At this engagement banquet between the Shao family and the Lin family, celebrities from the political and business circles gathered just to congratulate the newlyweds.
Du Shaen's heart ached as he looked at Shao Lin standing there expressionlessly, as if all of this had nothing to do with him, even if he was the male lead today. Moreover, he insisted that she stay by his side and held her hand tightly, as if he was afraid that she would run away. This made her feel very bitter and helpless.
Why did he have to do this? She was not the bride-to-be. Wouldn't his strange behavior cause everyone to discuss it? She really couldn't guess what he was thinking.
Three days ago, in order to save him, she had gone home to ask for help. She was forced by her sisters to stay at home and recuperate. She was unable to return to him in time. This made her very worried. She did not know what he would think.
Who knew that when she came back, everything would change. His engagement party had to be held early!
When he announced this to her expressionlessly, it was as if he had sentenced her heart to death. It hurt her so much that she almost couldn't take it. If it wasn't for the fact that she was not fated to be with him in this life, she really wanted to loudly fight for the happiness that belonged to her.
But she couldn't! She could not selfishly choose between his life and her own happiness. So what if she got his response? She wanted him to live well, and she would never change her mind.
Shao Lin knew that he couldn't fall in love, so he tried his best to suppress his feelings for Du Shaen. However, his attention still drifted to her from time to time. He saw that she was wearing a pink gown today. She looked very beautiful and moving, as cute as a doll.
Of course, he didn't ignore the other men's passionate and interested gazes on her, so he was always on guard. He wouldn't allow anyone to touch what belonged to him, and he would scare those people away with a gaze that was enough to kill. However, the little girl standing beside him did not seem to notice it at all, which made him feel a trace of satisfaction.
He knew that this was all because of his engagement today. He could see her sadness and pain.
He had wanted to question her, but as he waited, he was worried. Only then did he realize how much he cared about her.
Yes, it was! He cared about her, and he did not want to deny this fact anymore.
When she came back last night, what her sister told him made him suddenly realize something. Of course, during the time he was with her, her other sisters also warned him not to hurt their most innocent and kind sister.
It seemed that they had underestimated his strength. He had to change their wrong views, so this engagement banquet would be his last battlefield. Everything had to end here.
Shao Lin was very dissatisfied with Du Shaen's slightly furrowed brows and low head as he walked, so he silently reached out an arm and suddenly grabbed her slender waist, causing her attention to immediately return to him. She quickly glanced at him and felt a little puzzled by his suddenly darker and sharper eyes.
She wanted to remind him that today was his engagement party and that she was not the female lead. His actions had already attracted a lot of discussion from the people around him.
" You're right." But Shao Lin spoke before her," Shane, use your sensing ability well and tell me what you sensed. This way, you'll understand who our enemies are and who our friends are."”
"Oh." Dushane first responded obediently, then his eyes suddenly widened. There was a look of disbelief in his eyes as he stared at him for a long time.
He actually said "we", we! Did she hear wrongly?
Just as Du Shaen was about to raise his hand to dig his ears, Shao Lin suddenly emitted a strong sense of hostility and hatred, causing her to be stunned again. Who was it that could make him harbor such deep hatred?
Following his line of sight, Dushan saw a middle-aged man at the door. He was very strong and handsome. His facial features were exactly the same as Shao Lin's. The ruthlessness and cruelty in his eyes were not inferior to Shao Lin's. She immediately guessed that they must be father and son. Moreover, the relationship between them was not ordinary. They were no different from enemies.
Shao Lin's father was accompanied by his three wives, all of whom looked shrewd and ruthless. Behind them were the children of the wives and concubines. Looking at their snobbish appearance, one could tell that they were people who would disregard family ties and morality for their own interests.
Du Shaen suddenly felt sad for Shao Lin. It was no wonder that he had become like this today.
However, who was the one who cast the Love Locking Curse on him? Although she knew that person must be a demoness like her, but no matter what, it was impossible for her to make a move on Shao Lin! Unless something went wrong.
Just as she was thinking about this, she suddenly felt an evil aura drifting in the air, causing her body to stiffen. She immediately became alert and scanned her surroundings with a sharp gaze.
Before she could detect the source of the evil aura, Shao Lin spoke first,
"I know you must have sensed something, right?”
His question drew Dushan's attention back to him and he looked at him in surprise.
"How did you know?"
"Because my mother would definitely follow that old man in. With her personality, how could she miss a good opportunity to confront that old man?”Shao Lin said sarcastically, and the corners of his mouth curled up in disdain.
"Your mother?" Dushan followed Shao Lin's line of sight and saw a young woman in a black robe walking in. Her eyes widened in disbelief, and she could not help but gasp at the fact that she had sensed it.
