Mu Xianling and Tang Shu both turned to look. The person who had spoken was none other than Mi Lu, the woman known as the number one beauty of the Thirty-Six Cities.
Since Mi Lu wasn’t familiar with Mu Xianling and Tang Shu, she had rarely spoken along the way.
They had only started traveling together because they ran into each other by chance and were all candidates from the North District.
The three of them then joined a team composed entirely of candidates from the North District. This team had over ten members, and its leader had even reached the strength of a Nine-star Battle Grandmaster, so they weren’t weak.
It was just a pity that they later encountered two candidates from the West District, and their entire team was wiped out by them.
Mu Xianling, Tang Shu, and Mi Lu only managed to escape with their lives because they were women—and exceedingly beautiful ones at that.
If the three of them weren’t women, let alone beautiful women, their souls might have long since departed this world, just like the other candidates from the North District.
This was what led to the earlier scene of the two candidates from the West District chasing after the three women.
But to be honest, calling Mi Lu the number one beauty of the Thirty-Six Cities was a bit of an exaggeration.
She was beautiful, yes, but she couldn’t be called the most beautiful in all the Thirty-Six Cities.
After all, Mu Xianling, who was right before them, was even more attractive than Mi Lu. Mi Lu could only be considered a rare beauty, but Mu Xianling was on another level—a peerless beauty, beyond compare.
If you compared them to the likes of Tang Lian and Shangguan Siyu, you could only say that their beauty had all reached the pinnacle. If you absolutely had to rank them, it would come down to personal preference.
Rare and peerless. The difference of a single word might seem small, but it placed them in two different tiers. One had not yet reached the pinnacle, while the other was already as beautiful as could be.
Of course, even if not as stunning as a peerless beauty, the level of a rare beauty was still a loveliness seldom seen in the world.
And someone like Tang Shu was also more or less at the level of a rare beauty.
Although she hadn’t fully blossomed yet and her face was still youthful, one could faintly see the delicate contours of her oval face. Her features were exceptionally refined, and she was certain to become a one-of-a-kind beauty in the future. She even had the potential to become a peerless beauty.
And at this very moment... these three stunningly beautiful women were actually discussing marrying the same man to be his wives?
It was one thing for Mu Xianling and Tang Shu, but now even Mi Lu wanted to get involved?
Admiring Tang Yi? Wanting to be Tang Yi’s junior wife? Mu Xianling and Tang Shu looked at Mi Lu at the same time, confused. They didn’t understand why Mi Lu would suddenly say such a thing.
’Could it be just because we were talking about Tang Yi and saying we wanted to be his first and second wives? So she wants to be a junior wife too? That’s just absurd.’
’She doesn’t even know Tang Yi and has no connection to him, so what business does she have meddling in this!’
’She’s good-looking, I guess...’
’But why fixate on Tang Yi?’
When Tang Shu heard Mi Lu’s words, although she was confused, she was only surprised for a moment.
Mu Xianling was different. After hearing what Mi Lu said, she subtly shifted her body to the side, as if to put some distance between them and guard against her.
’Tang Yi is indeed outstanding, truly good at everything. But there’s one bad thing about him—he’s just too popular with girls.’
’Before, there was Wang Bi’Er and Zhu Yin. Both of them had expressed their admiration for Tang Yi. And who knows how many other women Tang Yi has met in private, or how many ambiguous relationships he’s had.’
And now, with Mi Lu added to the list, how could Mu Xianling not be on her guard?
"What’s wrong? Is there a problem? It’s perfectly normal for a woman like me to be smitten by a man as outstanding as Tang Yi. You both said it’s normal for a man to have multiple wives, and you’re going to be his first and second wives. So there shouldn’t be a problem with me being a junior wife, right?"
Facing the gazes of Mu Xianling and Tang Shu, Mi Lu was completely unfazed and spoke frankly.
"You?"
Tang Shu scanned Mi Lu from head to toe and said, "Sister Mi Lu, I admit, your beauty is no less than ours. Your figure, your face—they are both extremely perfect. But, I’m sorry, you can’t marry Brother Tang Yi. Brother Tang Yi will not marry you."
"Why not? Since I’m good-looking and can carry on the family line, why can’t I marry Tang Yi?" Mi Lu asked, puzzled.
"Why?"
Tang Shu glanced at Mi Lu, then recalled the scene on the Void Warship when Mi Lu had abandoned Bai Ye and fled by herself.
’If Brother Tang Yi married her? I’m afraid that if Brother Tang Yi ever got into trouble, this woman would abandon him without a second thought, wouldn’t she?’
’My Brother Tang Yi is a great hero, a true champion! How could such a heartless and disloyal woman be worthy of our Brother Tang Yi?’
Thinking of this, Tang Shu shook her head and said directly, "There is no why. As Brother Tang Yi’s sister, I can tell you that you are not worthy of our Brother Tang Yi."
"Then why is *she* worthy?"
Mi Lu pointed at Mu Xianling and said, "I just heard this Miss Mu say that she’s Tang Yi’s servant. Although I don’t know why Miss Mu became his servant, a servant can’t possibly marry her master. So, I’m afraid Miss Mu isn’t worthy of Tang Yi either, is she?"
"Hm?"
Hearing this, although Tang Shu disliked Mi Lu’s words, she had also heard Mu Xianling say the same thing earlier. So, she turned her head to look at Mu Xianling, wanting to know what was going on.
"I said it before. I made a bet with Tang Yi, and it was because of that bet that I became his servant. But this servitude has a time limit. Three years. I only have to be Tang Yi’s servant for three years!" Sensing Tang Shu’s gaze, Mu Xianling had no choice but to explain.
Tang Shu turned back to Mi Lu and said, "You heard her, right? My Sister Xianling only lost a bet, so she’s serving Brother Tang Yi to cultivate their relationship. And it’s only for three years. After three years, she’s going to marry Brother Tang Yi and become his first wife! As for me... well, I’ll marry him later. But you can’t!"

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