Chapter 294: The Veil Flies Off Instantly~

Lin Xueyan could hardly believe her own eyes!

At this moment she was completely naked, not a stitch on her body! Her fair, dewy skin glowed with a cold white hue under the sunlight, like fine mutton‑fat jade!

Such a noble torso was meant for the Emperor Sovereign to admire and toy with, yet those damned stinky men all laid eyes on it!

Absolutely unforgivable!

She wished she could gouge out those filthy men's eyes!

In her panic she hurriedly grabbed clothes from the floor, wrapped them around herself, made sure she wasn't exposed, and shouted, "You damned stinky men, close your filthy eyes right now! Otherwise, this miss will make sure you meet a terrible end!"

The men in the audience curled their lips, each wearing a lecherous grin, unfazed by Lin Xueyan's fury.

They presumptively thought that anyone bold enough to strip‑dance before a crowd could have no respectable background.

"Yo, where have you been? If you think our eyes are dirty, have the guts not to strip!"

"When you were stripping earlier, you were so reckless and flamboyant, now you pose as a chaste heroine—who are you showing off to? Truly both pretentious and hypocritical!"

"We won't close our eyes! We've seen everything, both what should and shouldn't be seen—what are you going to do to me?"

……

The crowd below not only showed no sign of restraint, but, spurred by Lin Xueyan's words, grew even more brazen, loudly commenting on her body with lewd, vulgar laughter.

Lin Xueyan's chest rose and fell violently, her anger turning her face ashen.

She practically wanted to kill them all!

But she couldn't. With so many lives at stake, if things blew up and her true identity were exposed, the cost would be unbearable.

She could only console herself that, although those filthy men saw her naked body, at least she wore a veil, so no one saw her face.

That gave her a slight comfort.

As long as no one knows who she is, being seen naked doesn't matter.

Anyway, it's not like she hasn't been seen by men before!

As long as the Emperor Sovereign doesn't know other men have seen her body, he won't despise her!

But what exactly happened just now?

How did she suddenly lose her mind?

She recalled that just before she was about to start playing the piano, a fierce yearning surged in her heart like a wild horse unbridled, impossible to restrain, and in the next instant her reason fell into darkness.

She couldn't help but think of the earlier Chest Stone Crushing, when she couldn't wield Mysterious Force…

If one occurrence was a coincidence, two clearly aren't that simple.

Realizing something, Lin Xueyan's gaze swept the crowd, and seeing Fu Qianchen and Mo Xiaohu's still‑unmasked mischievous smiles, she instantly understood everything!

"Damned it! They must be the ones causing trouble behind the scenes!"

She knew those two stinky brats had pretended to let her join the fun, but had no good intentions! She'd foolishly volunteered to take them along, only to fall into their trap!

Their goal was simply to toy with her!

These damned little trash!

"Oh no! Looks like we've been discovered!"

Mo Xiaohu tugged Fu Qianchen's sleeve, Fu Qianchen blinked and comforted, "It's fine; even if she discovered us, she wouldn't dare do anything to us!"

Mo Xiaohu nodded, his plump white hand stroking his chin, then his grape‑black eyes lit up.

He shouted to the audience, "Uncles, this aunt's performance is so spectacular—if she's beautiful, can she claim the Courtesan Queen title?"

Today's Courtesan Queen judges are those men below. Still immersed in Lin Xueyan's scorching strip dance, they heard Mo Xiaohu's words and all agreed that as long as Like a Flower can lift the veil, she need not be the most beautiful here—if she has delicate features, they'll select her as the top contestant of this Courtesan Queen competition!

Fu Qianchen watched Mo Xiaohu's mischievous grin, instantly catching on, thinking how clever Xiao Hu was. Lin Xueyan's greatest fear is removing the veil. Being forced to lift it now is no different from demanding her life!

"Aunt, take off the veil quickly! Then you can become the Courtesan Queen!"

Lin Xueyan ground her teeth, producing a 'click‑click' sound.

You little trash, still daring to toy with her. If she lifts the veil, her identity would be exposed!

"Remove the veil!"

"Remove the veil!"

"Remove the veil!"

……

The crowd erupted, shouting in unison.

Lin Xueyan felt her scalp tingle, veins at her temples pulsing.

"Impossible! You lowly filthy scum have no right to see my face!" In the end Lin Xueyan couldn't hold back her angry shout.

A Lao Bao in charge of hosting the Courtesan Queen contest stepped forward— the same Lao Bao who had asked Lin Xueyan for her stage name—and said coldly, "Think it over: if you don't remove the veil, you're out!"

"If you want me to remove the veil, keep dreaming!"

Lao Bao sneered once and announced loudly, "I announce, considering Like a Flower's hideously plain appearance, she is stripped of Courtesan Queen eligibility and becomes this year's last‑place contestant!"

"What?"

"She's hideously plain?"

"She's the last place in the Courtesan Queen contest?"

Lin Xueyan was seething, almost unable to tear off the veil and fling it at Lao Bao's face, to show her what true celestial beauty looks like!

"Huh~" Fu Qianchen sneered, "Aunt, didn't you just brag about yourself? How did you get eliminated so fast? Still last place!"

Mo Xiaohu added, "Exactly! You keep claiming you're ten thousand times better than them, yet you not only failed to become Courtesan Queen, you were beaten so quickly—you're such a lousy chicken!"

Lin Xueyan almost couldn't restrain the urge to rip the veil off. Her hand even brushed the veil. Yet she reconsidered and calmed herself.

If anyone learns she's Lin Xueyan, her reputation would plummet.

Mo Xiaohu and Fu Qianchen raised an eyebrow, surprised that Lin Xueyan could still hold back.

So the two kids exchanged a glance; Fu Qianchen crossed his arms, hummed, and said, "Aunt, you're so weak—among the Courtesan Queen contestants you only placed last, I'm even embarrassed to tell anyone you're Lin Xueyan!"

Mo Xiaohu added, "The Lin Xueyan who returned from the Summit of the Pursuing Deer!"

This remark made everyone present dumbfounded.

This person, is it Lin Xueyan?

The Lin Xueyan who returned from the Summit of the Pursuing Deer?

Is it real?

Lin Xueyan was also dumbfounded. She never expected Fu Qianchen to suddenly utter her name!

She immediately retorted, "What nonsense are you spouting? I'm not Lin Xueyan!"

"You are!"

"How could someone as noble as Lin Xueyan possibly come to this dusty land!"

Lao Bao of the Hundred Flowers Pavilion squinted, and while Lin Xueyan's anger flared and she lost reason, he slipped quietly behind her, then Bai Pang's plump hand gave a yank.

The light veil instantly flew away~

Flew away!