your brother is like this," Nanli said, now understanding. "Turns out, he has a sister like you. No wonder he’s so spoiled and useless."

According to the intel, the second son of the Shi Family was a pampered scoundrel. At first, she thought it was normal for the only son in the family to be spoiled, but she didn’t expect him to be spoiled to this extent.

Shi Miaomiao grew angrier. "You come to beg for the pill and still dare to speak ill of us? We, the Shi Family, have our own way of handling things. We don’t need advice from outsiders!"

"I don’t care about the Shi Family’s matters," Nanli responded indifferently. "You want this pill so badly because you know your brother is incapable, and you want the Shi Family to flourish for another few centuries, right? But let me tell you, if you don’t change, the Shi Family will collapse soon. At most, you’ll last a few more centuries, but you’ll be at the bottom of the four major families. Eventually, you’ll be squeezed out of Jiuzhou Town and won’t be able to stand here anymore."

Nanli’s words were calm but carried a cutting edge.

"After all, your Shi Family is now only relying on the remnants of your ancestors’ glory to barely hold on."

Hearing these words, Shi Miaomiao felt like something was blocking her chest, an unbearable tightness.

She glared coldly at Nanli, her eyes filled with a murderous intent.

Ye Yanqin tugged at Nanli’s sleeve, her voice trembling. "Sister, stop talking. Let’s leave quickly!"

The Shi Family members were furious and drew out their weapons or treasures.

Leave?

No way, they had to take their heads.

Someone shouted, "Miss, we charge!"

Nanli was ready for a battle, the Dark Moon Sword already in her hand.

But just then, Shi Miaomiao suddenly shouted, "Everyone retreat!"

The Shi Family members were confused. "Miss?"

"Retreat!" Shi Miaomiao shouted again.

The Shi Family members did not dare to disobey her orders, quickly retreating to the outside of the room to wait.

Shi Honghong, with teary eyes, asked, "Big sister, what are you doing? You alone can defeat her?"

Shi Miaomiao gave him a cold look and didn’t answer.

Instead, she cupped her hands in a respectful gesture towards Nanli, causing both Shi Honghong and Ye Yanqin to stare in astonishment.

She said, "Your words have enlightened me. To be honest, our main house is indeed surrounded on all sides. If we don’t advance, we’ll have no way forward."

Shi Honghong was stunned. "Big sister, what are you saying? Our Shi Family has such great power in Jiuzhou Town, all the major sects order pills from us. How can we be on the brink of collapse?"

He couldn’t accept the idea of his own family being on the edge of ruin.

"Father’s health is weakening, and although other Pill Cultivators are making pills for the family, the more difficult pills still need to be refined by me or the second house," Shi Miaomiao continued. "Brother, I’m still holding things up here. If one day I’m no longer here, what will you do? You, the eldest son of the main house, will second uncle and them accept you?"

Shi Honghong, despite his spoiled nature, knew that the second house had always been hostile to him.

His father was the head of the family, but his health was deteriorating, and there had been many small moves from the second house.

However, he dismissed the worry, saying, "Big sister, you’re so powerful, how could you not be around?"

His big sister was sure to live a long life, her cultivation was extraordinary, and she would protect and cherish him for as long as he lived.

Shi Miaomiao shook her head and said, "An open attack is easy to avoid, but a hidden arrow is hard to guard against. Perhaps I might die tomorrow."

Although Shi Honghong was a carefree playboy, hearing his sister’s words immediately made him anxious. "Big sister, don’t say such things!"

At that moment, Nanli spoke up suddenly. "Your big sister may not die for now, but both of you have dark energy surrounding you. Clearly, someone close to you is about to pass away. You’d better hurry home and check."

The dark energy had appeared suddenly, and it felt urgent.

The biological mother of the Shi Family siblings had long passed away, leaving only Lord Shi alive.

It seemed that Lord Shi was about to pass away.

"What... what nonsense are you talking?! My father is fine! Don’t think just because you’re beautiful that I won’t dare to hit you!" Shi Honghong cursed.

Shi Miaomiao was also enraged.

Just because she was speaking calmly didn’t mean she would tolerate Nanli cursing her father.

At this moment, a Shi Family servant hurriedly knocked on the door from outside, calling, "Miss, something’s happened! The family head is about to pass away!"

The siblings were both startled.

They immediately turned to look at Nanli.

How did she know about this in advance?

The servant continued calling from outside.

Shi Miaomiao snapped back to reality and anxiously asked, "What happened to father? I just left, and he was fine!"

The servant explained, "Second Master went to visit the family head, and then the family head started coughing up blood and fainted. The situation has changed. Miss, you should hurry back."

Shi Miaomiao could no longer care about Nanli. She grabbed Shi Honghong and said, "Let’s go home!"

Shi Honghong, though not very capable, had a deep filial piety.

Upon hearing that his father was in danger, he panicked, nearly unable to stand.

His voice became hoarse and shaky. "Will father be okay? Big sister, what should we do? What should we do?"

Shi Miaomiao glared at him and said, "You are father’s son, my brother. In this critical moment, you need to hold yourself up! Do you understand?!"

Shi Honghong was dazed, shaking his head repeatedly.

Shi Miaomiao looked at her useless brother, her heart aching with a mixture of emotions.

She had been too indulgent with him in the past, solving all his problems, and this had led to him becoming like this.

But then an idea came to her.

She looked at Nanli, almost seeing a glimmer of light.

"Nanli, if you help me secure the position of head of the main house, making the Shi Family bow to me, I will give you the Five Elements Nascent Soul Pill."

Nanli raised an eyebrow. "You broke your promise just now, why should I trust you?"

Shi Miaomiao now regretted her words and hastily said, "I swear, if I don’t keep my word, my brother will surely die without a complete body!"

Shi Honghong was immediately startled and screamed, "Big sister!"

Why was she swearing on his life?

Shi Miaomiao shot him a glare.

Shi Honghong immediately lowered his head, not daring to resist.

Nanli saw this and said, "Fine, it’s a deal."