Chapter 881: Chapter 687: This Whole Family Is Crazy!
Xue Yansi clutched half of his face in a death grip.
His complexion was already cold and pale, and now it was even paler to a terrifying degree. Blue veins bulged on his forehead and neck, and that cool, handsome face actually twisted into a few degrees of ferocity, as if he were enduring immense pain.
Yet the other half of his face was lifted in a wild, almost deranged laugh of unrestrained delight.
"Xue Yansi, you didn’t expect this, did you? I’m still alive!"
This tone was clearly Xue Jianghan’s!
Shen Tang’s pupils trembled, a shock pounding through her chest.
The System was stunned as well, [Host, something’s wrong! Xue Jianghan actually isn’t completely dead, he left himself a backup!]
[Too terrifying, this man is vicious as hell! I don’t know what method he used, but even after being devoured he still left a wisp of consciousness that didn’t disperse. He’s now desperately fighting Xue Yansi for control of the body!]
Shen Tang, of course, saw it too.
This Xue Jianghan didn’t even want his own fleshly body anymore; clearly he was planning to burn the boats and, in turn, devour Xue Yansi!
Her face grew indescribably ugly. "Xue Jianghan probably knew long ago he wasn’t a match for Xue Yansi... And a fully formed Bone of Devouring is very hard to extract intact, so he left himself a fallback, deliberately let Xue Yansi devour him, and instead could take the opportunity to invade the other’s body and seize it."
She clenched her fists, gritting out, "To obtain the Bone of Devouring, he’d go this far—too despicable!"
The System couldn’t help complaining, [These two brothers are both total yandere freaks! I already thought your Snake Husband’s mental state was worrying, but I didn’t expect his brother to be no better. When he gets ruthless, he even kills himself! Tsk, the Ghost Snake Clan aren’t just cold-blooded to outsiders, they’re ruthless to themselves too!]
The System felt the entire Ghost Snake Clan was a bunch of cold, gloomy, yandere types, all of them more or less abnormal.
These two brothers were especially outstanding examples!
The struggle between these two snakes was downright thrilling!
The aura around Xue Yansi grew more and more chaotic and dangerous, and his expression shifted constantly, as if he were suffering from split personality.
His voice was icy to the extreme as he snarled low, "Get out!"
Xue Jianghan only laughed wildly, "Do you know how long I’ve planned for this moment? You’ll never shake me off! Hand the body over like a good boy; the Bone of Devouring is destined to be mine!"
Whether by luck or some other means, after his body was devoured, Xue Jianghan had actually left behind a wisp of Divine Soul.
In theory, with Xue Yansi’s strength, wiping out this remnant soul shouldn’t have been difficult, but judging from the current situation... something was clearly wrong.
Blue veins bulged all over Xue Yansi’s body, and it was as if something was writhing under his skin along his blood, making him look all the more terrifying.
His face grew more twisted and agonized, his body staggering unsteadily until he fell heavily to the ground.
"Xue Yansi!"
Shen Tang immediately rushed over, trying to help him up.
But Xue Yansi pushed her away with one hand, brows tightly knitted, voice strained with pain, "Stay away from me, I..."
Before he could finish, his expression suddenly changed.
When he raised his eyes again, he was staring straight at Shen Tang like a venomous snake finding its prey, his voice cold and arrogant, "I really didn’t expect you’d have such a beauty hidden outside... She’s indeed much prettier than my fiancée!"
"Don’t worry, once I completely devour you, I’ll take good care of them for you."
Shen Tang was so shocked she stumbled back several steps, goosebumps breaking out all over her, her face as ugly as if she’d just swallowed a fly.
Damn it, this dog actually dared lay a finger on her in his thoughts?
Even a thousand cuts wouldn’t be enough!
But this also showed the situation was worse than she’d thought; that remnant soul of Xue Jianghan’s could actually control Xue Yansi’s body now.
If this went on, he might really succeed in seizing the body.
"Get out, I’ll kill you!" Xue Yansi’s expression shifted again as he roared back in fury.
Even he felt that he must look like a monster right now; if it were anyone else, they’d have already fled in terror.
But in Shen Tang’s eyes there was no fear, only worry, and a deep disgust toward that body snatcher.
