Chapter 522 - 257: Very Smooth!!

Chapter 522: Chapter 257: Very Smooth!!

Outside the guest courtyard, the night was deep.

The moonlight was clear and cold, like a thin veil shrouding the quiet courtyard.

Sun Yuzhi cradled her crimson longsword, leaning in the shadow of a corridor pillar, her face obscured.

Only her eyes glinted faintly in the dark, and a subtle, almost imperceptible smile played on her lips.

Although Chen Sheng had just asked her to step aside so he could speak with Lan Yufei alone, leaving her slightly displeased, thinking back on it now, that displeasure had long been replaced by a warmer emotion.

During the confrontation with Lan Yufei moments ago, Chen Sheng had stood by her side without hesitation.

This unspoken favoritism was more reassuring to her than any promise.

Sun Yuzhi could accept Chen Sheng having other women.

But she would never tolerate someone easily bypassing her to snatch away the title that symbolized her status and affection.

Thankfully, Chen Sheng remembered their past affection.

’Once that eyesore Lan Yufei is gone, I’ll be sure to reward him handsomely,’ Sun Yuzhi plotted.

’Those outrageous requests I’ve always been too shy to voice...’

’Maybe... they aren’t entirely out of the question.’

However, time flowed by silently.

A quarter of an hour, half an hour... The guest room door remained shut tight, with not a sound coming from within.

The smile on Sun Yuzhi’s lips gradually faded, and her brow furrowed slightly.

’What kind of talk could take this long?’

’Could that Lan Yufei still be pestering him, making even harsher demands?’

Unable to hold back, Sun Yuzhi quietly sent out a silken thread of Divine Thought, carefully pressing it against the door.

However, the moment her Divine Thought touched the edge of the Restriction, an extremely faint yet unmistakable, intimate sound suddenly pierced her senses like a fine needle!

"...!"

Sun Yuzhi’s body went rigid. The color drained from her face in an instant, only to be replaced by a furious blush that burned all the way to her earlobes.

That wasn’t the sound of talking. It was...

It was the most private, most blush-inducing sound a man and woman could make!

A rage so intense it felt like it would make her explode roared through her head.

"Shameless hussy!"

Sun Yuzhi’s eyes nearly split with fury. She raised her sword, about to burst through the door and cut down the illicit couple—especially that bitch Lan Yufei—on the spot!

’Talk?’

’Talk about what?!’

’They were clearly having an affair all along, and the moment I was sent away, they couldn’t wait to do this filthy thing!’

’What was more hateful was that they had me stand guard outside like an idiot!’

Fury burned away her reason. Yet, just as the tip of her sword was about to touch the door, Sun Yuzhi bit down hard on the tip of her tongue. The metallic taste of blood filled her mouth, and the sharp pain brought her rampaging impulse to a screeching halt.

’I can’t... Not now!’

Sun Yuzhi gripped her sword hilt tightly, her chest heaving. Murderous intent and inner struggle warred fiercely in her eyes.

She hated Lan Yufei to the bone, wishing she could tear her to pieces, but what little reason remained was screaming at her.

’Chen Sheng’s Dragon-Singing Celestial Cicada and that hussy’s Simurgh Phoenix Jade Butterfly can only truly activate their potential when Yin and Yang Complement Each Other.’

’If I burst in now and ruin this crucial first union...’

’...the one who will suffer the most, in the end, is Chen Sheng!’

’But... am I just supposed to let that hussy have her way?’

’Let her use this to blackmail him for the position of Co-Wife?’

Sun Yuzhi ground her teeth so hard they audibly clicked. Finally, with immense difficulty, she pushed her longsword back into its sheath, inch by inch.

The crimson longsword hummed unwillingly before at last falling silent.

Closing her eyes, Sun Yuzhi took several deep breaths of the cold night air.

When she opened them again, the fury in her eyes remained, but it was now covered by a layer of glacial coldness.

With a wave of her hand, a small Array Disc flew from her sleeve. It took root upon landing, instantly unfurling an invisible barrier that sealed off the entire guest room and courtyard, isolating them from the outside world.

After doing this, Sun Yuzhi seemed to have exhausted all her strength. She spun around and strode out of the courtyard gate, each step thudding against the stone slabs as if she were trying to crush her overflowing resentment.

Just as she exited the gate, she ran into Ouyang Ke, who was walking toward her. ℴ

Ouyang Ke had come for two reasons. First, to once again thank Chen Sheng for his righteous promise during the day.

Second, to ask for his advice on how to break the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect’s current predicament.

He sincerely admired Chen Sheng’s methods and strategies, seeing how he had built himself up from nothing in Ning’an.

"Sun Zhenfu?"

Ouyang Ke was taken aback when he saw Sun Yuzhi’s frosty expression and chilling aura, but he still managed a smile and cupped his fists.

"Is Chen available? I was hoping to ask his advice on a few things."

Sun Yuzhi’s icy gaze scraped across his face like a knife.

’In her current state of mind, Lan Yufei was shameless, so her son was probably no good either!’

Seeing Sun Yuzhi’s foul attitude, Ouyang Ke felt displeased. ’Did she and Chen have a fight?’ he wondered. ’Is that why she’s taking it out on me?’

He patiently asked again,

"What might Chen be doing? Would it be convenient for me to—"

"He’s busy—"

Sun Yuzhi almost blurted out the shameful, infuriating truth, but the words died on her lips as she forced them back down.

She could be reckless, but she couldn’t disregard Chen Sheng’s dignity.

If she was the one to spread the word, the rumor of Chen Sheng "seducing" the Sect Leader’s widow would be unseemly.

Finally, Sun Yuzhi shot Ouyang Ke a vicious glare and squeezed a single word from between her teeth:

"Scram!"

"You...!"

Ouyang Ke’s face instantly darkened, a flicker of anger appearing between his brows.

He was the Young Master of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect, after all. When had he ever been berated so rudely to his face?

If he weren’t wary of the fact that Sun Yuzhi was Chen Sheng’s woman, and afraid she might badmouth him and affect the crucial matter of "rescuing his mother," he would have lashed out long ago.

Suppressing his anger, Ouyang Ke snorted coldly.

"In that case, I will come back to visit Chen another day!"

Sun Yuzhi stared at Ouyang Ke’s retreating back, her chest heaving. She desperately wanted to rush forward and tell him the truth.

But in the end, she held back. The frustration remained lodged in her chest, a burning ache that felt like it was searing her insides.

Sun Yuzhi paced restlessly outside the courtyard gate for a few steps, her gaze sweeping over the silent night and the distant mountain silhouettes.