Villains: Starting with the Landlady

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Ling Yun quickly reached out and covered her mouth. If Li Qinglu were to shout loudly and someone outside heard her, it would be terrible.

Li Qinglu's mouth was covered by him, and her two small hands were also held in his hands. For a moment, she was inexplicably terrified. But after a few breaths, she realized that the young man in front of her was so familiar, and his voice was extremely familiar!

"I can let you go, but please don't scream anymore, okay?"

Li Qinglu nodded immediately, and Ling Yun breathed a sigh of relief, secretly marveling at how the "Beauty Affinity" ability truly lived up to its reputation as a powerful tool for winning over beauties, saving him a lot of trouble.

After he released her hand, Li Qinglu's breathing did not calm down. Instead, she stared intently at Ling Yun's face with excitement.

Ling Yun's resolute and handsome features almost made her drunk. A sense of happiness that combined dreams and reality made Li Qinglu dizzy, and a lovely blush appeared on her face.

"You...what's your name?"

"My name is Ling Yun."

The young man casually revealed his name, since others only knew him as Murong Fu, so it didn't matter if he said his real name.

"Lingyun, Lingyun..."

Li Qinglu repeated it several times, then suddenly reached out and touched his cheek, startling Ling Yun.

He glanced at Li Qinglu's inner thoughts, but at the moment her mind was too chaotic, filled only with love and affection for him, and she couldn't discern the specific reason behind it.

Can you turn your back on it?

Ling Yun frowned and pondered for a moment, then nodded and turned to sit with his back to her.

Even if this girl were to ambush him, even if she were to take up a sword, she wouldn't be able to harm him. Ling Yun was naturally not afraid of her.

Li Qingluo clasped her hands together and closed her eyes as he turned away, as if she were praying for something.

"Ok?"

The young man's voice pulled her back to reality. When she saw that familiar figure, she almost instantly rushed over and hugged him tightly from behind.

"My love! It really is you!"

Dreamer? I'm still calling myself Xizhilang!

Ling Yun was full of questions. He hadn't even met her yet, so how could he be dreaming about her?

"I really miss you... You haven't come to me in my dreams for days!"

A girl this age, especially one who's pampered and loves to date, is impossible to reason with using normal logic.

Ling Yun looked down at her small hands that were wrapped around his waist, gently pulled them away, and grasped her small hands in return, asking, "Your Highness, can you tell me what's going on?"

Li Qinglu was so excited she almost fainted. Guided by Ling Yun, she took several deep breaths to calm herself down before telling Ling Yun about her dream.

"So, I saved you in my dream, and you arranged for your father to arrange a marriage for you?"

"That's not it!" Seeing that he had misunderstood her meaning, Li Qinglu quickly said, "I actually wanted my father to search for you all over the world, but that would be too inefficient, and Western Xia doesn't have that many people or the ability to interfere in other countries. So after thinking about it for a while, my father arranged a marriage contest for me, hoping to find you through this method... But don't worry, if it's not you, I will absolutely not agree to any marriage!"

Ling Yun looked at the excited girl and hugged her in his arms. Li Qinglu also lay on his chest with a smile on her face.

However, while the two of them were enjoying their cozy time together, Tong Piaoyun outside was not happy about it.

I risked getting caught to bring that princess back, just to annoy Li Qiushui, so why are you all still unmoved?

After thinking for a moment, she decided to give the two of them a strong dose of medicine, so she ran out again.

Ling Yun hadn't said anything to the little princess yet; they were simply exchanging ideas about life, with Ling Yun hoping to meet Li Qiushui through her. As for the trivial matter between Li Qiushui and Tong Piaoyun, it meant nothing to him. First of all, all three sisters were women, so there was no need to be jealous. Besides, Wu Yazi was already his woman, and he wasn't going to indulge these two.

If they don't obey, then so be it if they're a bit older. As long as they're decent-looking and have a good figure, then he'll rely on his powerful "Beauty Recognition" ability to forcefully subdue them.

"Ling Yun, do you know my grandmother?"

"I guess you could say I know her," Ling Yun thought to himself. Once they met, they must know each other.

Just then, a commotion arose outside the ice cellar. Ling Yun used his X-ray vision to see Tong Piaoyun fighting with the soldiers, and immediately led Li Qing out of the tent.

"Clear Dew!"

Standing behind those soldiers was Li Liangzuo, the current King of Western Xia.

Upon seeing his woman standing with a strange man, Li Liangzuo glared angrily. However, the girl in front of him, who looked no older than a preschooler, was highly skilled in martial arts and had managed to hold off so many of their elite soldiers, making it impossible for them to get through!

"Grandma Tong, please stop! Let's not ruin the harmony!"

Upon hearing that Ling Yun recognized the "little girl," Li Qinglu quickly exclaimed, "Father, don't make things difficult for her!"

Seeing that Ling Yun had no intention of threatening his daughter and seemed to be taking care of her feelings, Li Liangzuo guessed that he might have made a mistake, so he ordered his men to stop fighting.

