CHAPTER 177: WHAT KIND OF TWISTED LOGIC IS THAT

"How can we trust you? What if you are trying to kill Yuan Ni such that he cannot tell the truth about how you poisoned him to death?" said Shao Xia as she stepped in front of Ruan Chanchan. Her eyes flashed with panic when she heard Ruan Chanchan say that she could heal Yuan Ni, though she didn’t believe that Ruan Chanchan was special; in her heart, she still feared her skills. What if Ruan Chanchan really succeeded in treating Yuan Ni? Then wouldn’t her plan go down the drain?

She stayed put in front of Yuan Ni and didn’t let Ruan Chanchan side-step and get close to him. "Ruan Chanchan, I know that you hate me, but you have already stolen Xie Daiyu from me; there is no need for you to feel threatened just because I and Daiyu were once together. Even if you cannot surpass me, there is no need for you to hurt me like this. There is no need for you to attack every mer who gets closer to me. You have already hurt Yuan Ni enough; instead of tossing him around, let him go in peace."

Hearing this, Chief Xie couldn’t help but laugh. "Shao Xia, what do you mean by that Ruan Chanchan has stolen Daiyu from you? First of all, it was you who broke the promise. You told my son that you will never take another mer as your partner, but when the time of the ceremony arrived, you backed down and told my son that you want to take in more mers as your husbands. Who was the one who broke their promise first? Why blame Ruan Chanchan for something that you did? Now that my son doesn’t want you anymore, you are blaming Ruan Chanchan? You should at least first take a look at yourself and rethink a few things."

"And my son is no fool. He wouldn’t do such a thing out of anger. He likes Ruan Chanchan; that’s why he is with her and not because Ruan Chanchan fooled him. When did this matter become an incident for Ruan Chanchan’s anger to be vented? Xie Daiyu knows what he wants, and he has chosen Ruan Chanchan for himself. Everyone saw this in the morning when he took Ruan Chanchan on his back. You have nothing to do with him anymore. Why would Ruan Chanchan bother with you, and why would she target an innocent mer for such a stupid reason?"

Chief Xie felt sick. She was sickened to her core. She knew that there was something wrong with Shao Xia, but she never thought that this woman was this delusional. Since when did Ruan Chanchan become the third wheel between her and Xie Daiyu? She was the one who refused to stay with Xie Daiyu and go through with the imprinting ceremony. Now that she regretted it, she wanted her son to accept her back as if nothing had happened, and since it was not happening, Shao Xia was blaming Ruan Chanchan.

What kind of thought process was this? She was the one who refused, and now that she realised that Xie Daiyu was not as helpless as she thought he was, she was biting everyone like a mad beast.

After hearing Chief Xie’s words, Shao Xia’s expression turned blue and white. She never thought that the chief would dare to embarrass her like that in front of everyone. She was one of the strongest warriors of this tribe, damn it. Who was Ruan Chanchan? She was a nobody. Why was she being humiliated for the sake of this woman who couldn’t even hunt down a mountain rat!?

However, this was nothing; there was one more thing that nearly made her faint.

Ruan Zeqiu, who finally returned to the tribe, came running when he heard that his sister was in trouble. He heard bits and pieces of what Shao Xia and Chief Xie were saying, and he was so angry that he wished to bury the woman alive. He walked over to the crowd that had surrounded his sister and said angrily, "Shao Xia, what is the meaning of this? Everyone heard it when you told Xie Daiyu that you wanted to break the imprinting ceremony off. Now that you are no longer with Xie Daiyu and want to crawl back to his side, you are finding my sister an obstacle in your path? Is that it?"

Shao Xia’s body trembled violently. If not for the fact that she needed to stop Ruan Chanchan from getting close to Yuan Ni, she would have turned on her feet and left right away. It was one thing that Chief Xie was speaking to her in such a harsh manner, but who was Ruan Zeqiu to say such words to her?

"Ruan Zeqiu, why are you jumping in between? Even if Xie Daiyu and I are not together anymore, at most it can be called a little fight. You cannot deny that your sister touched what was mine. If it wasn’t for her intervening between us, then we...we..." Shao Xia was really sad. She just couldn’t stop herself from speaking what was in her heart. That was right; if Ruan Chanchan had not come between her and Xie Daiyu, then she would have worn him down sooner or later.

"Shao Xia, be honest with yourself. Do you really think that my sister was the one who intervened between you two? That was no fight!" Ruan Zeqiu didn’t like Xie Daiyu, but he wouldn’t let anyone dig at the corner of his sister’s either. He glared at Shao Xia and said to her, "What in the world do you mean by that he is yours and he was yours? Do you mean to say that you can pick and choose anyone you want and they will have to wait for you even when you are done with them? Who do you think you are? The Queen of the beastmen?"

The mers in the tribe nodded when they heard his response. That was indeed correct. They were used to giving birth to children of women but not staying with them. By Shao Xia’s logic, did they have to wait for the woman to come and accept them again? That was simply too foolish.