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After listening to Leng Hao's' explanation ', the surrounding people were even more confused. Especially Shi Jiayin and the other female celebrities, "Since it's a secret between Young Master Leng and her, let's not blindly ask about it. Don't ignore him."

Once Shi Jiayin said this, everyone realized that Dugu Ling was being ignored. He turned around and wanted to say something, but Dugu Ling's cold aura made those who wanted to get close to him not know how to approach him.

With a fawning expression on his face, he walked over to Dugu Ling and said, "Shadow Emperor Dugu, this is the first time we are cooperating together. I hope that in the future, there will be more opportunities for us to work together."

Dugu Ling raised his handsome face and stared at Zhu Wei for a few seconds. Then, he calmly swung his head and shifted his gaze away. His voice was ice-cold and seemed to be able to freeze the surrounding air, "I don't drink today."

Zhu Wei was stunned for a moment. He did not expect to run into another problem. His expression looked awkward, but as an experienced person, he immediately turned to the waiter and said, "Waiter, quickly change the drinks for Dugu Yingdi."

"No need." Dugu Ling stood up. His voice was still as cold as ever. His gaze slowly swept across the crowd. When his gaze landed on Yao Xiaoyan, who was beside Leng Hao, he paused for a moment before quickly sweeping his gaze over them.

"I still have some matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving first." After which, Dugu Ling started to walk out.

The filming crew had waited for the chance to have a meal together with Dugu Ling. However, they didn't expect him to appear so early. After sitting for less than a few minutes, he was about to leave.

Leng Hao, who was sitting steadily by the side, suddenly stood up. "The Emperor Dugu's schedule is very busy. We can all understand. Why don't we drink a cup and then leave to greet everyone?"

When Dugu Ling heard Leng Hao's words, he paused for a moment before slowly turning around. A cold gaze then landed on Leng Hao's face.

"Young Master Leng is right. Emperor Dugu, let's at least drink a cup before you leave. There's no need for you to stay here to earn money, right?" Zhu Wei also came forward to urge him to stay.

Dugu Ling suddenly looked at everyone present and asked, "Do you all wish for me to stay?"

Upon hearing this question, everyone opened their mouths to urge him to stay. What kind of words are these? Of course I want you to stay, Great Shadow Emperor. Not every day.

"Yes, yes, stay." Everyone nodded.

Dugu Ling's gaze suddenly stopped on Yao Xiaoyan's face. He could clearly see that when the others opened their mouths to urge his to stay, Yao Xiaoyan was the only one who did not respond.

Perhaps seeing Dugu Ling's gaze fall on Yao Xiaoyan's face, the director hurriedly said to his, "Xiaoyan, thank you so much for your help today. If it weren't for you, the second female lead would not have had a chance to continue acting."

Just as the director was about to make use of this opportunity, he saw Leng Hao's gaze and stopped himself from speaking any further.

Yao Xiaoyan did not cower. Just as she was about to stand up and thank Dugu Ling, she heard Zhu Wei say, "Since the director has said so, Yao Xiaoyan, help us toast to the movie emperor. This is your honor."

Zhu Wei originally wanted to flatter Dugu Ling, as well as Leng Hao, to give Yao Xiaoyan a chance to show off.

Yao Xiaoyan hesitated for a moment as she saw the situation. She then picked up the wine cup in front of her and said to Dugu Ling, "Thank you for what you did today. I toast this wine cup to you."

Dugu Ling was still standing there coldly, sizing up Yao Xiaoyan from head to toe without any reaction.

Yao Xiaoyan was extremely nervous. She raised her gaze and stealthily glanced at Dugu Ling, just in time to see his cold and dark green eyes. The dim yellow light shone on the man's face, making him seem a little out of reach.

Yao Xiaoyan didn't know why, but an indescribable feeling of resistance arose in her heart. She quickly lowered her head.

"Did I help you? How could I not remember? " Finally, Dugu Ling blinked and spoke slowly, "Also, like I said, I don't drink today."

Dugu Ling turned around and left with widened strides. Hu Zi followed without any expression.

Yao Xiaoyan was also stunned for a moment. Her face flushed slightly red as she looked at the crowd of gazes directed at her. She felt a little awkward. Dugu Ling is truly difficult to deal with. She doesn't give face to anyone.

The corner of Shi Jiayin's lips curled up. Her eyes were filled with schadenfreude. If it weren't for Leng Hao, she would definitely have laughed out loud.

"Little Yan, sit down. It's fine if he doesn't give us face," Leng Hao held onto his hand to comfort her, letting her sit down, "We'll eat our food, regardless of him."

In order to ease the mood, Zhu Wei added, "The movie emperor has to have a bit of a temper. He already heard about it, and seeing as it's true, you'll still be our partners in the future. Don't take it to heart.

Leng Hao waved his hand, "I'm not going to lower myself to his level. It's just that I'm very curious why he would lower himself to our little film crew if he had such a big temper like him."

The director was stunned and asked doubtfully, "Wasn't it Young Master Leng who brought them here?"

Leng Hao shook his head. He was too lazy to provoke such a person.

Everyone looked at each other in dismay. Only now did everyone notice this question.

On the way back, Dugu Ling did not say a word. His face was gloomy, and the cold aura radiating from his body made Hu Zi, who was driving, rub his arms.

Hu Zi looked at the frosted glass and felt unspeakable bitterness. What happened to master? He had been quite happy before he left and had specially chosen his clothes. How could his face suddenly change in the blink of an eye?

In this summer's time, Hu Zi was actually secretly giving off a warm wind.

As the car roared past, the people sitting in the shade on the side of the road started to sweat profusely. As the car passed by, they all started to shiver. Why was the wind so cold?

Dugu Ling's eyes stared out of the window, but his gaze never landed on a single place. His thoughts seemed to have left his body and flew to a distant memory.

In a pavilion in the palace's backyard, Yao Ling'er and Leng Tiantian looked at each other.

"Ling'er, I've finally found you. Have you completed your mission?" The heir to the Leng Clan, Leng Tian, stepped forward and tightly held Yao Ling'er's hand.

"No, I'm still waiting for an opportunity. Granny said that I must succeed in one strike, or else there will be endless trouble in the future." Yao Ling'er whispered as she quietly took her hand from Leng Tian's.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I finally got to see you. I was too excited." He smiled and said, "Ling'er, hurry up and finish your mission and go back. Don't forget, three months is the big day of our wedding. This is the first time the two Exorcist Clans are going to be married together, and they are going to pick a lucky date."

Yao Ling'er nodded. "I understand."

Ever since Yao Ling'er was very young, she knew that she was going to marry Leng Tian in her entire life. The first engagement between the Yao and Leng families was to combine the two families' ability to exorcise demons into one.

She was the key link.

Dugu Ling retracted his gaze and coldly smiled. Right now, Leng Hao's body no longer had any Spiritual Energy. He had completely become an ordinary mortal. It seemed that the Exorcist Tiger Clan no longer existed.

However, the descendants of the Leng Clan would eventually fall in love with the Yao Clan's descendants. Even after more than a thousand years, they still hadn't been able to break the curse.

Under the protection of Leng Hao, Yao Xiaoyan had her wish granted. She did not drink the entire night. After dinner, Yao Xiaoyan went to the bathroom to wash up. When she raised her head, the light suddenly flickered a few times and the water in the sink turned blood-red.

Something was wrong!

Yao Xiaoyan was startled and immediately retreated backwards. She was completely alert. The dressing mirror in front of her shook and a pale face appeared, staring straight at her.