Yao Chengchao, standing to one side, immediately sensed an invisible aura of bleak slaughter spreading through the air. He swallowed nervously.
What had happened? Why had the atmosphere suddenly turned so grim and murderous?
"This big sister is so beautiful." Seeing the tense atmosphere, Wang Lixian could not help stepping forward, her eyes sparkling. "Mmm~ And you smell so nice too. I wonder if you're married? If you're interested, you could consider my daddy, Wang Shouzhe."
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Commandery Princess Luojia had initially taken quite a liking to the lovely, rosy-cheeked Lixian and did not resist her approach. But those last words made her face flush scarlet. "Little girl, don't talk nonsense. I have no interest in your fath—wait, your father is Wang Shouzhe? Then isn't he Young Master Shouye's elder brother?"
Her mood instantly brightened, and in the blink of an eye, she understood every link in the chain.
She hurriedly smoothed out her clothes and, somewhat nervously, gave Nine-Tails Demon Emperor a polite salute. "So it is Sister-in-Law who has arrived. Ling Xiao failed to welcome you properly. Please forgive me, please forgive me."
Sister-in-law?
That form of address revealed rather a lot of information~
Nine-Tails Demon Emperor also sharply sensed that something was amiss. Her red lips curved slightly, forming an amused smile. "I'm afraid you have mistaken me for someone else. I am not your sister-in-law."
Commandery Princess Luojia froze, her pretty face instantly becoming awkward. "Ling Xiao was too presumptuous. Young Master Shouye and I are kindred spirits, this, that, we are merely friends..."
"What I mean is that I am not Wang Shouzhe's wife." Nine-Tails Demon Emperor laughed softly. "As for what relationship you have with your Young Master Shouye, there is no need to explain it to me."
"..."
In an instant, Commandery Princess