Tong Piaoyun immediately retreated to Ling Yun's side. Her strength had not recovered much, otherwise she would have already dealt with these third-rate soldiers, and they would not have had the chance to stand and talk!

Ling Yun glanced at Tong Piaoyun, who was breathing heavily, and said speechlessly, "Grandma Tong, where have you been again?"

"I...I was just trying to help you!" Her face flushed red instantly, because she had just been about to check if there were any potent drugs in the Western Xia palace to help Ling Yun get excited, but instead of finding the drugs, she was discovered.

Li Liangzuo originally intended to talk to his daughter about the upcoming marriage proposal that night, but he found that his daughter was missing. He then saw a girl who looked like a young maid in his palace and subconsciously assumed that she and her accomplices had kidnapped his daughter. That's why he sent pursuers to ambush her there, and a fight broke out.

Ling Yun led Li Qinglu by the hand to Li Liangzuo. After a brief conversation, Li Qinglu tricked him into learning that his daughter had "accidentally" discovered Ling Yun and then secretly met with him.

"Since you and my daughter have already met, why don't you come openly and honestly to propose marriage?"

"Well, the main reason is that my companion has some grudges with Senior Li Qiushui."

While the father and daughter were chatting, Ling Yun had been observing Li Liangzuo's inner thoughts and noticed that he seemed to be constantly wary of Li Qiushui, and there didn't seem to be any scenes of deep mother-son affection. Combining this with Tong Piaoyun's words, and based on the principle that the one who understands you best is always your enemy, Ling Yun speculated that the relationship between this mother and son was probably not much different from that between Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu.

Li Liangzuo was not entirely thinking of his daughter's best interests, but rather wanted to use the marriage proposal to reach an agreement with another country, strengthen his position in Western Xia, and thereby bring down Li Qiushui!

Chapter 286 Ling Yun's Scheme

"Oh? You have a grudge?"

Upon closer inspection, Li Liangzuo was secretly alarmed. He hadn't been able to see clearly from a distance before, but now he recognized Lingyun Yanwang's identity.

However, he remained calm and did not reveal his identity, choosing to play dumb.

However, he was still somewhat confused because Tong Piaoyun's appearance was too deceptive. She looked to be less than ten years old. How could she be related to Li Qiushui?

"Yes, just some minor grudges."

Ling Yun spoke slowly, his powerful mental control like an invisible hand enveloping Li Liangzuo, silently changing his thoughts.

Li Liangzuo felt a wave of dizziness. Having held a high position for so many years, coupled with his long-term forbearance, his willpower far surpassed that of those so-called masters, but he was still successfully brainwashed by Ling Yun in just a few words.

"You may all leave. I have something to say to this young friend."

Li Liangzuo stood with his hands behind his back, his demeanor returning to that of a king: "Take Her Highness the Princess and go back first."

"Yes!"

The guards didn't see anything wrong and left with Li Qinglu, who kept looking back.

Once everyone had left and the ice cellar door had closed again, Li Liangzuo immediately knelt on one knee and lowered his head, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness, Prince Yan!"

Tong Piaoyun stood to the side dumbfounded. She had seen people use martial arts like the Bewitching Technique to brainwash and control someone over a decade, but she had never seen someone control someone so easily after just one encounter!

"You little rascal...you're too weird!" She couldn't help but shiver, fearing that she would be brainwashed by Ling Yun if she stayed by his side.

Thinking of this, Tong Piaoyun suddenly froze, because was her closeness to Ling Yun, which seemed to be deep in her soul, also because she was being controlled by him?

Ling Yun had no time to deal with Tong Piaoyun's thought process. He walked over to Li Liangzuo and whispered some instructions, including telling his trusted confidants in the palace to prevent Li Qiushui from discovering their existence in advance.

Li Liangzuo nodded repeatedly and turned to leave.

Ling Yun turned around and saw Tong Piaoyun staring at him with an extremely complicated look in her eyes, which made him feel a little confused.

"What's wrong, Granny Tong?"

"You, don't come here!"

Tong Piaoyun was startled when she saw him approaching and exclaimed in surprise, which made Ling Yun stop in his tracks.

"No, what's wrong with you?"

"Let me tell you, although I'm not as strong as you right now, you can't control me!"

Tong Piaoyun covered her chest with her hands, her eyes filled with unease and fear. In the end, she simply closed her eyes, because she didn't know how Ling Yun was remotely controlling others. If it was through her eyes, then it would be truly impossible to defend against.

Ling Yun almost burst out laughing when he saw her inner thoughts. This [Beauty Affinity] is a passive skill. No matter how strong you are, even if you reach the Tongtian level, you still have to be conquered by yourself. Let alone a Tianshan Child Granny whose strength has just reached the third level!

The young man moved lightly, his figure appearing beside her like a phantom. He put one arm around her small body and pulled her back into his arms.

"Tong Piaoyun, you'd better put away all those little ideas of yours. I have no interest in you!"

A man's voice came from above. Tong Piaoyun opened her eyes slightly and saw him staring at her with a strange smile. Her face instantly turned red, and she stammered, "Grandma doesn't want any of your bullshit interests!"

