For an entire day, she had been like a stranger, able only to remain inside her own body and watch helplessly as she smiled and spoke with others, paid her respects to her imperial brother, and dealt with the suitors around her.
Even for private matters such as bathing, using the toilet, and changing clothes, she had been unable to control her own body.
She could only watch helplessly as she lived in place of her original self, as though she were an outsider.
She was like a golden canary trapped in a birdcage. Whether she shouted herself hoarse or struggled madly, it was useless.
After that day, she felt that she no longer had even the slightest privacy left. She had gone completely numb, and at last gained the most direct and terrifying understanding of Red Flower Daoist's methods.
The others were relatively fortunate and had not suffered such treatment. That was because they had all been fairly obedient.
Only Huai Yang, after being disciplined once, had almost completely lost any thought of resistance whenever she was before Lin Xin.
Even her sense of shame had been thoroughly breached and shattered that day.
All that remained was deep fear and reverence, along with a trace of humiliation that even she herself could scarcely detect.
The four of them handed Lin Xin a list of the items they had brought for his inspection.
Taking the list, Lin Xin swept his gaze down it from top to bottom and immediately felt slightly disappointed.
There were quite a few good items, but they were all low-grade. They simply could not compare to the gains he had obtained from Yao Yuanhui last time.
"What a pity... I can only wait until next time."
He could sense that the Qi La Mask's time was