21: Chapter 21 Xiao Wu, are you lying to me? (Part 2)

Tang Xiaowu seemed to realize something; her body shrank back slightly as she shook her head gently, a hint of pleading in her beautiful eyes:

"Don't..."

Chen Shanzhi turned a deaf ear to her.

He sat down right next to Tang Xiaowu, their bodies pressed tightly together.

Then, he reached out and naturally wrapped his arm around Tang Xiaowu's slender waist, leaning his head gently against her somewhat stiff shoulder.

"Don't..."

Tang Xiaowu's body trembled, her red lips parted slightly, and her voice was as faint as a mosquito's buzz. She wanted to push him away but couldn't muster the strength.

Chen Shanzhi took a deep breath of her pleasant fragrance, his voice soft with a hint of rogue-like pleading:

"Xiaowu, Tang Liu hasn't been rescued yet."

"So... I am still your Third Brother for now."

"Let Third Brother hold you for a little longer, just for a moment."

Hearing the words "Tang Liu hasn't been rescued yet," Tang Xiaowu felt as if she had found a life-saving straw.

That's right.

She hadn't seen Sixth Brother yet.

This was still acting... it was still... a way to repay him.

Her tense body gradually relaxed, and she closed her eyes, her long eyelashes trembling as she softly replied:

"Mm... okay."

The two remained silent throughout the journey, afraid that speaking would break the delicate atmosphere between them.

The carriage sped along and soon arrived outside the Jiantian Division prison.

"Young Master, we have arrived."

Coachman Zhao Da's ill-timed, loud voice rang out from outside the carriage.

Like a startled rabbit, Tang Xiaowu snapped her eyes open, her face instantly turning crimson.

She immediately broke free from Chen Shanzhi's embrace and hurriedly tidied her somewhat disheveled clothes:

"We... we're here. Let's get out."

In his mind, Chen Shanzhi cursed Coachman Zhao Da to high heaven.

This blockhead, couldn't he have a bit of situational awareness and drive the carriage slower? Or maybe circle around a few more times?

However, he also knew that since they had arrived, their relationship had to return to what it was before. It wouldn't be good to keep pushing his luck.

So he nodded: "Let's go."

Chen Shanzhi was the first to jump down, then he gentlemanly extended his hand to help Tang Xiaowu off the carriage.

At the entrance of the Jiantian Division prison.

Chen Shanzhi gave Coachman Zhao Da a meaningful look.

Coachman Zhao Da understood immediately and went up to negotiate with the guards, holding the waist token of the Zhenguo Marquis Mansion.

Upon seeing the token, the guards nodded repeatedly and then walked inside the prison.

Before long, the heavy iron gates slowly creaked open.

A somewhat thin figure followed the guards out.

"Sixth Brother!"

Seeing that familiar figure, tears instantly welled up in Tang Xiaowu's eyes, and she dashed toward him recklessly.

Hearing the voice he had been dreaming of, Tang Liu suddenly looked up.

When he saw the beautiful figure running toward him, a long-absent smile finally appeared on his face, which had been gloomy for a long time.

"Xiaowu..."

He opened his arms, wanting to embrace his most beloved younger sister.

However, in the next second.

His smile froze on his face.

Because he saw the people standing behind Tang Xiaowu.

The Heir of the Marquis of Zhenguo, Chen Shanzhi.

And not far away, the guard Coachman Zhao Da, who had a sycophantic look on his face.

The two were standing there, one with a playful smile and the other with an expression that said, "You owe my Young Master a big favor."

Tang Liu's heart sank instantly, and the joy on his face vanished.

He thought of the words the man in black had told him in the cell yesterday.

He looked again at Tang Xiaowu, who had almost reached him.

He saw that although her face was full of joy, there was still a lingering blush on her beautiful face.

Although her clothes were neat, her hair was slightly messy, as if... she had just been favored by someone.

Boom!

The words of the man in black exploded in his mind once again.

