Chapter 76: Profiting From Both Sides

Chapter 76: Profiting From Both Sides

Shangguan Ying pouted sadly, "But Father is indeed biased. Why does only my sister have a True Disciple guard from the Tianya Sword Pavilion, while I don't!"

"If I had had Young Master Qin as my guard, I wouldn't have been abducted by Sun Hongbo, nor would I have been terrified in that mansion."

"If it weren't for you, Young Master Qin, saving me, I surely wouldn't have survived."

"Even if it meant death, I would never be willing to be with Sun Hongbo!"

During the days she was imprisoned, every day felt like a year, and the fear in her heart was unbearable.

If Sun Hongbo hadn't been worried about the matter being exposed and held back for several days, he would have come to find her last night.

If those Sun Family guards hadn't been afraid that Sun Hongbo would kill them, they wouldn't have secretly made a move against her.

She would have already lost her purity.

If she were that tainted and then met her dream lover, Qin Xuan.

She would rather die!

Qin Xuan said in a deep voice, "Do you even know the inside story to be getting so angry and throwing a tantrum here? Do you think a True Disciple of the Tianya Sword Pavilion is someone you can just hire whenever you want?"

"The Pavilion Master of the Tianya Sword Pavilion is a Saint King Realm expert, only stronger than your father, not weaker. Why would they let a True Disciple come to the Imperial Capital to get involved in this mess for no reason?"

Shangguan Ying lifted her reddened eyes and asked, confused, "What is the inside story behind this?"

"To protect Shangguan Si's life, your father has already secretly betrothed your sister to that Long Chen!"

"To convince the Tianya Sword Pavilion to intervene, your sister was willing to use her own lifelong happiness as a bargaining chip, all for the sake of uniting with the Tianya Sword Pavilion to save you!"

【Daughter of Luck Shangguan Si's favorability has increased. Host rewarded with +8000 Villain Points!】

Hearing the System's notification of the reward, Qin Xuan was overjoyed. His voice raised a few octaves as he intensified his act, "Your sister was willing to pay any price for you, even gambling her own lifelong happiness just to rescue you from your predicament."

"And you? Without distinguishing right from wrong, you directly broke ties with her."

"She treated you with all her heart, yet you turned against her, stabbing a knife straight into her heart!"

Boom!

Shangguan Ying felt as if she had been struck by lightning; her little head was buzzing.

Tears poured down like a bursting dam.

Crystal-clear tears kept sliding down her cheeks.

She grabbed Qin Xuan's arm with her hand and shook her head, "Young Master Qin, I didn't mean to. I didn't know about this inside story, and I didn't know that my sister was actually going to marry that villain Long Chen for my sake!"

"Wuwuwu—I've let my sister down, and I've let Father down. I shouldn't have lost my temper with them."

Shangguan Ying was just a young girl who had grown up in this mansion since childhood.

She rarely had the chance to go out, and her bond with her father and sister was exceptionally deep.

The reason she had lost her temper so uncharacteristically could only be attributed to the trauma Sun Hongbo's kidnapping had inflicted upon her.

It wouldn't take long before Shangguan Ying, seeing her father and sister's sadness, would take the initiative to forgive them.

Qin Xuan was merely using a few small tricks to accelerate the process of Shangguan Ying forgiving them.

Shangguan Ying clenched her little fists, pouting with a heavy heart, and stood up, "I'm going to apologize to my sister right now."

She had been angry because she felt her father was biased and that her sister didn't care about her.

Upon learning from Qin Xuan how much her father and sister had done for her.

Any lingering resentment had completely vanished.

She had to apologize and admit she had done wrong.

She also had to prove to Qin Xuan that she was not an unreasonable person.

If she let Qin Xuan misunderstand her, she wouldn't be able to clear her name even if she jumped into the moat.

Sensing the two auras outside the room moving further away, Qin Xuan lowered his head, affectionately ruffled Shangguan Ying's hair, and gently pinched her slightly chubby, baby-faced cheeks, "Do you know you were wrong now?"

