Chapter 3: Chapter 246: Bone-Eroding Heart-Piercing Needle

In his memory, his younger sister Xiyue was a gentle and innocent girl. Even if she were to hurt herself, she would never refuse to harm others.

But looking at the face before him, it truly was the face of his sister Xiyue.

Situ Jingyue was no fool; she keenly captured that sliver of doubt in Xuan Yuanche's eyes...

"Che-gege, you must believe me, I'm so scared—"

Just as she was weeping and about to throw herself into Xuan Yuanche's arms, a burst of cold laughter suddenly drifted from behind her.

"Hehe, 'splendid,' truly 'splendid'!"

Situ Xiyue stood there quietly, having heard every word of the scene that had just unfolded. It had to be said, this Situ Xiyue truly possessed both schemes and methods. That last performance was impeccable in both acting and writing; if she were taken back to their era, she could serve as a textbook for *How to Capture a Man's Heart*!

"Lady, what did you say?"

Xuan Yuanche also heard her words and turned around to question this mysterious young girl.

"Nothing. I just remembered a rather philosophical saying." Situ Xiyue smiled faintly, her smile as elegant as pear blossoms in early spring.

"What saying?" Xuan Yuanche continued to ask.

"When falsehood is made true, truth becomes false; when truth is made false, falsehood becomes true," Situ Xiyue said softly.

"When falsehood is made true, truth becomes false; when truth is made false, falsehood becomes true?" Xuan Yuanche lowered his head, quietly chewing over the words, his handsome face gradually darkening.

"Che-gege, I... my chest, my chest suddenly hurts so much." At that moment, the fake Situ Xiyue standing beside Xuan Yuanche suddenly clutched her chest and closed her eyes, collapsing to one side.

"Xiyue, Xiyue-meimei!" Xuan Yuanche temporarily cast all his thoughts aside, reaching out to pull the Situ Jingyue beside him into his arms. "Xiyue-meimei, what's wrong? Why does your chest suddenly hurt?"

"I... I don't know, it just... it just suddenly hurts. Perhaps, perhaps my illness has flared up again." Situ Jingyue feigned a state of being breathless and weak, but in reality, she only wanted to divert Xuan Yuanche's attention. If he were to see through her, wouldn't all her efforts be in vain?

"Alright, alright, alright, I'll carry you to find Wen Lin immediately! Hang in there!" Looking at the pale, tiny face of the beauty in his arms, Xuan Yuanche instantly threw his rising suspicions to the back of his mind.

"Mm." Situ Jingyue leaned weakly into his embrace, allowing him to lift her up. However, just as Xuan Yuanche was about to run toward the arena, she surreptitiously gripped twelve Bone-Eroding Heart-Piercing Needles in her hand.

These Bone-Eroding Heart-Piercing Needles were the unique lethal technique of her sect. Every needle was tempered with a highly toxic "blood-sealing" poison that could kill instantly upon contact with human blood!

Furthermore, each Bone-Eroding Heart-Piercing Needle could split into twelve individual needles. You might think you had dodged twelve needles, only to find them unexpectedly splitting into even more poisonous needles without warning! They would shroud you densely, like a spring rain!

Therefore, once this move was unleashed, the enemy was certain to die! These needles were also known as the "Rain of Death"!

In this world, those who follow me prosper, and those who oppose me perish!

No matter who you are, if you dare to block me from marrying Che-gege, I will make you—die!

A burst of the most malicious light suddenly erupted in Situ Jingyue's eyes. She grit her teeth, pouring all the strength of her entire body into her right hand, and then used every ounce of the newly acquired low-grade Earth-rank power to fire the Bone-Eroding Heart-Piercing Needles toward Situ Xiyue!

These extremely fast silver needles were like twelve reapers, silently approaching the Situ Xiyue standing there!

A cruel, extreme smirk appeared on the corners of Situ Jingyue's lips, and the mockery in her eyes suggested she was waiting to watch her enemy's tragic death.

"Watch out!"

However, she had still underestimated this mysterious girl. Although she had one hundred percent confidence in her Bone-Eroding Heart-Piercing Needles, she hadn't expected the girl to have sensed them beforehand!

Moreover, the girl had even used a single palm strike to push the girl standing beside her five or six zhang away, dodging the attack of the needles!

"Miss!"

Before Qing Yao could even understand what was happening, she was sent flying by a powerful force from Situ Xiyue! By the time she saw the scene before her, it was already too late!

The Bone-Eroding Heart-Piercing Needles had come infinitely close to Situ Xiyue, and in that split second, they actually split into countless more silver needles.

The dense silver needles shrouded Situ Xiyue's surroundings like a spring rain, tightly enveloping her petite body!

The Rain of Death!

"A-Luan!"

Almost at that very instant, Lou Po rushed down from the spectator stands. No one could see exactly how he moved; he was like a streak of red light. Almost the moment the needles had split, he had already rushed to Situ Xiyue's side!

But it was too late!

Even though Lou Po's speed exceeded what the human eye could observe, it was still not faster than the speed of the Rain of Death!

But just then, a much more powerful white light suddenly struck from mid-air! The powerful white light seemed capable of obscuring even the sunlight; in that instant, even time itself seemed to stand still!

And in that moment, as if struck by this super-terrifying force, the dense silver needles suddenly fell to the ground one after another, unable to harm the surrounded Situ Xiyue any longer!

This change occurred in a mere instant, and when everyone looked up, they only saw a silver-white shadow streaking across the sky like a meteor, landing beside Situ Xiyue.

"I'm sorry, I came too late."

Still wearing that silver-white attire, still wearing that silver-white mask, but this time, the Young Lord of Wanmo Villa had a hint of warmth and tenderness in his tone!

"Cough, cough cough, cough cough cough—"

Situ Xiyue had intended to struggle, but because of the impact of the white light, the Gu insect within her body was triggered. That Gu insect had only just entered her body and had not yet fully adapted to the new environment; the thing it feared most was impact and vibration.

Yun Fan's intervention seemed to have saved Situ Xiyue, but unexpectedly, it had triggered the time bomb inside her!

Sensing the threat of power, the female Gu was further summoned by the male Gu within Yun Fan's body. It immediately began jumping around inside Situ Xiyue's body as if it had been injected with adrenaline.

It leaped up and down, from Situ Xiyue's lungs all the way to her stomach, and from her stomach, it tossed and turned until it reached her chest!

"Lou... Lou Po—"

In the midst of her surging blood and the brink of fainting, there was only one name in Situ Xiyue's mouth!

"A-Luan!"

Lou Po snatched her from Yun Fan's arms. Upon seeing her deathly pale appearance, his heaven-shaking rage could no longer be suppressed. He raised a palm, imbued with a fury like crashing waves, and struck toward Yun Fan!

Yun Fan flew backward several zhang, reaching out to catch the strike! Their natural aptitudes were quite equal; Lou Po had used all his strength for this strike, and Yun Fan found it extremely difficult to block! But he would never stand by and watch Situ Xiyue be snatched away by another man!