Mo Yan firmly pressed one hand against the door behind Zhao Shuning.
His eyes turned extremely sinister.
With the other hand, he roughly grabbed at Zhao Shuning's clothes.
As if about to tear them down.
"Rip—" With a sound, half of Zhao Shuning's sleeve was torn off by Mo Yan's brute force.
Zhao Shuning quickly kicked out with her foot.
Even her master had never touched her. How could she let Mo Yan touch her?
Bah, no. Even if her master had touched her, she still wouldn't let Mo Yan touch her.
Mo Yan winced in pain, covered his lower body and squatted on the ground.
Zhao Shuning looked at the tattered half of her clothes.
"Mo Yan, your actions really disgust me."
Zhao Shuning walked out and slammed the door shut.
The maids guarding outside saw this and all lowered their heads, not daring to step forward to inquire.
Zhao Shuning returned to her room.
By this time, Luo Qiu had already woken up. Her eyes were flustered and helpless as she looked around, as if searching for someone.
When she saw Zhao Shuning, she finally let out a sigh of relief.
It was as if a heavy burden had been lifted off her.
"Sister, it's really you."
Seeing Zhao Shuning come back, Luo Qiu quickly sat up. Although she was injured, at the moment she saw Zhao Shuning, the pain from these injuries seemed to disappear.
At this moment, Luo Qiu's eyes were no longer as pure as before.
"Sorry, Yan'er—"
The woman on the bed moved her lips and then smiled bitterly. "Sister, you don't have to hide it from me. I already know everything."
"You know?"
Luo Qiu nodded.
"Since you left, the mark on my body has never disappeared. At first, I thought that it would be okay after some time. But I was wrong."
Zhao Shuning frowned.
She said in a low voice, "You must blame me. I didn't tell you your identity at first."
But Luo Qiu shook her head.
"I should even thank sister."
"Thank me?"
"I'm sorry, sister. Although I don't know why you were living outside, I've enjoyed the love of the Marquis's wife for nearly twenty years by taking your place. I'm sorry for you."
"What does it have to do with you? We're just pawns in this vast world. Sometimes, we simply have no control over what happens."
Luo Qiu got out of bed.
There were many bruises on her body.
"I told that man, but he didn't believe that I was Luo Qiu."
"He's just like that."
Luo Qiu said, "Sister, can you tell me the whole story in detail?"
Zhao Shuning calmed down.
"Where should I start?"
"Start from how we were swapped."
Zhao Shuning nodded.
She then told Luo Qiu everything that had happened on the full - moon banquet day and what she knew about the whole story since she returned to the Marquis's Mansion.
After Luo Qiu listened, her expression was rather desolate.
"Is that so?"
"It turns out that I'm the ill - fated star of Ruoqiang. Before, I thought I was very magnanimous for forgiving sister. Now it seems that it's me who should be forgiven."
Luo Qiu sighed.
"Yan'er."
"I shouldn't occupy the name Luo Feiyan anymore. I'll return it to sister. At that time, I was quite puzzled. Clearly, Luo Qiu was born later than Luo Feiyan, but you asked me to call you sister. It turns out that you had already told me the truth through this."
"I didn't know how to tell you at that time so that you could accept it more easily."
"Actually, your consideration was right. If I hadn't experienced so many things and you had just told me my origin directly, I definitely wouldn't have been able to accept it. Since I'm not Luo Feiyan, please call me by my name from now on."
"Xiao Qiu. Can I call you like this?"
"Of course. I'll be happy no matter how sister calls me."
Luo Qiu's face couldn't hide her desolation.
Zhao Shuning checked Luo Qiu's body and found that there was already spiritual power in her body, but no spiritual energy had been detected yet.
"You can cultivate spiritual power?"
Zhao Shuning asked in surprise.
"Yeah."
Luo Qiu withdrew her hand. Her body was cold, and her eyes were no longer as warm as before. Maybe only when Zhao Shuning was by her side would she show a bit more of a smile.
"What's wrong?"
Luo Qiu shook her head with a smile.
"It's nothing. If sister hadn't come back to save me this time, I'm afraid my life would have been nothing but bleak from now on."
"No. You'll become a legend on the Nine - Continent Continent in the future and a hero in everyone's heart."
"Does sister believe in me so much?"
Zhao Shuning nodded.
Of course she believed. She had the perspective of an all - knowing observer. She knew that one day, Luo Qiu would surely make a name for herself in the world.
Luo Qiu showed a rare smile.
"If sister weren't by my side at this moment, I would feel as if I had been abandoned by the whole world."
"No."
"How can it not be? In the end, in this world, no one but sister cares about me."
In Ruoqiang, her only hope was Ye Qingluan. But Ye Qingluan only treated her well because she thought she was her own daughter. In essence, she had just taken the place of the person her sister should have been loved by.
Father? Since her birth, he had regarded her as the ill - fated star of Ruoqiang. Not only did he never treat her well, but he also rarely showed a kind expression.
And her own biological mother, Liu Yuan, was even more cruel. She had poisoned her since childhood, preventing her from cultivating spiritual power. For her own selfish desires, she had imposed all the pressure on her. Poisoning, embroidery, and sealing. Liu Yuan never regarded her as a daughter in her heart.
Even in Loulan, she should have been regarded as the destined daughter. But after Mo Yan found out, he just couldn't accept this fact. Whether she could stay here was another matter.
Fortunately, she still had her sister. Her sister came back for her, right?
"Don't think too much. Now that you've awakened your spiritual power, practice hard from now on. Then no one will dare to bully you anymore."
Luo Qiu nodded.
"Sister."
"Hmm?"
Luo Qiu hugged Zhao Shuning's waist and said, "It's so good to have you."
Zhao Shuning smiled.
She also thought that Luo Qiu was really kind. After experiencing so many things, she was still willing to trust her so much.
"You should have a good rest. If you need anything, just call me. Lord Mo Yan just hasn't fully accepted and digested this fact for the moment. He's a man who puts the overall situation first. After he figures it out, you'll be the destined daughter of Loulan, and they'll surely treat you well."
"Yeah."
Luo Qiu nodded.
Then she lay back on the bed and gently closed her eyes.
Zhao Shuning tiptoed out of the room. The moment she closed the door.
Luo Qiu on the bed opened her eyes.
There was no longer a smile on her face.
The world treats me with pain, and I will overturn the entire Nine - Continent Continent.