As Su Yuexi's casual words fell, the entire scene froze once more...
Right—she was Su Old Devil's granddaughter.
How could her strength possibly be measured by cultivation realm? For her to be this terrifying seemed perfectly normal.
Martial Aunt Chi taking her hostage seemed no different from courting death.
She had just said it herself: she had only been captured because she had exhausted too much true qi. Now, even while being held hostage, she had begun madly recovering her true qi. Of course she could turn the tables and kill her captor.
In truth, Su Yuexi had not merely exhausted too much true qi...
She had deliberately stalled for time to see whether anyone else, like Martial Aunt Chi, harbored resentment toward Sikong Ling and would step forward. That way, she could eliminate future troubles for her sister-in-law.
Clearly... no one did.
Martial Aunt Chi had said so much, yet no one had stepped out to help her. That proved that none of the others aboard the ship intended to harm Sikong Ling.
Thus, Su Yuexi could naturally strike back.
Just as the silence reached its peak, Martial Aunt Chi suddenly came to her senses... Boom!
Her true qi erupted as she fiercely knocked Su Yuexi's sword away. Coldly, she said, "So what if you're Su Old Devil's granddaughter? I simply wasn't on guard against you just now. Now, I'll capture you again."
With that, a frigid aura swept out as she lunged at Su Yuexi again.
Seeing this, Sikong Ling screamed, "Sister-in-law, be careful!"
She was about to rush forward, but Su Yuexi drifted back with her sword in hand and said, "Don't worry, Ling'er. She can't beat me."
As her words fell, the aura of Su Yuexi's battle body exploded wildly, directly suppressing the charging Martial Aunt