She knew that Liu Lanyan could never refuse people.
As expected, Liu Lanyan blinked twice and nodded hesitantly, "Okay, alright..."
Liu Xinya smiled with satisfaction; she had achieved her goal.
Peng Zhen did not act immediately, but instead turned his questioning gaze to the Demon God. After receiving the Demon God's nod, he went down to give the orders.
The demon god looked up and glanced at her. Liu Xinya immediately stood up straight, but little did she know that the demon god wasn't looking at her at all. Instead, his gaze passed over her and landed on the servants at the door.
The servants at the door immediately understood the demon god's meaning, turned around and left, and soon, fragrant food was served.
Just as the food was served, Peng Zhen arrived with his ten men, but they were followed by maids and servants carrying musical instruments.
They set up musical instruments nearby, bowed to the demon god, and then withdrew.
The ten people bowed respectfully to the demon god, and only after receiving the demon god's permission did they stand up and walk to the musical instrument, leaving three graceful women in the middle.
"Lanyan, watching the dance is quite nice," the Demon God said with a smile.
"Hmm." Liu Lanyan bit her chopsticks, blinked, and shifted her gaze from the ten people back to the Demon God's face. "Master, where have they been living all this time? I've never seen them before."
“Wuchen Residence is very large, and they don’t usually go out,” the demon god said truthfully. At this moment, music began to play, and three women began to dance gracefully.
Once the dance started, Liu Lanyan's attention was completely drawn to it, and she completely forgot about eating.
The demon god watched all this without saying a word. He simply picked up a bowl of food, placed it in front of him, and carefully broke it into small pieces with his chopsticks. He then picked up a piece and brought it to Liu Lanyan's lips, smiling as he said, "Lanyan, open your mouth."
Liu Lanyan obediently opened her mouth, the food entered her mouth, and the size and temperature were just right. She chewed slowly and deliberately, and after swallowing, she brought the next bite to her lips. The two cooperated very well, which made someone feel sullen.
Inside the room, music played softly and dances were graceful. The demon god fed Liu Lanyan bite by bite, but Liu Lanyan's attention was completely drawn to the dancers, and she would occasionally smile happily.
Seeing her smile, the demon god beside her also smiled faintly, creating a warm and cozy atmosphere.
Only Liu Xinya stood to the side; how could she dare to sit down without the Demon God's permission?
With a slight frown, she suddenly asked during a break in the singing and dancing, "Sister Lanyan, do you think they are beautiful?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Lanyan, who was sipping her soup, immediately replied, "Beautiful."
“These are all gifts from the Demon Lord to the Venerable One.” As soon as Liu Xinya finished speaking meaningfully, she saw Liu Lanyan’s body stiffen and her expression suddenly change.
The more pampered a person is, the more possessive they become. Liu Lanyan is human, so how could she be an exception?
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Chapter 70: True or False?
Jealousy, perhaps!
Hate it!
Liu Xinya thought maliciously to herself.
Wasn't Liu Lanyan showered with the Lord's favor?
These ten exceptionally talented and stunningly beautiful women were a thorn in her side.
"Sister Xinya..." Liu Lanyan's lips trembled slightly, and her voice was also trembling. It was clear that she was trying hard to control her emotions, but no matter what she did, she could not keep her voice steady.
"Lanyan, don't get agitated. I'm just telling the truth." Liu Xinya covered her red lips, trying to comfort Liu Lanyan. "Actually, the Lord dotes on you so much, he won't forget you just because of them..."
"Shut up!" Liu Lanyan shouted, interrupting Liu Xinya.
Liu Xinya stared at Liu Lanyan in surprise, her mind racing. Could it be that Liu Lanyan was really pretending to be stupid?
She had previously suspected that Liu Lanyan was faking her stupidity, but after careful observation over the past few days, she could tell that Liu Lanyan was genuinely stupid.
As for Liu Lanyan's dance in the Prince's mansion, the water essence it contained is not entirely impossible.
She witnessed how the Demon God cultivated Liu Lanyan's demonic power. If this method still couldn't summon the Water Spirit, then it would truly be strange.
However, Liu Lanyan's personality seems to have changed a lot now. Wasn't she silly, weak and unable to argue back before?
Why would he suddenly start scolding her?
Has she become bolder? Or has she finally stopped pretending?
Liu Xinya stared at Liu Lanyan thoughtfully, noticing the rapid changes in Liu Lanyan's expression and the way her gaze shifted, seemingly trying to avoid her yet still fixed on her. This puzzled Liu Xinya.
What is Liu Lanyan doing?
Liu Lanyan's eyes darted left and right, and finally, as if she had made up her mind, she bit her cherry lips and mustered up her courage to say, "Sister Xinya, I really don't like it."
After struggling to utter that first sentence, Liu Lanyan's subsequent words flowed smoothly. She stared intently at Liu Xinya and questioned her earnestly, word by word: "Why do you say they are gifts? Even if the Demon Lord gave them to Master, Master never treated them as gifts!"
“Letting them live alone in a courtyard is precisely out of respect for them.” Liu Lanyan bit her lip, staring at Liu Xinya with dissatisfaction. “Sister Xinya, please don’t say things like that again.”
"It's already pitiful enough that you can't control your own destiny, why do you have to rub salt into her wounds, sister?" Liu Lanyan forgot that she should be afraid of Liu Xinya, staring straight at her with intense anger and condemnation in her eyes.
