Zuan stared at the two slightly illegible words and fell into deep thought: betrayal. Who betrayed whom?
These two simple words have so many possibilities. Many ideas have already popped into Zuan's mind, but unfortunately, he can't deduce them further due to a lack of information.
Why did Ox-Head and Horse-Face leave behind such two ambiguous words? Was it because time was too tight and they only had time to leave these two words? Or were they discovered by the enemy halfway through writing them? Or perhaps they couldn't leave more detailed information, and only such ambiguous intelligence could be allowed to remain by some law or some being?
It seems that the disappearance of the other gods in the underworld is mostly related to this incident.
"Lady Houtu?" Zu'an tried to call out to Houtu, but the Six Paths of Reincarnation operated silently and there was no response.
Houtu transformed into the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and at first, perhaps because of her great power, she was able to retain a wisp of divine consciousness.
But after countless years of operation, his personality has completely disappeared, leaving only the pure laws of Heaven.
He then pondered for a long time by the Reincarnation Platform, and no one knew what he was thinking.
Next, he went to visit Chu Chuyan under the Bridge of Helplessness. He sat by the bridge and talked to himself. Although he knew that she was not awake, he did not mind. On the contrary, he gained a long-lost peace of mind by talking to her.
The next day he returned to the Dragon Palace, and to his surprise, Shang Liuyu was waiting for him nearby.
"Sister Shang!" Zu An was overjoyed. He had thought that she would avoid him because of what happened last time.
A faint blush crossed Shang Liuyu's jade-like cheeks, clearly recalling the same incident. She rolled her eyes at him before saying, "Don't misunderstand. I didn't come to find you on my own initiative. It's just that my sister cried a lot after she came back yesterday. I asked her what happened, but she wouldn't say. Wasn't she happily accompanying you to the Tomb of Ten Thousand Dragons? What exactly happened?"
Zuan was startled: "I'll go check on her."
"I've delivered the message; the rest is up to you." Shang Liuyu said this before hurriedly leaving.
Zu An smiled wryly, knowing that she probably hadn't recovered from the embarrassment of what happened last time, but the most urgent thing was to solve Shang Hongyu's problem.
Following Shang Liuyu's directions, he arrived at a small island near the Dragon Palace and finally found Shang Hongyu on a beach.
She was leaning against a rock, gazing at the sky in a daze. The rising sun shone golden sunlight on the azure sea, making her graceful figure seem to glow, creating a stunningly beautiful scene.
"You're so beautiful." Zu'an walked over and sincerely complimented her.
"No matter how beautiful she is, she doesn't hold any weight in your heart." Shang Hongyu sighed softly.
This lethal response made Zuan break out in a cold sweat. He sat down next to her, held her hand tightly, and wanted to speak, but was interrupted by her: "Do you think I'm jealous of my sister?"
"Of course not." Zuan asked himself honestly, he would probably be angry too if he were in that situation.
Shang Hongyu felt a pang of self-pity: "Actually, I'm not angry with you, nor am I angry with my sister, I'm just angry with myself."
Zu An hesitated, then Shang Hongyu smiled sadly: "I'm not throwing a tantrum, I'm really angry at myself. I'm angry that I always meet you so late. In this world, I met you after my sister, and in that world, I met you after the Mermaid Queen."
Upon hearing this, Zu'an immediately laughed and pulled her into his arms: "You're wrong about that. I knew Xihe long before Suyin."
"Really?" Shang Hongyu's eyes showed suspicion.
"Of course it's true, because I met Xihe in a secret realm a long time ago..." Zu An then recounted the story of how he first encountered Xihe in that secret realm and was chased by her until he had nowhere to run or hide.
Shang Hongyu's expression immediately became incredibly interesting: "You're such a wicked guy. You used the Golden Phoenix's ability on her the moment you met her, making her fall in love with you."
Zuan also felt somewhat apologetic: "I had no choice at the time. She was about to kill me, and I had to do this to protect myself."
"You didn't use this ability on us too, did you?" Shang Hongyu suddenly looked at him suspiciously.
Zuan was speechless: "Of course not, I already said it was out of necessity."
Shang Hongyu breathed a sigh of relief: "It seems that you knew my past life earlier than you knew Gong Suyin. Perhaps it was because you were being chased when you first met that you regarded Xihe more as an enemy, unlike your pure feelings for Gong Suyin."
“That’s true,” Zuan also opened up. “Your past life was amazing. The first time we met, you chased me like a dog. The second time we met in the secret realm, you set up a huge scheme. I was almost sold out without even knowing it.”
Shang Hongyu suddenly said, "I think it's that Xihe who got herself into this mess."
"What's the meaning?"
Do you think a woman who doesn't like you would willingly sleep with you without your knowledge?
Zuan fell silent; in fact, he had also thought about this question.
Shang Hongyu then said, "Do you think she was influenced by your Golden Phoenix Power?"
Without waiting for a reply, she shook her head and said, "Jin Feng's abilities are impressive, but at most she can only make women fall in love with you. However, she still has the ability to make rational judgments. During the time she impersonated Yumen Beiqing, she could have avoided any intimate contact with you, but she still chose to be with you. Perhaps Jin Feng did have an influence at the beginning, but after spending that time together, you should be able to sense whether her feelings for you are genuine or not."
Zuan nodded: "That's right, she did have many opportunities to attack me, but she never hurt me."
He thought of the photo of the Goddess of Wushan, in which Xihe, the Mermaid Queen, and she became best friends who could talk about anything, which indeed explained a lot.
"I don't care about what happened in our past life, but in this life, I truly love you." Shang Hongyu looked up at her lover, her eyes gentle yet firm.
Zuan could no longer hold back, pulled her tightly into his arms, and kissed her.
The two embraced each other tenderly, their minds filled with memories of how they met and fell in love, and they felt closer than ever before.
Suddenly, Zu An pushed Shang Hongyu aside and stared coldly in a certain direction: "Since you're here, why are you sneaking around and not showing yourself?"
Initially puzzled by being pushed away, Shang Hongyu immediately tensed up upon hearing this. Why couldn't she sense the presence of other people here?
"Huh? How is it possible that you could sense me?" As a voice rang out, a figure gradually appeared not far away, dressed in a scholar's robe and wearing a strange mask on his face.
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