The Emperor's Domineering Favor, the Evil Consort's Unparalleled Reign

"Let me out! Let me out! I'm not Ying Li! I'm not! I'm really not! Why do you all think I'm Ying Li?! With someone like her, why does everyone want to be her replacement?! I'm Yu Qingdai, Yu Qingdai of Zizhu Gorge in Nan'an Kingdom, not the Ying Li you're talking about! Let me out! Let me out!" Yu Qingdai pounded on the door, her elbows slightly red with a few specks of blood. Her face was pale, her eyes were red-rimmed, and anger burned in her chest, with nowhere to vent her resentment.

"Heh, who said we arrested you because we thought you were Ying Li?! Ying Li is a treasure of the Ghost Realm. How could you, a villain from the Spirit Realm tainted with blood snake venom, compare to her?! If you hadn't offended us, who would have thought of arresting you? We would have let you suffer the consequences in Demon Man Ridge long ago!"

"Exactly! Look at yourself! You can't compare to Ying Li at all. She's naturally beautiful, with a pure and lovely face. She can be glamorous or aloof, it doesn't matter. Look at you, so stupid and clumsy! I don't know who would be blind enough to like you!"

"Speaking of which, you're not bad looking, but don't compare yourself to others, you can't! You can't even compare to a toe! Hahahaha..."

"..."

Several servants, who were watching the commotion, stared at Yu Qingdai's face, pointing and whispering. Seeing her expression grow increasingly unpleasant, they burst into laughter. They were overjoyed to be able to trample on the villains of the Spirit Realm here!

"Shut up! All of you shut up! Ah! Shut up!" Yu Qingdai screamed, covering her ears, and collapsed to the ground, tears welling in her eyes. She kept shouting, but the people didn't stop. Instead, they became even more arrogant and continued to talk about Yu Qingdai.

"What are you crying for?! You, a villain from the Spirit Realm, have been eating and drinking well here for days, and none of us have cried. If our master hears you crying and shouting, you'll be in big trouble!"

"Hey~ stop yelling, she's still a girl. She may not be the prettiest, but we've all been holding back for so many days. Her arrival is perfect for letting us vent! Little sister, don't cry. They're all bullying you. Be careful, your big brother will come and take care of you later!"

"That makes sense. How come I didn't think of that? Our master has always been annoyed by villains in the Spirit Realm. If we brothers deal with him, we'll relieve our master's burden! There's an order to things, so let's take turns. I want to be the first one up!"

"..."

Yu Qingdai's expression changed drastically. She crossed her arms and stared at the people in terror. "What are you going to do?! I'm from the Spirit Realm! If you touch me?! If you touch me..."

"So what if we touch you?!"

"Yi Bicheng, the young master of Tianfu, one of the nine great mansions of the Spirit Realm, he will come to avenge me! He will skin you all alive and make you suffer a terrible death!" Yu Qingdai said, trembling. She had secretly followed Yi Bicheng into the Ghost Realm. Now she only hoped that Yi Bicheng would find her and come to save her quickly. Otherwise, to preserve her innocence, she would only have one way out: death!

"Hahahaha... That's hilarious! You little brat, dressed in rags, you actually dare to talk like that? Do you even know who Yi Bicheng of Tianfu is?! He's worlds apart from you, who would bother with a little brat like you? It's beneath them! You dare to say anything, ptooey! If you're related to Yi Bicheng of Tianfu, then the Winter Prince is my cousin! You brat, see how I deal with you!"

Yu Qingdai was suddenly pulled up by the man, tears streaming down her face. As she backed away, she pleaded, "Please, let me go! I'm nothing, just a little girl. I'm no better than anyone else. I'm just an ordinary person. Please, let me go, please let me go!"

"Rip!" Yu Qingdai's sleeve was torn open, revealing her smooth arm. Her face was full of horror, shame, anger and fear. However, she could only hide. She was no match for these people!

With a determined heart, Yu Qingdai bit the man's arm, but immediately her lower abdomen was hit hard, and she fell to the ground with her body bent over, her bones creaking and a dull pain spreading throughout her body!

"You little brat, how dare you hit me! All of you, give her a good beating! Damn it, today I'm not only going to sleep with her, I'm going to take her life!"

"Ah! Ah! Stop hitting me! Stop hitting me! Ah!" Yu Qingdai covered her head and huddled by the door. Fists and kicks rained down on her like raindrops, each blow making her bones crack! The unbearable pain kept coming, and Yu Qingdai only wished that her life was long enough. If she could die in the next moment, it would end this ridiculous and turbulent life!

"Whoa! Who?! Who dares to hit me?! Who?!" The leader was kicked hard. He turned around cursing and saw Tie Zhong and Ying Li's faces. In an instant, the servants quickly knelt down. The leader hurriedly said respectfully, "So it's Miss Ying Li and Lord Tie Zhong. This girl has a foul mouth. We were just teaching her a lesson!"

Ying Li looked at Yu Qingdai's timid and cowering appearance, her face gradually turning pale. It really was Yu Qingdai. Her face was covered in wounds, and her body was dirty. She looked like she had been traveling for a long time. If Ying Li hadn't asked her to leave Nan'an Kingdom with him, Yu Qingdai might be living a good life in Nan'an Kingdom now.

Filled with guilt, Ying Li's face grew even colder. The Winter Prince wanted her to eliminate Yu Qingdai—how could that be?! How could she possibly kill the innocent Qingdai for her own sake?! For now, she had no choice but to send those people away and think of another way.

