Chapter 72 Unfaithful to Women

Si Jiliang raised an eyebrow, about to retort, when Jiang Ran continued, "Then aren't you also harboring ulterior motives? How are you any different from him?"

"Heh..." Upon hearing this, Si Jiliang parted his thin lips slightly and scoffed, "A world of difference."

"At least I'm not interested in someone like you." He then looked her up and down, his face full of mockery.

"Then what is this?" Jiang Ran asked, a smile playing on her lips, her expression full of confusion.

“I happened to see Si Zuochen following behind you, and I was worried about his safety, so I came to check on him,” Si Jiliang explained, pursing her lips.

Jiang Ran scoffed coldly, "Are you afraid I'll eat him up?"

Si Jiliang looked at her without saying a word, but his eyes seemed to say, "Don't you know how?"

Jiang Ran lowered her head slightly, feeling ashamed as she recalled the original owner's previous actions.

Seeing Si Jiliang's detached and spectator-like attitude, I couldn't help but feel indignant and couldn't help but speak up and mock him.

"You've done a really good job as an uncle."

Sure enough, Si Jiliang's expression visibly turned ugly, and his eyes showed some displeasure as he looked at Jiang Ran.

Jiang Ran acted as if she hadn't seen it, and then continued, "You don't need to worry so much, I'll send someone to follow him."

She knew from the beginning that Si Zuochen was secretly following her, so she directly asked Gu Nan to protect him in secret.

After all, no one wants the same kind of accident to happen again.

"Oh?" Si Jiliang raised a slight lisp at the end of his voice: "Then I was just being redundant?"

"What do you think?" Jiang Ran threw the question back at him: "You've been acting strangely ever since you stopped by the villa on your way here. Logically speaking, given our relationship, it wouldn't be appropriate for you to come to me privately, would it?"

Si Jiliang's expression changed, and he replied coldly, "How do you know I'm looking for you? Maybe I'm spying on you?"

"Surveillance?" Jiang Ran touched her forehead with her finger and directly exposed him: "Then your surveillance is a bit too much. Your lies are full of loopholes."

"I don't think it's unnecessary at all." Si Jiliang's lips curled slightly, his face showing mockery: "If it weren't for following you, how could we have caught them in the act?"

Jiang Ran frowned upon hearing this, and was about to retort when he continued, "I didn't expect that those rumors weren't all false. Mrs. Si really is... unfaithful."

Si Jiliang deliberately emphasized the last four words, and Jiang Ran felt a pang of bitterness in her heart when he said it so directly in front of everyone.

She then looked up at him and gave a cold smile: "What business is it of yours what kind of person I am? What gives you the right to interfere in these matters?"

"Could it be..." Jiang Ran paused slightly, a mocking smile playing on her lips as she asked, "You harbor desires for your sister-in-law?"

Upon hearing this, even the usually composed Si Jiliang was shocked, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Is she...is she speaking human language?

Immediately afterward, Si Jiliang sneered, "You think you're worthy? You're shameless enough."

Jiang Ran didn't care about his mockery at all. As expected, someone as proud as him naturally couldn't stand such treatment.

All she did was dislike his tone of voice and wanted to put him in his place.

Having achieved her goal, she no longer wanted to stay there. She gave him a cold, sidelong glance and turned to leave.

Si Jiliang forced himself to suppress his anger, then remembered the important matter and spoke up to stop him: "Wait!"

Jiang Ran paused, turned around, and smiled slightly, a hint of teasing in her eyes: "Is there anything else, Uncle?"

Her way of addressing him wasn't wrong; after all, given their relationship, she should call him "little uncle."

But Si Jiliang couldn't stand it. Upon hearing this, his brow twitched, and he looked displeased, but he didn't pursue the matter.

A cold glint flashed in his eyes as he asked, "How did you know that prescription? You should know that medicine alone won't be very effective."

"Now that you've agreed, what are your plans next?"

His words were filled with distrust of her.

Jiang Ran looked at him seriously and asked, "You really can't see it? Don't you know what I'll do next?"

Since he has a prescription for treating corpse poison, how could he not know how to cure it?

From the moment they met, she knew he was also a practitioner of metaphysics. Since they were kindred spirits, why bother pretending to be supernatural?

The reason I asked that question was simply because I suspected her and wanted to get information out of her.

Upon hearing this, Si Jiliang's expression froze, and his eyes showed disbelief.

He then shook his head, denying it, and said, "I don't know."

