Qiao Zhen was internally devastated, but she couldn't directly ask Li Luo what he meant, so she could only slump down beside Yuan Zhao, hesitant and stammering.

Li Luo removed the golden mask from her face, revealing a face exactly like Yuan Zhao's. "I am Yuan Zhao. As for him—" Li Luo looked down at Yuan Zhao, "he is just a substitute. Now the Yuan family only has you left. Who lives and who dies will be decided today."

The shockingly pale skin appeared almost translucent under the sunlight.

Qiao Zhen crawled to Yuan Zhao's side and helped him up, but didn't say a word.

Instead, Yuan Zhao clung to Qiao Zhen as if he had no strength left, his body covered in bloodstains of all sizes. "Zhenzhen, he's such a treacherous person."

Looking at Yuan Zhao's submissive appearance, Qiao Zhen felt her inner hot-tempered brother about to burst out. She really wanted to hit Yuan Zhao, what should she do?!

Everyone had a plan, but Yuan Zhao suddenly came to challenge Yuan Lin to a duel without saying a word. If he had won, everyone would have been happy, but the problem is that he lost so badly.

She whispered, "Are you trying to drive me crazy?!"

Yuan Zhao realized he had acted impulsively and disrupted Qiao Zhen's plan, so he silently lowered his head.

Seeing that Yuan Zhao remained silent, Qiao Zhen panicked a little. "Don't let Yuan Zhao out! What's wrong with a real man losing? Death isn't scary. He'll be a man again in eighteen years!"

While Li Luo and Yuan Lin were locked in a fierce battle amidst swirling sand and dust, Qiao Zhen was still trying to persuade Yuan Zhao to be strong by appealing to his emotions and reasoning with him.

Li Luo was gradually losing ground; he was struggling to breathe, but he stubbornly continued to fight Yuan Lin.

Qiao Zhen was anxious as he watched. If Li Luo and Yuan Zhao were to lose today, it would be even more difficult to take Yuan Lin's life in the future. Moreover, with Yuan Zhao and Yuan Zhao dragging their feet, winning would be even more difficult.

"Do you know how to release acupoints? Just now, Li Luo pressed a few points on my body, and I became limp and couldn't use my internal energy."

"Won't."

"..." Couldn't you at least be a little more tactful and give me some hope?

When Li Luo realized she couldn't keep going, she fought to lure Yuan Lin away. Yuan Lin seemed to be led astray, but things were going too smoothly, which aroused Qiao Zhen's suspicion.

Qiao Zhen watched the two figures gradually disappear into the distance, then noticed the changing footsteps of Li Luo and Yuan Lin. "Something's wrong!"

Yuan Lin was playing along; he saw through Li Luo's intentions and went along with it, causing Li Luo to lower her guard. Yuan Lin probably had another plan in store.

"Get up quickly." Qiao Zhen stood up unsteadily, then struggled to support Yuan Zhao, but in the end, the two of them collapsed together.

A growing sense of foreboding washed over her, and Qiao Zhen frantically struggled to her feet. She helped Yuan Zhao move slowly, saying, "Yuan Lin has another trick up his sleeve. It's very likely a diversionary tactic. You'd better get out of here!"

"Clap," "Clap," "Clap," Yuan Lin clapped his hands three times. "My wife is truly clever. If I hadn't seen through the Qingfeng Palace Master's intentions, my wife and elder brother would already be living happily ever after, wouldn't they?"

Qiao Zhenxin jumped and fell to the ground. "Young Master Yuan must be out of his mind. Everyone knows that we are divorced. Why are you still trying to make yourself look good?"

Yuan Lin wasn't annoyed. He bent down and picked up Qiao Zhen with one hand, saying, "I'll take him home today."

Going home has two meanings: one is to return to the Yuan family, and the other is to return home completely.

Qiao Zhen knew perfectly well which home Yuan Lin was referring to.

The man behind him was pressing down on Liluo, whose mouth was gushing crimson blood. Liluo's limbs and head were drooping, and he was on the verge of death.

Qiao Zhen was terrified when she saw it.

Yuan Lin raised his hand, the internal force in his palm appearing like a fleeting illusion. Qiao Zhen didn't know where the strength came from, but she broke free from Yuan Lin's hand, saying, "Why don't we take Li Luo home first?"

Yuan Lin reached out and pulled Qiao Zhen into his arms again, raising an eyebrow. "Okay."

The blow that should have landed on Yuan Zhao was instead absorbed by Li Luo, who, on the verge of death, completely stopped breathing.

Yuan Zhao, however, suffered from a splitting headache. He clutched his head and rolled around on the ground, getting dust all over himself.

The fact that Qiao Zhen tattooed such a large Peppa Pig design on Yuan Zhao's leg without him uttering a sound of pain is enough to show how much it hurts him.

Yuan Lin knew he couldn't drag things out, so he raised his hand and swung it at Yuan Zhao.

Taking advantage of Yuan Lin's momentary lapse in concentration, Qiao Zhen shoved the palm towards herself. "Pfft—" This time, she really spat out a mouthful of blood, feeling as if her internal organs had shifted. "Cough, Li Luo, he still has his trump card, look."

Yuan Lin followed Qiao Zhen's gaze and saw Jiu Ya wearing a panda vest.

[Chuchu, cling to Yuan Lin's leg.]

【Yes!】 Chu Chu crawled towards Yuan Lin with her chubby little legs. She thought she was too slow, so she rolled to Yuan Lin's feet and hugged his leg tightly.

Qiao Zhen gave a wicked smile and said weakly, "Back then, Chi You rode this thing to fight the Yellow Emperor and lost. As for the reason for his defeat, we will be able to unravel the mystery of ten thousand years ago today. Are you honored?"

【Zhenzhen, something...something unknown has invaded, I can't hold on anymore? (?'?'?)??????】

[Focus on clinging to powerful figures; if you can't handle it, there's always Taibai Shangshen (rolls eyes).]

Yuan Lin threw Qiao Zhen on the ground like trash, saying, "You're from that place too. We're the same kind of people. With your and my intelligence, we can take over this world in no time. Why do you insist on protecting that good-for-nothing?!"

Qiao Zhen always lies without thinking, and in the blink of an eye, long passages of cause and effect flooded her mind. "Because he is the male lead, this is just his period of hardship. You've read the novel, right? The more their suffering penetrates to their bones now, the greater their future achievements will be. And you, right now, can only be a stumbling block on his road to success. In the end, you will either be crushed or kicked away."

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