Shangguan Ying nodded heavily, "I know I was wrong!"

Qin Xuan revealed a heartwarming smile of relief, "That's good. You stay here and compose your words; I'll go and explain things on your behalf."

Feeling warmed in her heart, Shangguan Ying stood on her tiptoes and pecked Qin Xuan's face lightly like a dragonfly skimming water, saying in a blushing, soft voice, "Young Master Qin, you are so good to me!"

Qin Xuan stood up and left Shangguan Ying's boudoir.

He walked toward the inner hall where Shangguan Zhong and Shangguan Si were sitting opposite each other.

"My worthy nephew truly has excellent methods; your words are pearls of wisdom!"

Shangguan Zhong cast a grateful and approving look at Qin Xuan.

Shangguan Si's eyes were filled with eagerness as she said, "Yingying has a stubborn personality. If it were us, who knows how many days she would have stayed angry. As soon as Young Master Qin stepped in, she calmed down immediately."

Qin Xuan kept a straight face and retorted, "You don't actually think you did nothing wrong, do you?"

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Zhong and Shangguan Si were both confused.

Qin Xuan laughed coldly, "During this time, Yingying was living in fear with Sun Hongbo, and her heart was already fragile. After she returned, instead of considering her emotional state, you repeatedly allowed Long Chen to antagonize her. Is this how a father and sister should behave?"

"Furthermore, in this vast Shangguan Family, clan members have been going missing one after another. Even though you knew those Aristocratic Families had malicious intentions, you still allowed Yingying to be abducted."

"Isn't this a dereliction of duty on both your parts!?"

"Fortunately, Sun Hongbo didn't cause any substantial harm this time. If he had, even if I had rescued Yingying, the trauma in her heart would have haunted her for the rest of her life!"

Shangguan Zhong felt a lingering fear, terrified by the thought.

His iron fists clenched, and his killing intent toward the Sun Family grew even stronger.

Shangguan Si was also terrified and grew to loathe Long Chen even more.

If not for Long Chen, a situation that should have ended happily wouldn't have turned out like this.

【Daughter of Luck Shangguan Ying's favorability has soared. Host rewarded with +10000 Villain Points!】

Qin Xuan gave himself a thumbs-up in his heart for such a detail-oriented performance.

This time, not only did he gain favorability from both sisters, Shangguan Si and Shangguan Ying, and receive Villain Points.

It was akin to Teacher Cang making a movie—profiting from both sides.

It also made Long Chen's impression in the hearts of the three Shangguan Family members even worse.

Killing three birds with one stone.

How satisfying!

He turned around and stared at the door where Shangguan Ying was hiding, a smile playing on his lips as he said, "Come out."

Creak—

The door opened. Shangguan Ying, dressed in a cute and playful outfit, wearing tall boots, stepped out quickly. Her chest trembling slightly, she rushed headlong into Shangguan Si's arms, saying guiltily, "Sister, I'm sorry."

"I shouldn't have been angry with you. It's all my fault. I lost my temper without distinguishing right from wrong. I promise I will never be this unreasonable again."

From Shangguan Si's embrace, she turned her head to look at her father and said sadly, "Father, I'm sorry. Please don't be angry with Yingying."

Shangguan Zhong waved his hand, feeling deeply relieved, his eyes slightly moist, "Silly child, how could Father be angry with you!"

Shangguan Si stroked her sister's soft hair and blamed herself, "Sister was also in the wrong. If Sister had been with you at that time, you wouldn't have been abducted."

She lifted her gaze to look at Qin Xuan and said with sincere gratitude from the bottom of her heart, "In the end, this is all thanks to Young Master Qin. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't know if we could ever see Yingying again!"

Qin Xuan replied nonchalantly, "Isn't she already found? As an outsider, I won't disturb your family reunion here."

Shangguan Ying's heart tightened, and she became so reluctant to let him go that she panicked, quickly asking, "Young Master Qin, where are you going?"