Chapter 138

【Would I be polite with him?】

【Rather than letting the treacherous and cunning Long Xiaoyun have the advantage, it is better for Lin Shiyin to follow me.】

"How outrageous!"

At this moment, countless women, filled with rage, slammed their hands on the table and rose, their eyes burning with intense hatred.

Putting themselves in her shoes, imagining being betrayed by a beloved and pushed onto others by a fiancé, they ground their teeth in fury.

Some, whose tempers were as fiery as fire, even felt the urge to kill.

……

In the room, Shi Hongying fell silent for a long while, then let out a soft sigh.

For that pitiful woman who might look exactly like her.

Lin Shiyin was not merely betrayed by her lover; according to the diary, the story's version of her did not meet a good end either.

After marrying, she suffered for over ten years, then passed away... Such an outcome was either a sudden tragedy or death from a broken heart.

Whichever it was, the ending was far too cruel.

A beautiful woman with a short life; such a life was truly a tragedy.

Comparing the two, she felt she was truly very lucky.

……

"To forge a brotherly bond, I must be sacrificed..." Tears misted Lin Shiyin's eyes, and she stared blankly as tears fell.

Although Jiang Sishui had only given a general outline without detailing every single point, that no longer mattered.

What saddened and frightened Lin Shiyin most was that not only did a Long Xiaoyun truly exist in reality, but Li Xunhuan, just like in the story, was a man who valued Righteousness above all, often hanging the word "Righteousness" on his lips.

Before, she thought this was Li Xunhuan's virtue and was proud to have such a Values Emotion and Righteousness lover, but when friendship surpassed love, it was something she could no longer accept.

She was just an ordinary little woman.

Which woman does not hope her husband will hold her in the palm of his hand?

Which woman does not hope her husband will place her first?

Yet she never expected to lose to a man!

Righteousness above all, Righteousness first; does the one who shares your bed and spends the rest of your life with you have to be your sworn brother?!

At this moment, beyond her sorrow, Lin Shiyin felt an extraordinary anger.

She crumpled the letter Li Xunhuan had sent into a ball of paper, ready to throw it away.

But as soon as she raised her arm, it felt as heavy as a thousand pounds.

After a long while, she still let her hand fall limply.

Perhaps... she should give Li Xunhuan a chance, wait for him to return, and see what happens.

But if he truly was like in the story, what should she do?

Uncontrollably, she looked again at the diary copy, her hands tightening involuntarily.

Suddenly, she was not so resistant to the diary copy anymore.

【Once we reach Jinzhou, if Lin Shiyin has not yet married, perhaps I should make friends with Li Xunhuan?】

【After all, who wouldn't like such a "good brother"?】

【By the way, I'll ask 320 him: exactly how many pretty cousins does he have? Biological sisters or cousins are fine too.】

Jiang Sishui's joking tone, yet his insatiably greedy appearance, made the slightly calmer Lin Shiyin feel both annoyed and amused.

Originally, she was very averse to Jiang Sishui's playfulness, but now, compared to Li Xunhuan's self-inflicted act of wearing a green hat, she unconsciously found herself less opposed.

"There is still one cousin, but you seem to dislike her very much."

Lin Shiyin murmured to herself.

Her younger sister Lin Xian, only sixteen, possessed beauty no less than her own, yet she did not have the diary copy.

Lin Shiyin had used her authority to check――

【Character: Lin Xian】

【Appearance: 10】

【Affection: 2】

Two!

Reached the level of "Hostility"!

She did not know what evil deed Lin Xian had committed in the story to cause Jiang Sishui, who had a perfect score for Appearance, to hold such a poor impression of her.

"He is coming to Jinzhou; if he truly comes knocking, will he harm Xian'er?"

Lin Shiyin suddenly thought of Li Qingluo.

According to the diary's content, if not for the connection with Wu Wu Ya Zi and Wang Yuyan, it was hard to say what his attitude toward that viperous beauty would be.

"Perhaps I should figure out why he is hostile toward Xian'er; can I eliminate the misunderstanding between them?"

153 The Body of Invincibility; from now on, who else remains in the harem?!

【Let Lin Shiyin's matter wait for now; let's talk about today's events】

【Among those pursuing Shi Hongying, there were three leaders】

【One man and one woman were two of the four Incense Masters of the Liuhe Gang】

【The man was the White Tiger Hall Incense Master; he was already ugly enough, but with "Code" tattooed on his face, he became even more unbearable to look at】

【This fellow dressed as a Monk; his mouth was full of "Four Emptinesses," yet in truth he was a lustful monk】

【The moment he appeared, those thief-like eyes rolled around staring at Wang Yuyan; how could this be tolerated?】

【So as soon as the fight started, I sent him to the Western Heaven】

"So this was the main reason he killed Yuanhai!" Shi Hongying suddenly understood.

She had originally thought that Jiang Sishui's attack on Yuan Hai was to relieve pressure on them, but now it seemed that while this factor existed, what was more important was that Yuan Hai had offended Jiang Sishui's taboo.

Staring lustfully at his woman right in front of Jiang Sishui—wasn't that asking for death?

【The woman is Dong Shisan Niang, the incense master of the Green Dragon Hall. She looks about the same age as Li Qingluo, but I have to say... tut tut, she is truly lustful!】

【Just like Jin Jin Lingzhi, one look at her and you're inflamed.】

【However, this woman makes me a bit conflicted.】

【In the play, Dong Shisan Niang was a tool for Shi Baidu to do evil deeds. Of course, that's not the main point; after all, she isn't some great villain, so I don't need to worry about that much.】

【The problem is, she is also Shi Baidu's mistress!】

【Moreover, this woman is a bit loose; as long as a man has enough flavor and catches her eye, she is willing to have a fleeting affair with him.】

【If that's the case, even if Shi Hongying pleads for her, I can at most not kill her; taking her back to the Shanzhuang is absolutely impossible.】

【However, I looked closely, and her complexion is slightly dim, not like someone who has a man. And women who are loose in such matters usually have a chaotic aura, yet she is not like that.】

【So is reality different?】

【To avoid misunderstanding her and thus missing such a beauty, hmm, I'd better observe first.】

"I knew it! This guy is indeed after Shisan Niang!"

Shi Hongying clenched her fist in anger, and at the same time understood why Dong Shisan Niang didn't have a diary copy.

It turned out she played so wildly in the story, having had who knows how many men, no wonder Jiang Sishui felt repelled.

"Shisan Niang... hmph, he's lucky!"

Shi Hongying knew a little about Dong Shisan Niang's affairs.

She was a widow, but a widow who waited at the gate.

Later, she accidentally joined the Liuhe Gang and became Shi Baidu's right-hand man.

Because she was beautiful and had a seductive, flirtatious temperament, countless people in the gang coveted her.

However, no one dared to use force against her.

Because there were rumors in the gang that she was Shi Baidu's woman.

This claim had no evidence, but everyone believed it without question.

Because Dong Shisan Niang was too lustful, able to easily ignite a man's desire.

Facing such a beauty, how could Shi Baidu, as the gang leader, resist eating this "grass by the nest"?

Projecting his own feelings onto others, the rumor that "Dong Shisan Niang is the gang leader's exclusive concubine" spread further and further.

As for this private rumor, neither Shi Baidu nor Dong Shisan Niang clarified it, as if they tacitly accepted it.

But Shi Hongying knew that was just rumor spreading from error to error.