In the end, Liu Erlong couldn't resist Zhao Ling's persistent coaxing. After obediently getting dressed, she was helped out of the room by him.
Upon reaching the main gate, Zhao Ling opened the door a crack, then pointed in Yu Loumian's direction and asked Liu Erlong.
"Long'er, do you recognize that malt candy seller?"
Liu Erlong furrowed her delicate brows and looked through the gap in the door, seeing the malt candy vendor Zhao Ling was pointing to.
His figure was far too familiar to her. She immediately recognized the middle-aged man disguised as a merchant as her own father.
She looked at Zhao Ling, then tentatively said to him: "Husband, he's my father. Are you deliberately taking me to see him now?"
Zhao Ling's lips curled into a mischievous smile as he shook his head and denied: "Of course not. Your husband just thought you were craving something sweet and wanted some malt candy, so I wanted to take you to buy some. Don't you think that's a good idea?"
"Uh..." Liu Erlong actually wanted to say no right now, but she knew very well that her husband could be incredibly petty sometimes.
If she defied her husband's wishes now, she'd probably be "dealt with" so severely when they returned to the room that she wouldn't be able to call out to the heavens or the earth.
She made a bitter face and meekly replied: "Do I have the right to refuse?"
"What do you think, Long'er? They say an ugly daughter-in-law has to face her in-laws eventually. Do you think a handsome son-in-law like me can't face his father-in-law?"
With that, Zhao Ling directly wrapped his arm around Liu Erlong's slender waist, then pulled Liu Erlong's head onto his shoulder. The two displayed a tender and loving scene before he reached out and fully opened the manor's gate.
Immediately, many pairs of eyes collectively stared. After all, the area around Zhao Ling's manor was now one of the most bustling commercial districts in Heaven Dou Imperial City, and there were many people shopping nearby.
Liu Erlong felt those eyes collectively fall upon her and her husband, and among them, she knew her father's gaze was surely included. She knew she absolutely couldn't lose her composure.
No matter how weak her legs were now, or how inconvenient her current state, she couldn't show it. If her father noticed, wouldn't he probably go crazy on the spot?
But it was easier said than done. She bit her silver teeth and closely followed Zhao Ling's steps. Only she knew how hard she was struggling right now.
She was filled with regret. She wished she had never instigated her sisters to escape the manor, even if it meant being beaten to death. Being tormented like this by her husband was driving her crazy. Wuwuwu, so pitiful...
The only thing worth celebrating was that perhaps because her appearance and figure had changed so much after consuming the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, even her long, raven-black hair had turned fiery red.
So, when her father saw her, he didn't immediately recognize her. His eyes merely flashed with an astonished expression, which made Liu Erlong secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
As long as her father didn't recognize her, that was good. If her father recognized her, Liu Erlong felt it would be simpler to just buy a block of tofu and bash her head in.
But before Liu Erlong could fully relax, she heard Zhao Ling gently say to her: "Erlong, you said you wanted to eat this malt candy. How about I buy all of it for you?"
Zhao Ling said this loudly, without any attempt to hide it from others. Then he looked at Yu Loumian, who was disguised as a vendor.
"Hey, uncle, how much for this load of malt candy? I'll take it all. You don't need to give me a discount, young master here isn't short on money."
With that, Zhao Ling reached out and caressed Liu Erlong's fiery figure, even deliberately leaning down to kiss her delicate red lips. Their public display of affection was fully witnessed by Yu Loumian.
Yu Loumian indeed hadn't immediately recognized the woman in Zhao Ling's arms as his daughter until Zhao Ling called the woman in his arms "Erlong." Only then did Yu Loumian seriously examine the woman's appearance.
Upon closer inspection, Yu Loumian found that the woman indeed resembled his daughter greatly, but her looks were even more stunning than his daughter's. Her fiery red hair and fiery red eyes added an exotic beauty to her.
Yu Loumian finally recognized her. The woman in Zhao Ling's arms was indeed his daughter. She, how did she become like this? What happened to her?
Most importantly, how did she truly get involved with Zhao Ling? Immediately, fury gradually surged in Yu Loumian's eyes.
If glares could kill, Zhao Ling would have already been reduced to ashes by the raging fire in his eyes.
Liu Erlong also sensed the raging fury from her father's eyes at this moment. Her heart felt a bit bitter. Her husband was definitely doing this on purpose just now.
Ever since she and her husband had become intimate, her husband only called her "Long'er."
But just now, her husband deliberately called her "Erlong." He must have called her that on purpose, afraid that her father wouldn't recognize her. This scoundrel was as shameless as ever.
Sensing the furious gaze from his future father-in-law, Zhao Ling finally released Liu Erlong from his embrace and turned to look at Yu Loumian in confusion.
"What's wrong, uncle? You still haven't answered me. How much is this load of malt candy? Don't you want money for it? Why haven't you answered me for so long?
Uncle, what do you mean by constantly staring at my wife? I advise you not to have any strange thoughts about my wife. My wife only loves me, right, my dear wife..."
Damn it!Yu Loumian saw Zhao Ling constantly embracing his daughter, calling her "Erlong" and "my dear wife" over and over again. How could this guy be so shameless?
Anyway, Yu Loumian felt like killing him right now. If he couldn't beat this guy Zhao Ling, he would really want to fight Zhao Ling to the death right now.
How could a person be so shameless? When did his daughter marry this guy Zhao Ling? They say it requires parental consent and a matchmaker's words. He hadn't even agreed. How dared his daughter marry this guy Zhao Ling???
"Let go of your hand! I told you to let go of her! Did you hear me?!" Yu Loumian pointed at Liu Erlong and roared at Zhao Ling.
Zhao Ling casually rolled his eyes at him.
"I'm holding my own wife, what the hell does it have to do with you, uncle? I suggest you quickly tell me the price of the malt candy. After I give you the money, you can just scram. Don't be ungrateful."
Yu Loumian was so enraged that he ripped off his bamboo hat and furiously threw it on the ground, pointing at Zhao Ling and shrieking hysterically.
"None of my business?! You're embracing my daughter, and you say it's none of my business???"
At this moment, seeing him so angry that he even took off his hat, Liu Erlong feigned surprise and exclaimed: "Father, why are you here?"
And Zhao Ling also deliberately showed a surprised expression: "Father? Long'er wife, he's your father? Didn't you say your father was the second clan master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan? How did he end up so destitute selling malt candy here???"