QT Cannon Fodder's Record: Dekachapter 244

Chp 2431: You’re Trying to Escape Again?

Ning Shu regretted that she hadn’t taken out the bracelet sooner and that she hadn’t thought of it before.

Finally, she wouldn’t have to be strangled by Li Sanlang all the time.

Li Sanlang didn’t regard her as a person.

Li Sanlang glanced at the buddhist beads on Ning Shu's wrist, then disappeared.

"You, you're trying to escape again?" Lady Wang came over with a large group of servant girls and looked at Ning Shu. "You just can’t live peacefully can you? Do you have to create chaos wherever you go?"

"How has the Li family mistreated you for you to be so unwilling to stay here?" Lady Wang's expression was extremely loathful and fairly impatient.

Her gaze as she looked towards Ning Shu carried an ominous glint.

Ning Shu saw that Li Sanlang had left and immediately tried to climb over the wall again. However, she was blocked by the unidentified force and fell down again.

Ning Shu: …

What the hell was this?

"Grab her," Lady Wang said impatiently.

Ning Shu dodged the servant girl and said to Lady Wang, "I’m sorry, I was wrong. Please don't lock me up. I grew up in the open fields of the countryside and it’s difficult for me to stay locked up."

Ning Shu must find a way to deal with Li Sanlang.

There had to be an explanation for why Li Sanlang was able to become this powerful of a malicious spirit.

Otherwise, she would never be able to leave the Li family.

Lady Wang snorted coldly. "You’re a widow. How could you be allowed to walk around the house as you please? What would we do if you offended our distinguished guests? You would tarnish the reputation of our great Li family."

Ning Shu: …

Lady Wang acted like the Li family was royalty, but it was just a merchant family.

Within the hierarchy of the four classes; which consisted of scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants; merchant families weren’t regarded as upper-class.

"I understand. I won't wander around. I'll stay in my courtyard and won't go to the front hall. Moreover, I won't offend the family’s distinguished guests," Ning Shu said with her head lowered.

Lady Wang thought and then snorted coldly. "You'd better keep your word or I'll have you buried."

Ning Shu nodded docilely.

"Still not going back?" Lady Wang looked at Ning Shu displeasedly.

Ning Shu made a sound of agreement, lowered her head and went back to her courtyard.

Returning to the messy room, Ning Shu mentally sighed.

Sitting cross-legged on the ground, she looked at the buddhist beads on her wrist. She didn't know how long the buddhist beads would be effective.

It felt like Li Sanlang had a never ending stream of power at his disposal

If he was an ordinary ghost, her talismans should have been able to exterminate him, but Li Sanlang had been struck by them time and time again and had suffered no damage. Even if he was weakened slightly, he would always quickly recover.

What the hell was this?

Ning Shu took a deep breath and began to cultivate.

She didn't know how long she had been cultivating but when Ning Shu opened her eyes, the sky had already turned dark.

She assumed that she’d pissed off Lady Wang again since no one came to deliver her food. It had already been about a day since she’d even had any water.

Ning Shu got up from the ground and prepared to go out and find something to eat.

Ning Shu opened the door and saw Li Sanlang floating in the doorway.

The bracelet on Ning Shu's wrist gleamed.

Li Sanlang used his hand to block the golden light of the bracelet and retreated some distance.

Ning Shu gave a chuckle. She felt fairly smug. Then she prepared to go to the kitchen to find something to eat.

Li Sanlang didn’t dare get too close to Ning Shu and just drifted around her.

Ning Shu ignored him. She found some pastries in the kitchen and ate her fill.

Translator: Kiara

MTL Editor: Wheat

TLC: Kaho

Chp 2432: As Long as You Obediently Listen to Me

When her stomach was fully satisfied, Ning Shu finally remembered that she had exchanged for fasting pills. It had been a long time since she’d used a fasting pill, so she’d completely forgotten about them.

With fasting pills, she wouldn't need to worry about food.

"Why are you doing this? As long as you obediently listen to me, I will let my mother give you something to eat," said Li Sanlang who was floating not too far off.

Ning Shu turned a deaf ear.

Li Sanlang's expression turned incredibly ferocious, but he was afraid of the buddhist beads and couldn’t get close to Ning Shu.

Ning Shu raised her hand and waved at him before gracefully returning to her room.

Li Sanlang stared at Ning Shu's back with bloodthirsty eyes. His entire body emitted black energy.

After returning to her room, Ning Shu continued to cultivate. She didn’t believe that she was inferior to Li Sanlang.

She had even defeated a thousand-year-old phantom king, there was no way she would be beaten by this ghost.

Even if she couldn't do it, heck, she would drag him down to hell with her.

Early the next morning, Ning Shu's door was kicked open. Lady Wang entered, followed by two manservants and several servant girls.

Lady Wang came in and stared at the buddhist beads on Ning Shu's wrist. She said coldly, "Hand over the buddhist beads."

