Chapter 849 Beauty Lamp

“My mother only had me as her daughter; she had no other sisters.”

Lin Yuesha said coldly, "Please think twice before you act."

Previously, Lin Yuesha, disguised as Yun Duo, chatted with Yun Luo. Yun Luo was saying that it was dangerous to be around a noble person, as they could become a target at any time. Now that she had the opportunity, Yun Luo still chose to climb into bed without hesitation, believing that this was the best outcome.

"Young General's wife, you are already married, yet you still have the nerve to stay by Lord Yuwen's side. Yunluo admires you."

After Yunlu finished speaking, she gave a mocking smile, turned around, and left gracefully.

Lin Yuesha had seen many such tricks before, and they didn't stir up the slightest ripple in her heart.

Good advice is hard to persuade a damned fool. Yunluo thought he had a chance to rise to the top, but who knows if it was an abyss?

That's enough. I'll walk my own path. There's no point in saying more.

Lin Yuesha went back to her room to catch up on her sleep and slept soundly until dusk.

Li Ruoshuang appeared in the inner room like a ghost and said slowly, "The city lord wants you to come over."

Lin Yuesha must have used some kind of spell on Yuwen Kun, because Li Ruoshuang deliberately imitated Lin Yuesha's speech and actions, but couldn't get even a glance from Yuwen Kun.

Could it be that the city lord simply likes Lin Yuesha's face?

Li Ruoshuang touched her face. She was even more beautiful than Lin Yuesha. The city lord must have bad eyesight.

"What do you want me to do?"

Lin Yuesha yawned and said lazily.

She now feels apprehensive and deeply resistant at the thought of being with Yuwen Kun.

Although there are reasons why the great demon is twisted, it doesn't mean Lin Yuesha has to be a saint. What does that have to do with her?

"The city lord said that you are not required to serve him, but are required to sit at the table and have dinner with him."

Li Ruoshuang rolled her eyes. Yuwen Kun had always been a clean freak and kept his distance from people, but when he got to Lin Yuesha, he broke all those boundaries.

Lin Yuesha didn't want to go, so she dawdled and hesitated. Finally, under threat, she had no choice but to take small, quick steps to Yuwen Kun's courtyard.

As soon as she entered the courtyard, Lin Yuesha was captivated by the colorful lanterns hanging there and couldn't tear herself away.

In the very center of the lanterns, there is a brightly lit beauty, exactly the same as the one she saw at the market.

The beautiful woman wore a red dress, her beautiful eyes smiling, a smile that inexplicably made people feel comfortable.

Do you like it?

Bamboo doesn't grow in Jinyu Pass, so Yuwen Kun specially sent someone to buy some, and then spent the whole afternoon busy in the courtyard.

He remembered that Lin Yuesha really wanted a beauty lantern, so he made an exact replica by hand.

"I like it, thank you!"

Lin Yuesha was overjoyed; she loved it so much! This lantern held a special meaning for her.

It's unbelievable that the great villain would win a woman's heart. He's always been sharp-tongued, annoying, twisted, and always contradicting others.

As expected, Yuwen Kun made a request: after dinner, around midnight, he would take Lin Yuesha on a treasure hunt.

"Then I don't want the beauty lamp."

Lin Yuesha felt a chill at the thought of rummaging through the bones of the dead for gold and silver. A gentleman loves money, but he acquires it in a proper way. At most, she could swindle some money with her words. She didn't have the guts to go tomb raiding.

"You don't want it anymore?"

Yuwen Kun suddenly floated to Lin Yuesha's side, in the blink of an eye, faster than anyone could imagine.

Lin Yuesha then noticed that the Great Demon was dressed in bright red, even wearing red lipstick, making her look bewitchingly beautiful.

"Yes, yes."

If she didn't agree, Lin Yuesha could almost foresee that those hands would be grabbing her neck in the next second.

A wise person knows when to yield; she chickened out.

Timid and cowardly, bullying the weak and fearing the strong, Lin Yuesha despises herself. In front of the paranoid and twisted demon, she is like dancing on the edge of a knife, and may be seriously injured at any time.

To refuse to surrender will only lead to a more miserable death.

Li Ruoshuang stood aside, observing the interaction between the two. She looked down on Lin Yuesha. How could the city lord take a liking to such a person? She had no backbone at all!

If captured by the enemy, he would confess immediately before they could even torture him. What a scoundrel!

"Notify the kitchen to prepare dinner."

After Yuwen Kun finished speaking, he went into the flower hall to wait.

"All of this was done by the city lord. He was busy all afternoon. Lord Helian had important matters to discuss with the city lord, but the city lord dismissed him."

Looking at the exquisite lanterns filling the courtyard, each one hand-painted by Yuwen Kun, Li Ruoshuang sighed with envy. Lin Yuesha only wanted one "Beauty Lantern," while the city lord would rather burn the rest than give them to her.

"I always thought he was just interested in you."

Li Ruoshuang stared at the beauty lamp for a long time, then said softly, "Didn't you see anything?"

"Should I see anything?"

Lin Yuesha picked up the lantern, looked it over from left to right, and suddenly exclaimed in horror, "He poisoned the lantern?"

Given Yuwen Kun's methods of pranking people, it's not impossible.

"hehe."

Li Ruoshuang sneered, feeling sorry for Yuwen Kun and even a little sorry for him.

The first thing the city lord gave the woman was something he made himself. The paint on the red dress on the beautiful woman's body was his blood.

He stabbed himself, bleeding himself out without hesitation, just to give Lin Yuesha a gift, but Lin Yuesha knew nothing about it.

Why wasn't Li Ruoshuang the woman who received such care from the city lord?

Li Ruoshuang gave a mocking, bitter smile, then left dejectedly.

Lin Yuesha stared at the lantern so hard she almost wore a hole through it, but still couldn't see anything amiss.

"Beauty Lantern, since you like it, keep it with you forever."

Yuwen Kun poured a cup of hot tea and said calmly.

“Lord City Lord, this was made by your own hands, so it is naturally something extraordinary.”

Lin Yuesha flattered him a few times, carefully saying nice things. She didn't care about the two taels of silver she'd received that morning; she considered it even.

"The honeycomb candy, popcorn, and shrimp balls are all delicious, and they taste completely different from those in Surabaya town."

Dinner hadn't been served yet, so Yuwen Kun started a conversation, mentioning the snacks they had eaten at the market during the day.

Ordinary families live peaceful and happy lives, while those little children, though from poor families, are cherished by their parents.

If he could live his life again, Yuwen Kun would want to be born into an ordinary family, and he would give anything to do so.

Standing at a high place, for years, for decades, it's always the same person.

He hadn't felt it before, but now it was different; this feeling of loneliness was deep, ingrained in his bones.

Yuwen Kun even had a thought: war would inevitably cause the people to suffer from the ravages of war, resulting in widespread death and misery, and causing countless families to be separated from their loved ones. He felt a pang of pity for this.

If Lin Yuesha asked him for help, he thought he would ruin the cooperation with the alien race and the Bai family.

How could this be? Yuwen Kun couldn't help but reflect; he didn't like himself like this.

Tell me about your family.

Yuwen Kun asked, "Do you hate your father?"

Lin Shusheng abandoned his wife and daughter, causing Chen Shi to suffer for more than ten years. Lin Yuesha should have been the daughter of an official, but she was abandoned in a small village on the frontier. She must have been filled with resentment.