Chapter 52: Yailing's decision
"What... Do you want?"
As Bai Long chuckled in response, Yailing was just about to scowl when the woman she wasn't familiar with began speaking.
"Since Master hasn't already killed you, or this idiot, it is obvious that he needs you for something, and that this idiot is a hostage."
Kicking Liao He every time she used the word idiot, Zhenya looked straight towards Yailing and said, "How could someone like you not even figure out something so simple?"
Gritting her teeth even harder from seeing Liao He abused in front of her eyes, Yailing began screaming.
"FINE! I'll do whatever you want! Now stop hitting him!!!"
Not at all fazed from the sudden outburst, Zhenya this time kicked Liao He in the face causing him to wake up.
"That will depend on your performance."
As soon as Liao He woke up, he felt a splitting headache which caused his vision to feel blurry for a while before he finally came to his senses.
"Yailing?... What is happening??!!"
Stunned from seeing the woman she loved, who was also the Second Queen of the kingdom being pressed against the floor, Liao He tried to run towards her when he found his arms and legs tied up.
Still, he didn't give up and tried to drag his body towards Yailing, when Zhenya lost her patience and kicked him on the back.
"Stop squirming around like a worm."
"Didn't I say I'd do whatever you want?! Stop hurting him!!!"
Knowing that her words had no effect towards Zhenya, Yailing looked towards Liao He and said, "Don't worry, everything is fine. Just... Just don't do anything until they leave."
While Liao He was about to say something, Zhenya who felt that he was wasting her Master's time, kicked him in the face and perfectly dislocated his jaw.
Screaming loudly from the pain, Liao He could only struggle under Zhenya's legs while Yailing looked towards Bai Long and meekly said with her eyes full of tears, "Please stop... Just tell her to stop... "
Smiling a little, Bai Long shot a look towards Zhenya who understood.
Feeling a little relief from the fact that the mortal woman with no cultivation stopped hitting Liao He, Yailing choked up as she began speaking.
"What do you want from me?"
"I originally intended to have a calm talk while sipping tea, but you forced my hand, Yailing."
As Bai Long bent down and began patting her head, Yailing could only curse him on the inside and not move because if she did, they would continue hurting Liao He.
"Anyway, I'm sure that you already know the situation you are in. Therefore, if you promise to stop resisting, we can talk like two mature humans, but if you don't, I don't mind speaking like this."
Slowly nodding her head, Yailing felt the hands pushing her down loosen their grip on her, allowing her to stand up.
Getting to her feet, Yailing followed Bai Long who sat on the sofa and asked her to sit beside him, while Linxin and Cao Ning were less than a foot away from them.
Sitting down, Yailing asked, "Now tell me... What do you want from me?"
"Oh that? What I want from you is quite simple, it's to kill your father and take control over the Zheng Clan."
Widening her eyes in surprise, Yailing who was pretty smart immediately recognized what Bai Long's intention was.
He wanted her to serve as his pawn and control the Zheng Clan, and this was most likely with the intention to use them in a fight for the throne.
"You... Why do you want to fight for the throne? Didn't your mother announce that she would take you and leave when the time was right?"
As soon as Yailing finished speaking, the three women inside the house moved at once and struck their targets.
While Zhenya hit Liao He who was already in pain, the remaining two slapped the back of Yailing's head.
"Don't ask questions, slut. Just do as my son tells you to."
Clenching her hands, Yailing shot an angry look towards the three sadistic women.
"Okay. I'll do as you tell me to, so let him go! I swear on my life that I'll do whatever you need me to!"
Chuckling a little, Bai Long said, "None of us here are little kids, Yailing. So stop with the stupid tricks. In fact, as a punishment for you said, I want you to strip naked."
"Don't go too far, Bai Long! I.. Aaa!"
Slapping Yailing on the face this time, Cao Ning held her by the chin and looked her straight in the eye.
"How dare you use my Master's name with that ugly tongue of yours. Do that again, and I'll pull it out."
Shrinking back from fear, Yailing didn't ever dare to look at Cao Ning, who always appeared harmless until now.
"I... "
Feeling humiliated from being slapped and asked to strip, Yailing could feel her whole body burning from shame, but at the same time even though she was never treated like this before and wanted to revolt, she was afraid of what would happen to Liao He.
"Can you forgive me...?"
As Yailing bent her head to someone and begged for the first time in her life, her face was already covered in tears which slid down nonstop.
Patting her head, Bai Long asked, "Will you do everything I tell you?"
"Yes."
"Even if I tell you to kill your father and the King?"
Not even hesitating at this question, which was related to the two men she hated the most, Yailing once again said, "Yes."
"That's good. In that case.... Strip."
Hearing those same words again, Yailing's whole body trembled.
It might be because Bai Long was perverted, or he was trying to test her loyalty and words, but regardless of the reason, once Yailing looked towards Liao He and saw the woman who was using one keg to keep him down playing with a knife, she knew that there was only one choice for her.