Ning Shu hid her hand behind her back and took two steps back. "This bracelet is mine. Why should I hand it over?"

"Who permitted you to wear such a thing? Last night, Sanlang appeared to me in a dream and said that the beads on your wrist hurt him very much."

"As Sanlang's wife, how could you do anything that would cause him pain? Give that bracelet to me." Lady Wang stretched out her hand.

Ning Shu slightly raised her chin and said in a disbelieving tone, "Just because a dead man appeared to you in a dream, you want me to give you my belongings? Why? This is mine."

Li Sanlang couldn't do anything about buddhist beads himself, so he went to his mother. What a coward.

"It belongs to you? The Li family bought you with ten taels of silver. Even your life belongs to the Li family. What else could you possibly own? Hand it over.” Lady Wang tried to grab Ning Shu's bracelet.

Ning Shu kicked Lady Wang in the stomach and she flew some distance away before tumbling to the ground with a thud.

Lady Wang covered her stomach and cried out, "Ouch, ouch!” Her slick and shiny hair that had been neatly combed into a bun was covered in dust, and her hairpins were all crooked.

She cut a very sorry figure.

Lady Wang trembled with anger and pointed at Ning Shu. ”Audacious! You dare raise a hand against me?"

This was outrageous!

A servant girl quickly helped Lady Wang up. Lady Wang covered her stomach as she yelled furiously, "Grab her! Give her a taste of the Li family's discipline!"

"How dare you raise your hand against me." Lady Wang was furious. She was like an alpha lion whose authority and territory had been infringed upon. She seemed to want to tear everyone to pieces.

In the rear courtyard, Lady Wang was the aloof and noble ruler of all.

She ruled over the fates of the servants, the daughter-in-laws, and the concubines.

Now she had been hit by a single country girl.

The manservants and servant girls swarmed around Ning Shu. Ning Shu swept her leg under the people surrounding her and knocked them to the ground. Then she kicked one of them away.

"Ah..." Lady Wang screeched as a manservant fell on top of her.

The manservant jumped up with an ashen face. Lady Wang backhanded him in the face. "Impudent thing."

The manservant covered his face and retreated, looking frightened.

"Liu Xiaoya, you won’t get away with this." Lady Wang glared at Ning Shu particularly viciously and turned to walk away.

Ning Shu turned her head to look at Li Sanlang who was floating outside the window.

Li Sanlang's eyes were red with blood as he stared at Ning Shu.

Ning Shu had a rough grasp of his behavioral patterns. Usually this is the time where Li Sanlang explodes.

"Are you guarding your chastity?" Li Sanlang’s blood red eyes stared at Ning Shu.

"Chastity? I don’t care about that." Chastity was simply an idea men imposed on women.

Willingness was willingness, unwillingness was unwillingness. No one could force her either way.

"I just don't like being with a ghost," Ning Shu said coldly.

Translator: Kiara

TLC: Kaho

Chp 2433: The Li Family’s Ancestral Hall

"You’re a ghost, a monster." Ning Shu looked contemptuous.

"What did you say?" Li Sanlang turned into black smoke and rushed towards Ning Shu, but was immediately blocked by a light.

Ning Shu formed hand signs and the speed of her moving fingers gradually increased. She managed to produce an extremely complicated talisman. The talisman turned into a golden light and flew toward Li Sanlang.

Li Sanlang's body was almost destroyed by the talisman and he disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Ning Shu immediately exited the room to follow him, but she didn’t know where he had gone.

Where was Li Sanlang hiding?

Ning Shu thought for a while, then decided to check the Li family’s ancestral hall.

Apart from the memorial tablets dedicated to the family’s ancestors, Ning Shu couldn’t think of another place where Li Sanlang could dwell.

Even if Li Sanlang was strong, he still needed something to attach to. He couldn’t just drift around forever.

Ning Shu didn't know where the ancestral hall was.

Even if she were to ask someone, nobody in the Li family would be willing to answer her.

Ning Shu planned to take advantage of the night to go to the ancestral hall because it would be too eye-catching to go in the day.

"Capture her and bury her as a sacrifice." Lady Wang had come back with another group of people.

There were a lot of people this time and it looked quite imposing.

They flooded into the room.

"The Li family was generous enough to give you food and shelter. If it wasn’t for our generosity, with your looks, even if you were sold to a brothel no customers would want you," Lady Wang said sharply.

Ning Shu pursed her lips. Lady Wang acted like the Li family was so high-class, but what high-classed lady of the house would act like this?

The frog at the bottom of the well was tooting her own horn.

A group of people immediately surrounded Ning Shu. It seemed they were determined to bury her alive.

She was not the obedient Liu Xiaoya and she’d obviously exhausted Lady Wang's patience.

Lady Wang wanted to get rid of her.

Ning Shu was also somewhat vexed. Lady Wang was always acting like a vicious mother-in-law who wanted people to kneel on the ground and lick her feet.

