Song Juan bore no grudges with her, yet now, she had to kill Song Juan. Xu Ma still felt somewhat remorseful in her heart.
However, she had received the Heavenly Maiden Clan’s kindness since childhood. Now that the Third Miss needed her, she could only grit her teeth and comply!
Xu Ma’s hands were withered and slender. Just as she was about to strangle Song Juan’s neck, Xia Zhun suddenly opened his eyes.
His dark eyes were filled with raging anger. In the next moment, he raised his hand and grasped Xu Ma’s wrist, applying a slight force. Xu Ma only heard a cracking sound; her hand was now connected to her wrist by a mere layer of skin...
The piercing pain ensued, and Xu Ma couldn’t help but scream out loud.
Strangely, even with Xu Ma’s screams being so harsh, Song Juan on the bed remained undisturbed.
Xia Zhun slowly sat up, placing his hands on his knees. He gazed deeply at the ashen-faced Xu Ma, "Who gave you the audacity to even think of harming her?!"
Xia Zhun was angry, his exceptionally handsome face shrouded with a murderous aura.
Xia Weiyang had sent people repeatedly to the modern world to cause trouble for Song Juan and Xia Mian. Previously, when he was unconscious and unable to support them, he felt deeply guilty. Now awake, there was still someone trying to harm Song Juan!
Did they really think he was dead?
As the Young Master of the Divine Clan, Xia Zhun, having been in a high position for many years, carried a strong presence. Now in a rage, his oppressive force was even greater than usual, making Xu Ma feel as if she was being suffocated by an invisible pressure surrounding her.
"Young Master..." Xu Ma’s face was ugly. Before entering, she had assumed Xia Zhun was still in a state of living death and hadn’t even bothered to disguise herself. Xia Zhun had seen this face of hers before, so now her failed assassination basically meant exposing Qin Ru.
Xia Zhun’s eyes were cold, with a face void of emotion, "Qin Ru, she really must have had enough of living!"
Previously, he felt he didn’t love Qin Ru, but under pressure from the two clans, he agreed to this marriage, considering it unfair to Qin Ru. Thus, he was very tolerant and patient with her, but now, Qin Ru kept touching his reverse scale time and again, and he could no longer endure it!
"No! Young Master, this time it has nothing to do with the Third Miss. It’s my own intolerance for this woman’s seductive demeanor, deceiving the Young Master..." Xu Ma hurriedly tried to absolve Qin Ru from guilt.
Xia Zhun’s lips curved into a cold smile, "What kind of being do you think you are? Even my father cannot meddle in my affairs, and you dare to intervene?"
Having said that, Xia Zhun kicked Xu Ma away with force.
Xu Ma only heard a crack from her ribs, seemingly broken as well.
The pain swept through her body, and Xu Ma broke out into a cold sweat from the agony.
"Young Master, the Third Miss is your rightful wife. If you act like this, the Hundred Families will criticize you!" Xu Ma said, enduring the pain.
Xia Zhun laughed coldly, turned his head to glance at Song Juan on the bed.
After a long separation and now reunited, he couldn’t love her enough. Now there was someone telling him that loving her would invite criticism?
Ha, whoever dared criticize, he would cut out their tongue!
Helping Xia Mian to defy fate once made Xia Zhun understand that if he always left his destiny to others, he would forever be unhappy!
If he wanted happiness, he had to fight for it himself!
"Done talking?" Xia Zhun’s expression was calm, his gaze sharp, looking at Xu Ma as if he were staring at a dead person.
Xu Ma shivered, feeling cold all over,
The Young Master of the Divine Clan, Xia Zhun, had never been someone with a good temper! How could she have forgotten!
"Enough talk, then hit the road!" As Xia Zhun’s lips moved slightly, he gently raised his palm. In the darkness before dawn, there was a glimmer of light on his palm, illuminating the path of reincarnation for Xu Ma.
Xu Ma only felt her vision blur. The next moment, her entire being seemed to be melted by that white light, growing fainter and fainter.
Xu Ma came in haste and left just as hastily, dying cleanly without leaving any trace.
After dealing with Xu Ma, Xia Zhun turned back to look at Song Juan, who slept peacefully.
Many years later, once again meeting, he had kept Song Juan by his side like this. Song Juan hadn’t blamed him for being abrupt, nor for being rude; instead, she showed him much kindness and tenderness.
A woman like this, he would cherish for the rest of his life!
The moment Xu Ma’s life dissipated, Ye Ge, who was planning to sneak into Xia Mian and Lu Zechuan’s room, seemed to sense something and turned her head to glance toward Bishui Residence.
At that moment, Ye Ge felt a hint of retreat in her heart.
Although she, like Xu Ma, was raised by the elder, she was different from Xu Ma; she harbored no blind loyalty to the elder.
She could serve the Heavenly Maiden Clan, but only if her life was assured.
Ye Ge squinted slightly, halted her movement, and turned to leave.
This task, she could not complete; she was quitting it.
Just as Ye Ge’s body shifted, behind her came a mocking voice, "Want to leave? It’s too late!"
Following the voice, Ye Ge saw a middle-aged couple, the man appeared honest, and the woman appeared gentle. The two of them stood on either side of her retreat path like two Gate Gods, smiling sarcastically at her.
Ye Ge’s heart suddenly sank; she asked warily, "Who are you people?"
"From the Wood Clan, of course!" Ling Fei said boldly, "Can’t you sense it?"
After Ling Fei finished speaking, he suddenly raised his hand, and at his gesture, a pothos plant in the courtyard came alive and wrapped around Ye Ge’s waist like a snake!
Ye Ge was shocked; with a flick of her palm, a glow appeared at her fingertips. Regardless of whether this glow would burn her waist, she pointed it towards the pothos.
The pothos was scorched by the glow and instantly turned to ashes, allowing Ye Ge to free herself.
However, she dared not relax at all.
These two people from the Wood Clan felt extremely dangerous to her!
Wei Wei smiled faintly at Ye Ge, "No need to be so tense! Aren’t you here to find our Young Master? We’ll play with you!"
As Wei Wei’s words fell, she lowered her finger, and the ground beneath Ye Ge sprouted tree roots that burst through the soil like sharp knives, piercing through Ye Ge’s feet.
Ye Ge’s expression changed instantly. Ignoring the pain, she pulled her foot out.
Wood Clan’s magic is quite insidious. If she doesn’t escape their attack in time, those roots might grow wildly in her body, even causing it to explode!
"Why are you dodging? Your Heavenly Maiden Clan always acts so high and mighty, yet you can’t even defeat us, dare to provoke our Young Master?" Wei Wei sneered at Ye Ge, her words filled with disdain.
If it weren’t for the Hundred Families besieging the Wood Clan back then, the leader of these families would still be none other than the Wood Clan today!
Wood Clan’s magic is top-notch among the Hundred Families, and when fighting against them, often one wouldn’t even know how they died!
"You two are truly annoying!" Ye Ge glared coldly at Ling Fei and Wei Wei, quickly forming seals with her hands in front of her chest, "Heavenly Maiden Sending Home!"
As the words left Ye Ge’s mouth, halos of light rippled like water waves in the void, encircling Wei Wei and Ling Fei one circle after another.