The Empress Chose My Bride, and Now I’m Stuck with a Yandere at -9999 Affection - Chapter 6:

Chapter 6: The Yandere Sister of the Fiancée:

Jiang Xuan knew that denying he had met Xia Xiaoyu now would only make him look guilty. It might even cause him to completely lose Nangong Liuyun’s trust. So, he admitted it openly.

“Dear, your instincts are really sharp. I did meet with Xia Xiaoyu yesterday. She had just returned from the sect, and it was Aunt Xia who brought her to visit the Jiang family.”

After hearing Jiang Xuan’s explanation, the frown on Nangong Liuyun’s face eased slightly.

“Is that really all there is to it? I can tell she has feelings for you. But from what I’ve seen, she’s quite timid, and probably wouldn’t dare to make any reckless moves. Yesterday, when you told her not to follow us, she really didn’t. She just stood there and watched us leave.”

Hearing those words, Jiang Xuan couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. “Too sharp… She saw right through Xia Xiaoyu after just one meeting. She’s right, Xia Xiaoyu really is a silly but rich golden goose. I thought the same… That’s why I messed up yesterday. Who could’ve known she’d suddenly change her personality and become so aggressive? I almost couldn’t protect my purity yesterday. Fortunately, she hasn’t fully gone dark yet…”

Of course, Jiang Xuan couldn’t explain the truth of yesterday’s events to Nangong Liuyun, but he silently decided that he must never make any more deals with Xia Xiaoyu in the future. He only wanted to earn some spirit stones, but she had her eyes on his body. That was way out of line. He was fully devoted to the young lady of the Nangong family!

After Jiang Xuan finished explaining, Nangong Liuyun took him on a tour of the Nangong residence. The current Patriarch of the Nangong family had led a hundred thousand troops to war, so everything in the household was now under Nangong Liuyun’s control.

When they reached the martial training ground, Jiang Xuan noticed a woman who looked about eighty percent similar to Nangong Liuyun holding her own against a hundred opponents. Dozens of experts attacked at once, yet with a single sweeping strike of her spear, she sent them all flying.

At that moment, Nangong Liuyun introduced her. “That’s my younger sister, Nangong Xinwan. Right now, she’s the strongest among the younger generation in the Imperial City. Many martial sects have tried to take her as a disciple, but she refused them all. I’ll introduce you to her properly later. We’ll be counting on her to protect us in the future.”

Just then, Nangong Xinwan seemed to sense something and turned her head to look at Jiang Xuan and Nangong Liuyun. Her eyes paused on Jiang Xuan for a moment, showing no emotion, and then she turned and walked away.

Seeing this, Nangong Liuyun apologized. “Husband, I’m sorry. My sister has always been cold and indifferent. She barely shows any expression, and I haven’t seen her smile since she grew up. It might take some time for her to accept you.”

As her voice faded, she noticed Jiang Xuan looking a bit distracted. “Husband, what’s wrong?”

“It’s nothing… I just remembered something. Let’s keep walking.”

On the surface, Jiang Xuan looked calm, but inside he was in utter turmoil. He had just used the scan function of his system to check Nangong Xinwan’s information. And after seeing the results, he seriously considered running away from the Nangong residence.

Name: Nangong Xinwan

Cultivation: 3rd stage Martial King Realm

Spiritual Root: Flawless Immortal Spiritual Root

Current Favorability: –

Wasn’t she supposed to be the youngest expert at the Earth Martial Realm? How did she reach the Martial King Realm? That’s a whole three major realms higher—Heaven Martial, Martial Spirit, and then Martial King!

Jiang Xuan felt numb.

What did it mean to be a Martial King Realm cultivator? That was a level that even the ancestors of top-tier martial sects might never reach. But in the Nangong family, it seemed like Martial Kings were as common as cabbages. Was everyone in the Nangong family this heaven-defying?

No, the cultivation gap wasn’t what scared him the most. After all, Nangong Liuyun’s hidden strength was terrifying enough. What really shocked him was… why was Nangong Xinwan’s favorability rating negative? It was their first meeting, and yet her hatred value was already maxed out!

At this moment, Jiang Xuan silently marked Nangong Xinwan as a dangerous individual. He absolutely must not be alone with her. Otherwise, getting his throat slit wouldn’t be surprising. Ironically, the safest place in the entire Nangong residence right now was beside Nangong Liuyun.

Not long after, Nangong Liuyun brought Jiang Xuan to her personal courtyard and into her room. Then, she gently locked the door.

“Husband, last time we were interrupted outside the city, but this time, no one will bother us.”

As she spoke, she stepped forward and held Jiang Xuan’s face in her hands.

“Hehe, husband, your face is really growing on me. Now I finally understand what it means when they say beauty brings calamity.”

