On the other side, in the New Universe, Ming Yu sat uneasily inside the brothel, glancing toward the door from time to time.
Whenever she heard footsteps, she panicked.
Suddenly, someone knocked. Ming Yu's expression shifted. "Who is it?"
The door opened, and Flower Lady entered with a smile. "Ming Yu, still haven't gotten in touch with Lu Yin? He's been out for a long time."
Ming Yu gritted her teeth. "Give me a little more time."
Flower Lady's expression changed, and her gaze turned cold. "How much time? A year? Ten years? Or a hundred?"
Ming Yu's face turned deathly pale.
Back then, she had claimed that Lu Yin would marry her to make Young Master Tian give up on her and keep Flower Lady from targeting her. It had worked, but who could have expected Lu Yin to come out—and be declared free?
The moment she learned that Lu Yin had come out, she knew it was over. She couldn't contact him, let alone marry him.
"Nothing from outside could be brought into the Shanhai Realm, so Lu Yin only said he'd give me his contact information after he came out. I can't get in touch with him," Ming Yu said through gritted teeth.
Flower Lady sneered. "Really?"
"Of course," Ming Yu said firmly.
Flower Lady's gaze flickered. She couldn't be sure whether it was true. "You'd better not have lied to me. Lying to me is one thing, but if you've deceived Young Master Tian, you know what the consequences will be. No one can protect you." With that, she turned and left for another room, where Ming Yan was staying.
She was almost certain Ming Yu was lying, but regardless, the brothel needed a new top courtesan. Ming Yan would be the next one, and Flower