“Girl, don’t be anxious. Fu Cheng knows illusion magic. Even the Winter Prince would have difficulty distinguishing such illusions. As long as we put on a show and find someone to send Yu Qingdai away, everything will be fine,” Yin Lie reminded her from inside the Bone Ring.

Ying Li nodded and winked at Fu Cheng behind him. Fu Cheng understood and secretly gathered power in his right hand, attempting to perform a ritual.

"It's not your place to teach him a lesson. The master has his own plans! Get out of here!" Tie Zhong roared.

"Let's go, let's go! What are you all standing there for?! Let's go!"

Those people dusted themselves off, turned around and glared at Yu Qingdai, then gave Tie Zhong and Ying Li a fawning smile before leaving in no time.

Tie Zhong glanced at Yu Qingdai, who was huddled in the corner, and gestured for her to come forward. He said in a sarcastic tone, "Please come forward, Miss Yingli! If you take this girl's life, the master will no longer suspect you! This girl is extremely disrespectful to the master! She doesn't even look at herself, how dare she provoke the master, she's so ignorant!"

Upon hearing Ying Li's name, Yu Qingdai slowly turned around. The pain all over her body made her movements look ridiculous. Her face was covered in injuries, and when she saw that it was indeed Ying Li, a trace of shame flashed across her face. Why, why did Ying Li have to see her like this?!

Immediately, the shame vanished! His eyes, which were now fixed on Ying Li, were filled with hatred, a hatred that gnawed at his very bones, a hatred that wished he could skin Ying Li alive and devour him whole!

Ying Li's expression changed slightly. She hadn't expected Yu Qingdai's eyes to hold such terrifying emotions. Was this really the same innocent and naive Dai Dai from before?! What had she gone through to become so cold and sinister?!

"Ying Li?!" Yu Qingdai stood up unsteadily, wiped the blood from her face with the back of her hand, and gritted her teeth. She stared intently at Ying Li, as if she would pounce on him and bite him to death at any moment.

"Truly, fortunes change every thirty years! That little Ying Li has actually managed to curry favor with a noble person in the Ghost Realm?! I, Yu Qingdai, am truly impressed!"

"Oh~ So the two of you know each other?! Miss Ying Li, do you know each other?!" Tie Zhong seized the opportunity to probe Ying Li, his face full of cunning. He had never thought much of Ying Li, and now he was taking advantage of the situation to make her slip up. If Ying Li didn't act, she would be disobeying the Winter Prince, and she would be finished in the future!

Ying Li was astonished by Yu Qingdai's transformation. That chilling aura, those piercing words—Ying Li found it hard to believe they could come from Yu Qingdai's mouth. She couldn't acknowledge Yu Qingdai; if she did, Yu Qingdai would surely die! If Yu Qingdai didn't die, then none of the three of them—her, Fu Cheng, and Yu Qingdai—would escape!

The Winter Prince only truly believes Ying Li's surrender when her hands are stained with blood. They all know that they know Yu Qingdai, even if they don't know the details of their relationship. If Ying Li doesn't act and doesn't act on the Winter Prince's behalf, then the Winter Prince will only make things worse for the three of them. The Winter Prince doesn't trust her, and every step they take in this Ghost Realm will be doubly difficult.

"We know each other! How could we not know each other?! Huh?! Ying Li, why are you silent now?! Don't you remember back in Zizhu Gorge in Nan'an Kingdom?! It was me who helped you find the spirit stone, it was me who helped you find it. If you hadn't taken me away from Nan'an Kingdom, I wouldn't have ended up like this! And that man beside you, they mistook me for you, they captured me, don't you remember?! It's all your fault! Everything I have, it's all your fault! All my misfortunes are because of you! Ying Li, you bitch! It's all because of you!"

"Yi Bicheng loves you! He suffers for you in every way; your smile makes him happy, your tears make him sad. Wei Lingyun is his white moonlight, but what about you?! You are his cinnabar mole! All his joys and sorrows are for you! Yin Huan loves you, but what kind of person is Yin Huan?! He's even higher in status than Yi Bicheng. What kind of women hasn't he seen? Such a noble and dashing man, yet for you, he can't eat or sleep. Seeing you care about others, he never smiles! Jiang Huai loves you even more! He'd go through fire and water for you, risk his life for others for you. For you, Jiang Huai would give up anything! And that person beside you, that refined gentleman, the way he looks at you, he loves you too! Why?! Why does everyone only love you?! What am I, Yu Qingdai?! Why should I be your foil?!"

"Ying Li, say something! You used to call me your sister, and now that I'm down on my luck, you're kicking me while I'm down?! If that's how you are, why would they like you?! With such a black heart, why would they like you so much?!"

Yu Qingdai was accusing him with all her might, but Ying Li didn't blink. She turned to look at Fu Cheng, whose eyes showed some heartache and panic. He gave a bitter smile. Ying Li turned back, her indifferent eyes devoid of any color. She seemed not to recognize Yu Qingdai and said, "I have never seen you before."

With a swift movement, Ying Li gathered spiritual energy into a sword in his right hand and thrust it forcefully at Yu Qingdai. Yu Qingdai's pupils widened suddenly. She stared at Ying Li in disbelief, a hint of contempt on her lips, and a trickle of blood flowed down, staining her chin.

"Pah!" Blood sprayed onto Ying Li's face, and Yu Qingdai laughed maniacally, "What an extremely hypocritical person!"