Before Jiang Xuan could say anything, Nangong Liuyun eagerly kissed his lips. Inch by inch, she took the initiative and dominated the moment. Caught off guard, Jiang Xuan could only cooperate cautiously.

A while later, Nangong Liuyun finally let go, her gaze now a bit dark as she whispered near Jiang Xuan’s ear. Her soft red lips almost touched his earlobe.

“Husband, you seemed quite skilled just now… Was that just my imagination?”

Jiang Xuan: “!!!”

“Ah? No… that’s all thanks to your guidance, my lady!”

“That makes sense. You rarely leave the house, so not knowing these things is normal. I’ll teach you slowly. For tonight, why not stay here and have dinner at the Nangong residence? My mother should be returning from her victorious campaign soon. You can meet her too.”

Just then, a voice called from outside the room.

“Young lady, we’ve received word that Madam has returned in triumph and is almost at the gates of the Imperial City.”

“Alright, I understand.”

After responding, Nangong Liuyun turned back to Jiang Xuan and said, “Husband, just wait here in the Nangong residence. I’ll head out to welcome Mother. After all, if you show up in public, you’ll charm every woman in the Imperial City. I can’t let you wreak havoc on their hearts.”

Jiang Xuan: “???”

To that, he silently grumbled, “So it’s my fault I look good?”

After a few more instructions, Nangong Liuyun left the room, leaving Jiang Xuan alone.

The system in his mind piped up. 

[Yes, Host. If it weren’t for your looks, those Martial King Realm women with -6666 or -8888 favorability would’ve killed you already. Any other man would be a cold corpse by now.]

Jiang Xuan: “…”

“System, since when did you become so talkative? Are you planning something? Let me be clear—if you want to give me some kind of mission, I’m not doing it!”

[Ding! Please rest assured, Host. You’re just a battle trash with a broken spiritual root. This system has zero expectations of you. There won’t be any system missions. By the way, if it weren’t for your good looks, I would’ve packed up and left already!]

“Get lost, get lost! You’re a useless system too. We’re both losers, so don’t look down on me.”

While Jiang Xuan was still bantering with his system in his mind, the sound of a door opening suddenly pulled him back to reality.

The next moment, a woman dressed in white slowly stepped into the room.

The moment he saw her, Jiang Xuan panicked. It was Nangong Xinwan.

He knew all too well that her favorability was negative, and now that Nangong Liuyun had left…

His situation had just become extremely dangerous.

A Martial King Realm expert like her was not someone he could provoke.

Forcing himself to calm down, Jiang Xuan tried to greet her politely. “Um… Sister Xinwan, were you looking for your sister? She just left to welcome your mother. Do you want to go too—”

Before he could finish, Nangong Xinwan spoke in a flat, emotionless tone. “I know. I came here to see you.”

The soft, melodic voice contrasted sharply with her cold and blank expression.

After a few tentative exchanges, Jiang Xuan finally confirmed her true intentions—and completely panicked inside.

She really did come for him.

How is one supposed to interact with someone whose favorability is negative? At times like this, even good looks are useless!

It was over. Nangong Xinwan had clearly waited for Nangong Liuyun to leave so she could get rid of him.

Jiang Xuan frantically cried out in his mind, “System! Where are you?! Hurry up and help me! If you don’t do something, your handsome host is going to die! Where else are you going to find a host as good-looking as me?! Come on! Don’t you have any hidden functions? Tell me now! My only hope lies with you!”

[Host, I’m just a useless, chicken-rib system. When you first activated me, you got a starter pack, and you chose to use the enhancement on your charm stat instead of your spiritual root.]

[You even said you were terrified of being single in your past life, so in this life you wanted to max out your charm to make sure you wouldn’t stay single again. I told you, didn’t I? Your looks already surpass 99.99% of people—you didn’t need to add more charm points. But you insisted it wasn’t perfect enough and maxed out your charm anyway. Have you forgotten all this?]

“Ah? Come on! I thought that was just part of the newbie gift pack. Who would’ve thought you were such a trash system that you only give one gift pack in all these years!”

[It’s fine, Host. Since you maxed out your charm, you’ve gone way beyond the level of a walking calamity. Under normal circumstances, you shouldn’t be in danger.]

“System, stop rambling. Just tell me one thing—if I’m ever really in danger, will you step in or not?”

“Alright, if your life is truly at risk, I’ll take action.”

“Hah! I knew it! So you were hiding something after all, System. Even your chicken claws are showing now. Whatever, with that assurance, I can relax for now.”

Although Jiang Xuan’s conversation with the system seemed long, only a few seconds passed in reality. Coming back to his senses, Jiang Xuan cautiously asked, “Um… Xinwan, what did you come to find me for?”

The moment he spoke, Nangong Xinwan raised a long spear and pointed it at him.

“I want you to leave my sister. The gap between you and her is like the moon in the sky and a toad on the ground.”

