Even After My Death

Chapter 75: Chapter 68: The Power Pill Chapter 75: Chapter 68: The Power Pill Qin Taoran’s left hand was shackled to the ring and couldn’t move. When she saw Ruan Jiahua carelessly place the key on the nearby vanity, she nodded toward it with red eyes and signaled, “The key on the vanity, that’s the one.”

Jiang Ning followed her gaze and indeed saw a shiny key on the vanity.

She took the key and unlocked the handcuffs.

Ruan Jiahua watched with a predatory gaze, like a venomous snake in the gutter waiting for an opportunity to strike. As Jiang Ning squatted down to free Qin Taoran from the ring, he suddenly rose, reached for the whip on the ground, and lashed out at Jiang Ning.

In Ruan Jiahua’s mind, no matter how strong Jiang Ning was, she was still a normal person with all five senses. The whip he had picked was specially customized with densely packed small barbs, designed to tear the skin open and provoke an intense, burning pain.

Ruan Jiahua didn’t believe Jiang Ning could withstand such pain!

He swung the whip at Jiang Ning with all his might.

Qin Taoran’s eyes widened in fear, brimming with tears, and she was so scared that she remained motionless in her spot.

Seeing the swift whip, Jiang Ning quickly sat back, and as her upper body leaned backwards, she raised her other hand and grabbed the whip that had swung over her face.

A prickly pain spread through her palm, and Jiang Ning lowered her head, realizing that this whip was far from as simple as it seemed on the surface.

Ruan Jiahua had not expected Jiang Ning to dare grab the whip with her bare hands. Shouldn’t her natural reaction be to dodge the whip?

How could she just raise her hand and grab it so firmly!

Didn’t her palm hurt when the whip hit her?

Ruan Jiahua’s expression darkened, and he jerked the whip hard, trying to pull it away, but the other end remained firmly in Jiang Ning’s grasp, unmoved.

“You hurt my hand,” Jiang Ning said as she stood up from the ground.

Although she spoke calmly, without any sign of rage on her face, Ruan Jiahua could feel an impending crisis brewing.

Ruan Jiahua felt a tightness in his chest and subtly tugged at the whip, but it wouldn’t come free. Jiang Ning, holding the other end of the whip, thrust it forward sharply and then yanked it back forcefully!

In a smooth motion of loosening and tightening, the whip flew out of Ruan Jiahua’s hand and into Jiang Ning’s possession.

Having secured the whip, Jiang Ning gripped the handle and, without waiting for Ruan Jiahua to speak, swung it quickly at him.

Naturally, Jiang Ning’s strength needed no mention, causing Ruan Jiahua to howl in agony from the wounds.

After hearing the uncontrollable screams emanating from him, Jiang Ning frowned and stopped after just one lash.

Qin Taoran, now free from the handcuffs, stood to one side, watching Jiang Ning with envy in her eyes. If she had Jiang Ning’s great strength and skill, would she have been bullied by Ruan Jiahua like this?

An idea suddenly struck Jiang Ning when she noticed the envious look in Qin Taoran’s eyes.

Still holding the whip, Jiang Ning silently mouthed a message to Qin Taoran.

Qin Taoran understood, and holding on to the blanket in her hands, she said to Ruan Jiahua, “Ruan Jiahua, I want a divorce!”

“A divorce? I don’t agree.” Ruan Jiahua, wary of the whip in Jiang Ning’s hand, stood to one side and sneered, “Qin Taoran, give up. I will never agree to a divorce.”

Qin Taoran bit her lip, her heart filled with anger and hatred towards Ruan Jiahua, but she was utterly powerless against him.

Once again, she loathed her own helplessness.

At this time, Ruan Jiahua actually knew who Jiang Ning was. He recognized that Jiang Ning was the girl who lived next door to his house, the same girl who had angrily shouted at him the last time he was assaulting Qin Taoran, forcing him to stop mid-act.

Today, he had come prepared, restraining Qin Taoran’s movements and muffling her mouth to prevent any noise, but still Jiang Ning managed to disrupt his plans!

Ruan Jiahua’s gaze darkened for a moment, but he quickly regained a smug expression.

This was his house, and Jiang Ning couldn’t possibly stay here 24 hours a day. Once Jiang Ning left, the utterly non-combative Qin Taoran would be just like before, completely at his mercy!

Qin Taoran had obviously thought of this too. As she looked at Ruan Jiahua, who didn’t want to divorce and was vaguely showing his shameless nature, Qin Taoran, wrapped in a blanket, began to tremble slightly. It was then that she heard Jiang Ning’s voice, “Sister Qin, come out with me for a moment, I have something to tell you.”

For Qin Taoran, Jiang Ning’s side was the safest place.

Let alone following Jiang Ning out of the room, Qin Taoran wished she could go directly home with Jiang Ning! She couldn’t bear to stay another minute in this place, as terrifying as hell itself!

Watching them leave the room, Ruan Jiahua thought Jiang Ning was leaving and stood there, sending them off with a pleased expression.

After all the events of this evening, even if he called the police and had Jiang Ning detained, it wouldn’t benefit him much. If Jiang Ning was sensible and left early, he would not be opposed to letting her off the hook.

Qin Taoran followed Jiang Ning out of the bedroom, her complexion pale and her expression despondent. Hesitating, she started, “Xiao Jiang…”

“Sister Qin.” Jiang Ning turned around, pretending to pull something from her pocket when in fact it was a pill she retrieved from the System Backpack.

It was a Power Pill that Jiang Ning had exchanged from the System Mall a couple of days ago.

The person who ate it would gain great strength for a short period, with the effects lasting half a month.

The pill was coated in sugar, which Jiang Ning peeled off before handing it to Qin Taoran, “Please have some candy.”

Qin Taoran didn’t feel like having candy right now. She instinctively wanted to refuse, “Thank you, but you should have it. I don’t feel like eating anything right now.”

“Sister Qin, have a piece of candy. Maybe it will make you feel less upset,” Jiang Ning’s voice was gentle. As Qin Taoran looked at the crystal clear candy, she began to feel an inexplicable desire to eat it. By the time she realized what she was doing, she had already taken the candy from Jiang Ning’s hand and popped it into her mouth.

As soon as she tasted the candy, it was unlike any she’d had before. It was neither soft nor hard, and it turned into liquid as soon as it entered her mouth, sliding down her throat. Qin Taoran’s constitution wasn’t very strong, but after eating this candy, she felt an unprecedented surge of energy flooding through her limbs and bones.

Qin Taoran wore a puzzled expression and couldn’t help but move her body.

Jiang Ning asked, “How does it feel?”

“I, I don’t know how to describe it…” Qin Taoran was clearly still in a daze.

Jiang Ning picked up something from the shelf and tossed it to Qin Taoran, “Catch!”

Still immersed in that comfortable and energizing state, upon hearing Jiang Ning’s command, Qin Taoran instinctively stretched out her hands and caught the object.

Upon realizing what she held in her hands, Qin Taoran was stunned, “How is this possible?!”