Shao Lin did not mind her reaction and only said mockingly,""It's hard to believe that my mother looks no different from a teenage girl!”
" No..." Shawn shook his head in shock. He could not believe his mother's young appearance, but the evil aura she exuded. She was the source of the evil he was looking for, and this woman was actually Shao Lin's mother!
"Phosphorous!" She suddenly called out to him excitedly. For the first time, she lost control and grabbed his clothes forcefully. Shao Lin could not help but look at her in surprise. "Tell me, is she your biological mother?”
"That's right!" He didn't think that this fact was worth her being so surprised. She was making a fuss over nothing!
" But she is, she is..." Dushann stuttered, unable to say a complete sentence. He just widened his eyes and watched the young woman walk towards them.
Shao Lin immediately understood the reason for Dushan's loss of composure. She couldn't be blamed. Her sisters didn't tell her. No matter how strong her sensing ability was, she would only be able to sense it when she personally touched it. Moreover, ever since she got together with him, her sensing ability had deteriorated.
"Demoness."
Shao Lin casually revealed the answer, almost scaring Dushan to death." You, you…"
"How would I know, right? Actually, ever since I became sensible, I already knew everything." So I'm not surprised by your identity, but…" He suddenly looked at her and did not continue.
"But what?"
"We'll talk about this later." He had already seen the group of people walking towards them. Moreover, that old man seemed to be very dissatisfied with him hugging another woman intimately at his engagement party. The corners of his mouth could not help but curl into a contemptuous smile.
"Shao Lin!"
As expected, that damned old man was still full of energy. He roared with great strength. It seemed like he was really angry.
"Damn old man, everyone here knows my name. You don't have to introduce me loudly.”Shao Lin responded to him mockingly, coldly looking at that damned old man who was fuming with anger.
"Stop beating around the bush. Let me ask you, what kind of attitude is this?”Shao Zhengping looked at him with disapproval as he hugged Du Shaen's waist intimately." Today is your engagement party. How dare you hug another woman in front of everyone? Hurry up and let go of me. You're really embarrassing me!"”
"Shao Zhengping, do you still have the face? Didn't it disappear a few hundred years ago?”A sinister female voice interrupted them with a hateful tone.
It was that young woman!
Almost immediately, everyone's eyes turned to her. However, Du Shaen subconsciously moved in front of Shao Lin to protect him. This was because she knew who had cast the Love Lock Curse on Shao Lin. She would definitely not let this woman off, even if she had always been overly sympathetic. Moreover, Shao Lin was her biological son. Her actions were simply outrageous!
Seeing Dushan's actions, Shao Lin's heart warmed, but at the same time, it hurt. He frowned and suppressed the pain. Then he reached out and pulled Dushan to his side. He whispered in her ear,"Don't worry, I'll be fine."
"You…"
Shao Lin did not allow her to finish her sentence. He even planted a kiss on her lips in front of everyone's eyes, causing everyone to look at them with their mouths agape. This also stirred up the flames of war. This was also Shao Lin's goal.
" You…" Shao Zhengping was the one who was speechless this time. He did not expect to see Shao Lin's biological mother, Shen Fengyi, here. He had always thought that she had wandered off to some unknown place. Moreover, he had not seen her for more than ten years, but she was still so young and beautiful. However, the aura she emitted made him shiver uncontrollably.
"Why are you so surprised to see me? Are you surprised that I'm still alive?”Shen Fengyi's expression and tone were filled with hatred and viciousness, making one shudder.
" I've never thought of it that way. I just thought…" His gaze shifted to Shao Lin.
"That's right! I was the one who made Shao Lin think so. " In the past, I foolishly fought with them…" She glanced disdainfully at the women behind Shao Zhengping who had bullied her before." We got into an argument and were taught a big lesson. If it wasn't for someone who saved me that time, I would have been killed by you!”
"So you want to come back and settle scores with them now?”Shao Lin's calm voice suddenly sounded.
Shen Fengyi turned her attention to Shao Lin, but her gaze only lingered on his face for a second. She then looked at Dushan and narrowed her eyes, which were filled with intense hostility."Shane, I didn't expect you to still be by my son's side. Didn't you say that you love him? Are you trying to kill him with your love?”
As soon as she opened her mouth, she ridiculed Dushann. She thought that love in the world was simply a lie.
When Dushan heard her provocative words, his face immediately turned pale and his body trembled slightly, but she still mustered up the courage to refute,"No, I can't! It's because I love him that I won't do this. You actually put a Love Locking Curse on him. You're not worthy of being his mother!”