"Can you guarantee that your life will never be controlled by others? Why do you mock others? Do you feel good seeing others unhappy?"
Liu Lanyan kept asking questions, and she didn't know what was wrong with her. When she first said those words, in addition to seeking justice for those ten people, there was also an element of acting involved.
However, at this point, she had forgotten everything else and simply couldn't stand Liu Xinya's actions.
Especially after Liu Xinya spoke, a hint of embarrassment and humiliation flashed in the eyes of those ten people. The humiliation was on the verge of breaking them, but they insisted on enduring it for some reason.
Ten such outstanding individuals don't seem like they were specially trained to serve others.
They must have been children from wealthy families who were discovered to be exceptionally beautiful and talented, and were presented to the demon god as gifts.
The fleeting shame in her eyes, the helplessness in the face of fate... all deeply tugged at Liu Lanyan's heart.
She couldn't stand Liu Xinya's sarcasm, even if it wasn't directed at her.
To be honest, if Liu Xinya had humiliated her, she would definitely have gotten her revenge. The problem is, what abilities do those ten people, who were suppressed by the Demon Lord and sent over as gifts, have?
Is the person you care about most being controlled, or is it being used as a threat?
Either way, they were destined to be unable to resist no matter what humiliation they endured.
Fate is often not our own; it's not something we can control.
"Master, I'm tired." After asking the question in one breath, Liu Lanyan turned her head and mumbled listlessly to the Demon God.
The demon god nodded, and Peng Zhen immediately went over: "Miss Liu, please."
The blunt order to leave made Liu Xinya grit her teeth in secret, but she had no choice but to leave. In Wuchen Residence, would she dare to disobey the Demon God's will?
Under Peng Zhen's "polite" gaze, Liu Xinya turned and left.
Peng Zhen glanced at the ten people standing there dumbfounded, and said nothing, but his eyes were already telling them they could leave.
Ten people walked over in unison, bowed to the demon god, did not stand up, but bowed even deeper, said nothing, and turned to leave.
Their status prevented them from saying anything, but they were determined to express their feelings.
After instructing the maid to clean up the food, Peng Zhen withdrew, leaving Liu Lanyan and the Demon God alone.
"Lanyan, are you feeling unwell?" The Demon God looked down at Liu Lanyan, whose face was a little pale, and reached out to pat her shoulder with his hand on the table to calm her down.
However, my hand felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, and I couldn't lift it no matter what I did.
Liu Lanyan's words were addressed to Liu Xinya, but to him, each word was like a steel needle, piercing his heart. His heart, which was as hard as a diamond, was wounded and bled.
Blood gathered into a sea, stirring up a monstrous wave in his heart, engulfing him and leaving him bewildered and helpless.
He placed his hand on his leg and gently stroked it, leaving faint sweat stains on the snow-white fabric.
"No." Liu Lanyan also put away her previous emotions and smiled at the Demon God. "I just didn't like that way of speaking." As she spoke, she pulled the Demon God's sleeve, gently hugged his arm, and said with a coquettish smile, "Master, you won't blame Lanyan for talking nonsense, will you?"
"Of course not." Liu Lanyan held the Demon God's arm, and a faint warmth emanated from the fabric of his clothes, like the sunshine after the rain, dispelling the turmoil in his heart and soothing the pain within.
Liu Lanyan and the Demon God were in the room, neither of them spoke; silence spoke volumes.
As it approached midnight, the Demon God signaled to Liu Lanyan that it was time to go back and rest. Only then did Liu Lanyan leave the Demon God's room. At the same moment, Liu Xinya, who was soaking in the warm water of the wooden tub, slowly opened her eyes. She smiled, and it was a grotesque smile with distorted features. With a movement of her arm, the petals gently rippled with the water's surface, revealing the warm water she was bathing in below.
A dark crimson hue was even brighter than fresh flower petals, as if it were freshly drawn blood.
As Liu Xinya moved her arm slightly, the red liquid rippled, its viscous consistency making it seem less like warm water and more like blood.
Even the air was filled with a nauseating smell of blood.
"Sure enough, it's Hai Shi again..." Liu Xinya murmured softly, revealing a sinister smile. Her eyes flashed with a chilling light, and she seemed like a completely different person, like a corpse that had been resurrected from the grave, ferocious and terrifying, sinister and vicious.
Neither the strong smell of blood nor Liu Xinya's whispers alerted the maid at the door in the slightest.
Not only the maids at the entrance, but also those hiding in the shadows monitoring Liu Xinya, were completely unaware of her presence.
Within the boundaries of Wuchenju, Liu Xinya used her power without arousing the slightest alarm. Is her usual behavior truly the real her?
Or rather, which one is the real Liu Xinya?
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Chapter 71 Forbidden Techniques
The next day, after dinner, Liu Xinya knocked on Liu Lanyan's door.
"Sister Xinya?" Liu Lanyan looked at the person in front of her in surprise. Why did she come looking for her?
"Lanyan, I thought about what happened yesterday for a long time, and you're right, I was too rash. So, I want to go and apologize to them. I wonder if my younger sister can come with me?" Liu Xinya looked sincere, and no one could tell that she was faking it.
"I don't know where they live." Liu Lanyan knew without a doubt that Liu Xinya was not as simple as she seemed. What was she up to now?