293: You like to cry, don't you?

"Husband, her name is Lin Muxue. She is a Loose Cultivator who has repeatedly impersonated your Concubine in my hometown, Longma County, deceiving quite a few people."

"After I caught her, she refused to come see you no matter what, so I had no choice but to tie her up and bring her back!"

Mou Xiaoqing's face showed confusion. This woman had impersonated her husband's Concubine, so why was she unwilling now that she truly had the chance to become Liu Xuan's Concubine?

Lin Yuanshuang kept her head down the whole time, praying in her heart that Liu Xuan wouldn't recognize her. She had been so proud back then, but now she was in such a miserable state; it was too embarrassing!

Over these years, she hadn't left the territory of the Red Pine Sect. As Liu Xuan grew, she could learn a lot of news about him without even asking.

At first, she didn't care, believing her own talent was not bad; as long as she worked hard, one day she would be able to catch up to, or even surpass, him.

Then she heard that Liu Xuan had become the master of White Crane Lake, Liu Xuan had become a Core Disciple of the Sect, Liu Xuan had become the Senior Brother of the inner Sect, Liu Xuan's Concubine Zi Lan had become a Foundation Establishment Ancestor, and Liu Xuan had achieved Foundation Establishment and was about to hold a Foundation Establishment Grand Ceremony...

"Lin Muxue?"

Liu Xuan walked around her, examining her carefully with a faint smile on his lips. The image of that proud and cold woman from years ago appeared in his mind.

"Peak Sixth Layer of Qi Refining!" Liu Xuan shook his head slightly. "Your cousin Lin Yiyi is already at the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining. It seems you haven't been doing very well all these years!"

"It's been over twenty years, hasn't it... Lin Yuanshuang!"

"You..."

Lin Yuanshuang's expression changed drastically, and she hurriedly defended herself: "What nonsense are you spouting? My name is not Lin Yuanshuang."

As soon as she said it, she regretted it. Liu Xuan's tone was so certain; he must have confirmed her identity. Denying it was useless and only made her look guilty.

It had been over twenty years! For the sake of the pride in her heart, she had regretted it over the years, but she had never gone to find Liu Xuan.

It was like that then, and it was like that now. She had felt regret, hesitation, and fantasy, but the only thing she had never thought about was admitting defeat!

If she admitted defeat now, what would those twenty years of hard work and persistence amount to? Wouldn't she become a joke?

"Lin Yuanshuang?"

"Husband, do you know her?"

When Mou Xiaoqing participated in the Sect examination, Lin Yuanshuang had already gone out to travel the world, so she didn't know about the past events.

Da Shuang Xiao Shuang, who were on the side, still remembered what happened back then. They looked at Lin Muxue carefully and realized she did indeed resemble the Lin Yuanshuang in their memories.

"You all go out first. I will talk to her alone," Liu Xuan instructed Mou Xiaoqing and Da Shuang Xiao Shuang.

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

As Mou Xiaoqing walked out, she kept turning back to look at Lin Muxue. After stepping out, she grabbed Xiao Shuang's hand and asked in a low voice:

"Big Sister Xiao Shuang, hurry and tell me, what is the deal with that Lin Yuanshuang?"

...

Inside the room, Liu Xuan waved his hand, removing the concealment Spell on Lin Yuanshuang, revealing a face that was even more exquisite and well-defined.

She was still as cold, proud, and distant as ever, though her eyes were not as sharp as they had been back then; they were much gentler and more indifferent.

Interesting! If Lin Yuanshuang had uncharacteristically knelt down to beg for mercy, he would have found it boring. The fact that she could maintain her original intention for over twenty years made Liu Xuan truly appreciate her.

"Impersonating my Concubine—tell me, how should this matter be resolved?"

Liu Xuan walked over to a chair and sat down. "I am now a Foundation Establishment Ancestor of the Red Pine Sect and the head of the Liu Family. Impersonating my Concubine is a major crime!"

