"Gu!"
"Cough, cough..."
Yali, who woke up slowly, felt as if there was "saliva" in her mouth and instinctively swallowed it.
But the next second, she was choked, tears streaming from her eyes.
In an instant, the memories from before surged into her mind.
"Brother Ming, I'm sorry." Yali wiped the saliva off the corner of her mouth as she looked at the sleeping Xia Yi beside her. She raised her jade hand to slap him, but stopped halfway.
She slowly lowered her hand and carefully removed the lecherous hand from her body before trying to stand up.
Only then did Yali realize that she had no strength left in her body.
Yali couldn't do anything. She looked at the Sky Spear that was standing nearby. She placed both hands on it, nearly putting all her weight on the spear, and with great effort, she managed to stand up, her body bent over.
But as soon as she stood up, her pale foot accidentally stepped into a puddle, and she stumbled, almost falling again.
"Yali, sister." Luckily, Leng Yaozhu appeared behind her and immediately supported her.
"The Sky Spear is too slippery; I couldn't hold on." Yali, holding onto the spear, blushed and explained in a soft voice. She seemed to lack even the strength to straighten herself and was almost bent at a ninety-degree angle, with her head buried in her own chest, not daring to meet Leng Yaozhu's eyes.
As she looked down, she realized that her once ivory-white skin was now covered in bruises—some blue, some red.
"Damn it, Brother Ming never tortured me like this." Thinking of Yun Ming, Yali felt a surge of grievance and thought of Shrek Academy and Long Ye Yue.
"You look like this, not to mention Xia Yi, even I feel moved." Leng Yaozhu covered her mouth and smiled lightly, taking out two long dresses. She put one on herself and the other walked over to help Yali put it on.
"Let's go out for a walk." Leng Yaozhu said softly.
"No need, I just want to be alone for a while." Yali shook her head dejectedly, her eyes reddening again as she looked back at Xia Yi, who was still sleeping while holding Leng Yaozhu in his arms.
She believed she had never done anything to wrong Shrek Academy.
On the contrary, she had made concessions for Shrek Academy time and again.
But some of the things Shrek Academy had done had already crossed her bottom line, and because of the emotions built over the years, she chose to turn a blind eye.
She never expected that in the end, Long Ye Yue would treat her this way.
Did Long Ye Yue not consider what would happen to her afterward?
Did he not think about whether he was betraying Yun Ming?
Now, she was truly heartbroken and disillusioned, both because of the guilt she felt towards Yun Ming and the pain caused by Long Ye Yue's treatment.
"Do you think I would feel at ease letting you leave alone?" Leng Yaozhu asked softly. She couldn't bear to let Yali leave on her own.
She fully understood how Yali was feeling.
If she were to let Yali leave now, the next time they met, it could very well be her corpse.
If the positions were reversed, Yali wouldn't let her leave alone at this time either.
"Sister Yaozhu, please let me go. Give me a little dignity. I really don't know how to face you, how to face Xia Yi, how to face Sister Yue, how to face Shrek Academy. I promise you I won't commit suicide. Furthermore, I'm no longer at the age where I would live and die over these matters. I'll find a place where no one knows me and live out the rest of my life in silence." Yali looked up at the sky, her expression changing repeatedly, before letting out a soft sigh.
She really wanted to go find Long Ye Yue and fight to the death, but deep down she was disgusted by the thought of seeing Long Ye Yue again.
"Even if you want to live as an ordinary person, we sisters should have a heart-to-heart talk. Let's go, we'll take a walk. I promise I won't pressure you." Leng Yaozhu smiled, she understood Yali well enough to know that Yali was afraid of being forced by her.
"Okay." Yali nodded reluctantly.
She really was afraid of Leng Yaozhu forcing her.
Forcing her to be with Xia Yi.
At that point, how could she face the students of Shrek Academy, how could she face Tang Wulin?
"This is the Yali I know." Leng Yaozhu smiled with satisfaction, took Yali's hand, and quickly disappeared.
