Leng Yeling pushed open the door and saw only two bodies embracing each other, slowly dissipating. This was the final power Bai Wuqing had used. Ah Guo Guo was his, and not even her corpse could be touched by others.
Leng Yeling rushed forward, but grasped only empty air.
“Xiao Guo’er!”
Leng Yeling frantically searched the air, trying to catch Tang Guo’s lingering presence, but there was nothing. He dropped to his knees in pain, staring blankly ahead.
“I had two dreams last night. No, it should be said, two different worlds.”
Mo Yuntian and the other two exchanged looks but didn’t interrupt. In truth, they had already vaguely guessed that the two dreams Leng Yeling spoke of were real, that they were two actual past worlds.
“The first dream had me, Xiao Guo’er, Bai Wuqing, and Feng Feiling…” A faint smile appeared on Leng Yeling’s face. “Xiao Guo’er ended up with Bai Wuqing. I was willing to step aside. Feng Feiling tried to frame Xiao Guo’er, and I personally crippled her spiritual root.”
“In the second dream, it was still us…” His expression twisted in pain. Tears fell uncontrollably from the corners of his eyes. “Just like at the beginning, I crippled Xiao Guo’er’s spiritual root. But unlike this life, not long after she left the mountain, she was framed by Feng Feiling and captured by demon cultivators. She suffered endless torment… and died… I was the one who caused it…” The tears in his eyes wouldn’t stop. He rubbed his face roughly. “Bai Wuqing eventually learned the truth, but by then Feng Feiling had already risen to power. He was dragged into the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons and tortured endlessly. I think he accepted it willingly. As for me… I only found out the truth while undergoing tribulation and chose to die in the lightning. And Master…” He looked up at Mo Yuntian, guilt filling his eyes. “He was also killed by Feng Feiling’s schemes, all because of me.”
Mo Yuntian sighed. “That wasn’t a dream. It really happened. If it weren’t for our girl arriving in time, all our fates would’ve been toyed with by Feng Feiling.”
After speaking, Leng Yeling stared at the spot where Tang Guo had vanished and sobbed in agony.
“Xiao Guo’er must’ve thought I was so stupid and didn’t want me anymore. But Bai Wuqing made the same mistake. Why was she willing to let him stay by her side?”
“Bai Wuqing changed quickly and realized his mistake early on,” Chixiao Zhenjun couldn’t help but interject, “That guy’s face is thick. Ever since our girl left the mountain, he stuck to her without shame, followed her without question. Tell me, why would she want someone who keeps blaming her hanging around? If not for the end, you might’ve never learned the truth.”
Ziyun Zhenren tugged Chixiao Zhenjun’s sleeve. “That’s enough. Can’t you see he’s already in tears? Let him be.”
“Let’s go.” Mo Yuntian no longer looked at Leng Yeling. His life was spared, but the man was destroyed. The school flower’s hand in all this had truly condemned Leng Yeling to ruin.
As the three of them walked away, they could still hear the sobbing from inside the house. Not long after, word came that Leng Yeling had severed his own spiritual root. From then on, the Demon Sect had one more ruined man. They said he wore a crazed smile every day, sometimes muttering Xiao Guo’er’s name, sometimes whispering, “If I call you ‘Aunt,’ will you come back?”
Holy Maiden Aunt… Aunt… please come back.
…
“Tongzi, I don’t feel very well.”
“A bit sore, a bit achy.”
The system played dead. I’m sorry, Host, I’m still an underage system and not suitable for watching scenes inappropriate for children.
Tang Guo opened her eyes and glanced around. Crumbling earthen walls, a plain wooden table with no varnish, a box, a wardrobe. A large flower-patterned quilt covered her, and on the window was pasted the character “囍1”.
“The morning after the wedding?”
[Host, you forgot, you arrived last night.]
Tang Guo’s expression stiffened. This body had gotten drunk last night… and then she had arrived. During the teleportation, she had fallen asleep and dreamed a beautiful dream.
In a daze, a familiar aura broke in, and then…
- 囍, commonly known as “double happiness,” is a traditional symbol used to represent weddings, symbolizing marital joy and good fortune. ↩︎
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