Passing on the Lamp of the Buddha's Heart: Wu Song Infused with Spiritual Power; the Emergency Headband Is Developed! (Continued)

In Lin Chen's eyes, she was nothing more than a useless tool unwilling to offer him any sweetness.

"Get out!" Lady Ji rose to her feet and pointed at Xi Shi's nose as she cursed.

"Don't ruin Lord's mood here."

Jinse chimed in with a cold sneer. "Exactly. Who are you pretending to be, some pure and chaste martyr?

Does Brother Lin lack a woman like you?"

Xi Shi was heartbroken beyond measure.

The mocking laughter around her drowned her completely.

She felt like a clown stripped naked, standing before a crowd and allowing herself to be trampled.

Lin Chen turned around and lay back down on the cushioned couch.

He lifted a cup of wine and said carelessly, "Still, if you don't want to get out, that's fine too."

Lin Chen's frivolous gaze swept across Xi Shi's collar.

"If you strip off your clothes right now and seduce me, if you please me, then I'll still have to make you an Imperial Consort."

Unrestrained laughter erupted throughout the hall.

Xi Shi's face went white as paper. Her body swayed violently, and she could barely remain standing.

She looked at the man she loved so deeply, forcing her to strip and seduce him before everyone like a whore.

Serving others with her looks, belittling and degrading herself.

A trace of bewilderment flickered through Xi Shi's eyes.

Did she truly have to do it?

If this was the only way to remain by his side.

If she refused, what else could she do?

Xi Shi closed her eyes, and two trails of clear tears slid down her cheeks.

Perhaps...

Smashing her head against one of the hall's pillars to prove her purity and true heart would be her release...

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