Fighting side by side

"Sisters?" Gu Xun'er scoffed, a dangerous gleam in her eyes. "I don't need sisters, and I won't share my man with any woman."

"So there's no chance of us ever becoming sisters!"

"Sister Xun'er, don't be so absolute just yet. Careful, those words might come back to slap you in the face." Xiao Yi Xian grinned, countering Gu Xun'er with sultry sweetness.

Just like Xiao Zhan, Sister Xun'er couldn't control Xiao Yan. If Xiao Yan insisted on marrying someone, Sister Xun'er would have to agree, however unwilling she might be.

Xiao Yi Xian understood that much perfectly well.

After all, when Xiao Yan married Sister Cai Lin in their previous life, Gu Xun'er's consent had never been sought.

No matter how unhappy Gu Xun'er had been, hadn't Xiao Yan married Sister Cai Lin anyway?

Not only had he married Cai Lin, but she had also become his first wife.

For all Gu Xun'er's swagger, she had been nothing more than his second wife.

"A slap in the face?" Gu Xun'er smiled disdainfully. "The words 'slap in the face' have never existed in my life's dictionary!"

"After half a year by his side, Brother Xiao Yan won't let me down."

Gu Xun'er was brimming with confidence.

During the hardest stretch of Xiao Yan's life, the woman who had stood unwaveringly beside him had been her, Gu Xun'er.

For that bond alone, Xiao Yan could never betray her.

Besides, she was the young lady of the Gu Clan, with a Nine-Star Dou Sheng for a father. If Xiao Yan dared do anything to wrong her, he must no longer want his head.

Xiao Yi Xian smiled without speaking. She knew Sister Xun'er didn't believe her.

But that didn't matter. Time would prove everything to Sister Xun'er.

As long as she could claim Yun Yun's part in the Magical Beast Mountain Range storyline for herself, they were certain to become sisters.

Not only would they become sisters, but she, Xiao Yi Xian, would be the eldest. Sister Cai Lin would be Xiao Yan's second wife, and Sister Xun'er his third.

One whole family, all neatly in place.

"Tsk~!"

Just imagining Gu Xun'er becoming a dear younger sister to her and Sister Cai Lin left Xiao Yi Xian giddy with excitement.

The very thought sent her blood surging!

"Then—let's wait and see!" Xiao Yi Xian gave a faint, seductive smile. Swaying her slender waist, she passed Gu Xun'er with artful steps, shedding her innocent young-girl demeanor.

As she passed, she reached out on a whim and gave Gu Xun'er's pert little bottom a light pat.

Gu Xun'er was furious enough to kill, but ultimately held herself back.

Killing a woman like that would dirty her hands.

There was also one private thought Gu Xun'er hadn't voiced: she didn't actually mind Xiao Yi Xian patting her bottom.

What Gu Xun'er didn't know was that this inexplicable feeling arose entirely from their previous life. After she had married Xiao Yan, she and Xiao Yi Xian had been intimate confidantes who shared every secret in the boudoir.

Xiao Yi Xian had been her expert figure manager. The reason her figure hadn't gone out of shape after marriage was that Xiao Yi Xian had helped her maintain it.

"Young lady, she struck you. Shall your subordinate chop off the hand she used?"

After Xiao Yi Xian left, Ling Ying appeared behind Gu Xun'er like a shadow, sinking to one knee with one arm bent across his chest as he spoke.

Gu Xun'er glanced back at Ling Ying and said coldly, "My affairs aren't yours to manage. You need only keep to your duties."

Gu Xun'er kicked a pebble at her feet, then suddenly remembered that she hadn't seen her Brother Xiao Yan for several days.

She wondered how her Xiao Yan was doing now.

Was he having a hard time? Magical beasts were so vicious, after all. Hunting them must be exhausting for Brother Xiao Yan.

I really want to go see Brother Xiao Yan.

"Forget it. Now isn't the time!" Gu Xun'er shook her head with a long sigh, abandoning the idea of visiting Brother Xiao Yan.

After parting with Gu Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian decided to try her luck in the mountains near the city and see whether she could run into Xiao Yan.

Perhaps fate had guided her, or perhaps Xiao Yi Xian was destined to be Xiao Yan's wife in this life. Either way, her wish came true: she found Xiao Yan locked in combat with a low-level second-rank magical beast.

Seeing Xiao Yan struggling in a bitter fight, with several wounds on his body, Xiao Yi Xian didn't hesitate for even a moment. She raised her fists and charged into the fray, fighting shoulder to shoulder with Xiao Yan against the Stone Armor Ape.

Poison Dou Qi enveloped Xiao Yi Xian's entire body as she coordinated with Xiao Yan to attack the Stone Armor Ape from both sides.

The Woeful Poison Body possessed heaven-defying combat power. With the added support of the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, the Stone Armor Ape immediately fell into a disadvantage. Once wounds were opened on its body, Xiao Yi Xian coated them with poison Dou Qi, corroding the injuries and letting the toxins enter its body through its blood.

As the toxins circulated through the Stone Armor Ape's body, its movements grew increasingly sluggish, and the wounds on it multiplied.

Under Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian's mixed doubles assault, the Stone Armor Ape soon suffered a complete defeat. Xiao Yan smashed its head apart with a blow from the Heavy Xuan Ruler. Yellow, white, and red brain matter spilled from its skull and splattered onto the Heavy Xuan Ruler. Xiao Yan shook the weapon, flinging off the brain matter clinging to it.

Feeling that this still wasn't clean enough, he took a cloth from his Storage Ring and wiped the Heavy Xuan Ruler clean from end to end.

Only while wiping the Heavy Xuan Ruler did Xiao Yan find time to take a careful look at the woman who had suddenly charged into the fight.

Sensing that there was more to her than met the eye, he discreetly put some distance between them.

He even forgot to deal with the Stone Armor Ape's corpse lying on the ground.

Clearly, he was highly guarded and wouldn't readily trust a stranger, even one who had just helped him.

A cloud of doubt also lingered in Xiao Yan's mind.

While fighting shoulder to shoulder with Xiao Yi Xian, he had felt a familiarity that came from deep in his bones.

It was as though they had often fought side by side before.

But I don't even know her!

"Oh~! Little Yanzi, you've struck it lucky!"

"This girl has the legendary Woeful Poison Body, something rarely seen even once in a hundred years. And she's already condensed a seven-colored Poison Pill inside her."

Excitement filled Yao Chen's voice.

It was clear just how deeply the Woeful Poison Body had shaken him.

What astonished him even more was that this generation's bearer of the Woeful Poison Body had actually condensed a seven-colored Poison Pill within herself, specifically meant to resolve the body's flaws.

If he hadn't currently been in soul form, making it inconvenient to reveal himself, Yao Chen might have appeared to give Xiao Yi Xian a thorough examination.

"The Woeful Poison Body?" Xiao Yan's interest was piqued. "What kind of constitution is that? Is it very powerful?"

In life, his teacher had been an eighth-tier alchemist and a Dou Zun expert with vast experience. Any constitution that could make his teacher lose his composure like this had to be extraordinary.

Yao Chen fell silent.

He didn't know whether to call Xiao Yan too ignorant or his question too foolish.

The Woeful Poison Body was far more than merely powerful!

Even calling it heaven-defying wouldn't have been an exaggeration!