Four Seas Restaurant, Yao Qing's private courtyard.

Main Hall.

Linglong sat at the head seat, her face stern, her eyes cold as ice.

Yao Qing stood awkwardly below the hall.

Originally, she was Linglong's elder, but now she seemed like a younger generation who had made a mistake, too afraid to raise her head.

She sneaked a glance at Linglong, forced a smile and said, "Linglong, it's been years since we last met, you've grown into a fine lady, and even more beautiful."

Linglong didn't keep Yao Qing waiting for long.

She ignored Yao Qing's flattery and said, "Do you admit your guilt?"

Yao Qing opened her mouth, the words reached her lips, but she couldn't speak.

Yao Qing and the hero's mother were two sisters, an illegitimate offshoot of the Yao Race, nameless and without status, abandoned by other families.

The Yao Race excelled at manipulation, to them everything had value, including the illegitimate offspring.

The illegitimate daughters of the Yao Race would be sent to a special training greenhouse shortly after birth, to learn the art of seduction from a young age.

Once trained, the Yao Race would send them as gifts in exchange for benefits with other forces.

Yao Qing's and her sister's fate was also to be given away as gifts, until one day, Yao Su was suddenly knocked out and kidnapped.

When Yao Su woke up, she found herself in a ruined temple, her body violated, her Primordial Yin Qi utterly depleted.

To the Yao Race, these women without Primordial Yin were worthless and had only one path: to be sold.

Worse still, shortly after Yao Su's return, she discovered she was pregnant.

Yao Su took a lot of abortive medicine, but the child's life force was incredibly tenacious, no matter what, it couldn't be removed.

In despair, Yao Su had no choice but to give birth to the child.

Yao Qing was already old enough to understand at that time.

She knew how tragic the outcome would be if it was discovered her sister was pregnant.

So she helped her sister hide the child in secret.

But in the end, the paper couldn't contain the fire.

The people of the Yao Race eventually discovered Yao Su's child.

The Patriarch Yao was furious, not believing Yao Qing's explanation that her sister was kidnapped, and directly concluded that Yao Su had an affair with someone, intending to throw her into the Snake Cave to suffer the thousands of snake bites torture.

At that moment, people from the Four Seas Commerce Association arrived.

No one knew why the people from the Four Seas Commerce Association suddenly appeared.

Nor did anyone know what deal they made with Patriarch Yao.

Since then, her sister left the Yao Race and joined the Four Seas Commerce Association, becoming a manager in a certain region.

The young Yao Jing was taken away by a monk and was never heard from again.

Yao Qing left with her sister at the time, but her identity was still tied to the Yao Race, strictly speaking, she was still one of them.

Linglong was exceptionally perceptive.

With just one look at Yao Qing's expression, she immediately guessed what had happened.

"You found a lover too?"

The coldness on Linglong's face faded, replaced by deep helplessness.

She sighed and said, "Have you forgotten about Aunt Su's incident?"

Hearing this, Yao Qing was a little surprised: "You know about the incident when my sister was kidnapped back then?"

Linglong couldn't help taking a deep breath: "Can't you think before you speak? Aunt Su was kidnapped before I was born, do you think I would know about her kidnapping? I'm talking about what happened afterward!"

Yao Qing felt a bit embarrassed: "You know, I'm not very smart. And your expression was so cold earlier, I thought you wanted to kill me, I was terrified, and my brain stopped working."

Linglong's face showed uncontrollable annoyance: "Are you really born to the same mother as Aunt Su? Why is Aunt Su so smart, and you so foolish?"

Yao Qing hated being called stupid the most.

Hearing Linglong's words, she retorted, unwilling to yield: "Your parents have several children too, are they all as smart as you?"

Linglong was immediately infuriated!

She glared at Yao Qing and sneered: "Got a sharp tongue there? Since you argue so well, why not argue with the venomous snakes in the Snake Cave and see if your tongue is sharper or their fangs?"

Upon hearing the words "Snake Cave," Yao Qing instantly shrank back.

She looked at Linglong, pleadingly: "Linglong, Aunt knows you are the smartest in the Yao Race, you surely must have a way to help Auntie, right?"

Linglong didn't respond to her, she picked up the teacup from the table and drank.

Seeing this, Yao Qing hurried to serve with the teapot, the moment Linglong finished drinking, she refilled the cup immediately.