"Hahaha!" Shen Fengyi laughed coldly and arrogantly." I'm doing this for his own good, so that he doesn't have to suffer the pain and hurt of love in this world. Unlike you, you're only criticizing me because you want his love. Selfish little devil, if it wasn't for yourself, you wouldn't even care if he was dead or alive!”
"Of course I will!" Du Shaen's face turned red with anger." Don't be selfish and want Shao Lin to not have a taste of the beauty of love just because you were hurt by a man. This is your sorrow, and I pity you!"”
Du Shaen's righteous rebuttal made Shen Fengyi's expression turn ugly. She screamed,"I don't need your sympathy! Let me tell you, you can forget about getting what I can't get. Besides, he's my son. I can only decide what kind of life he should live. He will only be grateful to me so that he doesn't have to suffer from love!”
"Then you're really wrong. You were seriously injured and saved by the mysterious witch in black. In order to become a witch with magic and take revenge for yourself, you were willing to give up your heart and even dragged Shao Lin down with you. Don't you know that the reason why this world is worth being nostalgic for is because there are feelings in the world?”
Du Shaen's earnest words did not wake Shen Fengyi up. Instead, it made her even angrier.
"Stop pretending to be high and mighty. Let me deal with you first, then I'll settle the score with them!”As soon as she finished speaking, she immediately cast a spell and shot out a black beam of light from her palm.
Before Du Shaen could react, Shao Lin had already stood in front of her. Shen Fengyi was shocked, and Du Shaen cried out in alarm. He then chanted an incantation to block the beam of light. The black demonic light was just a little bit away from hitting his chest.
"What are you doing?" Shen Fengyi roared in exasperation. She could not believe that her son, whom she had cast a Love Locking Curse on, would actually stand in front of this little devil. Did she misjudge something?
Don't ruin my plan." Shao Lin stared at her coldly, his eyes filled with indifference.
"What?"
Shen Fengyi and Du Shaen stared at him in shock, not understanding what he was talking about.
"I don't care what grudges you have between you two. It has nothing to do with me. I just want my plan to be perfectly executed, and I won't allow anyone to ruin it. Of course, this includes you, my dear mother. If you continue to act recklessly, don't blame me for being impolite to you!”
Shao Lin completely ignored their magic and did not care about what they were saying. His indifferent and heartless expression was shocking.
Shen Fengyi was the first to lose her cool. Her expression quickly changed, and her facial features twisted as she growled,"What are you talking about? You have to know that you are my son, and I have been waiting for this moment for so many years. It's fine if you don't help me, but you want me not to ruin your plan?”
Her reprimanding words were frozen by Shao Lin's murderous gaze. She looked at him in surprise, not believing that she would be frightened by the intimidating aura he emitted. However, facing him like this, a sense of fear welled up in her heart for no reason. She did not know what was going on.
"Don't forget, you were the one who used the Love Locking Curse to lock all my emotions. If you want me to be loyal to you today, that would be a huge joke!”He gritted his teeth as he spoke. Every word he said was like an ice block that struck Shen Fengyi, making her unable to say a single word of retort.
What was going on? Dushan was confused. It seemed that Shao Lin knew more than she had imagined. If that was the case, then what was he planning? How could she not understand what they were talking about?
"It's okay if you don't understand. You just need to help me sense what those people are up to and help me settle the matter.”Shao Lin suddenly whispered to her, causing Du Shaen to jump up in fright.
Heavens! Which one of them had the sensing ability?
"Good! Then I'll deal with that group of people first." Shen Fengyi turned her attention to the Shao family, who had almost caused her to lose her life, but Du Shaen stopped her.
"No! You can't use magic to hurt ordinary humans. No matter how bad they are and how cruel they were to hurt you in the past, at least you're alive and well now. You can't hurt them!”
As soon as Du Shaen said this, Shen Fengyi immediately looked at her with a very gloomy gaze. Du Shaen could not help but take a step back and lean into Shao Lin's arms. Shao Lin saw this and whispered into her ear,"You can't even protect yourself. Who do you want to protect?”
"You…you can't say that. I can't just watch her use magic to hurt people. Magic is used to save people or protect themselves. How can she use it so casually and break the rules of us witches!”
"Humph! Shane, you're already on the verge of death and you're still pleading for others. You should think of a way to save yourself first!”Shen Fengyi still felt that it was best to get rid of Dushan first. Moreover, this was the condition of the exchange between her and her master. She would work for her and kill the enemies she wanted to deal with. In return, she could have the magic she taught and avenge herself.
" I won't allow you to touch her!" Shao Lin saw through his mother's intentions at a glance and immediately warned her.
