Chapter 997: Sisters' Conspiracy, Hongchen's Turbulent Heart

Shang Hongchen, stop looking; your master has left, she went to Tianwai.

Shang Hongxue walks to Shang Hongchen's side; this woman has been standing here, looking into the distance.

Her eyes are full of reluctance, as if ready to burst into tears at any moment; with Shang Hongxue by her side, Shang Hongchen dares not weep, nor dare embarrass herself in front of her younger sister.

Shang Hongxue dares to bet that this woman will definitely cry after she leaves.

For that reason, she stays, just to see Shang Hongchen cry; she has grown up never having seen this older sister weep, and she must see it at least once.

"Sister, if you feel sad, you can cry out; I, your younger sister, won't mock you."

Shang Hongxue controls her expression, refusing to let herself laugh, trying her best to keep a straight face; she is a professional and won't laugh easily.

Shang Hongchen coldly glances at the younger sister and says wordlessly, "You're the one who wants to cry."

"Not at all? I see that someone is always on the verge of tears; they're one of us, I won't expose it, so feel free to cry."

Shang Hongxue smiles, "It's just the two of us here, go ahead and cry."

"Crazy," Shang Hongchen said, turning around and cursing.

"Shang Hongchen, what do you mean? I'm kindly comforting you; don't be ungrateful."

"Heh heh heh," Shang Hongchen mocks, "You just want to see my joke, don't you?"

"Shang Hongxue, you—don't think I'm you, crying over trivial matters, heh."

That final mocking smile was downright cruel, and Shang Hongxue flared up.

"Shang Hongchen, don't defame me; when have I ever cried? The one who cried as a child was always you; you would whine over the slightest thing, and I felt embarrassed for you."

Shang Hongxue plants her hands on her hips, angrily berating the sister before her; at this moment, where is any sisterly affection left.

What remains is a plastic sisterhood of mocking each other's jokes.

Shang Hongchen rolls her eyes at Shang Hongxue and slowly says, "When we were young, someone always cried; every time something went wrong, they would weep."

"They always asked their parents for help; grown up, you're the same, still the same old habit, love to complain."

"Relying on your husband to help you, you go so far as to use him to bring disaster upon me, hmph."

Every time Chen Chuyang caused her trouble and tormented her, it was this woman behind it.

That was terrible.

Shang Hongxue hears that, grins with clenched teeth, feeling no shame at all.

"If you have the ability, you could also have your husband help you; what a pity, someone cannot command the husband."

"The husband dotes on me because I'm the most important in his heart."

"And you, you're just jealous of me."

Shang Hongchen is at a loss for words; this woman feels no shame, only pride.

Truly speechless.

Shang Hongxue cannot stand Shang Hongchen's smug face, continuing to mock, "Someone still loves to whine, the husband said, someone doesn't know how many times they've whined; every time they whine, tsk tsk tsk, you're truly a weakling."

Shang Hongchen widens her eyes, then, in disbelief, points at Shang Hongxue, "She actually…"

"How could that be?"

"That's a bedroom secret; how could …"

"You... you..."

She didn't expect even the husband would tell her; Shang Hongchen is furious but cannot refute.

Because it's true.

"You're still the same, whining."

"Nonsense." Shang Hongxue plants her hands on her hips, laughing, "I don't have that; I'm not that someone; outwardly one thing, secretly another."

"I don't," Shang Hongchen retorts.

"Is that so?" Shang Hongxue leans close, whispering in her ear.

In the span of two sentences, her face flushed bright red.

She gives Shang Hongxue a seductive glance, then threatens, "Shang Hongxue, don't speak recklessly, or I'll beat you."

"Heh heh heh, are you my opponent? Shang Hongchen, it's not that I look down on you; the current you can't even withstand a single strike from me."

Shang Hongchen really wants to argue, but she knows this is a fact: this sister's strength has improved ridiculously, building up thickly then breaking through; having accumulated enough, she breaks through without any cultivation worries.

On the contrary, people like herself work hard daily on cultivation, yet can't match her eating and drinking.

Comparing people to people is like comparing to the dead.

Effort before talent is truly worthless.

"Hmph, I'm not your opponent now, but later I will always surpass you," Shang Hongchen points at Shang Hongxue, full of confidence.

Shang Hongxue scoffs, "What you have, I also have; what you lack, I also have; what do you compare with me?"

"Shang Hongchen, you can never catch up to me; in this lifetime, it's impossible."

The Cultivation awakened twice, the Second Layer Seal was lifted; she, already vastly different from before.

She is no longer the same as before.

Now she can look down on everyone.

"Hmph, don't be overly arrogant; overconfidence will make you fall."

"No, I won't; I'm only arrogant in front of you," Shang Hongxue says with a smiling face.

The way Shang Hongchen treated her back then, today she treats this older sister the same way.

She returns the same treatment in kind.

"Just ask yourself, are you happy?"

"You..."

Shang Hongchen is livid; this person is truly infuriating.

It made her furious.

"Haha, Shang Hongchen, don't be angry. I have a method that can quickly raise your cultivation. Do you want to try it?" Shang Hongxue smiled, looking at the sister before her, saying it deliberately.

Shang Hongchen, upon hearing this, always felt there was something amiss; she knew her sister's character well and was certain there was no good in it.

But she was eager to know what the method was.

Advancing cultivation was her constant preoccupation.

After being overtaken by her sister, she could never catch up.

Shang Hongchen naturally became anxious; she didn't want to remain like this. Not in comparison with others, but with Shang Hongxue, the two sisters were like that—when no outsiders were around, the strongest in the nest would dominate, and even among kin they fell into infinite internal rivalry.

"What method?"

Shang Hongxue laughed, finally having been duped; this sister was too sly to… say it directly, otherwise she would refuse her.

"Come over."

Shang Hongchen was full of doubt, yet she moved closer.

Shang Hongxue leaned close to her ear and whispered two sentences.

Shang Hongchen's face turned bright red.

In an instant, she flushed.

She was as ripe as a peach.

Shang Hongchen hurriedly stepped back, waving both hands continuously, shaking her head, muttering, "No, can't, must not."

"How can such a thing be allowed, Shang Hongxue, are you crazy? You even dare to agree to it."

"If it spreads, how will we sisters face others?"

"No, don't even think about it. I'm telling you, I could never agree to you. Forget that."

Shy, she kept retreating, yet dared not agree nor stay there.

Shang Hongxue smiled, looking at her, tempting, "Shang Hongchen, this is a perfect chance. Don't you want to get revenge on Chuyang brother? He's always bullied you; this time, if we join forces, he'll surely beg for mercy."

"Two against one, the advantage is ours."

Shang Hongchen shook her head; besides shaking, she only shook—whatever she said, it was a shake; she could not nod nor concede.

This matter is absolutely unacceptable.

Then, she ran away.

She went back to her room, locked the door, and didn't discuss the matter any further.