Someone is hoping for his fall from favor! Who could it be? The first incident was known by too many, any of them could make an issue of it in front of Grandfather, but the tter was known only to one person, Grus! He was the only one who knew about my apology to the mermaid. Could it be him? But he's just a servant. I've been quite decent to him. Why would he hope for my downfall? Could someone be behind this? Who might that be?

  Liu Sen quietly gazed out of the window, his eyes twinkling under the starlight. Could it be the two brothers under my second uncle's name? After all, if I were to lose favor in front of Grandfather, that side would be the biggest winner. My side has been taking all the glory on the isnd. If those few children of his said they held no grudges, I wouldn't believe it!

  It's unlikely to be my brother, Alto. He has been too good to me... Suddenly, a thought fshed through his mind. Why has my brother been so good to me? It's said that Akrus never really paid much attention to him before, but my brother was still nice to me, always finding some novel things for me to py with, though most of them were rather mischievous. Is he trying to corrupt me in another way? No, Grandfather likes people to be cruel and malicious. This would only make Grandfather like him more!

  But anyhow, as siblings, there's no reason for the elder brother to go out of his way to please the younger brother. It should be the more successful younger brother who should be kind to the elder brother, to reduce some hostility and reflect the victor's magnanimity.

  He y back, his mind racing with thoughts of his brother's every word and deed. From his actions, he really couldn't find anything detrimental to him, he even defended me. Just today, he helped me, which in fact turned out to be more of a hindrance, putting me in a difficult position, but even so, the intention behind my brother's actions left me with no room to compin...

  A soft voice came to his ear: "Young master, she has finished washing!"

  Liu Sen turned around in surprise, standing behind him was Beth, that girl sitting far away, not looking at him but at the sea, dressed in new clothes, resigned to her fate. Her family, always her weakest link, she never thought she could escape from this devil's clutches. Her only hope was to bring peace to her parents.

  Liu Sen smiled, "She's washed up, how about you?"

  Beth was slightly stunned, she wasn't the main character today, why bring this up?

  Liu Sen gently reached out, embracing her waist: "Send her to sleep in your room, then come out immediately!"

  "My room... it's so small... you wouldn't like it!" Her room was small, and so was the bed. Making mischief with that girl on such a small bed wouldn't be as comfortable as on this big bed. She was a bit confused.

  "Why would I like it? I'm not going to your room!" Liu Sen whispered in her ear: "Send her away, stay with me!"

  Beth blushed. Even with a new girl around, he still wanted her company? How strange!

  The basin was changed for fresh water, still sprinkled with flowers. Liu Sen sat comfortably in the basin, enjoying Beth's comprehensive massage. At the height of the massage, with a light excmation, flowers along with spshing water scattered across the room, Beth's clothes were taken off again, easily entering the water, Beth let out a low moan.

  The battlefield shifted to the bed, Beth's soft moans weaving through the air, tightening her body in the final moments, breathing rapidly near Liu Sen's ear. As her breath halted, she struggled to get off the bed, presumably to get some food, but her lower back tightened, held by his embrace, a gentle voice by her ear: "Don't go down, sleep with me for a while."

  Beth y down obediently, held from behind by him, his hand gently moving over her sensitive spot.

  Beth softly asked, "Young master, do you want her to accompany you?"

  "Do you wish for her to accompany me?"

  "As long as the young master likes, what... what can I say?" Beth said, "Could you spare her parents? She told me, as long as you spare her parents, she can accompany you!"

  It turns out getting a woman to sleep beside him is so easy! Not about doing something, but rather "not doing something" - not harming her parents could get her to move. Liu Sen's blood boiled, such an easy condition. Getting the girl was too simple, just a word away. She's next door, her full breasts and lovely back today, why spare them?

  He was excited! His excitement was too clear to Beth in his embrace, she sighed internally. It was the girl next door's time now!

  But she was wrong. Liu Sen lifted her up, his "excitement" also given to her, with her light cries, Liu Sen whispered near her lips: "I won't harm her parents, whether she accompanies me is up to her! If she dislikes staying here, I can send her back to her parents tomorrow."

  "Really?"

