You're my wife, don't doubt it!

Xiao Yao instinctively reached out and grabbed the back of Shen Jie's head, then, ignoring her protests and struggles, forcibly pressed her head down.

"I told you not to do anything rash—"

Shen Jie felt a biting cold wind sweep across her forehead, and only then did she realize what Xiao Yao was doing. Her heart warmed, but then she became worried about him.

Shen Jie looked up and saw that the axe had already passed over Xiao Yao's head, cleaved the flames in front of Yu Luying, and landed steadily back in its owner's hand.

After the frost and fire dissipated, Yu Luying, who reappeared before the two, had completely changed.

She transformed into a female knight clad in armor, her grey-blue iron armor entwined with thorns and covered with a layer of icy coldness. Her helmet was a pointed hood similarly wrapped in thorns. The strangest thing was her face—she wore a mask that looked as if someone had covered her eyes from behind with both hands. Only her nose and mouth, which were visible, revealed her original appearance.

"Are you sure she needs you to save her?" Shen Jie looked at Xiao Yao: "She seems to have this... mental fortress too?"

Yu Luying didn't give them any more time to think and immediately began a relentless attack with flying axes. The two could only dodge and observe at the same time.

Soon, Shen Jie discovered that Yu Luying was completely immobile; her feet seemed welded to the ground, and even when the room was shaking like a gale, she wouldn't lose her balance.

Moreover, she really seems to be blind.

Although the axe's flight angle was tricky, it was clear that it was only targeting Shen Jie. Once the attack pattern was figured out, it was no longer a big threat.

Shen Jie seized several opportunities to attack, but even though Yu Luying neither dodged nor evaded, Shen Jie was still helpless against her and was almost hit by the spinning axe several times.

After Shen Jie's final all-out attack, Yu Luying was unharmed, but the walls and roof of the entire room were burned to charcoal, and then collapsed completely after being hit by several rounds of ice axes.

After the walls, ceiling, and floorboards collapsed, Xiao Yao discovered that the room itself was actually an iron birdcage, hanging from the rafters of Yu Luying's house. He, Shen Jie, and Yu Luying had all been shrunk to the size of small birds and were fighting endlessly inside this iron cage.

But what stunned Xiao Yao the most was the scene outside the cage at Yu Luying's house.

The room, which was originally used as a dining room, has now had its tables and chairs removed, and a large bathtub filled with steam has been placed in the center of the room. The two people in the bathtub are entwined together, oblivious to others. That is Yu Lihua and Yu Luying's "father".

"What are you looking at!" Shen Jie complained loudly, hurriedly dodging Yu Luying's flying axe attack. She lost her footing and stepped on Xiao Yao's foot.

"OUCH!" Even though Shen Jie wasn't wearing shoes, Xiao Yao still gasped in pain. Then, he noticed that the axe Yu Luying had thrown earlier lay lifeless on the ground, and Yu Luying, who had just withstood Shen Jie's attacks with her frost armor and refused to retreat an inch, was now kneeling on the ground in agony.

"I've got it!" Xiao Yao shouted, "Wife, hit me!"

"Huh?" Shen Jie hadn't reacted yet.

"No time to explain, just hit me!"

Shen Jie thought to herself that she had never heard of such a request before, and reached out to pinch Xiao Yao's arm.

"That won't work, hit me harder!" Xiao Yao roared.

Shen Jie raised her leg high and delivered a spinning kick, striking Xiao Yao's arm squarely, causing him to fall to the ground.

Wearing a school uniform skirt and raising her leg high, I think I saw something incredible? A thought flashed through my mind as Xiao Yao fell.

At the same time, Yu Luying also fell to the ground, clutching her arm.

"You two are really in cahoots, aren't you?" A sudden surge of jealousy arose within Shen Jie, and she stomped on Xiao Yao's inner thigh, grinding it down hard.

"what--!"

It's hard to say how much of this is driven by personal grudges.

Yu Luying was standing up—when Xiao Yao was crushed by Shen Jie, Yu Luying fell heavily to the ground again, letting out a painful groan.

"Stop hitting me, are you addicted?" Xiao Yao shouted, "She fell down, go and subdue her!"

"Alright!" Shen Jie lunged at the armored female knight in the center of the room, but crashed headfirst into an invisible barrier and fell to the ground.

"Hey, damn it—" Shen Jie rubbed her head.

Yu Luying recovered at an astonishing speed, and the ice axe that had fallen outside was already spinning up again.

Shen Jie rolled on the ground, rolled to Xiao Yao's side, and raised her fist high again, aiming at his stomach.

"Damn it, you're really willing to kill me," Xiao Yao thought, closing his eyes.

