Shrouding the Heavens: The Days I Was the Female Emperor's Strictest Master

And what about Shao Hanyun?

A bewitchingly beautiful woman like her was, to a certain extent, only suited to being a lover, not a companion on the Great Dao.

Besides, if the convoluted "rumors" about how she had joined the Big Dipper Divine Church were true, then given the nature of those old monsters in her sect, whether she was still pure and untouched would have to be called into question...

"Y-You... what did you say?!"

Where she stood, Chi Xuan's complexion was no longer merely pale. It was white as paper, utterly bloodless.

After the initial silence, her delicate body began to tremble violently.

Her Primordial Spirit Body's peach-blossom eyes, which seemed deeply affectionate toward everyone, were now fixed stubbornly on Tan Lin.

Her eyes were filled with extreme complexity. Under the watchful gazes around her, pain and humiliation rapidly spread through their depths.

So... he liked cheap, seductive sluts like Shao Hanyun?!

No wonder he had been so indifferent to the closeness she had shown him today...

What did he mean by treating her like a younger sister?

Wasn't it simply because he thought she was inferior to Shao Hanyun?!

Why did he have to put it so tactfully?

Was he considering Father's dignity, considering the morale of the entire Chi Family?

But in your eyes... what am I, really?!

Her thoughts surged wildly.

Tan Lin's words made Chi Xuan feel as though her entire body had turned icy cold. Her vision darkened in waves, and she could barely remain standing.

Tap...

She staggered half a step backward within the hall, only to be swiftly caught by her elder sister, Chi Yao.

At this moment, Chi Yao also wore a stunned expression as she looked at Tan Lin beside her in confusion.

For the first time, such