"Lin 'er, I know what you want. Isn't that simple? As long as I help you, you can get whatever you want. You don't need the help of this little witch at all.”
"I think you still don't understand." Shao Lin was still standing in front of Du Shaen. His expression was extremely cold and gloomy. He looked at his mother as if he was looking at an enemy. "I told you not to touch her. I mean it.”
"I really don't understand." Shen Fengyi didn't believe that Shao Lin really wanted to protect Du Shaen because she was very confident in the effects of the Love Locking Curse. If he really fell in love with Du Shaen, how could it not flare up? Unless he had other motives, but wouldn't it be the same with her help? Moreover, she was confident that her magic power was definitely above Dushan's. With her promise, what else did Shao Lin have to insist on?
"Because no one is allowed to bully her except me!”
As soon as he said this, everyone was stunned. What did she mean by only he could bully her?
"Actually, you're right. In this world, only you have the power to hurt me, and you really did it.”Dushane muttered softly. She had overestimated her place in his heart. Today, he had been cursed with the Love Locking Curse. If he had any feelings for her, he would have vomited blood and died from the pain. How could he hurt her so calmly and mercilessly?
Hearing Du Shaen's words, Shao Lin's body stiffened slightly, and then he returned to his usual cold and heartless expression. However, this did not escape Shen Fengyi's eyes.
A trace of doubt flashed across her eyes, and she immediately blamed herself for being overly suspicious. No one could break the Love Locking Curse unless the person voluntarily broke free. However, the only outcome of breaking free was to vomit blood and die.
Shao Lin didn't even show any signs of pain, which meant that he didn't have any feelings for Du Shaen at all, so she immediately said arrogantly,"Lin 'er, it's not that I, as your mother, am deliberately going against you, but this is my mission. I have to complete it. Moreover, I just don't want to hurt you, but it's not that I can't deal with you.”
"That's right! This is a problem between us, and I believe you don't want to hurt your son, so let's go out and solve it!”Dushan said anxiously. She didn't want to hurt so many innocent people, nor did she want to scare them. So, when Shen Fengyi used her magic, she had already put them into a coma. However, if he really wanted to exchange blows with her, he had to go outside to avoid accidentally hurting others.
Of course, Shen Fengyi knew why Du Shaen said that. She couldn't help but mock her maliciously."You're really embarrassing us witches. Witches don't have compassion, you're the softest. However, that was useless. Not only would it not save your life, but it would also make you die faster!”She seemed to be very clear about her weakness and was very proud that she was not her opponent at all. This was because her infatuation with Shao Lin was an obstacle to her magic cultivation.
In order to lure her out of this place, Du Shaen immediately chanted an incantation and used the Instant Teleportation Technique. She did not expect Shao Lin to actually hug her slender waist tightly and come to an empty space with them.
" You…" Dushan looked at him in surprise.
"You ruined my plan!" Shao Lin only said this lightly, completely ignoring her surprise.
"Lin, go away. I don't want you to get hurt. If you're really worried about your plan, after we're done fighting, you can still get engaged to Miss Lin as planned. Things won't be affected at all because when they wake up later, they won't remember that they were asleep.”Dushan explained to him, but he could not help but feel a sharp pain in his heart. Could it be that they really couldn't continue their love from a thousand years ago in this life? Fate deliberately played a prank on him, causing him to be under the Love Locking Curse. In this life, he would forget her and the love between them.
If that was the case, then…" Lin, I…"
She originally wanted to ask him if he was still indifferent to her after spending so much time with her. However, when she thought about how he had vomited blood for no reason twice in a row, she swallowed her words back.
Big idiot! What if he vomited blood again? Was she trying to kill him? But why did he suddenly vomit blood for no reason?
In the blink of an eye, Dushan seemed to have suddenly realized something and smiled happily.
She was really an idiot! Why didn't she think that he would vomit blood because he was in love with her? So he wasn't completely heartless to her, and if it weren't for the Love-Locking Curse, they might have already…She laughed even more happily at the thought.
She suddenly stopped talking, and a strange smile appeared on her face, making Shao Lin feel that something was wrong. He could not help but say to her in a vicious voice,"Why did you suddenly laugh like that?”This side of her gave him a very strange reaction. It was like a butterfly spreading its wings in his heart.
" I..." Dushan had the urge to hug him. After this incident, she realized that if she wanted to do something, she had to do it immediately. Otherwise, it would be too late to regret it. If she had known earlier, she would not have made a thousand year pact with Shao Lin. She would have made Shao Lin stay a thousand years ago no matter what.
Because of this feeling, she suddenly became bold. She stood on her tiptoes and tried her best to press her lips against his. She hugged him tightly before retreating. Then, she smiled and said to him,"Because I love you, because I feel so happy.”
