Lying in the spacious bathtub, Shen Zhao quietly felt the comfort of the water flowing over his body.
The comfortable water temperature allowed his tired body and mind to relax like never before.
He lay down by the bathtub with his eyes closed, just about to marvel at how precious and wonderful life was, when he heard the clear and faint sound of a guqin being played again.
"Um?"
Shen Zhao pricked up his ears and listened intently.
"This is... Phoenix Seeking Its Mate? I feel like I've heard that name somewhere before."
Just as he was wondering, Yu Xiyan, wrapped in a cloak, entered the bath.
"My husband."
With a soft call, the music gradually faded from my ears.
Yu Xiyan, her eyes filled with admiration, slowly unfastened her cloak under Shen Zhao's gaze.
Beneath the cloak was a sheer, gossamer-thin garment that revealed the corset and trousers underneath.
"Uh~"
Upon seeing this, Shen Zhao's Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily.
"Pfft—"
Yu Xiyan chuckled softly, her face slightly flushed.
Then she lifted her snow-white, jade-like feet and, step by step, submerged herself in the water along the stone steps of the bath, slowly approaching Shen Zhao.
As she touched the man's firm chest muscles, Yu Xiyan casually untied the gold hairpin wrapped around her head, letting her long, black hair fall into the bath.
The beauty was as lovely as jade, and Shen Zhao's body gradually began to heat up, and his clone also reacted violently.
Yu Xiyan splashed some water, wrapped her arms around his body, and gently pressed her head against Shen Zhao's chest.
"My husband, your heart is beating so fast, what are you thinking about?"
"I'm thinking, what have I done to deserve such a beautiful wife like you?"
"uh-huh……"
With a gentle reminder, Yu Xiyan tightened her grip on Chen Zhao's arm.
"It is my true happiness to have met someone as good as you, my husband. In this life, in the next life, and in the life after that, we will never be apart, okay?"
"Okay, we'll never be apart, we'll always be together."
Upon hearing this, Yu Xiyan's delicate body trembled slightly, and her eyes, as clear as autumn water, slowly rose to gaze at the tall and imposing figure before her.
Her eyes were filled with endless tenderness and affection, as if she wanted to pour all the beauty in the world into them.
Shen Zhao returned the gaze with the same fervent intensity.
At that moment, time seemed to freeze, and the whole world consisted only of their gazes meeting.
"My husband, hold me tight!"
"Xi Yan".
Shen Zhao hugged Yu Xiyan tightly, gently calling her name.
Kiss me.
"What?"
I said, "Kiss me."
"We've been married for so long, why are you still like this?"
Yu Xiyan closed her eyes and slightly raised her lips, as if waiting for Shen Zhao's passionate kiss.
Upon seeing this scene, Shen Zhaoqing could not control herself and slowly leaned down to kiss Yu Xiyan's lips.
Just as their lips were about to touch, the familiar melody of "Phoenix Seeking Its Mate" rang in their ears once again.
In an instant, Shen Zhao's mind cleared.
Several fragments of memory flashed through my mind.
In my memory, I made love with a passionate woman in a place called Yin Feng Chi, and we made a vow to each other for three lifetimes.
The girl looked at him with such sweetness and happiness.
"Shen Lang, wake up!"
In an instant, the scene before Shen Zhao's eyes changed drastically.
The place where I was lying was a pool of blood, filled with wreckage.
The once magnificent decorations and embellishments around the area have now turned into a bloody darkness, with only living corpses still bleeding as far as the eye can see.
Shen Zhao's pupils contracted, and he instinctively looked at the woman in his arms.
The woman was still Yu Xiyan, but the tenderness and affection on her face were gone.
All they have is a heart full of scheming and cunning.
"Husband, why aren't you kissing me? Why won't you kiss me!"
As the sound echoed, Shen Zhao pushed her away.
With a splash of water, Yu Xiyan slowly opened her eyes.
"What are you doing, husband?"
Shen Zhao shook his head, and when he looked again, the scene before him returned to the layout of the palace bathhouse.
The Yu Xiyan in front of me was full of worry, as if she had encountered something unbelievable.
"Oh--"
With a cold laugh, Shen Zhao slowly straightened up, then spread his arms.
His dark-colored knight-errant attire enveloped his body.
"what you do?"
Yu Xiyan was utterly shocked.
"Stop pretending, it's a ridiculous trick."
"What are you saying, my husband? What's wrong with you?"
Shen Zhao's lips curled slightly upwards, his eyes fixed on Yu Xiyan with amusement: "System, your illusion-creating skills are much better this time than before."
It even altered my memories, but unfortunately, you overlooked a crucial point: you failed to completely block the influence of external voices on me.
"Um?"
Yu Xiyan clenched her fists and frowned.
"Should we continue pretending?"
With a wave of his hand, Shen Zhao caused the bath in front of him to vanish into nothingness.
"you……"
With her lie exposed, Yu Xiyan finally stopped pretending.
He let out a long sigh.
"Host, why bother? This is the life you were meant to have. Why can't you accept it?"
"You mean to keep me trapped in the illusion you created for the rest of my life?"
"Isn't it wonderful to be immersed in the gentle embrace of love, living happily ever after with Yu Xiyan, the most perfect woman in your heart?"
"An illusion is only an illusion after all. No matter how perfect it is, it will never become reality."
You're wrong!
The system said seriously.
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