28: Is the eldest son of the Jiang family already so terrifying?

"He even tried to cut the line to enter a brothel and played funeral music for me. Jiang Lin should have dealt with that brat along with the others!"

"You didn't see it, but when that person from the Sima Family died, Long Zhan's face... it turned so dark..."

When Liu Ziyuan opened the door and saw Liu Yaner, he was like a mouse seeing a cat; his legs immediately began to tremble.

"Sis... Sister, why... are you back..."

Liu Yaner cracked her neck, and her knuckles let out a faint popping sound.

"You, you, you... I, I, I... Ahhh..."

"Sister, Sister, I was wrong!"

"Ow, ow, ow! Please be gentle! Be gentle!"

"It's a holiday, and you just got back. You should focus on resting!"

"Ah, not the face..."

After a chaotic commotion, Liu Yaner sat back down like a refined lady.

Meanwhile, Liu Ziyuan sat next to Liu Ziyang with a bruised and swollen face.

At this moment, Princess Liyang looked helpless, though it was clear who she was feeling helpless about.

"Ziyuan, you and Long Zhan are cousins. You should spend more time together and not let your relationship sour!"

Liu Ziyuan nodded, not daring to make a sound.

Liu Yaner suddenly spoke up, "Were you with Jiang Lin today?"

Liu Ziyuan shuddered and immediately blurted out:

"Yes, at the Drunk Life Dream Death Tower. Brother Lin didn't order any services; we just ate!"

"For three years, Brother Lin has never visited a brothel. He has been cultivating diligently, and his cultivation has already reached the Late Stage of the Nascent Soul!"

"Just tonight, he even killed a Soul Transformation Cultivator from the Sima Family all by himself."

After saying this, Liu Ziyuan closed his eyes and thought to himself:

Jiang Lin, this is the most I can help you. Don't say I'm not a good brother!

Princess Liyang said in shock, "Didn't he just reach the Nascent Soul stage?"

At this point, Liu Ziyang, sitting in the second seat of the junior section, stood up and said, "Replying to Mother, what Brother Ziyuan said is likely true!"

Princess Liyang looked at him in confusion, "Hmm? Why do you say that?"

Liu Ziyang recounted the events at the Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion and then said, "Jiang Lin must have been hiding his true abilities before. In reality, he has long been a Grandmaster of Poison!"

"With his techniques, killing an opponent of a higher Rank when they are off-guard is no accident!"

"But what I didn't expect was that it would be a Soul Transformation Cultivator from the Sima Family. That is still quite terrifying!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire main hall of the Liu Family was shocked.

The Young Master of the Jiang Family is already this terrifying?

Liu Yaner's gaze froze as buried memories resurfaced in her mind.

Back when they were still in the Qi Refinement Stage, she had dragged him along, insisting on exploring a wild Secret Realm.

In the end, they were surrounded by a pack of wolves at the Foundation Establishment Stage, and she was severely injured.

Covered in dust, he stood in front of her, repeatedly releasing poison needles.

Not until all the demon wolves were poisoned into unconsciousness did he carry her out of the Secret Realm on his back.

As soon as they left the Secret Realm, he collapsed.

The reason turned out to be that he had been affected by his own poison...

"A Grandmaster of Poison? By now, you probably won't get poisoned by your own toxins anymore, right!"

Liu Yaner's eyes grew misty as that dust-covered figure shone brightly in her memory.

Just then, a deep, resonant voice rang out.

"Oh? The Jiang Family boy has already become so remarkable?"

"Ziyuan, go tell him to come over the day after tomorrow. I haven't seen that kid in a long time!"

The newcomer was none other than the head of the Liu Family, Liu Anren.

"Ah, Father, since you want to see him, I'll call him over tomorrow!"

Liu Anren laughed heartily and said loudly, "Tomorrow, he is being promoted to the position of Dao Seed of the Dao Heaven Sect!"

Liu Yaner blurted out, "Wasn't it supposed to be in ten days?"

Liu Anren shook his head, "I'm not sure about that. You can ask him yourself when he comes the day after tomorrow... As for tomorrow, you won't be able to attend his promotion ceremony; you have to come with me for an Imperial audience!"

"Also, the beast tide in the Black Yuan Forest is approaching. The responsibility of guarding Black Yuan City falls on our Liu Family. Since you're back, I'll leave this matter to you. Any problems?"

"No problem!"

...

Jiang Lin's courtyard.

Shangguan Yaoyao's eyes regained their luster, her gaze burning intensely.

"Jiang Lin, I've figured it out. You knew from the very beginning that Yue Shang was Xiao Dong!"

"You knew Xiao Dong's weakness, so you used Long Xiyue to release Soul-Soothening Incense, removing the assistance of the Soul within Xiao Dong's body!"

"This caused the Heaven and Earth Alchemy Flow to fail. Even if Xiao Dong hadn't destroyed the flowers, you would have made a move!"

"You schemed against Long Xiyue, causing her to lose control, just so you could use the Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion Secret Realm to kill Xiao Dong directly. But then General Wu Shan appeared!"