"What? What did you say?" For the first time, Shao Lin was made to look like an idiot by her words and attitude. He was so confused that he lost his composure. He only felt that the satisfied expression on her face was really charming.
Why did her attitude suddenly change? He remembered that she had said that she loved him before, but her tone was not like this. It was as if she had already received his love. It was simply baffling! "You'd better make yourself clear.”
"You know that your mother has placed a Love Locking Curse on you and you can't fall in love for the rest of your life. Although I don't want you to suffer any harm because of me, you vomited blood twice because of me. Doesn't this mean that I hold more weight in your heart than others?!”
Shao Lin glared at her and suddenly felt that the blissful smile on her face was an eyesore, so he shouted at her cruelly,
"Idiot woman! Who vomited blood for you? You don't even know what's going on and you're already so smug.”
"What did you say?" Dushan's face turned pale. He couldn't believe what he said.
Without looking at her expression, Shao Lin continued to say cruelly,"Don't forget who I'm getting engaged to. If I really fall in love with you, my bride should be you. However, I've said before that you're asking for trouble if you want to seek love from an unintentional person like me!”
"No!" She knew that he had deliberately hurt her so cruelly, but she did not understand why he would do that. She lowered her head and let her hair cover her face, covering her sad tears.
Suddenly, Du Shaen looked up at Shao Lin affectionately." No matter what you say, I still love you. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to stay by your side and love you forever. But clearly, it was time to end it now, wasn't it?”
He hated her affectionate and regretful look, and he didn't understand what she was thinking. Could it be that she still refused to give up even though he had said it so heartlessly? I really can't stand this little devil!
"Are you trying to kill me?" Shao Lin's heart suddenly ached because of the tears on her face. Damn woman, must he repay her tears with blood?
"No, don't get emotional! I'd rather you be heartless and loveless to me for the rest of your life than have you die! However, if you really want to live your life without love, it would be too cruel for you. What's the difference between you and a walking corpse? I don't want you to live like this!"
"What do you want to do?" The resolute expression on her face suddenly shocked Shao Lin, causing a strong sense of unease to rise from the bottom of his heart. His heart couldn't take it anymore, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
Seeing him like this, Dushann quickly stopped the bleeding and used magic to seal his movements, making him unable to move. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to do this, but I don't want you to get hurt.”
Shao Lin stared at her with his eyes wide open in disbelief. Then, he narrowed his eyes and stared at her for a long while. Then, he suddenly remembered what her elder sister had told him before, causing him to shout,"Shane, let me go!"
"No!" Dushan's senses suddenly became extremely sensitive. He immediately sensed Shao Lin's thoughts. Because he had fallen in love, the connection between them had become smooth. She seized this opportunity and would not let him retreat even if she died.
"Damn it! Shane, let go of me and stop sensing my thoughts!”
"I can't do it!" At this moment, Dushan knew that he knew everything and had fallen in love with her. He was fine just now because of his sister's magic. In addition, his control of his emotions had already reached the acme of perfection. This was nothing to him.
However, her dejection just now still made his heart ache, causing his emotions to surge. The Love Lock Spell broke through his sister's magic in an instant, causing his heart to throb in pain. Once there was a gap in his emotions, Dushan would be able to sense him.
This was what Shao Lin had always wanted to avoid, so he was trying his best to control his emotions again. However, he could not defeat Dushaen's firm perception and her decision. This made Shao Lin very anxious and angry. "Shane! I'm warning you, if you dare to do that, when I can move again, I'll definitely spank your butt!”
His threats did not shake Dushan at all. Although she usually looked weak, once she became stubborn, no one could compare to her. No matter who persuaded her, it was difficult to change her determination.
"I knew it. Big Sis told you everything. Since you already know what I'm going to do, then give me your blessings!”
"Blessing my ass! I don't want you to do this, do you hear me? Don't think that I'll be grateful to you for doing this!”
"I don't want your gratitude. I just want you to live like a real person and live well.”
The determined expression on her face seemed to tell him that no one or anything could change her decision. He was so angry that he could not help but spit out another mouthful of blood." You're so cruel!”
Shao Lin's words stunned Du Shaen. He shook his head and said,""It's useless. I won't change my decision because of this.”
She turned to face Shen Fengyi and said with a determined attitude,""Come on! Didn't you want to kill me to complete your mission? What are you still doing there? Hurry up and do it!"
Seeing the determination and seriousness in her eyes and face, Shen Fengyi was stunned for a moment before she smiled darkly." You're asking for it, don't blame me!"”
" You're not allowed to touch her!"#
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