SYLFS 48

Chapter – 48 

 Jiang Su, Explain Yourself

In her dream, Lin Ruirui’s eyes bled tears as she glared at Guan Ruirui with a horrifyingly cruel expression. Her gaze was full of hatred toward Guan Ruirui, and her hands were mercilessly tightening around her neck.

In reality, Guan Ruirui, lying in her hospital bed, suddenly began convulsing violently, as if her breath had truly been stopped. The medical monitors at her bedside blared sharp warning sounds, and doctors and nurses rushed into the VIP room to administer emergency treatment.

In the chaos, the moment someone touched Guan Ruirui, Lin Ruirui in the dream was forcefully thrown back by a powerful unseen force. At that instant, Guan Ruirui’s eyes flew open in reality, and she inhaled deeply, trembling in fear.

……

Meanwhile, on the rooftop of the school building—
Jiang Xuxu watched with cold, mocking lips as Guan Ruirui abandoned the bloodied, collapsed girl and fled.

Immersed in the girl’s illusion of despair, she failed to notice the silken threads silently creeping toward her. The threads transformed into black energy, slowly trying to infiltrate her body.

But suddenly, from Jiang Xuxu’s otherwise still palm, a streak of golden light burst forth. The light flickered, and in the next moment shattered the illusion before her.

Jiang Xuxu opened her eyes sharply and fixed her gaze on a single point. Three thunder talismans shot from her hand.

“Heavenly thunder surging, earthly thunder darkening, above the six Jia, below the six Ding, the Supreme commands, to strike with decisive thunder—Roar!”

The thunder incantation resounded. It would at least be enough to force the enemy to reveal themselves; even if it couldn’t inflict a fatal blow, it could buy time to save others.

But as soon as she cast the talismans, the golden light that had accompanied them also shot forth uncontrollably. She had no time to contain it and completed the incantation to its end.

In the next moment—
A purple lightning streaked across the rooftop sky, and three bolts of purple thunder crashed down at the locations where the talismans had landed.

“…Purple thunder!?”
Jiang Xuxu’s eyes widened in shock.

Where the purple lightning struck, a child-sized, blood-red silkworm cocoon appeared, as if dyed in crimson. It struggled to escape but was trapped under the three bolts of purple thunder, with no way out.

As the lightning struck, the red shell turned to ash almost instantly, and even the skull inside was burned black.

When something attempted to emerge from the skull, Jiang Xuxu quickly released a yellow talisman, sealing it away.

—When the purple lightning faded, everything returned to a state of purity.

Jiang Su, hiding in the shadows of the door, stood frozen, dumbfounded at the scene before him. He had thought the earlier attack was already overwhelming—but what he had just witnessed far surpassed it.

“Sis! You really are my sister! That skull was the mastermind, right!? So now it’s finally safe!?”
Even he could feel the chilling aura that had filled the air vanish completely.

Overcome with excitement, Jiang Su bounced around Jiang Xuxu.

Jiang Xuxu herself gasped at the power of her own spell.
“…This isn’t just a severe injury. I incinerated the entire being…?”

“I saw it! Those three massive purple thunders! That was seriously awesome!”
Her brother’s boast made her heart race.

—She had truly summoned the purple thunder.

Thunder was the ultimate spell to vanquish evil. Purple thunder, even more so, had the power to completely annihilate it.

And she—she had summoned it?

Before she could dwell on the thought, her gaze turned to the remaining seven massive cocoons. The aftermath of the purple lightning had split the silk, revealing the people trapped inside.

“First, let’s save the people.”
Swinging a yellow talisman, she sliced open two of the cocoons.

Jiang Su hastily took out a utility knife and carefully cut through the remaining ones.

Soon, all seven were rescued. Though unconscious, they appeared to be alive and well.

“Sis, what should we do? Call the police?”
The familiar voice of her brother echoed.

Jiang Xuxu looked at the rescued people and replied,
“Call an ambulance and take them to the hospital.”

At that moment, a low voice came from behind:
“I’ve already arranged it. They’ll be here soon.”

Turning around, they saw Chu Beihe standing there. He quietly scanned the rooftop, his gaze settling on the cocoon shells. His brow furrowed slightly, but his shock remained unreadable.

Initially, he hadn’t intended to get involved. But witnessing the lightning strike across the school building, he came anyway.

—And then.

When Jiang Xuxu noticed the dazzling golden light emanating from him, she gasped.

(…The golden light that flew out with the talismans just now… did I grasp it from Chu Beihe…?)

Then—purple thunder.

(…The purple thunder was called by the great master’s golden light!?)

A complex, heated emotion welled up inside her chest.

The power of the purple thunder wasn’t hers.
Yet that golden light held infinite potential.

Jiang Xuxu hid a new idea in her heart.

Chu Beihe was also watching her. Just as he was about to ask a question, the wind blew, and the cocoon shells at the seven people’s feet vanished like smoke.

His brow shot up.
…He no longer felt like asking questions.

Science could never explain this.

More footsteps approached from below. Jiang Huai and the driver appeared.

Seeing the people lying on the rooftop, Jiang Huai’s face turned pale.

And then he shot a sharp gaze at his younger brother:
“Jiang Su—explain yourself!?”