Chapter 22

  Her angry eyes swept towards Ling Feng on the side, but unexpectedly met her calm face.

  Murong Lie let out a cold laugh and shouted loudly towards the outside of the courtyard, "Beat him, beat him hard!" However, his eyes remained fixed on Ling Feng, as if waiting for something.

  Ling Feng's heart suddenly tightened, beneath her calm exterior, no one knew the pain in her heart. She knew what Murong Lie wanted to do, punishing Murong Lingyun was just a pretext, and using her as leverage was his true intention. And if she gave in because of this, Murong Lingyun wouldn't be grateful to her, he might even hate her.

  "Can you really bear to let Yun'er suffer like this for you?" Murong Lie finally couldn't help but say harshly.

  "I won't bear it." The two eyes stared straight out the window, and a low voice slowly spread out. Before the triumphant look in Murong Lie's eyes had dissipated, he coldly smiled and said, "I'm willing to be punished with him." The cold smile carried obvious mockery.

  The pain of flesh and blood is nothing to be feared for her, and Murong Lingyun is his only son, he won't really take Murong Lingyun's life.

  As if seeing through her thoughts, the anger in Murong Lie's eyes continued to spread.

  "What? Do you think I'll show mercy to that ungrateful son?" The cold words were his ruthlessness, but also an obvious threat.

  Liu Wan'er was suddenly startled, "Old master, isn't he your only son?" The pain of being beaten was felt by the mother, and at this moment, each lash was like a blow to her own body.

  Murong Lie's eyes sank suddenly, coldly sweeping over her, and a hint of cruelty flashed by. "Hmph, he dares to treat me like this because you've spoiled him so much. Since you can't bear it, then let you die in his place!" As he spoke, his right hand shot out and viciously grasped her neck.

  Liu Yu'er's eyes widened slightly, quickly flashing with unbelievable shock, but the corners of her mouth immediately curled up in a faint smile. This was also good, destroying her last bit of guilt...

  Ling Feng's body suddenly stiffened, she knew that Murong Lie's ruthlessness could be said to have no humanity at all. As for Murong Lingyun, it was because he was his only son and the only hope of the Murong family, so Ling Feng was certain that he would not take drastic measures.

  As for Liu Yuanyu, although she was his wife, in his heart, she was just a woman. She didn't dare to gamble, didn't dare...

  Watching Murong Lie's hand tighten bit by bit, seeing Liu Wan'er's face flush red bit by bit, Ling Feng's hands hidden in his sleeves continued to clench.

  Liu Yuanyu's lips, however, slowly faded into a faint smile, without any hint of fear, but rather a sense of relief, only to have her face gradually turn a terrifying shade of blue due to severe asphyxiation.

  "Stop." Ling Feng's hand relaxed weakly, and her eyes also closed slightly. "I'll do as you say." She was ultimately no match for Murong Lie, because she didn't have his ruthlessness, nor his heartlessness.

  Murong Lie's hand quickly loosened, and Ling Feng hastily dodged to the side, embracing Liu Yuanyu's body that was about to fall. His cold eyes were slightly lowered, not even looking at Murong Lie again, as if looking at him one more time would be nauseating.

  "The wind, ah... *cough*... Ah, the anxious words were hidden in that urgent dry cough. Looking towards the courtyard, a bright red handprint had already appeared on her back, and a heavy pain flashed through her eyes. She understood that no matter what method was used, Murong Lie would force Ling Feng to agree."

  How could she possibly win against a man who was heartless and ruthless, devoid of humanity?

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  It seemed that he was afraid of things getting out of hand, so Murong Lie brought Ling Feng into the palace the next day, deceiving Murong Lingyun.

  Inside the study.

  "Your Majesty, Chancellor Murong requests an audience." The guard shouted respectfully.

  "What is going on?" The emperor's gloomy voice came through the door gap, with obvious discontent.

  "Your Majesty, yesterday, my daughter was being naughty and teased you. Today, I have brought her here to apologize." Before the guard could respond, Mu Rong Lie hastily interjected.

  "Haha, haha, haha," the Emperor chuckled deeply. "Prime Minister Murong is making a big deal out of nothing." He paused for a moment before speaking in a stern tone, "Or does the Prime Minister think I have too much free time?"

  "This humble official dares not, Your Majesty considers it a small matter because of your magnanimity, but I am extremely fearful, which is why I especially brought my young daughter to plead for forgiveness."

  "Huh?" A slightly raised voice, after a moment of contemplation, said in a low tone, "Alright then, let her come in." He was also quite curious, what kind of woman would make Murong Lie so anxious to send her before him.

  The door slowly opened and Mu Rong Lie walked straight in.

  "The one who teased me is her, and the one who should apologize should also be her. You can go back first, old prime minister." The emperor's cold voice successfully stopped Mu Ronglie's footsteps, and his face sank slightly.

  Ling Feng, who was following behind him, slightly stunned, but a faint smile flashed in his eyes. He still lowered his head and walked around him, slowly entering the room. The door slammed shut behind her.