Ning Shu kicked away the person in front of her and went straight for Lady Wang. Seeing Ning Shu rushing towards her with a cold expression on her face, Lady Wang immediately collapsed to the ground in fear.

Ning Shu lifted her foot and stepped heavily on Lady Wang's lower leg. It immediately produced a slight cracking sound.

Lady Wang's face instantly turned white. She let out an ear-splitting screech and her face distorted in pain.

Lady Wang’s eyes blurred from the pain. A servant girl hurriedly tried to help her up, but as soon as she shifted her body, Lady Wang howled loudly in pain.

Lady Wang's brow beaded with sweat. She truly couldn’t bear the pain. Her eyes rolled back and she fainted.

The manservants and servant girls were in chaos. Finally, they found something to use as a stretcher to carry Lady Wang away.

The moment Lady Wang's leg was touched, her complexion became even paler and turned ashen.

Such injuries were enough for Lady Wang to be stuck in bed for a while.

Lady Wang kept trying to come up with ways to get the buddhist beads from Ning Shu.

Without the buddhist beads, Ning Shu wouldn’t be able to guard against Li Sanlang who always popped in and out from nowhere.

On top of that, he kept trying to strangle her.

Li Sanlang's behavior right now was like he was trying to subdue a wild horse. He insisted on training the horse to be obedient.

He hadn’t treated Liu Xiaoya this badly because she was very obedient (terrified).

Li Sanlang practically did whatever he wanted.

However, Ning Shu fiercely resisted and that led to a cruel suppression.

Ning Shu really couldn't make sense of this ghost marriage. Were they just trying to find a plaything for Li Sanlang?

"Damn you, how dare you do this to my mother!?" Li Sanlang's voice came from behind Ning Shu.

However, he didn't dare get too close to Ning Shu. He stared at Ning Shu with bloodshot eyes. "Liu Xiaoya, you were given an inch yet you took a mile. You've gone too far."

Translator: Kiara

MTL Editor: Wheat

TLC: Kaho

Chp 2434: Live Forever?

"How audacious! My mother is also your mother-in-law, yet you actually hurt her."

Ning Shu played with the buddhist beads on her wrist and calmly said, "Your mother was going to bury me alive. Why can't I resist?"

"If moles and ants value their lives, why can’t I?"

Could it be that she was supposed to thank them for their kindness?

Li Sanlang sneered, "You’re just something that my mother bought. If it wasn't for me, you would be dead by now, you ungrateful thing."

With that attitude, they were definitely mother and son.

Was her life this lowly?

No matter how lowly her life was deemed, she still wanted to live. Even if she was a salted fish, she would be the saltiest one there is.

Ning Shu sneered. Her fingers flew and she began chanting a spell. "You want me to be obedient? I will take you down even if I have to die in the process."

Li Sanlang's eyes became increasingly bloodshot. "I wanted to give you a chance to become my wife. I was going to let you stay with me and live forever, but you’re actually this unappreciative."

Ning Shu hurriedly chanted the spell. The golden talisman struck Li Sanlang and he was obviously weakened a little.

"Who said I wanted to live forever with you? Who said I wanted to be your wife? I don't need your kindness, let alone your favor."

What the heck was his favor?

He wanted to dictate the way she lived and messed with her life until it was in smithereens, yet he considered bestowing favor.

"You impudent wretch!" Li Sanlang cursed.

If resistance was impudence, Ning Shu would be even more impudent.

She wanted to commit mariticide!!!

Ning Shu chanted a taoist scripture as she counted on the buddhist beads. The air soon resembled water drops dripping into a pond with layers and layers of ripples moving outwards.

Li Sanlang's figure was like a reflection in the water, his figure started becoming distorted.

Li Sanlang was somewhat uncomfortable and he disappeared.

"Liu Xiaoya, I'll kill you," The frighteningly sinister voice drifted into the room.

Ning Shu's expression remained unchanged. No one could stop her from leaving the Li family. She’d kill anything that got in her way, human or not.

Because the lady of the house was injured, there was some disorder in the Li family.

Lady Wang was lying in bed screaming with pain. The doctor came to see her and said that Lady Wang's leg would take a long time to heal.

After all, Ning Shu had broken her leg.

Lady Wang would need to lie down for a hundred days after suffering such a serious injury.

Lady Wang angrily gnashed her teeth. She vowed to make Liu Xiaoya suffer. Simply burying her alive would be letting her off too lightly.

Lady Wang complained to her husband that Liu Xiaoya had come to overthrow their family and that her son even said to her in a dream that his body was in pain.

Fuming, Lady Wang said that they had to make it so Liu Xiaoya could never reincarnate and that her soul should suffer forever and be subjected to endless torture.

She was only a cheap wretch they had bought with ten taels of silver yet she dared to raise a hand against her and injure her leg.

Li Sanlang's father sent men to invite the taoist priest from White Cloud Temple to hold a sacrificial burial.

