“They said if I could make you accept me, they wouldn’t make things difficult for me,” Cold Ruofan emphasized the words “make things difficult.”
I paused, meeting Xiaozi and the others’ gaze. Meng Yu raised his head: “I don’t mind. As long as you’re happy.” Then he returned to discussing chess strategies with Xiaozi.
While the external conversation sounded sincere, it left me even more confused.
What was the current situation?
Jing Haobo sighed softly: “He is the master of Cold Family Fortress.”
I gasped in shock, instinctively pushing Cold Ruofan away and retreating, staring at him with disbelief and hatred.
“Ling’er, I…” Cold Ruofan wanted to explain, stepping forward to grab my hand.
I hid my hand behind my back: “You—” For a moment, I couldn’t find the right word.
Wu Chen sensed my bewilderment and hesitated: “If Xiao Xin truly likes him, I don’t object. But he must seek forgiveness from Meng Yu and Yi Qing.” Feng Qing Yin and Jing Hao Bai nodded in agreement, then looked at Yi Qing.
Yi Qing stared blankly at Cold Ruofan, lost in thought. After a while, realizing everyone was watching him, he blinked and asked: “Are you all tired?” His inexplicable condition had acted up again.
As my alliance quickly disintegrated, I began to waver. I hated Cold Family Fortress, but when asked what I wanted, I couldn’t say. Kill him? What would that achieve? It would be pointless. My husband was gone.
No matter what, he was still one of my husbands, so I seemingly couldn’t do anything to him…
“Then you’ll be the concubine,” Xiao Zi Zi suggested upon seeing me frown.
Inspired by his words, my eyes brightened. Since it’s like this, I’ll accept it for now. Hmph, I’ll teach him a lesson later. Images of tiger bench, chili water, whip, and candle oil flashed through my mind.
After the birthday celebration, Leng Family Fortress vanished from the martial world overnight, replaced by “Flower Family Fortress.” Legends circulated about this change; some said the servants rebelled, some spoke of revenge, and others claimed Leng Ruo Fan faced heavenly punishment, replaced by a fairy to command the martial world.