"I won't make things difficult for you. Given our past relationship, if you compensate me with 10,000 Spirit Stones, this matter will be water under the bridge. How about it?"

Lin Yuanshuang looked at Liu Xuan in disbelief. "10,000 Spirit Stones! Why don't you just go rob someone?"

"You and I bowed to heaven and earth back then; it doesn't count as impersonation. Anyway... anyway, I don't have any Spirit Stones!"

"No money, huh?"

Liu Xuan used his mana to form a large hand, pulling her in front of him from across the air.

"If you don't have money, that's fine too. I'll give you two paths: first, give birth to a child for me as soon as possible, and I will acknowledge you as my Concubine; second, you will serve as a slave in my Liu Family from now on and pay it off slowly."

"You..."

"How could you be like this..."

Lin Yuanshuang stared fixedly at Liu Xuan, her large eyes turning red and misting over with tears.

"Are you crying?"

"Crying won't help!!"

Liu Xuan stood up and pinched her delicate, small chin, saying in a faint tone:

"All these years, I haven't targeted your father, your mother, or any of your relatives; they have remained well under the protection of the Lin Family. If I were to kick them out of the Lin Family and the Sect, do you think the Old Ancestor would have an opinion?"

"You... how could you be so excessive!"

"Is it excessive?"

"Not only that, what if I made today's events public and said that their misfortune was all caused by you, and then had the Heavenly Sword Sect send your whole family to the border battlefield..."

"Stop talking!"

"I'll agree to you... wuwuwu... I'll agree to you!"

Lin Yuanshuang could no longer hold back and began to sob softly, tears streaming down her face.

With Liu Xuan's current status and position, doing all that would only be a matter of a single word, and she knew it very well.

"I was just joking, don't cry so aggrievedly," Liu Xuan reached out and gently wiped away her tears. "If people hear you, they will misunderstand and think I am bullying you!"

"I, Liu Xuan, am the most chivalrous and tender to women. If people misunderstand and think I am bullying a woman, your crime will be even greater!"

Lin Yuanshuang stared at Liu Xuan with her teary, large eyes, finding him more and more unfamiliar the more she looked.

She remembered that the Liu Xuan from back then was gentle and elegant, low-key in his actions, kind to others, disliked conflict, and even lacked ambition. How had he become like this now?

Back then, she refused to marry Liu Xuan. Firstly, it was because Liu Xuan was lecherous, and secondly, it was because she looked down on his conduct, thinking he had no future and was unworthy of being her Dao Companion.

Now it seems she was indeed wrong. It was she who was short-sighted and couldn't see Liu Xuan's excellence.

"I was wrong back then!"

"You can punish me however you want, just please don't touch my family."

The arrogance on Lin Yuanshuang's face vanished, replaced by a trace of guilt. "I, Lin Yuanshuang, have never regretted my actions, except for failing the parents who loved me. They could have lived a better life... wuwu!"

Because of her choice, her father lost his position as the head of the Lin Family, her mother lost her position in the Sect, and those close to them all fell from power.

When she was young, she thought all of this was caused by Ancestor Qingyun being biased toward Liu Xuan. After years of struggling and climbing, she finally realized that all of this was the result of her own willfulness.

"Smack!"

Liu Xuan gave her a smack on her backside. "Still crying! Let me tell you again, I am not bullying you, don't let people misunderstand!"

"Ah!"

Lin Yuanshuang reached out to cover the place she had been hit. Looking at Liu Xuan, she felt more and more aggrieved, and the emotions that had been suppressed for years suddenly erupted.

"Wuwuwu..."

"It is you who are bullying me!"

"Wuwuwu... you are just bullying me... wuwuwu..."

...

Liu Xuan was stunned!

Lin Yuanshuang was crying like a rain-drenched pear blossom, feeling extremely aggrieved.

"Fine, fine, fine! So you like to cry, huh?" Liu Xuan picked her up by the waist, and with a flash of light, they appeared in the bedroom.

"So you like to cry, huh? I'll let you cry to your heart's content later!"