Since Lady Wang was injured, no one bothered Ning Shu anymore. She finally had some peace and quiet.

At night, Ning Shu would search every building for the ancestral hall.

She couldn’t find the ancestral hall at all.

What was going on?

Don’t tell her that the Li family didn’t have an ancestral hall, that was impossible!

Merchants, the rich and powerful, influential officials, and nobles all cared the most about their family’s prosperity and inheritance. Most of all, they cared about feng shui.

However, the Li family didn't even have an ancestral hall?

It could only be that the ancestral hall was hidden somewhere she didn't know.

Why was it hidden? Could it be that it held some kind of secret?

Ning Shu had no way to leave the Li family right now. She considered making a large batch of drugs and knocking everyone in the Li family unconscious so that she could search the entire place for the ancestral hall.

Translator: Kiara

MTL Editor: Wheat

TLC: Kaho

Chp 2435: What Are You Looking For?

"Liu Xiaoya, what are you looking for?" Li Sanlang's eerie voice rang out.

Ning Shu turned around indifferently and stared at Li Sanlang. Her pupils immediately dilated as she realized that Li Sanlang had recovered his strength once again.

He was obviously injured by her spell before. Why did he appear now as if nothing had happened?

Frick, speak, what cheap did you use?

"What I’m looking for is none of your business." Ning Shu rolled her eyes and prepared to search every room in the house.

There was no way that the Li family had no ancestral hall.

There had to be a place for their ancestor’s memorial tablets.

"What are you looking for?" Li Sanlang saw Ning Shu slip into a room like a wisp of smoke and fumble around.

Li Sanlang wanted to block Ning Shu, but the light emitted from the buddhist beads made it difficult for him to hold his ground.

"Liu Xiaoya, don't challenge my patience. Do you know what you are doing?" Li Sanlang's eyes were scarlet. He looked frightening in the dark.

Ning Shu simply ignored Li Sanlang. Right now he was just shooting his mouth off at her and threatening her because he couldn’t do anything to her.

This was the study. It was probably Li Sanlang's father's room.

Ning Shu stroked the antiques, vases and other items on the ancient shelf to see if there were any hidden mechanisms or something of that kind.

Li Sanlang suddenly rushed in front of Ning Shu, seeming to be no longer scared of the golden light emitting from the buddhist beads. He stretched out his hand to clutch Ning Shu's neck.

Ning Shu evaded his grasp. If she was still caught by him after having been strangled this many times, she must be retarded.

Li Sanlang was very close to Ning Shu. She quickly took off her bracelet and hooked it with her finger. With the beads hanging in front of her palm, Ning Shu slapped her palm onto Li Sanlang's chest.

Li Sanlang roared in pain after being touched by the buddhist beads. His hair flew and blood-red meridians appeared on his pale face. Blood flowed out of his reddened eyes.

The tears of blood on his pale face made him look even more terrifying.

A strong wind erupted from the surroundings. The ancient shelf was blown off the wall and its contents fell to the ground.

Porcelain fragments scattered and papers flew everywhere.

Ning Shu put her palms together, grabbed the buddhist beads, and turned to run away.

Turning her head, she saw that Li Sanlang had turned almost completely see-through.

Ning Shu left the study and prepared to jump over the wall and escape. In the Li residence, her abilities were greatly restricted. If Li Sanlang was so strong, she dared him to fight her outside!

However, Ning Shu was bounced back.

Ning Shu sat on the ground with a stupefied expression. What the heck, what exactly was this situation?

Why couldn't she leave this place?

Was there a barrier?

However, Ning Shu couldn’t feel a spell formation at all.

If it was a spell formation, there would be traces of it.

Ning Shu exhaled a long sigh. What the frick was this strange situation?

The huge amount of noise from the study earlier had woken everyone up. The crackling and rattling noises woke even those who slept soundly.

Ning Shu tried to climb over the wall again, but was still bounced back by the unknown force, so she just gave up on trying to leave the Li family at the moment.

She must figure out what was happening.

God damn it! This ghost story was such a pain!

This was obviously a story about a ghost marriage. Normally it should be the story of a little widow breaking through her shackles and working hard to make a life for herself.

Why did it turn into a supernatural horror story?

Ning Shu expressed that she really couldn’t adapt to this strange development.

What was the power that prevented her from leaving the Li family?

The outside world was so big, but she was trapped here and couldn't get out.

Ning Shu returned to her room. The room was still a mess. The stools and table were flung all over the place and the bed was now broken boards due to Ning Shu smashing it earlier.

Ning Shu sat cross-legged on the ground and began to cultivate.

Li Sanlang, who had been injured by the buddhist beads, hadn't appeared for a few days. Ning Shu couldn't help but wonder whether Li Sanlang was dead.

Of course, this possibility was very small.

Li Sanlang didn't come to look for Ning Shu and Lady Wang's leg was injured, so it was like her existence had been forgotten.

