Finally, Shangguan Shu finished reading a medical book in an afternoon, then went to the secret cell with a knife. He wanted to torture Zhao Yao to death with his own hands!
It was a dark and windy night, a perfect opportunity to kill and destroy the body.
It is also a good opportunity for lightning and thunder.
Shangguan Shu was almost struck by lightning.
Just as his dagger touched Zhao Yao's flesh, a huge thunderbolt passed through the thick stone wall and was about to strike him. He was unable to dodge and was probably going to die.
At the same time, the ground shook violently like an earthquake.
Zhao Yao looked at the rocks falling from above her head and laughed wildly and triumphantly.
"Hahahaha... Shangguan Shu, come on, why don't you do it? I'm still waiting for you to kill me!"
"Master!" The secret guard supported Shangguan Shu.
Shangguan Shu said nothing and looked at Zhao Yao quietly.
Zhao Yao smiled as tears streamed down her face. "Do you hate me so much? Just because I harmed your child and bothered you and Zhao Ying, yet your child is safe and sound, while my children are suffering. Shangguan Shu, what did I owe you? You're my man. I've loved you since childhood, and we've always been so good... It's Zhao Ying! It's all her!"
"Why do you only have her in your heart? Why can't you see the good in me!!!"
Zhao Yao collapsed and screamed.
Shangguan Shu was still in shock after the strange vision he had just experienced. He allowed the secret guard to help him sit down. For a moment, he felt as exhausted as if he had aged ten years. The corners of his eyes were bloodshot, and he said in pain, "Maybe you are a thousand good things, ten thousand good things, but I just can't see them!"
"I'm telling you clearly, even when we were little friends, I never had any feelings for you."
He was confused and panicked, as if talking to himself, "Why is this happening? Why do I love you? Why would I even abandon my own child for you... Why can't I kill you, or die?"
No, he is not that kind of person... He has never claimed to be a gentleman of high moral character, but he has never had any malicious thoughts towards his children or Zhao Ying.
The worst thing he could think of was to lock Zhao Ying up, so that she would only have him for the rest of her life, and he would be the only one in her eyes!
What did he do wrong?
Why did God treat him like this?
Since Zhao Yao can't die, does that prove that the trajectory of their fate will remain the same as before?
A trace of hatred suddenly flashed across Shangguan Shu's eyes. He hated fate, hated Zhao Yao, and hated... They were just characters in the story, destined to be controlled by the plot!
Zhao Yao looked at Shangguan Shu's distraught state and lowered her guilty eyes.
Why do you love her?
Why can't she die?
Because she stole all his love for Zhao Ying and put it on her.
Otherwise, why would he have her in his eyes?
But since he had stolen it, why would he still fall in love with Zhao Ying?
Zhao Yao regretted her decision.
She should have killed Zhao Ying early on and completely cut off her chance of seducing Shangguan Shu!
The system hid secretly, not daring to make a sound. It was the culprit. If Shangguan Shu noticed it... it was afraid of his karma fire.
Shangguan Shu said expressionlessly, "Zhao Yao, did you do something to me?"
Zhao Yao and the system were shocked.
What did he know?
Shangguan Shu's sharp eyes pierced Zhao Yao like a knife, "I know your secret."
"We all live in... a storybook. Zhao Zihua is the heroine of the storybook, and the hero is called... Hua Shang, right?"
Zhao Yao's eyes almost popped out of their sockets. She asked in shock, "How did you know?!"
The system was also panicking. It trembled and told Zhao Yao to calm down, "Host, don't panic. Let me think about it!"
Across from him, Shangguan Shu scoffed, his smile hidden in his eyes. He sat lazily, one leg resting on top of the other, his brows raised as he glared coldly, "Not only do I know all this, I also know that I'll rebel and crown you queen, and then my children will die one after another, while I treat those two bastards, Zhao Ziyin and Zhao Zihua, as my own children."
Shangguan Shu's expression grew increasingly sarcastic. "Sometimes I even suspect this isn't some storyline, but rather a fantasy dream of yours!"
When Zhao Yao heard Shangguan Shu say it was a dream, her defenses were broken. She retorted unwillingly, "This is not a dream! This is the reality that is supposed to happen. It's me you should love and protect. It's Zhao Ying who bewitched you and made you treat me so cruelly!"
[Will the hero remember? Although I removed and transferred his memories, he... is not an ordinary person. If he breaks through...]
Zhao Yao gritted her teeth in hatred, what a useless system!
Shangguan Shu seemed to see through Zhao Yao and spoke slowly, "If you really do know, how do you know? Who are you? I've known you for many years, and I haven't noticed anything unusual about you. I doubt you have any special abilities. If you did, why would you have suffered such humiliation at the hands of the Xiongnu?"
"Is there anyone helping you?"
"Tell me and I'll let you go."
Zhao Yao looked up at the man in front of her, her heart overwhelmed by great fear and love.
He's so scary and so smart.
She really loves and hates his sharpness and strength!
But what did he ask her to say?
He said that he had fallen deeply in love with Zhao Ying since he was eight years old, or perhaps even earlier, and was concerned about her every frown and smile. He said that all the disasters in their beautiful love were caused by her.
Because of her envy and jealousy at the beginning?
Zhao Yao shook her head stubbornly, "No!"
"Nothing!"
[It’s me!] The system suddenly said.
Inside the closed cell, a strange mechanical sound was heard, and Shangguan Shu narrowed his eyes when he heard it.
Zhao Yao was furious, "Shut up, you're betraying me!"
[Sorry, host. I've thought about it carefully and I think there's a saying that goes, 'It's never too late to turn back once you've strayed.']
[At first, I helped you conquer the hero out of the resentment of the bystanders, but he has developed his own consciousness, and your strategy has harmed him! ]
"What did you say? I killed him, if it weren't for..."
Shangguan Shu gave the secret guard a look, and the secret guard stepped forward to cover Zhao Yao's mouth. Zhao Yao whimpered into the void.
Shangguan Shu said calmly, "Who are you?"
[Hero, I am the system. I am the executor of the storybook and the assistant of Zhao Yao in conquering you. I can tell you the whole truth, but you must ensure my safety.]
"good."
You and Zhao Ying were originally the male and female protagonists of another storybook, but due to some other reasons, the original storybook's female supporting character, Zhao Yao, became obsessed with you, which led to the current storybook.
[Do you still remember the gift you carefully prepared for Princess Chengqian on her eighth birthday...]
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