"You were waiting, hoping to see the Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion Secret Realm heavily wound General Wu Shan so you could finish off Xiao Dong in one strike!"

"Unfortunately, the Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion Secret Realm is a Utility-type realm; its offensive capabilities are too weak!"

"In the end, your move to save Baihua wasn't to save Xiao Dong either. You knew he wouldn't die, so you acted to maximize your own benefits!"

"In this entire play, your goal from beginning to end was to kill Xiao Dong!"

Looking at the revitalized Shangguan Yaoyao, Jiang Lin said indifferently:

"So what? I wanted to kill him anyway. If he doesn't die, how can I use that supreme treasure? I just didn't expect him to care so little about you that he would abandon you outright for a treasure!"

A flash of disappointment crossed Shangguan Yaoyao's eyes; this was a hurdle she found difficult to overcome.

"I want to know, since you were clearly so disappointed in me back then, why didn't you just let yourself die?"

Jiang Lin lifted Shangguan Yaoyao's chin and said playfully:

"Perhaps because you were my first woman, I was a bit reluctant to let go!"

Shangguan Yaoyao shook her head and said uncertainly:

"I think... you knew that once I used a Sacrifice Divine Ability, it might provoke Xiao Dong..."

"I can feel it—you are afraid of Xiao Dong!"

A hint of appreciation appeared at the corner of Jiang Lin's mouth.

As expected of the true female lead.

She was able to reconstruct the entire process so quickly!

However, Jiang Lin wasn't panicked at all, because from the moment Shangguan Yaoyao was poisoned, it had become impossible for her to escape his schemes.

Even if an Immortal were to descend!

"That's right, I am afraid of Xiao Dong. So what?"

Seeing Jiang Lin's lack of denial, Shangguan Yaoyao became even more curious about the young man before her.

The Shangguan Family's information was completely wrong. How could someone like this be a useless playboy?

After a long while, she finally vented the frustrations in her heart.

Looking at the 13 points of favorability in her mind, Shangguan Yaoyao couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache.

She had to start all over again.

Her Virginity—she absolutely had to restore it.

Along the way, she would curry favor with him, make him lower his guard, and get him to neutralize the poison in her body.

Finally, she would kill him with her own hands.

She would not allow such a dangerous enemy to her Brother Xiao Dong to exist in this world!

"This time, I was presumptuous. I'm sorry!"

"Oh? Then will you attend to me tonight, my maid Yao'er?"

Jiang Lin didn't care about Shangguan Yaoyao's thoughts.

She was already a chess piece; she couldn't jump off the board.

At the very least, before the poison was neutralized, she couldn't escape.

Shangguan Yaoyao shuddered and lowered her head, an internal struggle raging in her mind.

If she refused again, he would likely distance himself from her completely.

How would she gain his trust then?

With a man of his intellect, he might catch on to even the slightest of her actions!

Anyway, they had already had relations so many times yesterday; once more wouldn't make a difference!

Once her favorability reached 10,000, she would restore her Pure Yin True Essence, take a Virginity Pill, and be a virgin once again.

None of this would matter anymore!

"Fine, I agree!"

Shangguan Yaoyao looked up, but the room was empty.

[Ding! favorability -20]

[Reminder: favorability is at -7. If it remains below 0 for three consecutive days, the Marriage Opportunity will disappear!]

What!?

No, it can't stay below 0!

Without the Opportunity, I won't be able to restore my Virginity at all!

Next time, I absolutely cannot be indecisive!

Since we've already had relations, why worry about those minor details?

She looked down; a line of words had appeared on the table.

"At the banks of the Hua River, I was very disappointed. If this happens again, you may leave on your own."

Shangguan Yaoyao was stunned.

He knew everything?

On the other side, Jiang Lin had already left and returned to the Jiang Family's residence.

"System, claim today's survival reward!"

[Ding! Survived for 2 days. Obtained one day's full cultivation *2. First-day reward (extra): Ambergris Poison!]

[Ambergris Poison: Produces the fragrance of ambergris, possessing aphrodisiac and charming capabilities... Dear Mr. Villain, although this poison is far inferior to the Ten Thousand Desires Poison, those affected will still find it difficult to maintain their sanity and will quickly become your loyal plaything. You can even explore more positions, and there are absolutely no side effects~ Please use it with confidence!]

[Detected that the host can absorb this poison source. True Qi Rank remains unchanged (already at the Aptitude limit). Absorb?]

"Absorb!"

"Even though this thing isn't very useful, it's better than nothing!"

Soon, he felt that he had completely mastered the Ambergris Poison and could continuously produce this toxin.

"Not bad! Now my Origin Qi contains another poison..."

"Wait, that's not right!"

"Damn it, this poison altered my body fragrance. I'm emitting aphrodisiac ambergris!"

"My character style is getting weirder and weirder!"

"But with this, it'll be a bit easier to win over those female leads!"

"I need to hurry and complete the Heart-Stealing Mission to upgrade my Bloodline Aptitude and catch up to Xiao Dong!"

"And the nine heavens teleportation shuttle—I need to hurry and undo the Blood Refinement..."