"That's fine."

Ling Yun released her, clapped his hands, and walked straight towards the ice cellar door: "You can stay in the tent tonight, it's quite comfortable inside. Don't wander around the palace. Luckily you met Li Liangzuo, if you had met Li Qiushui, you probably wouldn't be alive!"

The door opened and closed again. Tong Piaoyun stared at the door in a daze for a moment before letting out a hum and climbing into the warm tent to rest.

Ling Yun randomly grabbed two night patrolling eunuchs on the road, asked them about Li Qinglu's room, and then pushed open the door and entered.

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"Ling Lang, shall I ask my father to cancel this marriage contest?"

Li Qinglu nestled in his arms, inhaling his pleasant scent, and whispered.

"No need. Let these small countries and forces fight among themselves for a few more days. If we cancel or announce the finding of a suitable candidate tomorrow, it might alert them and make Li Qiushui realize something is wrong."

“My grandmother…” Li Qinglu gritted her teeth and said, “She may not be a bad person at heart, but I don’t want the two of you to fight.”

Although Li Qinglu was an innocent princess, she was still very intelligent. Otherwise, she wouldn't have asked all the suitors who came to her for marriage three questions in the original story in order to find her dream man.

She may not have a deep understanding of the national situation, but she has learned a thing or two from what she has seen and heard. She naturally knows that her father is actually just a king who is being used without real power, and the mastermind behind the scenes is her grandmother, Li Qiushui.

Ling Yun hugged her and kissed her, comforting her, "We will only be partners, not rivals."

Li Qinglu felt much more at ease and slowly fell asleep in his arms.

Ling Yun spent two days in the palace. During the day, he actively practiced the "All Rivers Run into the Sea" technique in the ice cellar, hoping to reach the state of returning to simplicity as soon as possible. The rest of the time, he practiced "Free and Easy Wind Control," and finally managed to barely reach the Great Perfection level. Now, even if he were blindfolded and attacked by experts of the same level, he could dodge half of their attacks. Moreover, in terms of speed alone, apart from Fei Dian, probably no one in the world could catch up with him.

Tong Piaoyun drinks animal blood every day to speed up the recovery of her martial arts skills. Although the two do not communicate much, Tong Piaoyun will occasionally stare blankly at Ling Yun, who is sitting cross-legged. After she comes to her senses, she will pat her face, mutter a few curses, and continue to regulate her breathing.

That evening, Li Qinglu, longing for her lover, couldn't resist sneaking off to the ice cellar to find Ling Yun. She was discovered by Li Qiushui, who was watching her unusual behavior in the palace, and the latter followed her.

When she peeked through the slightly ajar door and saw her old acquaintance Tong Piaoyun and the exceptionally handsome young man, Gu Bo's calm heart suddenly pounded!

boom!

The ice cellar door was pushed open by a powerful force, and a woman dressed in a plain white silk dress walked in barefoot. She was stunningly beautiful, with a captivating figure, and her every step seemed to bloom like a lotus flower, exuding an aura of ethereal beauty and icy coldness.

"Step by step, lotus blossoms bloom?" Tong Piaoyun almost stopped breathing when she saw her junior sister whom she hadn't seen for many years. She said in an incredulous tone, "You bitch, you're actually going to reach that legendary realm before me!?"

"Senior sister, how have you been?"

Li Qiushui's voice was husky and sexy, immediately attracting Ling Yun's attention. Their eyes met, and the former revealed a charming smile.

"I never imagined that the dignified Prince of Yan would actually hide in my Western Xia palace and have an affair with my little granddaughter."

"Grandma!"

Li Qinglu, who was originally in Ling Yun's arms, immediately jumped out after hearing her words, lowering her head as if she had committed some serious mistake.

"My name is Ling Yun. I greet Senior Li Qiushui."

"Ling Yun? Does His Majesty the Prince of Yan intend to conceal his identity?"

"I simply didn't want to deceive you with a false name, senior." After saying this, Ling Yun took out the Seven Treasures Ring and showed it to Li Qiushui by opening his palm.

As he expected, Li Qiushui's eyes widened instantly upon seeing the ring, and she was about to come over when Tong Piaoyun stopped her.

"Where did you get this ring from!"

Chapter 287 Li Qiushui

Tong Piaoyun remained silent. She wanted to lie to Li Qiushui and say that Wu Yazi was dead, so she passed the ring to Lingyun, hoping to make Li Qiushui heartbroken. Then she would go back with Lingyun and spend the rest of her life with Wu Yazi.

However, after spending the last few days with him, she realized that Ling Yun's ideas were completely different from hers, and that he was incredibly powerful and she couldn't control him. So she didn't dare to speak recklessly, lest Ling Yun do something to her in a fit of anger, and then she would have nowhere to cry.

"This ring was naturally given to me by Wuyazi."

Ling Yun put the ring on his finger and smiled at Li Qiushui, saying, "You should know what this represents."

Li Qiushui struggled for a moment, then finally knelt down and said, "Greetings, Sect Leader!"