"That flower-like sister of yours spends every day flirting with the Heir of the Marquis of Zhenguo..."

"Spending the night at the Zhenguo Marquis Mansion..."

"That succulent peach has already been plucked..."

Tang Liu felt a buzzing in his head, and an uncontrollable rage surged to the top of his skull.

They came together in a carriage?

Then what did they do inside the carriage?

He looked at the faint smile on Chen Shanzhi's face again.

In Tang Liu's eyes at this moment, it was clearly a victor's boast! It was a heartless mockery of him, the loser!

"Your sister is truly moist."

Tang Liu seemed to hear Chen Shanzhi's inner voice.

"Chen! Shan! Zhi!"

A roar, like the bellow of a wounded beast.

Tang Liu's eyes were bloodshot, and the True Essence of his Xuanguan Seven Apertures, which had been suppressed for a long time, erupted like a volcanic explosion!

Without any hesitation.

Without any reason.

He turned into an afterimage and charged at Chen Shanzhi with unwavering killing intent!

This strike, born of his fury, used all his strength. Its speed was far beyond what a normal Xuanguan Seven Apertures should possess.

Even Coachman Zhao Da, who was at the Xuanguan Eight Apertures and closer to Tang Liu, couldn't react in time. By the time Coachman Zhao Da did, Tang Liu was already in front of Chen Shanzhi.

"How dare you?"

Coachman Zhao Da's face changed drastically. He circulated his True Essence to the limit and rushed over frantically, but it was already too late to provide backup.

Tang Liu's strike, released in rage, was incredibly fast.

He clenched his right fist as an earthy yellow light flickered wildly, and the faint phantom of a giant Black Tortoise appeared behind him.

The massive Aura was like Mount Tai pressing down, shattering the surrounding blue bricks.

Chen Shanzhi hadn't expected Tang Liu to be so crazed that he would dare to commit an assault in broad daylight right after being released.

Although his previous strength had been built up through Medicinal Pills.

But he also cultivated the top-tier Cultivation Technique of the Zhenguo Marquis Mansion, and he had recently achieved a Breakthrough to the Xuanguan Six Apertures.

Moreover, with Tang Xiaowu increasing his cultivation speed and the Yang Parasite refining his cultivation.

He believed the gap between his strength and that of the original protagonist, Tang Liu, wasn't that large.

But at this moment, facing Tang Liu's strike, he felt like a lamb facing a ferocious tiger.

As expected of the original protagonist; there was still a significant gap between his current strength and Tang Liu's.

But at this moment, Chen Shanzhi's expression was calm, and he didn't panic at all.

Sure enough, in the next second.

"Sixth Brother, don't!"

A panicked female voice rang out as Tang Xiaowu also reacted.

She didn't know why Tang Liu had suddenly attacked, but seeing Chen Shanzhi appearing to give up resistance...

Tang Xiaowu's face was full of anxiety, and she didn't care about hiding her strength anymore.

She unleashed her full strength at the Xuanguan Peak,

Turning into a streak of green light, she cut through the air like lightning, arriving first despite starting later, instantly appearing in front of Chen Shanzhi.

At this moment, how did she look even slightly like a weak woman?

True Essence surged around her, and her Aura was several times more terrifying than that of the enraged Tang Liu!

Bang!

A muffled thud.

Tang Xiaowu's slender, fair jade hand gave a seemingly light wave, yet it steadily caught Tang Liu's heavy, powerful punch!

A violent airwave spread out, making their clothes rustle loudly.

Time seemed to stand still at this moment.

Tang Liu maintained his punching posture, the rage in his eyes instantly freezing, replaced by unbelievable shock.

He stared blankly at his sister, who was both familiar and strange, feeling the unshakeable force coming from his fist.

"Xiaowu... you..."

His voice trembled, filled with confusion and bewilderment:

"When did you... become so strong?"

"Or is it..."

Tang Liu's heart felt as if it had been fiercely wrenched by something, aching so much he couldn't breathe:

"Have you actually... been deceiving me all this time?"