  "Of course!" said Liu Sen. "The same goes for you, if you dislike my treatment, you can choose to leave!"

  Beth's heart surged with excitement. Is this true? He would let her go, forever leaving this pce that filled her with fear and humiliation? Was she free? Could she reunite with her parents? With her heart easing, waves of pleasure washed over her, Beth gradually lost herself, he finished his conquest, and finally fell asleep. Under the faint starlight, his face looked so peaceful and handsome. Strangely, Beth felt like she was seeing him for the first time. Maybe she never dared to look at him directly before, but now she did, and for the first time, she saw something different in him.

  Leave him? Suddenly, she felt a strange sense of bitterness. Was she really reluctant to leave him?

  In his dream, Liu Sen held tight, Beth quietly adjusted her sleeping position, pressing herself close to him, feeling "comfortable" for the first time.

  Tears in the eyes of the girl next door slowly dried. She had waited for a long time. Since humiliation and pain were inevitable, she wished it would come sooner. But he never came. The devil wanted to torment her, to break her bit by bit, she thought.

  In the early morning, footsteps finally sounded at the door. The girl, who hadn't slept all night, suddenly opened her eyes wide in terror at the door. A delicate foot stepped in, and as the curtain lifted, there was a blushing face. Beth softly said, "Miss, the young master said you can leave at any time!"

  "What... what does he want to do?" The girl's fear intensified. What more vicious method did he pn to use on her? Whatever it was, it would surely be a hundred times more malicious than possessing her. The young master's way of treating women made all the young girls on the isnd shudder at the mere mention.

  Beth shook her head: "Miss, I think we've all misunderstood him. He's not as bad as the rumors say! Maybe he was bad before, but he's changed after his head injury, really changed! Do you know?... He even saved a mermaid girl four days ago! Everyone said, that mermaid was almost cooked, but he personally found medicine for her..."

  The girl excimed: "You don't know the real situation, he is... he is the most cunning, intentionally letting that mermaid go to attract more mermaids for his amusement!"

  Beth was stunned, she didn't know this detail. The girl added: "He said it himself, so many people heard it!"

  Beth's heart turned cold, the tender feeling that had risen the night before slowly faded. A voice came from the doorway: "Yes, I've become worse than before!"

  It was Liu Sen, zily standing at the door, his gaze sweeping over the girl's chest, then he sat down on the bed head: "Ladies, am I beyond redemption?"

  Neither woman dared to speak. Liu Sen's gaze swept over Beth's pale face, he sighed slightly from within, then turned to the girl, saying lightly: "You can leave, and don't worry about me doing anything to you, because I'm not interested in you!"

  The girl's face turned bright red, tears uncontrolbly falling. Even in the most dangerous and humiliating situation, she couldn't accept this. She was the most beautiful girl in the vilge, clean and wearing revealing pajamas, yet her voluptuous figure sparked no interest in his eyes.

  "Stop crying!" Liu Sen said impatiently, "Go!"

  The girl ran out, crying as she went, the guards outside all had peculiar expressions. This situation was quite common, considered normal. It seemed the young master had been harsh on her st night, but still, surviving was a stroke of luck!

  As the girl disappeared, Liu Sen turned to Beth: "It's time for you to make a choice!"

  "I... I..." Beth was in turmoil, unsure of what to choose. Returning to her parents, to lead a simple life, was so appealing before, but now, she hoped he really could change. If he could become better, she was willing to join him in py and madness! Even if st night's tenderness sted only a short while, it still quietly changed her.

  "You should go back to your parents!" Liu Sen said, "Because I'll be leaving too!"

  Beth suddenly looked up: "Where... where are you going?"

  "I don't know... maybe ride the dragon turtle around, it's too stuffy on the isnd!" Last night's intellectual competition he won, but it also gave him a sense of unease. Being under Grandfather's watchful eye, he would inevitably have to act according to Grandfather's preferences, and he knew he couldn't be that kind of person. He could pretend for a while, but definitely not for a lifetime. The best course of action was to keep an appropriate distance from Grandfather, traveling on the dragon turtle to gain some experience and avoid trouble, it was the best solution.