"Before we settle our score, I have a question for you: Do you still remember Zhuang Heng?"
Song Xiwei had thought that one day she would seek justice for Xiao Zhuang, but she never expected things to turn out like this.
The Heavenly Emperor looked at her in horror, "Of course I remember... she was my one and only true love..."
"Pah, do you deserve it? You call yourself my true love? When you used her for the throne of the Heavenly Emperor, why didn't you remember that she was your only true love?" Song Xiwei gritted her teeth, wishing she could tear him apart. Hypocritical.
"Back then, I had no choice. If I hadn't done it, both she and I would have died..." The Heavenly Emperor took a deep breath and said.
"Back then? You mean, back then, it was the Heavenly Venerable who threatened you? The reason you used Zhuang Heng was because of the Heavenly Venerable?" In the part that Xiao Zhuang told her, Song Xiwei only said that the Heavenly Emperor suddenly changed his personality midway through.
"I have been regretting it all these years. Back then, I made a mistake and backed down because of the majesty of the Heavenly Venerable. I gave her up. I thought that she and I could both live better lives. But I never expected that from then on, she and I would be completely..." The Heavenly Emperor's eyes reddened, and his whole face was immersed in great pain.
"Then do you want to know how Xiao Zhuang is doing now?" Song Xiwei looked at the Heavenly Emperor, who was immersed in pain. She felt no sympathy and instead wanted to provoke him further.
A mistake is a mistake, and there are no excuses to make up for it.
Some wounds, once inflicted, can never be erased or forgiven.
"I've never given up searching for her fragments of primordial spirit all these years..." The Heavenly Emperor's eyes lit up as he looked at Song Xiwei's expression. "Lord God, do you perhaps know where Zhuang Heng is? She's still alive, isn't she? Tell me, how do I see her..."
“She’s doing very well now, why would she want to see you?” Song Xiwei sneered.
The Heavenly Emperor paused, then said, "I... I want to repent to her. Back then, I was wrong; I hurt her..."
"Once you step down from the throne of the Heavenly Emperor, you will have the opportunity to repent to those you have hurt. Xiao Zhuang is doing very well. I forgot to tell you, she is already with your younger brother, Yuan Ziche."
Song Xiwei's last sentence seemed to completely shatter the Heavenly Emperor's reason: "What did you say? How could she be with Yuan Ziche! I don't believe it!"
"Yuan Ziche was the one who loved her back then. You replaced Yuan Ziche, making her mistakenly believe that the other person was you. But after you won her heart, you hurt her and used her to the point of no return. You are so despicable and shameless, with no bottom line. Now what right do you have to question them for not being able to be together? It is only when they are together that the broken mirror is mended. Even your repentance is an eyesore for such a despicable and shameless person."
Song Xiwei has been stimulated enough; it's time to take the crucial step.
"I can give you some final dignity now. Will you abdicate voluntarily, or will I cripple you? Of course, if you choose the latter, it won't be as simple as giving up the position of Heavenly Emperor. A large part of your life's cultivation was obtained through illegitimate means, so it's not a pity to cripple you."
Song Xiwei's eyes sharpened; the conversation had come to an end.
"My Lord, please forgive me, please spare me..."
"I'll count to three for you. After I finish, tell me your choice."
"three,"
"two,"
Just as she was about to count to one, the Heavenly Emperor suddenly knelt down before her. "Your Majesty, may I atone for my sins with my good deeds? I will use a secret I know to plead with you, is that alright?"
Song Xiwei scoffed, "What secrets could you possibly have that I don't know?"
The Heavenly Emperor's eyes flickered. "That secret is related to Yi Hai, who is now the Demon Lord Ao Qian. It is the biggest secret he possesses."
Upon hearing the name Aoqian, Song Xiwei's pupils contracted sharply. Seeing that the Heavenly Emperor didn't seem to be making a fuss, she wanted to see what secrets he could reveal to plead for himself that she didn't know!
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