Bai Zixuan's words brought Bai Hu immense comfort.
Almost subconsciously, he gathered his emotions and murmured, Yes, Sister Li'er has always treated me differently than others.
She was only willing to let me change her son's surname.
Yet she refused to let anyone else do it.
She does have me in her heart.
Seeing his receptive demeanor, Bai Zixuan smiled and said, Exactly. Such favor is something only you, the Right Protector, can receive. Others could not beg for it even if they tried.
Now that you know the Third Palace Master's entire plan, it is time for you to contribute to it.
If my expectations are correct, the Third Palace Master will undoubtedly succeed in everything. Then, our army of two hundred thousand should surrender to Ren Tianye to make him lower his guard.
You need to pay more attention to these military affairs.
Bai Hu's spirits lifted as he replied, That is a given.
Especially those ten thousand men of the Divine Machine Battalion. I will definitely organize them well. As soon as I receive word from Sister Li'er, I will immediately deliver them to Ren Tianye!
...
In the blink of an eye, three days passed.
The sky was bright with daylight.
Bright light cast a glowing square into the room, illuminating the scattered mess on the floor in minute detail.
However, the mess in the room no longer contained any of Ren Tianye's belongings.
Ren Tianye had already left.
Only Bai Li remained.
Bai Li struggled to prop herself up on her arms, barely managing to sit up in bed. Her entire body ached so much she felt like she was dying!
Three days!
She had not treated herself like a human being!
And Ren Tianye had not treated her like one either!
She was almost dead!
Fortunately, the first step was complete!
Although it is painful, what does this suffering matter if it means avenging Brother Ye Fan?
Bai Li cheered herself on in her heart.
She struggled to her feet and dressed herself.
She walked out into the courtyard.
Having not seen the sun for three days, she only now realized how beautiful and clear the sunlight was as it met her eyes.
Her mood also lightened a bit.
However, her obsession with taking revenge on Ren Tianye deepened even further.
Next, it is time for the second step!
A maid walked over carrying new clothes. After bowing, she said, Madam, the Duke asks that you change into these clothes and proceed to the main hall for a meal.
Bai Li narrowed her eyes slightly.
She looked at the garments, which were clearly made of the finest materials.
Did Ren Tianye have these specially made day and night just to please me?
Hmph!
Snorting coldly in her heart, Bai Li took the clothes and then, under the maid's shocked gaze, threw them fiercely to the side.
Ma... Madam...
Tell Ren Tianye that I married him because I chose to, but it was not for these clothes. I do not care for them at all!
The maid's eyes widened even more.
She did not quite understand these words, and what she understood even less was...
They were newly married, yet she threw away the clothes the Duke sent right on the spot?
No, that was the Duke!
He controlled the military power both inside and outside the capital, second only to one man and above ten thousand. Was this not... simply courting death?
But what the maid expected even less were Bai Li's next words.
Go, tell Ren Tianye not to put on airs with me!
If he wants to see me, he can come in person.
I, Bai Li, will not submit to him, and I will not go to see him!
I do not have the time for that!
Terrified, the maid did not dare delay and immediately went to report.
Bai Li's mood instantly improved a bit.
By taking this step, Ren Tianye would surely feel a sense of losing control. He would definitely come to see her and try to figure out her thoughts.
Then she could plant an even deeper thorn in Ren Tianye's heart.
However...
Bai Li guessed the beginning correctly, but she guessed the ending wrong.
Ren Tianye did indeed come.
He did not come alone, but with a grand procession of maids and older female servants.
Moreover, Ren Tianye's eyes were cold.
His tone was even colder.
You refuse to wear the clothes?
Completely unaware that something was wrong, Bai Li retorted directly, What business is it of yours whether I like to wear those clothes or not?
Do not think you can take it upon yourself to arrange everything for me!
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the room instantly plummeted.
However, a smile appeared on Ren Tianye's face.
Not bad, not bad at all. Quite the personality.
