The commotion outside grew louder and louder.
However, the face of the young boy on the bed grew paler and paler.
Was he her younger brother?
He was Ye Xingchen!
Zhao Shuning got up. She looked at this face. He resembled Ye Ling in so many ways.
But at this moment, Zhao Shuning was more cautious.
So far, except for her master, no one knew that she was Ye Ling, the female emperor sixteen years ago. Still, she was extremely careful.
She took out a dagger from her sleeve.
"I'm sorry."
The cold dagger touched the young boy's finger. The boy on the bed only felt a sharp pain in his finger and then fell into a deep sleep again.
Zhao Shuning used a jade bottle to catch the blood from the finger.
Then, she used her spiritual power to enter the blood and check its composition.
The bloodline of the Ye family was naturally different from others.
Just as Zhao Shuning had discovered on the island, if he was truly Ye Xingchen, then in addition to the Ye family's bloodline, his body would also have a certain resistance to the forget - me - not grass on the island.
When Zhao Shuning opened her eyes again, her expression was filled with shock and delight.
It was him, really her younger brother Ye Xingchen.
Who had hurt him so badly?
"Senior Zhao, we've shown you everything you wanted to see and told you everything you needed to know. Now, can you let us search the courtyard?"
When Lin Siyuan brought his men, they surrounded the Zhao family's courtyard tightly. If Ye Xingchen had fled here, he must still be in the courtyard and hadn't left.
Zhao Xue also thought that the family's dignity had been maintained to a certain extent, so he stepped aside and was about to let Lin Siyuan in.
But at this moment, a voice came from behind Lin Siyuan.
"Uncle, why are you making such a racket so early in the morning and disturbing people's sleep?"
It was Zhao Shuning.
Just now, she had rushed back to her room, and then, slowly opened the door and walked out.
When the young girl appeared, she was wearing a crescent - white long dress.
The upper part of her hair was gently coiled up, while the lower part cascaded down to her waist. The young girl's appearance was extremely beautiful. Once one looked at her, it was hard to look away.
She stretched lazily.
Her lazy look still attracted the sideways glances of many purple - clad people.
This young girl should be less than eighteen years old now. She was already so beautiful. If she reached eighteen, she might become a peerless beauty.
Lin Siyuan was used to seeing all kinds of beautiful women. However, he had never seen a young girl like Zhao Shuning in his life, who was natural and yet as beautiful as a lotus emerging from the water.
However, Lin Siyuan was the most valued son of Lin Feng after all, and his ability was also very outstanding.
He was in a daze for only a moment.
"Shuning, did we wake you up?"
Zhao Shuning nodded, and then showed a surprised expression, as if she had just noticed so many outsiders present.
"What are you people from the Lin family doing in my Zhao family?"
"How does the young lady know that I'm from the Lin family?"
Zhao Shuning closed the front of her clothes.
Leaning half of her body against the pillar outside the door, she smiled beautifully.
"Among the four great families, the disciples of the An family all wear white clothes. The Yuan family mainly wears red clothes. The now - extinct Wang family had blue as the main color. The Lin family, from top to bottom, all their disciples wear purple clothes. Who else but the Lin family would dare to come to my Zhao family to look for someone so early in the morning and still wear purple clothes?"
When the young girl spoke, her eyes didn't even look at Lin Siyuan.
She leaned against the pillar as if she was talking to the air.
"If we've caused any trouble, later, I, Lin Siyuan, will naturally apologize to the Zhao family. Now, I won't talk to the young lady any more."
After Lin Siyuan finished speaking, he straightened his body and said to the people behind him, "Enter the courtyard and search."
"Who dares!"
Zhao Shuning got up. In an instant, her body was at the door of Zhao Huai's courtyard. The door was tightly closed.
In front of the courtyard, there were no less than a hundred purple - clad people.
"Miss Zhao, don't push people too far."
"Is it me pushing people too far? Or is the Lin family acting recklessly with impunity? Young Master Lin, you should know better than me."
"I'm Lin Siyuan, the legitimate heir of the Lin family. Miss Zhao, you'd better think it over. If you fall out with my Lin family, then the transaction between your husband's family, the Xie family, and the Lin family may have to be stopped."
Husband's family? The Xie family?
This Lin Siyuan had mistaken her for Zhao Xiangxiang.
Hearing this, Zhao Xue quickly stepped forward and said, "Young Master Lin may have misunderstood. This is our youngest daughter of the Zhao family - Zhao Shuning, not Xiangxiang."
"Are you Zhao Shuning?"
There was finally a bit of disbelief in Lin Siyuan's eyes at this moment.
Before, he had also heard of Zhao Shuning's reputation.
At such a young age, she had already caused quite a stir in the jianghu. Some of the things she did even challenged Lin Siyuan's status.
He remembered his mother saying that Zhao Shuning was just a country girl. Although her facial features were not bad, she didn't fall into the category of beauties.
However, the young girl in front of him.
Was completely different from the Zhao Shuning his mother had described.
In fact, she was more stunning than all the beautiful women Lin Siyuan had ever seen.
"Are you Zhao Shuning?"
"Yes, it's me."
"You're a bit different from what I imagined. My mother quite appreciates you."
"Beauty Xiao, I also have a good impression of her."
At first, Lin Siyuan thought that since Zhao Shuning was so outstanding in spiritual power attainment, she must be an unkempt, slovenly woman who was completely devoted to spiritual power cultivation.
Now it seemed that his previous views were rather narrow.
If Zhao Shuning grew up, she would surely be pursued by countless men on the Kyushu Continent.
"So? Can I go into this courtyard to check? I promise the young lady that I will never touch anything inside."
Zhao Shuning was smiling sweetly.
A smile also appeared on Lin Siyuan's lips.
Just as he was about to give the order to enter again.
Zhao Shuning suddenly said, "No."
No?
"Why?"
Lin Siyuan's tone became a bit stiff.
The speed at which this young girl changed her expression was really fast. Zhao Shuning's tone was even more firm and cold.
"This is my home. If I don't want you to go in, you can't go in. Why? Do I need a reason?"
"Miss Zhao, you'd better think it over?"
"I've thought it over clearly."
Spiritual power was surging in Lin Siyuan's hand.
Zhao Shuning still half - leaned against the door. She casually raised her hand, and a blazing blue - purple flame ignited in her hand.
A huge spiritual power aura rushed towards them.
Because of the quarrel outside, Zhao Zheng and Lin Min'er also got out of bed, dressed up, and rushed over.
As soon as she saw Zhao Shuning, Lin Min'er asked in a hurry, "What's going on?"