The ice axe fell to the ground again, colliding with the birdcage with a crisp metallic clang.

"This can't go on!" Shen Jie cried out anxiously. "We can't just beat you to death, can we?"

"Find a way to get out and deal with those two outside!" Xiao Yao said to Shen Jie in a low voice, clutching his stomach and grimacing.

"Deal with that cheating couple? How? Why?" Shen Jie asked, puzzled.

"Just listen to me, I know Yu Luying."

"Okay, whatever you say." Shen Jie hurriedly rolled to one side of the iron cage, grabbed the iron bars with both hands and pulled hard to both sides, trying to open the cage to make a space that could allow her to squeeze out.

Thank goodness, Old Tang is back.

Xiao Yao manipulated Don Quixote's mental fortress, using the shield to block several flying axes, but ultimately felt it wasn't a solution.

Her transparent barrier... ice axes and fireballs can pass through it, but flesh and flying shields cannot. It's really strange.

"How much longer are you going to hold out?" Xiao Yao shouted. "My fortress can't hold out much longer!"

"I don't know!" Shen Jie was covered in sweat, still trying to pry open the iron bars, her voice trembling with tears. "They're too strong, I can't pry them open! They've loosened a little, but it'll take more time!"

Damn you.

Xiao Yao steeled his heart and took a deep breath.

Driven by a sudden thought, he first dismantled the old hall's fortress and all its defenses.

Sacrifice forges glory.

I, Xiao Yao, am a knight, not a coward!

one two Three!

Xiao Yao rushed towards the iron railing and slammed his head against it!

……

……

Xiao Yao woke up after being unconscious for an unknown period of time and saw Yu Luying, who was not far away, struggling to get up while holding onto the iron railing.

He wiped the blood from his eyes and looked toward the bathtub—through a misty haze, a small figure was lifting a hairdryer from the top of the bathroom cabinet and throwing it into the bathtub.

Amitabha, Alleluia, I hope I made the right bet, Xiao Yao prayed desperately.

After a flash of sparks and lightning, everything around them was plunged into darkness.

"Shen Jie! Shen Jie! Are you alright? Yu Luying, have you broken free of her control?"

A small flame appeared not far away: "I'm fine! How are you?"

"Xiao Yao?" A tall girl, barefoot and wearing pajamas, staggered over. "I think I had a very, very long dream."

"It's all alright now," Xiao Yao comforted her.

"Oh no! There's a short circuit and a fire!"

Tomorrow's update will cover the ending of the story, exceeding 10,000 words. Happy New Year!

Chapter 66 Principal

2023-01-03

Shen Jie grabbed Xiao Yao with one hand and Yu Luying with the other, and together they rushed out of the raging fire.

Although the inside was a sea of ​​fire, everything outside the "Parent-Child Education Center" was as usual, calm and peaceful.

It was already night; this was the second night since Shen Jie entered the mirror world.

She tore off her sleeves to bandage Xiao Yao's forehead, but she was clumsy and couldn't quite get the hang of it.

Without her sleeves, a side view reveals an incredible, surging flow, but she doesn't care.

Fortunately, Xiao Yao, who was dizzy and disoriented, didn't have time to pay attention to these things.

Yu Luying didn't say anything, but silently took the tattered cloth from Shen Jie's hand and carefully bandaged Xiao Yao.

Then, he silently stood back to the side, covered his forehead with his right hand, and looked pained.

"Xiao Yao, pull yourself together," Shen Jie said. "Can you still hold on? I'm sorry, I—"

“You…” Xiao Yao said weakly, his face pale, “You ruined the school uniform, Sekel—”

“Forget about Seckel, we’re already stuck in the shadows,” Shen Jie stamped her foot. “Damn it, my shoes, they’re limited edition.”

We weren't wearing shoes, okay?

"This is truly murder and arson," he said weakly with a laugh.

"Still in the mood for jokes? Looks like he's not going to die!"

"It's so dark." Yu Luying finally spoke, her eyes still blurry.

But judging from his dreamy expression, he seemed to be sleepwalking.

She reached out and touched the scorched part of her hair, then held her right hand out in front of her: "Where are Dad... Mom...?"

Shen Jie was furious, thinking to herself: It's all because of you that we, especially Xiao Yao, have ended up in this miserable state. And you still say, "Only by getting rid of you can I be happy." Now, instead of apologizing, you're still thinking about your fake parents.

"Yeah, it's really dark," Xiao Yao said. "Where's the light?"

"It's probably a major power outage," Shen Jie said. "Damn, Yu Luying, how could your family's circuit breaker affect the entire school?"

Yu Luying lowered her right hand from her forehead and, pale-faced, grabbed her left arm: "Shen Jie, is that you?"