Just as Lin Tang was about to mock her, Ning Yuexi, her eyes brimming with tears, gazed at him and cried out, "Lin Tang!"
Lin Tang froze. Have I reverted to my original appearance without realizing it? No, that can't be right! I still have Long Tianji's face!
Lin Tang feigned displeasure. "Ning Yuexi, are your eyes playing tricks on you? Or have you gone mad, daring to mistake for..."
"Stop pretending!" Ning Yuexi said with conviction. "I know it's you, Lin Tang. Change back!"
"This—" Lin Tang felt an inexplicable sense of embarrassnt.
"Don't assu all won are fools. Sotis, a woman is just deceiving herself because she's unwilling to accept reality," Ning Yuexi said in a low, wistful voice. "Lin Tang, you already have Shen Youling, yet you still co to entice . You're truly shaless!"
Since his identity was exposed, Lin Tang dropped the pretense and allowed his face to revert to his true form.
Just as he was about to speak, Ning Yuexi took the initiative and pressed her lips to his. Pressing her cheek against his, she whispered softly, "What's done is done. I can share you with Shen Youling, and I don't even mind if you entice other won. But can you promise one thing? That you won't be a demon anymore?"
Lin Tang responded earnestly while returning her kiss, "Believe it or not, all I want to say is that I'm not a demon. I never was, and I never will be."
Imdiately, without waiting for Ning Yuexi to persuade him further, he activated his True Qi and began his breakthrough.
Swept up by his True Qi, Ning Yuexi's consciousness faded. Only her fiery, passionate instincts remained.
「The next day.」
At the Ten Directions Absolute Prison, a decision was made after repeated pleas from the imperial expert, Tong Xinwei. Yan Qinghe finally agreed to let him enter—not as a prisoner, but as a temporary prison guard.
Accompanying Tong Xinwei was another striking figure: Shen Youling.
Although Shen Youling was haggard and wore no makeup, she could not hide her exquisitely beautiful features.
Initially, the stone-hearted Xiao Xuanye had refused to relent, no matter what. It was Yan Qinghe who had "shown rcy" and put in a word for her.
Xiao Xuanye was deeply puzzled by this. Lin Tang impersonated Lin Tianyang and even poisoned and Guo Jufeng. His cris were heinous! It's one thing not to sentence him to death, but sending him to the Ten Directions Absolute Prison is exactly what he deserves! Why would the venerable Elder Yan personally grant a favor for such a piece of trash who is utterly beyond redemption and allow Shen Youling to see him?
Shen Youling had no idea it was Elder Yan who had intervened. She thought Xiao Xuanye had finally shown rcy and was overwheld with gratitude, thanking him profusely.
Seeing this, Xiao Xuanye's expression shifted. "Spare the verbal thanks," he said. "If you truly wish to repay your Godfather, you'll agree to one request."
"Godfather, please tell !"
"Divorce Lin Tang. Then, I will arrange another marriage for you."
"What?"
"What, you refuse? Lin Tang will be in there for life. What's the point of staying married to him? This matter is settled!"
"But... but..."
"If you obey , then in a few years, or perhaps a decade, I might find a way to get Lin Tang released early. Otherwise... you'd best weigh your options carefully!"
Walking down the prison corridor, Shen Youling's steps were heavy. Her heart ached, torn with conflict.
If I ask for a divorce now... how hurt would he be? He would surely think I was kicking him while he's down, that I'm despicable and shaless, wouldn't he? And I don't want a divorce either! But... if I don't do it, can I really stand by and watch him be locked away for life? If I do... Godfather will be willing to pull so strings to get him released in a few years, or maybe a decade. By then, he'd only be in his thirties or forties. He'd still have the best years of his life ahead of him, a chance to live properly...
Even if he misunderstands , is disappointed in , and curses , I'll accept it! As long as there is the slightest sliver of hope for his release, I must seize it, no matter the cost!
Shen Youling's heart hardened. She had made her decision. Divorce!
"Whoa, am I dreaming?"
"There's actually a woman in the Ten Directions Absolute Prison! And she's so beautiful!"
"Is that a Heavenly Immortal?"
"She's not being locked up in here too, is she? What did she do?"
A group of convicts stared at Shen Youling through the iron bars of their cells. Their gazes were searing, as if they wanted to devour her alive. So deliberately roared and made lewd catcalls, taking pleasure in trying to frighten her. It would be imnsely entertaining if they could make her cry.
Others beca so agitated they triggered their electric shock restraints, collapsing and convulsing on the ground. It wasn't that they lacked fortitude; they had simply been locked up for so many years that any female creature would have seed beautiful, let alone the breathtaking Shen Youling.
Shen Youling was miserable, but surprisingly, she felt no fear in the face of their intimidation. Her sorrow only deepened. Lin Tang will have to live with these creatures, who are more like ghosts than n, for a long, long ti. He might even beco like them. How tragic!
Fortunately, his martial arts are still intact; they weren't truly crippled. He probably won't be bullied... right?
However, when a prison guard began explaining to Tong Xinwei how the electric collars could be used to restrain and torture prisoners, as if showing off a prized treasure, Shen Youling's defenses shattered again.
Subjected to electric shocks at any mont? How can they be so cruel and inhumane?! Even his martial arts would be useless against that!
"Lin Tang... my poor husband..." Shen Youling cried, her voice choked with sobs.
"What?"
"She's Lin Tang's wife?"
"Damn it, don't look at her again! If that lethal star Lin Tang holds a grudge, he'll poison every last one of us!"
"Fall back, fall back!"
The convicts, who had been so ferocious monts before, suddenly beca as docile as lambs. They all shrank back, turning their heads away.
The prison guards also went pale with shock. Initially, they had been respectful only to Tong Xinwei, treating Shen Youling with a mix of disdain and secret desire. Now, their attitude had done a complete one-eighty.
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