Even when Xue Yansi briefly wrested back control and ordered her to leave, she still didn’t go. Instead she reached out and grabbed his wrist, a wisp of pure white spiritual power emerging from her, slowly channeling into his body.
Xue Yansi felt a gentle force abruptly surge into him, making his body—almost too numb with cold to feel anything—regain a faint trace of warmth.
And that warm feeling... was strangely familiar, stirring an inexplicable nostalgia.
The spiritual power floating in the air was like threads of pure white silk, soft and delicate, but the instant it entered Xue Yansi’s body, it transformed into vines, hunting down and strangling that remnant thought hidden within him.
Xue Jianghan had thought victory was in his grasp, but suddenly, his arrogant laughter cut off abruptly.
He screamed like a madman, "What the hell are you doing, you bitch?! Stop it! Stop!"
He had never imagined this woman actually possessed spiritual power—and at a Primordial Beast Level at that!
That seemingly soft spiritual power had now become a blade, slicing away at his remaining soul piece by piece.
He howled hoarsely, "Get away! If you don’t, I’ll kill you!"
But now he was only a shred of remnant soul and was no match for Shen Tang at all.
Shen Tang said coldly, "You’re the one who needs to get lost!"
With that, she poured even more spiritual power into Xue Yansi’s body.
That spiritual power pounced on the fleeing Xue Jianghan like a ferocious beast, and amid waves of shrill curses and screams, it shredded his remnant soul into countless fragments, which finally turned into Black Fog and dissipated completely.
The annoying noise in their ears finally vanished.
The chaotic aura around Xue Yansi gradually calmed down as well.
He looked at the female in front of him, purple phoenix eyes trembling slightly.
Because she’d released such a large amount of spiritual power in such a short time, Shen Tang’s face was deathly pale. The hair at her forehead and her clothes were soaked with cold sweat, and her fingertips wouldn’t stop trembling.
But seeing that the remnant thought on Xue Yansi had finally been completely cleared out, she still lifted her head and gave him a weak yet dazzlingly bright smile.
"That’s great... you’re finally back to normal."
Looking at her pale yet radiant smile, Xue Yansi’s Adam’s apple bobbed violently, his breathing going ragged.
The next second, Shen Tang’s body went limp and she collapsed straight toward the ground.
His expression changed sharply as he quickly caught her into his arms. Feeling that soft, warm body, his heart seemed to be gently clenched by something, and a trace of tension he himself didn’t notice slipped into his voice.
"Are you... all right?"
Leaning against his chest, Shen Tang shook her head lightly. "I’m fine, I just used too much spiritual power all at once... I’ll be okay after I drink a Recovery Potion and rest a bit."
Xue Yansi immediately took out the best Recovery Potion on the market from his Space, and with his long, cold-white fingers, gently lifted her chin and carefully fed it to her.
Shen Tang quickly recovered. Realizing their posture was a bit too intimate, she hurriedly pulled away from his embrace. "Thank you."
Xue Yansi pressed his lips together and said softly, "...The one who should be saying thank you is me."
One had to know, this Ghost Snake Clan Young Master, as aloof as a flower on a distant cliff, had always been cold and taciturn, keeping others at a thousand-li distance. For him to actually take the initiative to thank someone one day—if anyone else heard, they’d probably drop their jaws.
But it was the truth. If not for Shen Tang, Xue Jianghan might really have succeeded.
"...Why have you been following me?" Xue Yansi wasn’t good with emotions, but he wasn’t stupid. Her showing up by his side again and again was by no means a coincidence.
This time, Shen Tang didn’t hide anything. She met his gaze and answered bluntly, "Because I like you. I want to help you."
Xue Yansi’s heart jolted, and for a moment he was at a loss for words.
He looked at the woman before him, his mind in turmoil, conflicting thoughts tangling together.
To be honest, when she left his arms just now, he’d actually felt a trace of regret and reluctance.
But... he already had a fiancée. She was the beloved to whom he had once promised a lifetime of mutual devotion. How could he harbor improper thoughts toward another unfamiliar woman?
The bit of heat that had just ignited in his heart gradually cooled again.
Xue Yansi slowly stood up and took a step back, his voice returning to its usual cool indifference.
"I have a fiancée. I won’t fall in love with you."
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