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Present - Romance arc completed.
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Under the dark night sky, the girl's ivory-white skin shone with luster. Her delicate face, adorned with pearl-like eyes, had aqua blue hair draped over her shoulders. Her white, off-the-shoulder pajamas fluttered slightly. She was as beautiful as a fairy in a dream.
"That back…"
Shui Bing'er was in a daze. Her melancholy face revealed a trace of confusion. She felt the fleeing back was familiar as if she had seen it before.
"A person dares to barge into the Qilin Mansion by himself. What an audacious fellow…"
Her snow-white teeth bit her red lips as a heavenly voice sounded out. Shui Bing'er's eyes revealed a pondering look. She vaguely thought of a similarly audacious fellow!
After pondering for a moment, the girl suddenly shook her head and sighed, "It's not him!"
A bleak autumn wind blew over. She shrunk her body and felt a little cold. She turned around and returned to her room, no longer caring about the chaos of the outside world.
However, a charming figure followed her into the gorgeous palace just as she entered her room.
This was a charming woman in her twenties. Her appearance was similar to Shui Bing'er's. She had blue hair, red eyes, and an enchanting figure. She wore a fiery red dress that outlined a soul-stirring curve. She was filled with sexiness and wildness, constantly releasing a great temptation.
That beautiful and charming face always had a faint smile. Compared to Shui Bing'er's cold elegance, she appeared passionate and unrestrained, possessing the charm of a mature woman.
Looking at this uninvited charming woman, the usually docile Shui Bing'er's face immediately turned cold. She coldly said, "Who allowed you to come in? You are not welcome here. Please leave!"
"Hehe, Sister Bing'er, Sister came to see you in the middle of the night. You fiercely chased me out. You are heartless. You don't care about sisterly feelings at all!"
Shui Ji smiled sweetly and ignored Shui Bing'er's glare. She minded her own business and sat on a chair beside the coffee table. As she ate the exquisite pastries on the coffee table, she smiled at Shui Bing'er.
"Sisterly feelings? Haha, you still have the nerve to talk about sisterhood!"
A touch of anger appeared in Shui Bing'er's clear and beautiful eyes. She stared at Shui Ji coldly and said, "You didn't hesitate to sacrifice my happiness for your benefit. You imprisoned me in this golden cage and sold me to the Qilin's son as a bargaining chip for a marriage alliance to obtain the support of the Qilin cave. What a 'good' sisterly love!"
"It's not for my benefit but for the benefit of the family. You're also a member of the family. It's time for you to contribute to the family's future. If we rely on the Qilin's Cave as a backer, our Tianshui City will certainly be able to achieve great development in the future. It's expected to become a superpower like the seven major sects within ten years!"
Shui Ji looked calmly at the angry Shui Bing'er, and the smile on her face didn't fade.
"My dear sister, this is the unanimous decision of the family. The old patriarch, the elders… and your parents agree to your marriage with Shao Zun. Don't struggle anymore. It's futile!"
Shui Bing'er's eyes gradually dimmed when she heard Shui Ji's words, and her pretty face looked incomparably sad. After the Soul Master Tournament, she returned to Tianshui City. Later, she was reduced to a bargaining chip for the family's marriage alliance and was forced to marry the Qilin's young master.
What hurt her the most was that even her parents didn't say a word to her. Instead, they strongly approved of this marriage.
It was because the old patriarch promised her father that as long as she successfully married into the Qilin's Cave, her father would be the new patriarch of the Shui family and the new city lord of Tianshui City!
In the face of power and status, the family was worthless…
Shui Bing'er's heart was as cold as ice, and she sighed silently.
"I will marry the Qilin's son. You can leave now!"
After a moment of silence, Shui Bing'er's pretty face was covered in frost. She coldly looked at Shui Ji, who was still leisurely eating snacks and ordered her to leave.
"No hurry, no hurry. This room is quite beautiful. I want to stay a little longer!"
Shui Ji crossed her legs and leisurely looked around the gorgeous palace. She had no intention of leaving.
"I'm going to rest!"
Shui Bing'er clenched her fists and coldly stared at Shui Ji. She knew that Shui Ji didn't intend to come here that night.
Although they were sisters, they were only cousins, and their relationship had never been good. Shui Bing'er's talent was too outstanding, overshadowing Shui Ji's brilliance.
Therefore, Shui Ji had been reduced to a foil for Shui Bing'er in the past ten years. After years of torment, Shui Ji's jealousy and hatred towards Shui Bing'er had already reached their peak.
Therefore, although the two were sisters, they were rivals and enemies!
"Tsk, tsk. Do you still think you're that high and mighty girl? You think that the whole world revolves around?!"
Suddenly, Shui Ji sneered and stood up. She walked towards Shui Bing'er with an unfriendly expression. Her peach blossom eyes flashed with a cold light as she coldly snorted.
"With your cultivation sealed by the patriarch, you're just an ordinary person now. Do you believe that I only need a finger to make you unable to get up?"
Shui Bing'er's pretty face paled as she looked at the aggressive Shui Ji. With her Soulforce sealed, she was as weak as a straw in the wind. Shui Ji's cold aura forced her back three steps. In the end, her back hit the door with a clang.
"Shui Ji! Don't go too far!" Shui Bing'er's jade fists gradually clenched as anger rose in her heart.
"I'm on the clan's orders to 'look after' you. Before you marry the Qilin Young Master, everything about you is under my control. I hope you'll be more polite and learn how to respect your elder sister!"
The corner of Shui Ji's mouth curled up. She suddenly reached out and pinched Shui Bing'er's delicate cheek. Then, she glanced at the latter provocatively, flicked her hair, and quickly left the palace.
The empty room suddenly quieted down—so quiet that it was a little scary. The mirror reflected the sorrowful face and the faint bruise that had just been left behind…
Shui Bing'er was very sad and wanted to cry, but the stubbornness in her heart forced her tears back. Right now, the only way to heal is to sleep. When she woke up, the pain in her heart might lessen a little.
Thinking of this, Shui Bing'er walked to her bed barefoot. She lifted the snow-white blanket and prepared to crawl under it. But just as the girl lifted her blanket, an unfamiliar head suddenly stretched out from under her bed and waved at her, greeting her in a friendly manner.
"Hi! Surprise!"