"Stop pretending to be asleep!" After Yali and Leng Yaozhu left, Xia Yi slapped Leng Yulai's perky rear.
"Brother-in-law, don't hit me, I was wrong!" Leng Yulai covered her butt, but there was no sign of regret. She wore a charming smile as she looked at Xia Yi and asked, "Brother-in-law, how did Yali feel?"
"You saved her, so you saved her. Why are you throwing it all on me?" Xia Yi glared at Yulai, then sighed lightly and asked, "Tell me, what exactly happened? How did Yali end up like this?"
"Do you still remember what the God of Destruction said about the original sin power?" Leng Yulai giggled and explained everything that had happened.
"I've always said that her self-righteous kindness would ultimately harm her." Xia Yi sighed softly.
"Brother-in-law, are you feeling sorry for her?" Leng Yulai looked at Xia Yi with a sly smile.
Xia Yi didn't answer Yulai's question but furrowed his brows and asked, "What exactly does Shrek Academy want?"
"Brother-in-law, don't change the subject. Tell me, are you feeling sorry for her?" Yulai laughed, clearly pointing out Xia Yi's thoughts.
"This is normal, right?" Xia Yi shot Leng Yulai a glare and said, "When something like this happens, only someone heartless like you wouldn't feel bad."
"Brother-in-law, don't slander me. How do you know I don't feel bad?"Leng Yulai scoffed and said, "At first, I did feel sorry for her. But after some things happened, I stopped feeling sorry."
"Is it because of me and her?" Xia Yi asked in a deep voice.
"It's not that. I'm not the one who's the sister. Clearly, I was jealous in my heart, yet I had to pretend not to care and comfort Yali. I'm not the same. As long as my brother-in-law is happy, I'm happy." Leng Yulai smiled with a sly look and said, "Brother-in-law, you don't know what happened after I saved Yali. If you did, you might not feel sorry for her anymore."
"What happened?" Xia Yi asked curiously.
"That scene, I can't even describe it in words…" Yulai spoke more excitedly, recounting what happened after she saved Yali and what transpired at Shrek Academy. Her eyes locked onto Xia Yi, asking, "Brother-in-law, do you still feel sorry for Yali?"
"It doesn't seem like I feel that sorry anymore." Xia Yi rubbed his chin. Without comparison, there is no harm. Yali's situation did make one feel sorry, but compared to Long Ye Yue, it seemed a bit insignificant.
Although Long Ye Yue brought this upon herself.
"You don't feel sorry anymore, do you? I can tell you're a bit reluctant." Yulai giggled again.
Xia Yi, frustrated by Yulai's ability to expose his thoughts and embarrass him, glared at her and asked, "What exactly are the Plane Masters and Shrek Academy trying to do?"
"I don't know!" Yulai's expression turned serious as she said in a low voice, "I couldn't eavesdrop on their conversation."
She chuckled, but Leng Yaozhu knew full well that with the Plane Masters showing up and Shrek Academy paying such a heavy price, they were definitely plotting something.
"Forget it, it doesn't matter." Xia Yi shook his head. He had become bold now, and with Leng Yaozhu and Leng Yulai being nearly invincible, even if something truly powerful came their way, they could rely on the soul beasts for help.
"So, what are you going to do about Yali?" Leng Yulai raised her head and asked Xia Yi.
"I'll see what your sister does. As for the rest, we'll take it one step at a time." Xia Yi sighed softly.
"Really? I don't believe it."Yulai giggled nonstop. "I don't believe that brother-in-law will just let her be."
Xia Yi twitched his lips and decided to ignore her. He got up, took out some clothes from his storage soul tool, and quietly began to put them on.
His previous clothes had been torn apart by Yali and were no longer wearable.
Seeing Xia Yi like this, she laughed again, looking like a triumphant little phoenix, almost as if "triumph" was written all over her face.
Teasing Brother-in-Law was indeed a lot of fun.
(The End of this Chapter)