117: A crazy witch has been tamed?

Ye Linghan's body froze.

She was like an exquisite sculpture instantly encased in ice.

Inside her Divine Soul and Sea of Consciousness, Qiu Yue's indifferent yet murderous words continued to echo.

Every word transformed into cold chains of Law, tightly binding her Demonic Soul.

An incense stick's time ago, she would have dismissed this as the ignorant ravings of an ant trying to shake the heavens.

But now, Ye Linghan was absolutely certain that those two seemingly weak little maids—whom she could have crushed at will—not only possessed the strength but also the terrifying resolve to turn their words into reality.

A long-forgotten sense of powerlessness, mixed with a bone-deep resentment, gripped her heart fiercely.

This was the first time since breaking her seal that she truly felt her fate was not entirely within her control.

This feeling made her extremely displeased.

Yet at the same time, an even more intense and frenzied curiosity consumed her rationality like a prairie fire.

Su Chen!

Just what kind of monster was this man?!

What kind of earth-shattering secrets were hidden within him?!

Countless questions, like a tangled mess of Karma and Law, completely churned Ye Linghan's thoughts into Chaos.

She found that the more she wanted to investigate this man, the deeper she sank, unable to extricate herself.

He was like the deepest, most lethal black hole vortex; calm and rippleless on the surface, yet emitting an irresistible attraction that tempted her to throw herself in.

Even though she knew that ahead lay an abyss of eternal damnation.

"Are you... okay?"

Su Chen's voice—carrying three parts vigilance, three parts testing, and four parts uncertainty—pulled her back from her endless conjectures.

Ye Linghan slowly raised her eyes and saw Su Chen staring at her with a look that clearly said, "Are you out of your mind?"

His body was acting quite honestly; like a maggot, he had shuffled another half-foot toward the edge of the bed, with nearly half his body hanging in the air.

[What's the situation? Why did this Crazy Woman just crash like a frozen computer? She didn't move an inch, scared the life out of me!]

[Her eyes were shocked one moment, resentful the next, and then she looked like she was on drugs with her pupils shaking non-stop. Is this some new pre-seizure symptom of her madness?]

[No! That moment just now... I seemed to feel a very insidious, very sneaky power that strikes directly at the Soul, aimed right at this Crazy Woman's Divine Soul!]

Su Chen's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

[I get it! The Old Ancestors in the ancestral hall made their move!]

[I knew it! How could my Su Family's Old Ancestors be so spineless? To have someone block their door and snatch their groom without saying a single word like a coward!]

[It's not that they didn't dare to fight face-to-face; they just felt a direct confrontation wasn't elegant. They chose to strike from the shadows and play dirty—methods far more suited to the status of hidden masters!]

[Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant! It would be best to completely tame this Crazy Woman. Then wouldn't she have to listen to me? When that time comes, I, Su Chen, will finally be the master of the house!]

Su Chen frantically praised the "insidiousness" of the Old Ancestors in his heart, while his face squeezed out an expression of extreme concern, looking like a pure-hearted husband worried about his wife's health.

Looking at his handsome face which practically had the word "hypocrisy" written all over it, Ye Linghan found herself caught between laughter and tears for a moment.

This damned Little Liar.

He still thought she knew nothing, still thought his little schemes were well-hidden.

He had no idea that just now, his two obedient little maids had already revealed a shocking tip of the iceberg regarding his greatest trump card.

He knew even less that in her eyes, he had instantly upgraded from an interesting "husband" to be toyed with, to a "supreme treasure" that must be conquered, possessed, and allowed to be touched by no one else.

"I'm fine."

Ye Linghan composed herself. Her figure slid back silently like a ripple in water as she reclined lazily on the inner side of the bed, creating distance between them.

She no longer pressured Su Chen with that aggressive gaze.

Because she understood.

Dealing with this man could not be rushed.

He was like the hardest, most slippery Eternal Profound Ice; the more brute force used to smash it, the harder it would push back.

She had to use warm water and endless patience to melt him bit by bit until he willingly surrendered into her arms.

She needed time to understand everything about him and uncover all his secrets.

Seeing Ye Linghan actually retreat on her own, Su Chen was momentarily stunned.

[Eh? A change in personality? Did the sun rise from the west?]

[This Crazy Woman isn't pestering me anymore? Could the Old Ancestors' secret techniques really be that overbearing? Did they just beat the desire right out of her?]

[What a sin, what a sin... but this underhanded move was executed beautifully! Tonight, I must burn three extra sticks of high-grade incense for the Old Ancestors in the hall! It has to be the most expensive kind!]

Su Chen was ecstatic, feeling as though the dawn of freedom was right before his eyes.

He tentatively lay down, his body still as stiff as an iron rod, pressed tightly against the outermost edge of the bed, ready to jump and run at any moment.

Ye Linghan saw his adorably cowardly appearance but didn't call him out, simply speaking in a neutral tone.

"Go to sleep."

After saying that, she truly closed those eerie phoenix eyes.

The ominous Devilish Qi around her retracted completely without a trace. She became as quiet as a sleeping jade carving, looking impossibly beautiful.