However, Ning Shu’s thoughts weren’t tranquil at all. This was the calm before the storm and it made her feel somewhat stifled.

In any case, Ning Shu felt like a bundle of nerves.

Ning Shu took a deep breath and continued to cultivate. Whenever she was free, she tried to leave the Li residence, but she was bounced back every time.

Translator: Kiara

MTL Editor: Wheat

TLC: Kaho

Chp 2436: Differential Treatment Was Unfair!

Ning Shu hit the invisible barrier with a clenched fist. It was very soft and elastic, but it bounced her fist back with the same force.

It was like a spring.

Ning Shu: …

It really wore out her heart.

Could it be that there was some sort of treasure in the Li residence?

Ning Shu saw that the manservants and servant girls could leave, so why wasn’t she able to?

Differential treatment was unfair!

Even after experiencing so many worlds, Ning Shu had never encountered such a strange situation.

She had absolutely no idea what the power was that enveloped the Li family.

Was a higher level plane just this hard to understand?

Why couldn’t things just progress normally?

Ning Shu didn't give up. She went to the kitchen and got a knife, then sank energy into her dantian to try and cut the barrier.

Then, the kitchen knife was rebounded with so much force that it sent Ning Shu flying.

Ning Shu sighed deeply.

Why couldn’t she leave?

Ning Shu was really baffled. Why? Why?

Ning Shu threw away the kitchen knife who’s blade had been rolled into the shape of a cone and went back to her room to continue cultivating.

Was it because she wasn’t strong enough to break through?

Ning Shu took a fasting pill. It could keep her from going hungry for half a month.

Ning Shu stroked her chin. Was the main problem Li Sanlang?

No matter how she thought about it, the only one she had a deep relationship with in the Li family was Li Sanlang.

They were husband and wife.

Li Sanlang wouldn’t let her go.

So she still had to commit mariticide.

Ning Shu sat cross-legged and began to cultivate, otherwise she wouldn’t have the power to face unexpected events.

Eventually, Li Sanlang, who had disappeared for over a month, appeared. The part of his soul injured by the buddhist beads had returned to its original state again.

Ning Shu didn't know what to say.

She could only exhale exasperatedly.

Ning Shu stood up and stood face to face with Li Sanlang.

"Liu Xiaoya." Li Sanlang said Ning Shu's name, and his voice lingered eerily in the air.

It was not the most pleasant feeling to hear her name being said by a ghost.

Ning Shu kept in mind that you weren’t supposed to respond when a ghost says your name so she didn’t make a sound.

Why was he only scaring her? Couldn’t he go scare someone else for a change?

"What? Weren’t you so confident before? Why aren’t you talking now?" Li Sanlang actually smiled at Ning Shu.

The smile was sinister. He already had a frightful face. How could he possibly look good when he smiled?

Ning Shu's expression was calm. "I guess it’s as good a time as any to ask. Why doesn’t anything affect you?"

"Guess." Li Sanlang stared at Ning Shu and took two steps towards her. He stopped and abruptly said, "Liu Xiaoya, you are sufficiently well-suited for me."

Ning Shu: ???

Ning Shu scratched her hair. "Say something that makes sense."

"What I mean is, die and be with me,” said Li Sanlang.

Ning Shu had long gotten used to Li Sanlang's craziness.

"I actually have to thank you. If you hadn't injured me, I wouldn't have mastered the power of the spirit stone so quickly." Li Sanlang smiled at Ning Shu.

Ning Shu's eyebrows furrowed together. Spirit stone?

It wouldn’t be the spirit stone she was thinking about, right?

Li Sanlang pointed his finger at Ning Shu. Ning Shu hurriedly guarded against it, but then she immediately had a bad feeling.

She was trapped. Her body started slowly floating up.

It was as if she was locked in a bubble.

Translator: Kiara

MTL Editor: Wheat

#Kiara’s Comments: Ayo, he spoke the magic words after being beaten by Ning Shu an inch of his life and now my shipping senses are tingling. I’m trying not to, but this is hitting my spots.

TLC: Kaho

Chp 2437: We Will Consummate Our Marriage Tonight

Ning Shu touched the barrier in surprise. It felt similar to soft cotton, and felt the same as the barrier that enveloped the Li family.

Ning Shu was locked up right now.

She had abruptly gotten imprisoned.

Ning Shu had never quite understood what exactly this thing was.

Li Sanlang walked in front of Ning Shu and moved his face close to hers. There was only about a glass’ thickness between them.

Ning Shu's eyes dilated. Right now, not only was she trapped, but it seemed that the buddhist beads could no longer deter Li Sanlang.

The barrier probably isolated the power of the buddhist beads.

Ning Shu stared at Li Sanlang's pale face and couldn't help asking, "What exactly is going on?"

It seemed she was still too inexperienced.

Li Sanlang smiled at Ning Shu. "You can't run away now."

