From the very first glance, Wei Zichu and Jiang Mulu knew they would never get along. They were certain to beco rivals.
"Excuse , move. I'm looking for Long Tianji," Jiang Mulu said, not bothering to feign politeness. Her tone was blunt.
Wei Zichu, with Lin Tang backing her, was completely unafraid. "I'm sorry, but Uncle Long is in seclusion and isn't seeing anyone. If you insist on seeing him, you'll just have to wait here."
"Hmph. When he says he's not seeing anyone, he ans outsiders. I'm not an outsider, so of course I can see him whenever I want," Jiang Mulu declared righteously.
Wei Zichu glanced at her again. "If you're not an outsider, what are you?"
"His future wife, of course!" Jiang Mulu said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. "I am destined to formally take him as my husband. Unlike so people who just trail behind him with no official status, like a little tag-along."
"Hey, who are you talking about?"
"If the shoe fits, wear it."
"You—"
"What about you?"
The two glared at each other, their argunt escalating until they were on the verge of physically fighting.
"How dare you disrespect Her Highness the Princess?" Jiang Mulu's female bodyguards imdiately drew their weapons, their killing intent flaring.
But confusion was mounting in their minds. Just a short while ago, they'd personally heard the princess say she wanted to marry Lin Tang. So why does she want to marry Long Tianji today? Heavens! Could she be trying to imitate the fickle heroine from the tale *Morning in Qin, Evening in Chu*? You can't just play both sides like that!
Despite their inner shock, their impeccable professionalism ensured they would always stand with Jiang Mulu, no matter what. They would never question or oppose her openly.
Wei Zichu sneered. "What's the matter? Can't win against , so you call for your cronies? Trying to crush with your status? Tsk, tsk. I'm so scared! So what if you're a princess? How is that any better than my status as the State Preceptor's wife?"
Jiang Mulu replied coolly, "The State Preceptor's wife? Pray tell, where is your marriage certificate?"
"That... As the State Preceptor, Uncle Long is long past the need for mundane docunts. Do you really think a re marriage certificate could bind him?"
"Heh. All you can do is resort to sophistry." Jiang Mulu scoffed, but she still motioned for her subordinates to stand down. You have to fight for your own man!
"What are you two arguing about? You nearly made suffer a cultivation deviation!" Lin Tang walked out with a dark expression, his gaze sweeping over Jiang Mulu's bodyguards.
He didn't release any powerful aura, yet an invisible pressure still made their hearts clench and their bodies tremble. They instinctively lowered their weapons and bowed their heads in submission.
"State Preceptor Long, did you nearly suffer a cultivation deviation? I'm so sorry, I disturbed you. Are you all right now?" Jiang Mulu asked, her expression a picture of concern and self-reproach as she hurried forward, looking utterly pitiful. She then pointed at Wei Zichu. "Of course, the real fault lies with her. I told her about our relationship, but she insisted on blocking my path, borrowing your authority and acting senselessly."
"Why, you little vixen..." Wei Zichu was seething.
Not wanting to reveal any secrets in front of the bodyguards, Lin Tang grabbed one by the hand, pulled them both back into the secret room, and shut the door. The bodyguards had no objections to this, nor did they dare to follow.
「Inside the secret room.」
Lin Tang lightly tapped the nose of the pouting Wei Zichu. "All right, all right. You both know I'm Lin Tang, so stop calling Long Tianji."
"What? She knows, too? On what grounds?" Wei Zichu was infuriated. This was a secret that not even Shen Youling knew, a fact that had once been a source of great pride for her. But now, seeing that Jiang Mulu was in on it too, her sense of superiority vanished. The imbalance was infuriating.
"I went through life and death with Brother Lin, I shared a bed with him! Where was this so-called princess then? Why should you get the sa treatnt as ?"
"Because I'm Brother Lin's childhood sweetheart!" Jiang Mulu declared smugly, though her expression then fell. "I was the one who t him first, yet all of you treat like the other woman. It's so unfair!"
Wei Zichu snorted. "There's no rule saying first-co, first-served gives you dibs. 'A childhood sweetheart is no match for a love that falls from heaven'—haven't you ever heard that classic phrase? Besides, if we're really talking about who was first, the one with the earliest connection to Brother Lin is Gan Leixin's daughter, Gan Nianyun. They were practically raised in the sa cradle."
"You and your sharp tongue, spouting a bunch of nonsense!"
"If you can't out-argue , just admit defeat. What's the point of being stubborn?"
"Enough, both of you stop fighting!" Lin Tang cut in, speechless. Why are Jiang Mulu and Wei Zichu even more vicious to each other than Shen Youling? "Little Deer, why did you co looking for this clone instead of my main body?"
"For one, I heard you have two bodies and I was curious, so I ca over to have a look. And two, your main body is always being monopolized by Shen Youling. I can't compete with her, so I had to settle for second best and co find your clone!" Jiang Mulu clung to Lin Tang's arm, poking and prodding him like a child with a new toy.
Wei Zichu's lip twitched. "Seriously? You're being this intimate with Brother Lin's clone? Doesn't that feel strange?" She always waited for Lin Tang's main body to fly over before they would tumble together for all their hugging, kissing, and playful lifting.
Jiang Mulu rolled her eyes. "What's the big deal? Just think of it as playing with an inflatable doll."
Lin Tang was rendered speechless. What kind of unhealthy stuff has this girl been watching?
Jiang Mulu continued, "I've thought it all through. Since your main body won't divorce Shen Youling to marry , then you can use your identity as Long Tianji to beco my Prince Consort! The terms are the sa: as long as we are officially and openly together, I will help you awaken the national fortune!"
"...You're completely obsessed with this, aren't you? Do you absolutely have to marry ? As Long Tianji, I'm old enough to be your uncle. Your own father calls his brother! If I marry you, what will the world think?"
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