"Ms. Lan! If this keeps up, the sisters wonât be able to stand it!"
The woman stormed into Yan Lanâs room, fiery and impatient.
But what she saw!
Shen Chuchu and Yan Lan were having lunch!
Unlike the thin, watery soup that the sisters had.
On their dining table!
There was now sea cucumber chicken soup, crispy roast duck, steamed carp, fruit salad...
She could hardly believe her eyes:
"Ms. Lan! Chuchu! You two..."
Shen Chuchu slightly furrowed her brows:
"Whatâs the matter?"
Still remaining calm, she cast the "Illusion Realm" ability.
Turning all the delicacies on the table.
Into dried radish, pickles, cabbage tofu soup...
The woman was stunned, doubting her eyes, she rubbed them hard:
"No way! Where did the roast chicken go just now?"
Yan Lan said angrily:
"Are you seeing things because youâre hungry?"
"What roast chicken? All I see is a foolish chicken rushing around!"
"Speak up! What are you barging in here for?"
Unfortunately.
The woman wasnât buying it.
She stared fixedly at Yan Lan:
"Ms. Lan, spare me!"
"Once or twice is fine!"
"But surely it canât be an illusion every time!"
Exactly!
The women have discovered Shen Chuchu and Yan Lan snacking in private!
Itâs not the first time!
Itâs just that such a scene always disappears in a flash!
Then, Yan Lan and the others would dismiss it as an illusion!
But this time!
The woman wouldnât believe them anymore!
For certain they used some trickery!
Even conceding to the worst possibility!
Even if itâs currently cabbage tofu soup!
Itâs still a thousand times better than the spoiled water they drink!
So she angrily said:
"Ms. Lan!"
"The sisters outside are drinking spoiled water to fend off hunger, some canât even drink enough!"
"And you two are here feasting like kings?"
"How can you do this?!"
Upon hearing this.
Shen Chuchu chose not to pretend anymore.
She withdrew the illusion realm.
Allowing all the fine dishes on the table to be revealed in their true form!
The aroma also seemed to be magnified a hundredfold!
This mouth-watering scene!
Made the woman gulp hard, swallowing a large mouthful of saliva!
While Shen Chuchu disdainfully glanced at her and took another bite of fruit.
With an indifferent expression, she said:
"Why are you yelling? Ms. Lan and I are core figures of the Queenâs Hall, naturally, resources should be provided to us first!"
"Are we supposed to let you all eat your fill while we starve here?"
Yan Lan said nothing, her look was cold.
But the womanâs eyes were fixed only on the roast chicken!
She couldnât see anything else!
She instinctively took a step closer to the dining table, swallowing hard, murmuring:
"No! Regardless, this is wrong!"
"Ms. Lan! Surely you donât want the sisters to find out you and Chuchu indulge like this, do you?"
"If they knew, they wouldnât be happy!"
"They might even revolt!"
...
Shen Chuchu fell silent.
And Yan Lan asked coldly:
"What do you want then?"
The womanâs eyes gradually reddened:
"I want to become a core figure of the Queenâs Hall too! I want to eat like this every meal!"
"Oh?"
Shen Chuchu glanced at her, a smirk forming at the corner of her lips:
"And why do you deserve that?"
The woman licked her lips and said:
"For my loyalty to the Queenâs Hall!"
"Furthermore! I can also control the women below!"
"Make sure they drink the spoiled water quietly without complaining ever again!"
Hearing this.
Yan Lanâs tone turned low:
"Alright, come and eat."
Shen Chuchu thoughtfully made space for her.
"Thank you, Ms. Lan!"
The woman rushed over eagerly, eyes sparkling, reaching out to grab the crispy roast duck!
But just at that moment!
Yan Lanâs eyes turned ruthless as she struck the woman with her palm!
"Ah?!"
The woman immediately fell to the ground!
Her gaze snapped out of her infatuation, becoming clear!
Her eyes filled with terror as she said:
"Ms. Lan! No! I was wrong... I was wrong..."
Unfortunately.
She got halfway through speaking.
And then felt her body go limp!
Even her bones felt like they had turned to mush!
She couldnât even stand!
Nor could she speak!
Her whole body lay paralyzed on the ground, wriggling like a snail!
Yan Lan said coldly:
"If I hadnât established the Queenâs Hall, you would have frozen or starved to death long ago, or been captured and toyed to death by those men!"
"Yet you, ungrateful people, dare to threaten me?"
"Without me, you wouldnât even get to drink slop!"
The woman was so frightened that her face was full of tears!
Yet, like a fully paralyzed person, she could not move!
She could only desperately blink!
Shen Chuchu sighed and advised:
"Ms. Lan, calm down. These people are ignorant, so just let them fend for themselves!"
"Anyway, those Ding sisters have already returned."
"In the future, we wonât need these useless ingrates!"
But Yan Lan snorted coldly:
"Those women may be useless, but for now, we canât discard them! We still need them to create momentum for the Queenâs Hall!"
"Fine! Letâs improve their meals a bit, to appease them!"
After saying this.
She glanced at the tableâthe duck bones left from their crispy roast duck meal.
Then said:
"Take these duck bones and make a pot of duck soup for them to drink! That should be enough, right?"
Shen Chuchu said, "Thatâs already doing them a favor!"
Afterwards.
Yan Lanâs gaze locked onto the woman on the ground, she said icily:
"Xinrou!"
In the next moment!
A beautiful woman, but with vacant eyes, walked in from the doorway.
Yan Lan said:
"Handle this woman!"
"Yes!"
The beautiful woman named "Xinrou" grabbed the woman on the ground and dragged her to the kitchen...
Soon after, there came the sound of chopping meat!
Not long after.
Xinrou walked out of the kitchen.
Her fair face was sprinkled with spots of crimson blood.
Yan Lan approached, gently wiping it away, her tone tender:
"Xinrou, youâre so beautiful! Even more beautiful than Leng Wei!"
"Especially because youâre more loyal, never questioning any of my decisions!"
"In fact! You donât think for yourself, only know how to execute!"
"Like a machine!"
"And this!"
"Is exactly what I need!"
"Now! I am giving you a task!"
In an instant, Yan Lanâs eyes gleamed fiercely again:
"Go to Xingfu District, kill Lin Lang, and bring back that traitor Leng Wei!"
Upon hearing this!
Shen Chuchu hurriedly said:
"Ms. Lan! Just killing that scumbag Lin Lang is too easy for him! Instead, have Xinrou kill Leng Wei and bring Lin Lang back!"
Yan Lan frowned slightly:
"Then bring them both back!"
"Yes!"
The woman named "Xinrou" nodded mechanically.
Then.
She walked out the door.
...
After Xinrou left, Shen Chuchu looked at the feast on the table but lost her appetite.
Slightly uneasy, she asked:
"Ms. Lan, Xinrou is so beautiful, wonât she also be deceived by Lin Lang?"
Yan Lan smiled slightly, confident:
"Donât worry! The chance of Xinrou being deceived by Lin Lang is even less than mine!"
"You shouldnât consider her as a person, but rather as a machine without feelings!"
"Right now, the remote control for this machine is in our hands!"
"What is there to worry about?"
The two of them cast their gaze into the depths of the room!
There was a small door.
Inside.
Was a gigantic fish tank!
The tank was filled with pale blue liquid, and inside, a naked woman was submerged!
She looked identical to the Xinrou who had just walked out!
She appeared to be sleeping.