453: Grind the bones and scatter the ashes

Chen Xuan was quite helpless about this.

Sometimes, he really couldn't understand how the female leads in those novels could shamelessly stick with the protagonists after their entire families were annihilated by them.

Some protagonists even killed the female lead once or twice, yet after Rebirth and reincarnation, the female lead would still fall in love with the so-called protagonist, even pitifully begging him not to kill her—it was simply a complete breakdown of values!

"Alright, are you satisfied now?" Chu Yinyao looked at Chen Xuan with a frosty expression, her heart filled with anger and helplessness. How did she end up with such an annoying person who only caused her trouble?

With such a thing happening now, whose mood could possibly be good? Especially for her, who was almost killed by Dong Li, it was even more so.

"Hehe, my good Silver Yao, think of it another way. Your husband, I, have personally avenged you. Not only did I defeat that woman utterly and make her look pathetic, but I even caused a death!" Chen Xuan stepped forward and put his arm around Chu Yinyao's slender, soft waist.

However, Chu Yinyao did not appreciate it at all. She violently pushed his hand away and angrily retorted, "Bah! I can accept that you defeated her utterly, but why did you spare her life? Are you reluctant to part with her?"

Faced with Chu Yinyao's questioning, Chen Xuan was momentarily speechless and stammered, "Uh, well, that..."

Seeing Chen Xuan's expression, Chu Yinyao's eyebrows furrowed in anger even more, and she chided, "Don't give me that! I don't want to see that woman again. If there's nothing else, send me back quickly!"

"Are you angry?"

As Chen Xuan asked, he scooped Chu Yinyao up in a bridal carry.

Chu Yinyao was clearly in a fit of pique at this moment. If he really let her go back, he would truly be a big fool! So no matter what, he had to make her happy today.

"I'm not angry... just send me back!" Chu Yinyao lowered her eyes, biting her lower lip lightly. Her tone, though soft, carried a hint of stubbornness.

"That won't do. I want you to accompany me on this journey of life," Chen Xuan said with a slight smile, revealing a sincere grin. His deep eyes stared directly at Chu Yinyao, as if he could see through her deepest thoughts.

Upon hearing this, Chu Yinyao's cheeks instantly flushed, looking as tempting as a ripe apple.

She instinctively tried to struggle, but Chen Xuan had already held her tightly in his arms. His strong, firm embrace made it impossible for her to escape.

"You... let me go!" Chu Yinyao chided, her hands continuously pushing against Chen Xuan's chest, but it was all in vain.

Chen Xuan remained unmoved, instead holding her even tighter: "Alright, Silver Yao, stop being difficult. Let's go. Along the way, I'll take you to experience the most beautiful scenery in the world, letting you fully enjoy the wonderful time that belongs to just the two of us!" His voice was deep and magnetic, carrying an irresistible charm.

Chu Yinyao was slightly stunned upon hearing this. She looked up, meeting Chen Xuan's incredibly serious gaze. In that moment, time seemed to stop flowing, and the entire world was left with only the two of them.

Her heart involuntarily pounded, and for a moment, she didn't know how to respond.

"Hmm? What, Silver Yao, are you unwilling?" Chen Xuan's deep eyes stared intently at the delicate and charming gentle woman before him.

Being stared at like that, Chu Yinyao lightly bit her lower lip with her pearly teeth, a blush spreading across her cheeks. She said somewhat shyly, "Yes, I am unwilling! What are you going to do about it?!"

"Hahaha, even if you are unwilling now, it's not up to you, you know. After all, for all eternity from now on, we are ultimately destined to be together forever!"

With that, Chen Xuan's face was filled with a triumphant expression, and he pulled Chu Yinyao even tighter into his embrace, letting her feel his warm and solid embrace.

Immediately after, he lightly tapped his foot, and his figure soared into the air like a ghost.

Holding Chu Yinyao in his arms, like a pair of immortal companions, their robes fluttering, they sped away into the distance. The wind whistled past their ears, blowing Chu Yinyao's silky smooth hair. She held Chen Xuan tightly, enjoying the wonderful feeling of soaring freely.

After being troubled by this annoying person, Chu Yinyao looked at the scenery below. Although she felt a bit awkward, being coaxed by the man she loved in his arms, her anger had significantly subsided.

After a long while, she finally blurted out a sentence:

"Chen Xuan, you're such a bastard!"

"A bastard is a bastard, as long as you're by my side, that's enough."

"You always pick on me because I'm the easiest to coax..." Chu Yinyao felt a bit helpless about Chen Xuan's actions, but her heart was sweet.

...

For several days in a row, Chen Xuan accompanied Chu Yinyao on aimless journeys, but the direction of their travel remained consistent.

"Where are we going?"

Finally, one day, Chu Yinyao, in a much better mood, asked.

"Slaughter City."

"Ah? Why go to that dirty place?" Chu Yinyao frowned.

"Speaking of which... it will affect your mood, and I really don't want to... Sigh!" Chen Xuan sighed.

"What is it exactly? I don't want you to hide anything from me anymore!"

"Sigh, speaking of it, it's about you and Tang Haotian's..." Chen Xuan hesitated, wanting to speak but holding back.

"Are you talking about Tang Sirui? What happened to him?" Chu Yinyao asked indifferently.

She had only seen Tang Sirui once when he was born, and for so many years after, she had no contact with him at all. Coupled with Chen Xuan, her little tormentor, her feelings for Tang Sirui had practically dwindled to nothing.

But deep down, she still felt a sense of indebtedness and wanted to offer some compensation.

"He..."

"What happened exactly? Tell me!"

"He was taken over by Possession!"

"You, how do you know?"

"By a stroke of Opportunity, I once obtained a treasure that can reveal a person's past and present lives! The person currently controlling Tang Sirui's body is named... Tang Si'an!"

"And that Tang Sirui, not long after he was born, was... devoured by him!" Chen Xuan said.

Actually, what he said was not wrong. Strictly speaking, this was Tang Sirui's second life. In his first life, he accumulated experience, Cultivation Techniques, hidden weapons, and such. His second life is his current one; he was reborn with his memories.

...

Chu Yinyao was silent upon hearing this, and then boundless anger followed.

Although she had no deep affection for Tang Sirui, ultimately, he himself was innocent. She had thought that as long as she and Chen Xuan took a little care of him and ensured he lived a prosperous life, that would be enough. But she never expected that her true child, who had just been born and hadn't even enjoyed his own life, had already been quietly taken over by Possession...

"What should we do now?"

"We'll grind that Tang Si'an to dust!"