Seeing that Li Sanlang did not answer her question, Ning Shu felt around the barrier and tried to find a way out.

However, this was a completely sealed space. There weren’t any gaps at all.

Ning Shu was worried that the air had been sealed off as well, and that she would suffocate to death.

Hence, Ning Shu decided to just sit down. She didn’t dare to make any big moves out of worry that she would consume the air inside too quickly.

Li Sanlang said to Ning Shu, "We will consummate our marriage tonight."

Ning Shu: →_ →

He was still thinking of consummating their marriage.

"If you don't agree, I'll keep you locked in here. You'll eventually run out of air. Then you will die. Your death will be very ugly,” said Li Sanlang.

Could it get any uglier than him?

Ning Shu’s facial color didn’t change in the least. If worst came to worst, she would fail the task and be eliminated once. She didn’t fear him.

Ning Shu's heart was itching with curiosity. She really wanted to know what this was.

What kind of spirit stone was Li Sanlang talking about? Was it really a cultivation spirit stone?

But the spirit stones used for cultivation didn’t have this ability.

Perhaps it was a treasure she’d never heard of.

Ning Shu asked Li Sanlang, "What is this thing that trapped me?"

It didn’t seem like a spell formation or an artifact. What was it really?

Li Sanlang hovered in front of her. "Not telling you."

Ning Shu rolled her eyes.

Ning Shu sat cross legged and tried to cultivate, but she found that there was no spiritual energy in the bubble. She was completely isolated from the outside.

Ning Shu looked at Li Sanlang, who was hovering outside indolently, and felt deeply angry. Li Sanlang said lightly, "Have you thought things through yet?"

"I don't like using force on people. After all, a union is the most wonderful thing on Earth. Mutual consent would be best," said Li Sanlang.

"You really are a pervert," Ning Shu cursed.

"Liu Xiaoya, I'm your husband, so you should listen to me. The wife must follow the husband. Did your parents not teach you this?"

Ning Shu just dug at her ears and ignored him.

The bubble wasn’t very big and after a while, Ning Shu felt a little out of breath. The air had already been depleted quite a bit.

Ning Shu's face was a bit red.

Ning Shu didn’t speak anymore. The spiritual energy in her body made her feel a little less uncomfortable.

Ning Shu released her spiritual energy. As soon as the form of a dragon appeared, the bubble seemed to become very crowded.

The energy crashed against the barrier, but there wasn’t a single crack on it. Instead, Ning Shu's body got sent tumbling in the bubble because of the strength of the rebound.

The world spun and she almost vomited.

Translator: Kiara

MTL Editor: Wheat

#Kiara’s Comments: Consummating, no. Antagonizing, yes. I didn’t sign up for the leecher vibe no thank you.

TLC: Kaho

Chp 2438: If She Had the Soul Pearl…

Li Sanlang shook his head and said with some annoyance, "You really are disobedient."

Shortly after, Ning Shu found that the bubble had become smaller and that she had even less space to move about.

"You won't learn to behave unless you’re punished." Li Sanlang placed his pale hand on the barrier and patted Ning Shu's head. "Be good, don't provoke me."

Ning Shu: You lunatic…

Ning Shu furrowed her brows and tried to find a way out, but she really couldn’t find one. She didn’t know what this power was that was enveloping her.

She also couldn’t break the bubble forcefully.

It was a pity. If she had the soul pearl, she could directly suck Li Sanlang into it.

However, the soul pearl was still fusing.

Ning Shu had thought it would be easy to leave the Li family. She never thought it would be so difficult.

Li Sanlang could lock her up with just a finger. Even if she broke through this barrier, there would be countless bubbles waiting for her.

Dang, mariticide really was the current path.

Like this, Li Sanlang just dawdled around with Ning Shu. He had plenty of time to waste.

Li Sanlang's victory was within his hands.

Ning Shu felt the air in the bubble slowly disappearing. Her situation was getting worse and worse.

Time relentlessly ticked on. Suddenly, a jumble of footsteps sounded from outside and a swarm of people rushed into the room.

It was headed by a robed taoist priest with a horsetail whisk in his hand. He was somewhat surprised upon seeing the floating Ning Shu.

Ning Shu looked at Li Sanlang. Li Sanlang was clearly standing beside her, but she was the only person who could see him.

She really didn't want such a privilege.

"Taoist priest, look at her!" A middle-aged man said to the old taoist priest.

The taoist priest nodded. "This woman is indeed not suitable to stay at your home. You can hold the sacrificial burial."

"This woman's brows contain baleful energy and it’s clear she’s arrogant and obstinate. Her staying in your home will only bring disaster. She will disrupt the peace in the Li residence," said the taoist priest.

Ning Shu: …

Where did this old white haired taoist priest come from?

He looked like a sage, but the moment he opened his mouth, he wanted to take her life. What happened to being compassionate?

