A male voice shrieked in agonizing wail, mixed with the sharp sounds of flesh being beaten and colliding.
Yulan’s pretty little face turned pale with fright in an instant, and she bit her lip in helplessness.
Yet Huo Zhanting seemed determined to terrify her further. His golden pupils fixed steadily on Yulan, reflecting her frail figure.
"What? Does the Female Master want to go to the backyard and see how we punish a traitor?"
"No, no, no, there's no need."
Startled, Yulan waved her hands repeatedly in refusal. Looking at Huo Zhanting's tall and formidable physique, she feared he might lift her up with one hand and carry her straight to the backyard, and she couldn't help tilting her head back as she retreated.
Like a startled cat, her pretty face etched with terror, every hair on her body stood on end from fright.
Taking several steps back in succession, her rounded head bumped straight into the hard chest of Suxing Ye standing behind her.
Seeing this, a flash of faintly dissatisfied light crossed Huo Zhanting's golden pupils.
A lion in front and a wolf behind.
Scared out of her wits, Yulan hurriedly straightened up, scurried off to the side, puffed out her cheeks, and then braced her chest as she gave a light cough.
"I have something to tell you both."
Huo Zhanting simply stood where he was, his gaze fixed steadily on her. His expression was unreadable, as if he found her not the least bit interesting.
Suxing Ye was slightly better. Perhaps due to their previous intimate contact, his deep green pupils gazed at Yulan, and his eyes soon uncontrollably slid down from the bridge of her pert, delicate little nose, landing on those soft, fragrant red lips.
She smelled so sweet, so sweet, so sweet!
A wave of burning red spread upward from Suxing Ye's neck.
Yulan cleared her throat and quickly spoke up:
"First of all, what I want to say is this."
"About what happened tonight, I'm sorry. It was my fault."
With that, she quickly bowed to the two of them.
Especially when facing Suxing Ye, the apologetic look on Yulan's face was even more pronounced.
"I'm sorry, Xing Ye. I shouldn't have known you disliked me and still secretly slipped you an inducer, luring you into rut."
Although the deed was done by the original owner, now that she had transmigrated into this body, in everyone's eyes, what the original owner did was what she did.
Therefore, she could not let this matter pass by so ambiguously. Given her personality, she simply had to apologize to Suxing Ye.
A female apologizing to a male?
This was truly a first in history.
Word of this would get her mocked by other males to the point of being told she was out of her mind and dreaming.
Suxing Ye froze, the corners of his eyes curving slightly as he quickly gave his reply.
"No need, it's fine. You gave me the Palliative Serum in the end anyway."
Hearing that Suxing Ye had forgiven her, Yulan let out a sigh of relief.
Then she pressed her lips together, her rosy mouth pursing into a rounded, plump arc.
The two men present watched as Yulan's eyes instantly lit up, and she looked at them with the utmost sincerity as she said:
"In that case, let's call off our engagement."
"And you don't have to call me Female Master anymore."
"Just pretend nothing happened during this time, and that you don't even know me, okay?"
This was the best resolution Yulan could think of at the current stage.
If she continued to hang around these favored sons of heaven and high-ranking fiancés, she was merely a useless female without any healing powers.
If she accidentally offended any of them one day, she wouldn't even know how she died.
It was far better to cleanly sever ties and avoid any contact.
With her identity as a princess, living out a safe and peaceful life to the end would surely be quite nice.
Yulan daydreamed with such innocence.
Then she heard a soft chuckle echo through the air.
It came precisely from Huo Zhanting. At this moment, the man's cold, fierce brows and eyes seemed as though he had been amused by her, the corners of his mouth curving slightly upward.
Puzzled, Yulan looked at Huo Zhanting and asked cautiously:
"Did I say something wrong?"
Huo Zhanting let out another merciless chuckle.
"Female Master, if this is some new game of playing hard to get that you've learned, I'm sorry to say that you've failed once again."
"Without the provision of males, are you certain you can survive even three days on the Central Star?"
"Take a look at your bank account balance first before you talk."
What?!
Yulan's eyes widened instantly.
She hurriedly lowered her head and pulled out her phone to check her bank balance.
She had to admit that the glaring "0.00" in the balance column broke her heart.
"W-why is it like this?"
Yulan stood there dazed, her pretty peach blossom eyes instantly losing their color.
She had thought that transmigrating into a princess would mean living a life of luxury.
Why was she a pauper?
"You can take a closer look."
Huo Zhanting offered a "helpful" reminder.
Was there anything in this world harder to accept than waking up to find oneself a pauper?
If there was, it was waking up to find oneself a pauper *deep in debt*.
Her cumulative debts were in the tens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions, tens of millions...
Yulan tapped her finger on the screen, her heart finally turning to ash.
Ninety-nine million nine hundred and ninety thousand!
Good heavens!
Yulan's legs went soft, and she nearly dropped straight to her knees.
She blinked her pretty peach blossom eyes as the realization finally hit her.
Although the original owner was a princess, it didn't mean she could spend money limitlessly. What's more, she had lost her healing abilities, meaning she had lost the most fundamental capability of a female in certain aspects.
Consequently, the funds she received each month were limited.
Driven mad by Louisa's blatant and subtle provocations and comparisons, the original owner began spending frantically, not caring even if she ran up exorbitant debts.
According to the laws of the Empire, to protect the rights of females, once a female bonded with males, she had the right to share the males' assets.
So what if she had debts? Just find a few wealthy and powerful males to pay them off.
No wonder the original owner flew into a rage and even resorted to slipping inducers to force them when faced with rejections from seven men.
Thinking about how she had just boldly declared her desire to cut ties with Huo Zhanting and Suxing Ye, Yulan's pretty face flushed burning red. No wonder Huo Zhanting said she was playing hard to get.
Did they think she was trying to trick them all along?
In a strained voice, Yulan forced herself to speak:
"It's fine, I can pay it back myself."
As a royal princess, she had an allowance of one million Star Coins to spend each month.
If she sold all the luxury goods the original owner bought on the second-hand market, she would surely be able to pay it back slowly.
"Hah!"
Huo Zhanting let out a cold sneer, his golden pupils staring coldly at Yulan:
"I hope you keep your word."
"And don't come bothering us again."
Yulan nodded hurriedly, offering desperate assurances.
"I will definitely keep my promise!"
Wuwuwu, ninety-nine million nine hundred and ninety thousand.
How many years would she have to work to pay that off?
Ah! Wait.
She didn't even have a single penny in her account right now—what was she going to do about her living expenses tomorrow?
Yulan's brows knitted in distress.
The next second—
A crisp chime rang out from her phone, signaling the arrival of funds.
Suxing Ye, standing behind Yulan, spoke up, "I believe you genuinely want to turn over a new leaf now."
"Just take this money as a loan for now. You can pay me back slowly later, no rush."
Suxing Ye had just transferred ten million to Yulan.
Wuwuwu!
Yulan was instantly moved to tears, a lingering trace of bashfulness still resting on her face. "Don't worry, I'll definitely go find a job and earn money to pay you back soon."
A female going to work to earn money?
Only a useless male would do such a thing.
Suxing Ye frowned and was about to say something.
The next second—
A shrill siren pierced through the entire Central Star.
[Warning, warning! The Dark Planet has launched another surprise attack, trapping fifty million civilians in District 13. Please, Marshal Huo and Major General Suxing of the First Legion, return to your posts as soon as possible, arrive at the battlefield, and evacuate the crowd.]
[Please, Marshal Huo and Major General Suxing of the First Legion, return to your posts as soon as possible, arrive at the battlefield, and evacuate the crowd.]