Surprise! The Fake Heiress is Actually an Ancient Master of Metaphysics! - Chapter 42

Li Heng nodded and immediately took out his phone to make a call.

He quickly got the information.

“Miss Tan, I found out. Liu Shaoyang was photographed by the media with his boyfriend. Now that the Liu and Tan families are arranging a marriage, they plan to claim that Tan Yayue is pregnant with Liu Shaoyang’s child. It’s a win-win situation for them.”

Tan Lingyin lightly tapped her fingernails against her phone case, a faint smile curling at the corners of her lips. “So that’s how it is.”

She was eager to see what Tan Yayue was really up to.

At the dinner table, Tan Lingyin ate heartily, thoroughly enjoying herself.

The food here was indeed delicious, and since she was the one footing the bill, it tasted even better.

Glancing at the time on her phone, she wiped her mouth with a napkin, stood up, and said, “I’m going to find Tan Yayue. You all take your time.”

Master Xuanqing asked, “Which private room is she in? If you don’t come back for a while, I’ll have to go look for you.”

“Room 318 on the third floor. No need to come find me—just keep Mr. Huo company.” Tan Lingyin picked up her purse and left the room.

Huo Jingyan suddenly lost his appetite. He set down his chopsticks and said, “Send two people to keep an eye near Room 318. Make sure nothing happens to her.”

Li Heng nodded. “Understood.”

He stepped out and relayed the order to the bodyguards stationed nearby. Two tall bodyguards immediately headed toward Room 318.

Tan Lingyin arrived at the door of Room 318 and quickly pressed her fingers against her knuckles, performing a silent calculation. The reading showed no danger for this trip.

She lightly knocked on the door, and it opened almost instantly.

A faint trace of yin energy drifted out as Tan Yayue’s face appeared in the crack of the door.

The moment she saw Tan Lingyin, Tan Yayue’s eyes widened slightly, her gaze gradually darkening with malice. She gritted her teeth and said, “Come in.”

This bitch had dressed up and looked even prettier—how infuriating!

After entering, Tan Lingyin casually closed the door behind her.

The room was filled with the yin energy emanating from Tan Yayue. The ghost fetus in her belly was constantly releasing yin energy while simultaneously absorbing her yang energy.

Tan Lingyin sat down across from her, eyeing her visibly swollen belly. “What’s the meaning of the wooden plaque in the picture you sent me?”

Tan Yayue leaned back on the sofa and laughed mockingly, dangling a wooden plaque from her finger. “This wooden plaque, you mean?”

She swayed her fingers, then clenched the plaque in her palm. “But why should I tell you?”

“Then what’s the secret you mentioned?” A cold glint flashed in Tan Lingyin’s eyes.

“You didn’t actually think I’d tell you, did you? Hahaha!” Tan Yayue threw her head back in laughter, her lips curling into a sneer. “No wonder my parents adopted you—you really are stupid and easy to fool.”

Tan Lingyin’s expression turned icy as she spoke in a chilling tone, “So you called me here just to mess with me?”

“I called you here because…” Tan Yayue’s voice suddenly turned shrill. “I want you to suffer just like me!”

As soon as she finished speaking, three burly men rushed out from the corner of the room.

Their lecherous eyes raked over Tan Lingyin, their muscular builds intimidating.

Tan Yayue stood up lazily and said, “She’s all yours. Do whatever you want—just don’t kill her.”

The three men immediately closed in, cornering Tan Lingyin against the sofa.

Tan Yayue pulled open the door and stepped out. Before leaving, she whispered, “The most beautiful exam candidate? After today, she’ll be known as the most promiscuous one!”

Tan Lingyin watched as the three men approached, opening her handbag and murmuring an incantation under her breath.

“Hey! What are you muttering about?”

“Could it be a prayer for us to go easy on you?”

“Sweetheart, you’re quite the looker. Big bro here is gonna take real good care of you later!”

As they spoke, they reached out toward Tan Lingyin.

Dirty hands lunged straight for her chest, while another pair went to lift her skirt.

Her eyes turned icy as she said calmly, “I’ll leave them to you. Just don’t play them to death.”

A shadowy figure flew out from the Soul Nurturing Talisman inside her bag.

Manao revealed her ghostly visage—face covered in dark spectral patterns, her hollow black eyes fixed on the three lecherous men. “Yes, Master. I’ll play nice!”

“Ahhh! A ghost!”

“Help!”

The three men scrambled toward the door.

With just a flick of Manao’s finger, they were yanked back, their throats clamped shut, unable to make a sound.

Tan Lingyin took out a Thousand-Catty Talisman from her bag, stuck it on the door, silently recited the spell, then opened the door and walked out.

The door now weighed a thousand catties—no one but her could open it.

Seeing Tan Lingyin emerge unscathed, the two Huo family bodyguards immediately sighed in relief. They had been waiting for her after seeing Tan Yayue leave earlier.

Following the lingering yin energy in the hallway, Tan Lingyin quickly found Tan Yayue on the second floor.

She had to get that wooden plaque from Tan Yayue’s hands!

This was the engagement banquet hall, packed with guests. Her entrance went unnoticed.

Tan Yayue stood beside a man in a white suit—likely Liu Shaoyang—arm in arm as they chatted with guests.

From a distance, Tan Lingyin studied Liu Shaoyang’s face and noticed signs of indulgence at the corners of his eyes and brows.

Tan Yayue was pregnant—who was he indulging with?

Could it be… a man?

Tan Lingyin found a corner, standing in the shadows to observe the male guests.

Soon, she locked onto a young man.

After parting from Tan Yayue, Liu Shaoyang sat next to him, their eyes exchanging secretive glances.