"Right, I forgot to tell you. This taoist priest is the head of the White Cloud Temple. My father paid a large price to invite him to hold a sacrificial burial for you," Li Sanlang leisurely said.

Ning Shu stared at the old taoist priest. It would suffice to invite a feng shui master for a sacrificial burial, yet they actually invited an old taoist priest. This probably wasn’t such a simple matter as a sacrificial burial.

Death was not the end. Sometimes death was only the beginning of the suffering of the soul. It would be tormented again and again, never allowed to reincarnate and confined to purgatory forever.

"If you beg me, you won’t have to undergo the sacrificial burial. All I want is for you to admit your mistake and nothing more. You are my wife, I won't hurt you," said Li Sanlang.

Ning Shu tugged at the corner of her mouth. This old taoist priest wasn’t a good person and Li Sanlang was even worse.

Whether she was going to destroy the world or was a serial murderer, these people would continue coming up with reasons to kill her.

Li Sanlang sighed and the bubble disappeared. When Ning Shu's feet touched the ground, she prepared to run away. Suddenly, a huge force rushed into her and Ning Shu lost control of her body.

"Liu Xiaoya, since you’re not willing, then die," Li Sanlang's voice came from inside Ning Shu's body. "Once the sacrificial burial is held, you, Liu Xiaoya, will forever be my wife."

"Grab her," said Lord Li.

The manservants flocked over and grabbed the powerless Ning Shu.

Ning Shu was carried out of the room and into a spacious courtyard.

There was firewood stacked in the courtyard. Ning Shu’s pupils dilated. Were they going to burn her to death?

Ning Shu was tied to a pole atop the firewood pile. Her body was firmly bound.

Ning Shu practically gnashed her teeth as she said, "Li Sanlang, I swear I’ll kill you!"

"Liu Xiaoya, after the sacrificial burial, you won’t be saying such a thing," Li Sanlang said lightly.

Ning Shu indifferently watched the old taoist priest from the White Cloud Temple prepare the altar.

Translator: Kiara

MTL Editor: Wheat

TLC: Kaho

Chp 2439: There’s a Way to Get Out of This Situation

As the old taoist priest started the ritual, the sky gradually darkened and a cold wind began to blow.

Lady Wang, whose leg was still injured, was carried over. When she saw Ning Shu, who was tied above the pile of firewood, her eyes were brimming with pleasure.

It was an expression of hateful revenge.

Her expression was extremely sinister.

Ning Shu was tied up and Li Sanlang was controlling her body. She was going to be burned to death.

This counter attack task was seriously…

"Did I dig up your family's ancestral tomb or something, for you guys to treat me like this?" Ning Shu couldn't help asking Li Sanlang.

Li Sanlang said, "You are my wife, yet you disobey me. Do you think that's right?"

Frick, the men in this world oppressed women, and the women also oppressed women.

"There's a way to get out of this situation. Do you want to hear..." 2333's voice echoed in Ning Shu's mind.

Ning Shu asked unhurriedly, "What way?"

"Use the soul pearl."

Ning Shu was somewhat surprised. "Isn't the soul pearl still fusing?"

"It can be used, but it may destroy the system space. You might end up not being able to return to the system space."

"And you?" Ning Shu asked. If the system space was destroyed, would 2333 no longer exist?

"I'm bound to your soul, so I'll be fine," 2333 said.

Ning Shu hesitated for a bit. It was too risky.

If the system space was destroyed, she would have no place to even take a breather. The price was too high.

Furthermore, 2333 wasn’t the type to allow himself to suffer losses, it was unlikely for him to make such a huge sacrifice just for a task.

Ning Shu asked, "Is there some sort of treasure here?"

"Er, there’s probably a barrier stone," 2333 said. "It’s an extremely rare object. Not only can it trap people, but it can also bind their souls."

Ning Shu's heart pounded. Could it be that Li Sanlang had mastered the power of this barrier stone?

It was a natural barrier with no way to dispel it.

"The destruction of the system space is just a worst-case scenario. Maybe it won’t be destroyed?" 2333 said.

Ning Shu: →_ →

Then what if it was destroyed?

The old taoist priest was still continuing with the ritual. The sky gradually grew darker and the wind swept the stones around.

Ning Shu glanced at the people around her. Their faces all carried contempt or pleasure.

She just wanted to live. Why was that so difficult?

There was also the man claiming to be her husband who controlled her, threatened her, and wanted her kneel at his feet and worship him like a God.

If worst comes to worst, she’d just take them all down with her.

"Liu Xiaoya, beg me. I can let you live," said Li Sanlang.

Ning Shu’s voice carried a smile, "Alright."

Li Sanlang was stunned for a split second and then said contemptuously, "Are you sincere?"

This nutjob. If she didn't submit, he would pull out all the stops to force her. If she submitted, he looked down on her.

Prick, go die.

"Light it up!" said the old taoist priest, his voice booming, as he finished his spell.

