Eternal Temptation: Awakening Sinful Desires

"Hey, Liwei, there is a good show about to begin. Look that way." He gestured with his chin towards their direction while maintaining his gaze on them.

"Hmm... a show? What is happening?" Lei Liwei asked as she followed his line of sight. When she saw the infuriated Yuan Long walking towards Long Lingyu, she couldn't help but smirk as she murmured, "Oh, this should be interesting."

She had learned from her father that Yuan Long and Long Lingyu were fiancés arranged by their families since childhood. However, from the rumors she'd heard, Long Lingyu and Yuan Long were not on the best of terms with each other.

Or rather, it is correct to say that Long Lingyu dislikes him, as he seems to be infatuated with her and always follows her around like a love-sick puppy.

Many times, he has embarrassed her by making advances in front of everyone. However, since her parents were the ones who arranged this marriage, she had to tolerate this behavior as she could not disregard their arrangements due to her filial piety.

After learning about the truth from her parents, Lei Liwei felt sorry for Long Lingyu for having to endure Yuan Long's disgusting actions.

'Maybe he was nice when he was a kid, but now he is just an immature and perverted fool who can't control his lust. Long Lingyu doesn't deserve this. Hehe, if Yuan Long continues with his unruly attitude, then I wonder how long she will tolerate him.' She thought to herself while looking at the duo.

When Asher heard Lei Liwei's words, he raised an eyebrow as he asked, "Do you know them?"

"Yes, I have met Long Lingyu a few times, but not Yuan Long. However, my father had told me about them before." Then she shared the whole story with him, making him chuckle as he commented, "Heh... Interesting, very interesting."

As they conversed, Yuan Long had already reached Long Lingyu, and he didn't hesitate to express his dissatisfaction.

"Lingyu, how could you do this to me? How could you betray me like this? I know that you don't love me, but don't you think that what you did was too much? You used my feelings to distract me and broke my token, making me fail the trial. Do you hate me so much that you don't want me to be in the same sect as you? Answer me!" Yuan Long glared at Long Lingyu as he demanded an explanation for her actions.

However, the girl didn't answer his question, as she remained silent and stared at him with a blank expression on her face. She was trying to make sense of his accusations but found nothing plausible, as she didn't do anything to him.

But when she thought about his words for a second time, a realization struck her as she was able to connect the dots and understand the reason behind his anger.

'So, he was tricked by someone pretending to be me to break his token and cause him to fail the trial.' She concluded as her eyes narrowed.

Now that she knew what happened, she couldn't help but feel furious towards this fool for jumping to conclusions without verifying the facts, and to add fuel to the fire, he blamed it on her.

Seeing her unresponsive and cold demeanor, Yuan Long continued, "Look at you. You won't even face me with honesty. Why don't you say anything? If it weren't for you, I would have made it to the next round. But because of you, I lost the chance to continue further and now have to return to my clan in failure. How do you think our parents will react to this?

It will affect our family's relationship and reputation."

Their conversation caught the attention of nearby participants, and soon, people started gathering around them, curious to hear what was going on.

"Oh my! I didn't think that Long Lingyu would do something like that. It seems she has already become fed up with Yuan Long's attitude." Lei Liwei mused as she watched them from afar with interest.

Asher chuckled as he glanced at her with a sly smile. "It's not that simple, Liwei."

"What do you mean?"

"It's like this: Long Lingyu didn't trick him. Someone else did it. However, he believes that she was the one who did it."

"Really? Wow, this is very entertaining. Hehe, I can't wait to see what will happen next." Lei Liwei's eyes twinkled with excitement as she giggled while covering her lips with her dainty fingers.

"Ha ha. Aren't you a devil, Liwei? Gloating on others misfortune like that."

"Please, what is there to be ashamed of? Even you are enjoying it, aren't you? Tell me, did you have any part in it? Huh?"

"Hmmm... It depends on how you define participation. If watching it happen and laughing at the poor guy's misery counts as being a part of the incident, then yes, I am a participant in this as well. Ahahaha...."

While Asher and Lei Liwei were talking about the drama between Yuan Long and Long Lingyu, the former continued to badger Long Lingyu for answers.

However, hearing Yuan Long's continuous rambling, Long Lingyu couldn't contain her anger anymore, and her eyes narrowed into slits as she spoke in a chilling tone, "Who do you think you are to lecture me on relationships and duties? Who do you think you are to accuse me of sabotaging your chances at passing this trial? Is your brain damaged or something? Have you gone insane?

Do you even know how stupid you sound right now?"

Her voice echoed throughout the stage, causing everyone present to go silent as they listened in astonishment to what she had to say.

Long Lingyu didn't stop there, as she took a step closer to him as she continued to speak with a ferocious expression on her face. "We may be fiancés, but that doesn't give you the right to assume things about me and blame me for your mistakes. In fact, you are the last person on this continent who has the right to lecture me on the meaning of duty and relationships.

Because, let me tell you this, I was only maintaining this relationship by doing what was expected of me as the daughter of the Long Clan's Patriarch. That's all. Since you can't even complete this trial by losing to someone else's tricks, then what makes you think that you are capable of achieving anything? What makes you think you are qualified enough to be my husband? You are so pathetic.

I declare that this engagement ends here and now. I want nothing to do with you ever again. Get lost!"

Long Lingyu's words were like a slap to Yuan Long's face, as she poured her anger out on him and made it clear that she had no intention of marrying him.

Yuan Long's eyes widened in disbelief, and his jaw dropped to the floor when he heard her statement.

'What is she saying? Did I hear it right? She wasn't the one who tricked me? Then who was it? Wait a minute... Did she just say that our engagement is over?

That...that's impossible! It can't be over, right?' His mind spun around like crazy as he struggled to comprehend what had just happened.