In that case, Cheng Xiaoxiao could only reunite with Chu Yunshen in her next life.

Cheng Xiaoxiao gradually closed her eyes and quietly waited for the Violent Wind Blast to strike her.

One second passed. Two seconds passed. Three seconds passed…

Time passed by second by second as Cheng Xiaoxiao buried her head in between her arms and used her hands to cover the jade box tightly.

The coolness coming from the shape box in front of Cheng Xiaoxiao’s chest made her regain her rationality. To be precise, it was mainly because the jade box had struck her on her collarbone when she fell on it. It was so painful that she felt very awake.

Why hadn’t the Violent Wind Blast hit her yet?

Cheng Xiaoxiao felt puzzled and wanted to take a look, but she was afraid the Violent Wind Blast would suddenly hit her.

Cheng Xiaoxiao lay on the ground as she waited for the pain to course through her, but it didn’t happen. Also, the howling wind stopped.

Uncle Gen strangely didn’t do anything.

Cheng Xiaoxiao was starting to feel impatient. She promptly got up and hid in a corner in front of the room before she turned to figure out what was going on.

Huh?

Why was Uncle Gen just standing there doing nothing?

Was he frozen stiff because someone used Sunflower Acupoint Technique from a television program on him?

What about the Violent Wind Blast attack on her? Uncle Gen clearly had the upper hand earlier. Why did he stop attacking at a crucial time like this?

Cheng Xiaoxiao felt puzzled about why Uncle Gen suddenly decided to show mercy on her. She certainly hoped he didn’t come up with some new way to torture her. This old man was such a pervert. He wanted to kill her but wanted her to put up a chase.

Cheng Xiaoxiao really wanted Chu Yunshen and the others to wake up quickly. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be able to survive for long.

She would rather get killed with a decisive blow than getting slowly tortured to death by Uncle Gen.

Ptooey!

Correction, she really hoped he could treat her like nothing but thin air.

She was just a beautiful vulnerable young woman. She didn’t deserve such abuse. Why was her life so hard?

Cheng Xiaoxiao looked at the cobwebs all over the ceiling and felt like crying.

What else could she do but continue to delay Uncle Gen?

When were they going to regain consciousness?

In order to delay Uncle Gen and catch her breath, Cheng Xiaoxiao decided to use the same trick and distract Uncle Gen by making small talk with him.

“Uncle Gen, you certainly have unusual interests…”

Sadly, he simply kept looking at his hands in disbelief with shock and fear in his blurry eyes.

If Uncle Gen refused to talk to Cheng Xiaoxiao, she couldn’t get what she wanted.

That won’t do. She had to make him talk.

Cheng Xiaoxiao was not about to give up so easily. She continued trying to get Uncle Gen to engage in conversation.

“Considering your age, I think it’s unbecoming of you to bully a beautiful young woman like me.”

“…”

Uncle Gen had a strange expression on his face. Cheng Xiaoxiao was unable to figure out what he was thinking. She could only slowly verbally attack Uncle Gen.

She didn’t know whether it would work!

If she did, she wouldn’t be having so much trouble escaping him.

Also, she couldn’t overdue the verbal attacks. If she ended up triggering Uncle Gen, he might go crazy on her again.

Cheng Xiaoxiao felt it wasn’t worth it if her plans blew up in her face when Uncle Gen suddenly got violent.

If she had to go through another fight like that, she would rather die from banging her head on the wall beside her. It was far better than being terrified, exhausted, and killed violently.

What on earth was Uncle Gen thinking about? He had been standing there for such a long time.

If Uncle Gen continued acting like this, perhaps she could…

Cheng Xiaoxiao glanced at the rocks on the ground again.

If she was feeling suicidal, she could certainly do that.

Cheng Xiaoxiao… Correction… She should call herself Cheng Bold since she was risking her life despite knowing the dangers.

She secretly took back her words about accidentally triggering Uncle Gen. Whatever it was, she could not be held accountable for any bad luck.

Cheng Xiaoxiao always aspired to be the queen, so she had to face this challenge head-on.

Uncle Gen was such an easy target now that she could not resist!

Since she failed to launch a sneak attack on him the second time, he probably wouldn’t see this coming.

Cheng Xiaoxiao promptly wanted to use her jade pendant once she made up her mind.

Hmm?

Oh no!

Where was her jade pendant?

Cheng Xiaoxiao was really worried this time.

Cheng Xiaoxiao reached her hand out and felt around her neck, but it wasn’t there. She felt around one more time just to be sure.

She still couldn’t find it.

Had it fallen off her neck down to her chest?

Cheng Xiaoxiao felt around her chest a few times and almost wanted to check her undergarments to be sure.

The jade pendant was from the Netherworld!

It was a magical pendant capable of gathering spirits and protecting her and she needed it for transformation!

If she didn’t have the jade pendant, did it mean she would remain a lion cat for the rest of her life? Then what about her dreams of feasting on fine food and dating some gorgeous dudes?

In any case, Hei Wuchang and Bai Wuchang from the Netherworld probably wouldn’t be happy to hear this.

Cheng Xiaoxiao almost went insane just thinking about the consequences of losing the jade pendant as Uncle Gen stood where he was without moving.

Uncle Gen kept summoning with his hands. Anyone who was well versed in the five elements could tell he had made over a dozen gestures in just a minute.

Sadly, he was unable to summon super zombies or wind attacks. The only thing that moved was the dust in the air.

Cheng Xiaoxiao didn’t go on chatting with Uncle Gen. Why bother delaying him? She might end up in big trouble for losing the jade pendant.

Cheng Xiaoxiao genuinely felt she was a magnet for bad luck.

Ever since she transmigrated here, she had the worst luck ever and the man of her dreams kept encountering crises. Now, this old man wanted her dead and she had just lost the most important thing to her.