Immediately, a manservant raised a torch and lit the firewood at Ning Shu's feet.

Ning Shu's expression remained unchanged and she said to 2333 in her mind, "The only way is to use the soul pearl?"

"The system space may collapse," 2333 reminded her.

Ning Shu made a sound of agreement. "Use it."

Even if she had to risk the system space collapsing, Ning Shu wouldn’t let Li Sanlang get away with this.

The flames in the firewood pile crackled and thick smoke drifted from it.

"Liu Xiaoya, there’s still time to beg. I'm your husband. You should listen to me," said Li Sanlang.

"Really?" Ning Shu's tone carried a smile. He may have a cheat, but she had a cheat too. Let’s see who would smile til the end. Who was more ruthless?

This madam has gambled her entire system space.

Translator: Kiara

MTL Editor: Wheat

#Kiara’s Comments: I find Ning Shu’s internal cursing and name calling adorable and I don’t know why. Also Li Sanlang mastering the stone is single handedly ruining my almost ship.

TLC: Kaho

Chp 2440: My Clothes Are Already Burning!

"Put away the Unsurpassable Martial Arts," Ning Shu said to 2333. "Hurry, my clothes are already burning!"

A black hole gradually formed in Ning Shu's body.

"What is this?" Li Sanlang was shocked and he immediately left Ning Shu's body.

Li Sanlang stared closely at Ning Shu. "Liu Xiaoya, what are you doing?"

Ning Shu coughed from the thick smoke. Without Li Sanlang in her body, she regained control over it.

Ning Shu used her strength to directly break the ropes binding her.

The surrounding people: …

"Grab her." The old taoist priest's brows wrinkled as he looked at Ning Shu with some worry.

Ning Shu jumped out of the fire and smiled slightly at Li Sanlang, who was floating in the air. "Go die, Li Sanlang."

Li Sanlang lifted a finger and trapped Ning Shu inside another barrier.

Ning Shu continued to smile at Li Sanlang. "Dear husband, get ready to go to hell!"

A black hole appeared behind Li Sanlang. The black hole exerted a very strong force and began to pull Li Sanlang inside it.

A strong wind appeared around them and some stones and firewood were sucked in.

Everyone stared in shock at the black hole that suddenly appeared.

Due to the soul pearl’s attraction to souls, it was guaranteed to suck Li Sanlang in.

Li Sanlang fled while releasing barriers as he tried to bind the black hole.

All the barriers were immediately swallowed.

Li Sanlang's pale face became even paler and his eyes turned scarlet.

Li Sanlang pointed at Ning Shu and sent her towards the black hole.

Ning Shu sneered and glanced at Li Sanlang.

She then released her energy and with a fierce collision, changed her path and avoided the black hole.

"Liu Xiaoya, are you trying to kill your husband?" Li Sanlang's heart turned ice-cold, especially when he saw the black hole, and he trembled from the depths of his soul.

Li Sanlang had a very bad feeling about this.

Ning Shu stood in the bubble-like barrier and said with a smile, "I’ll gain enlightenment from killing my husband."

If he could kill his wife, she could kill her husband.

Come and fight her.

The old taoist priest took something out and wiped it on his eyelids. He saw the floating Li Sanlang.

Seeing the black hole pursuing Li Sanlang, he immediately threw his sword at the black hole.

As a result, the sword was swallowed up by the black hole.

The old taoist priest was so shocked that his eyebrows raised. As for the people of the Li family, they were even more stupefied.

The current circumstances were unheard of.

Li Sanlang was still being targeted by the black hole and his soul trembled uncontrollably.

He couldn't help but shout at Ning Shu, "Liu Xiaoya, you've done enough. At worst, I won't lock you up in the future alright?"

Ning Shu smiled and said, "Right now, you’re not qualified to bargain with me, just like how you never gave me a chance to bargain."

Tears of blood flowed from Li Sanlang's scarlet eyes. He roared, "Liu Xiaoya, you really are presumptuous!"

In a world where men were seen as superior to women, Ning Shu's actions were disgraceful.

The correct behavior for women was to know when to stop and to ask for their husband's forgiveness.

Forgiving was God's business. Ning Shu was fricking going to be in charge of sending them to God. No, they wouldn’t even get to see God.

The black hole devoured Li Sanlang. He let out a roar and then everything fell silent.

Li Sanlang was gone and the barrier around Ning Shu disappeared.

Ning Shu stood steadily on the ground.

"2333, hurry and put away the soul pearl," Ning Shu said to 2333.

"...I can't contain it," 2333 said with great effort.

Ning Shu: …

WTF, what a disgrace.

The soul pearl completely ignored Ning Shu and 2333's devastated hearts and beelined straight to another place.

Translator: Kiara

MTL Editor: Wheat

#Kiara’s Comments: RI not P Li Sanlang, your fights will be missed but the final battle was a pleasure to read.

TLC: Kaho