Chapter 490
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Chapter 490 : Proper Palace Intrigue (29)
Shi Sheng and Ming Jin stood at the side, talking about irrelevant matters . Meanwhile, Yuwen Xun had already been escorted out of the chamber .
Shi Sheng heard that Yuwen Xun had escaped, causing Zhuang-fu to place the city under lockdown and order his men to comb the place for Yuwen Xun . Naturally, they weren’t successful .
‘Do you think they’re villains who’s IQs aren’t online? You think it’d be that easy for you to find them?’
After Zhuang-fu finished busying himself with all this, he wanted to look for Shi Sheng, but found that she had disappeared .
He heard from his subordinates that she’d already returned to Star-Plucking Tower, so Zhuang-fu could only give up on his plans have a talk with her . His first priority was to get control over everyone in the imperial palace .
Shi Sheng returned to Star-Plucking Tower on her own . The show today had been quite interesting—she needed some time to relax .
Star-Plucking Tower was shrouded in darkness . Shi Sheng climbed into her room through the window, noticing the faint smell of blood inside .
There was a human figure standing next to the door .
It was clear that they hadn’t been expecting her to come in through the window instead of the door, for they stood stunned in place for a moment .
Shi Sheng calmly took out a lighter .
Lu Ruo was standing by the side of the door, a bloodstained sword in her hands . Yuwen Xun was situated in a corner, most likely injured .
“You…” Lu Ruo was dumbfounded . ‘Why did she come in through the window instead of the door?’
“I what?” Shi Sheng looked at Yuwen Xun whose current state of health was unknown . “You guys sure know how to pick a place . ”
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‘Even nullifying all the talismans I pasted, really now . ’
Lu Ruo rushed over to stand in front of Yuwen Xun, shielding him behind her . “Zhuang Qiong, even if you’re the daughter of the Third Prince, you’re a woman—you can’t be the Emperor . ”
“You’re discriminating against women?” Shi Sheng raised an eyebrow .
“I’m not, that’s not what I meant, I…” Lu Ruo didn’t even know what to say at this point .
Shi Sheng retreated back towards the window .
“Zhuang Qiong, what are you doing?!” Lu Ruo shouted nervously .
Shi Sheng revealed a slight smile . “To get people to capture you, of course . ”
And Shi Sheng was true to her word . She’d even helped them tie Lu Ruo up .
Zhuang-fu personally led his men over . When he saw Yuwen Xun and Lu Ruo who’d been tied up so thoroughly they looked like a pair of dumplings, he couldn’t help but give Shi Sheng an odd look .
The target of his gaze was currently sitting beside a table, idly drinking tea .
“Xiao’qiong—”
Shi Sheng waved . “As long as you kill them, I’ll thank you a lot . As for the rest, don’t talk to me . I’m not interested in the throne . You guys just do whatever . ”
Zhuang-fu, “…”
Lu Ruo’s glared at Shi Sheng with red-rimmed eyes . ‘She actually wants to kill us!’
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Zhuang-fu hesitated inwardly, not knowing what this daughter who he’d raised from young was thinking anymore . ‘She hasn’t shown any odd behaviour after finding out about her true parentage . This isn’t how a normal person should react . ’
Zhuang-fu examined Shi Sheng for a while, before finally leading his men away .
Once they’d left, Shi Sheng set her tea cup down before heading downstairs to paste new talismans .
While she was pasting the talismans, Shi Sheng suddenly thought of something . ‘Then how’d that idiot Ming Jin get in? Don’t tell me he also has an ‘ignore’ buff like the leads? Scary . ’
Since the previous room now had the stench of blood, Shi Sheng switched rooms .
Shi Sheng didn’t light any lamps, making her way straight towards the bed . Halfway there, she suddenly paused . ‘There’s someone on the bed?’
“Ming Jin!” Shi Sheng squeezed out a name from between gritted teeth .
The person addressed propped himself up from his lying position on the bed, causing the blanket to slide down, revealing his bare arm and chest .
Shi Sheng, “…” ‘My eyes . ’
Ming Jin twirled a strand of his hair . “Miss Zhuang, the night is long—why don’t we occupy our time with pleasure?”
‘Go fuck a dog . This idiot’s actually seducing me . And now of all times . ’
Seeing Shi Sheng remain still, Ming Jin tossed the covers away and got off the bed . Fortunately he hadn’t gone completely nude—he was still wearing pants .
He walked over to Shi Sheng on bare feet and swiftly pulled her into his arms . The chest her cheek was pressed against was warm, his heart pounding forcefully within .
‘He’s Feng Ci . ’ Shi Sheng’s hands clenched into fists . Liking him meant accepting everything about him .
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‘No! Not in my case . ’
“I can feel that you like me . ” Ming Jin simply held her, his voice sounding rather down . “So why won’t you accept me?”
Why? Because he hid his malice under a glamourous exterior . You’d never know what was underneath unless you opened it up .
But once you did…what was lurking underneath might be a nightmarish abyss . She’d much rather he was open about his malice .
“Because you’re the type of person I detest the most . ” Shi Sheng spoke with emphasis .
Ming Jin was stunned for a moment . “But you like me ah!”
She wasn’t completely unattracted to him . Though he didn’t know what was going through her mind, he knew she liked him .
“Yes, I like you, but that doesn’t stop me from not accepting you . ” Shi Sheng pushed Ming Jin away . “If you could become the type of person I like, I’d accept you . ”
“What type of person do you like?” Ming Jin asked in all seriousness .
“I like…well, regardless, you don’t stand a chance . ” ‘This guy’s personality is already set in stone, no way it’s changing . ’
Ming Jin frowned slightly . He suddenly grabbed Shi Sheng’s wrist and pulled her into his arms . “Zhuang Qiong, I’ve already told you: don’t even think about running from me this life . ”
He rained kisses down on her, catching Shi Sheng off guard . He knew all of Shi Sheng’s moves by now, so he kept her hands hostage as he tossed her onto the bed . He roughly pulled off her clothes and thrust into her without giving her time to catch her breath .
Shi Sheng curled up in pain, causing Ming Jin’s mind to clear . The person lying beneath him was biting her lip lightly and looking at him with that calm gaze .
That caused Ming Jin to panic and, for the first time, to feel at a loss .
“I’m sorry, I…” Ming Jin hugged Shi Sheng . “I got angry . I’m sorry . ”
“Now you know why I detest you?” Shi Sheng spoke calmly .
Ming Jin froze . A moment later, he pulled out and covered her up with the blanket . “I’m sorry . ”
He got dressed and left .
[Host, why?] System’s voice appeared .
Shi Sheng remained unmoving, her gaze staring off into space . After a good long while, her lips tugged upwards, “Just treat it as pickiness . ”
[But you never cared about others’ personality before…]
“It’s not the same . ” Shi Sheng sat up . “I never planned on getting involved, so it was none of my business what they were like . ”
[Host, don’t you think it’s too extreme for you to force someone to conform to your tastes?]
“I never wanted him to conform to my tastes, I just…” Shi Sheng paused . “Can’t accept him for now . ”
[And if this is Feng Ci’s true nature?]
Shi Sheng laid back down . “Then it’s impossible between us . ”
System fell silent . This wasn’t the first time it knew that its Host had a problem . It felt a brief moment of pity for Feng Ci for meeting such a cold, logical, and heartless woman .
‘Master, why can you see through her so well but I can’t read her at all?’