“Yes, yes, I’ve always felt I wasn’t worthy of Liuyun. I’m the one who’s overreaching. But this engagement wasn’t initiated by me…”

Before he could finish, he was interrupted.

“You misunderstood. What I meant is that my useless sister, who does nothing but throw her weight around all day, isn’t worthy of you.”

Jiang Xuan: “???”

That left him completely speechless. 

He had assumed that Nangong Xinwan knew how powerful her sister was, and that’s why she thought he wasn’t good enough. But what was going on now?

Damn, Nangong Liuyun really had hidden her strength well—even from her own family. Even her little sister thought she was useless. This was some next-level deception!

Since that was the case, he had no choice but to play along with it.

Jiang Xuan said with a sincere tone, “Xinwan, I think you might be misunderstanding your sister. I haven’t known her for long, but from what I’ve seen, she’s kind, gentle, and considerate. She’s nothing like the spoiled and arrogant girl in the rumors.”

Nangong Xinwan: “???”

As soon as he said that, Jiang Xuan felt the temperature in the room plummet. A powerful aura suddenly erupted from Nangong Xinwan.

All the experts in the Imperial City felt it and turned pale.

Even the palace guards reacted as if facing a formidable enemy.

Meanwhile, Nangong Liuyun, who was almost at the city’s outskirts, furrowed her brows.

“This aura… it’s coming from the Nangong estate. Not good! Could my husband be in danger?!”

With that thought, she disappeared from her carriage in an instant.

If anyone had seen that scene, their worldview would have been shattered.

After all, spatial teleportation was a skill exclusive to legendary Martial Emperor Realm cultivators.

Moments later, Nangong Liuyun reappeared inside the Nangong residence—only to find Nangong Xinwan injured.

“Xinwan, what happened here?”

Nangong Xinwan wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, her face dazed and pale.

“Sister, I’m sorry. A man in black broke into the estate earlier. His target… was your fiancé. I tried to stop him, but I was seriously wounded in just one strike. I… I’m still too weak… I couldn’t protect anything.”

“It’s alright. It’s not your fault. Go and rest. I’ve already sent someone to receive Mother. I’ll personally look into the man in black who broke in.”

“But… Sister, you don’t have any martial cultivation…”

“Don’t worry, I have a secret guard team that Mother left for me.”

“…Alright. But be careful. That man in black was terrifying—he might be as strong as Mother. If he hadn’t been in a hurry to leave just now, I might have…”

Nangong Liuyun gave her a meaningful look. “Xinwan, go and recover. Anyone who dares hurt my sister or steal my man… I won’t let them off.”

After sending people to the palace to report the incident, she stood in her devastated room, frowning slightly.

On the other side, Nangong Xinwan returned to her courtyard. She touched a mechanism on the wall, and a secret chamber slowly opened.

Once she stepped inside, the door closed again, leaving no trace behind.

At the far end of the chamber, Jiang Xuan was tied up tightly and thrown onto an ice bed.

When he saw Nangong Xinwan walk in, he immediately shouted, “What the hell are you trying to do?!”

She walked up, pinched his face, and smiled faintly.

“This is getting more and more interesting. My sister seems to be hiding quite a lot from me too. I had just stashed you away, and she rushed back to the estate. She almost blew my cover. But she was supposed to be just arriving outside the city. Even if a Heaven Martial cultivator could fly, getting back this fast is impossible. Which means… her claim of having no martial abilities may have been a lie from the start.”

“You know something? Because she couldn’t cultivate when she was young, my mother always favored her. Every time Mother came home, she’d give the best things to her first. I could only take the leftovers.”

“When I was tired from cultivation, Mother still forced me to train harder, never letting me rest. She’d always say that one day, I’d have to support this family and protect my sister.”

“And my sister? She got to eat, drink, and play all day, listen to music in brothels, and enjoy life. Just because she couldn’t cultivate, Mother always felt guilty and spoiled her.”

“She lived the life I always dreamed of. I envied her. I was jealous. Over time, the long hours of cultivation numbed my emotions. I lost all feeling… and became expressionless.”

“But I never truly hated my sister. Even though Mother was biased, my sister always took care of me. She shared everything good with me. Whatever I wanted, she gave me without hesitation.”

“Still, Mother and even the Empress were way too good to her. My sister just mentioned she liked you, and Mother did everything she could to arrange this marriage. The Empress even ignored the objections of several princesses and granted the marriage herself.”

“Whatever my sister wants, she just has to say it—and she gets it. But no matter how hard I work, I barely get any recognition. People just think it’s normal because I have talent. I’ve always lived in her shadow.”

“But now… I’ve discovered that my sister has been lying to me. She’s not a cultivation cripple. And now, I can use you… to find out her true self.”

Jiang Xuan: “!!!”

In his heart, he was screaming—

“This girl is going way too far! And why the hell are you dragging me into this mess?!”