Cheng Xiaoxiao refused to give up just yet and felt around carefully for the jade pendant once more.

“Ow…”

Her collar bone was still hurting…

She was having the worst streak of bad luck ever.

Cheng Xiaoxiao was starting to think it was all a huge mistake. Why did her collar bone hurt again?

Her collar bone? Was it hurting?

Cheng Xiaoxiao swiftly recalled the jade box and how she fell on it…

Oh yes!

Did her jade pendant fall into the jade box when she landed on it?

Perhaps she should check it out.

Cheng Xiaoxiao glanced at Uncle Gen furtively as he stood like a statue and hesitated for a long time before she passed on it.

Uncle Gen’s face was covered with deep wrinkles and she couldn’t tell what he was thinking as he frowned sadly.

He had stopped gesturing and was looking at Cheng Xiaoxiao fixedly just like he did when he was summoning the super zombies.

Was… was he possessed?

Cheng Xiaoxiao didn’t dare to act rashly now. She knew she had the protection of the jade pendant, so she had the courage to act audaciously. Moreover, the jade pendant wasn’t capable of performing miracles. Just look at how Uncle Gen ended up having the upper hand and chasing her around now.

Now that the jade pendant was nowhere to be found, Cheng Xiaoxiao felt she was useless and could only wait for death to befall her.

“Hand over the jade box.”

Uncle Gen’s voice sounded hoarse and serious.

His eyes were filled with desire as he kept looking at Cheng Xiaoxiao’s hand behind her back. Cheng Xiaoxiao felt as though he might lunge at her anytime.

The jade box? She didn’t take it!

Cheng Xiaoxiao was confused by what Uncle Gen was saying. She didn’t touch the jade box at all.

Well, she did technically touch it, but she didn’t have the chance to take it.

Cheng Xiaoxiao thought about how she planned on going to the center of the room to search for her jade pendant. Since Uncle Gen was certain she had taken the jade box, perhaps she should use it against him.

Cheng Xiaoxiao contemplated before she deliberately shouted at Uncle Gen arrogantly, “Oh… Yes, the jade box is in my hands!”

Even though Cheng Xiaoxiao admitted to taking it, she sneered in her heart, “Humph. He kept chasing me around until I lost the jade pendant. Does he have his eyes on the jade box now?”

In that case, neither of them was going to get what they wanted!

“Do you want the jade box? Take it if you can!”

Cheng Xiaoxiao was on the brink of insanity and didn’t think before she spoke. She did not think about how Uncle Gen would attack her with Violent Wind Blast if she provoked him.

All she could think of now was the jade pendant.

Uncle Gen unexpectedly didn’t throw a fit. Instead, he shockingly did as Cheng Xiaoxiao suggested.

“Okay then. Stay put there while I go get the jade box…”

Uncle Gen looked even weaker than before. Cheng Xiaoxiao wondered how long he could keep this up.

He gasped and had to stop with each step and his voice sounded terrible like a broken accordion. It was filled with anger and resentment, but he did his utmost to suppress these emotions.

Cheng Xiaoxiao naturally didn’t do as he said. She could keenly sense how powerless Uncle Gen sounded.

She led Uncle Gen into a corner in the house as she approached the center of the room.

Cheng Xiaoxiao didn’t dare to search for her jade pendant openly. She kept her eyes on Uncle Gen’s every move as she checked the spot with the jade pendant through the corner of her eye.

Where was it? Where was her jade pendant?

Even though Uncle Gen was slow, he had almost reached Cheng Xiaoxiao.

Cheng Xiaoxiao could sense how hard Uncle Gen was trying to suppress his emotions. She was finally going to get him this time. Uncle Gen probably felt he was going to get Cheng Xiaoxiao this time.

Sadly, Uncle Gen was going to be sorely disappointed yet again.

Cheng Xiaoxiao scanned the spot where she fell earlier repeatedly. It only consisted of a small surface area, but she was incapable of finding her jade pendant.

Never mind. Even if she couldn’t find the jade pendant, she could take the jade box. Once Uncle Gen’s formation was destroyed, there was nothing he could do about her.

Cheng Xiaoxiao wanted to take the jade box before Uncle Gen got to her. Uncle Gen could tell from the way she kept furtively glancing over that she had her eye on the jade box as well. He wished he could stride over in a single step. His face was caked with blood, but the old wounds split open, and dried blood fell off it in large swathes.

“I get it now. You don’t have the jade box. Then why did this happen?”

What happened?

What did he mean?

Cheng Xiaoxiao felt Uncle Gen was talking funny again.

Why was Uncle Gen talking so much? If he didn’t like having her around, he could attack her with Violent Wind Blast and take her out. Why was he getting into an argument with her?

Violent Wind Blast?

Cheng Xiaoxiao finally caught on to something strange.

It seemed as though ever since she lost the jade pendant, Uncle Gen had lost the ability to execute Violent Wind Blast.

Initially, Cheng Xiaoxiao thought Uncle Gen had come up with a new way to torture her. However, he didn’t seem interested in attacking her after so much time had passed.

Moreover, Uncle Gen thought she already took the jade box and looked upset when he learned the truth and even turned to threaten her.

Considering the weak threat he just made, no one was going to feel scared.

A bold notion emerged in Cheng Xiaoxiao’s mind. Had Uncle Gen miscalculated and botched his plans?

Perhaps Uncle Gen was exhausted and lacked Yin energy. Or was he unable to control the jade box anymore?

However, the jade box was clearly in the same spot and nothing had changed about it.

Whatever it was, one thing was true. Uncle Gen seemed incapable of summoning Violent Wind Blast.

In that case, she had nothing to fear of him!

“What if I insisted on taking the jade box?” asked Cheng Xiaoxiao tentatively.