Upon first seeing Ning Yuexi, Shen Youling was very surprised. Ning Yuexi's appearance was no less stunning than her own had been before she was disfigured—like soone straight out of a painting, beautiful and flawless. What surprised Shen Youling even more was the strange feeling she got when she approached Ning Yuexi.
Could she have a special physique, too?
Ning Yuexi sensed it as well. Had this been any other ti, she might have snapped, "Sorceress!" but now, she was too dispirited. She was just about to say that she was very tired and would treat Shen Youling's face later when she heard Xiao Xuanye use the words "one family."
She froze. Are they really going to offer both of us to Long Tianji?
"I don't agree! You have no right to treat this way!" Ning Yuexi's voice was icy as she protested.
Shen Youling also shook her head repeatedly, refusing firmly.
Just monts ago, Guo Jufeng and the others had been all smiles, praising Shen Youling for her virtue and kind heart, and saying Old Xiao had found himself a good daughter. Upon hearing their refusal, their expressions all darkened.
"My dear niece, this isn't sothing you have the right to refuse, understand?"
"He's a Heavenly King! For him to even look your way is a blessing you wouldn't earn in three lifetis!"
"Once you marry Heavenly King Long, you will beco the most noble won in the world. Every power will have to treat you with the utmost respect."
"Even we wouldn't dare to offend you anymore! But that's only if you can see the bigger picture and know what's good for you!"
"Pavilion Master Ning, you've already been favored by Heavenly King Long, so what's there to be coy about? You don't actually think anyone else would dare to marry you, do you? To compete with a Heavenly King for a woman is simply asking for death, isn't it?"
"You… you people…" Ning Yuexi was beside herself with sha and fury. She wanted to explain that it hadn't been Long Tianji himself who had taken her, but what would be the point?
"Master…" Chen Yuyan stared blankly at Ning Yuexi, feeling a deep wave of sympathy for her and an extre revulsion toward Long Tianji.
Shen Youling's gaze was complicated. My special physique drew the attention of that scoundrel Lin Tang. This Pavilion Master also has a special physique, and she was defiled by Long Tianji… Is this the destiny of everyone with a special constitution? She guessed that perhaps because Lin Tang had already perford Dual Cultivation with her, Long Tianji considered her dispensable and spared her. If I had t Long Tianji before I t Lin Tang, wouldn't I be in the sa miserable position as Pavilion Master Ning? She couldn't care less about any Heavenly King. To her, the young and handso Lin Tang was far better than so greasy old man.
After Guo Jufeng and his group played the bad cop, Xiao Xuanye stepped in to play the good cop, telling them not to get angry and to give his daughter so ti to think.
"Youling, you and Pavilion Master Ning should go get so rest. Rember, don't wander around. It's very unsafe outside."
Isn't this the most unsafe place of all? Shen Youling sighed inwardly but didn't bother to argue.
Once they were in another room with the door closed, Chen Yuyan spoke worriedly. "Miss Shen, what should we do now?"
Shen Youling smiled bitterly. "I'm out of ideas, too."
"Why don't you contact Brother Lin and see what he says?" Chen Yuyan suggested. Even though Brother Lin's martial arts were crippled, maybe he still has so clever ideas?
"Him?" Shen Youling shook her head. She didn't believe Lin Tang could possibly deal with Long Tianji. To force a fight would be suicide. After hesitating for a long ti, she finally gave him a call.
"Huh??" Lin Tang's expression was strange. He hadn't expected Xiao Xuanye and his group to be so shaless. They're using my own wife to curry favor with ? Are they completely insane?!
To avoid blowing his cover, Lin Tang feigned outrage. "Those bastards! I'm coming over to fight them right now!"
"Don't!" Shen Youling quickly stopped him. Even though Xiao Xuanye and the others were all injured, Lin Tang might be able to beat them senseless by taking advantage of their weakness. But the root of the problem was still Long Tianji. How could Lin Tang possibly be a match for him? It was better not to throw an egg against a rock.
"Let's put our heads together and see if we can find another way. A direct confrontation is pointless," Shen Youling said earnestly.
"Alright, I'll think about it carefully, too," Lin Tang replied, readily softening his stance.
After hanging up, Shen Youling felt both relieved and heartbroken. She was relieved that Lin Tang was willing to listen to her, but heartbroken that he had finally learned to be afraid. He could still talk tough when facing Xiao Xuanye and his n, but when it ca to Long Tianji, his confidence vanished.
Ning Yuexi suddenly spoke. "Your husband is the Lin Tang that Yuyan ntioned? The one who provided the recipe for the Qi Boosting Soup?"
"Yes."
"Then… has he been with you all day today?"
"Yes, he's been with since last night. Why?"
"It's nothing." Ning Yuexi shook her head. She thought Lin Tang's voice sounded familiar, but she was probably overthinking it. If Lin Tang had so connection to Long Tianji, why would Shen Youling be targeted by him?
「anwhile.」
Lee Encai stared at Lin Tang, her eyes filled with both disdain and anger. "So now I get why you took a shower! You just t Ning Yuexi for the first ti, and you already slept with her?!"
Lin Tang covered his face. "It was beyond my control. I didn't want it to happen." He explained the whole situation in detail.
The realization dawned on Lee Encai. So, Ning Yuexi also had a special constitution, causing her to lose her senses whenever Lin Tang so much as teased her. "Does that an no girl with a special constitution can resist you, you walking human aphrodisiac?"