  "Is this how you come to beg for pardon from me? Do you think that the lower your head hangs, the more sincere you are?" The words sounded like a joke, but there was only cold mockery in his tone.

  Since she had entered this room, she already had no way out. Now all she could do was to try her best to make the Emperor feel disgusted with her.

  "Isn't everything decided by His Majesty?" A stiff voice rose coldly, without a hint of the tenderness that should be expected from a woman, but instead carrying a kind of ruthless decisiveness that made one's heart tremble.

  She knew that the emperor had always been deeply wary of Murong Lie, so at this moment she only wanted to make the emperor also produce a kind of wariness towards her.

  The emperor's eyes suddenly turned cold, "Muyong Lie actually taught you to use this method to attract my attention, don't you think it's too much?" The words paused slightly, the corner of his mouth curled up in obvious sarcasm, "Lift your head up, I'd like to take a look, just how high Muyong Lie's vision is."

  Her face slowly lifted up, her expressionless face was icy to the extreme, and her eyes still had a kind of arrogant pride.

  That face is still very beautiful, but at this moment it only gives people a feeling of coldness from head to toe, as if it were an icy beauty without any temperature. But those eyes just destroyed the tranquility that an icy beauty should have.

  The emperor's eyes first flashed a hint of surprise, but then immediately covered with a layer of cold smile. This was the daughter that Murong Lie said had been ill since childhood and had a weak body. In his view, she looked more like a killer trained by Murong Lie on purpose.

  Such a woman, placed by his side, is more dangerous than a time bomb. Whether this was her true nature or an intentional disguise to attract his attention, he wouldn't take the trouble to find out.

  He acknowledged that she was indeed beautiful, but no matter how beautiful a woman was, she was just a shell. He wasn't the kind of person who would be easily infatuated with beauty, let alone this woman who was sent by Murong Lie.

  "Are you the daughter of Murong Lie?" The voice was cold enough to congeal blood, with a clear hint of suspicion. When the Emperor met Ling Feng that year, it was at night, and he hadn't gotten a good look at her anyway. What had attracted him back then was her radiant and lively demeanor, which she hadn't tried to hide. But now, Ling Feng was cold enough to be frightening, even her voice didn't have the slightest hint of that feeling from back then. So the Emperor, at this moment, surprisingly didn't recognize her at all.

  "I am Murong Lingfeng." Without any hesitation, Lingfeng replied coldly, but deliberately avoided mentioning Murong Lie.

  She had already sensed that kind of resistance from the emperor's eyes, and she thought that this time, she should be considered to have won the gamble.

  "Haha, it seems that, Emperor, you have many women, and it's likely that you also have many daughters."

  The emperor's eyes slightly gazed into the darkness, faintly smiling and saying, "How do you feel?"

  Ling Feng was slightly startled and his eyes shifted, only then did he realize that there was actually another person in the study, and he had just been thinking about how to deal with the Emperor without noticing.

  "It's beautiful." Xuan Yuan Cheng slowly walked out, his eyes scanning Ling Feng, and a hint of subtle laughter flashed in the depths of his eyes.

  Although it was a compliment, his voice was icy cold and couldn't hear any other emotions.

  Ling Feng's body suddenly stiffened, not because of his praise, but because of his voice, that voice, she would never forget until her death, it was, it was, that night...

  The scene that night flashed through her mind again, and her body couldn't help but tremble slightly, as if she felt that pain and humiliation once more. Hatred uncontrollably dyed her icy eyes, but at this moment, she could only endure it extremely. She understood that at this moment, there must be no accidents, so she had to maintain absolute calmness. Her eyes slightly drooped, hiding all emotions, and when she raised them again, they returned to their original cold hardness.

  "Huh?" The emperor slightly raised an eyebrow, "Since you think she's beautiful, then I'll make her a queen for you. It just so happens that you're still short one empress."

  The emperor's words made Ling Feng's heart, which had been suppressed with great force, suddenly lift up, but her face didn't reveal any emotions, as if what they were saying had nothing to do with her.

  Xuan Yuan's eyes, which had a hint of playful smile, slightly froze, "I'm afraid the Emperor is willing, but someone else might not be." As he spoke, his face subconsciously flashed with ruthlessness, and the person he was referring to was naturally Murong Lie.

  "What? When did you learn to consider others, and it's him?" The emperor's lips slightly curled up, his eyes scanned Ling Feng again with a profound meaning, "How about it? Such a good opportunity, if missed, wouldn't it be a pity."

  Ling Feng remained still and expressionless, standing quietly from start to finish, her unchanging face making people wonder if she had become a statue.

  Xuanyuan Chen's eyes flickered slightly as he looked at her completely expressionless face, and his eyes flashed slightly, "Hmm, it's a pity that we missed each other." The voice without any emotional ups and downs made people feel that there was no thought in his heart.

  Suddenly, a flash of panic flickered in her cold eyes, so quickly that even she herself didn't notice. This man was too dangerous, and his words made her...

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