It is just a pity that the Duke's estate does not need a woman with personality.
Someone, teach her the rules of the Duke's estate!
Two older female servants immediately stepped forward.
They raised their hands to slap her.
The Duke's estate was not a military camp, so military law was not easily applied, but there were family rules. For behavior like Bai Li's, the family punishment was slapping.
Thus, the two older servants positioned themselves, one holding Bai Li down while the other swung her palm with full force.
Smack!
Smack!
Smack!
After three slaps, Bai Li's tears burst out from the pain, but her eyes also widened in shock.
This was wrong.
This was all wrong!
Why was she being slapped?
At a time like this, should not Ren Tianye be feeling a sense of losing control, thereby feeling even more that she was different from others?
Why...
Why were they hitting her?
This was completely different from what she had imagined!
While Bai Li was being beaten, Ren Tianye turned and walked away. He had lost most of his interest in Bai Li. After all, during those three days of not treating her like a human, he had already coaxed everything he wanted to know out of her mouth.
He had roughly figured out the situation of the Lin Family Army.
He could only say that each detail was more absurd than the last.
And in the end, they had actually let Bai Li take power!
All because Bai Li had obtained the token outside the capital.
It truly astounded him.
Now that he understood the situation with the Lin Family Army, Ren Tianye knew exactly how to handle things. As long as Bai Li did not die, and as long as she could write a letter to the Lin Family Army outside the city according to his demands, those two hundred thousand troops, especially the ten thousand men of the Divine Machine Battalion, would be his!
That was enough!
If Bai Li cooperated properly, he would not mind keeping a beautiful flower in his estate. After all, not just anyone could give him an experience where he did not need to treat them like a human.
But Bai Li was not cooperating!
Then he would make her cooperate!
Thus, as he left, Ren Tianye added one more instruction.
Make sure this woman properly learns the rules of my Duke Ren's estate!
Yes, Your Grace!
Having received their orders, the two older servants struck with even more vigor.
Slap after slap fell, and Bai Li's cheeks swelled up high.
She grimaced in agony, feeling pain that pierced her to the core.
But what hurt more than her body was her heart.
She could not figure it out. Why did it not work?
When she tested it on the Right Protector Bai Hu, the results were excellent!
Why... did it not work on Ren Tianye?
It seems I can only skip this first step and proceed directly to the next ones!
Bai Li made up her mind!
And the next step was...
Treating everyone else with gentleness, but remaining as cold as frost only to Ren Tianye!
Therefore, Bai Li forced a smile and, looking at the two older servants who had just been slapping her, asked with a face full of gentleness, Do your hands hurt?
...
lity and could only live as an ordinary mortal. He only wished to live a peaceful life. Yet he didn't know— The dog he adopted, because it ate his food, became a legendary demon king. The kitchen knife he casually forged became a peerless divine weapon, causing numerous experts to fight desperately for it. The young disciple he took in became an immortal lord that led an era, due to cultivating the techniques Ye Feng taught him. Even the skeletons he looked down on the most were ominous demon kings that suppressed countless worlds. Many years later, looking at the void shattered with a punch, Ye Feng murmured to himself: It turns out the peerless kings were myself all along...
with countless casualties. As a top-tier gamer, Liu Xuan volunteered to join the fight, intending to dominate with his skills, but instead he obtained the hidden class: [Pacifist]. Unable to attack. Unable to use active skills. Fortunately, with each level gained, he acquired a new passive skill. And so, armed with a body full of passives, Liu Xuan slaughtered his way through the battlefield of ten thousand races! [You attacked Liu Xuan] [You gained the debuffs: 'Poison', 'Fear', 'Burning', 'Bleeding', 'Freeze', 'Silence', etc.] [Your attack speed has been reduced by 99%] [Your armor and magic resistance have been reduced by 99%] Warriors of the Ten Thousand Races: How the hell am I supposed to fight this?!
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