"Please, don't talk about like I'm so beast," Lin Tang pouted, then continued, "The special constitution is only one part of it. The other is that my Cultivation thod is a bit of a trap. My master… honestly, why didn't he warn beforehand? If I had known, I would have never cultivated this damned thing, not even if you beat to death."
"Tch! Who would believe that? You benefited and you're still playing innocent!" Lee Encai's lips were puffed out in a deep pout.
"No matter what you think, I honestly never intended to take advantage of Ning Yuexi."
"So, what are you going to do now? You're not planning to take responsibility?"
"I already have Shen Youling. How can I take responsibility?"
"What do you an by that?" Lee Encai's eyes went wide. "Don't tell you have no intention of taking responsibility for , either?"
"Why would I need to take responsibility for you?" Lin Tang asked, utterly bewildered.
Lee Encai was speechless. "..."
"I'll kill you! I'll kill you!" she cried, pounding his chest with her little fists, accusing him of climbing into her bed in the middle of the night only to play with her feelings. What a jerk!
"Er—" Lin Tang said guiltily, "it's not like we went all the way."
"Screw you!"
「At the dical Immortal Sect headquarters.」
"Dad, Dad, you have to avenge ! I want Long Tianji dead!" Hong Yuanfei shrieked as he was rushed back.
Vice Sect Leader Hong Yongqun hurried over to treat him personally. When he discovered that not only had his son's martial arts been crippled, but he had also been made a eunuch, he nearly went mad with rage. Hong Yuanfei's eyes bulged, his hatred for the man he knew as Long Tianji soaring.
"A'Fei, don't you worry. If I don't get this revenge, I'm no man!" Hong Yongqun declared resolutely. He then turned his fury on Hong Yuanfei's attendants, ordering his n to chop them all up and use them as fertilizer in the dicinal garden.
"No!"
"Spare us!"
"We're innocent!"
The attendants' wails were cut short as they were dragged away, and soon, all was silent.
His face grim, Hong Yongqun administered painkillers and anti-inflammatories to his son before proceeding to a secret chamber. He bowed deeply. "Sect Leader, I have an urgent matter to report!"
After a long mont, the door opened. A bizarre little boy with green skin and plant-like branches growing from his arms, neck, and the top of his head appeared, his face expressionless. He gestured for Hong Yongqun to enter.
Hong Yongqun took a deep breath and stepped inside cautiously.
The dical Immortal Sect's Leader, Yu Huaji, stood beside a large, circular tank. It was filled with a multicolored, mysterious liquid that bubbled constantly, emitting an indescribably strange odor. Yu Huaji was carefully adding different materials into the tank in batches, intently observing the liquid's reactions.
"Greetings, Sect Leader!" Although he was the Vice Sect Leader, Hong Yongqun kowtowed like a re servant.
"What is it?" Yu Huaji asked without turning his head.
Hong Yongqun carefully recounted what had happened, his voice turning venomous at the end. "That damned Long Tianji not only ruined my son but also stole the Poison-Repelling Pearl. I implore the Sect Leader to act and execute him on the spot!"
The air fell silent. The atmosphere beca oppressive.
Hong Yongqun swallowed nervously, not daring to look up.
"I watched A'Fei grow up myself. Such a good child, and yet he lost the sect's most precious treasure…" Yu Huaji's voice was perfectly calm.
This only terrified Hong Yongqun even more. "Please, Sect Leader, I beg you to be rciful! He has already suffered so much. Please spare his wretched life!"
"Death can be spared, but punishnt is unavoidable. Sentence him to the alchemy room to tend the fires for half a year," Yu Huaji ordered.
"Thank you, Sect Leader!" Hong Yongqun let out a huge sigh of relief. The sect's alchemy room wasn't just for refining herbs; it also involved hazardous heavy tals like lead and rcury. Tending the fire there for half a year ant putting your life on the line every day, but it was better than imdiate execution.
Yu Huaji spoke indifferently. "Another incident caused by one of those simple-minded, muscle-bound Martial Artists. How tireso. People like them, with no technical skills, shouldn't even exist. I will personally go and deal with him later. For the next few days, you will take over the developnt process here."
His words dripped with contempt, making it clear he held Grandmasters in no high regard. The dical Immortal Sect had stood for a thousand years for a reason. It possessed devastating trump cards of its own. The courtesy they showed to people like Xiao Xuanye was more a concession to modern weaponry than a fear of his personal martial prowess.
"Yes, sir." Hong Yongqun was completely confident in Yu Huaji. As long as the Sect Leader made a move, Long Tianji was as good as dead.
Just then, another subordinate arrived seeking an audience. It turned out that Zhuo Renxiang, upon escaping, had imdiately sent over the latest intelligence from Jiangbei.
When the subordinate finished his report, explaining how Lin Tang had slaughtered his enemies and broken through to the Heavenly King realm in one fell swoop, the room fell silent again.
Hong Yongqun: "…"
Yu Huaji: "…"
The Sect Leader's fingers twitched, and he accidentally dropped a little too much of one ingredient into the tank.
PFFT!
The tank's incredibly precious liquid instantly boiled over before turning into a murky, foul-slling sludge. The entire batch was ruined.
Yu Huaji, however, seed not to notice. He suddenly spun around, kicked Hong Yongqun away, and roared in a fury, "Soone get in here! Drag this father and son out and feed them to the dogs! Of all the people to offend, you just had to provoke a Heavenly King…"
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