Jiang Ran raised an eyebrow, pondered for a moment, and suddenly said, "Actually, I'm not very confident either. Why don't you take a look for me?"

"Acupuncture and moxibustion are used as supplements, and medicinal herbs are also needed."

These few simple words sent a jolt through Si Jiliang, and his composure vanished.

"What kind of medicinal ingredient?"

Jiang Ran looked at him with a half-smile, about to reply, when suddenly her heart skipped a beat and she looked up sharply in the direction of the villa.

"I have something to do, let's talk next time." With that, he turned to leave.

Si Jiliang stepped aside to block her, and said coldly, "Explain yourself first."

Jiang Ran looked up at him, a hint of displeasure flashing in her eyes. She pushed him away and hurried towards the villa.

Si Jiliang watched her departing figure, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes.

How could she know so much? Was someone helping her behind the scenes, or...?

It seems she has quite a few secrets; we need to find someone to probe her thoroughly.

On the other side, as Jiang Ran got closer to the villa, she naturally noticed the chaotic spiritual energy permeating the sky.

He frowned, a hint of doubt flashing across his face.

Logically speaking, this shouldn't have happened since he was lying there alone.

A chaotic and disordered distribution of spiritual energy is a major taboo. How could such a situation occur?

If something happens to Si Yanxiao, then she will inevitably lose a place to draw spiritual energy!

No, she absolutely wouldn't allow that to happen!

Jiang Ran's mind became increasingly chaotic as she thought about it. She walked to the back and started running quickly. The servants in the courtyard were surprised to see her in such a panicked state.

She went straight to Si Yanxiao's room, pushed the door open, and did not see the dangerous situation she had expected.

Si Yanxiao was lying in bed just as usual, and if you ignored the chaotic spiritual energy, there was nothing unusual about him.

The maid who was taking care of Si Yanxiao was startled by Jiang Ran's movement and hurriedly stood up.

Then, thinking of what had just happened and the instructions given by the housekeeper, he calmed down.

He slowly opened his mouth and asked, "Madam, is there something you need?"

Jiang Ran waved her hand without responding and slowly walked towards Si Yanxiao.

Looking down, I saw a struggle in his closed eyes, and his brows were furrowed with pain, but it only lasted for a moment.

The maid followed her gaze but saw nothing, only noticing that Jiang Ran's expression was somewhat strange.

Unable to resist, she spoke up to remind him, "Madam, the master is still recovering, you..."

Before she could finish politely telling him to leave, Jiang Ran waved her hand, interrupting her: "You can go out now."

The maid was taken aback and quickly said, "No, the butler instructed me to stay by the master's side at all times."

In particular, I cannot let you get close.

The past events are still vivid in my mind, and I still feel lingering fear when I think about them now.

If anything happens to the master, none of them will have an easy time.

Jiang Ran frowned, looked up at her, her eyes filled with a fierce expression: "Do I call the shots in this house, or does the housekeeper?"

"This..." The servant was caught in a dilemma.

A hint of impatience welled up in Jiang Ran's heart, and she said sharply, "Since you can't tell who the boss is, there's no need for you to continue working here!"

A hint of panic flashed across the maid's face as she quickly explained, "That's not how it is, Madam, you've misunderstood."

Jiang Ran had no interest in listening to her explanation, and didn't even bother to maintain a facade. She simply said, "If there's a problem, let the housekeeper talk to me. Get out!"

The maid was startled by Jiang Ran's imposing manner and hurriedly went out to find the housekeeper.

The situation was urgent; she needed to stabilize the chaotic spiritual energy of the Emperor's Lament first!

Jiang Ran casually closed the door, walked to the bedside, took out a silver needle, took a drop of blood from Si Yanxiao's index finger and dissolved it into the talisman. Then she casually tossed the talisman into the air, and the talisman instantly spontaneously combusted in the air.

Jiang Ran stared intently at the burning talisman until she saw it scattering everywhere, as if spiritual energy was chaotically dissipating. She quickly made hand seals, trying to control the chaotic spiritual energy within Si Yanxiao's body.

Oh no!

These spiritual energies were like a herd of unruly wild horses, completely beyond her control.

There's no other way!

Jiang Ran gritted her teeth; she had no choice but to take a desperate gamble.

Form a mudra with your hands, close your eyes, and concentrate all your attention!

"seal up!"

Jiang Ran parted his thin lips slightly, and a soft groan escaped his lips. Immediately, a talisman stood up out of thin air and floated in mid-air.