Shocking! Five men are in love with the same woman!

Upon hearing this, the King of Beili's lips curled up slightly, revealing a faint smile.

His eyes flashed with a complex light, showing both admiration for Lingyan and deep thought about the situation: "You're right, that's true. If I don't want to target the Yao family, no matter how you provoke me, even if I'm forced to confront them, I will still stop maintaining appearances with them afterward. It's just that I'm unwilling to."

The voice of the Northern King was steady and powerful, as if stating an unalterable fact.

His gaze fell on Ling Yan again, his eyes filled with admiration: "Your skill lies in seeing through my thoughts perfectly, which is why you were able to devise such a plan. You knew my fear of the Yao family and that I would take action against them sooner or later, so you cleverly used this to escalate the conflict between me and the Yao family, thereby achieving your goal."

He sighed softly and continued, "Your wisdom and strategy are simply beyond my wildest admiration. You are able to accurately grasp everyone's thoughts and find the most favorable time and method to achieve your goals. You are like a master chess player, strategizing and controlling the whole game. So it is not unjust for me to lose."

At this point, he stared intently at Lingyan and smiled, "So, the victor is king and the loser is villain. I have nothing to complain about in losing to you. That's why I've decided to remove the curse from you. Although I had considered not removing the curse so that you would remember me for the rest of your life, even if you only remember me with hatred, I then wondered if that was really the way I wanted to be remembered. Would I want to be hated by you for the rest of my life? In the end, I realized I didn't want that, so I decided to remove the curse from you and let you remember my kindness in the end."

Upon hearing this, Lingyan's lips curled into a mocking smile, her eyes filled with disdain: "You are truly arrogant and laughable. Even if you really don't remove the curse from me, I won't remember you for the rest of my life, nor will I hate you for the rest of my life, because I simply don't care about people who are not my concern."

Her voice was clear and firm, like a cold wind on a cold night, chilling one's heart.

She then added dismissively, "How important do you think you are in my life? You're nothing but a fleeting passerby."

Her gaze was piercing as she stared intently at the Northern King: "Also, you don't really think that there's no way to cure this curse except for you, do you? I will find a way to cure it myself, so I will not accept your favor. I will find a way myself."

She paused slightly, then continued, "Although this Gu is powerful, I believe that there is a way to break it. I will search far and wide for renowned doctors and consult ancient books and documents, and I will surely find a way to cure it."

Lingyan's eyes revealed a resolute determination: "Therefore, I will not be bound by this little Gu worm, nor will I be moved by your so-called good intentions. So, King Bei Li, don't think you can control everything. In this world, no one can force me to do anything. My fate has always been in my own hands."

Upon hearing this, the Northern King laughed self-deprecatingly, "Heh, an unrelated person? It seems I was just being presumptuous."

His smile was tinged with bitterness, and his once ardent gaze had dimmed somewhat.

He shook his head slightly, as if trying to dispel the disappointment in his heart.

However, after only a moment, his eyes hardened again and he said, "However, I am going to remove the curse from you and make you owe me this favor."

His tone carried a hint of stubbornness, like a child who refused to admit defeat: "I am not willing to be so easily ignored by you. I want you to know that my existence is not meaningless. I want you to remember everything I have done for you."

He stared intently at Ling Yan, his gaze burning like a flame.

"Even if you don't appreciate it, even if you treat me as a stranger, I will still do it, because this is my decision, my will, and I will not change my mind because of your refusal."

The voice of the Northern King was powerful and resonant, echoing in the air.

But Lingyan still didn't react after hearing this.

Her face was as cold and aloof as ice, and her eyes were completely devoid of emotion.

In her mind, the actions of the Northern King were nothing more than his wishful thinking.

He wanted to remove the curse from her, and she couldn't ask for more.

But he wanted her to remember his kindness and appreciate his affection.

Sorry, that's not possible.

After today, she will forget him and never think of him again.

After all, she was such a ruthless and cold-hearted woman.

She didn't speak again. The King of Beili looked at her, a hint of pain flashing in his eyes.

This woman is utterly heartless, her heart is as hard as iron.

But in the end, he still wanted to know an answer.

His voice trembled slightly, and his eyes, filled with expectation, fixed on her as he asked, "I know you dislike me, even loathe me, but don't you have even a shred of pity for me? Not even for a moment?"

His words revealed an almost desperate longing, like a drowning person desperately grasping at the last straw.

Lingyan was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

Then he threw his head back and burst into deafening laughter, "Hahahaha!"

The laughter seemed to pierce the clouds and echo throughout the entire space.

Her eyes flashed with a cold light, like a chilling wind in the night, sending a chill down one's spine: "Compassion? How laughable!"

Seeing Ling Yan's reaction, the Northern King felt a sudden pang in his heart, and almost couldn't breathe.

His face turned pale instantly, and the expectation that had been shining in his eyes flickered like a candle in the wind, almost going out.

Just then, Ling Yan quickly stood up and walked aggressively towards him.

Her movements carried a resolute power, like a gust of wind sweeping in.

Then she gripped his collar tightly, so tightly that it seemed she wanted to tear his clothes to shreds.

Her eyes were filled with hatred, a hatred as intense and fiery as a raging fire.

Her tone was utterly cold as she stared at him, questioning him word by word: "Do you know how much I hate you? You launched two attacks against the Great Zhao Dynasty in alliance with the northern and southern borders, resulting in the deaths of countless soldiers of our Great Zhao. How many tens of thousands of our sons and daughters have sacrificed their lives in these two wars? Don't you know that yourself?"

Her voice trembled slightly, a sign of extreme anger.

“Those are countless vibrant lives. They had their own families and their own dreams. They went to the battlefield without hesitation to defend their country, but they lost their lives forever because of your ambition. Their blood stained the earth, and their corpses piled up like mountains. Have you ever thought about how their families must bear this immense pain?”

Her eyes were glistening with tears, a testament to her grief for the fallen soldiers.

"And have you not calculated how many civilians you have slaughtered? Those innocent people, they were just living ordinary lives, but they suffered annihilation because of the war you started. Their homes were destroyed, their relatives were killed, and they struggled in fear and despair. And all of this was caused by you."

Her voice grew louder and louder, filled with accusation.

"Not to mention the various wasteful actions caused by the war. The war plunged the country's economy into crisis, the people suffered, farmland was abandoned, commerce was destroyed, and people were displaced. All of this is because of your ambition and greed."