Xiao Lan Ye simply stood coldly beside Qiao Ci, not sparing Xue Ying another glance.
Ying Xue still wanted to climb to Qiao Ci’s side, but her cumbersome fish tail was not convenient. She almost rolled to Qiao Ci’s front.
And Chen Ning, who had been constantly proclaiming his love for her, stood rooted to the spot. He dared not step forward easily, preparing to react to any situation. Ideally, he would act after Qiao Ci and the little boy had both transformed back into their human forms with fish tails.
Qiao Ci was about to leave with Lan Ye. Seeing her in such a sorry state, she couldn’t help but want to look a few seconds longer.
Ying Xue wanted to hug Qiao Ci’s leg, but an invisible barrier seemed to block her.
“Cousin, Cousin, I know I was wrong. Can you ask Lan Ye not to exile me? I have no legs, and I can’t survive in the human world at all. Cousin, please. He listens to you the most. Can you ask him to return my abilities to me? I truly know I was wrong.” Ying Xue no longer cared about her image, tears streaming down her face like a flood.
“His decision, I will always support. Don’t call me cousin again. I don’t have a cousin who harms her own kin.” Qiao Ci was unmoved. “Besides, you always wanted to stay in the human world. Isn’t it just what you wanted that you can’t return to the sea this time? I think it’s great. Otherwise, perhaps one day you might become a rotten apple, and the entire merfolk race will be implicated by you.”
From the moment Lan Ye exiled Ying Xue, the world of merfolk would slowly fade from Ying Xue’s mind. Eventually, she would become a real fish, without complex thoughts or merfolk magic, and would not expose the merfolk’s location.
“No, no matter what, the merfolk race is my clan. No matter how insane I become, I will not put the entire merfolk race in danger. Cousin, I admit that this time, I had a tiny bit of selfish motive. It’s all because you are too excellent, making me feel that I could never catch up.
That’s why my thoughts went astray for a moment, and I wanted to take this opportunity to pull you down from your pedestal, to make you like me. Cousin, I really know I was wrong, sob sob sob, can you forgive me just once, please, Cousin, I really know I was wrong, I really know…” Ying Xue’s pleading look was heartbreaking, but Qiao Ci saw a flash of hatred in her eyes.
“Still unrepentant.” Qiao Ci grabbed Lan Ye’s hand and turned to leave.
“Wait!” Chen Ning called out urgently.
Qiao Ci never listened to dog barks. She continued to walk forward, just as the church doors opened and a large group of bodyguards in suits and ties surged in.
Qiao Ci decided to show them a little color.
She took Lan Ye’s hand, walked to a row of chairs, and had him sit down, instructing, “Sit here obediently, I’ll be done in a moment.”
Lan Ye looked at Qiao Ci with sparkling eyes. Having confirmed that she was completely unafraid of the withered tail powder, he couldn’t help but admire her. His sister was truly amazing.
“Waiting for what?” Qiao Ci looked at Chen Ning. “Want to use force?”
Sensing the hostility in Qiao Ci’s gaze, Chen Ning quickly hid behind the bodyguards. He felt that the amount of withered tail powder used earlier should not be enough, so Qiao Ci still retained her merfolk power.
“Increase the dosage!” a command was issued.
The bodyguards all extended their hands. Each held a specially made gun, and they pulled the triggers towards Qiao Ci, shooting out white powder.
Chen Ning’s eyes were filled with triumph. Just in case, he had prepared a lot of withered tail powder and had researchers accelerate the cultivation of withered tail grass. His goals were not limited to just Qiao Ci.
First, he would see if he could control the little boy beside her. If not, he would capture the entire merfolk race.
Merfolk had extremely long lifespans. Perhaps he could achieve eternal life through them.
However, as the withered tail powder approached Qiao Ci, it was like hitting a transparent glass cover, and it all fell to the ground.
Actually, Qiao Ci was not afraid of the withered tail powder. Even though her current body was that of a mermaid, she wasn’t afraid. However, she disliked the white powder falling on her.
Seeing this, Chen Ning picked up a gun and shot at Lan Ye, who was sitting obediently nearby. The result was the same as with Qiao Ci; the powder fell before it could reach him.
“What’s going on?” Chen Ning panicked. These powders couldn’t get close to them?
Then how could he control them?
Would they, with their magic, turn around and harm him?
Chen Ning already had thoughts of retreating, but he also felt unwilling.
He simply took out a real gun and shot at Qiao Ci. This time, the bullet hit the transparent shield and bounced back, directly hitting his knee. Chen Ning knelt on the ground in pain.
“Ah Ning!!!” Seeing Chen Ning injured, Ying Xue immediately stopped caring about herself and rolled towards him.
At the same time, all the bodyguards who had moved against Qiao Ci suddenly floated in the air, crashing violently into each other.
After everyone was bruised and swollen from the collisions, Qiao Ci withdrew her hand. She then walked to Chen Ning, who was writhing in pain, and picked up the gun on the ground.
“What are you going to do?” Chen Ning struggled to crawl behind Ying Xue’s large tail to hide.
Ying Xue also bravely blocked in front of Chen Ning, spreading her arms and pleading with Qiao Ci, “I only have Ah Ning now. Are you going to kill him too? I’m already so miserable. Let me go, don’t harm me anymore, okay?”
Qiao Ci said with a smile, “How can this be harming you? I’m helping you.”
Saying that, she shot Chen Ning in his other, undamaged leg.
“Ah——” Chen Ning looked at Qiao Ci hatefully, “Qiao Ci, you slut, if you have the guts, kill me! What kind of thing is this torture?!”
“Kill you? If that’s your request, it’s not impossible for me to fulfill it.” She slowly aimed the gun at his head.
Chen Ning, who had been so defiant moments ago, immediately wilted. He curled up, trembling involuntarily, “I, I… just pretend I was talking nonsense. I don’t want to die…” httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
At this moment, he wished he could slap himself several times for his insolence!
This was the first time Qiao Ci had seen such a cowardly male lead. She wondered what Ying Xue saw in him. Even now, he looked as if he was ready to die for her.
She also voiced her confusion, “Is this the man you like? What do you like about him?”
“He is my destined one. I like everything about him. Please don’t kill him, okay? I don’t want magic or my fish tail anymore.” Ying Xue felt that if Chen Ning died, she wouldn’t want to live either. She threw caution to the wind, only wanting him to live.
The facts were almost laid bare, yet she still loved him. Qiao Ci felt she was the type who relied purely on her imagination for love.
She hadn’t intended to kill Chen Ning anyway. It would be much better to let them hurt each other.
Besides, Ying Xue still had debts to repay.
“I hope you don’t cry too miserably when you regret this,” Xiao Lan Ye said coldly.