Linglong was so exasperated by her actions that she reluctantly said: "If you want me to help, at least tell me what's going on, who is this adulterer of yours? Where is his family, what does he do, how much does he earn? I can only strategize with the family if I know enough information!"

Yao Qing glanced at Linglong, tentatively whispering: "If I say I was forced, would you believe me?"

"Do you believe it yourself?" Linglong asked disdainfully.

She stared at Yao Qing, mercilessly exposing her: "Since you mentioned your lover just now, the corners of your mouth have turned up thirteen times! And that expression on your face, you seem eager to throw yourself at him, and you're telling me you were forced?"

Yao Qing hurriedly covered her face with her hand and muttered softly, "I'm telling the truth, if you don't believe me, you can go out and ask around!"

Huh?

Linglong's eyes narrowed immediately.

"Do you mean that many people outside know about your matter?"

"The Cultivation Conference is about to convene, and there are quite a few Yao Race descendants in Shengjing City."

"They know your identity, and they know you've lost your purity; even the Patriarch remains silent."

Saying this, Linglong looked Yao Qing up and down with an amused expression, "Looks like you've sold yourself at a good price!"

Yao Qing's face turned red.

Linglong continued, "A Primordial Yin lady's private affair has always been a major taboo of the family; this time, the family isn't even raising a fuss, and not even the always ruthless Patriarch is making trouble..."

Saying this, Linglong stared at Yao Qing and suddenly said, "Is your lover from the Great Xia's royal Zhao family?"

Yao Qing was completely stunned.

She looked at Linglong in disbelief, "How...how do you know?"

Linglong smirked, "I didn't know at first, but now I do."

Suddenly intrigued, she said, "Since your lover is from the royal Zhao family, your life is safe then. Tell me, who is he? I'll check how powerful he is. Those old fools have exploited Primordial Yin ladies for benefits over the years, and I'll take this chance to skin them for you!"

Upon hearing this, Yao Qing was a bit shy, "He's not really my lover yet."

Linglong's expression changed, "You're really going after him voluntarily?"

Yao Qing hurriedly shook her head, "It's not voluntary; I was truly coerced."

At this point, her expression was somewhat unnatural, "But then some things happened, and our relationship became somewhat special."

After saying this, Yao Qing added, "Although at first, he forced me, I can feel that he cares for me. This time, when traveling far, he specially brought me along and sent people secretly to protect me, immediately came to rescue me when I was injured."

As Yao Qing spoke to the end, she blushed and said in a low voice, "He also said I was his first woman."

Linglong "..."

She looked at Yao Qing with a complex expression, her mouth twitching as if having a spasm.

She felt that people shouldn't...at least couldn't...be this foolish!

The other party used force, yet she seemed so sweetly content.

Isn't this like being sold and still helping count the money?

"Enough!" Linglong raised her hand to interrupt the fantasizing Yao Qing.

She asked impatiently, "Who exactly is the man? Hurry up and say it! Say it and then leave quickly! Spending too much time with you, I honestly worry I might become stupid too!"

Yao Qing didn't mind and softly said, "The man is the Sixth Prince, Zhao Yi."

Huh?

Linglong, hearing this name, a silhouette suddenly flashed in her mind.

Yao Qing thought Linglong didn't know who Zhao Yi was and added, "He's the current Crown Prince!"

It is indeed him!

Zhao Yi's incredibly handsome face became clear in Linglong's mind.

Gulp!

She couldn't help but swallow.

She understood.

No wonder Yao Qing was forced yet still looked so sweetly content.

If it were her, she'd probably do the same.

It's unclear who suffers in this matter!

"Ahem!"

Linglong gulped her saliva down and cleared her throat.

Just as she was about to speak, Yao Qing's servant hurriedly came to report.

"Shopkeeper, another person has come to the door; he claims to be your nephew. Do you want to see him?"

"Jing'Er is here?"

Yao Qing said to the servant, "Quick, quickly bring him in."

Then she turned to Linglong and said, "Do you remember Jing'Er? When my sister and I hid him in the warm room, you all played together!"

"Yao Jing?" Linglong nodded, "I have an impression but can't remember his face."

Yao Qing smiled, "Jing'Er is much the same as when he was a child; you'll recognize him as soon as you see him!"

While speaking, the servant brought in someone wearing a black cloak from outside.

The protagonist, upon seeing Linglong in the main hall, suddenly shivered!

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